| Figueiredo vs. Moreno |
Ferguson vs. Oliveira |
Holland vs. Souza |
Dos Santos vs. Gane |
|
| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 152-94 |
Figueiredo (79%) |
 Ferguson (70%) |
 Holland (59%) |
 Gane (63%) |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 168-78 |
Figueiredo | Ferguson |
 Souza |
Gane |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 163-83 |
 Moreno |
Ferguson |
Souza |
Gane |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 162-84 |
Figueiredo | Ferguson |
Souza |
Gane |
| Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 160-86  2019 Champion* |
Figueiredo | Ferguson |
Holland |
 Dos Santos |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 160-86 |
Figueiredo | Ferguson |
Souza |
Gane |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 159-87 2014 Champion |
Figueiredo |  Oliveira |
Holland |
Gane |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 156-90 |
Figueiredo | Oliveira |
Holland |
Gane |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 156-90 2017 Champion |
Figueiredo | Ferguson |
Souza |
Gane |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 154-92 |
Figueiredo | Ferguson |
Holland |
Gane |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 154-92 2018 Champion |
Figueiredo | Ferguson |
Holland |
Gane |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 153-93 |
Moreno |
Ferguson |
Holland |
Dos Santos |
| Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 153-93 |
Figueiredo | Ferguson |
Souza |
Dos Santos |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 150-96 |
Figueiredo | Oliveira |
Holland |
Dos Santos |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 91-155 |
Moreno |
Oliveira |
Souza |
Dos Santos |
(Editor’s note: The fight between Mackenzie Dern and Virna Jandiroba was added to the main card too late for our picks deadline.)
The UFC is back this week, and once again a flyweight title fight tops the card.
UFC 256 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2/ESPN+ and early prelims on ESPN+.
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In the main event, flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) meets challenger Brandon Moreno (18-5-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC). The two are fighting just three weeks each from their most recent wins. Figueiredo is a heavy favorite at BetMGM at -350, and he’s got a big 11-3 picks lead from our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts.
In the co-feature, Tony Ferguson (25-4 MMA, 15-2 UFC) takes on Charles Oliveira (29-8 MMA, 17-8 UFC) in a key lightweight fight. Ferguson is a -165 favorite and has a 10-4 picks lead.
Also on the main card, Kevin Holland (20-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC) meets submission whiz Ronaldo Souza (26-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) at middleweight. Souza is just a slight favorite in the card’s closest bout from an odds perspective, and our pickers are split down the middle at 7-7.
And to open the main card, former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos (21-8 MMA, 15-7 UFC) takes on Ciryl Gane (6-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who is the event’s second biggest favorite at -450. Gane has the picks lead at 9-5.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Figueiredo (79 percent), Ferguson (70 percent), Holland (59 percent) and Gane (63 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
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