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UFC Fight Night 246 predictions: Moreno or Albazi, Blanchfield or ‘Thug’ Rose in Edmonton?

The UFC is back in Canada this week with two sets of 125-pounders at the top of the lineup.

UFC Fight Night 246 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Get main card pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Trevin Giles vs. Mike Malott

Mike Malott vs. Trevin Giles

Records: Giles (16-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC), Malott (10-2-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Past five: Giles 2-3, Malott 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.02.24): Giles +260, Malott -325
Junkie pick results: Malott 11, Giles 0

Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Dustin Stoltzfus

Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Dustin Stoltzfus

Records: Barriault (16-8 MMA, 5-7 UFC), Stoltzfus (15-6 MMA, 2-5 UFC)
Past five: Barriault 2-3, Stoltzfus 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.02.24): Barriault -200, Stoltzfus +165
Junkie pick results: Barriault 11, Stoltzfus 0

Ariane da Silva vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius

Ariane da Silva vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius

Records: da Silva (17-9 MMA, 6-6 UFC), Jasudavicius (11-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC)
Past five: da Silva 2-3, Jasudavicius 4-1
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Jasudavicius honorable mention
Odds (as of 10.28.24): da Silva +170, Jasudavicius -205
Junkie pick results: Jasudavicius 8, da Silva 3

Caio Machado vs. Brendson Ribeiro

Caio Machado vs. Brendson Ribeiro

Records: Machado (8-3-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Ribeiro (15-7 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
Past five: Machado 3-2, Ribeiro 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.02.24): Machado -150, Ribeiro +125
Junkie pick results: Ribeiro 8, Machado 3

Erin Blanchfield vs. Rose Namajunas

Erin Blanchfield vs. Rose Namajunas

Records: Blanchfield (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC), Namajunas (13-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC)
Past five: Blanchfield 4-1, Namajunas 2-3
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Blanchfield No. 4, Namajunas No. 9
Odds (as of 11.02.24): Blanchfield -140, Namajunas +120
Junkie pick results: Namajunas 7, Blanchfield 4

Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi

Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi

Records: Moreno (21-8-2 MMA, 9-5-2 UFC), Albazi (17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC)
Past five: Moreno 2-3, Albazi 5-0
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: Albazi No. 3, Moreno No. 5
Odds (as of 11.02.24): Moreno -165, Albazi +140
Junkie pick results: Moreno 6, Albazi 5

Preliminary card picks

Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Ivana Petrovic

Although they don’t count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:

  • Pedro Munhoz vs. Aiemann Zahabi: Zahabi 6, Munhoz 5
  • Victor Henry vs. Charles Jourdain: Henry 6, Jourdain 5
  • Jack Shore vs. Youssef Zalal: Zalal 6, Shore 5
  • Rodrigo Nascimento vs. Alexandr Romanov: Romanov 10, Nascimento 1
  • Garrett Armfield vs. Serhiy Sidey: Sidey 6, Armfield 5
  • Chad Anheliger vs. Cody Gibson: Gibson 8, Anheliger 3
  • Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Ivana Petrovic: Horth 7, Petrovic 4

Check out all the main card picks below.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

Moreno
vs.
Albazi
Blanchfield
vs.
Namajunas
Machado
vs.
Ribeiro
da Silva
vs.
Jasudavicius
Barriault
vs.
Stoltzfus
Giles
vs.
Malott
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
173-99

Moreno
(63%)

Namajunas
(55%)

Machado
(51%)

Jasudavicius
(60%)

Barriault
(83%)

Malott
(89%)
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
182-95

Albazi

Namajunas

Ribeiro

Jasudavicius

Barriault

Malott
Ken Hathaway
@1khathaway
181-96
2017, 2022 Champion

Albazi

Blanchfield

Ribeiro

Da Silva

Barriault

Malott
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
175-102
2014 Champion

Moreno

Namajunas

Machado

Jasudavicius

Barriault

Malott
Nolan King
@mma_kings
172-105
2023 Champion

Moreno

Blanchfield

Ribeiro

Da Silva

Barriault

Malott
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
169-108

Albazi

Blanchfield

Ribeiro

Jasudavicius

Barriault

Malott
Matt Erickson
@MattE
169-108

Albazi

Blanchfield

Machado

Jasudavicius

Barriault

Malott
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
167-110

Albazi

Namajunas

Ribeiro

Jasudavicius

Barriault

Malott
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
165-112
2017 Champion

Moreno

Namajunas

Ribeiro

Jasudavicius

Barriault

Malott
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
164-113

Moreno

Namajunas

Ribeiro

Jasudavicius

Barriault

Malott
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
158-119

Moreno

Namajunas

Ribeiro

Da Silva

Barriault

Malott
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
151-126

Moreno

Namajunas

Machado

Jasudavicius

Barriault

Malott

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 246.

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