Gray D. here with my predictions/picks for Fight Night 16: “UFC Fight for the Troops”. It’ll be a great night of fights for an important cause - the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. Please take a minute to visit their site I’ve linked, and familiarize yourself with why your donation to this fund will make such a difference in the lives of those who keep us free.

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When I first learned of the official fight card and posted it here at 6th-Round.com, my MMA blood began pumping most for the Koscheck vs. Yoshida fight. Kos is arguably the best wrestler in the UFC and “Zenko” (Yoshida) is a solid Judo player.

This makes for an exciting match-up in more ways than just this one, as both can be hard-hitting and Josh is looking to rebound from a loss to Thiago Alves mere weeks ago. Koscheck took that fight on short notice, and will show the same warrior-like, company-man spirit tonight when this event gets kicked off at 9 p.m. ET airing on Spike.

Without further ado, here are my picks. Agree or disagree, please share your thoughts by commenting.

6th-Round.com will be posting LIVE fight results from UFC Fight for the Troops beginning this evening at approximately 7:30 p.m. ET starting with the under card bouts, and 9 p.m. ET when the main televised card gets underway. Stay tuned!

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Gray D. is 122-78 in his overall picks here at 6th-Round.com and pens this column before every major MMA event. Outside of writing, he is a fitness/nutrition enthusiast and runs the site’s Twitter account @6thRound.

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Fight for the Troops predictions:

Main event:

Josh Koscheck vs. Yoshiyuki “Zenko” Yoshida

Main card (televised):

Mike Swick vs. Jonathan Goulet
Steve Cantwell vs. Razak Al-Hussan
Nate Loughran vs. Tim Credeur
Jim Miller vs. Matt Wiman

Under card (may not be televised):

Luigi Fioravanti vs. Brodie Farber
Steve Bruno vs. Johnny Rees
Ben Saunders vs. Brandon Wolff
Dale Hartt vs. Corey Hill
Eddie Sanchez vs. Justin McCully