UFC Fight Night 212 predictions: Is anyone taking Viviane Araujo over Alexa Grasso?
Check out our staff members' picks for the UFC Fight Night 212 main card in Las Vegas, which features Alexa Grasso vs. Viviane Araujo.
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| Grasso
vs. Araujo |
Martinez
vs. Swanson |
Todorovic
vs. Wright |
Assuncao
vs. Wright |
Cirkunov
vs. Menifield |
|
| MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks 161-96 |
Grasso (78%) |
Swanson (55%) |
Todorovic (61%) |
Henry (63%) |
Menifield (75%) |
| Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway 171-91  2018 Champion |
Grasso |
Martinez |
Todorovic |
Henry |
Menifield |
| Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze 167-95 |
Grasso |
Martinez |
Todorovic |
Henry |
Cirkunov |
| Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn 165-97 2014 Champion |
Grasso |
Swanson |
Todorovic |
Assuncao |
Menifield |
| Matthew Wells
@MrMWells 164-98 |
Grasso |
Martinez |
Todorovic |
Henry |
Menifield |
| Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun 163-99 |
Grasso |
Swanson |
Todorovic |
Henry |
Menifield |
| Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt 161-101 |
Grasso |
Swanson |
Wright |
Assuncao |
Cirkunov |
| Simon Samano
@SJSamano 161-101 |
Grasso |
Swanson |
Wright |
Assuncao |
Menifield |
| Nolan King
@mma_kings 155-107 |
Grasso |
Swanson |
Todorovic |
Henry |
Menifield |
| Brian Garcia
@thegoze 154-108 2017 Champion |
Grasso |
Swanson |
Todorovic |
Henry |
Menifield |
| George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge 146-116 |
Grasso |
Swanson |
Wright |
Assuncao |
Menifield |
| Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv 128-133 |
Grasso |
Swanson |
Todorovic |
Assuncao |
Menifield |
The stays on its home turf after an off week, and a pair of women’s flyweight contenders are atop the bill.
UFC Fight Night 212 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.
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In the main event, Alexa Grasso (14-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) takes on Viviane Araujo (11-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) at 125 pounds. Grasso is a -240 favorite at Tipico Sportsbook; the comeback on Araujo is +180. Our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers have Grasso as our lone unanimous picks on the main card at 11-0.
The co-main event features Jonathan Martinez (16-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) against Cub Swanson (28-12 MMA, 13-8 UFC) at bantamweight in Swanson’s move to the division after spending the bulk of his career, including the past nearly 15 years, at featherweight. Martinez is more than a 2-1 favorite, but most of our pickers are bucking the odds and have Swanson with a big 8-3 lead.
Also on the main card, Dusko Todorovic (11-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) takes on Jordan Wright (12-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) at middleweight. Todorovic is more than a 2-1 favorite and has an 8-3 picks lead.
Raphael Assuncao (27-9 MMA, 11-6 UFC) is the event’s second biggest underdog in his bantamweight fight against Victor Henry (22-5 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who is a -420 favorite. But Henry has just a 6-5 lead from our staff members.
And to open the main card, Misha Cirkunov (15-8 MMA, 6-6 UFC) meets Alonzo Menifield (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) at light heavyweight. Menifield is a -220 favorite and has a blowout in the picks at 9-2.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Grasso (78 percent), Swanson (55 percent), Todorovic (61 percent), Henry (63 percent) and Menifield (75 percent) are the choices.
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