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UFC on ESPN 39: Make your predictions for Rafael dos Anjos vs. Rafael Fiziev

Matt Erickson
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We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 39 event in Las Vegas.

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC Fight Night 208 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 208 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

Make your picks for the fights below.

Saidyokub Kakhramonov vs. Ronnie Lawrence

Records: Saidyokub Kakhramonov (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Ronnie Lawrence (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Past five: Kakhramonov 4-1, Lawrence 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.03.22): Lawrence -135, Kakhramonov +105

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Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Karl Roberson

Records: Kennedy Nzechukwu (9-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Karl Roberson (9-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC)
Past five: Nzechukwu 3-2, Roberson 2-3
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.03.22): Roberson -115, Nzechukwu -110

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Cody Brundage vs. Tresean Gore

Records: Cody Brundage (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Tresean Gore (3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Brundage 3-2, Gore 3-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.03.22): Gore -145, Brundage +105

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Cortney Casey vs. Antonina Shevchenko

Records: Cortney Casey (10-9 MMA, 6-8 UFC), Antonina Shevchenko (9-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC)
Past five: Casey 2-3, Shevchenko 2-3
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.03.22): Shevchenko -180, Casey +130

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Ricky Turcios vs. Aiemann Zahabi

Records: Ricky Turcios (11-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Aiemann Zahabi (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Past five: Turcios 3-2, Zahabi 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.03.22): Zahabi -145, Turcios +105

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Cynthia Calvillo vs. Nina Nunes

Records: Cynthia Calvillo (9-4-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC), Nina Nunes (10-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC)
Past five: Calvillo 1-3-1, Nunes 3-2
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.03.22): N/A

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Michael Johnson vs. Jamie Mullarkey

Records: Michael Johnson (20-17 MMA, 12-13 UFC), Jamie Mullarkey (14-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Past five: Johnson 1-4, Mullarkey 2-3
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.03.22): Mullarkey -145, Johnson +105

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Chase Sherman vs. Jared Vanderaa

Records: Chase Sherman (15-10 MMA, 3-9 UFC), Jared Vanderaa (12-8 MMA, 1-4 UFC)
Past five: Sherman 1-4, Vanderaa 1-4
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.03.22): Sherman -135, Vanderaa -105

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Jamie Pickett vs. Denis Tiuliulin

Records: Jamie Pickett (13-7 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Denis Tiuliulin (10-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Pickett 2-3, Tiuliulin 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.03.22): N/A

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Said Nurmagomedov vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade

Records: Said Nurmagomedov (15-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Douglas Silva de Andrade (28-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC)
Past five: Nurmagomedov 4-1, Silva de Andrade 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.03.22): Nurmagomedov -145, Silva de Andrade +105

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Caio Borralho vs. Armen Petrosyan

Records: Caio Borralho (11-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Armen Petrosyan (7-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Borralho 5-0, Petrosyan 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 07.03.22): Borralho -170, Petrosyan +125

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Rafael dos Anjos vs. Rafael Fiziev

Records: Rafael dos Anjos (31-13 MMA, 20-11 UFC), Rafael Fiziev (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
Past five: Dos Anjos 3-2, Fiziev 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Dos Anjos No. 5, Fiziev No. 14
Odds (as of 07.03.22): Dos Anjos -140, Fiziev +105

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UFC Fight Night 208 fight card (as of July 3, 4 p.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Rafael dos Anjos vs. Rafael Fiziev

  • Caio Borralho vs. Armen Petrosyan

  • Said Nurmagomedov vs. Douglas Silva de Andrade

  • Jamie Pickett vs. Denis Tiuliulin

  • Chase Sherman vs. Jared Vanderaa

  • Michael Johnson vs. Jamie Mullarkey

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Cynthia Calvillo vs. Nina Nunes

  • Ricky Turcios vs. Aiemann Zahabi

  • Cortney Casey vs. Antonina Shevchenko

  • Cody Brundage vs. Tresean Gore

  • Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Karl Roberson

  • Saidyokub Kakhramonov vs. Ronnie Lawrence

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