The UFC is back in its Las Vegas home base this week to kick off the calendar year with a women’s strawweight rematch at the top of the bill.
UFC Fight Night 249 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Get main card pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Uros Medic vs. Punahele Soriano
Punahele Soriano vs. Uros Medic
Records: Medic (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Soriano (10-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) Past five: Medic 3-2, Soriano 2-3 Division: Welterweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 01.09.25): Medic -220, Soriano +180 Junkie pick results: Medic 7, Soriano 4
Austin Bashi vs. Christian Rodriguez
Christian Rodriguez vs. Austin Bashi
Records: Bashi (13-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Rodriguez (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) Past five: Bashi 5-0, Rodriguez 4-1 Division: Featherweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 01.09.25): Bashi -270, Rodriguez +220 Junkie pick results: Bashi 10, Rodriguez 1
Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov
Chris Curtis vs. Roman Kopylov
Records: Curtis (31-11 MMA, 5-3 UFC), Kopylov (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) Past five: Curtis 2-3, Kopylov 4-1 Division: Middleweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 01.09.25): Curtis +190, Kopylov -230 Junkie pick results: Curtis 7, Kopylov 4
Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cesar Almeida
Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cesar Almeida
Records: Alhassan (12-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC), Almeida (6-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) Past five: Alhassan 2-3, Almeida 4-1 Division: Middleweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 01.09.25): Alhassan +205, Almeida -250 Junkie pick results: Almeida 8, Alhassan 3
Carlston Harris vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Carlston Harris
Records: Harris (19-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Ponzinibbio (29-8 MMA, 11-7 UFC) Past five: Harris 3-2, Ponzinibbio 1-4 Division: Welterweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 01.09.25): Harris +120, Ponzinibbio -140 Junkie pick results: Ponzinibbio 8, Harris 3
Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas
Mackenzie Dern vs. Amanda Ribas
Records: Dern (15-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC), Ribas (12-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) Past five: Dern 2-3, Ribas 2-3 Division: Women’s strawweight Rankings: Dern No. 7, Ribas No. 14 Odds (as of 01.09.25): Dern +160, Ribas -190 Junkie pick results: Dern 7, Ribas 4
Preliminary card picks
Ernesta Kareckaite vs. Nicolle Caliari
Although they don’t count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:
Felipe Bunes vs. Jose Johnson: Johnson 9, Bunes 2 Ihor Potieria vs. Marco Tulio: Tulio 11, Potieira 0 Thiago Moises vs. Trey Ogden: Moises 10, Ogden 1 Preston Parsons vs. Jacobe Smith: Smith 11, Parsons 0 Nicolle Caliari vs. Ernesta Kareckaite: Caliari 6, Kareckaite 5 Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Bruno Lopes: Gadzhiyasulov 11, Lopes 0 Viktoriia Dudakova vs. Fatima Kline: Kline 7, kDudakova 4 Nurullo Aliev vs. Joe Solecki: Aliev 11, Solecki 0Check out all the main card picks below.
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Dern vs. Ribas Harris vs. Ponzinibbio Alhassan vs. Almeida Curtis vs. Kopylov Bashi vs. Rodriguez Medic vs. Soriano MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 208-108 (2024) Dern (58%) Ponzinibbio (71%) Almeida (75%) Kopylov (66%) Bashi (67%) Medic (73%) Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 209-107 (2024) 2024 Champion Dern Ponzinibbio Almeida Curtis Bashi Medic Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 209-107 (2024) 2018, 2022, 2024 Champion Ribas Ponzinibbio Alhassan Curtis Bashi Medic Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 204-112 (2024) 2014 Champion Ribas Ponzinibbio Alhassan Curtis Bashi Soriano Nolan King @mma_kings 202-114 (2024) 2023 Champion Dern Harris Almeida Curtis Bashi Soriano Matt Erickson @MattE 198-118 (2024) Dern Ponzinibbio Almeida Kopylov Bashi Medic Matthew Wells @MrMWells 196-120 (2024) Ribas Ponzinibbio Almeida Kopylov Bashi Medic Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 193-123 (2024) Dern Ponzinibbio Alhassan Curtis Bashi Soriano Simon Samano @SJSamano 189-127 (2024) Dern Harris Almeida Kopylov Bashi Medic Brian Garcia @thegoze 189-127 (2024) 2017 Champion Dern Ponzinibbio Almeida Kopylov Bashi Medic Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 187-129 (2024) Ribas Ponzinibbio Almeida Kopylov Bashi Medic George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 177-139 (2024) Dern Harris Almeida Curtis Rodriguez SorianoFor more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 249.;l;/
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