UFC on ESPN 50 predictions: Is anyone picking Rob Font to upset Cory Sandhagen in Nashville?

The UFC has set up shop this week in “Music City” for the first time in more than four years, and two sets of contenders are atop the lineup.

UFC on ESPN 50 takes place Saturday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The card airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

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

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

Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Ludovit Klein

Ignacio Bahamondes

Records: Ignacio Bahamondes (14-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Ludovit Klein (19-4-1 MMA, 3-2-1 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
Betting odds: Bahamondes -230, Klein +190
Junkie pick results: Bahamondes 10, Klein 1

Tanner Boser vs. Aleksa Camur

Tanner Boser

Records: Tanner Boser (20-10-1 MMA, 4-5 UFC), Aleksa Camur (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
Betting odds: Boser -155, Camur +130
Junkie pick results: Boser 10, Camur 1

Diego Lopes vs. Gavin Tucker

May 6, 2023; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Diego Lopes (blue gloves) reacts after the fight against Movsar Evloev (red gloves) during UFC 288 at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Records: Diego Lopes (21-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Gavin Tucker (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
Betting odds: Lopes -170, Tucker +140
Junkie pick results: Lopes 6, Tucker 5

Dustin Jacoby vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu

May 6, 2023; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Kennedy Nzechukwu (red gloves) reacts after defeating Devin Clark (blue gloves) during UFC 288 at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

Records: Dustin Jacoby (18-7-1 MMA, 6-4-1 UFC), Kennedy Nzechukwu (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
Betting odds: Nzechukwu -155, Jacoby +130
Junkie pick results: Nzechukwu 9, Jacoby 2

Jessica Andrade vs. Tatiana Suarez

Tatiana Suarez

Records: Jessica Andrade (24-11 MMA, 15-9 UFC), Tatiana Suarez (9-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC)
Division: Women’s strawweight
Betting odds: Suarez -375, Andrade +295
Junkie pick results: Suarez 11, Andrade 0

Cory Sandhagen vs. Rob Font

Cory Sandhagen

Records: Cory Sandhagen (16-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC), Rob Font (20-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC)
Division: 140-pound contract weight
Betting odds: Sandhagen -345, Font +275
Junkie pick results: Sandhagen 10, Font 1

Check out all the main card picks below.

	Sandhagen vs. Font	Andrade vs. Suarez	Jacoby vs. Nzechukwu	Lopes vs. Tucker	Boser vs. Camur	Bahamondes vs. Klein
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 120-76	Sandhagen (87%)	Suarez (81%)	Nzechukwu (63%)	Lopes (61%)	Boser (68%)	Bahamondes (81%)
Matt Erickson @MattE 121-75	Sandhagen	Suarez	Nzechukwu	Tucker	Camur	Bahamondes
Nolan King @mma_kings 121-75	Sandhagen	Suarez	Nzechukwu	Lopes	Boser	Klein
Simon Samano @SJSamano 120-76	Sandhagen	Suarez	Nzechukwu	Lopes	Boser	Bahamondes
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 118-78	Sandhagen	Suarez	Nzechukwu	Tucker	Boser	Bahamondes
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 117-79 2014 Champion	Sandhagen	Suarez	Nzechukwu	Lopes	Boser	Bahamondes
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 117-79	Sandhagen	Suarez	Jacoby	Tucker	Boser	Bahamondes
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 117-79 2018, 2022 Champion	Sandhagen	Suarez	Nzechukwu	Tucker	Boser	Bahamondes
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 114-82	Sandhagen	Suarez	Nzechukwu	Lopes	Boser	Bahamondes
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 111-85	Sandhagen	Suarez	Nzechukwu	Lopes	Boser	Bahamondes
Brian Garcia @thegoze 111-85 2017 Champion	Font	Suarez	Jacoby	Lopes	Boser	Bahamondes
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 106-90	Sandhagen	Suarez	Nzechukwu	Lopes	Boser	Bahamondes

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