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UFC 285: Make your predictions for Jones-Gane, Shevchenko-Grasso title fights

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 285 event in Las Vegas.

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC 285 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 285 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+.

Make your picks for the fights below.

Loik Radzhabov vs. Esteban Ribovics

Records: Loik Radzhabov (16-4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Esteban Ribovics (11-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Radzhabov 3-2, Ribovics 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.27.23): Radzhabov N/A

Farid Basharat vs. Da'Mon Blackshear

Records: Farid Basharat (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Da’Mon Blackshear (12-4-1 MMA, 0-0-1 UFC)
Past five: Basharat 5-0, Blackshear 4-0-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.27.23): Basharat -525, Blackshear +390

Jessica Penne vs. Tabatha Ricci

Records: Jessica Penne (14-6 MMA, 3-4 UFC), Tabatha Ricci (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: Penne 2-3, Ricci 4-1
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.27.23): Penne +225, Ricci -280

Mana Martinez vs. Cameron Saaiman

Records: Mana Martinez (10-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Cameron Saaiman (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Martinez 4-1, Saaiman 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.27.23): Martinez +240, Saaiman -300

Ian Garry vs. Song Kenan

Records: Ian Garry (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Song Kenan (19-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Garry 5-0, Kenan 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.27.23): Garry -650, Kenan +475

Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Julian Marquez

Records: Marc-Andre Barriault (14-6 MMA, 3-5 UFC), Julian Marquez (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Barriault 3-2, Marquez 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.27.23): Barriault -145, Marquez +125

Viviane Araujo vs. Amanda Ribas

Records: Viviane Araujo (11-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC), Amanda Ribas (10-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
Past five: Araujo 3-2, Ribas 3-2
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Araujo honorable mention women’s flyweight, Ribas No. 10 women’s strawweight
Odds (as of 02.27.23): Araujo -105, Ribas -115

Derek Brunson vs. Dricus Du Plessis

Records: Derek Brunson (23-8 MMA, 14-6 UFC), Dricus Du Plessis (18-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Past five: Brunson 4-1, Du Plessis 5-0
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Brunson No. 7, Du Plessis No. 15
Odds (as of 02.27.23): Brunson +190, Du Plessis -240

Cody Garbrandt vs. Trevin Jones

Records: Cody Garbrandt (12-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC), Trevin Jones (13-9 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Past five: Garbrandt 1-4, Jones 2-3
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Garbrandt honorable mention
Odds (as of 02.27.23): Garbrandt -170, Jones +145

Bo Nickal vs. Jamie Pickett

Records: Bo Nickal (3-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Jamie Pickett (13-8 MMA, 2-4 UFC)
Past five: Nickal 3-0, Pickett 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.27.23): Nickal -1700, Pickett +875

Mateusz Gamrot vs. Jalin Turner

Records: Mateusz Gamrot (21-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Jalin Turner (13-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Past five: Gamrot 4-1, Turner 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.27.23): Gamrot -220, Turner +175

Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov

Records: Geoff Neal (15-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC), Shavkat Rakhmonov (16-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Past five: Neal 3-2, Rakhmonov 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Neal No. 9, Rakhmonov No. 14
Odds (as of 02.27.23): Neal +390, Rakhmonov -525

Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso

Records: Valentina Shevchenko (23-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC), Alexa Grasso (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
Past five: Shevchenko 5-0, Grasso 4-1
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Shevchenko No. 1, No. 2 women’s pound-for-pound; Grasso No. 11
Odds (as of 02.27.23): Shevchenko -600, Grasso +450

Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane

Records: Jon Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC), Ciryl Gane (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC)
Past five: Jones 5-0, Gane 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Gane No. 2
Odds (as of 02.27.23): Jones -155, Gane +135

UFC 285 fight card (as of Feb. 27, 1 p.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane – for vacant heavyweight title
  • Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso – for women’s flyweight title
  • Geoff Neal vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
  • Mateusz Gamrot vs. Jalin Turner
  • Bo Nickal vs. Jamie Pickett

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Cody Garbrandt vs. Trevin Jones
  • Derek Brunson vs. Dricus Du Plessis
  • Viviane Araujo vs. Amanda Ribas
  • Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Julian Marquez

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Ian Garry vs. Song Kenan
  • Mana Martinez vs. Cameron Saaiman
  • Jessica Penne vs. Tabatha Ricci
  • Farid Basharat vs. Da’Mon Blackshear
  • Loik Radzhabov vs. Esteban Ribovics

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 285.

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