We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 242 event in Abu Dhabi.
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 242 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 242 takes place Saturday at The Arena at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
Make your picks for all five main card fights inside:
Diego Ferreira vs. Mairbek Taisumov
Records: Diego Ferreira (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Mairbek Taisumov (27-5 MMA, 7-1 UFC)
Past five: Ferreira 4-1, Taisumov 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Ferreira honorable mention
Odds (as of 09.02.19): Taisumov -270, Ferreira +210
Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Curtis Blaydes
Records: Shamil Abdurakhimov (20-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Curtis Blaydes (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Past five: Abdurakhimov 4-1, Blaydes 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Blaydes No. 7, Abdurakhimov honorable mention
Odds (as of 09.02.19): Blaydes -360, Abdurakhimov +270
Islam Makhachev vs. Davi Ramos
Records: Islam Makhachev (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), Davi Ramos (10-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Past five: Makhachev 5-0, Ramos 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Makhachev No. 12
Odds (as of 09.02.19): Makhachev -325, Ramos +250
Edson Barboza vs. Paul Felder
Records: Edson Barboza (20-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC), Paul Felder (16-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC)
Past five: Barboza 2-3, Felder 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Barboza No. 8, Felder No. 11
Odds (as of 09.02.19): Barboza -185, Felder +150
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier
Records: Khabib Nurmagomedov (27-0 MMA, 13-0 UFC), Dustin Poirier (25-5 MMA, 17-4 UFC)
Past five: Nurmagomedov 5-0, Poirier 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Nurmagomedov No. 1, No. 1 pound-for-pound; Poirier No. 3
Odds (as of 09.02.19): Nurmagomedov -450, Poirier +325
Next page: Full UFC 242 fight card
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 2 p.m. ET)
- Champ Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. interim champ Dustin Poirier – for lightweight title
- Edson Barboza vs. Paul Felder
- Islam Makhachev vs. Davi Ramos
- Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Curtis Blaydes
- Diego Ferreira vs. Mairbek Taisumov
PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, noon ET)
- Joanne Calderwood vs. Andrea Lee
- Liana Jojua vs. Sarah Moras
- Lerone Murphy vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
- Ottman Azaitar vs. Teemu Packalen
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+, 10:15 a.m. ET)
- Belal Muhammad vs. Takashi Sato
- Muslim Salikhov vs. Nordine Taleb
- Omari Akhmedov vs. Zak Cummings
- Don Madge vs. Fares Ziam
