We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 234 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 234 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 234 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.
Make your picks below.
Felipe Bunes vs. Joshua Van
Records: Bunes (13-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Van (9-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Past five: Bunes 3-2, Van 5-0
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.08.24): Van -225, Bunes +185
Nikolas Motta vs. Tom Nolan
Records: Motta (13-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Nolan (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Motta 3-2, Nolan 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.08.24): Nolan -340, Motta +265
Jean Silva vs. Westin Wilson
Records: Silva (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Wilson (16-8 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Silva 5-0, Wilson 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.08.24): Silva -900, Wilson +550
Farid Basharat vs. Taylor Lapilus
Records: Basharat (11-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Lapilus (19-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Past five: Basharat 5-0, Lapilus 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.08.24): Basharat -260, Lapilus +210
Gaston Bolanos vs. Marcus McGhee
Records: Bolanos (7-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC), McGhee (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Past five: Bolanos 3-2, McGhee 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.08.24): McGhee -275, Bolanos +225
Preston Parsons vs. Matthew Semelsberger
Records: Parsons (10-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Semelsberger (11-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC)
Past five: Parsons 3-2, Semelsberger 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.08.24): Semelsberger -125, Parsons +105
Andrei Arlovski vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Records: Arlovski (34-22 MMA, 23-16 UFC), Cortes-Acosta (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Past five: Arlovski 3-2, Cortes-Acosta 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.08.24): Cortes-Acosta -600, Arlovski +425
Brunno Ferreira vs. Phil Hawes
Records: Ferreira (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Hawes (12-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Past five: Ferreira 4-1, Hawes 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.08.24): Ferreira -115, Hawes -105
Mario Bautista vs. Ricky Simon
Records: Bautista (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC), Simon (20-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC)
Past five: Bautista 5-0, Simon 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Simon No. 11, Bautista honorable mention
Odds (as of 01.08.24): Simon -175, Bautista +145
Gabriel Benitez vs. Jim Miller
Records: Benitez (23-11 MMA, 7-6 UFC), Miller (36-17 MMA, 25-16 UFC)
Past five: Benitez 2-3, Miller 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.08.24): Benitez -110, Miller -110
Manel Kape vs. Matheus Nicolau
Records: Kape (19-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Nicolau (19-4-1 MMA, 7-2 UFC)
Past five: Kape 4-1, Nicolau 4-1
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Nicolau No. 11, Kape No. 12
Odds (as of 01.08.24): Kape -250, Nicolau +205
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker
Records: Ankalaev (18-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC), Walker (21-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC)
Past five: Ankalaev 3-1-1, Walker 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Ankalaev No. 4, Walker No. 10
Odds (as of 01.08.24): Ankalaev -525, Walker +375
UFC Fight Night 234 fight card (as of Jan. 8, 11 a.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker
- Manel Kape vs. Matheus Nicolau
- Gabriel Benitez vs. Jim Miller
- Mario Bautista vs. Ricky Simon
- Brunno Ferreira vs. Phil Hawes
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Andrei Arlovski vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
- Preston Parsons vs. Matthew Semelsberger
- Gaston Bolanos vs. Marcus McGhee
- Farid Basharat vs. Taylor Lapilus
- Jean Silva vs. Westin Wilson
- Nikolas Motta vs. Tom Nolan
- Felipe Bunes vs. Joshua Van
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 234.
