We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 27 event in Norfolk, Va.
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+ 27 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC on ESPN+ 27 takes place Saturday at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Va. The card streams on ESPN+.
Make your picks for all six main card fights inside:
Kyler Phillips vs. Gabriel Silva
Records: Kyler Phillips (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Gabriel Silva (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Phillips 3-2, Silva 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.24.20): Silva -130, Phillips +100
Grant Dawson vs. Darrick Minner
Records: Grant Dawson (14-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Darrick Minner (24-10 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Dawson 5-0, Minner 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.24.20): Dawson -400, Minner +300
Megan Anderson vs. Norma Dumont
Records: Megan Anderson (9-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Norma Dumont (4-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Anderson 3-2, Dumont 4-0
Division: Women’s featherweight
Rankings: Anderson No. 5
Odds (as of 02.24.20): Anderson -240, Dumont +190
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba
Records: Magomed Ankalaev (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Ion Cutelaba (15-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Past five: Ankalaev 4-1, Cutelaba 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.24.20): Ankalaev -250, Cutelaba +195
Zarah Fairn vs. Felicia Spencer
Records: Zarah Fairn (6-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Felicia Spencer (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Fairn 3-2, Spencer 4-1
Division: Women’s featherweight
Rankings: Spencer No. 4, Fairn honorable mention
Odds (as of 02.24.20): Spencer -800, Fairn +500
Joseph Benavidez vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
Records: Joseph Benavidez (28-5 MMA, 15-3 UFC), Deiveson Figueiredo (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC)
Past five: Benavidez 4-1, Figueiredo 4-1
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Benavidez No. 2, honorable mention pound-for-pound; Figueiredo No. 5
Odds (as of 02.24.20): Benavidez -135, Figueiredo +105
Next page: Full UFC on ESPN+ 27 fight card
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Deiveson Figueiredo – for vacant flyweight title
- Zarah Fairn vs. Felicia Spencer
- Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba
- Megan Anderson vs. Norma Dumont
- Grant Dawson vs. Darrick Minner
- Kyler Phillips vs. Gabriel Silva
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Brendan Allen vs. Tom Breese
- Steve Garcia vs. Luis Pena
- Serghei Spivac vs. Marcin Tybura
- T.J. Brown vs. Jordan Griffin
- Spike Carlyle vs. Aalon Cruz
- Sean Brady vs. Ismail Naurdiev
