| Nunes vs. Aldana |
Dariush vs. Oliveira |
Fugitt vs. Malott |
Ige vs. Landwehr |
Anders vs. Barriault |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 80-54 |
Nunes (66%) |
 Oliveira (56%) |
 Malott (84%) |
 Ige (66%) |
 Barriault (61%) |
| Matt Erickson @MattE 92-47 |
 Aldana |
Oliveira |
Malott |
 Landwehr |
 Anders |
| Matthew Wells @MrMWells 87-52 |
Nunes | Oliveira |
Malott |
Landwehr |
|
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 87-52 |
Nunes |  Dariush |
Malott |
Landwehr |
Barriault |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 86-53 |
Nunes | Oliveira |
Malott |
Ige |
Barriault |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 84-55 |
Nunes | Dariush |
Malott |
Ige |
|
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway -82-57  2018, 2022 Champion |
Nunes | Dariush |
Malott |
Landwehr |
|
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 82-57 2014 Champion |
Nunes | Dariush |
Malott |
Ige |
|
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 80-59 |
Nunes | Dariush |
Malott |
Ige |
|
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 77-62 |
Nunes | Oliveira |
Malott |
Ige |
|
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 76-63 2017 Champion |
Nunes | Dariush |
Malott |
Ige |
|
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 76-63 |
Aldana |
Dariush |
Malott |
Landwehr |
Barriault |
At long last, the UFC is back in Canada this week with the women’s GOAT at the top of the lineup.
UFC 289 takes place Saturday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
Women’s bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes (22-5 MMA, 15-2 UFC) puts her 135-pound title on the line against challenger Irene Aldana (14-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in the main event. In the co-feature, former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira (33-9 MMA, 21-9 UFC) takes on Beneil Dariush (22-4-1 MMA, 16-4-1 UFC) in a No. 1 contenders bout.
Check out all the picks above.
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