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+.

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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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