UFC on ESPN 50 predictions: Is anyone picking Rob Font to upset Cory Sandhagen in Nashville?
The UFC has set up shop this week in “Music City” for the first time in more than four years, and two sets of contenders are atop the lineup.
UFC on ESPN 50 takes place Saturday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
Get playoff pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Ludovit Klein
Records: Ignacio Bahamondes (14-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Ludovit Klein (19-4-1 MMA, 3-2-1 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Bahamondes -230, Klein +190
Junkie pick results: Bahamondes 10, Klein 1
Tanner Boser vs. Aleksa Camur
Records: Tanner Boser (20-10-1 MMA, 4-5 UFC), Aleksa Camur (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
Betting odds: Boser -155, Camur +130
Junkie pick results: Boser 10, Camur 1
Diego Lopes vs. Gavin Tucker
Records: Diego Lopes (21-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Gavin Tucker (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Betting odds: Lopes -170, Tucker +140
Junkie pick results: Lopes 6, Tucker 5
Dustin Jacoby vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
Records: Dustin Jacoby (18-7-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC), Kennedy Nzechukwu (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
Betting odds: Nzechukwu -155, Jacoby +130
Junkie pick results: Nzechukwu 9, Jacoby 2
Jessica Andrade vs. Tatiana Suarez
Records: Jessica Andrade (24-11 MMA, 15-9 UFC), Tatiana Suarez (9-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
Division: Women’s strawweight
Betting odds: Suarez -375, Andrade +295
Junkie pick results: Suarez 11, Andrade 0
Cory Sandhagen vs. Rob Font
Records: Cory Sandhagen (16-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC), Rob Font (20-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC)
Division: 140-pound contract weight
Betting odds: Sandhagen -345, Font +275
Junkie pick results: Sandhagen 10, Font 1
Check out all the main card picks below.
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Matt Erickson |
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Nolan King |
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Simon Samano |
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Matthew Wells |
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Mike Bohn 2014 Champion |
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George Garcia |
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Ken Hathaway 2018, 2022 Champion |
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Farah Hannoun |
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Abbey Subhan |
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Brian Garcia 2017 Champion |
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