| Vettori vs. Holland |
Allen vs. Yusuff |
Alvey vs. Marquez |
Dern vs. Nunes |
Perry vs. Rodriguez |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 31-26 |
Vettori (71%) |
 Allen (59%) |
 Marquez (72%) |
 Dern (80%) |
 Rodriguez (65%) |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2021: 35-22  2020 Champion |
Vettori |  Yusuff |
Marquez |
 Nunes |
Rodriguez |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 35-22 |
Vettori | Yusuff |
Marquez |
Dern |
Rodriguez |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 34-23 |
 Holland |
Yusuff |
Marquez |
Dern |
Rodriguez |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 34-23 |
Vettori | Allen |
Marquez |
Dern |
Rodriguez |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 34-23 2018 Champion |
Vettori | Allen |
Marquez |
Dern |
 Perry |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 34-23 |
Vettori | Yusuff |
Marquez |
Dern |
Rodriguez |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 33-24 2017 Champion |
Vettori | Yusuff |
Marquez |
Dern |
Rodriguez |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 32-25 |
Vettori | Yusuff |
Marquez |
Dern |
Rodriguez |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 32-25 |
Holland |
Yusuff |
Marquez |
Dern |
Rodriguez |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 29-28 |
Vettori | Allen |
Marquez |
Dern |
Rodriguez |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 29-28 2014 Champion |
Vettori | Allen |
Marquez |
Dern |
Perry |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 27-30 |
Vettori | Yusuff |
Marquez |
Dern |
Rodriguez |
| BetMGM Betting Favorites |
Vettori -350 | Yusuff -150 |
Marquez -200 |
Ansaroff -140 |
Rodriguez -155 |
The UFC is back after a week off and there’s a middleweight showdown at the top of the card.
UFC on ABC 2 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on ABC and streams on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the main event, Kevin Holland (21-6 MMA, 8-3 UFC) returns after fighting just three weeks ago to take on Marvin Vettori (16-3-1 MMA, 6-2-1 UFC) as a late injury replacement. Vettori is a -350 favorite at BetMGM, and our 12 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts are taking him at a 10-2 clip.
In the co-feature, Arnold Allen (16-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) meets Sodiq Yusuff (11-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in a featherweight bout. Yusuff is the slight favorite at -150, and he’s up 8-4 in our staff picks – though our 59 percent of our readers are siding with Allen.
Also on the main card, Julian Marquez (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is a -200 favorite and our lone unanimous pick in his middleweight fight against Sam Alvey (33-14-1 MMA, 10-9-1 UFC).
And though Nina Nunes (10-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC) (formerly Nina Ansaroff) is a -140 favorite in her women’s strawweight bout against Mackenzie Dern (10-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), our pickers have Dern at a big 11-1 clip.
And to open the main card, Daniel Rodriguez (13-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is a -155 favorite against Mike Perry (14-7 MMA, 7-7 UFC) at welterweight in a fight that has seen Rodriguez’s odds drop all week. But he’s got a big 10-2 lead in the picks.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Vettori (71 percent), Allen (59 percent), Marquez (66 percent), Dern (80 percent) and Rodriguez (62 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
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