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UFC Fight Night 221: Make your predictions for Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili

matt erickson
·5 min read

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 221 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 221 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 221 takes place Saturday at The Theater at Virgin Hotels 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 221.

Carlston Harris vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov

Records: Carlston Harris (17-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Abubakar Nurmagomedov (17-3-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: Harris 4-1, Nurmagomedov 3-1-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.05.23): Harris -140, Nurmagomedov +120

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Tyson Nam vs. Bruno Silva

Records: Tyson Nam (21-12-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Bruno Silva (12-5-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Past five: Nam 3-2, Silva 3-2
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.05.23): Nam +145, Silva -170

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Tony Gravely vs. Victor Henry

Records: Tony Gravely (23-8 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Victor Henry (22-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Gravely 3-2, Henry 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.05.23): Gravely +120, Henry -140

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JJ Aldrich vs. Ariane Lipski

Records: JJ Aldrich (11-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC), Ariane Lipski (14-8 MMA, 3-5 UFC)
Past five: Aldrich 3-2, Lipski 2-3
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.05.23): Aldrich -230, Lipski +180

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Mario Bautista vs. Guido Cannetti

Records: Mario Bautista (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Guido Cannetti (10-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC)
Past five: Bautista 4-1, Cannetti 2-3
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.05.23): Bautista -900, Cannetti +600

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Sedriques Dumas vs. Josh Fremd

Records: Sedriques Dumas (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Josh Fremd (9-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Past five: Dumas 5-0, Fremd 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.05.23): N/A

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Raphael Assuncao vs. Davey Grant

Records: Raphael Assuncao (27-9 MMA, 12-6 UFC), Davey Grant (12-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC)
Past five: Assuncao 1-4, Grant 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.05.23): Assuncao +135, Grant -165

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Lukasz Brzeski vs. Karl Williams

Records: Lukasz Brzeski (8-2-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Karl Williams (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Brzeski 3-1-1, Williams 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.05.23): Brzeski +115, Williams -135

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Vitor Petrino vs. Anton Turkalj

Records: Vitor Petrino (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Anton Turkalj (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Petrino 5-0, Turkalj 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.05.23): Petrino -140, Turkalj +120

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Jonathan Martinez vs. Said Nurmagomedov

Records: Jonathan Martinez (17-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC), Said Nurmagomedov (17-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC)
Past five: Martinez 4-1, Nurmagomedov 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.05.23): Martinez +165, Nurmagomedov -200

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Austin Lingo vs. Ricardo Ramos

Records: Austin Lingo (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Ricardo Ramos (16-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
Past five: Lingo 4-1, Ramos 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.05.23): Lingo +230, Ramos -290

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Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann

Records: Nikita Krylov (29-9 MMA, 10-7 UFC), Ryan Spann (21-7 MMA, 7-2 UFC)
Past five: Krylov 3-2, Spann 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Spann No. 10, Krylov No. 12
Odds (as of 03.05.23): N/A

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Alexandr Romanov vs. Alexander Volkov

Records: Alexandr Romanov (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), Alexander Volkov (35-10 MMA, 9-4 UFC)
Past five: Romanov 4-1, Volkov 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Volkov No. 8, Romanov No. 13
Odds (as of 03.05.23): Romanov -115, Volkov -105

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Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili

Records: Petr Yan (16-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC), Merab Dvalishvili (15-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC)
Past five: Yan 2-3, Dvalishvili 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Dvalishvili No. 2, Yan No. 5
Odds (as of 03.05.23): Yan -220, Dvalishvili +175

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UFC Fight Night 221 fight card (as of March 5, 11 p.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili

  • Alexandr Romanov vs. Alexander Volkov

  • Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann

  • Austin Lingo vs. Ricardo Ramos

  • Jonathan Martinez vs. Said Nurmagomedov

  • Vitor Petrino vs. Anton Turkalj

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)

  • Lukasz Brzeski vs. Karl Williams

  • Raphael Assuncao vs. Davey Grant

  • Sedriques Dumas vs. Josh Fremd

  • Mario Bautista vs. Guido Cannetti

  • JJ Aldrich vs. Ariane Lipski

  • Tony Gravely vs. Victor Henry

  • Tyson Nam vs. Bruno Silva

  • Carlston Harris vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov

Story originally appeared on MMA Junkie