We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 249 event in Jacksonville, Fla.
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 249 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 249 takes place Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
Make your picks for all five main card fights inside:
Yorgan De Castro vs. Greg Hardy
Records: Yorgan De Castro (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Greg Hardy (5-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Past five: De Castro 5-9, Hardy 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.04.20): Hardy -210, De Castro +170
Calvin Kattar vs. Jeremy Stephens
Records: Calvin Kattar (20-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Jeremy Stephens (28-17 MMA, 15-16 UFC)
Past five: Kattar 3-2, Stephens 2-3
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Kattar No. 11
Odds (as of 05.04.20): Kattar -240, Stephens +195
Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Records: Francis Ngannou (14-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC), Jairzinho Rozenstruik (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Past five: Ngannou 3-2, Rozenstruik 5-0
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Ngannou No. 3, Rozenstruik No. 10
Odds (as of 05.04.20): Ngannou -280, Rozenstruik +220
Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz
Records: Henry Cejudo (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC), Dominick Cruz (22-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
Past five: Cejudo 5-0, Cruz 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Cejudo No. 1, No. 3 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 05.04.20): Cejudo -210, Cruz +170
Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje
Records: Tony Ferguson (25-3 MMA, 15-1 UFC), Justin Gaethje (21-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Ferguson 5-0, Gaethje 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Ferguson No. 2, No. 10 pound-for-pound; Gaethje No. 4
Odds (as of 05.04.20): Ferguson -180, Gaethje +150
Next page: Full UFC 249 fight card
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje – for interim lightweight title
- Champ Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz – for bantamweight title
- Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
- Calvin Kattar vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Yorgan De Castro vs. Greg Hardy
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Donald Cerrone vs. Anthony Pettis
- Aleksei Oleinik vs. Fabricio Werdum
- Carla Esparza vs. Michelle Waterson
- Uriah Hall vs. Ronaldo Souza
- Vicente Luque vs. Niko Price
- Bryce Mitchell vs. Charles Rosa
- Sam Alvey vs. Ryan Spann
