We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 237 event in Rio de Janeiro.
Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC 237 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 237 takes place Saturday at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
Make your picks for all five main-card fights inside:
Irene Aldana vs. Bethe Correia
Records: Irene Aldana (9-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) vs. Bethe Correia (10-3-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC)
Past five: Aldana 3-2, Correia 1-3-1
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Aldana No. 14, Correia honorable mention
Odds (as of 05.10.19): Aldana -325, Correia +250
Thiago Alves vs. Laureano Staropoli
Records: Thiago Alves (23-13 MMA, 15-10 UFC), Laureano Staropoli (14-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC)
Past five: Alves 2-3, Staropoli 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.06.19): Alves -115, Staropoli -115
Jose Aldo vs. Alex Volkanovski
Records: Jose Aldo (28-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC), Alex Volkanovski (19-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
Past five: Aldo 3-2, Volkankovski 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Aldo No. 3, Volkanovski No. 5
Odds (as of 05.06.19): Aldo -145, Volkanovski +115
Jared Cannonier vs. Anderson Silva
Records: Jared Cannonier (11-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC), Anderson Silva (34-9 MMA, 17-5 UFC)
Past five: Cannonier 2-3, Silva 1-4
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Silva No. 10, Cannonier honorable mention
Odds (as of 05.06.19): Cannonier -160, Silva +130
Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade
Records: Rose Namajunas (8-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Jessica Andrade (19-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC)
Past five: Namajunas 4-1, Andrade 4-1
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: Namajunas No. 1, No. 4 pound-for-pound; Andrade No. 3, No. 6 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 05.06.19): Andrade -130, Namajunas +100
Next page: Full UFC 237 fight card
MAIN CARD (ESPN+ pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Rose Namajunas vs. Jessica Andrade – for strawweight title
- Jared Cannonier vs. Anderson Silva
- Jose Aldo vs. Alex Volkanovski
- Thiago Alves vs. Laureano Staropoli
- Diego Ferreira vs. Francisco Trinaldo
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Ryan Spann
- Kurt Holobaugh vs. Thiago Moises
- Irene Aldana vs. Bethe Correia
- Clay Guida vs. B.J. Penn
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Luana Carolina vs. Priscila Cachoeira
- Warlley Alves vs. Sergio Moraes
- Raoni Barcelos vs. Carlos Quiroz
- Talita Bernardo vs. Melissa Gatto
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