Nunes

vs.

Rousey Cruz

vs.

Garbrandt Dillashaw

vs.

Lineker Kim

vs.

Saffiedine Borg

vs.

Smolka MMAjunkie readers’

consensus picks

2016: 131-80 (62%)

Nunes

(55%)

Cruz

(74%)

Dillashaw

(75%)

Kim

(70%)

Smolka

(70%) Ben Fowlkes @BenFowlkesMMA 2016: 135-76 (64%)

Rousey

Cruz

Dillashaw

Kim

Smolka John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn

2016: 133-78 (63%)

Rousey

Cruz

Lineker

Kim

Smolka Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt

2016: 133-78 (63%)

Rousey

Garbrandt

Lineker

Saffiedine

Smolka Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA

2016: 132-69 (63%)

2014 Champion

Rousey

Cruz

Dillashaw

Kim

Smolka Brent Brookhouse @BrentBrookhouse

2016: 131-80 (62%)

Nunes

Garbrandt

Lineker

Kim

Smolka Steven Marrocco @MMAjunkieSteven

2016: 130-81 (62%)

Rousey

Cruz

Dillashaw

Kim

Smolka Dann Stupp

@DannStupp

2016: 130-81 (62%)

2015 Champion

Rousey

Cruz

Dillashaw

Kim

Borg George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge

2016: 127-84 (60%)

Nunes

Cruz

Dillashaw

Kim

Borg Brian Garcia @thegoze

2016: 127-84 (60%)

Rousey

Cruz

Dillashaw

Kim

Borg Fernanda Prates @nandaprates_

2016: 85-60 (59%)

Rousey

Cruz

Dillashaw

Kim

Smolka

(This story was originally published on Dec. 29.)

The UFC closes out its 2017 calendar year tonight and a former long-reigning champion makes her highly anticipated return looking to reclaim the title.

UFC 207 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and the main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

In the main event, women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes (13-4 MMA, 6-1 UFC) defends her title for the first time when she meets former champ Ronda Rousey (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC). Rousey is a slight favorite in the fight, and eight of our 10 MMAjunkie editors, writers and radio hosts are picking the former champ to recapture her belt.

In the co-feature, bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz (22-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) defends his belt against unbeaten up-and-comer Cody Garbrandt (10-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC). Cruz is more than a 2-1 favorite in the fight, and eight of our 10 staff members are picking him to defend.

Also on the main card, former bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw (13-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) takes on John Lineker (29-7 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in what may wind up being a title eliminator. Seven of our 10 pickers are taking Dillashaw, who is the heaviest favorite on the card – though at only around -240.

Dong Hyun Kim (21-3-1 MMA, 12-3 UFC) takes on former Strikeforce welterweight champion Tarec Saffiedine (16-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC). Kim is just a slight favorite, but is the choice of nine of our 10 staff members. And to open the main card, Ray Borg (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) meets Louis Smolka (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) at flyweight. Smolka has a 7-3 advantage in our picks.

In the MMAjunkie reader consensus picks, Nunes, Cruz, Dillashaw, Kim and Smolka are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on UFC 207, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.