In the co-main occasion, Alonzo Menifield (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) satisfies Ovince Saint Preux (24-14 MMA, 12-9 UFC) in a light heavyweight battle that was delayed from a couple weeks back. Menifield is a slight preferred, however our pickers have the bout divided down the middle at 7-7.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus choices, Overeem (71 percent), Saint Preux (55 percent), Pereira (73 percent), Kelleher (N/A percent) and Moises (64 percent) are the choices.
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The other near-unanimous tease the main card goes to Brian Kelleher (21-11 MMA, 5-4 UFC), who is more than a 2-1 favorite versus short-notice featherweight opponent Kevin Natividad (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC). Only one of our pickers is taking Natividad to pull the upset.
And to open the main card, Thiago Moises (13-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) is a small favorite against Jalin Turner (9-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) in their lightweight bout. Our pickers have Moises with a huge lead at 11-3.
On the primary card, Zelim Imadaev (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) takes on Michel Pereira (23-11 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at welterweight. There was bad blood at Fridays weigh-ins, culminating in a shove from Imadaev. When it comes to the picks, even though the battle is a choice em at some sportsbooks, our staff members have Pereira with a massive 13-1 lead.
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In the primary event, Alistair Overeem (46-18 MMA, 11-7 UFC) takes on Augusto Sakai (15-1-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in a heavyweight bout. Overeem is a -165 favorite, and our 14 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts have him with a huge lead at 10-4.
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On the main card, Zelim Imadaev (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) takes on Michel Pereira (23-11 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at welterweight. There was bad blood at Fridays weigh-ins, culminating in a shove from Imadaev. But when it comes to the choices, although the battle is a choice em at some sportsbooks, our personnel members have Pereira with a huge 13-1 lead.
