Although fights on the prelims don’t count toward the standings in the MMA Junkie staff picks, we still pick each fight. Here are some key results:
The featured prelim between Mackenzie Dern (13-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) and Amanda Lemos (13-3-1 MMA, 7-3 UFC) is a close one at women’s strawweight. Lemos is just a -135 favorite, and she’s got the smallest possible picks lead at 6-5.
There are two unanimous picks on the prelims. The biggest favorite on the card, and one of the biggest UFC favorites in history at this number, is Rinya Nakamura (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who is around -1400 at the betting window against Carlos Vera (11-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC). Not surprisingly, Nakamura is an 11-0 pick from our staff members. And so is Miranda Maverick (12-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) in her event-opening women’s flyweight bout against Andrea Lee (13-8 MMA, 5-6 UFC).
Check out all the main card picks below.
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