We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 5 event in Newark.
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 5 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC on ESPN 5 takes place Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The card airs on ESPN.
Make your picks for all six main-card fights inside:
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Darko Stosic
Records: Kennedy Nzechukwu (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Darko Stosic (13-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Nzechukwu 4-1, Stosic 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.29.19): Stosic -135, Nzechukwu +105
Scott Holtzman vs. Dong Hyun Ma
Records: Scott Holtzman (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC), Dong Hyun Ma (16-9-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC)
Past five: Holtzman 3-2, Ma 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.29.19): Holtzman -305, Ma +235
Trevin Giles vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Records: Trevin Giles (11-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Gerald Meerschaert (29-11 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Past five: Giles 4-1, Meerschaert 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.29.19): Giles -160, Meerschaert +130
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Joaquim Silva
Records: Nasrat Haqparast (10-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Joaquim Silva (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Past five: Haqparast 4-1, Silva 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.29.19): Haqparast -235, Silva +185
Clay Guida vs. Jim Miller
Records: Clay Guida (35-18 MMA, 15-12 UFC), Jim Miller (30-13 MMA, 19-12 UFC)
Past five: Guida 3-2, Miller 2-3
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.29.19): Miller -185, Guida +150
Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler
Records: Colby Covington (14-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC), Robbie Lawler (28-13 MMA, 13-7 UFC)
Past five: Covington 5-0, Lawler 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Covington No. 3, Lawler No. 12
Odds (as of 07.29.19): Covington -230, Lawler +180
Next page: Full UFC on ESPN 5 fight card
MAIN CARD (ESPN, 3 p.m. ET)
- Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler
- Clay Guida vs. Jim Miller
- Nasrat Haqparast vs. Joaquim Silva
- Trevin Giles vs. Gerald Meerschaert
- Scott Holtzman vs. Dong Hyun Ma
- Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Darko Stosic
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 12 p.m. ET)
- Mickey Gall vs. Salim Touahri
- Lucie Pudilova vs. Antonina Shevchenko
- Jordan Espinosa vs. Matt Schnell
- Mara Romero Borella vs. Lauren Murphy
- Claudio Silva vs. Cole Williams
- Hannah Goldy vs. Miranda Granger
For more on UFC on ESPN 5, check out the UFC schedule.
