Strickland vs. Magomedov |
Dawson vs. Ismagulov |
Griffin vs. Morales |
Gatto vs. Lipski |
Bonfim vs. Saint-Denis |
Ferreira vs. Ruziboev |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 103-61 |
Strickland (58%) |
Dawson (56%) |
Morales (75%) |
Gatto (59%) |
Bonfim (71%) |
Ferreira (64%) |
Nolan King @mma_kings 104-60 |
Strickland |
Ismagulov |
Morales |
Gatto |
Bonfim |
Ruziboev |
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 104-60 |
Strickland |
Dawson |
Morales |
Gatto |
Bonfim |
Ferreira |
Matt Erickson @MattE 104-60 |
Magomedov |
Dawson |
Morales |
Gatto |
Bonfim |
Ruziboev |
Simon Samano @SJSamano 103-61 |
Strickland |
Dawson |
Morales |
Gatto |
Bonfim |
Ruziboev |
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 100-64 |
Strickland |
Dawson |
Morales |
Gatto |
Bonfim |
Ferreira |
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway -99-65 2018, 2022 Champion |
Magomedov |
Dawson |
Morales |
Gatto |
Bonfim |
Ferreira |
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 98-66 2014 Champion |
Strickland |
Dawson |
Morales |
Lipski |
Bonfim |
Ferreira |
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 97-67 |
Strickland |
Dawson |
Griffin |
Gatto |
Bonfim |
Ruziboev |
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 95-69 |
Strickland |
Ismagulov |
Morales |
Gatto |
Bonfim |
Ruziboev |
Brian Garcia @thegoze 94-70 2017 Champion |
Strickland |
Dawson |
Griffin |
Gatto |
Bonfim |
Ruziboev |
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 89-75 |
Magomedov |
Dawson |
Morales |
Gatto |
Bonfim |
Ruziboev |
The UFC is back to its Las Vegas home base this week with a key middleweight fight at the top of the bill.
UFC on ESPN 47 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the headliner, Sean Strickland (26-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) takes on Abus Magomedov (25-4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at 185 pounds. In the co-feature, Grant Dawson (19-1-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC) meets Damir Ismagulov (24-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) at lightweight.
The main card also includes Max Griffin (19-9 MMA, 7-7 UFC) vs. Michael Morales (14-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at welterweight, Melissa Gatto (8-1-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Ariane Lipski (15-8 MMA, 4-5 UFC) at women’s flyweight, Ismael Bonfim (19-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Benoit Saint-Denis (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at lightweight and Brunno Ferreira (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (34-8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at middleweight.
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