The UFC is back in its Las Vegas home base ahead of a short fall break, and middleweight contenders headline the show.
UFC Fight Night 232 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event streams on ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Uros Medic vs. Myktybek Orolbai
Records: Medic (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Orolbai (11-1-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Betting odds: Orolbai -150, Medic +125
Junkie pick results: Medic 10, Orolbai 1
Luana Pinheiro vs. Amanda Ribas
Records: Pinheiro (11-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Ribas (11-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Division: Women’s strawweight
Betting odds: Ribas -245, Pinheiro +200
Junkie pick results: Ribas 10, Pinheiro 1
Nick Aguirre vs. Payton Talbott
Records: Aguirre (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Talbott (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Betting odds: Talbott -750, Aguirre +525
Junkie pick results: Talbott 10, Aguirre 1
Chase Hooper vs. Jordan Leavitt
Records: Hooper (12-3-1 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Leavitt (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Hooper -205, Leavitt +170
Junkie pick results: Leavitt 10, Hooper 1
Jake Matthews vs. Michael Morales
Records: Matthews (19-6 MMA, 12-6 UFC), Morales (15-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Betting odds: Morales -300, Matthews +240
Junkie pick results: Morales 10, Matthews 1
Brendan Allen vs. Paul Craig
Records: Allen (22-5 MMA, 10-2 UFC), Craig (17-6-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Allen -425, Craig +330
Junkie pick results: Allen 7, Craig 4
Check out all the main card picks below.
UFC Fight Night 232 main card picks
| Allen vs. Craig |
Matthews vs. Morales |
Hooper vs. Leavitt |
Aguirre vs. Talbott |
Pinheiro vs. Ribas |
Medic vs. Orolbai |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 185-102 |
 Allen (55%) |
 Morales (68%) |
 Hooper (59%) |
 Talbott (79%) |
 Ribas (63%) |
 Medic (76%) |
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Nolan King @mma_kings 185-102 |
 Craig |
Morales |
 Leavitt |
Talbott |
Ribas |
Medic |
|
Simon Samano @SJSamano 183-104 |
Allen |
Morales |
Leavitt |
 Aguirre |
Ribas |
Medic |
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George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 182-105 |
Allen |
Morales |
Hooper |
Talbott |
Ribas |
Medic |
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Ken Hathaway @1kenhathaway 181-106  |
Allen |
Morales |
Leavitt |
Talbott |
 Pinheiro |
Medic |
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Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 180-107 |
Allen |
Morales |
Leavitt |
Talbott |
Ribas |
Medic |
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Matthew Wells @MrMWells 174-113 |
Craig |
Morales |
Leavitt |
Talbott |
Ribas |
Medic |
|
Brian Garcia @thegoze 173-114 |
Allen |
Morales |
Leavitt |
Talbott |
Ribas |
Medic |
|
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 172-115 |
Allen |
 Matthews |
Leavitt |
Talbott |
Ribas |
Medic |
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Matt Erickson @MattE 172-115 |
Craig |
Morales |
Leavitt |
Talbott |
Ribas |
 Orolbai |
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Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 171-116 |
Craig |
Morales |
Leavitt |
Talbott |
Ribas |
Medic |
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Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 166-122 |
Allen |
Morales |
Leavitt |
Talbott |
Ribas |
Medic |
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