RotoWire Staff Picks: UFC 210

Daniel Cormier remains the betting underdog as of Thursday afternoon for his UFC 210 fight against Anthony Johnson. Does the RotoWire MMA staff think he can pull the

Updated on April 6, 2017 4:35PM EST

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Jake Letarski

Updated on April 6, 2017 4:35PM EST

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When you think of the light heavyweight division in MMA, the first name that comes to mind for most is Jon "Bones" Jones. There's little doubt he was once the greatest pound-for-pound fighter on the entire roster, but he's competed just once since the beginning of 2015. While personal and USADA-related suspensions have kept him from stepping into the octagon, Daniel "DC" Cormier has emerged to take the UFC light heavyweight strap, beating Anthony "Rumble" Johnson via submission at UFC 187 back in May of 2015. Johnson has since bounced back, however, winning three straight fights via stoppage within two rounds. Cormier will now defend his belt once more against Johnson, this time as a (+105) underdog. Only one thing is certain, though -- all roads in this division eventually lead to Jones.

In an effort to offer our readers additional perspectives, please welcome Jason Rubin and Chris Olson to our staff picks -- both long-time MMA fans, RotoWire contributors and friends of the site. You can read more in their bios below.

If you're looking for a fantasy-specific breakdown of these fights on DraftKings, click here for Jon Litterine's UFC 210 preview.

MATCHUP	WEIGHT CLASS	JON	EVAN	JAKE
Anthony Johnson (-125) vs. Daniel Cormier (+105)	Light Heavyweight	~~Johnson~~	Cormier	~~Johnson~~
Chris Weidman (-105) vs. Gegard Mousasi (-115)	Middleweight	~~Weidman~~	~~Weidman~~	Mousasi
Cynthia Calvillo (-280) vs. Pearl Gonzalez (+240)	Women's Strawweight	Calvillo	Calvillo	Calvillo
Patrick Cote (-155) vs. Thiago Alves (+135)	Welterweight	~~Cote~~	~~Cote~~	~~Cote~~
Charles Oliveira (+215) vs. Will Brooks (-255)	Lightweight	~~Brooks~~	~~Brooks~~	~~Brooks~~
RECORD		1-4	2-3	2-3
OVERALL (since UFC 200)		37-28	34-31	39-26

MATCHUP	WEIGHT CLASS	RICHARD	CHRIS	JASON
Anthony Johnson (-125) vs. Daniel Cormier (+105)	Light Heavyweight	Cormier	Cormier	~~Johnson~~
Chris Weidman (-105) vs. Gegard Mousasi (-115)	Middleweight	Mousasi	Mousasi	Mousasi
Cynthia Calvillo (-280) vs. Pearl Gonzalez (+240)	Women's Strawweight	Calvillo	~~Gonzalez~~	Calvillo
Patrick Cote (-155) vs. Thiago Alves (+135)	Welterweight	~~Cote~~	Alves	Alves
Charles Oliveira (+215) vs. Will Brooks (-255)	Lightweight	~~Brooks~~	~~Brooks~~	~~Brooks~~
RECORD		3-2	3-2	3-2
OVERALL (since UFC 200)		23-13	3-2	3-2

THE PLAYERS

Jon Litterine: RotoWire lead MMA beat writer and scribe for our weekly DrafKings preview. Lead analyst on the RotoWire MMA Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @JonLitterine.
Evan Dahl: Pens our bi-weekly MMA Barometer column. Follow him on Twitter at @RealEvanDahl.
Jake Letarski: MMA and NCAA Hoops Senior Editor. Sirius XM contributor. Host of the RotoWire MMA Podcast, RotoWire Fantasy Football Podcast and RotoWire DFS Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @JakeSki52.
Richard Mann: Richard is a stats-based analyst that has appeared on ESPN MMA via Fightmetric. He handles event recaps in our Fight Stat Wrap column, and maintains his own, data-driven MMA blog at StrikescoreMMA.com. Follow him on Twitter at @RichardAMann.
Chris Olson: Chris writes DFS articles and blogs for a variety of sports including MLB, NFL and MMA. Follow him on Twitter @RealChrisOlson.
Jason Rubin: Jason Rubin is a sports personality and producer, broadcasting on TYTSports since 2014. In addition to RotoWire, he has contributed to numberFire, Rant Sports and Bleacher Report while avidly backing the New York sports market. Follow him on Twitter at @jasonrubin91.