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We would like your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 302 occasion in Newark.
Our employees picks characteristic consists of the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Merely forged your vote for every bout under, and we’ll use the official tallies which might be registered by Thursday at midday ET (9 a.m. PT).
These reader consensus picks can be a part of the primary card employees predictions we launch Friday forward of UFC 302 (pay-per-view, ESPN2, ESPN+), which takes place at Prudential Middle in Newark, N.J.
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Andre Lima vs. Mitch Raposo
Information: Lima (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Raposo (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Previous 5: Lima 5-0, Raposo 4-1
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Lima -205, Raposo +170
Joselyne Edwards vs. Ailin Perez
Information: Edwards (13-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Perez (9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Previous 5: Edwards 3-2, Perez 4-1
Division: Ladies’s bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Edwards +175, Perez -210
Bassil Hafez vs. Mickey Gall
Information: Hafez (8-4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Gall (7-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC)
Previous 5: Hafez 3-2, Gall 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Hafez -310, Gall +245
Alex Morono vs. Niko Value
Information: Morono (24-9 MMA, 13-6 UFC), Value (15-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC)
Previous 5: Morono 3-2, Value 1-4
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Morono -245, Value +200
Jake Matthews vs. Phil Rowe
Information: Matthews (19-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC), Rowe (10-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Previous 5: Matthews 2-3, Rowe 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Matthews -160, Rowe +135
Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki
Information: Dawson (20-2-1 MMA, 8-1-1 UFC), Solecki (13-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
Previous 5: Dawson 3-1-1, Solecki 3-2
Division: Light-weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Dawson -380, Solecki +280
Cesar Almeida vs. Roman Kopylov
Information: Almeida (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Kopylov (12-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Previous 5: Almeida 5-0, Kopylov 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Almeida +105, Kopylov -125
Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Information: Brown (18-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC), Zaleski dos Santos (24-7-1 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC)
Previous 5: Brown 3-2, Zaleski dos Santos 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Brown honorable point out
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Brown -170, Zaleski dos Santos +140
Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov
Information: Almeida (20-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC), Romanov (17-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Previous 5: Almeida 4-1, Romanov 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Almeida No. 10, Romanov No. 14
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Almeida -280, Romanov +230
Kevin Holland vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
Information: Holland (25-11 MMA, 12-8 UFC), Oleksiejczuk (19-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC)
Previous 5: Holland 3-2, Oleksiejczuk 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Holland -250, Oleksiejczuk +205
Paulo Costa vs. Sean Strickland
Information: Costa (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC)
Previous 5: Costa 2-3, Strickland 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Strickland No. 2, Costa No. 13
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Costa +185, Strickland -225
Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier
Information: Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC), Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC)
Previous 5: Makhachev 5-0, Poirier 3-2
Division: Light-weight
Rankings: Makhachev No. 1, No. 2 pound-for-pound; Poirier No. 5
Odds (as of 05.27.24): Makhachev -600, Poirier +400
UFC 302 battle card (as of Might 27, midday ET)
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier – for light-weight title
- Paulo Costa vs. Sean Strickland
- Kevin Holland vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
- Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov
- Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET)
- Cesar Almeida vs. Roman Kopylov
- Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki
- Jake Matthews vs. Phil Rowe
- Alex Morono vs. Niko Value
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Bassil Hafez vs. Mickey Gall
- Joselyne Edwards vs. Ailin Perez
- Andre Lima vs. Mitch Raposo
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