Tag: Zubaira Tukhugov

UFC books Nate Landwehr vs. Zubaira Tukhugov for Aug. 6 event

Rising featherweights Nate Landwehr and Zubaira Tukhugov will square off in August.

Rising featherweights will square off in August.

[autotag]Nate Landwehr[/autotag] (15-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) meets [autotag]Zubaira Tukhugov[/autotag] (20-5-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) at a UFC Fight Night event on Aug. 6 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, promotion officials announced.

Landwehr, a former M-1 featherweight champion, has split his first four octagon appearances. He’s coming off a third-round Performance of the Night submission of Ludovit Klein at UFC Fight Night 195 in October 2021.

Tukhugov also has had mixed results in his past few outings. After getting edged out by Hakeem Dawodu at UFC 253, the 31-year-old rebounded with a unanimous decision win over Ricardo Ramos at UFC 267.

With the addition, the Aug. 6 lineup includes:

  • Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill
  • Vicente Luque vs. Geoff Neal
  • Misha Cirkunov vs. Shamil Gamzatov
  • Augusto Sakai vs. Sergey Spivak
  • Miranda Granger vs. Cory McKenna
  • Stephanie Egger vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
  • Erick Gonzalez vs. Terrance McKinney
  • Sam Alvey vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
  • Josh Quinlan vs. Jason Witt
  • Priscila Cachoeira vs. Ariane Lipski
  • Bryan Battle vs. Takashi Sato
  • Nate Landwehr vs. Zubaira Tukhugov

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UFC 267 medical suspensions: Glover Teixeira among six facing potential six-month terms

Six fighters were suspended for 180 days due to injuries sustained in Abu Dhabi.

Glover Teixeira lived out a championship dream at UFC 267, but it came with a price.

After the UFC light heavyweight title was wrapped around his waist for the first time, a goal he’d chased for two decades, Teixeira was handed a six-month suspension by the commissioning regulatory body for a right shoulder injury.

MMA Junkie obtained a list of medical suspensions Tuesday from MixedMartialArts.com, the official record keeper of the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC).

UFC 267 took place Saturday, Oct. 30 at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

Teixeira wasn’t the only one handed a potential 180-day suspension. Preliminary card fighters Albert Duraev, Benoit St-Denis, Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, Michal Oleksiejczuk, and Allan Nascimento were also given six-month terms.

Scroll below to see a complete list of UFC 267 suspensions below. It’s important to note fighters can become eligible to return to competition prior to suspension completion if they are cleared by a physician.

UFC 267 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Jan Blachowicz gets biggest bag at $42,000

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 267 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $298,000.

ABU DHABI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 267 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $298,000.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC 267 took place at the Etihad Arena in Yas Island. The card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC 267 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

* * * *

[autotag]Glover Teixeira[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Jan Blachowicz[/autotag]: $42,000

[autotag]Petr Yan[/autotag]: $32,000
def. [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag]: $32,000

[autotag]Islam Makhachev[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Dan Hooker[/autotag]: $16,000

[autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag]: $11,000
def. [autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Khamzat Chimaev[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Li Jingliang[/autotag]: $11,000

[autotag]Magomed Ankalaev[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Volkan Oezdemir[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Amanda Ribas[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Virna Jandiroba[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Zubaira Tukhugov[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Ricardo Ramos[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Albert Duraev[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Roman Kopylov[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos[/autotag]: $11,000
[autotag]Benoit Saint-Denis[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Michal Oleksiejczuk[/autotag]: $6,000
def. [autotag]Shamil Gamzatov[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Lerone Murphy[/autotag]: $4,500
def. [autotag]Makwan Amirkhani[/autotag]: $6,000

[autotag]Andre Petroski[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Hu Yaozong[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Tagir Ulanbekov[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Allan Nascimento[/autotag]: $4,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2021 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $4,787,000
Program-to-date total: $4,787,000

Zubaira Tukhugov meets Ricardo Ramos at UFC 267

The UFC has rebooked Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Ricardo Ramos after their March matchup fell through.

The UFC has rebooked [autotag]Zubaira Tukhugov[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ricardo Ramos[/autotag] after their March matchup fell through.

Tukhugov (19-5-1 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC) faces Ramos (15-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) at UFC 267, which will take place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi and air on ABC.

Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Tukhugov was scheduled to face Ramos at UFC Fight Night 187 in March but was forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury. The 30-year-old Russian hasn’t competed since losing a split decision to Hakeem Dawodu at UFC 253 in September, with his last octagon win coming over Kevin Aguilar in February 2020.

Since moving back up to 145 pounds, Brazil’s Ramos has won two of his past three, most recently defeating Bill Algeo via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 188 in May.

With the addition, the UFC 267 lineup now includes:

  • Champ Jan Blachowicz vs. Glover Teixeira – for light heavyweight title
  • Champ Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan – for bantamweight title
  • Virna Jandiroba vs. Amanda Ribas
  • Khamzat Chimaev vs. Li Jingliang
  • Shamil Gamzatov vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
  • Walt Harris vs. Tai Tuivasa
  • Rafael dos Anjos vs. Islam Makhachev
  • Allan Nascimento vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
  • Marcin Tybura vs. Alexander Volkov
  • Ricardo Ramos vs. Zubaira Tukhugov

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UFC 253’s Zubaira Tukhugov: It’s ‘different’ fighting without Khabib’s father

Zubaira Tukhugov sees big implications in his upcoming fight at UFC 253.

ABU DHABI – [autotag]Zubaira Tukhugov[/autotag] sees big implications in his upcoming fight at UFC 253.

Tukhugov (19-4-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC) takes on Hakeem Dawodu on Saturday’s main card, in a matchup between two featherweight prospects. He sees Dawodu (11-1-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) as a worthy opponent, where a win should catapult him to the top-15 rankings.

“I think after this fight, I’m top 15,” Tukhugov told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at Wednesday’s UFC 253 media day. “I think, because he’s a good opponent, he won four times, I think we show a good fight.”

He continued, “I watched his fight, his last fight I watched. He’s a good fighter, good boxing, good blocking wrestling. He’s a good, strong guy.”

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UFC 253 takes place at Flash Forum at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+.

The loss of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father who died in July, has hit Tukhugov and his entire team hard. Abdulmanap played a large role in impacting Tukhugov’s career and, despite emotions running high, he vows to power through and continue honoring his legacy.

“Yes, this is different,” Tukhugov said of the elder Nurmagomedov’s absence. “Abdulmanap, he’s close with me, he helps me, I feel better. He’s now not here, it’s very sad. It’s not good. We need to keep going.”

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Hakeem Dawodu vs. Zubaira Tukhugov targeted for UFC 252

A featherweight fight is in the works for the UFC’s August pay-per-view event.

A featherweight fight is in the works for the UFC’s August pay-per-view.

The promotion is currently targeting a fight pinning Canada’s [autotag]Hakeem Dawodu[/autotag] and Russia’s [autotag]Zubaira Tukhugov[/autotag] against each other at UFC 252. The event is currently scheduled to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by the trilogy bout between heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier.

Two people with knowledge of the situation recently informed MMA Junkie of the targeted booking but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an announcement.

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Dawodu (11-1-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is riding a four-fight winning streak entering his UFC 252 matchup. Since losing his promotional debut to Danny Henry in March 2018, Dawodu has defeated Austin Arnett, Kyle Bochniak, Yoshinori Horie, and Julio Arce in succession.

Tukhugov (19-4-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC), a main training partner and friend of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, will look to turn a win into a winning streak. He is 1-1-1 in his most recent three outings. In February, Tukhugov punched his ticket back into the win column when he knocked out Kevin Aguilar in 3:21.

With the addition, the UFC 252 lineup includes:

  • Champion Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier – for heavyweight title
  • Junior Dos Santos vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
  • Magomed Ankalaev vs. Ion Cutelaba
  • Frankie Edgar vs. Pedro Munhoz
  • Sean O’Malley vs. Marlon Vera
  • Livinha Souza vs. Ashley Yoder
  • Felice Herrig vs. Virna Jandiroba
  • Rogerio Bontorin vs. Manel Kape
  • Zelim Imadaev vs. Laureano Staropoli
  • Hakeem Dawodu vs. Zubaira Tukhugov

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Artem Lobov wants one-fight deal to face Zubaira Tukhugov at UFC Dublin

Artem Lobov may have moved on from the UFC, but he hasn’t forgotten about Zubaira Tukhugov.

[autotag]Artem Lobov[/autotag] may have moved on from the UFC but he hasn’t forgotten about [autotag]Zubaira Tukhugov[/autotag].

The two were scheduled to fight in October 2018, but Tukhugov was forced off due to his involvement in the infamous UFC 229 post-fight melee.

The beef between SBG Ireland and Khabib Nurmagomedov’s team, which includes Tukhugov, is still ongoing. But Lobov has yet to get the opportunity to settle things Tukhugov.

Since departing from the UFC, Lobov has competed in bare knuckle boxing three times and now is a free agent. Speaking to The Mac Life, Lobov revealed he almost finalized a bout with Polish MMA promotion KSW, but it didn’t materialize due to the coronavirus outbreak.

He has also been in talks with Dada 5000’s bare knuckle promotion, BYB Extreme, but with the UFC set to return to Dublin on Aug. 15, Lobov thinks it’s the perfect opportunity to finally get his hands on Tukhugov.

“I definitely would want to do that,” Lobov said. “People talk about me fighting Zubaira. I’m still very much interested in that fight, still going to donate every single dollar from that fight to charity, and it would be good to do it in Dublin. All I would ask, I would love for just a one-fight deal. Like I said to the UFC is that I’m not going to be making any money off of this. This is not (about) money. For me, this is a fight that has to happen. I would just come in for a one-fight deal in Dublin, Ireland.

“It would make a lot of sense for them to have me on – on that card, and that’s it. One fight. I come in, we help the charity out, they get loads of money, so that’s good. They get a good fight for UFC Dublin and we get to settle our differences with Zubaira in the octagon. So I would certainly be interested in that.”

With Lobov sharpening his hands competing in bare knuckle boxing, which included a win over multiple-time boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi, he’s curious to see the developments in his game in a return to MMA.

But Lobov, who’s keeping his options open, is not done competing in bare knuckle boxing and also intends on giving pro boxing a try.

“The reason I say just one-fight deal is that I’m very, very keen and very set on competing in pro boxing, in bare-knuckle boxing, and in MMA,” Lobov said. “And obviously if I’m signed to UFC exclusively, I understand – it’s such a big promotion that this would just not work.”

Lobov last competed in the octagon at UFC Fight Night 138 in 2018, where he lost a unanimous decision to Michael Johnson. He has lost his last three MMA fights.

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UFC on ESPN+ 26 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Top earners net $10,000

UFC on ESPN+ 26 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok.

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 26 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $130,000.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC on ESPN+ 26 took place Saturday at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The entire card streamed ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN+ 26 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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[autotag]Dan Hooker[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Paul Felder[/autotag]: $10,000

[autotag]Jimmy Crute[/autotag]: $4,000
[autotag]Michal Oleksiejczuk[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Yan Xiaonan[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Karolina Kowalkiewicz[/autotag]: $10,000

[autotag]Marcos Rogerio de Lima[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Ben Sosoli[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Brad Riddell[/autotag]: $3,500
def. [autotag]Magomed Mustafaev[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Zubaira Tukhugov[/autotag]: $5,000
def. [autotag]Kevin Aguilar[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Jalin Turner[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Joshua Culibao[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Jake Matthews[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Emil Meek[/autotag]: $4,000

[autotag]Song Kenan[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Callan Potter[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Kai Kara-France[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Tyson Nam[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag]: $10,000
def. [autotag]Loma Lookboonmee[/autotag]: $3,500

[autotag]Priscila Cachoeira[/autotag]: $4,000
def. [autotag]Shana Dobson[/autotag]: $4,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $3,500 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,000; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2020 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $707,000
2019 total: $7,370,500
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $31,711,500

Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC on ESPN+ 26 with Bruce, Iggy, Bowie … and Snap!

Check out all the fighter walkout songs from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 26 event in Auckland, New Zealand.

While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well.

Inside, see what the fighters from UFC on ESPN+ 26 went with as their backing tracks in Auckland, New Zealand.

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UFC on ESPN+ 26 predictions: Is it Paul Felder or Dan Hooker in New Zealand?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC on ESPN+ 26 main card in Auckland, featuring Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker.

Felder
vs.
Hooker		 Crute
vs.
Oleksiejczuk		 Kowalkiewicz
vs.
Xiaonan		 De Lima
vs.
Sosoli		 Mustafaev
vs.
Riddell		 Aguilar
vs.
Tukhugov
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2020: 16-10		 felder2020
Felder
(53%)		 crute2020
Crute
(63%)		 xiaonan2020
Xiaonan
(63%)		 sosoli2020
Sosoli
(63%)		 mustafaev2020
Mustafaev
(66%)		 tukhugov2020
Tukhugov
(64%)
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2020: 20-6		 hooker2020
Hooker		 oleksiejczuk2020
Oleksiejczuk		 xiaonan2020
Xiaonan		 delima2020
De Lima		 mustafaev2020
Mustafaev		 aguilar2020
Aguilar
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2020: 20-6
trophy copy 2017 Champion		 felder2020
Felder		 crute2020
Crute		 xiaonan2020
Xiaonan		 delima2020
De Lima		 mustafaev2020
Mustafaev		 tukhugov2020
Tukhugov
Dave Doyle
@davedoylemma
2020: 19-7		 felder2020
Felder		 crute2020
Crute		 xiaonan2020
Xiaonan		 delima2020
De Lima		 mustafaev2020
Mustafaev		 tukhugov2020
Tukhugov
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2020: 19-7		 hooker2020
Hooker		 crute2020
Crute		 xiaonan2020
Xiaonan		 delima2020
De Lima		 mustafaev2020
Mustafaev		 tukhugov2020
Tukhugov
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2020: 19-7		 hooker2020
Hooker		 crute2020
Crute		 xiaonan2020
Xiaonan		 delima2020
De Lima		 mustafaev2020
Mustafaev		 tukhugov2020
Tukhugov
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2020: 19-7		 hooker2020
Hooker		 crute2020
Crute		 xiaonan2020
Xiaonan		 sosoli2020
Sosoli		 mustafaev2020
Mustafaev		 tukhugov2020
Tukhugov
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2020: 19-7		 hooker2020
Hooker		 crute2020
Crute		 xiaonan2020
Xiaonan		 delima2020
De Lima		 mustafaev2020
Mustafaev		 tukhugov2020
Tukhugov
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2020: 19-7
trophy copy 2014 Champion		 felder2020
Felder		 crute2020
Crute		 xiaonan2020
Xiaonan		 delima2020
De Lima		 mustafaev2020
Mustafaev		 tukhugov2020
Tukhugov
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2020: 18-8		 felder2020
Felder		 crute2020
Crute		 xiaonan2020
Xiaonan		 delima2020
De Lima		 riddell2020
Riddell		 aguilar2020
Aguilar
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2020: 18-8		 hooker2020
Hooker		 crute2020
Crute		 xiaonan2020
Xiaonan		 sosoli2020
Sosoli		 riddell2020
Riddell		 tukhugov2020
Tukhugov
Simon Head
@simonhead
2020: 18-8
trophy copy 2019 Champion*		 hooker2020
Hooker		 crute2020
Crute		 xiaonan2020
Xiaonan		 delima2020
De Lima		 mustafaev2020
Mustafaev		 tukhugov2020
Tukhugov
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2020: 17-9
trophy copy 2018 Champion		 hooker2020
Hooker		 crute2020
Crute		 xiaonan2020
Xiaonan		 delima2020
De Lima		 mustafaev2020
Mustafaev		 aguilar2020
Aguilar
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2020: 16-10		 hooker2020
Hooker		 oleksiejczuk2020
Oleksiejczuk		 kowalkiewicz2020
Kowalkiewicz		 delima2020
De Lima		 mustafaev2020
Mustafaev		 tukhugov2020
Tukhugov
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2020: 12-14		 felder2020
Felder		 crute2020
Crute		 kowalkiewicz2020
Kowalkiewicz		 sosoli2020
Sosoli		 mustafaev2020
Mustafaev		 aguilar2020
Aguilar

The UFC is back in New Zealand this week with a local standout in a lightweight showdown atop the card.

UFC on ESPN+ 26 takes place Saturday (Sunday locally) at Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The event streams on ESPN+.

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

In the main event, [autotag]Paul Felder[/autotag] (17-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) takes on New Zealand’s own [autotag]Dan Hooker[/autotag] (19-8 MMA, 9-4 UFC) in a lightweight fight that is a couple years in the making. Hooker is just a slight favorite from the oddsmakers, but he has a fairly substantial 9-5 lead in the picks from our 14 MMA Junkie editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers.

In the co-main event, [autotag]Michal Oleksiejczuk[/autotag] (14-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is a -150 favorite in his light heavyweight fight against Australia’s [autotag]Jimmy Crute[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC). But it’s Crute who has a whopping 12-2 lead in our picks.

[autotag]Yan Xiaonan[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) is the biggest favorite on the main card in her women’s strawweight bout against [autotag]Karolina Kowalkiewicz[/autotag] (12-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC). Xiaonan has a big 12-2 picks lead.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Marcos Rogerio de Lima[/autotag] (16-6-1 MMA, 5-4 UFC) is a mild favorite against Australia’s [autotag]Ben Sosoli[/autotag] (7-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at heavyweight. The Brazilian has an 11-3 edge in the picks.

[autotag]Magomed Mustafaev[/autotag] (14-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is a -150 favorite in his lightweight bout against [autotag]Brad Riddell[/autotag] (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), and he’s got a 12-2 blowout picks lead.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Kevin Aguilar[/autotag] (17-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) takes on [autotag]Zubaira Tukhugov[/autotag] (18-4-1 MMA, 3-1-1 UFC) in a featherweight fight. Aguilar is a slight favorite at the sportsbooks, but it’s Tukhugov who has a heavy 10-4 lead in the picks from our staff members.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Felder (53 percent), Crute (63 percent), Xiaonan (63 percent), Sosoli (63 percent), Mustafaev (66 percent) and Tukhugov (64 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.