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The UFC is back in its Las Vegas home base ahead of a short fall break, and middleweight contenders headline the show.
UFC Fight Night 232 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event streams on ESPN+.
(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.
Uros Medic vs. Myktybek Orolbai
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Records: Medic (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Orolbai (11-1-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Betting odds: Orolbai -150, Medic +125
Junkie pick results: Medic 10, Orolbai 1
Luana Pinheiro vs. Amanda Ribas
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Records: Pinheiro (11-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Ribas (11-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Division: Women’s strawweight
Betting odds: Ribas -245, Pinheiro +200
Junkie pick results: Ribas 10, Pinheiro 1
Nick Aguirre vs. Payton Talbott
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Records: Aguirre (7-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Talbott (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
Betting odds: Talbott -750, Aguirre +525
Junkie pick results: Talbott 10, Aguirre 1
Chase Hooper vs. Jordan Leavitt
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Records: Hooper (12-3-1 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Leavitt (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Hooper -205, Leavitt +170
Junkie pick results: Leavitt 10, Hooper 1
Jake Matthews vs. Michael Morales
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Records: Matthews (19-6 MMA, 12-6 UFC), Morales (15-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Division: Welterweight
Betting odds: Morales -300, Matthews +240
Junkie pick results: Morales 10, Matthews 1
Brendan Allen vs. Paul Craig
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Records: Allen (22-5 MMA, 10-2 UFC), Craig (17-6-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Betting odds: Allen -425, Craig +330
Junkie pick results: Allen 7, Craig 4
Check out all the main card picks below.
UFC Fight Night 232 main card picks
Allen vs. Craig |
Matthews vs. Morales |
Hooper vs. Leavitt |
Aguirre vs. Talbott |
Pinheiro vs. Ribas |
Medic vs. Orolbai |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 185-102 |
![]() Allen (55%) |
![]() Morales (68%) |
![]() Hooper (59%) |
![]() Talbott (79%) |
![]() Ribas (63%) |
![]() Medic (76%) |
Nolan King @mma_kings 185-102 |
![]() Craig |
![]() Morales |
![]() Leavitt |
![]() Talbott |
![]() Ribas |
![]() Medic |
Simon Samano @SJSamano 183-104 |
![]() Allen |
![]() Morales |
![]() Leavitt |
![]() Aguirre |
![]() Ribas |
![]() Medic |
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 182-105 |
![]() Allen |
![]() Morales |
![]() Hooper |
![]() Talbott |
![]() Ribas |
![]() Medic |
Ken Hathaway @1kenhathaway 181-106 ![]() |
![]() Allen |
![]() Morales |
![]() Leavitt |
![]() Talbott |
![]() Pinheiro |
![]() Medic |
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 180-107 ![]() |
![]() Allen |
![]() Morales |
![]() Leavitt |
![]() Talbott |
![]() Ribas |
![]() Medic |
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 174-113 |
![]() Craig |
![]() Morales |
![]() Leavitt |
![]() Talbott |
![]() Ribas |
![]() Medic |
Brian Garcia @thegoze 173-114 ![]() |
![]() Allen |
![]() Morales |
![]() Leavitt |
![]() Talbott |
![]() Ribas |
![]() Medic |
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 172-115 |
![]() Allen |
![]() Matthews |
![]() Leavitt |
![]() Talbott |
![]() Ribas |
![]() Medic |
Matt Erickson @MattE 172-115 |
![]() Craig |
![]() Morales |
![]() Leavitt |
![]() Talbott |
![]() Ribas |
![]() Orolbai |
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 171-116 |
![]() Craig |
![]() Morales |
![]() Leavitt |
![]() Talbott |
![]() Ribas |
![]() Medic |
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 166-122 |
![]() Allen |
![]() Morales |
![]() Leavitt |
![]() Talbott |
![]() Ribas |
![]() Medic |
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