UFC fighters make their Super Bowl LIV picks

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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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