We want your predictions for UFC 289 in Vancouver.
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 289 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 289 takes place Saturday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
Make your picks for the fights below.
Diana Belbita vs. Maria Oliveira
Records: Diana Belbita (14-7 MMA, 1-3 UFC), Maria Oliveira (13-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Past five: Belbita 3-2, Oliveira 3-2
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.04.23): Belbita -105, Oliveira -115
David Dvorak vs. Stephen Erceg
Records: David Dvorak (20-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Stephen Erceg (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Dvorak 3-2, Erceg 5-0
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.04.23): N/A
Blake Bilder vs. Kyle Nelson
Records: Blake Bilder (8-0-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Kyle Nelson (13-5-1 MMA, 1-4-1 UFC)
Past five: Bilder 5-0, Nelson 1-3-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.04.23): Bilder -200, Nelson +170
Aori Qileng vs. Aiemann Zahabi
Records: Aori Qileng (20-9 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Aiemann Zahabi (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Qileng 3-2, Zahabi 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.04.23): Qileng -125, Zahabi -105
Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Miranda Maverick
Records: Jasmine Jasudavicius (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Miranda Maverick (13-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Jasudavicius 4-1, Maverick 3-2
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Maverick honorable mention
Odds (as of 06.04.23): Jasudavicius +240, Maverick -300
Chris Curtis vs. Nassourdine Imavov
Records: Chris Curtis (30-10 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Nassourdine Imavov (12-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Curtis 3-2, Imavov 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.04.23): Curtis +105, Imavov -125
Eryk Anders vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
Records: Eryk Anders (15-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC), Marc-Andre Barriault (15-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC)
Past five: Anders 2-3, Barriault 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.04.23): Anders +115, Barriault -135
Dan Ige vs. Nate Landwehr
Records: Dan Ige (16-6 MMA, 8-5 UFC), Nate Landwehr (17-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Ige 2-3, Landwehr 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.04.23): Ige -225, Landwehr +190
Adam Fugitt vs. Mike Malott
Records: Adam Fugitt (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Mike Malott (9-1-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Past five: Fugitt 4-1, Malott 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 06.04.23): Fugitt +175, Malott -230
Beneil Dariush vs. Charles Oliveira
Records: Beneil Dariush (22-4-1 MMA, 16-4-1 UFC), Charles Oliveira (33-9 MMA, 21-9 UFC)
Past five: Dariush 5-0, Oliveira 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Oliveira No. 2, No. 14 pound-for-pound; Dariush No. 5
Odds (as of 06.04.23): Dariush -130, Oliveira +110
Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana
Records: Amanda Nunes (22-5 MMA, 15-2 UFC), Irene Aldana (14-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC)
Past five: Nunes 4-1, Aldana 4-1
Division: Women’s bantameight
Rankings: Nunes No. 1 women’s bantamweight, No. 1 women’s featherweight, No. 1 women’s pound-for-pound; Aldana No. 7
Odds (as of 06.04.23): Nunes -330, Aldana +260
UFC 289 fight card (as of June 5, 8 a.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Amanda Nunes vs. Irene Aldana – for women’s bantamweight title
- Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush
- Adam Fugitt vs. Mike Malott
- Dan Ige vs. Nate Landwehr
- Eryk Anders vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Chris Curtis vs. Nassourdine Imavov
- Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Miranda Maverick
- Aori Qileng vs. Aiemann Zahabi
- Blake Bilder vs. Kyle Nelson
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- David Dvorak vs. Stephen Erceg
- Diana Belbita vs. Maria Oliveira
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