PFL Africa predictions: Four unanimous picks in Cape Town debut
PFL Africa (ESPN+) takes place Saturday at GrandWest Arena.
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Corey Anderson vs. Denis Goltsov
Takeshi Izumi vs. Artur Zaynukov
Akhmed Magomedov vs. A.J. McKee
Dakota Ditcheva vs. Sumiko Inaba
Johnny Eblen vs. Costello van Steenis
Individual staff member picks, main card
Readers 92–57: Eblen (90%), Ditcheva (87%), McKee (73%), Zaynukov (85%), Anderson (60%)
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