We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 17 event in Mexico City.
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+ 17 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC on ESPN+ 17 takes place Saturday at Mexico City Arena in Mexico City. The card streams on ESPN+.
Make your picks for all five main-card fights inside:
Martin Bravo vs. Steven Peterson
Records: Martin Bravo (11-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Steven Peterson (17-9 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Past five: Bravo 3-2, Peterson 2-3
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.16.19): Bravo -115, Peterson -115
Irene Aldana vs. Vanessa Melo
Records: Irene Aldana (10-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Vanessa Melo (10-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Aldana 3-2, Melo 5-0
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Aldana No. 14
Odds (as of 09.16.19): Aldana -450, Melo +360
Askar Askarov vs. Brandon Moreno
Records: Askar Askarov (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Brandon Moreno (15-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Askarov 5-0, Moreno 3-2
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Moreno No. 9
Odds (as of 09.16.19): Askarov -155, Moreno +125
Carla Esparza vs. Alexa Grasso
Records: Carla Esparza (14-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC), Alexa Grasso (11-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Esparza 3-2, Grasso 3-2
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: Esparza No. 7, Grasso No. 12
Odds (as of 09.16.19): Grasso -150, Esparza +120
Yair Rodriguez vs. Jeremy Stephens
Records: Yair Rodriguez (11-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC), Jeremy Stephens (28-16 MMA, 15-15 UFC)
Past five: Rodriguez 4-1, Stephens 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Stephens honorable mention
Odds (as of 09.16.19): Rodriguez -120, Stephens -110
Next page: Full UFC on ESPN+ 17 fight card
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Yair Rodriguez vs. Jeremy Stephens
- Carla Esparza vs. Alexa Grasso
- Askar Askarov vs. Brandon Moreno
- Irene Aldana vs. Vanessa Melo
- Martin Bravo vs. Steven Peterson
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 5 p.m. ET)
- Carlos Huachin vs. Jose Quinonez
- Kyle Nelson vs. Marco Polo Reyes
- Ariane Carnelossi vs. Angela Hill
- Tyson Nam vs. Sergio Pettis
- Paul Craig vs. Vinicius Moreira
- Bethe Correia vs. Sijara Eubanks
- Marcos Mariano vs. Claudio Puelles
