| Rodriguez vs. Lemos |
Magny vs. Rodriguez |
Parisian vs. Sherman |
Maness vs. Ulanbekov |
Dawson vs. Madsen |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 173-103 |
 M. Rodriguez (74%) |
 D. Rodriugez (60%) |
 Parisian (60%) |
 Ulanbekov (57%) |
 Dawson (56%) |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 186-95  2018 Champion |
M. Rodriguez |
D. Rodriugez |
 Sherman |
Ulanbekov |
 Madsen |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 179-102 |
M. Rodriguez |
D. Rodriugez |
Parisian |
Ulanbekov |
Madsen |
| Matthew Wells @MrMWells 178-103 |
M. Rodriguez |
D. Rodriugez |
Parisian |
Ulanbekov |
Madsen |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 175-106 |
M. Rodriguez |
D. Rodriugez |
Sherman |
Ulanbekov |
Madsen |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 173-108 2014 Champion |
M. Rodriguez |
D. Rodriugez |
Sherman |
Ulanbekov |
Dawson |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 171-110 |
M. Rodriguez |
 Magny |
Parisian |
 Maness |
Madsen |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 171-110 |
M. Rodriguez |
D. Rodriugez |
Sherman |
Ulanbekov |
Madsen |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 165-116 2017 Champion |
M. Rodriguez |
D. Rodriugez |
Parisian |
Ulanbekov |
Madsen |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 164-117 |
M. Rodriguez |
D. Rodriugez |
Sherman |
Ulanbekov |
Madsen |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 157-124 |
M. Rodriguez |
D. Rodriugez |
Sherman |
Maness |
Madsen |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 138-143 |
M. Rodriguez |
Magny |
Sherman |
Ulanbekov |
Madsen |
The UFC stays on its Las Vegas home turf this week with a pair of women’s strawweight contenders at the top of the lineup.
UFC Fight Night 214 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, [autotag]Marina Rodriguez[/autotag] (16-1-2 MMA, 6-1-2 UFC) takes on [autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag] (12-2-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) at 115 pounds. Rodriguez is a -240 favorite at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on Lemos is +180. Our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are going with Rodriguez unanimously.
In the co-feature, perennial welterweight contender [autotag]Neil Magny[/autotag] (26-10 MMA, 19-8 UFC) takes on [autotag]Daniel Rodriguez[/autotag] (17-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC). Magny is a slight favorite at -125, but our staff members are going with Rodriguez at a hefty 9-2 clip.
Also on the main card, [autotag]Josh Parisian[/autotag] (15-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) meets [autotag]Chase Sherman[/autotag] (16-10 MMA, 4-9 UFC) in a heavyweight bout. Sherman is a slight favorite at -140, and he has a 7-4 lead in the picks.
[autotag]Tagir Ulanbekov[/autotag] (14-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is more than a 2-1 favorite in his flyweight bout against [autotag]Nate Maness[/autotag] (14-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and has a big 9-2 picks lead.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Grant Dawson[/autotag] (18-1-1 MMA, 6-0-1 UFC) is a -220 favorite in his lightweight bout against the unbeaten [autotag]Mark Madsen[/autotag] (12-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC). But despite that, our staff pickers are bucking the odds and have Madsen near unanimous at 10-1.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Marina Rodriguez (74 percent), Daniel Rodriguez (60 percent), Parisian (59 percent), Ulanbekov (57 percent) and Dawson (56 percent) are the choices.
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