|
Dos Anjos
vs.
Felder |
Alhassan
vs.
Williams |
Anders
vs.
Arroyo |
Allen
vs.
Strickland |
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2020: 141-84 |
Felder
(63%) |
Alhassan
(58%) |
Anders
(73%) |
Allen
(62%) |
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2020: 154-71 |
Dos Anjos |
Alhassan |
Anders |
Strickland |
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2020: 151-74 |
Dos Anjos |
Alhassan |
Anders |
Strickland |
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2020: 151-74 |
Felder |
Alhassan |
Arroyo |
Strickland |
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2020: 149-76 |
Felder |
Alhassan |
Arroyo |
Strickland |
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2020: 147-78
 2014 Champion |
Dos Anjos |
Alhassan |
Anders |
Allen |
Simon Head
@simonhead
2020: 146-79
2019 Champion* |
Felder |
Alhassan |
Anders |
Strickland |
Dave Doyle
@davedoylemma
2020: 145-80 |
Felder |
Alhassan |
Arroyo |
Strickland |
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2020: 143-82 |
Felder |
Alhassan |
Anders |
Allen |
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2020: 143-82
2017 Champion |
Felder |
Alhassan |
Arroyo |
Allen |
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2020: 141-84
2018 Champion |
Dos Anjos |
Alhassan |
Anders |
Allen |
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2020: 141-84 |
Felder |
Alhassan |
Arroyo |
Strickland |
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2020: 140-85 |
Felder |
Alhassan |
Anders |
Allen |
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2020: 137-88 |
Felder |
Alhassan |
Anders |
Strickland |
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2020: 85-140 |
Felder |
Williams |
Arroyo |
Allen |
The UFC is back on its home turf again this week with a former lightweight champion atop the bill.
UFC Fight Night 182 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, former lightweight champion [autotag]Rafael dos Anjos[/autotag] (29-13 MMA, 18-11 UFC) returns to the division after a stint at welterweight to take on [autotag]Paul Felder[/autotag] (17-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC), who took the bout on just five days’ notice. Dos Anjos is a -193 favorite at BetMGM; the comeback on Felder is +160. But it’s Felder who has a big 10-4 lead in the picks from our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts.
In the co-feature, [autotag]Abdul Razak Alhassan[/autotag] (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) missed weight for his welterweight bout against [autotag]Khaos Williams[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC). He’s a -250 favorite, though, and he’s a near-unanimous pick from our staff members at 13-1.
[autotag]Eryk Anders[/autotag] (13-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC) missed weight, as well, for his middleweight bout against [autotag]Antonio Arroyo[/autotag] (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC). Anders is a mild favorite at -125, and he has a small 8-6 lead in the picks from our staff members.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Brendan Allen[/autotag] (15-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) takes on [autotag]Sean Strickland[/autotag] (21-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) in a 195-pound catchweight bout. Allen is a slight favorite at -125, but it’s Strickland with an 8-6 picks lead.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Felder (63 percent), Alhassan (58 percent), Anders (73 percent) and Allen (62 percent) are the choices.
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