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UFC 236: Make your reader predictions for Holloway-Poirier, Gastelum-Adesanya

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 236 event in Atlanta.

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMAjunkie 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 MMAjunkie MMA reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC 236 staff picks we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 236 takes place Saturday at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass.

Make your picks for all five main-card fights inside:

Ovince Saint Preux

Nikita Krylov vs. Ovince Saint Preux

Records: Nikita Krylov (24-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC), Ovince Saint Preux (23-12 MMA, 11-7 UFC)
Past five: Krylov 4-1, Saint Preux 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Saint Preux No. 14
Odds (as of 04.08.19): Krylov -115, Saint Preux -115

Alan Jouban

Dwight Grant vs. Alan Jouban

Records: Dwight Grant (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Alan Jouban (16-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC)
Past five: Grant 4-1, Jouban 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.08.19): Jouban -120, Grant -110

Eryk Anders

Eryk Anders vs. Khalil Rountree

Records: Eryk Anders (11-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Khalil Rountree (7-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Past five: Anders 2-3, Rountree 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.08.19): Anders -190, Rountree +155

Kelvin Gastelum vs. Israel Adesanya

Records: Kelvin Gastelum (16-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC), Israel Adesanya (15-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
Past five: Gastelum 4-1, Adesanya 5-0
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Adesanya No. 4, Gastelum No. 8
Odds (as of 04.08.19): Adesanya -170, Gastelum +140

Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier

Records: Max Holloway (20-4 MMA, 16-4 UFC), Dustin Poirier (24-5 MMA, 16-4 UFC)
Past five: Holloway 5-0, Poirier 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Holloway No. 1 featherweight, No. 5 pound-for-pound; Poirier No. 3 lightweight
Odds (as of 04.08.19): Holloway -225, Poirier +175

Next page: Full UFC 236 fight card

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier – for interim lightweight title
  • Kelvin Gastelum vs. Israel Adesanya – for interim middleweight title
  • Eryk Anders vs. Khalil Rountree
  • Dwight Grant vs. Alan Jouban
  • Nikita Krylov vs. Ovince Saint Preux

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Matt Frevola vs. Jalin Turner
  • Alexandre Pantoja vs. Wilson Reis
  • Max Griffin vs. Zelim Imadaev
  • Boston Salmon vs. Khalid Taha

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:15 p.m. ET)

  • Curtis Millender vs. Belal Muhammad
  • Montel Jackson vs. Andre Soukhamthath
  • Poliana Botelho vs. Lauren Mueller
  • Randy Costa vs. Brandon Davis

For more on UFC 236, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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