In our MMAjunkie staff picks for the UFC’s debut in Mexico, four of the five fights on the main card feature heavy favorites.

Werdum

vs.

Hunt Ellenberger

vs.

Gastelum Lamas

vs.

Bermudez Montano

vs.

Heatherly Garcia

vs.

Urbina Mike Bohn

@MikeBohnMMA

All-time picks: 147-67

Werdum

Gastelum

Bermudez

Montano

Garcia Dann Stupp

@MMAjunkieDann

All-time picks: 138-76

Werdum

Gastelum

Bermudez

Montano

Garcia John Morgan

@MMAjunkieJohn

All-time picks: 138-76

Werdum

Ellenberger

Bermudez

Montano

Garcia Brian Garcia

@thegoze

All-time picks: 136-78

Werdum

Ellenberger

Bermudez

Montano

Garcia Ben Fowlkes

@benfowlkesMMA

All-time picks: 134-80

Werdum

Gastelum

Bermudez

Montano

Garcia Steven Marrocco

@MMAjunkieSteven

All-time picks: 132-82

Werdum

Ellenberger

Bermudez

Montano

Garcia Matt Erickson

@MMAjunkieMatt

All-time picks: 131-83

Werdum

Ellenberger

Lamas

Montano

Urbina George Garcia

@MMAjunkieGeorge

All-time picks: 121-93

Hunt

Ellenberger

Lamas

Montano

Garcia

There is one unanimous pick and three fights feature fighters who got seven of eight nods from our MMAjunkie writers and radio hosts.

Fabricio Werdum (18-5-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) meets Mark Hunt (10-8-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) for the interim heavyweight title with champ Cain Velasquez sidelined. Werdum, a heavy favorite, has seven of eight votes from the staff.

The one unanimous pick on the main card is for promotional newcomer Augusto Montano (13-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who fights in front of his home fans in Mexico against Chris Heatherly (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC).

Additionally, seven of eight picked Edgar Garcia (14-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) over Hector Urbina (16-8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and six of eight picked Dennis Bermudez (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) to beat Ricardo Lamas (14-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC).

In the co-main event, five of eight staff members think Jake Ellenberger (29-8 MMA, 8-4 UFC) will top the unbeaten Kelvin Gastelum (9-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC).

UFC 180 takes place at Mexico City Arena. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Check out the full picks above.

Additionally, leave your main-card picks below. As usual, MMAjunkie reader “IAMMA” is organizing the MMAjunkie Member Picks, where “Walter White” and “sadowolf” are our overall leaders in some closely contested categories.

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