Ufc 232 Predictions

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Jones
vs.
Gustafsson		Cyborg
vs.
Nunes		Chiesa
vs.
Condit		Anderson
vs.
Latifi		Mendes
vs.
Volkanovski
MMAjunkie readers’
consensus picks
2018: 169-114
Jones
(53%)
Cyborg
(73%)
Condit
(61%)
Latifi
(70%)
Mendes
(64%)
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
2018: 187-96
Jones
Cyborg
Chiesa
Latifi
Volkanovski
Ben Fowlkes
@BenFowlkesMMA
2018: 178-105
2016 Champion
Jones
Cyborg
Condit
Latifi
Mendes
Dan Tom
@DanTomMMA
2018: 178-105
Jones
Cyborg
Chiesa
Latifi
Mendes
Trent Reinsmith
@TrentReinsmith
2018: 175-108
Jones
Cyborg
Condit
Latifi
Mendes
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2018: 174-109
Jones
Cyborg
Chiesa
Latifi
Mendes
John Morgan
@MMAjunkieJohn
2018: 173-110
Jones
Cyborg
Chiesa
Latifi
Mendes
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
2018: 172-111
Jones
Cyborg
Condit
Latifi
Mendes
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
2018: 171-112
2014 Champion
Jones
Cyborg
Chiesa
Anderson
Mendes
Steven Marrocco
@MMAjunkieSteven
2018: 171-112
Jones
Cyborg
Chiesa
Anderson
Mendes
Fernanda Prates
@nandaprates_
2018: 170-113
Jones
Cyborg
Chiesa
Anderson
Mendes
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2018: 163-120
2017 Champion
Gustafsson
Nunes
Chiesa
Anderson
Volkanovski
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
2018: 157-126
Jones
Cyborg
Condit
Anderson
Mendes
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
2018: 148-135
Gustafsson
Nunes
Condit
Anderson
Volkanovski

December 27, 2018 by Will The UFC is on this Saturday Night December 29th and they have a big card for the new years event. UFC 232 will see John Jones fight Alexander Gustafsson for the vecant Light Heavyweight Title. Gustafsson gave Jones his toughest fight 5 years ago and Jones has been out for a long time, lets see what happens in this one. Here we go again: the long-awaited re-return of former light heavyweight champ Jon Jones is scheduled for UFC 232. It’s the final event of the year, and the UFC is closing 2018 with a blockbuster. Jones faces Alexander Gustafsson in a rematch for the vacated title.

The UFC closes out the 2018 calendar year with a pair of title fights.

  • Guide to UFC 232: Full coverage, analysis and predictions Jon Jones, right, and Alexander Gustafsson tangled in 2013 in one of the greatest fights in UFC history. Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty.
  • For the first time in 17 months to the day, arguably the UFC’s best fighter graces the Octagon again as Jon “Bones” Jones has his highly anticipated rematch against Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson for the light heavyweight championship at UFC 232.

UFC 232 takes place Saturday at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

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

In the main event, former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) meets Alexander Gustafsson (18-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) in a rematch. The winner will become the new 205-pound title. Jones is a 3-1 favorite, and all but two of our 13 MMAjunkie editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are picking him to win the rematch to become champ again.

In the co-feature, women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg (20-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) takes on bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes (16-4 MMA, 9-1 UFC) in a superfight. Nunes is moving up 10 pounds in an attempt to become a dual champion. The oddsmakers have Cyborg as a 3-1 favorite, and our pickers have her with a big 11-2 advantage.

Also on the main card, Michael Chiesa (14-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) moves up to welterweight to take on former interim champion Carlos Condit (30-12 MMA, 7-8 UFC). Chiesa is a slight favorite, and he has an 8-5 edge in our picks.

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Corey Anderson (11-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) takes on Ilir Latifi (14-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) in a light heavyweight bout. Latifi is a mild favorite, but has just a 7-6 edge in our picks.

And to open the main card Chad Mendes (18-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) meets Alex Volkanovski (18-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at featherweight. Mendes is a small favorite, but has a big lead in the picks at 10-3.

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In the MMAjunkie reader consensus picks, Jones (53 percent), Cyborg (73 percent), Condit (61 percent), Latifi (70 percent) and Volkanovski (64 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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Here are the current odds and my predictions for each fight on the preliminary card. Be sure to check out my main card betting odds and predictions HERE.

Note: The predictions in this column do not necessarily mean that I will be betting them. I have changed my mind in the past and gone the other way after conducting more research. For all of my official bets follow me on Twitter @MichaelGrocke

Nathaniel Wood (14-3) vs. Andre Ewell (14-4) – Bantamweight 135 lbs.

Current Odds: Wood -120; Ewell +110

Pick: Ewell by Decision

Uriah Hall (13-9) vs. Bevon Lewis (6-0) – Middleweight 185 lbs.

Current Odds: Lewis -120; Hall +110

Pick: Lewis by (T)KO

Curtis Millender (16-3) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (24-6-1) – Welterweight 170 lbs.

Current Odds: Millender -140; Bahadurzada +130

Pick: Millender by Decision

Brian Kelleher (19-9) vs. Montel Jackson (6-1) – Bantamweight 135 lbs.

Current Odds: Jackson -155; Kelleher +145

Pick: Jackson by Decision

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Andrei Arlovski (27-17) vs. Walt Harris (11-7) – Heavyweight 265 lbs.

Current Odds: Harris -170; Arlovski +160

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Pick: Harris by (T)KO

Cat Zingano (10-3) vs. Megan Anderson (8-3) – Featherweight 145 lbs.

Current Odds: Zingano -145; Anderson +135

Pick: Zingano by (T)KO

Douglas Silva de Andrade (25-2) vs. Petr Yan (10-1) – Bantamweight 135 lbs.

Current Odds: Yan -310; de Andrade +280

Pick: Yan by Decision

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BJ Penn (16-12-2) vs. Ryan Hall (6-1) – Lightweight 155 lbs.

Current Odds: Hall -430; Penn +380

Pick: Hall by Decision

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Enjoy the fights!