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Matt Erickson

UFC Fight Night 220 predictions: Nikita Krylov or Ryan Spann in Las Vegas showdown?

Krylov
vs.
Spann
Allen
vs.
Muniz
Mayes
vs.
Sakai
De La Rosa
vs.
Suarez
Lainesse
vs.
Malott
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
15-11

Spann
(57%)

Muniz
(68%)

Sakai
(83%)

Suarez
(88%)

Malott
(78%)
Matt Erickson
18-8

Spann

Muniz

Mayes

Suarez

Malott
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
17-9

Spann

Muniz

Sakai

Suarez

Malott
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
17-9

Krylov

Muniz

Sakai

Suarez

Malott
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
16-10
2018, 2022 Champion

Spann

Muniz

Mayes

Suarez

Malott
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
16-10

Spann

Muniz

Sakai

Suarez

Lainesse
Nolan King
@mma_kings
15-11/em>

Spann

Muniz

Sakai

Suarez

Malott
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
15-11
2017 Champion

Spann

Muniz

Mayes

Suarez

Lainesse
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
14-12

Spann

Muniz

Sakai

Suarez

Malott
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
14-12

Krylov

Muniz

Sakai

Suarez

Malott
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
12-14

Spann

Allen

Sakai

Suarez

Malott
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
12-14
2014 Champion

Spann

Muniz

Sakai

Suarez

Malott

The UFC is back in its home base in Las Vegas this week with a pair of light heavyweights at the top of the card.

UFC Fight Night 220 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

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

In the main event, Nikita Krylov (29-9 MMA, 10-7 UFC) takes on Ryan Spann (21-7 MMA, 7-2 UFC) at 205 pounds. Krylov is slight favorite at -170 at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on Spann is +145. But our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers have flipped the script and are are siding with underdog Spann at a hefty 9-2 clip.

In the co-feature, Brendan Allen (20-5 MMA, 8-2 UFC) meets Andre Muniz (23-4 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at middleweight. Muniz is a -240 favorite, and he’s got a near-unanimous picks lead at 10-1.

Also on the main card, Don'Tale Mayes (9-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) fights Augusto Sakai (15-5-1 MMA, 4-4 UFC) in a heavyweight bout that is the most contentious among our staff members, and it’s still a relative blowout. Sakai is just a slight favorite at -130, but he has a big 8-3 lead from our pickers.

Our lone unanimous pick on the main card is Tatiana Suarez (8-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC), who is a massive 8-1 favorite over Montana De La Rosa (12-7-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC) in their women’s flyweight fight.

And to open the main card, Yohan Lainesse (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on Mike Malott (8-1-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a welterweight fight between a pair of Canadians. Malott is more than a 2-1 favorite, and he has a big 9-2 edge in the picks.

In the MMA Junkie consensus picks, Spann (57 percent), Muniz (68 percent), Sakai (56 percent), Suarez (88 percent) and Malott (78 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 220.

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