Topuria vs. Emmett |
Barber vs. Ribas |
Lane vs. Tafa |
Onama vs. Santos |
Allen vs. Silva |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 95-59 |
Topuria (77%) |
Ribas (67%) |
Tafa (67%) |
Santos (51%) |
Allen (76%) |
Matt Erickson @MattE 98-56 |
Topuria |
Ribas |
Lane |
Santos |
Allen |
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 96-58 |
Topuria |
Ribas |
Lane |
Santos |
Allen |
Nolan King @mma_kings 96-58 |
Topuria |
Ribas |
Lane |
Onama |
Allen |
Simon Samano @SJSamano 94-60 |
Topuria |
Ribas |
Lane |
Onama |
Allen |
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 92-62 |
Topuria |
Barber |
Lane |
Santos |
Allen |
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 90-64 2014 Champion |
Topuria |
Ribas |
Lane |
Onama |
Allen |
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway -89-65 2018, 2022 Champion |
Topuria |
Barber |
Lane |
Onama |
Allen |
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 88-66 |
Topuria |
Ribas |
Tafa |
Onama |
Allen |
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 87-67 |
Emmett |
Ribas |
Lane |
Onama |
Allen |
Brian Garcia @thegoze 85-69 2017 Champion |
Topuria |
Ribas |
Tafa |
Onama |
Allen |
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 81-73 |
Topuria |
Ribas |
Lane |
Santos |
Allen |
The UFC returns to Florida this week with a key featherweight bout at the top of the lineup.
UFC on ABC 5 takes place Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The main card airs on ABC following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the headliner, Josh Emmett (18-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) takes on Ilia Topuria (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at 145 pounds. In the co-feature, Maycee Barber (12-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) meets Amanda Ribas (11-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in a key women’s flyweight bout. In addition, Austen Lane (12-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) fights Justin Tafa (6-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) at heavyweight, David Onama (10-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) takes on Gabriel Santos (10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at featherweight, and middleweights Brendan Allen (21-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) and Bruno Silva (23-8 MMA, 4-2 UFC) open up the main card.
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