| Namajunas vs. Andrade |
Cannonier vs. Silva |
Aldo vs. Volkanovski |
Alves vs. Staropoli |
Aldana vs. Correia |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2019: 81-40 (67%) |
 Namajunas (64%) |
 Silva (52%) |
 Aldo (52%) |
 Alves (62%) |
 Aldana (68%) |
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Simon Samano @SJSamano 2019: 83-38 (69%) |
Namajunas |
 Cannonier |
Aldo |
Alves |
Aldana |
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Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2019: 83-38 (69%) |
 Andrade |
Silva |
 Volkanovski |
Alves |
Aldana |
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Trent Reinsmith @TrentReinsmith 2019: 83-38 (69%) |
Namajunas |
Cannonier |
Aldo |
Alves |
Aldana |
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Ben Fowlkes @BenFowlkesMMA 2019: 82-39 (68%)  2016 Champion
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Namajunas |
Cannonier |
Volkanovski |
Alves |
Aldana |
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Fernanda Prates @nandaprates_ 2019: 82-39 (68%) |
Namajunas |
Silva |
Aldo |
Alves |
Aldana |
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John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2019: 81-40 (67%) |
Andrade |
Cannonier |
Volkanovski |
Alves |
Aldana |
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Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2019: 79-42 (65%) 2014 Champion
|
Andrade |
Silva |
Aldo |
Alves |
Aldana |
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Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2019: 78-43 (64%) 2018 Champion
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Namajunas |
Cannonier |
Volkanovski |
Alves |
Aldana |
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Brian Garcia @thegoze 2019: 77-44 (64%) 2017 Champion
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Namajunas |
Cannonier |
Volkanovski |
Alves |
Aldana |
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Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2019: 76-45 (63%) |
Namajunas |
Silva |
Aldo |
Alves |
Aldana |
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Steven Marrocco @MMAjunkieSteven 2019: 76-45 (63%) |
Namajunas |
Cannonier |
Aldo |
Alves |
Aldana |
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Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2019: 76-45 (63%) |
Namajunas |
Silva |
Aldo |
Alves |
Aldana |
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George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2019: 73-48 (60%) |
Andrade |
Cannonier |
Aldo |
Alves |
Aldana |
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Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2019: 14-16 (47%) |
Namajunas |
Cannonier |
Volkanovski |
Alves |
Aldana |
The UFC is back in Brazil this week with the women’s strawweight title on the line.
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+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the main event, women’s 115-pound champion Rose Namajunas (8-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) puts her belt up against Brazilian challenger Jessica Andrade (19-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC). Andrade is a mild favorite with the oddsmakers, but 10 of our 14 MMA Junkie editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are taking the champ to defend her title.
In the co-main event, Jared Cannonier (11-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has the biggest fight of his career when he meets former longtime middleweight champ Anderson Silva (34-9 MMA, 17-5 UFC). Cannonier is the favorite, and he’s also a 9-5 choice in our picks.
Also on the main card, ex-featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo (28-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) takes on Alexander Volkanovski (19-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC). Aldo is a slight favorite and has a slim 8-6 lead from our staff members.
Thiago Alves (23-13 MMA, 15-10 UFC) is one of two unanimous picks on the card, despite being a pick’em with the oddsmakers in his welterweight fight against Laureano Staropoli (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC).
And to open the main card, Irene Aldana (9-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) gets the other unanimous nod against former women’s bantamweight title challenger Bethe Correia (10-3-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC). Aldana is more than a 3-1 favorite in the fight.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Namajunas (64 percent), Silva (52 percent), Aldo (52 percent), Alves (62 percent) and Aldana (55 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
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