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August 5, 2024 2:40 pm ET
We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 61 event in Las Vegas.
Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC on ESPN 61 (ESPN/ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Make your picks below.
Talita Alencar vs. Stephanie Luciano
Records: Alencar (5-0-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Luciano (5-1-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Alencar 4-0-1, Luciano 3-1-1
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.05.24): Alencar +140, Luciano -170
Jarno Errens vs. Youssef Zalal
Records: Errens (14-5-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Zalal (14-5-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC)
Past five: Errens 2-3, Zalal 4-0-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.05.24): Errens +280, Zalal -380
Jhonata Diniz vs. Karl Williams
Records: Diniz (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Williams (10-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Diniz 5-0, Williams 5-0
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.05.24): Diniz +190, Williams -235
Pannie Kianzad vs. Karol Rosa
Records: Kianzad (17-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC), Rosa (17-6 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Past five: Kianzad 2-3, Rosa 2-3
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Kianzad No. 11, Rosa No. 12
Odds (as of 08.05.24): Kianzad +145, Rosa -175
Danny Barlow vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
Records: Barlow (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Veretennikov (12-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Barlow 5-0, Veretennikov 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.05.24): Barlow -310, Veretennikov +245
Charalampos Grigoriou vs. Toshiomi Kazama
Records: Grigoriou (8-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Kazama (10-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Past five: Grigoriou 4-1, Kazama 2-3
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.05.24): Grigoriou -185, Kazama +155
Jafel Filho vs. Allan Nascimento
Records: Filho (16-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Nascimento (20-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: Filho 4-1, Nascimento 3-2
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Filho No. 15
Odds (as of 08.05.24): Filho +175, Nascimento -210
Chelsea Chandler vs. Yana Santos
Records: Chandler (6-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Santos (14-8 MMA, 4-5 UFC)
Past five: Chandler 4-1, Santos 2-3
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Santos No. 14
Odds (as of 08.05.24): Chandler +105, Santos -125
Damon Jackson vs. Chepe Mariscal
Records: Jackson (23-6-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC), Mariscal (16-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Jackson 3-2, Mariscal 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.05.24): Jackson +205, Mariscal -250
Marcin Tybura vs. Serghei Spivac
Records: Tybura (25-8 MMA, 12-7 UFC), Spivac (16-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC)
Past five: Tybura 3-2, Spivac 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Tybura No. 8, Spivac No. 9
Odds (as of 08.05.24): Tybura +100, Spivac -120
UFC on ESPN 61 fight card (as of Aug. 5, noon ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Marcin Tybura vs. Serghei Spivac
- Damon Jackson vs. Chepe Mariscal
- Chelsea Chandler vs. Yana Santos
- Jafel Filho vs. Allan Nascimento
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Charalampos Grigoriou vs. Toshiomi Kazama
- Danny Barlow vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
- Pannie Kianzad vs. Karol Rosa
- Jhonata Diniz vs. Karl Williams
- Jarno Errens vs. Youssef Zalal
- Talita Alencar vs. Stephanie Luciano
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 61.
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