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UFC Fight Night 216: Make your predictions for Jared Cannonier vs. Sean Strickland

matt erickson
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We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 216 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 216 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 216 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

Make your picks for the fights below.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 216.

Sergey Morozov vs. Journey Newson

Records: Sergey Morozov (18-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Journey Newson (10-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Past five: Morozov 3-2, Newson 2-3
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Morozov -250, Newson +200

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David Dvorak vs. Manel Kape

Records: David Dvorak (20-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Manel Kape (17-6 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Past five: Dvorak 4-1, Kape 3-2
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Dvorak +190, Kape -240

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Bryan Battle vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov

Records: Bryan Battle (8-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Rinat Fakhretdinov (20-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Battle 5-0, Fakhretdinov 5-0
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Battle -105, Fakhretdinov -120

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Rafa Garcia vs. Hayisaer Maheshate

Records: Rafa Garcia (14-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Hayisaer Maheshate (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Garcia 2-3, Maheshate 5-0
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Garcia -120, Maheshate +100

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Saidyokub Kakhramonov vs. Said Nurmagomedov

Records: Saidyokub Kakhramonov (10-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Said Nurmagomedov (16-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC)
Past five: Kakhramonov 4-1, Nurmagomedov 4-1
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Kakhramonov +100, Nurmagomedov -120

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Julian Marquez vs. Deron Winn

Records: Julian Marquez (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Deron Winn (7-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Past five: Marquez 3-2, Winn 2-3
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Marquez -155, Winn +135

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Jake Matthews vs. Matt Semelsberger

Records: Jake Matthews (18-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC), Matt Semelsberger (10-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Matthews 4-1, Semelsberger 3-2
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Matthews -250, Semelsberger +200

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Cory McKenna vs. Cheyanne Vlismas

Records: Cory McKenna (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Cheyanne Vlismas (7-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: McKenna 4-1, Vlismas 4-1
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): McKenna +160, Vlismas -190

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Cody Brundage vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk

Records: Cody Brundage (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Michal Oleksiejczuk (17-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Past five: Brundage 3-2, Oleksiejczuk 3-2
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Brundage +230, Oleksiejczuk -275

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Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green

Records: Drew Dober (25-11 MMA, 11-7 UFC), Bobby Green (29-13-1 MMA, 10-8-1 UFC)
Past five: Dober 3-2, Green 2-3
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Dober -150, Green +130

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Alex Caceres vs. Julian Erosa

Records: Alex Caceres (19-13 MMA, 14-11 UFC), Julian Erosa (28-9 MMA, 6-5 UFC)
Past five: Caceres 4-1, Erosa 4-1
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Caceres +145, Erosa -170

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Amir Albazi vs. Alessandro Costa

Records: Amir Albazi (15-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Alessandro Costa (12-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Albazi 4-1, Costa 5-0
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Albazi -435, Costa +350

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Damir Ismagulov vs. Arman Tsarukyan

Records: Damir Ismagulov (24-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC), Arman Tsarukyan (18-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
Past five: Ismagulov 5-0, Tsarukyan 4-1
Division: weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Ismagulov +160, Tsarukyan -190

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Jared Cannonier vs. Sean Strickland

Records: Jared Cannonier (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC), Sean Strickland (25-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC)
Past five: Cannonier 3-2, Strickland 4-1
Division: weight
Rankings: Cannonier No. 4, Strickland No. 7
Odds (as of 12.12.22): Cannonier +105, Strickland -125

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UFC Fight Night 216 fight card (as of Dec. 12, 2 p.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Jared Cannonier vs. Sean Strickland

  • Damir Ismagulov vs. Arman Tsarukyan

  • Amir Albazi vs. Alessandro Costa

  • Alex Caceres vs. Julian Erosa

  • Drew Dober vs. Bobby Green

  • Cody Brundage vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

  • Cory McKenna vs. Cheyanne Vlismas

  • Jake Matthews vs. Matt Semelsberger

  • Julian Marquez vs. Deron Winn

  • Saidyokub Kakhramonov vs. Said Nurmagomedov

  • Rafa Garcia vs. Hayisaer Maheshate

  • Bryan Battle vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov

  • David Dvorak vs. Manel Kape

  • Sergey Morozov vs. Journey Newson

Story originally appeared on MMA Junkie