Jones

vs.

Santos Nunes

vs.

Holm Askren

vs.

Masvidal Blachowicz

vs.

Rockhold Chiesa

vs.

Sanchez MMA Junkie readers’

consensus picks

2019: 115-56 (67%)

Jones

(78%)

Nunes

(59%)

Askren

(59%)

Rockhold

(66%)

Chiesa

(65%) Nolan King

@mma_kings

2019: 19-5 (79%)

Jones

Nunes

Masvidal

Rockhold

Chiesa Simon Head

@simonhead

2019: 21-8 (72%)

Jones

Nunes

Askren

Blachowicz

Chiesa Dan Tom

@DanTomMMA

2019: 117-54 (68%)

Jones

Nunes

Askren

Blachowicz

Sanchez Simon Samano

@SJSamano

2019: 114-58 (66%)

Jones

Nunes

Masvidal

Blachowicz

Chiesa Brian Garcia

@thegoze

2019: 112-59 (65%)

2017 Champion

Jones

Nunes

Masvidal

Rockhold

Chiesa John Morgan

@MMAjunkieJohn

2019: 112-59 (65%)

Jones

Nunes

Askren

Rockhold

Chiesa Mike Bohn

@MikeBohnMMA

2019: 110-61 (64%)

2014 Champion

Jones

Nunes

Askren

Rockhold

Chiesa Ken Hathaway

@kenshathaway

2019: 107-64 (63%)

2018 Champion

Jones

Nunes

Masvidal

Blachowicz

Chiesa Steven Marrocco

@MMAjunkieSteven

2019: 106-65 (62%)

Jones

Nunes

Masvidal

Blachowicz

Chiesa Farah Hannoun

@Farah_Hannoun

2019: 11-7 (61%)

Jones

Nunes

Masvidal

Rockhold

Chiesa Abbey Subhan

@kammakaze

2019: 103-68 (60%)

Jones

Nunes

Askren

Blachowicz

Chiesa George Garcia

@MMAjunkieGeorge

2019: 103-68 (60%)

Jones

Nunes

Masvidal

Rockhold

Chiesa Dave Doyle

@davedoylemma

2019: 47-33 (59%)

Jones

Holm

Askren

Blachowicz

Chiesa Matt Erickson

@MMAjunkieMatt

2019: 101-70 (59%)

Santos

Holm

Masvidal

Rockhold

Chiesa

The UFC is back in its home base for another “International Fight Week,” and a pair of title fights headline the card.

UFC 239 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.

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

In the main event, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (24-1 MMA, 18-1 UFC) puts his belt on the line against challenger Thiago Santos (21-6 MMA, 13-5 UFC), who is perfect since moving up from middleweight. Jones is a heavy 6-1 favorite from the oddsmakers, and only one of our 14 MMA Junkie editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers is picking against him.

In the co-feature, dual women’s champion Amanda Nunes (17-4 MMA, 10-1 UFC) puts her bantamweight title up for grabs against former champ Holly Holm (12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC). Like Jones, Nunes is a huge favorite in the picks from our staff members with only two pickers taking Holm in an upset.

The other near-unanimous pick opens the main card. Michael Chiesa (14-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) is a heavy 13-1 pick against Diego Sanchez (29-11 MMA, 18-11 UFC) in their lightweight fight to kick off the pay-per-view portion of the event.

Ben Askren (19-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will try to stay unbeaten against Jorge Masvidal (33-13 MMA, 10-6 UFC) in a welterweight fight that has turned into a grudge match. Askren is more than a 2-1 favorite, but it’s the underdog Masvidal with a slight edge from our pickers at 8-6.

And in a light heavyweight bout, former middleweight champ Luke Rockhold (16-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) moves to the division for the first time to take on Jan Blachowicz (23-8 MMA, 6-5 UFC). Rockhold is a moderate favorite in the fight, but our pickers have it right down the middle at 7-7.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Jones (78 percent), Nunes (59 percent), Askren (59 percent), Rockhold (66 percent) and Chiesa (65 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on UFC 239, check out the MMA Schedule.