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UFC on ESPN 51: Make your predictions for Vicente Luque vs. Rafael dos Anjos

We want your predictions for UFC on ESPN 51 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 on ESPN 51 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC on ESPN 51 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

Make your picks for the main card fights below.

Josh Fremd vs. Jamie Pickett

Records: Josh Fremd (10-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Jamie Pickett (13-9 MMA, 2-5 UFC)
Past five: Fremd 3-2, Pickett 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.08.23): Josh Fremd (-340) vs. Jamie Pickett (+270)

AJ Dobson vs. Tafon Nchukwi

Records: AJ Dobson (6-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Tafon Nchukwi (6-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Past five: Dobson 3-2, Nchukwi 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.08.23): AJ Dobson (+120) vs. Tafon Nchukwi (-140)

Iasmin Lucindo vs. Polyana Viana

Records: Iasmin Lucindo (14-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Polyana Viana (13-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC)
Past five: Lucindo 4-1, Viana 3-2
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.08.23): Iasmin Lucindo (-190) vs. Polyana Viana (+160)

Chris Daukaus vs. Khalil Rountree

Records: Chris Daukaus (12-6 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Khalil Rountree (11-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC)
Past five: Daukaus 2-3, Rountree 3-2
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.08.23): Chris Daukaus (+170) vs. Khalil Rountree (-205)

Hakeem Dawodu vs. Cub Swanson

Records: Hakeem Dawodu (13-3-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Cub Swanson (28-13 MMA, 13-9 UFC)
Past five: Dawodu 3-2, Swanson 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.08.23): Hakeem Dawodu (-240) vs. Cub Swanson (+195)

Vicente Luque vs. Rafael dos Anjos

Records: Vicente Luque (21-9-1 MMA, 14-5 UFC), Rafael dos Anjos (32-14 MMA, 21-12 UFC)
Past five: Luque 3-2, dos Anjos 3-2
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: Luque No. 11 welterweight, dos Anjos No. 8 lightweight
Odds (as of 08.08.23): Vicente Luque (-105) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (-120)

UFC on ESPN 51 fight card (as of Aug. 8, 10 a.m. ET)

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

  • Vicente Luque vs. Rafael dos Anjos
  • Hakeem Dawodu vs. Cub Swanson
  • Chris Daukaus vs. Khalil Rountree
  • Iasmin Lucindo vs. Polyana Viana
  • AJ Dobson vs. Tafon Nchukwi
  • Josh Fremd vs. Jamie Pickett

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

  • JP Buys vs. Marcus McGhee
  • Mike Breeden vs. Terrence McKinney
  • Isaac Dulgarian vs. Francis Marshall
  • Martin Buday vs. Josh Parisian
  • Jaqueline Amorim vs. Montserrat Conejo
  • Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Jose Johnson
  • Juliana Miller vs. Luana Santos

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 51.

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