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UFC 287: Make your predictions for Pereira vs. Adesanya 2, Burns vs. Masvidal

We want your predictions for UFC 287 in Miami.

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 287 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 287 takes place Saturday at Kaseya Center in Miami. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

Make your picks for the fights below.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 287.

Jaqueline Amorim vs. Sam Hughes

Records: Jaqueline Amorim (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Sam Hughes (7-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC)
Past five: Amorim 5-0, Hughes 2-3
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Amorim -250, Hughes +200

Steve Garcia vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke

Records: Steve Garcia (13-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (39-10 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Past five: Garcia 3-2, Nuerdanbieke 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Garcia +180, Nuerdanbieke -225

Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Trey Ogden

Records: Ignacio Bahamondes (13-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Trey Ogden (16-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Bahamondes 4-1, Ogden 4-1
Division: 160-pound contract weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Bahamondes -340, Ogden +280

Cynthia Calvillo vs. Loopy Godinez

Records: Cynthia Calvillo (9-5-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC), Loopy Godinez (8-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Past five: Calvillo 1-4, Godinez 3-2
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Calvillo +210, Godinez -275

Gerald Meerschaert vs. Joe Pyfer

Records: Gerald Meerschaert (35-15 MMA, 10-7 UFC), Joe Pyfer (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Meerschaert 4-1, Pyfer 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Meerschaert +145, Pyfer -175

Chase Sherman vs. Karl Williams

Records: Chase Sherman (16-11 MMA, 4-10 UFC), Karl Williams (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Sherman 1-4, Williams 5-0
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Sherman +385, Williams -500

Luana Pinheiro vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez

Records: Luana Pinheiro (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Michelle Waterson-Gomez (18-10 MMA, 6-6 UFC)
Past five: Pinheiro 5-0, Waterson-Gomez 1-4
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Pinheiro -165, Waterson-Gomez +140

Kelvin Gastelum vs. Chris Curtis

Records: Kelvin Gastelum (17-8 MMA, 11-8 UFC), Chris Curtis (30-9 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Past five: Gastelum 1-4, Curtis 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Gastelum -135, Curtis +110

Christian Rodriguez vs. Raul Rosas Jr.

Records: Christian Rodriguez (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Raul Rosas Jr. (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Rodriguez 4-1, Rosas Jr. 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Rodriguez +200, Rosas Jr. -250

Kevin Holland vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio

Records: Kevin Holland (23-9 MMA, 10-6 UFC), Santiago Ponzinibbio (29-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC)
Past five: Holland 2-3, Ponzinibbio 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Holland honorable mention
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Holland -275, Ponzinibbio +210

Rob Font vs. Adrian Yanez

Records: Rob Font (19-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC), Adrian Yanez (16-3 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
Past five: Font 3-2, Yanez 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Font No. 8, Yanez honorable mention
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Font +150, Yanez -185

Gilbert Burns vs. Jorge Masvidal

Records: Gilbert Burns (21-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC), Jorge Masvidal (35-16 MMA, 12-9 UFC)
Past five: Burns 3-2, Masvidal 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Burns No. 7, Masvidal No. 13
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Burns -450, Masvidal +360

Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya

Records: Alex Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC), Israel Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC)
Past five: Pereira 5-0, Adesanya 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Pereira No. 1, No. 13 pound-for-pound; Adesanya No. 2, No. 3 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 04.03.23): Pereira +135, Adesanya -155

UFC 287 fight card (as of April 3, 8 a.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya – for middleweight title
  • Gilbert Burns vs. Jorge Masvidal
  • Rob Font vs. Adrian Yanez
  • Kevin Holland vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
  • Christian Rodriguez vs. Raul Rosas Jr.

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Kelvin Gastelum vs. Chris Curtis
  • Luana Pinheiro vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez
  • Chase Sherman vs. Karl Williams
  • Gerald Meerschaert vs. Joe Pyfer

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Cynthia Calvillo vs. Loopy Godinez
  • Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Trey Ogden
  • Steve Garcia vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
  • Jaqueline Amorim vs. Sam Hughes
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