Welcome to Season 2 of “Anik’s Fire Forecast!” This is officially the 44th edition of my segment. For those reading recently, I’m posting my weekly UFC predictions.
To start the new year, the first UFC card of 2024 is a rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker at UFC Vegas 84. Here are my picks:
Main Event Pick: #3 Magomed Ankalaev over #7 Johnny Walker
Top Card Picks: #6 Manel Kape over #5 Matheus Nicolau, Jim Miller over Gabriel Benitez, #13 Ricky Simon over Mario Bautista, Brunno Ferreira over Phil Hawes
Undercard Picks: Waldo Cortes-Acosta over Andrei Arlovski, Matthew Semelsberger over Preston Parsons, Marcus McGhee over Gaston Bolaños, Farid Basharat over Taylor Lapilus, Jean Silva over Westin Wilson, Tom Nolan over Nikolas Motta, Joshua Van over Felipe Bunes
2023 Selection Record: 206-121-6
Anik Subramanian is an aspiring MMA journalist living in the United States. He discovered his passion for MMA when the sport was the first to return to live action during the pandemic. He is also a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and has been a lifelong sports fan.
