UFC Fight Night 203 predictions: Is anyone picking Thiago Santos to upset Magomed Ankalaev?

	Santos vs. Ankalaev	Moraes vs. Yadong	Caceres vs. Yusuff	Roberson vs. Rountree	Dober vs. McKinney	Pereira vs. Silva
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 33-17	Ankalaev (80%)	Yadong (70%)	Yusuff (64%)	Rountree (71%)	McKinney (64%)	Pereira (75%)
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 34-16 2018 Champion	Ankalaev	Yadong	Yusuff	Rountree	McKinney	Pereira
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 33-17	Ankalaev	Yadong	Yusuff	Roberson	McKinney	Silva
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 32-18	Ankalaev	Yadong	Yusuff	Roberson	McKinney	Pereira
Nolan King @mma_kings 31-19	Ankalaev	Yadong	Yusuff	Roberson	McKinney	Silva
Simon Samano @SJSamano 31-19	Ankalaev	Yadong	Yusuff	Roberson	McKinney	Pereira
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 30-20 2014 Champion	Ankalaev	Yadong	Yusuff	Rountree	McKinney	Pereira
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 30-20	Ankalaev	Moraes	Yusuff	Rountree	McKinney	Silva
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 29-21	Ankalaev	Yadong	Yusuff	Roberson	McKinney	Pereira
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 28-22	Ankalaev	Moraes	Yusuff	Roberson	McKinney	Pereira
Brian Garcia @thegoze 28-22 2017 Champion	Ankalaev	Yadong	Yusuff	Roberson	Dober	Pereira
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 24-26	Ankalaev	Moraes	Caceres	Roberson	McKinney	Pereira

The UFC is back at its “Fight Night” home this week with a pair of 205-pound bangers atop the bill.

UFC Fight Night 203 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

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In the main event, Thiago Santos (22-9 MMA, 14-8 UFC) takes on Magomed Ankalaev (16-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) at light heavyweight. Ankalaev is a prohibitive 6-1 favorite at Tipico; the comeback on Santos is +400. Not surprisingly, our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers have Ankalaev as our only unanimous pick on the main card.

In the co-feature, Marlon Moraes (23-9-1 MMA, 5-5 UFC) meets Song Yadong (18-5-1 MMA, 7-1-1 UFC) at bantamweight. Yadong is a -260 favorite at the betting window and has a big 8-3 edge in the picks from our staff members.

Also on the main card, the streaking Alex Caceres (19-12 MMA, 14-10 UFC) takes on Sodiq Yusuff (11-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in a featherweight fight. Yusuff is a -260 favorite and is a near-unanimous pick at 10-1.

Karl Roberson (9-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) fights Khalil Rountree (9-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC) in a light heavyweight bout that is the main card’s closest from an odds standpoint. Roberson is a slight favorite at -135, but he’s got an outsized 8-3 lead in the picks.

Terrance McKinney (12-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) makes a quick turnaround in a lightweight fight against Drew Dober (23-11 MMA, 9-7 UFC). Dober is a -190 favorite, but it’s McKinney who has pitched a near shutout in our staff members’ picks at 10-1.

And to open the main card, Alex Pereira (4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) takes on Bruno Silva (22-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in a middleweight bout. Pereira is a 2-1 favorite and has a big 8-3 lead in the picks.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Ankalaev (80 percent), Yadong (70 percent), Yusuff (64 percent), Rountree (71 percent), McKinney (64 percent) and Pereira (75 percent) are the choices.

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