UFC on ESPN+ 28 predictions: Is it Kevin Lee or Charles Oliveira in Brasilia?

	Lee vs. Oliveira	Burns vs. Maia	Hadzovic vs. Moicano	Krylov vs. Walker	Makdessi vs. Trinaldo
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 36-18	Lee (56%)	Maia (59%)	Moicano (89%)	Walker (75%)	Trinaldo (71%)
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 41-13	Lee	Burns	Moicano	Walker	Trinaldo
Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 40-14 2019 Champion*	Lee	Burns	Moicano	Walker	Trinaldo
Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 40-14	Lee	Burns	Moicano	Walker	Makdessi
Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 40-14	Lee	Burns	Moicano	Krylov	Trinaldo
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 40-14	Lee	Burns	Moicano	Walker	Trinaldo
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 40-14	Oliveira	Burns	Moicano	Krylov	Trinaldo
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 40-14	Lee	Burns	Moicano	Walker	Trinaldo
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 40-14 2017 Champion	Lee	Burns	Moicano	Walker	Trinaldo
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 39-15	Lee	Maia	Moicano	Walker	Trinaldo
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 38-16	Lee	Burns	Moicano	Walker	Makdessi
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 38-16 2014 Champion	Oliveira	Burns	Moicano	Krylov	Trinaldo
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 38-16 2018 Champion	Oliveira	Burns	Moicano	Walker	Trinaldo
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 33-21	Lee	Maia	Moicano	Walker	Trinaldo
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 25-29	Oliveira	Maia	Hadzovich	Krylov	Makdessi

The UFC is back in Brazil this week with a pair of lightweight contenders at the top of the card.

UFC on ESPN+ 28 takes place Saturday at Ginasio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia, Brazil. The card streams on ESPN+. The event is closed to fans due to concerns over the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic, but the fights still will take place and will be broadcast with essential personnel on site.

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In the main event, Kevin Lee (18-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC) takes on Charles Oliveira (28-8 MMA, 16-8 UFC) in a fight between lightweight contenders. Lee is a slight favorite in the fight, and he’s got a sizable 10-4 lead in the picks from our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts.

In the co-main event, Demian Maia (28-9 MMA, 22-9 UFC) meets fellow Brazilian Gilbert Burns (17-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) at welterweight. Burns is the favorite from the oddsmakers, and only three of our 14 pickers are taking Maia to pull off the upset.

Also on the main card, Renato Moicano (13-3-1 MMA, 5-3 UFC) is the event’s biggest betting favorite at -350 in his lightweight bout against Damir Hadzovic (13-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC), and accordingly only one picker is taking Hadzovic in an upset.

Brazil’s Johnny Walker (17-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has a big 10-4 picks lead over Nikita Krylov (26-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC) in their light heavyweight bout.

And to open the main card, Francisco Trinaldo (24-7 MMA, 14-6 UFC) is a mild favorite against John Makdessi (17-6 MMA, 10-6 UFC) in their lightweight bout, but he’s got a big 11-3 lead in the picks.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Lee (56 percent), Maia (59 percent), Moicano (89 percent), Walker (75 percent) and Trinaldo (71 percent) are the choices.

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