| Kattar vs. Allen |
Griffin vs. Means |
Cortes-Acosta vs. Vanderaa |
Fremd vs. Gore |
Jacoby vs. Rountree |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 167-100 |
 Allen (56%) |
 Griffin (58%) |
 Cortes-Acosta (81%) |
 Fremd (66%) |
 Jacoby (66%) |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 179-93  2018 Champion |
Allen |
Griffin |
Cortes-Acosta |
Fremd |
 Rountree |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 172-100 |
Allen |
 Means |
Cortes-Acosta |
 Gore |
Rountree |
| Matthew Wells @MrMWells 170-102 |
Allen |
Griffin |
Cortes-Acosta |
Gore |
Rountree |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 169-103 |
 Kattar |
Griffin |
Cortes-Acosta |
Gore |
Jacoby |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 169-103 2014 Champion |
Allen |
Means |
Cortes-Acosta |
Fremd |
Jacoby |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 166-106 |
Allen |
Means |
Cortes-Acosta |
Fremd |
Jacoby |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 165-107 |
Allen |
Griffin |
Cortes-Acosta |
Fremd |
Jacoby |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 159-113 2017 Champion |
Kattar |
Griffin |
Cortes-Acosta |
Gore |
Jacoby |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 159-113 |
Kattar |
Griffin |
Cortes-Acosta |
Fremd |
Jacoby |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 152-120 |
Kattar |
Means |
Cortes-Acosta |
Gore |
Jacoby |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 133-138 |
Kattar |
Griffin |
Cortes-Acosta |
Fremd |
Jacoby |
The UFC is back in its Las Vegas home base this week with an intriguing featherweight matchup at the top of the bill.
UFC Fight Night 213 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the main event, [autotag]Calvin Kattar[/autotag] (23-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) takes on [autotag]Arnold Allen[/autotag] (16-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) at 145 pounds. The fight is a virtual pick’em at Tipico Sportsbook. Allen is at -115; Kattar is at -110, and our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are split, too. They have Allen with the narrowest possible 6-5 picks lead.
In the co-feature, [autotag]Max Griffin[/autotag] (18-9 MMA, 6-7 UFC) meets [autotag]Tim Means[/autotag] (32-13-1 MMA, 14-10 UFC) at welterweight. Griffin is a 2-1 betting favorite and has a 7-4 picks lead.
Also on the main card, [autotag]Waldo Cortes-Acosta[/autotag] (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is our only unanimous pick in his official UFC debut against [autotag]Jared Vanderaa[/autotag] (12-9 MMA, 1-5 UFC), who has dropped four straight. Although Cortes-Acosta only is a 2-1 favorite, he has an 11-0 picks shutout.
[autotag]Josh Fremd[/autotag] (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) meets [autotag]Tresean Gore[/autotag] (3-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in a middleweight bout that has Fremd a -170 favorite at the betting window. Our pickers think it’s close, though, and have Fremd with just a slim 6-5 lead.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Dustin Jacoby[/autotag] (18-5-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC) is nearly a 2-1 favorite at light heavyweight against [autotag]Khalil Rountree[/autotag] (10-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC). Three of our pickers are going with Rountree in an upset.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Allen (56 percent), Griffin (58 percent), Cortes-Acosta (81 percent), Fremd (66 percent) and Jacoby (66 percent) are the choices.
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