(Editor’s note: Updated at 11:15 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, to include fight between Michel Pereira and short-notice replacement Tristan Connelly.)
We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 16 event in Vancouver.
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 on ESPN+ 16 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC on ESPN+ 16 takes place Saturday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The card streams on ESPN+.
Make your picks for all six main-card fights inside:
Misha Cirkunov vs. Jim Crute
Records: Misha Cirkunov (14-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC), Jim Crute (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Past five: Cirkunov 2-3, Crute 5-0
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.09.19): Crute -145, Cirkunov +115
Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Uriah Hall
Records: Antonio Carlos Junior (10-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), Uriah Hall (14-9 MMA, 7-7 UFC)
Past five: Junior 4-1, Hall 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Junior No. 15, Hall honorable mention
Odds (as of 09.09.19): Junior -165, Hall +135
Tristan Connelly vs. Michel Pereira
Records: Tristan Connelly (13-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Michel Pereira (23-9 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Connelly 4-1, Pereira 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.09.19): N/A
Todd Duffee vs. Jeff Hughes
Records: Todd Duffee (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Jeff Hughes (10-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Duffee 3-2, Hughes 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.09.19): Duffee -135, Hughes +105
Nikita Krylov vs. Glover Teixeira
Records: Nikita Krylov (26-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC), Glover Teixeira (29-7 MMA, 12-5 UFC)
Past five: Krylov 4-1, Teixeira 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Teixeira No. 8, Krylov honorable mention
Odds (as of 09.09.19): Teixeira -120, Krylov -110
Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje
Records: Donald Cerrone (38-12 MMA, 23-9 UFC), Justin Gaethje (20-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Cerrone 3-2, Gaethje 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Cerrone No. 4, Gaethje No. 6
Odds (as of 09.09.19): Gaethje -200, Cerrone +160
Next page: Full UFC on ESPN+ 16 fight card
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje
- Nikita Krylov vs. Glover Teixeira
- Todd Duffee vs. Jeff Hughes
- Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Uriah Hall
- Misha Cirkunov vs. Jim Crute
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 5 p.m. ET)
- Augusto Sakai vs. Marcin Tybura
- Miles Johns vs. Cole Smith
- Andrew Sanchez vs. Marvin Vettori
- Hunter Azure vs. Brad Katona
- Jordan Griffin vs. Chas Skelly
- Ryan MacDonald vs. Louis Smolka
- Austin Hubbard vs. Kyle Prepolec
