| Edwards vs. Muhammad |
Cirkunov vs. Spann |
Ige vs. Tucker |
Grant vs. Martinez |
Kape vs. Nicolau |
Anders vs. Stewart |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 18-15 |
 Edwards (68%) |
 Cirkunov (51%) |
 Ige (65%) |
 Martinez (72%) |
 Nicolau (50.1%) |
 Stewart (61%) |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2021: 25-13  2020 Champion |
Edwards |
Cirkunov |
Ige |
Martinez |
Nicolau |
Stewart |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 24-14 2018 Champion |
 Muhammad |
 Spann |
 Tucker |
Martinez |
Nicolau |
Stewart |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 24-14 |
Edwards |
Cirkunov |
Ige |
Martinez |
 Kape |
Stewart |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 23-15 2017 Champion |
Edwards |
Cirkunov |
Ige |
Martinez |
Kape |
 Anders |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 23-15 |
Edwards |
Spann |
Ige |
Martinez |
Kape |
Stewart |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 23-15 |
Muhammad |
Spann |
Ige |
Martinez |
Kape |
Anders |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 22-16 |
Edwards |
Cirkunov |
Ige |
Martinez |
Nicolau |
Stewart |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 21-17 |
Edwards |
Cirkunov |
Ige |
Martinez |
Nicolau |
Stewart |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 20-18 |
Muhammad |
Cirkunov |
Ige |
Martinez |
Kape |
Stewart |
| Simon Head @simonhead 2021: 20-18 2019 Champion* |
Edwards |
Spann |
Ige |
 Grant |
Nicolau |
Stewart |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 20-18 2014 Champion |
Edwards |
Spann |
Ige |
Martinez |
Kape |
Anders |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 19-19 |
Edwards |
Spann |
Ige |
Martinez |
Kape |
Stewart |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 18-20 |
Muhammad |
Spann |
Tucker |
Martinez |
Nicolau |
Anders |
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The UFC stays on its home turf in Las Vegas this week with a welterweight clash atop the bill.
UFC Fight Night 187 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event streams on ESPN+.
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In the main event, [autotag]Leon Edwards[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) takes on replacement opponent [autotag]Belal Muhammad[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) at welterweight. Edwards is a -275 favorite at BetMGM, and he has a 9-4 lead in the picks from our 13 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts.
In the co-feature, [autotag]Misha Cirkunov[/autotag] (15-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) meets [autotag]Ryan Spann[/autotag] (18-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC) at light heavyweight. Cirkunov is a slim -125 favorite, but it’s Spann with a 7-6 edge in the picks.
It’s a close fight from a betting perspective between featherweights [autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag] (14-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and [autotag]Gavin Tucker[/autotag] (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) with Ige a -155 favorite. But he has a big 11-2 lead in the picks.
[autotag]Jonathan Martinez[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is the main card’s biggest favorite at -300 at bantamweight against [autotag]Davey Grant[/autotag] (10-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC). He’s also the biggest favorite from our staff pickers, near unanimous at 12-1.
[autotag]Manel Kape[/autotag] (15-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is a -140 favorite at flyweight against [autotag]Matheus Nicolau[/autotag] (15-2-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), and he’s got just a narrow 7-6 edge in our picks.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Darren Stewart[/autotag] (12-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) is a -185 favorite at middleweight against [autotag]Eryk Anders[/autotag] (13-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC), and he’s got a big 9-4 lead in the picks.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Edwards (68 percent), Cirkunov (51 percent), Ige (65 percent), Martinez (72 percent), Nicolau (50.1 percent) and Stewart (61 percent) are the choices.
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