(This story was originally published on July 6, 2018.)

Tonight’s UFC 226 main event is ripe for an upset – according to UFC fighters, anyway.

In the pay-per-view headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Stipe Miocic (18-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) puts his heavyweight belt on the line when he meets light-heavyweight titleholder Daniel Cormier (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) in a champ-vs.-champ bout.

At the sports books, Miocic is a nearly 2-1 (-220) favorite to beat Cormier (+200) in the super fight. Fellow fighters, though, aren’t convinced.

Ahead of the bout, we surveyed other fighters who are competing this weekend, and Miocic was anything but a lock.

Of the 11 fighters sampled, only three outright picked Miocic – and even those selections came with some trepidation (except for Dan Hooker, who is quite confident with his pick and said Miocic “will lick him” and “it’s not that competitive” of a fight with Cormier).

Five other fighters gave the edge to Cormier, and three said they were too torn to make an official pick. However, it’s clear that nearly all of the fighters expect a competitive and entertaining fight.

Check out all of their selections and analysis above.

And for more on UFC 226, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.