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Matt Erickson

UFC on ESPN 47 predictions: Sean Strickland or Abus Magomedov in Las Vegas?

Strickland
vs.
Magomedov
Dawson
vs.
Ismagulov
Griffin
vs.
Morales
Gatto
vs.
Lipski
Bonfim
vs.
Saint-Denis
Ferreira
vs.
Ruziboev
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.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 47.

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