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Matt Erickson

UFC Fight Night 216: Make your predictions for Jared Cannonier vs. Sean Strickland

Jared Cannonier Sean Strickland UFC Fight Night 216 Alessandro Costa Alex Caceres Amir Albazi Arman Tsarukyan Bobby Green Bryan Battle Cheyanne Vlismas

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 216 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 Fight Night 216 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 216 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

Make your picks for the fights below.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 216.

Sergey Morozov vs. Journey Newson

Records: Sergey Morozov (18-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Journey Newson (10-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Past five: Morozov 3-2, Newson 2-3
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Morozov -250, Newson +200

David Dvorak vs. Manel Kape

Records: David Dvorak (20-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Manel Kape (17-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Past five: Dvorak 4-1, Kape 3-2
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Dvorak +190, Kape -240

Bryan Battle vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov

Records: Bryan Battle (8-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Rinat Fakhretdinov (20-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Battle 5-0, Fakhretdinov 5-0
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Battle -105, Fakhretdinov -120

Rafa Garcia vs. Hayisaer Maheshate

Records: Rafa Garcia (14-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Hayisaer Maheshate (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Garcia 2-3, Maheshate 5-0
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Garcia -120, Maheshate +100

Saidyokub Kakhramonov vs. Said Nurmagomedov

Records: Saidyokub Kakhramonov (10-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Said Nurmagomedov (16-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
Past five: Kakhramonov 4-1, Nurmagomedov 4-1
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Kakhramonov +100, Nurmagomedov -120

Julian Marquez vs. Deron Winn

Records: Julian Marquez (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Deron Winn (7-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Past five: Marquez 3-2, Winn 2-3
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Marquez -155, Winn +135

Jake Matthews vs. Matt Semelsberger

Records: Jake Matthews (18-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC), Matt Semelsberger (10-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Matthews 4-1, Semelsberger 3-2
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Matthews -250, Semelsberger +200

Cory McKenna vs. Cheyanne Vlismas

Records: Cory McKenna (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Cheyanne Vlismas (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: McKenna 4-1, Vlismas 4-1
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): McKenna +160, Vlismas -190

Cody Brundage vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk

Records: Cody Brundage (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Michal Oleksiejczuk (17-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Past five: Brundage 3-2, Oleksiejczuk 3-2
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Brundage +230, Oleksiejczuk -275

Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green

Records: Drew Dober (25-11 MMA, 11-7 UFC), Bobby Green (29-13-1 MMA, 10-8-1 UFC)
Past five: Dober 3-2, Green 2-3
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Dober -150, Green +130

Alex Caceres vs. Julian Erosa

Records: Alex Caceres (19-13 MMA, 14-11 UFC), Julian Erosa (28-9 MMA, 6-5 UFC)
Past five: Caceres 4-1, Erosa 4-1
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Caceres +145, Erosa -170

Amir Albazi vs. Alessandro Costa

Records: Amir Albazi (15-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Alessandro Costa (12-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Albazi 4-1, Costa 5-0
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Albazi -435, Costa +350

Damir Ismagulov vs. Arman Tsarukyan

Records: Damir Ismagulov (24-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC), Arman Tsarukyan (18-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
Past five: Ismagulov 5-0, Tsarukyan 4-1
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Ismagulov +160, Tsarukyan -190

Jared Cannonier vs. Sean Strickland

Records: Jared Cannonier (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC), Sean Strickland (25-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC)
Past five: Cannonier 3-2, Strickland 4-1
Division: weight
Rankings: Cannonier No. 4, Strickland No. 7
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Cannonier +105, Strickland -125