Noche UFC predictions: Who’s picking Alexa Grasso to beat Valentina Shevchenko again?

The UFC is back in Las Vegas this week with a special event for Mexican Independence Day, and the women’s flyweight title is on the line.

Noche UFC takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event streams on ESPN+.

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Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Kyle Nelson vs. Fernando Padilla

Records: Nelson (14-5-1 MMA, 2-4-1 UFC), Padilla (15-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Betting odds: Padilla (-250), Nelson (+205)
Junkie pick results: Padilla 11, Nelson 0

Christos Giagos vs. Daniel Zellhuber

Records: Giagos (20-10 MMA, 6-6 UFC), Zellhuber (13-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Zellhuber (-290), Giagos (+235)
Junkie pick results: Zellhuber 9, Giagos 2

Terrence Mitchell vs. Raul Rosas Jr.

Records: Mitchell (14-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Rosas (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Betting odds: Rosas (-750), Mitchell (+525)
Junkie pick results: Rosas 11, Mitchell 0

Jack Della Maddalena vs. Kevin Holland

Records: Maddalena (15-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC), Holland (25-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Betting odds: Maddalena (-150), Holland (+125)
Junkie pick results: Maddalena 7, Holland 4

Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko

Records: Grasso (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC), Shevchenko (23-4 MMA, 12-3 UFC)
Division: Women’s flyweight
Betting odds: Shevchenko (-175), Grasso (+145)
Junkie pick results: Shevchenko 8, Grasso 3

Preliminary card picks

Although fights on the prelims don’t count toward the standings in the MMA Junkie staff picks, we still pick each fight. Here are some key results:

There are three unanimous picks and three blowouts in our picks on the prelims. Loopy Godinez (10-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) pitched a shutout in the picks for her strawweight bout against Elise Reed (7-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC). Roman Kopylov (11-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC), a 3-1 favorite, is an 11-0 pick against Josh Fremd (11-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC). And in a fight between promotional newcomers, Josefine Knutsson (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is a unanimous pick against Marnic Mann (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) to open the card.

Edgar Chairez (10-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has a 9-2 picks lead over Daniel Lacerda (11-5 MMA, 0-4 UFC) at flyweight. Tracy Cortez (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) is just a slight favorite, but is a 10-1 pick over Jasmine Jasudavicius (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC). And 4-1 favorite Charlie Campbell (7-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has a 9-2 picks advantage over Alex Reyes (13-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at lightweight.

Check out all the main card picks below.

Noche UFC main card picks

	Grasso vs. Shevchenko	Della Maddalena vs. Holland	Mitchell vs. Rosas Jr.	Giagos vs. Zellhuber	Nelson vs. Padilla
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 157-90	Shevchenko (63%)	Holland (60%)	Rosas Jr. (73%)	Zellhuber (75%)	Padilla (73%)
Nolan King @mma_kings 158-89	Shevchenko	Holland	Rosas Jr.	Zellhuber	Padilla
Simon Samano @SJSamano 156-91	Grasso	Della Maddalena	Rosas Jr.	Zellhuber	Padilla
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 155-92 2018, 2022 Champion	Shevchenko	Della Maddalena	Rosas Jr.	Zellhuber	Padilla
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 154-93	Shevchenko	Holland	Rosas Jr.	Zellhuber	Padilla
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 154-93 2014 Champion	Shevchenko	Della Maddalena	Rosas Jr.	Giagos	Padilla
Matt Erickson @MattE 152-95	Grasso	Della Maddalena	Rosas Jr.	Zellhuber	Padilla
Brian Garcia @thegoze 149-98 2017 Champion	Shevchenko	Holland	Rosas Jr.	Zellhuber	Padilla
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 148-99	Shevchenko	Della Maddalena	Rosas Jr.	Giagos	Padilla
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 147-100	Shevchenko	Della Maddalena	Rosas Jr.	Zellhuber	Padilla
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 145-102	Shevchenko	Della Maddalena	Rosas Jr.	Zellhuber	Padilla
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 138-109	Grasso	Holland	Rosas Jr.	Zellhuber	Padilla

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