Sean Strickland, Abus Magomedov in Vegas?
Strickland
vs.
Magomedov Dawson
vs.
Ismagulov Griffin
vs.
Morales Gatto
vs.
Lipski Bonfim
vs.
Saint-Denis Ferreira
vs.
Ruziboev MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
103-61
Strickland
(58%)
Dawson
(56%)
Morales
(75%)
Gatto
(59%)
Bonfim
(71%)
Ferreira
(64%) Nolan King
@mma_kings
104-60
Strickland
Ismagulov
Morales
Gatto
Bonfim
Ruziboev Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
104-60
Strickland
Dawson
Morales
Gatto
Bonfim
Ferreira Matt Erickson
@MattE
104-60
Magomedov
Dawson
Morales
Gatto
Bonfim
Ruziboev Simon Samano
@SJSamano
103-61
Strickland
Dawson
Morales
Gatto
Bonfim
Ruziboev George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
100-64
Strickland
Dawson
Morales
Gatto
Bonfim
Ferreira Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
-99-65
2018, 2022 Champion
Magomedov
Dawson
Morales
Gatto
Bonfim
Ferreira Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
98-66
2014 Champion
Strickland
Dawson
Morales
Lipski
Bonfim
Ferreira Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
97-67
Strickland
Dawson
Griffin
Gatto
Bonfim
Ruziboev Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
95-69
Strickland
Ismagulov
Morales
Gatto
Bonfim
Ruziboev Brian Garcia
@thegoze
94-70
2017 Champion
Strickland
Dawson
Griffin
Gatto
Bonfim
Ruziboev Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
89-75
Magomedov
Dawson
Morales
Gatto
Bonfim
Ruziboev
The UFC is back to its Las Vegas home base this week with a key middleweight fight at the top of the bill.
UFC on ESPN 47 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the headliner, Sean Strickland (26-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) takes on Abus Magomedov (25-4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at 185 pounds. In the co-feature, Grant Dawson (19-1-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC) meets Damir Ismagulov (24-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) at lightweight.
The main card also includes Max Griffin (19-9 MMA, 7-7 UFC) vs. Michael Morales (14-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at welterweight, Melissa Gatto (8-1-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. Ariane Lipski (15-8 MMA, 4-5 UFC) at women’s flyweight, Ismael Bonfim (19-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Benoit Saint-Denis (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at lightweight and Brunno Ferreira (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Nursulton Ruziboev (34-8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at middleweight.
Check out all the picks above.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 47.
Source: MMA Junkie
