UFC 260 predictions: Who’s picking Francis Ngannou to take Stipe Miocic’s title?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC 260 main card, featuring champ Stipe Miocic vs. Francis Ngannou in a heavyweight title fight.

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Miocic
vs.
Ngannou
Luque
vs.
Woodley
Almeida
vs.
O’Malley
Maverick
vs.
Robertson
Mullarkey
vs.
Worthy
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2021: 25-22
miocic2021
Miocic
(68%)
luque2021
Luque
(72%)
omalley2021
O’Malley
(67%)
robertson2021
Robertson
(53%)
worthy2021
Worthy
(78%)
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2021: 29-18
ngannou2021
Ngannou
luque2021
Luque
omalley2021
O’Malley
robertson2021
Robertson
worthy2021
Worthy
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2021: 29-18
trophy copy 2018 Champion
miocic2021
Miocic
woodley2021
Woodley
omalley2021
O’Malley
robertson2021
Robertson
worthy2021
Worthy
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2021: 28-19
ngannou2021
Ngannou
luque2021
Luque
omalley2021
O’Malley
robertson2021
Robertson
worthy2021
Worthy
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2021: 28-19
trophy copy 2020 Champion
ngannou2021
Ngannou
luque2021
Luque
omalley2021
O’Malley
robertson2021
Robertson
worthy2021
Worthy
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2021: 27-20
miocic2021
Miocic
luque2021
Luque
omalley2021
O’Malley
maverick2021
Maverick
worthy2021
Worthy
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2021: 27-20
trophy copy 2017 Champion
ngannou2021
Ngannou
woodley2021
Woodley
omalley2021
O’Malley
maverick2021
Maverick
worthy2021
Worthy
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2021: 27-20
ngannou2021
Ngannou
woodley2021
Woodley
omalley2021
O’Malley
maverick2021
Maverick
worthy2021
Worthy
Simon Head
@simonhead
2021: 26-21
trophy copy 2019 Champion*
miocic2021
Miocic
luque2021
Luque
omalley2021
O’Malley
robertson2021
Robertson
worthy2021
Worthy
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2021: 26-21
ngannou2021
Ngannou
luque2021
Luque
omalley2021
O’Malley
robertson2021
Robertson
worthy2021
Worthy
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2021: 24-23
ngannou2021
Ngannou
luque2021
Luque
omalley2021
O’Malley
maverick2021
Maverick
worthy2021
Worthy
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2021: 24-23
trophy copy 2014 Champion
miocic2021
Miocic
luque2021
Luque
omalley2021
O’Malley
robertson2021
Robertson
worthy2021
Worthy
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2021: 23-24
ngannou2021
Ngannou
luque2021
Luque
omalley2021
O’Malley
robertson2021
Robertson
worthy2021
Worthy
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2021: 23-24
miocic2021
Miocic
luque2021
Luque
almeida2021
Almeida
robertson2021
Robertson
worthy2021
Worthy
BetMGM
Betting Favorites
ngannou2021
Ngannou -125
luque2021
Luque -250
omalley2021
O’Malley -300
maverick2021
Maverick -160
worthy2021
Worthy -135

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The UFC is back in Las Vegas this week, and the heavyweight title is on the line at the top of the card in a big rematch.

UFC 260 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, heavyweight champion [autotag]Stipe Miocic[/autotag] (20-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) puts his title on the line against [autotag]Francis Ngannou[/autotag] (15-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in a rematch from a fight from more than three years ago. Miocic won that fight by unanimous decision, but despite that, Ngannou is a -125 favorite at BetMGM. It’s the opposite from our 13 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts, though. From them, it’s Miocic with an 8-5 edge.

In the co-feature, [autotag]Vicente Luque[/autotag] (19-7-1 MMA, 12-3 UFC) is a -250 favorite against former welterweight champ [autotag]Tyron Woodley[/autotag] (19-6-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC), who has dropped three straight. Luque has a big picks lead at 10-3 from our staff members.

Also on the card, [autotag]Thomas Almeida[/autotag] (22-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) takes on [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] (12-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in a bantamweight bout. O’Malley is the biggest favorite on the card at -300, and he’s a near-unanimous pick at 12-1.

[autotag]Miranda Maverick[/autotag] (8-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) takes on [autotag]Gillian Robertson[/autotag] (9-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in a women’s flyweight bout that was delayed a few weeks. Maverick is a -160 favorite, but Robertson has a big 9-4 lead from our pickers and the edge in our reader picks, as well.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Jamie Mullarkey[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) will look for his first UFC win against [autotag]Khama Worthy[/autotag] (16-7 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in a lightweight bout. Worthy only is a -135 favorite – but he’s our only unanimous pick on the main card at 13-0.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Miocic (68 percent), Luque (72 percent), O’Malley (67 percent), Robertson (53 percent) and Worthy (78 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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