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We would like your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 53 occasion in Las Vegas.
Our employees picks characteristic contains the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Merely solid your vote for every bout beneath, and we’ll use the official tallies which can be registered by Thursday at midday ET (9 a.m. PT).
These reader consensus picks will probably be a part of the primary card employees predictions we launch Friday forward of UFC on ESPN 53 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Make your picks beneath.
Mick Parkin vs. Mohammed Usman
Information: Parkin (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Usman (10-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC)Previous 5: Parkin 5-0, Usman 4-1Division: HeavyweightRankings: NoneOdds (as of 03.18.24): Parkin -160, Usman +135
Andre Lima vs. Igor Severino
Information: Lima (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Severino (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)Previous 5: Lima 5-0, Severino 5-0Division: FlyweightRankings: NoneOdds (as of 03.18.24): Lima -170, Severino +140
Montserrat Rendon vs. Darya Zheleznyakova
Information: Rendon (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Zheleznyakova (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)Previous 5: Rendon 5-0, Zheleznyakova 4-1Division: Girls’s bantamweightRankings: NoneOdds (as of 03.18.24): Rendon +140, Zheleznyakova -170
Jarno Errens vs. Steven Nguyen
Information: Errens (13-5-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Nguyen (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)Previous 5: Errens 2-3, Nguyen 4-1Division: FeatherweightRankings: NoneOdds (as of 03.18.24): Errens +190, Nguyen -235
Cody Gibson vs. Miles Johns
Information: Gibson (19-9 MMA, 1-4 UFC), Johns (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)Previous 5: Gibson 3-2, Johns 3-2Division: BantamweightRankings: NoneOdds (as of 03.18.24): Gibson +105, Johns -120
Julian Erosa vs. Ricardo Ramos
Information: Erosa (28-11 MMA, 6-7 UFC), Ramos (16-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC)Previous 5: Erosa 3-2, Ramos 2-3Division: FeatherweightRankings: NoneOdds (as of 03.18.24): Erosa +155, Ramos -185
Kurt Holobaugh vs. Trey Ogden
Information: Holobaugh (20-7 MMA, 1-4 UFC), Ogden (16-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC)Previous 5: Holobaugh 3-2, Ogden 3-2Division: LightweightRankings: NoneOdds (as of 03.18.24): Holobaugh +120, Ogden -140
Fernando Padilla vs. Luis Pajuelo
Information: Padilla (15-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Pajuelo (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)Previous 5: Padilla 3-2, Pajuelo 5-0Division: FeatherweightRankings: NoneOdds (as of 03.18.24): Padilla -160, Pajuelo +135
Billy Quarantillo vs. Youssef Zalal
Information: Quarantillo (18-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Zalal (13-5-1 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC)Previous 5: Quarantillo 3-2, Zalal 3-1-1Division: FeatherweightRankings: NoneOdds (as of 03.18.24): Quarantillo -140, Zalal +120
Cameron Saaiman vs. Payton Talbott
Information: Saaiman (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Talbott (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)Previous 5: Saaiman 4-1, Talbott 5-0Division: BantamweightRankings: NoneOdds (as of 03.18.24): Saaiman -105, Talbott -115
AJ Dobson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
Information: Dobson (7-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Shahbazyan (12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC)Previous 5: Dobson 3-2, Shahbazyan 1-4Division: MiddleweightRankings: NoneOdds (as of 03.18.24): Dobson +160, Shahbazyan -190
Justin Tafa vs. Karl Williams
Information: Tafa (7-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Williams (9-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)Previous 5: Tafa 3-2, Williams 5-0Division: HeavyweightRankings: NoneOdds (as of 03.18.24): Tafa +205, Williams -250
Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas
Information: Ribas (12-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC), Namajunas (11-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC)Previous 5: Ribas 3-2, Namajunas 3-2Division: Girls’s flyweightRankings: Namajunas No. 4 girls’s strawweight, No. 13 pound-for-pound; Ribas No. 13 girls’s strawweightOdds (as of 03.18.24): Ribas +150, Namajunas -180
UFC on ESPN 53 battle card (as of March 18, midday ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET)
Amanda Ribas vs. Rose Namajunas
Justin Tafa vs. Karl Williams
AJ Dobson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
Cameron Saaiman vs. Payton Talbott
Billy Quarantillo vs. Youssef Zalal
Fernando Padilla vs. Luis Pajuelo
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
Kurt Holobaugh vs. Trey Ogden
Julian Erosa vs. Ricardo Ramos
Cody Gibson vs. Miles Johns
Jarno Errens vs. Steven Nguyen
Montserrat Rendon vs. Darya Zheleznyakova
Andre Lima vs. Igor Severino
Mick Parkin vs. Mohammed Usman
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