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Matt Erickson

UFC 289 predictions: Who’s picking Irene Aldana to upset champ Amanda Nunes?

Nunes
vs.
Aldana
Dariush
vs.
Oliveira
Fugitt
vs.
Malott
Ige
vs.
Landwehr
Anders
vs.
Barriault
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
80-54

Nunes
(66%)

Oliveira
(56%)

Malott
(84%)

Ige
(66%)

Barriault
(61%)
Matt Erickson
@MattE
92-47

Aldana

Oliveira

Malott

Landwehr

Anders
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
87-52

Nunes

Oliveira

Malott

Landwehr
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
87-52

Nunes

Dariush

Malott

Landwehr

Barriault
Nolan King
@mma_kings
86-53

Nunes

Oliveira

Malott

Ige

Barriault
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
84-55

Nunes

Dariush

Malott

Ige
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
-82-57
2018, 2022 Champion

Nunes

Dariush

Malott

Landwehr
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
82-57
2014 Champion

Nunes

Dariush

Malott

Ige
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
80-59

Nunes

Dariush

Malott

Ige
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
77-62

Nunes

Oliveira

Malott

Ige
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
76-63
2017 Champion

Nunes

Dariush

Malott

Ige
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
76-63

Aldana

Dariush

Malott

Landwehr

Barriault

At long last, the UFC is back in Canada this week with the women’s GOAT at the top of the lineup.

UFC 289 takes place Saturday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

Women’s bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes (22-5 MMA, 15-2 UFC) puts her 135-pound title on the line against challenger Irene Aldana (14-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in the main event. In the co-feature, former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira (33-9 MMA, 21-9 UFC) takes on Beneil Dariush (22-4-1 MMA, 16-4-1 UFC) in a No. 1 contenders bout.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 289s.

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