We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 239 event in Las Vegas.
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 239 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 239 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
Make your picks for all five main-card fights inside:
Michael Chiesa vs. Diego Sanchez
Records: Michael Chiesa (14-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC), Diego Sanchez (29-11 MMA, 18-11 UFC)
Past five: Chiesa 3-2, Sanchez 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.01.19): Chiesa -325, Sanchez +250
Jan Blachowicz vs. Luke Rockhold
Records: Jan Blachowicz (23-8 MMA, 6-5 UFC), Luke Rockhold (16-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Past five: Blachowicz 4-1, Rockhold 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Blachowicz honorable mention, Rockhold No. 5 middleweight
Odds (as of 07.01.19): Rockhold -185, Blachowicz +150
Ben Askren vs. Jorge Masvidal
Records: Ben Askren (19-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Jorge Masvidal (33-13 MMA, 10-6 UFC)
Past five: Askren 5-0, Masvidal 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Askren No. 4, Masvidal No. 14
Odds (as of 07.01.19): Askren -235, Masvidal +185
Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm
Records: Amanda Nunes (17-4 MMA, 10-1 UFC), Holly Holm (12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC)
Past five: Nunes 5-0, Holm 2-3
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Nunes No. 1, No. 1 pound-for-pound; Holm No. 8
Odds (as of 07.01.19): Nunes -315, Holm +245
Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos
Records: Jon Jones (24-1 MMA, 18-1 UFC), Thiago Santos (21-6 MMA, 13-5 UFC)
Past five: Jones 5-0, Santos 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Jones No. 1, No. 3 pound-for-pound; Santos No. 11
Odds (as of 07.01.19): Jones -600, Santos +400
Next page: Full UFC 239 fight card
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Jon Jones vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos – for light heavyweight title
- Champ Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm – for women’s bantamweight title
- Ben Askren vs. Jorge Masvidal
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Luke Rockhold
- Michael Chiesa vs. Diego Sanchez
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Arnold Allen vs. Gilbert Melendez
- Marlon Vera vs. TBA
- Claudia Gadelha vs. Randa Markos
- Alejandro Perez vs. Song Yadong
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Jack Marshman vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
- Ismail Naurdiev vs. Chance Rencountre
- Julia Avila vs. Pannie Kianzad
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