UFC 297: Make your predictions for Strickland vs. Du Plessis, Pennington vs. Bueno Silva title fights
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We want your predictions for UFC 297 in Toronto with Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plessis and Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva and more.
We want your predictions for UFC 297 in Toronto.
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 297 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 297 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
Make your picks for the fights below.
Jimmy Flick vs. Malcolm Gordon
Records: Flick (16-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Gordon (14-7 MMA, 2-4 UFC)
Past five: Flick 3-2, Gordon 2-3
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.15.24): Gordon -120, Flick +100
Priscila Cachoeira vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
Records: Cachoeira (12-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC), Jasudavicius (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Cachoeira 3-2, Jasudavicius 3-2
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.15.24): Jasudavicius -345, Cachoeira +275
Yohan Lainesse vs. Sam Patterson
Records: Lainesse (9-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Patterson (10-2-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Lainesse 3-2, Patterson 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.15.24): N/A
Gillian Robertson vs. Polyana Viana
Records: Robertson (12-8 MMA, 9-6 UFC), Viana (13-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC)
Past five: Robertson 3-2, Viana 3-2
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.15.24): Robertson -190, Viana +160
Serhiy Sidey vs. Ramon Taveras
Records: Sidey (10-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Taveras (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Sidey 5-0, Taveras 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.15.24): N/A
Charles Jourdain vs. Sean Woodson
Records: Jourdain (15-6-1 MMA, 6-5-1 UFC), Woodson (10-1-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC)
Past five: Jourdain 3-2, Woodson 3-1-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.15.24): Jourdain -175, Woodson +135
Garrett Armfield vs. Brad Katona
Records: Armfield (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Katona (13-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Armfield 4-1, Katona 5-0
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.15.24): Katona -190, Armfield +260
Arnold Allen vs. Movsar Evloev
Records: Allen (19-2 MMA, 10-1 UFC), Evloev (17-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC)
Past five: Allen 4-1, Evloev 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Allen No. 7, Evloev No. 8
Odds (as of 01.15.24): Evloev -165, Allen +140
Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Chris Curtis
Records: Barriault (16-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC), Curtis (30-10 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Barriault 3-2, Curtis 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Curtis honorable mention
Odds (as of 01.15.24): Curtis -165, Barriault +140
Neil Magny vs. Mike Malott
Records: Magny (28-11 MMA, 21-10 UFC), Malott (10-1-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Magny 2-3, Malott 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 01.15.24): Malott -250, Magny +205
Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
Records: Pennington (15-8 MMA, 12-5 UFC), Bueno Silva (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC)
Past five: Pennington 5-0, Bueno Silva 3-1-1
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Pennington No. 2, honorable mention women’s pound-for-pound; Bueno Silva No. 4
Odds (as of 01.15.24): Bueno Silva -165, Pennington +140
Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plessis
Records: Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC), Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 4p-0 UFC)
Past five: Strickland 3-2, Du Plessis 5-0
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Strickland No. 1, No. 8 pound-for-pound; Du Plessis No. 4
Odds (as of 01.15.24): Strickland -130, Du Plessis +115
UFC 297 fight card (as of Jan. 15, noon ET)
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plessis – for middleweight title
- Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva – for vacant women’s bantamweight title
- Neil Magny vs. Mike Malott
- Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Chris Curtis
- Arnold Allen vs. Movsar Evloev
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews, 8 p.m. ET)
- Garrett Armfield vs. Brad Katona
- Charles Jourdain vs. Sean Woodson
- Serhiy Sidey vs. Ramon Taveras
- Gillian Robertson vs. Polyana Viana
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Yohan Lainesse vs. Sam Patterson
- Priscila Cachoeira vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
- Jimmy Flick vs. Malcolm Gordon
