| Covington vs. Masvidal |
Dos Anjos vs. Moicano |
Barboza vs. Mitchell |
Holland vs. Oliveira |
Hardy vs. Spivac |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 28-17 |
 Covington (65%) |
 Dos Anjos (71%) |
 Mitchell (58%) |
 Holland (82%) |
 Spivac (64%) |
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Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 30-15 |
Covington |
 Moicano |
 Barboza |
Holland |
Spivac |
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Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 29-16  2018 Champion
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Covington |
Dos Anjos |
Mitchell |
Holland |
Spivac |
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Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 29-16 |
Covington |
Moicano |
Barboza |
Holland |
Spivac |
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George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 28-17 |
 Masvidal |
Dos Anjos |
Barboza |
Holland |
 Hardy |
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Nolan King @mma_kings 27-18 |
Covington |
Dos Anjos |
Barboza |
Holland |
Spivac |
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Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 27-18 2014 Champion
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Covington |
Dos Anjos |
Barboza |
Holland |
Hardy |
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Simon Samano @SJSamano 27-18 |
Covington |
Dos Anjos |
Barboza |
Holland |
Spivac |
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Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 25-20 |
Covington |
Dos Anjos |
Barboza |
Holland |
Spivac |
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Brian Garcia @thegoze 25-20 2017 Champion
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Masvidal |
Dos Anjos |
Barboza |
Holland |
Spivac |
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Matthew Wells @MrMWells 24-21 |
Covington |
Dos Anjos |
Mitchell |
Holland |
Hardy |
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Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 24-21 |
Masvidal |
Moicano |
Barboza |
 Oliveira |
Hardy |
The UFC is back in front of a big arena crowd in Las Vegas this week with a huge grudge match at the top of the bill.
UFC 272 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the main event, Colby Covington (16-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) takes on former teammate and training partner – as well as former friend and roommate – Jorge Masvidal (35-15 MMA, 12-8 UFC) in one of the biggest grudge matches in UFC history. Covington is a heavy -350 favorite at Tipico; the comeback on Masvidal is +255. Our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers have Covington with a big 8-3 edge in the picks.
In the co-feature, former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (30-13 MMA, 19-11 UFC) takes on short-notice replacement Renato Moicano (16-4-1 MMA, 8-4 UFC). Dos Anjos nearly is a 2-1 favorite and, like in the main event, has an 8-3 picks lead.
Also on the main card, featherweight Edson Barboza (22-10 MMA, 16-10 UFC) will try to hand Bryce Mitchell (14-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) his first loss. Mitchell is the favorite at the betting window at -165, but Barboza put up a total blowout in the picks at 9-2 from our staff members.
The biggest favorite on the main card is Kevin Holland (21-7 MMA, 8-4 UFC), who is dropping from middleweight to welterweight for the first time to take on Alex Oliveira (22-11-1 MMA, 11-9 UFC). Holland is a -370 favorite and is a near-unanimous choice from our pickers at 10-1.
And to open the main card, Greg Hardy (7-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) meets Serghei Spivac (13-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) at heavyweight. Spivac is more than a 2-1 favorite, but he’s involved in our most contentious fight from a picks standpoint with a 7-4 lead.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Covington (65 percent), Dos Anjos (71 percent), Mitchell (58 percent), Holland (82 percent) and Spivac (64 percent) are the choices.
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