We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 241 event in Anaheim, Calif.
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 241 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 241 takes place Saturday at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. 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:
Derek Brunson vs. Ian Heinisch
Records: Derek Brunson (19-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC), Ian Heinisch (13-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Past five: Brunson 3-2, Heinisch 5-0
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Brunson No. 9, Heinisch No. 14
Odds (as of 08.12.19): Heinisch -190, Brunson +155
Gabriel Benitez vs. Sodiq Yusuff
Records: Gabriel Benitez (21-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Sodiq Yusuff (9-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Past five: Benitez 3-2, Yusuff 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.12.19): Yusuff -375, Benitez +285
Paulo Costa vs. Yoel Romero
Records: Paulo Costa (12-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC), Yoel Romero (13-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC)
Past five: Costa 5-0, Romero 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Romero No. 3, Costa No. 11
Odds (as of 08.12.19): Romero -165, Costa +135
Nate Diaz vs. Anthony Pettis
Records: Nate Diaz (19-11 MMA, 14-9 UFC), Anthony Pettis (22-8 MMA, 9-7 UFC)
Past five: Diaz 3-2, Pettis 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.12.19): Pettis -125, Diaz -105
Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic
Records: Daniel Cormier (22-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC), Stipe Miocic (18-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC)
Past five: Cormier 5-0, Miocic 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Cormier No. 1, No. 1 pound-for-pound; Miocic No. 2, No. 12 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 08.12.19): Cormier -155, Miocic +125
Next page: Full UFC 241 fight card
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic – for heavyweight title
- Nate Diaz vs. Anthony Pettis
- Paulo Costa vs. Yoel Romero
- Gabriel Benitez vs. Sodiq Yusuff
- Derek Brunson vs. Ian Heinisch
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Clay Collard vs. Devonte Smith
- Raphael Assuncao vs. Cory Sandhagen
- Christos Giagos vs. Drakkar Klose
- Manny Bermudez vs. Casey Kenney
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Hannah Cifers vs. Jodie Esquibel
- Brandon Davis vs. Kyung Ho Kang
- Shana Dobson vs. Sabina Mazo
