UFC 234: Whittaker vs. Gastelum staff picks and predictions

The Bloody Elbow team has made its forecasts for UFC 234, also it is a clean sweep for Robert Whittaker to defend his middleweight title by beating Kelvin Gastelum, whilst everyone is backing Israel Adesanya over Anderson Silva in the co-main event. To put it differently, congrats to Gastelum and Silva on their wins Saturday.
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Note: Predictions are entered throughout the week and collected the day prior to the event. Explanations behind every choice aren’t required and some writers opt to not do so for their own reasons. By way of example, if Phil Mackenzie entered all of his predictions on Wednesday without adding in any explanationshe has no idea if he’s going to be the only one siding with a single fighter for any specific fight.
Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum
Anton Tabuena: Two prior welterweights fighting for the middleweight belt. Will this convince individuals that intense weight cutting actually isn’t worth the trade off in operation? Likely not, but this ought to be an entertaining bout either way at the least. I believe this is going to be even closer than what the odds state, but I believe Whittaker is just slightly better just about anywhere, so he should take this. Robert Whittaker by decision.
Mookie Alexander: Gastelum has a chance . He has strong hands, insane durability — not Whittaker’s durability is to be scoffed at by any means — and excellent cardio. However, he is not likely to be able to take Whittaker down (or at least hold him there), and Whittaker has far more depth to his attacking striking. His leg kicks in particular can slow Gastelum down, and I think he cuts angles and combines his strike selection and goals more efficiently than Kelvin. It is going to be a close fight through the opening couple of rounds however Whittaker will come on strong in the later rounds and get the win. Robert Whittaker by decision.

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