Ufc 239 Predictions
Christian Pina gives his preview and a prediction on how UFC 239's main event between Jon 'Bones' Jones and Thiago 'Marreta' Santos will play out. Christian Pina is a professional sports bettor and host of InsideVegas on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network as well as a contributor for CP Sports. UFC 259 Predictions: Polish Power Pales. UFC 259 predictions, main card preview for the Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) event on Sat., March 6, 2021 at the UFC APEX in.
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| 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+.
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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.
Ufc 239 Predictions
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.
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Ufc 239 Fight Card
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