We want your predictions for this week’s UFC on ESPN+ 23 event in South Korea.
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+ 23 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC on ESPN+ 23 takes place Saturday at Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea. The card streams on ESPN+.
Make your picks for all six main card fights inside.
Kyung Ho Kang vs. Liu Pingyuan
Records: Kyung Ho Kang (16-8 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Liu Pingyuan (15-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: Kang 4-1, Pingyuan 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.16.19): Kang -260, Pingyuan +200
Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Jun Yong Park
Records: Marc-Andre Barriault (11-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Jun Yong Park (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Barriault 3-2, Park 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.16.19): Barriault -125, Park -105
Da Un Jung vs. Mike Rodriguez
Records: Da Un Jung (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Mike Rodriguez (10-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Past five: Jung 5-0, Rodriguez 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.16.19): Rodriguez -120, Jung -110
Dooho Choi vs. Charles Jourdain
Records: Dooho Choi (14-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Charles Jourdain (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Choi 3-2, Jourdain 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.16.19): Choi -285, Jourdain +225
Volkan Oezdemir vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Records: Volkan Oezdemir (16-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Aleksandar Rakic (12-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Past five: Oezdemir 2-3, Rakic 5-0
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Oezdemir No. 9, Rakic No. 14
Odds (as of 12.16.19): Rakic -155, Oezdemir +125
Frankie Edgar vs. Chan Sung Jung
Records: Frankie Edgar (23-7-1 MMA, 17-7-1 UFC), Chan Sung Jung (15-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
Past five: Edgar 3-2, Jung 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Edgar No. 7, Jung No. 15
Odds (as of 12.16.19): Jung -175, Edgar +145
Next page: Full UFC on ESPN+ 23 fight card
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 5 a.m. ET)
- Frankie Edgar vs. Chan Sung Jung
- Volkan Oezdemir vs. Aleksandar Rakic
- Dooho Choi vs. Charles Jourdain
- Da Un Jung vs. Mike Rodriguez
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Jun Yong Park
- Kyung Ho Kang vs. Liu Pingyuan
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 2 a.m. ET)
- Tanner Boser vs. Ciryl Gane
- Suman Mokhtarian vs. Seungwoo Choi
- Dong Hyun Ma vs. Omar Morales
- Alexandre Pantoja vs. Matt Schnell
- Raoni Barcelos vs. Said Nurmagomedov
- Miranda Granger vs. Amanda Lemos
- Heili Alateng vs. Ryan Benoit
