UFC fighters make their Super Bowl LIV picks
Super Bowl LIV takes place Sunday between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. UFC fighters revealed who they're picking to win the big game.
Michael Chiesa - Welterweight
"I'm definitely going with the Chiefs. I have a serious disdain for the 49ers because I'm a die-hard (Seattle) Seahawks fan. And my best friend, Sam Sicilia, his favorite team is the Chiefs. Outside of my biased opinion, I think the Chiefs have a lot more weapons to win through their offense. (The) 49ers have a good running game and they got a lot of great players - Jimmy Garoppolo is a good quarterback. But I think the Chiefs are just going to be too much for them. I think Patrick Mahomes is phenomenal, Tyreek Hill's a beast. They got a great, dynamic offense. I don't know a ton about football, but I know the Chiefs are fun to watch, and I know I hate the Niners, so go Chiefs."
Eryk Anders - Middleweight
"Man, you know 'Ya Boi' got to rock with the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, baby."
Andrea Lee - Women's flyweight
"I say the 49ers."
Casey Kenney - Bantamweight
"Oh man, I don't really have any play in it, but I'm going to go (with) the 49ers."
Alex Perez - Flyweight
"I'm in Cali, I'm a Cali boy. I'm going for the Niners. Bring that championship back to Cali, that'd be awesome."
Charles Rosa - Featherweight
"My pick for the Super Bowl is the San Francisco 49ers. I'm picking Jimmy G, coming from (Bill) Belichick. 49ers all the way."
Renato Moicano - Featherweight
"My pick is Kansas City."
Valentina Shevchenko - Women's flyweight champion
"I'm not (into) that game. If you would ask me about fighters, about UFC, definitely, I will respond very quickly. But, American football, I have to spend a little bit more time to investigate the teams."
Zak Cummings - Middleweight
"Well, I am from Kansas City, so, with the high-powered offense, a little of that Midwest toughness, I'm picking the Chiefs to be Super Bowl champs. Let's go."
Chas Skelly - Featherweight
"I think that the Kansas City Chiefs are going to end up taking this game. It's a really tough one to call, both teams are really well-balanced. I just see the Chiefs stopping the San Francisco 49ers' run game like they did Derrick Henry. They kept Henry to 19 carries and 69 yards. I see (Kansas City) loading the box on first and second down, forcing the ball into Jimmy Garoppolo's hands, and him making some mistakes. Once the Chiefs' high-powered offense is on the field, they're really, really tough to beat. They're really tough to stop. I think their defense is going to be enough to stop the 49ers. I even think they're going to get some turnovers and win this game. I would say 38-24 (for Kansas City)."
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