UFC 289 predictions: Who’s picking Irene Aldana to upset champ Amanda Nunes?

	Nunes vs. Aldana	Dariush vs. Oliveira	Fugitt vs. Malott	Ige vs. Landwehr	Anders vs. Barriault
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 80-54	Nunes (66%)	Oliveira (56%)	Malott (84%)	Ige (66%)	Barriault (61%)
Matt Erickson @MattE 92-47	Aldana	Oliveira	Malott	Landwehr	Anders
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 87-52	Nunes	Oliveira	Malott	Landwehr
Simon Samano @SJSamano 87-52	Nunes	Dariush	Malott	Landwehr	Barriault
Nolan King @mma_kings 86-53	Nunes	Oliveira	Malott	Ige	Barriault
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 84-55	Nunes	Dariush	Malott	Ige
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway -82-57 2018, 2022 Champion	Nunes	Dariush	Malott	Landwehr
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 82-57 2014 Champion	Nunes	Dariush	Malott	Ige
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 80-59	Nunes	Dariush	Malott	Ige
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 77-62	Nunes	Oliveira	Malott	Ige
Brian Garcia @thegoze 76-63 2017 Champion	Nunes	Dariush	Malott	Ige
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 76-63	Aldana	Dariush	Malott	Landwehr	Barriault

At long last, the UFC is back in Canada this week with the women’s GOAT at the top of the lineup.

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+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

Women’s bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes (22-5 MMA, 15-2 UFC) puts her 135-pound title on the line against challenger Irene Aldana (14-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in the main event. In the co-feature, former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira (33-9 MMA, 21-9 UFC) takes on Beneil Dariush (22-4-1 MMA, 16-4-1 UFC) in a No. 1 contenders bout.

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