UFC on ESPN 8 predictions: Are we taking Alistair Overeem or Walt Harris in a heavyweight clash?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC on ESPN 8 main card in Jacksonville, Fla., featuring Alistair Overeem vs. Walt Harris.

Overeem
vs.
Harris
Gadelha
vs.
Hill
Barboza
vs.
Ige
Anders
vs.
Jotko
Vera
vs.
Yadong
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
2020: 44-26
harris2020
Harris
(53%)
gadelha2020
Gadelha
(73%)
barboza2020
Barboza
(65%)
anders2020
Anders
(54%)
yadong2020
Yadong
(53%)
Nolan King
@mma_kings
2020: 51-17
overeem2020
Overeem
gadelha2020
Gadelha
barboza2020
Barboza
jotko2020
Jotko
yadong2020
Yadong
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2020: 50-18
trophy copy 2017 Champion
harris2020
Harris
gadelha2020
Gadelha
ige2020
Ige
anders2020
Anders
vera2020
Vera
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
2020: 50-18
overeem2020
Overeem
gadelha2020
Gadelha
barboza2020
Barboza
anders2020
Anders
yadong2020
Yadong
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2020: 50-18
harris2020
Harris
gadelha2020
Gadelha
ige2020
Ige
anders2020
Anders
yadong2020
Yadong
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2020: 48-20
trophy copy 2014 Champion
overeem2020
Overeem
gadelha2020
Gadelha
barboza2020
Barboza
jotko2020
Jotko
yadong2020
Yadong
Simon Head
@simonhead
2020: 48-20
trophy copy 2019 Champion*
overeem2020
Overeem
gadelha2020
Gadelha
barboza2020
Barboza
jotko2020
Jotko
yadong2020
Yadong
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2020: 48-20
harris2020
Harris
gadelha2020
Gadelha
ige2020
Ige
anders2020
Anders
vera2020
Vera
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2020: 48-20
harris2020
Harris
gadelha2020
Gadelha
barboza2020
Barboza
jotko2020
Jotko
yadong2020
Yadong
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2020: 47-19
trophy copy 2018 Champion
harris2020
Harris
gadelha2020
Gadelha
barboza2020
Barboza
jotko2020
Jotko
yadong2020
Yadong
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
2020: 46-22
overeem2020
Overeem
hill2020
Hill
barboza2020
Barboza
jotko2020
Jotko
vera2020
Vera
Dave Doyle
@davedoylemma
2020: 46-22
overeem2020
Overeem
gadelha2020
Gadelha
barboza2020
Barboza
jotko2020
Jotko
yadong2020
Yadong
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2020: 44-24
harris2020
Harris
gadelha2020
Gadelha
ige2020
Ige
anders2020
Anders
vera2020
Vera
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2020: 40-28
overeem2020
Overeem
gadelha2020
Gadelha
barboza2020
Barboza
anders2020
Anders
yadong2020
Yadong
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2020: 31-37
overeem2020
Overeem
hill2020
Hill
barboza2020
Barboza
anders2020
Anders
vera2020
Vera

The UFC wraps up its mini-residency in Florida on Saturday with its third show in eight days.

UFC on ESPN 8 takes place Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+. The event is closed to fans, but the fights still will take place and will be broadcast with essential personnel on site.

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

In the main event, [autotag]Alistair Overeem[/autotag] (45-18 MMA, 10-7 UFC) takes on [autotag]Walt Harris[/autotag] (13-7 MMA, 6-6 UFC) at heavyweight. Harris is the favorite in the fight at around -150, but it’s Overeem with a slight 8-6 edge in the picks from our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts.

In the co-main event, former women’s strawweight title challenger [autotag]Claudia Gadelha[/autotag] (17-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) takes on [autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag] (12-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC), who is fighting for the seventh time in 14 months. Gadelha is the biggest favorite on the card at -210, and she’s the biggest favorite in our picks at 12-2.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Edson Barboza[/autotag] (20-8 MMA, 14-8 UFC) makes the drop from lightweight to featherweight to take on [autotag]Dan Ige[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC), who has won five straight. Barboza is a slight favorite, but he’s got a big 10-4 lead from our staff pickers.

[autotag]Eryk Anders[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) may be a mild underdog in his middleweight fight against [autotag]Krzysztof Jotko[/autotag] (21-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC), but our pickers see it as a coin flip. The picks are dead even at 7-7.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Marlon Vera[/autotag] (17-5-1 MMA, 9-4 UFC) meets [autotag]Song Yadong[/autotag] (15-4-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in a featherweight fight. Yadong nearly is a 2-1 favorite, and he’s got a heavy 9-5 lead in the picks.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Harris (53 percent), Gadelha (73 percent), Barboza (65 percent), Anders (54 percent) and Yadong (53 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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