These consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers will be part of the UFC 252 event staff predictions that we release on Thursday ahead of the event. UFC 252 takes place on Saturday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card is shown on pay-per-view after preliminaries on ESPN / ESPN +.
Take your pick from the five main card fights below:
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion CutelabaIon Cutelaba vs. Magomed Ankalaev 1
Registers: Magomed Ankalaev (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Ion Cutelaba (15-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC)
Last five: Ankalaev 4-1, Cutelaba 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Ankalaev Non. 14
Chances (from 08.10.20): Ankalaev -305, Cutelaba +235
John Dodson contre Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili
Registers: John Dodson (21-11 MMA, 10-6 UFC), Merab Dvalishvili (11-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Last five: Dodson 2-3, Dvalishvili 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Mention honorable Dvalishvili
Chances (from 08.10.20): Dvalishvili -190, Dodson +155
Junior Dos Santos c. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Registers: Junior Dos Santos (21-7 MMA, 15-6 UFC), Jairzinho Rozenstruik (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Last five: Dos Santos 3-2, Rozenstruik 4-1
Division: Heavy weights
Rankings: Dos Santos n ° 5, Rozenstruik n ° 8
Chances (from 08.10.20): Rozenstruik -155, Dos Santos +125
Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera
Sean O’Malley
Registers: Sean O’Malley (12-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC), Marlon Vera (17-6-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC)
Last five: O’Malley 5-0, Vera 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Mention honorable O’Malley
Chances (from 08.10.20): O’Malley -335, Vera +255
Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier
Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier 2
Registers: Stipe Miocic (19-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC), Daniel Cormier (22-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC)
Last five: Miocic 4-1, Cormier 4-1
Division: Heavy weights
Rankings: Miocic # 1, # 8 pound for pound; Cormier # 2, # 3 pound for pound
Chances (from 08.10.20): Cormier -120, Miocic -110
Complete UFC 252 fight card
CARTE PRINCIPALE (Pay-per-view, 22 h HE)
Champ Stipe Miocic v Daniel Cormier – for the heavyweight title Sean O’Malley v Marlon Vera Junior Dos Santos v Jairzinho Rozenstruik John Dodson v Merab Dvalishvili Magomed Ankalaev v Ion Cutelaba
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN / ESPN +, 8 p.m. ET)
Jim Miller c. Vinc Pichel Livinha Souza vs. Ashley Yoder Herbert Burns against Daniel Pineda Felice Herrig against Virna Jandiroba
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN / ESPN +, 6 p.m. ET)
TJ Brown vs. Danny Chavez Chris Daukaus vs. Parker Porter