| Thompson vs. Neal |
Aldo vs. Vera |
Pereira vs. Williams |
Font vs. Moraes |
Hardy vs. Tybura |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 154-95 |
 Thompson (58%) |
 Vera (52%) |
 Williams (67%) |
 Moraes (80%) |
 Hardy (58%) |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 169-80 |
Thompson |
 Aldo |
 Pereira |
 Font |
 Tybura |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 164-85 |
Thompson |
Vera |
Pereira |
Moraes |
Tybura |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 163-86 |
Thompson |
Aldo |
Williams |
Font |
Tybura |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 162-87  2014 Champion |
 Neal |
Aldo |
Williams |
Moraes |
Hardy |
| Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 161-88 2019 Champion* |
Thompson |
Vera |
Williams |
Moraes |
Hardy |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 161-88 |
Thompson |
Aldo |
Williams |
Moraes |
Tybura |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 159-90 |
Neal |
Vera |
Pereira |
Moraes |
Hardy |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 157-92 2017 Champion |
Thompson |
Vera |
Williams |
Moraes |
Hardy |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 156-93 |
Neal |
Vera |
Williams |
Moraes |
Hardy |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 156-93 2018 Champion |
Neal |
Vera |
Williams |
Font |
Hardy |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 154-95 |
Thompson |
Vera |
Williams |
Font |
Hardy |
| Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 153-96 |
Thompson |
Aldo |
Williams |
Font |
Tybura |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 152-97 |
Neal |
Aldo |
Williams |
Font |
Hardy |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 92-157 |
Neal |
Vera |
Williams |
Font |
Tybura |
The UFC is back for its final event of a strange calendar year of fighting with a welterweight bout atop the card.
UFC Fight Night 183 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 welterweight title challenger [autotag]Stephen Thompson[/autotag] (15-4-1 MMA, 10-4-1 UFC) takes on [autotag]Geoff Neal[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC). Neal is a slight favorite at BetMGM at -125, but it’s Thompson with a slight 8-6 lead from our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts.
In the co-feature, former featherweight champion [autotag]Jose Aldo[/autotag] (28-7 MMA, 10-6 UFC) meets [autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag] (18-6-1 MMA, 10-5 UFC) in a bantamweight bout. Aldo is a -150 favorite at the book, but slight underdog Vera has an 8-6 lead in the picks.
Also on the main card, [autotag]Michel Pereira[/autotag] (24-11 MMA, 2-2 UFC) takes on [autotag]Khaos Williams[/autotag] (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at welterweight. Pereira is a slight favorite at -120, but Williams is our pickers’ biggest favorite at 11-3.
[autotag]Rob Font[/autotag] (17-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) takes on [autotag]Marlon Moraes[/autotag] (23-7-1 MMA, 5-3 UFC) at bantamweight. Moraes is a -155 favorite, but the picks are a dead heat at 7-7.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Greg Hardy[/autotag] (7-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) takes on [autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag] (20-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) at heavyweight. Hardy is a -130 favorite, and he’s got an 8-5 picks lead.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Thompson (58 percent), Vera (52 percent), Williams (67 percent), Moraes (80 percent) and Hardy (58 percent) are the choices.
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