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Matt Erickson

UFC on ABC 5 predictions: Is anyone taking Josh Emmett over Ilia Topuria?

Topuria
vs.
Emmett
Barber
vs.
Ribas
Lane
vs.
Tafa
Onama
vs.
Santos
Allen
vs.
Silva
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.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ABC 5.

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