| Kattar vs. Chikadze |
Collier vs. Sherman |
Bontorin vs. Royval |
Chookagian vs. Maia |
Borshchev vs. Bush |
Algeo vs. Brito |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 209-121 |
 Chikadze (68%) |
 Sherman (68%) |
 Royval (74%) |
 Chookagian (66%) |
 Borshchev (80%) |
 Brito (58%) |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohnA 2021: 212-118  2014 Champion |
Chikadze |
 Collier |
Royval |
Chookagian |
Borshchev |
 Algeo |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 211-119 |
Chikadze |
Collier |
Royval |
 Maia |
Borshchev |
Brito |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 205-125 2014 Champion |
Chikadze |
Sherman |
 Bontorin |
Chookagian |
Borshchev |
Brito |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 202-128 |
Chikadze |
Collier |
Royval |
Chookagian |
Borshchev |
Brito |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 201-129 |
 Kattar |
Collier |
Bontorin |
Chookagian |
Borshchev |
Brito |
| Matthew Wells @MrMWells 2021: 130-84 (60.57) |
Chikadze |
Collier |
Royval |
Maia |
 Bush |
Brito |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 195-135 2018 Champion |
Chikadze |
Collier |
Bontorin |
Chookagian |
Borshchev |
Brito |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 194-136 |
Chikadze |
Collier |
Royval |
Chookagian |
Borshchev |
Brito |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 192-138 |
Kattar |
Collier |
Royval |
Chookagian |
Bush |
Brito |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 191-139 |
Kattar |
Sherman |
Royval |
Maia |
Borshchev |
Algeo |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 190-140 2017 Champion |
Chikadze |
Collier |
Royval |
Maia |
Bush |
Algeo |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 187-143 |
Chikadze |
Sherman |
Royval |
Maia |
Borshchev |
Brito |
The first UFC event of the year takes place Saturday in Las Vegas with featherweights at the top of the bill.
UFC on ESPN 32 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs 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, [autotag]Giga Chikadze[/autotag] (14-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) will look to keep his perfect UFC record intact when he takes on [autotag]Calvin Kattar[/autotag] (22-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) at 145 pounds. Chikadze is a sizable -250 favorite at Tipico; the comeback on Kattar is +190. Our 12 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are backing Chikadze at a 9-3 clip.
In the co-feature, [autotag]Jake Collier[/autotag] (12-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC) takes on [autotag]Chase Sherman[/autotag] (15-8 MMA, 3-7 UFC) at heavyweight. Collier is a slight favorite at -140 and has a big 9-3 lead from our pickers.
Also on the main card, [autotag]Rogerio Bontorin[/autotag] (17-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) meets [autotag]Brandon Royval[/autotag] (12-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at flyweight. Royval is a -175 betting favorite and also has a 9-3 edge from our staff members in the picks.
Former women’s flyweight title challenger [autotag]Katlyn Chookagian[/autotag] (16-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) returns against [autotag]Jennifer Maia[/autotag] (19-7-1 MMA, 4-3 UFC). Chookagian nearly is a 2-1 favorite at -190 at the betting window, but she has just a narrow 7-5 lead in the picks.
[autotag]Viacheslav Borshchev[/autotag] (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is the biggest favorite on the main card at -210 in his lightweight fight against [autotag]Dakota Bush[/autotag] (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC). He’s also got a big lead from our pickers at 9-3.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Bill Algeo[/autotag] (14-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC) takes on [autotag]Joanderson Brito[/autotag] (12-2-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at featherweight. Brito is a slight favorite at -140 and has a 9-3 lead from our pickers.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Chikadze (68 percent), Sherman (68 percent), Royval (74 percent), Chookagian (66 percent), Borshchev (80 percent) and Brito (58 percent) are the choices.
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