UFC on ABC 5 predictions: Is anyone taking Josh Emmett over Ilia Topuria?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC on ABC 5 main card in Florida.

Topuria
vs.
Emmett
Barber
vs.
Ribas
Lane
vs.
Tafa
Onama
vs.
Santos
Allen
vs.
Silva
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
95-59
topuria2023
Topuria
(77%)
ribas2023
Ribas
(67%)
tafa2023
Tafa
(67%)
santos2023
Santos
(51%)
allen2023
Allen
(76%)
Matt Erickson
@MattE
98-56
topuria2023
Topuria
ribas2023
Ribas
lane2023
Lane
santos2023
Santos
allen2023
Allen
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
96-58
topuria2023
Topuria
ribas2023
Ribas
lane2023
Lane
santos2023
Santos
allen2023
Allen
Nolan King
@mma_kings
96-58
topuria2023
Topuria
ribas2023
Ribas
lane2023
Lane
onama2023
Onama
allen2023
Allen
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
94-60
topuria2023
Topuria
ribas2023
Ribas
lane2023
Lane
onama2023
Onama
allen2023
Allen
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
92-62
topuria2023
Topuria
barber2023
Barber
lane2023
Lane
santos2023
Santos
allen2023
Allen
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
90-64
trophy copy 2014 Champion
topuria2023
Topuria
ribas2023
Ribas
lane2023
Lane
onama2023
Onama
allen2023
Allen
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
-89-65
trophy copy 2018, 2022 Champion
topuria2023
Topuria
barber2023
Barber
lane2023
Lane
onama2023
Onama
allen2023
Allen
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
88-66
topuria2023
Topuria
ribas2023
Ribas
tafa2023
Tafa
onama2023
Onama
allen2023
Allen
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
87-67
emmett2023
Emmett
ribas2023
Ribas
lane2023
Lane
onama2023
Onama
allen2023
Allen
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
85-69
trophy copy 2017 Champion
topuria2023
Topuria
ribas2023
Ribas
tafa2023
Tafa
onama2023
Onama
allen2023
Allen
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
81-73
topuria2023
Topuria
ribas2023
Ribas
lane2023
Lane
santos2023
Santos
allen2023
Allen

The UFC returns to Florida this week with a key featherweight bout at the top of the lineup.

UFC on ABC 5 takes place Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The main card airs on ABC following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

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

In the headliner, Josh Emmett (18-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) takes on Ilia Topuria (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at 145 pounds. In the co-feature, Maycee Barber (12-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) meets Amanda Ribas (11-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in a key women’s flyweight bout. In addition, Austen Lane (12-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) fights Justin Tafa (6-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) at heavyweight, David Onama (10-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) takes on Gabriel Santos (10-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at featherweight, and middleweights Brendan Allen (21-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) and Bruno Silva (23-8 MMA, 4-2 UFC) open up the main card.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ABC 5.