After going 3-1 for UFC Fight Night 79 (for an overall record of 13-7), we want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 194 event in Las Vegas.
Expanding upon our traditional staff picks, we’re now including the consensus picks from MMAjunkie 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 MMAjunkie MMA reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC 194 staff picks we release on Friday, which is the eve of the event. UFC 194 takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event airs on pay-per-view and FOX Sports 1 and streams on UFC Fight Pass.
(NOTE: MMAjunkie reader “IAMMA” will collect your picks for the official readers contest on Friday. As usual, they’ll be tallied in the comments section of the official staff picks story.)
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Records: Aldo (25-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC), McGregor (18-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
Past five: Aldo 5-0, McGregor 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Aldo No. 1, McGregor No. 2
Odds (as of 12/06/15): McGregor -145, Aldo +115
Records: Weidman (13-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC), Rockhold (14-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Past five: Weidman 5-0, Rockhold 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Weidman No. 1, Rockhold No. 2
Odds (as of 12/06/15): Weidman -165, +135
Records: Romero (10-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC), Souza (22-3 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
Past five: Romero 5-0, Souza 5-0
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Souza No. 3, Romero No. 4
Odds (as of 12/06/15): Souza -160, Romero +130
Records: Maia (21-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC), Nelson (14-1-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
Past five: Maia 3-2, Nelson 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Maia No. 10, Nelson No. 15
Odds (as of 12/06/15): Maia -155, Nelson +125
Records: Holloway (14-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC), Stephens (24-11 MMA, 11-10 UFC)
Past five: Holloway 5-0, Stephens 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Holloway No. 6, Stephens No. 12
Odds (as of 12/06/15): Holloway -550, Stephens +375
For more on UFC 194, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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