(Editor’s note: This story was updated at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, to reflect Burns vs. Pineda on the main card.)
We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 252 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 252 event staff predictions we release Thursday ahead of the event. UFC 252 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN/ESPN+.
Make your picks for all five main card fights below:
John Dodson vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Records: John Dodson (21-11 MMA, 10-6 UFC), Merab Dvalishvili (11-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Dodson 2-3, Dvalishvili 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Dvalishvili honorable mention
Odds (as of 08.10.20): Dvalishvili -190, Dodson +155
Herbert Burns vs. Daniel Pineda
Records: Herbert Burns (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Daniel Pineda (26-13 MMA, 3-4 UFC)
Past five: Burns 5-0, Pineda 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.10.20): Burns -300, Pineda +230
Junior Dos Santos vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Records: Junior Dos Santos (21-7 MMA, 15-6 UFC), Jairzinho Rozenstruik (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Past five: Dos Santos 3-2, Rozenstruik 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Dos Santos No. 5, Rozenstruik No. 8
Odds (as of 08.10.20): Rozenstruik -155, Dos Santos +125
Sean O'Malley vs. Marlon Vera
Records: Sean O'Malley (12-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC), Marlon Vera (17-6-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC)
Past five: O’Malley 5-0, Vera 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: O’Malley honorable mention
Odds (as of 08.10.20): O’Malley -335, Vera +255
Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier
Records: Stipe Miocic (19-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC), Daniel Cormier (22-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC)
Past five: Miocic 4-1, Cormier 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Miocic No. 1, No. 8 pound-for-pound; Cormier No. 2, No. 3 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 08.10.20): Cormier -120, Miocic -110
Full UFC 252 fight card
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier – for heavyweight title
- Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera
- Junior Dos Santos vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
- Herbert Burns vs. Daniel Pineda
- John Dodson vs. Merab Dvalishvili
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Jim Miller vs. Vinc Pichel
- TJ Brown vs. Danny Chavez
- Livinha Souza vs. Ashley Yoder
- Felice Herrig vs. Virna Jandiroba
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Chris Daukaus vs. Parker Porter