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Matt Erickson

MMA Junkie reader predictions: Make your picks for UFC 237 (Updated)

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

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

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

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

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

For more on UFC 237, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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