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Matt Erickson

UFC Ft. Lauderdale: Make your MMA Junkie reader predictions for Souza vs. Hermansson

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Ft. Lauderdale event in Florida.

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 Ft. Lauderdale event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event, which takes place Saturday at BB&T Center in Sunrise, near Fort Lauderdale. The main card streams on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN2.

Make your picks for all six main-card fights inside:

Roosevelt Roberts

Thomas Gifford vs. Roosevelt Roberts

Records: Thomas Gifford (17-7 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Roosevelt Roberts (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Gifford 5-0, Roberts 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.22.19): Roberts -325, Gifford +250

John Lineker

John Lineker vs. Cory Sandhagen

Records: John Lineker (31-8 MMA, 12-3 UFC), Cory Sandhagen (10-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Lineker 4-1, Sandhagen 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Lineker No. 6
Odds (as of 04.22.19): Lineker -150, Sandhagen +120

Ion Cutelaba

Ion Cutelaba vs. Glover Teixeira

Records: Ion Cutelaba (14-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Glover Teixeira (28-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC)
Past five: Cutelaba 4-1, Teixeira 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Teixeira No. 7
Odds (as of 04.22.19): Cutelaba -170, Teixeira +140

Alex Oliveira

Alex Oliveira vs. Mike Perry

Records: Alex Oliveira (19-6-1 MMA, 9-4 UFC), Mike Perry (12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC)
Past five: Oliveira 3-2, Perry 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.22.19): Oliveira -205, Perry +165

Greg Hardy

Greg Hardy vs. Dmitrii Smoliakov

Records: Greg Hardy (3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Dmitrii Smoliakov (9-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Past five: Hard 3-1, Smoliakov 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.22.19): Hardy -275, Smoliakov +215

Ronaldo Souza vs. Jack Hermansson

Records: Ronaldo Souza (26-6 MMA, 9-3 UFC), Jack Hermansson (19-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Past five: Souza 3-2, Hermansson 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Souza No. 6, Hermansson No. 15
Odds (as of 04.22.19): Souza -190, Hermansson +155

Next page: Full UFC on ESPN 3 fight card

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Ronaldo Souza vs. Jack Hermansson
  • Greg Hardy vs. Dmitrii Smoliakov
  • Alex Oliveira vs. Mike Perry
  • Ion Cutelaba vs. Glover Teixeira
  • John Lineker vs. Cory Sandhagen
  • Thomas Gifford vs. Roosevelt Roberts

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Takashi Sato vs. Ben Saunders
  • Andrei Arlovski vs. Augusto Sakai
  • Carla Esparza vs. Virna Jandiroba
  • Gilbert Burns vs. Mike Davis

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, 5:30 p.m. ET)

  • Jason Gonzalez vs. Jim Miller
  • Jodie Esquibel vs. Angela Hill
  • Dhiego Lima vs. Court McGee

For more on UFC on ESPN 3, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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