UFC on ESPN 19 predictions: Can Marvin Vettori top Jack Hermansson on short notice?

	Hermansson vs. Vettori	Hill vs. Saint Preux	De La Rosa vs. Santos	Allan vs. Dolidze	Evloev vs. Landwehr
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 149-91	Hermansson (66%)	Saint Preux (66%)	Santos (58%)	Dolidze (66%)	Evloev (78%)
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 165-75	Hermansson	Saint Preux	Santos	Dolidze	Evloev
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 160-80	Hermansson	Hill	Santos	Dolidze	Evloev
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 158-82	Vettori	Saint Preux	Santos	Dolidze	Landwehr
Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 157-83	Hermansson	Saint Preux	Santos	Dolidze	Evloev
Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 156-84 2019 Champion*	Hermansson	Hill	Santos	Dolidze	Evloev
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 155-85 2014 Champion	Hermansson	Hill	Santos	Dolidze	Evloev
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 153-87 2017 Champion	Vettori	Saint Preux	Santos	Dolidze	Evloev
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 152-88	Vettori	Saint Preux	Santos	Allan	Evloev
Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 151-89	Hermansson	Saint Preux	Santos	Dolidze	Landwehr
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 150-90	Vettori	Saint Preux	Santos	Dolidze	Evloev
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 150-90 2018 Champion	Vettori	Saint Preux	Santos	Dolidze	Evloev
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 150-90	Vettori	Saint Preux	Santos	Dolidze	Landwehr
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 147-93	Hermansson	Saint Preux	Santos	Dolidze	Evloev
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 90-150	Hermansson	Saint Preux	De La Rosa	Allan	Landwehr

The UFC is back this week with another new main event after a previously scheduled headliner fell apart.

UFC on ESPN 19 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event airs on ESPN2 and streams on ESPN+.

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In the main event, Jack Hermansson (21-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) takes on Marvin Vettori (15-3-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) at middleweight. Vettori stepped in for Kevin Holland, who was pulled due to a COVID-19 infection. Vettori is a slight favorite at BetMGM at -145, but it’s Hermansson with a slight 8-6 picks lead from our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts.

In the co-feature, Jamahal Hill (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) meets Ovince Saint Preux (25-14 MMA, 13-9 UFC) at light heavyweight. Hill is a -165 favorite at the sportsbook, but Saint Preux has a big 11-3 lead from our pickers.

Also on the main card, Montana De La Rosa (11-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) meets Taila Santos (16-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) in a women’s flyweight bout. Santos is a -225 favorite, and only one of our pickers is taking De La Rosa in an upset.

John Allan (13-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is a +180 underdog at light heavyweight against Roman Dolidze (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who has a hefty 12-2 lead in the picks.

And to open the main card, Movsar Evloev (13-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) will try to keep his unbeaten record intact when he takes on Nate Landwehr (14-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at featherweight. Evloev is the biggest favorite on the card at -650, but four of our pickers are taking Landwehr in what would be one of the year’s biggest upsets.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Hermansson (66 percent), Saint Preux (66 percent), Santos (58 percent), Dolidze (66 percent) and Evloev (78 percent) are the choices.

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