UFC 260 predictions: Who’s picking Francis Ngannou to take Stipe Miocic’s title?
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The UFC is back in Las Vegas this week, and the heavyweight title is on the line at the top of the card in a big rematch.
UFC 260 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the main event, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic (20-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) puts his title on the line against Francis Ngannou (15-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in a rematch from a fight from more than three years ago. Miocic won that fight by unanimous decision, but despite that, Ngannou is a -125 favorite at BetMGM. It’s the opposite from our 13 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts, though. From them, it’s Miocic with an 8-5 edge.
In the co-feature, Vicente Luque (19-7-1 MMA, 12-3 UFC) is a -250 favorite against former welterweight champ Tyron Woodley (19-6-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC), who has dropped three straight. Luque has a big picks lead at 10-3 from our staff members.
Also on the card, Thomas Almeida (22-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) takes on Sean O'Malley (12-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in a bantamweight bout. O’Malley is the biggest favorite on the card at -300, and he’s a near-unanimous pick at 12-1.
Miranda Maverick (8-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) takes on Gillian Robertson (9-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) in a women’s flyweight bout that was delayed a few weeks. Maverick is a -160 favorite, but Robertson has a big 9-4 lead from our pickers and the edge in our reader picks, as well.
And to open the main card, Jamie Mullarkey (12-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) will look for his first UFC win against Khama Worthy (16-7 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in a lightweight bout. Worthy only is a -135 favorite – but he’s our only unanimous pick on the main card at 13-0.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Miocic (68 percent), Luque (72 percent), O’Malley (67 percent), Robertson (53 percent) and Worthy (78 percent) are the choices.
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