Nunes

vs.

Shevchenko Romero

vs.

Whittaker Blaydes

vs.

Omielanczuk Overeem

vs.

Werdum Miller

vs.

Pettis MMAjunkie readers’

consensus picks

2017: 58-47

Shevchenko

(54%)

Whittaker

(54%)

Blaydes

(63%)

Overeem

(53%)

Pettis

(70%) Simon Samano

@SJSamano

2017: 68-37

Nunes

Whittaker

Blaydes

Overeem

Pettis Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt

2017: 66-39

Nunes

Whittaker

Blaydes

Overeem

Pettis Dann Stupp

@DannStupp

2017: 64-41

2015 Champion

Nunes

Whittaker

Blaydes

Werdum

Pettis Steven Marrocco @MMAjunkieSteven

2017: 64-41

Shevchenko

Whittaker

Blaydes

Werdum

Pettis Ben Fowlkes @BenFowlkesMMA

2017: 63-42

2016 Champion

Nunes

Whittaker

Blaydes

Werdum

Pettis Brian Garcia

@thegoze

2017: 62-43

Shevchenko

Whittaker

Blaydes

Werdum

Pettis Fernanda Prates @nandaprates_

2017: 61-44

Nunes

Whittaker

Blaydes

Werdum

Pettis Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA

2017: 59-46

2014 Champion

Shevchenko

Romero

Blaydes

Overeem

Pettis George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge

2017: 58-47

Shevchenko

Romero

Blaydes

Overeem

Pettis John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn

2017: 56-49

Nunes

Romero

Blaydes

Overeem

Miller

A pair of titles are on the line Saturday at one of the UFC’s biggest events of the year.

UFC 213 takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. 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, women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes (14-4 MMA, 7-1 UFC) puts her title on the line in a rematch against Valentina Shevchenko (14-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC). Although Nunes won the first meet, Shevchenko currently is a slight betting favorite. But it’s the champ who has a 6-4 edge from our 10 MMAjunkie editors, writers and radio hosts.

In the co-main event, Yoel Romero (12-1 MMA, 8-0 UFC) takes on Robert Whittaker (18-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) for the interim middleweight title. Whittaker is a mild favorite and is a 7-3 pick from our staff members.

Also on the main card, Curtis Blaydes (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on Daniel Omielanczuk (19-7-1 MMA, 4-4 UFC) in a heavyweight bout. Blaydes is as much as a 9-1 favorite and is a unanimous pick from our staff members. And also at heavyweight, recent title challenger Alistair Overeem (42-15 MMA, 7-4 UFC) meets former champ Fabricio Werdum (21-6-1 MMA, 9-3 UFC) in a trilogy rematch. That fight is a close call with the oddsmakers, and our staff members are split right down the middle with their picks at 5-5.

To open up the main card, former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis (19-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) returns to the division after a brief stint at featherweight to take on veteran Jim Miller (28-9 MMA, 17-8 UFC). Pettis is a heavy 9-1 pick from our staff members.

In the MMAjunkie reader consensus picks, Shevchenko, Whittaker, Blaydes, Overeem and Pettis are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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