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UFC on ESPN 9: Make your predictions for Tyron Woodley vs. Gilbert Burns

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 9 event in Las Vegas.

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 9 event staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC on ESPN 9 is expected to take place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It first must be approved by the Nevada Athletic Commission at a Wednesday meeting. The card airs on ESPN and streams ESPN+.

Make your picks for all five main card fights inside:

Mackenzie Dern

Hannah Cifers vs. Mackenzie Dern

Records: Hannah Cifers (10-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Mackenzie Dern (7-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: Cifers 3-2, Dern 4-1
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.25.20): Dern -400, Cifers +300

Roosevelt Roberts

Roosevelt Roberts vs. Brok Weaver

Records: Roosevelt Roberts (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Brok Weaver (15-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Roberts 4-1, Weaver 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.25.20): Roberts -305, Weaver +235

Kevin Holland

Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez

Records: Kevin Holland (17-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Daniel Rodriguez (11-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Holland 4-1, Rodriguez 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.25.20): Holland -230, Rodriguez +180

Blagoy Ivanov

Blagoy Ivanov vs. Augusto Sakai

Records: Blagoy Ivanov (18-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Augusto Sakai (14-1-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Ivanov 3-2, Sakai 5-0
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Ivanov No. 9, Sakai honorable mention
Odds (as of 05.25.20): Ivanov -115, Sakai -115

Tyron Woodley

Tyron Woodley vs. Gilbert Burns

Records: Tyron Woodley (19-4-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC), Gilbert Burns (18-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC)
Past five: Woodley 3-1-1, Burns 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Woodley No. 2, No. 15 pound-for-pound; Burns No. 12
Odds (as of 05.25.20): Woodley -190, Burns +155

Next page: Full UFC on ESPN 9 fight card

MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Tyron Woodley vs. Gilbert Burns
  • Blagoy Ivanov vs. Augusto Sakai
  • Kevin Holland vs. Daniel Rodriguez
  • Roosevelt Roberts vs. Brok Weaver
  • Hannah Cifers vs. Mackenzie Dern

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Katlyn Chookagian vs. Antonina Shevchenko
  • Spike Carlyle vs. Billy Quarantillo
  • Klidson Abreu vs. Jamahal Hill
  • Tim Elliott vs. Brandon Royval
  • Casey Kenney vs. Louis Smolka
  • Chris Gutierrez vs. Vince Morales
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