Welcome 6th Rounders, to my picks and predictions for WEC 45 “Cerrone vs. Ratcliff” will air Saturday night via Versus (in the US) beginning at 10:00 p.m. EST (under card at 7:30). This card features a main event between exciting lightweights Cerrone and Ratcliff. A solid line-up calls for solid picks, right? Whether you agree or disagree, leave your thoughts by commenting.

As a lead writer here, there’s a certain “responsibility” for making quality peeks into the future. That being said, anything can (and does) happen in mixed martial arts. With an overall 188-118 record thus far since our launch, let’s get into how I, Gray D., see the action inside the cage going down from Vegas.

*(winners are in bold)

PICKS OUTCOME: 7-3

ERIC KOCH VS. JAMEEL MASSOUH: Koch via unanimous decision

KYLE DIETZ VS. BRAD PICKETT: Dietz by TKO, Round 2

COURTNEY BUCK VS. BRANDON VISHER: Visher via unanimous decision

CHAD GEORGE VS. JOHN HOSMAN: Hosman by submission, Round 3

MUHSIN CORBBREY VS. ZACH MICKLEWRIGHT: Micklewright by TKO, Round 2

BART PALASZEWSKI VS. ANTHONY PETTIS: Palaszewski by TKO, Round 1

SCOTT JORGENSEN VS. TAKEYA MIZUGAKI: Jorgensen via unanimous decision

JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ VS. RANI YAHYA: Yahya by submission, Round 2

CHRIS HORODECKI VS. ANTHONY NJOKUANI: Njokuani by TKO, Round 3

DONALD CERRONE VS. ED RATCLIFF: Cerrone by submission, Round 2

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Gray D. is 188-118 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.