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UFC Fight Night 224: Make your predictions for Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 224 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 Fight Night 224 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 224 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

Make your picks for the fights below.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 224.

Themba Takura Gorimbo vs. Takashi Sato

Records: Themba Takura Gorimbo (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Takashi Sato (16-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC)
Past five: Gorimbo 3-2, Sato 1-4
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Gorimbo -110, Sato -110

Victoria Leonardo vs. Natalia Silva

Records: Victoria Leonardo (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Natalia Silva (14-5-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Past five: Leonardo 3-2, Silva 5-0
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Leonardo +400, Silva -550

Nick Fiore vs. Chase Hooper

Records: Nick Fiore (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Chase Hooper (11-3-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Past five: Fiore 4-1, Hooper 2-3
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Fiore -105, Hooper -120

Ilir Latifi vs. Rodrigo Nascimento

Records: Ilir Latifi (16-8 MMA, 9-6 UFC), Rodrigo Nascimento (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: Latifi 2-3, Nascimento 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Latifi +130, Nascimento -155

Orion Cosce vs. Gilbert Urbina

Records: Orion Cosce (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Gilbert Urbina (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Cosce 4-1, Urbina 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Cosce -160, Urbina +130

Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Records: Vanessa Demopoulos (9-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Karolina Kowalkiewicz (14-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC)
Past five: Demopoulos 4-1, Kowalkiewicz 2-3
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Demopoulos +125, Kowalkiewicz -150

Diego Ferreira vs. Michael Johnson

Records: Diego Ferreira (17-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC), Michael Johnson (21-18 MMA, 13-14 UFC)
Past five: Ferreira 2-3, Johnson 2-3
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Ferreira -150, Johnson +120

Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Hayisaer Maheshate

Records: Viacheslav Borshchev (6-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Hayisaer Maheshate (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Borshchev 3-2, Maheshate 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Borshchev -155, Maheshate +130

Joaquin Buckley vs. Andre Fialho

Records: Joaquin Buckley (15-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC), Andre Fialho (16-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Past five: Buckley 3-2, Fialho 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Buckley -175, Fialho +140

Emily Ducote vs. Loopy Godinez

Records: Emily Ducote (12-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Loopy Godinez (9-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Past five: Ducote 4-1, Godinez 3-2
Division: 120-pound contract weight
Rankings: Godinez honorable mention
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Ducote +120, Godinez -150

Anthony Hernandez vs. Edmen Shahbazyan

Records: Anthony Hernandez (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Edmen Shahbazyan (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Past five: Hernandez 4-1, Shahbazyan 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Hernandez -315, Shahbazyan +245

Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill

Records: Mackenzie Dern (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), Angela Hill (15-12 MMA, 10-12 UFC)
Past five: Dern 3-2, Hill 2-3
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: Dern No. 9
Odds (as of 05.13.23): Dern -185, Hill +155

UFC Fight Night 224 fight card (as of May 13, 8 p.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Mackenzie Dern vs. Angela Hill
  • Anthony Hernandez vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
  • Emily Ducote vs. Loopy Godinez
  • Joaquin Buckley vs. Andre Fialho
  • Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Hayisaer Maheshate
  • Diego Ferreira vs. Michael Johnson

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

  • Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
  • Orion Cosce vs. Gilbert Urbina
  • Ilir Latifi vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
  • Nick Fiore vs. Chase Hooper
  • Victoria Leonardo vs. Natalia Silva
  • Themba Takura Gorimbo vs. Takashi Sato
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