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UFC Fight Night 209: Make your predictions for Ciryl Gane vs. Tai Tuivasa

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 209 event in Paris.

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 Fight Night 209 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC Fight Night 209 takes place Saturday at Accor Arena in Paris. The card streams on ESPN+.

Make your picks for the fights below.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 209.

Jarno Errens vs. William Gomis

Records: Jarno Errens (13-3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), William Gomis (10-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Errens 3-1-1, Gomis 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.29.22): Gomis -220, Errens +170

Stephanie Egger vs. Ailin Perez

Records: Stephanie Egger (7-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Ailin Perez (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Egger 3-2, Perez 4-1
Division: Women’s featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.29.22): N/A

Christian Quinonez vs. Khalid Taha

Records: Christian Quinonez (16-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Khalid Taha (13-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Past five: Quinonez 4-1, Taha 2-3
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.29.22): Taha -135, Quinonez +105

Gabriel Miranda vs. Benoit Saint-Denis

Records: Gabriel Miranda (16-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Benoit Saint-Denis (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Miranda 4-1, Saint-Denis 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.29.22): Saint-Denis -270, +200

Joaquin Buckley vs. Nassourdine Imavov

Records: Joaquin Buckley (15-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Nassourdine Imavov (11-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Past five: Buckley 4-1, Imamov 4-1
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.29.22): Imavov -270, Buckley +200

Michal Figlak vs. Fares Ziam

Records: Michal Figlak (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Fares Ziam (12-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Past five: Figlak 5-0, Ziam 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.29.22): Figlak -200, Ziam +150

Abusupiyan Magomedov vs. Dustin Stoltzfus

Records: Abusupiyan Magomedov (24-4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Dustin Stoltzfus (14-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Past five: Magomedov 3-1-1, Stoltzfus 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.29.22): Magomedov -270, Stoltzfus +200

Charles Jourdain vs. Nathaniel Wood

Records: Charles Jourdain (13-5-1 MMA, 4-4-1 UFC), Nathaniel Wood (18-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
Past five: Jourdain 3-2, Wood 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.29.22): Jourdain -145, Wood +115

Nasrat Haqparast vs. John Makdessi

Records: Nasrat Haqparast (13-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC), John Makdessi (18-7 MMA, 11-7 UFC)
Past five: Haqparast 2-3, Makdessi 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.29.22): Haqparast -240, Makdessi +180

Alessio Di Chirico vs. Roman Kopylov

Records: Alessio Di Chirico (13-6 MMA, 4-6 UFC), Roman Kopylov (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Past five: Di Chirico 1-4, Kopylov 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.29.22): Di Chirico -115, Kopylov -115

Marvin Vettori vs. Robert Whittaker

Records: Marvin Vettori (18-4-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC), Robert Whittaker (23-6 MMA, 14-4 UFC)
Past five: Vettori 4-1, Whittaker 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.29.22): Whittaker -240, Vettori +180

Ciryl Gane vs. Tai Tuivasa

Records: Ciryl Gane (10-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC), Tai Tuivasa (15-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC)
Past five: Gane 4-1, Tuivasa 5-0
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 08.29.22): Gane -550, Tuivasa +370

UFC Fight Night 209 fight card (as of Aug. 29, noon ET)

MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)

  • Ciryl Gane vs. Tai Tuivasa
  • Marvin Vettori vs. Robert Whittaker
  • Alessio Di Chirico vs. Roman Kopylov
  • Nasrat Haqparast vs. John Makdessi
  • Charles Jourdain vs. Nathaniel Wood

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

  • Abusupiyan Magomedov vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
  • Michal Figlak vs. Fares Ziam
  • Joaquin Buckley vs. Nassourdine Imavov
  • Gabriel Miranda vs. Benoit Saint-Denis
  • Christian Quinonez vs. Khalid Taha
  • Stephanie Egger vs. Ailin Perez
  • Jarno Errens vs. William Gomis
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