| Holm vs. Aldana |
De Castro vs. Felipe |
De Randamie vs. Pena |
Todorovic vs. Townsend |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 106-68 |
 Holm (56%) |
 De Castro (73%) |
 De Randamie (58%) |
 Todorovic (75%) |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 117-57 |
 Aldana |
 Felipe |
 Pena |
Todorovic |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 116-58 |
Aldana |
De Castro |
Pena |
Todorovic |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 116-58 |
Aldana |
De Castro |
De Randamie |
Todorovic |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 114-60 |
Aldana |
De Castro |
De Randamie |
Todorovic |
| Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 113-61  2019 Champion* |
Aldana |
De Castro |
Pena |
Todorovic |
| Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 113-61 |
Holm |
De Castro |
De Randamie |
Todorovic |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 113-61 2017 Champion |
Aldana |
De Castro |
De Randamie |
Todorovic |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 110-64 2014 Champion |
Holm |
De Castro |
De Randamie |
Todorovic |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 109-65 |
Aldana |
Felipe |
De Randamie |
Todorovic |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 107-67 |
Aldana |
De Castro |
Pena |
Todorovic |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 106-68 |
Aldana |
De Castro |
Pena |
Todorovic |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 105-69 2018 Champion |
Holm |
De Castro |
De Randamie |
Todorovic |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 103-71 |
Holm |
De Castro |
De Randamie |
Todorovic |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 73-101 |
Aldana |
Felipe |
De Randamie |
 Townsend |
(Note: The fight between Cameron Else and Kyler Phillips was added to the main card too late for our picks deadline.)
The UFC has its second of five straight “Fight Island” shows Saturday, and a former champion is atop the card.
UFC on ESPN 16 takes place Saturday at Flash Forum at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The main card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the main event, former women’s bantamweight champion [autotag]Holly Holm[/autotag] (13-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) takes on [autotag]Irene Aldana[/autotag] (12-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC). Holm is just a slight favorite in the fight at -125, but our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts are siding with Aldana at a 10-4 clip.
In the co-feature, [autotag]Yorgan De Castro[/autotag] (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) meets [autotag]Carlos Felipe[/autotag] (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in a heavyweight bout. De Castro is a heavy favorite, and he’s got a big 11-3 picks lead.
Also on the main card, former women’s featherweight champ [autotag]Germaine de Randamie[/autotag] (9-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) takes on [autotag]Julianna Pena[/autotag] (9-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC). Pena is a slight favorite, but it’s de Randamie with a fairly sizable 9-5 picks lead.
And [autotag]Dusko Todorovic[/autotag] (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is the main card’s heaviest favorite in his middleweight bout against [autotag]Dequan Townsend[/autotag] (21-11 MMA, 0-3 UFC). Only one of our pickers is going with Townsend in an upset.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Holm (56 percent), De Castro (73 percent), de Randamie (58 percent) and Todorovic (75 percent) are the choices.
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