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We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 248 event in Macau.

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC Fight Night 248 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at Galaxy Arena in Macau.

Make your main card picks below.

Ozzy Diaz vs. Zhang Mingyang

Records: Diaz (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Mingyang (17-6 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Diaz 4-1, Mingyang 5-0
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Diaz +260, Mingyang -340

Volkan Oezdemir vs. Carlos Ulberg

Records: Oezdemir (20-7 MMA, 8-6 UFC), Ulberg (11-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC)
Past five: Oezdemir 3-2, Ulberg 5-0
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Oezdemir +230, Ulberg -280

Wang Cong vs. Gabriella Fernandes

Records: Cong (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Fernandes (9-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Past five: Cong 5-0, Fernandes 3-2
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Cong -725, Fernandes +450

Song Kenan vs. Muslim Salikhov

Records: Kenan (22-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC), Salikhov (20-5 MMA, 7-4 UFC)
Past five: Kenan 2-3, Salikhov 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Kenan +140, Salikhov -170

Yan Xiaonan vs. Tabatha Ricci

Records: Xiaonan (18-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC), Ricci (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Past five: Xiaonan 2-3, Ricci 4-1
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: Xiaonan No. 4, Ricci No. 9
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Xiaonan -190, Ricci +160

Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

Records: Yan (17-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC), Figueiredo (24-3-1 MMA, 13-3-1 UFC)
Past five: Yan 2-3, Figueiredo 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Yan No. 5, Figueiredo No. 12
Odds (as of 11.18.24): Yan -330, Figueiredo +255

UFC Fight Night 248 fight card (as of Nov. 18, 1 p.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (ESPN, 6 a.m. ET)

  • Petr Yan vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
  • Yan Xiaonan vs. Tabatha Ricci
  • Song Kenan vs. Muslim Salikhov
  • Wang Cong vs. Gabriella Fernandes
  • Volkan Oezdemir vs. Carlos Ulberg
  • Ozzy Diaz vs. Zhang Mingyang

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 3 a.m. ET)

  • Balgyn Jenisuly vs. Su Young You
  • Dong Hoon Choi vs. Kiru Sahota
  • Xiaocan Feng vs. Ming Shi
  • Carlos Hernandez vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
  • Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Jose Ochoa
  • Quang Le vs. Xiao Long
  • Hayisaer Maheshate vs. Nikolas Motta

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 248.

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