The UFC wraps up a three-week homestand this week with a former middleweight title challenger in the headlining spot.
UFC Fight Night 254 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Seungwoo Choi vs. Kevin Vallejos
Records: Choi (11-7 MMA, 4-6 UFC), Vallejos (14-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) Past five: Choi 1-4, Vallejos 4-1 Division: Featherweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.14.25): Choi +320, Vallejos -410 Junkie pick results: Vallejos 11, Choi 0
Seungwoo Choi vs. Kevin Vallejos
Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Brendson Ribeiro
Records: Nurgozhay (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Ribeiro (16-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) Past five: Nurgozhay 5-0, Ribeiro 3-2 Division: Light heavyweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.14.25): Nurgozhay -290, Ribeiro +235 Junkie pick results: Nurgozhay 11, Ribeiro 0
Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Brendson Ribeiro
Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Gibson
Records: Blackshear (15-7-1 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC), Gibson (22-10 MMA, 3-5 UFC) Past five: Blackshear 3-2, Gibson 3-2 Division: Bantamweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.14.25): Blackshear -360, Gibson +285 Junkie pick results: Blackshear 9, Gibson 2
Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Gibson
Alexander Hernandez vs. Kurt Holobaugh
Records: Hernandez (15-8 MMA, 7-7 UFC), Holobaugh (22-8 MMA, 2-5 UFC) Past five: Hernandez 2-3, Holobaugh 4-1 Division: Lightweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.14.25): Hernandez -205, Holobaugh +170 Junkie pick results: Hernandez 10, Holobaugh 1
Alexander Hernandez vs. Kurt Holobaugh
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Chidi Njokuani
Records: Zaleski dos Santos (25-8-1 MMA, 11-4-1 UFC), Njokuani (24-10 MMA, 4-3 UFC) Past five: Zaleski dos Santos 3-1-1, Njokuani 2-3 Division: Welterweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.14.25): Zaleski dos Santos -175, Njokuani +145 Junkie pick results: Zaleski dos Santos 9, Njokuani 2
Chidi Njokuani vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze
Records: Vettori (19-7-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC), Dolidze (14-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) Past five: Vettori 2-3, Dolidze 3-2 Division: Middleweight Rankings: None Odds (as of 03.14.25): Vettori -140, Dolidze +120 Junkie pick results: Dolidze 8, Vettori 3
Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze
Preliminary card picks
Although they don’t count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Ryan Spann: Cortes-Acosta 8, Spann 3 A.J. Cunningham vs. Su Young You: You 11, Cunningham 0 Josias Musasa vs. Carlos Vera: Musasa 11, Vera 0 Sam Hughes vs. Stephanie Luciano: Luciano 10, Hughes 1 Daniel Barez vs. Andre Lima: Lima 10, Barez 1 Priscila Cachoeira vs. Josiane Nunes: Nunes 7, Cachoeira 4 Yuneisy Duben vs. Carli Judice: Duben 9, Judice 2Yuneisy Duben vs. Carli Judice
Check out all the main card picks below.
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Vettori vs. Dolidze Njokuani vs. Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez vs. Holobaugh Blackshear vs. Gibson Nurgozhay vs. Ribeiro Choi vs. Vallejos MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 24-16 Vettori (52%) Zaleski dos Santos (65%) Hernandez (54%) Blackshear (80%) Nurgozhay (77%) Vallejos (80%) Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 29-11 2024 Champion Dolidze Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos Nolan King @mma_kings 27-13 2023 Champion Vettori Zaleski dos Santos Holobaugh Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos Brian Garcia @thegoze 25-15 2017 Champion Vettori Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 23-17 2014 Champion Dolidze Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez Gibson Nurgozhay Vallejos Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 23-17 2017, 2022, 2024 Champion Dolidze Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 22-18 Dolidze Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 22-18 Dolidze Njokuani Hernandez Gibson Nurgozhay Vallejos Matt Erickson @MattE 22-18 Dolidze Njokuani Hernandez Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 21-19 Vettori Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos Simon Samano @SJSamano 21-19 Dolidze Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez Blackshear Nurgozhay Vallejos Matthew Wells @MrMWells 18-22 Dolidze Zaleski dos Santos Hernandez Blackshear Nurgozhay VallejosFor more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 254.
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