UFC 211 staff picks: Who's picking upsets with Miocic-Dos Santos 2, Jedrzejczyk-Andrade?

	Miocic vs. Dos Santos	Jedrzejczyk vs. Masvidal	Maia vs. Masvidal	Edgar vs. Rodriguez	Branch vs. Jotko
MMAjunkie readers’ consensus picks 2017: 38-29	Miocic (68%)	Jedrzejczyk (79%)	Maia (70%)	Edgar (56%)	Jotko (53%)
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2017: 45-22	Miocic	Jedrzejczyk	Maia	Edgar	Branch
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2017: 44-23	Miocic	Jedrzejczyk	Masvidal	Rodriguez	Jotko
Dann Stupp @DannStupp 2017: 43-24 2015 Champion	Miocic	Jedrzejczyk	Maia	Edgar	Jotko
Steven Marrocco @MMAjunkieSteven 2017: 41-26	Miocic	Andrade	Maia	Rodriguez	Jotko
Fernanda Prates @nandaprates_ 2017: 40-27	Miocic	Jedrzejczyk	Maia	Rodriguez	Jotko
Ben Fowlkes @BenFowlkesMMA 2017: 40-27 2016 Champion	Miocic	Jedrzejczyk	Maia	Edgar	Jotko
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2017: 40-27	Miocic	Jedrzejczyk	Masvidal	Rodriguez	Jotko
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2017: 38-29 2014 Champion	Miocic	Jedrzejczyk	Maia	Edgar	Jotko
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2017: 38-29	Dos Santos	Andrade	Masvidal	Edgar	Branch
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2017: 33-34	Dos Santos	Jedrzejczyk	Maia	Rodriguez	Branch

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The UFC returns to the “Lone Star State” this week for UFC 211 with a pair of title fights at the top of the card.

UFC 211 takes place Saturday at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and UFC Fight Pass.

In the main event, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic (16-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) puts his title on the line for the second time when he meets former champ Junior Dos Santos (18-4 MMA, 12-3 UFC) in a rematch. Dos Santos won the pair’s first meeting at UFC on FOX 13 in December 2014. This time, Miocic is the favorite, and all but two of our 10 MMAjunke editors, writers and radio hosts are picking him to win.

In the co-main event, strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) looks for a fifth title defense when she takes on Brazil’s Jessica Andrade (16-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC). The Polish titleholder is the favorite, and she’s the pick of eight of our 10 staff members.

Also on the main card, Demian Maia (24-6 MMA, 18-6 UFC) meets Jorge Masvidal (32-11 MMA, 9-4 UFC) in a key welterweight bout. The favored Maia has a 7-3 edge in the picks. In a featherweight bout between former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar (21-5-1 MMA, 15-5-1 UFC) and rising star Yair Rodriguez (10-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC), our staff members are split right down the middle at 5-5. And to open the main card, former two-division WSOF champ David Branch (20-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) returns to the UFC in a middleweight bout against Krzysztof Jotko (19-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC). Jotko is a slight favorite and has a 7-3 nod from our staff.

In the MMAjunkie reader consensus picks, Miocic, Jedrzejczyk, Maia, Edgar and Jotko are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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