The UFC is back in its home base this week with welterweights at the top of the lineup, plus a former women’s champion in the co-main event.
UFC Fight Night 242 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
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Get main card pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Yanal Ashmouz vs. Trevor Peek Trevor Peek vs. Yanal Ashmouz Records: Ashmouz (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Peek (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Past five: Ashmouz 4-1, Peek 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.07.24): Ashmouz +100, Peek -120
Junkie pick results: Peek 10, Ashmouz 1
Cody Durden vs. Matt Schnell Matt Schnell vs. Cody Durden Records: Durden (16-6-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC), Schnell (16-8 MMA, 6-6 UFC)
Past five: Durden 3-2, Schnell 2-3
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.07.24): Durden -280, Schnell +225
Junkie pick results: Schnell 6, Durden 5
Steve Garcia vs. Kyle Nelson Steve Garcia vs. Kyle Nelson Records: Garcia (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Nelson (16-5-1 MMA, 4-4-1 UFC)
Past five: Garcia 4-1, Nelson 3-1-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.07.24): Garcia -185, Nelson +165
Junkie pick results: Garcia 10, Nelson 1
Jessica Andrade vs. Natalia Silva Jessica Andrade vs. Natalia Silva Records: Andrade (26-12 MMA, 17-10 UFC), Silva (17-5-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
Past five: Andrade 2-3, Silva 5-0
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Silva No. 12, Andrade No. 5 women’s strawweight
Odds (as of 09.07.24): Andrade +250, Silva -310
Junkie pick results: Andrade 8, Silva 3
Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady Records: Burns (22-7 MMA, 15-7 UFC), Brady (16-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC)
Past five: Burns 2-3, Brady 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Burns No. 7, Brady No. 9
Odds (as of 09.07.24): Burns +155, Brady -185
Junkie pick results: Brady 8, Burns 3
Preliminary card picks Jaqueline Amorim vs. Vanessa Demopoulos Although they don’t count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:
Chris Padilla vs. Rong Zhu: Padilla 7, Zhu 4Isaac Dulgarian vs. Brendon Marotte: Dulgarian 11, Marotte 0Felipe dos Santos vs. Andre Lima: Lima 6, dos Santos 5Gabriel Santos vs. Yi Zha: Santos 7, Zha 4Jaqueline Amorim vs. Vanessa Demopoulos: Demopoulos 6, Amorim 5Dylan Budka vs. Andre Petroski: Petroski 11, Budka 0Nathan Fletcher vs. Zygimantas Ramaska: Fletcher 8, Ramaska 3Check out all the main card picks below.
UFC Fight Night 242 main card picks Burns
vs.
Brady
Andrade
vs.
Silva
Garcia
vs.
Nelson
Durden
vs.
Schnell
Ashmouz
vs.
Peek
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