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The UFC returns to Toronto for the first time in nearly five years Saturday with a pair of title fights at the top of the bill in Canada.
UFC 297 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Arnold Allen vs. Movsar Evloev
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Records: Allen (19-2 MMA, 10-1 UFC), Evloev (17-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Betting odds: Evloev -165, Allen +140
Junkie pick results: Evloev 6, Allen 5
Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Chris Curtis
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Records: Barriault (16-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC), Curtis (30-10 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Curtis -165, Barriault +140
Junkie pick results: Curtis 9, Barriault 2
Neil Magny vs. Mike Malott
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Records: Magny (28-11 MMA, 21-10 UFC), Malott (10-1-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Betting odds: Malott -250, Magny +205
Junkie pick results: Malott 10, Magny 1
Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
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Records: Pennington (15-8 MMA, 12-5 UFC), Bueno Silva (10-2-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC)
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Betting odds: Bueno Silva -165, Pennington +140
Junkie pick results: Bueno Silva 10, Pennington 1
Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plessis
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Records: Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC), Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 4p-0 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Strickland -130, Du Plessis +115
Junkie pick results: Du Plessis 8, Strickland 3
Check out all the main card picks below.
UFC 297 main card picks
Strickland vs. Du Plessis |
Pennington vs. Bueno Silva |
Magny vs. Malott |
Barriault vs. Curtis |
Allen vs. Evloev |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 4-1 |
![]() Du Plessis (67%) |
![]() Bueno Silva (67%) |
![]() Malott (78%) |
![]() Curtis (71%) |
![]() Allen (58%) |
Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 5-0 ![]() |
![]() Strickland |
![]() Bueno Silva |
![]() Malott |
![]() Curtis |
![]() Evloev |
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 5-0 |
![]() Du Plessis |
![]() Bueno Silva |
![]() Malott |
![]() Curtis |
![]() Evloev |
Simon Samano @SJSamano 4-1 |
![]() Du Plessis |
![]() Bueno Silva |
![]() Malott |
![]() Barriault |
![]() Allen |
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 4-1 |
![]() Du Plessis |
![]() Bueno Silva |
![]() Malott |
![]() Barriault |
![]() Evloev |
Brian Garcia @thegoze 4-1 ![]() |
![]() Du Plessis |
![]() Bueno Silva |
![]() Malott |
![]() Curtis |
![]() Evloev |
Matt Erickson @MattE 4-1 |
![]() Du Plessis |
![]() Pennington |
![]() Malott |
![]() Curtis |
![]() Evloev |
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 4-1 |
![]() Du Plessis |
![]() Bueno Silva |
![]() Malott |
![]() Curtis |
![]() Allen |
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 4-1 |
![]() Du Plessis |
![]() Bueno Silva |
![]() Malott |
![]() Curtis |
![]() Allen |
Nolan King @mma_kings 3-2 ![]() |
![]() Du Plessis |
![]() Bueno Silva |
![]() Malott |
![]() Curtis |
![]() Allen |
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 3-2 ![]() |
![]() Du Plessis |
![]() Bueno Silva |
![]() Magny |
![]() Curtis |
![]() Evloev |
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 3-2 |
![]() Strickland |
![]() Bueno Silva |
![]() Malott |
![]() Curtis |
![]() Allen |
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