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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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