| Blaydes vs. Dos Santos |
Chiesa vs. Dos Anjos |
Espinosa vs. Perez |
Cifers vs. A. Hill |
J. Hill vs. Stosic |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 3-1 |
 Blaydes (62%) |
 Dos Anjos (62%) |
 Perez (85%) |
 Cifers (52%) |
 J. Hill (63%) |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 4-0  2017 Champion |
Blaydes |
Dos Anjos |
Perez |
 A. Hill |
J. Hill |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 4-0 |
 Dos Santos |
 Chiesa |
Perez |
A. Hill |
J. Hill |
| Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 3-1 2019 Champion* |
Blaydes |
Chiesa |
Perez |
A. Hill |
J. Hill |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 3-1 |
Dos Santos |
Dos Anjos |
Perez |
A. Hill |
J. Hill |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 3-1 |
Blaydes |
Dos Anjos |
Perez |
A. Hill |
J. Hill |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 3-1 |
Blaydes |
Chiesa |
Perez |
A. Hill |
J. Hill |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 3-1 |
Blaydes |
Chiesa |
Perez |
Cifers |
J. Hill |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 3-1 2014 Champion |
Blaydes |
Dos Anjos |
Perez |
A. Hill |
J. Hill |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 3-1 |
Dos Santos |
Dos Anjos |
Perez |
Cifers |
J. Hill |
| Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 3-1 |
Dos Santos |
Chiesa |
Perez |
A. Hill |
J. Hill |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 3-1 |
Blaydes |
Chiesa |
Perez |
A. Hill |
J. Hill |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 2-2 2018 Champion |
Blaydes |
Chiesa |
Perez |
A. Hill |
J. Hill |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 2-2 |
Dos Santos |
Chiesa |
Perez |
A. Hill |
J. Hill |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 2-2 |
Blaydes |
Chiesa |
Perez |
Cifers |
 Stosic |
The has touched down in a new North Carolina city for the first time, and a former heavyweight champion is atop the card.
UFC on ESPN+ 24 takes place Saturday at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. 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 heavyweight champ [autotag]Junior Dos Santos[/autotag] (21-6 MMA, 15-5 UFC) will try to get back on track when he takes on [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] (12-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC). Dos Santos lost to Francis Ngannou this past July and had a three-fight winning streak snapped. Blaydes has lost just twice in his career – both to Ngannou. But he’s working on a two-fight streak since his most recent setback to him, and he’s a fairly heavy favorite in the fight at around -260. Blaydes has a big 9-5 lead in the picks from our 14 MMA Junkie editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers.
In the co-main event, former lightweight champ [autotag]Rafael dos Anjos[/autotag] (29-12 MMA, 18-10 UFC) continues his run at welterweight when he takes on [autotag]Michael Chiesa[/autotag] (15-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC), who is 2-0 since he moved to the division from 155 pounds. Although dos Anjos is a big favorite around -270, it’s Chiesa who has a 9-5 lead from our pickers.
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We have one unanimous pick on the main card. [autotag]Alex Perez[/autotag] (22-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has the support of all 14 of our pickers in his flyweight bout against [autotag]Jordan Espinosa[/autotag] (14-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC).
[autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag] (10-7 MMA, 5-7 UFC) has a heavy 11-3 picks lead over North Carolina local [autotag]Hannah Cifers[/autotag] (10-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in their women’s strawweight bout – though Hill is just a slight favorite at the sports books, and our readers are picking Cifers.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Jamahal Hill[/autotag] (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) nearly is a unanimous pick in his promotional debut at light heavyweight against [autotag]Darko Stosic[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC). Only one picker is taking Stosic in what would be a mild upset.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Blaydes (62 percent), dos Anjos (62 percent), Perez (85 percent), Cifers (52 percent) and Jamahal Hill (63 percent) are the choices.
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