| Overeem vs. Sakai |
Menifield vs. Saint Preux |
Imadaev vs. Pereira |
Kelleher vs. Natividad |
Moises vs. Turner |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 88-58 |
 Overeem (71%) |
 Saint Preux (55%) |
 Pereira (73%) |
 Kelleher (N/A) |
 Moises (64%) |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 100-46 |
 Sakai |
Saint Preux |
Pereira |
Kelleher |
 Turner |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 100-46 |
Overeem |
Saint Preux |
Pereira |
Kelleher |
Moises |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 99-47 |
Overeem |
 Menifield |
Pereira |
Kelleher |
Moises |
| Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 97-49  2019 Champion* |
Overeem |
Menifield |
Pereira |
Kelleher |
Moises |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 96-50 |
Overeem |
Menifield |
Pereira |
Kelleher |
Moises |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 95-51 2017 Champion |
Sakai |
Saint Preux |
Pereira |
Kelleher |
Moises |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 94-52 |
Overeem |
Menifield |
Pereira |
Kelleher |
Turner |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 94-52 2014 Champion |
Overeem |
Menifield |
Pereira |
Kelleher |
Moises |
| Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 93-53 |
Overeem |
Saint Preux |
Pereira |
Kelleher |
Moises |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 92-54 2018 Champion |
Sakai |
Menifield |
Pereira |
Kelleher |
Moises |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 89-57 |
Overeem |
Saint Preux |
Pereira |
Kelleher |
Moises |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 88-58 |
Overeem |
Saint Preux |
Pereira |
Kelleher |
Moises |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 87-59 |
Overeem |
Menifield |
Pereira |
Kelleher |
Moises |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 61-85 |
Sakai |
Saint Preux |
 Imadaev |
 Natividad |
Turner |
The UFC is home in Las Vegas again this week with a former heavyweight title challenger atop the card.
UFC on ESPN+ 34 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]Alistair Overeem[/autotag] (46-18 MMA, 11-7 UFC) takes on [autotag]Augusto Sakai[/autotag] (15-1-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in a heavyweight bout. Overeem is a -165 favorite, and our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts have him with a big lead at 10-4.
In the co-main event, [autotag]Alonzo Menifield[/autotag] (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) meets [autotag]Ovince Saint Preux[/autotag] (24-14 MMA, 12-9 UFC) in a light heavyweight fight that was delayed from a couple weeks back. Menifield is a slight favorite, but our pickers have the bout split down the middle at 7-7.
Also on the main card, [autotag]Zelim Imadaev[/autotag] (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) takes on [autotag]Michel Pereira[/autotag] (23-11 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at welterweight. There was bad blood at Friday’s weigh-ins, culminating in a shove from Imadaev. But when it comes to the picks, even though the fight is a pick’em at some sportsbooks, our staff members have Pereira with a massive 13-1 lead.
The other near-unanimous pick on the main card goes to [autotag]Brian Kelleher[/autotag] (21-11 MMA, 5-4 UFC), who is more than a 2-1 favorite against short-notice featherweight opponent [autotag]Kevin Natividad[/autotag] (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC). Only one of our pickers is taking Natividad to pull the upset.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Thiago Moises[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) is a slight favorite against [autotag]Jalin Turner[/autotag] (9-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) in their lightweight bout. But our pickers have Moises with a big lead at 11-3.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Overeem (71 percent), Saint Preux (55 percent), Pereira (73 percent), Kelleher (N/A percent) and Moises (64 percent) are the choices.
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