This article is part of our UFC Picks series.
Chalk was king at UFC 231, but UFC 232 features multiple title fights and other hotly-contested matchups in terms of betting odds. A late event relocation caused chaos for many of the fighters and prospective attendees, but line movement has held relatively steady leading up to the Saturday event.As a reminder, these are purely picks. If you're looking for a fantasy-specific breakdown of these fights on DraftKings, click here for Jon Litterine's UFC 232 preview.
MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | JON | EVAN | JAKE |
Alexander Gustafsson (+225) vs. Jon Jones (-285) | Light Heavyweight Championship | Jones | Jones | Jones |
Amanda Nunes (+205) vs. Cris Cyborg (-260) | Women's Featherweight Championship | |||
Carlos Condit (+155) vs. Michael Chiesa (-175) | Welterweight | Chiesa | Chiesa | |
Corey Anderson (+135) vs. Ilir Latifi (-155) | Light Heavyweight | |||
Chad Mendes (-155) vs. Alexander Volkanovski | Featherweight | Volkanovski | ||
RECORD | 2-3 | 1-4 | 3-2 | |
OVERALL (since UFC 200) | 95-62 | 86-71 | 98-59 | |
PERCENTAGE | .605 | .548 | .624 |
MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | RICHARD | CHRIS |
Alexander Gustafsson (+225) vs. Jon Jones (-285) | Light Heavyweight Championship | Jones | Jones |
Amanda Nunes (+205) vs. Cris Cyborg (-260) | Women's Featherweight Championship | Nunes | |
Carlos Condit (+155) vs. Michael Chiesa (-175) | Welterweight | Chiesa | Chiesa |
Corey Anderson (+135) vs. Ilir Latifi (-155) | Light Heavyweight | Anderson | |
Chad Mendes (-155) vs. Alexander Volkanovski | Featherweight | ||
RECORD | 3-2 | 3-2 | |
OVERALL (since UFC 200) | 76-52 | 51-46 | |
PERCENTAGE | .593 | .526 |
MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | Joe "SunTszu" | Shaun "DFSSniper" |
Alexander Gustafsson (+225) vs. Jon Jones (-285) | Light Heavyweight Championship | Jones | Jones |
Amanda Nunes (+205) vs. Cris Cyborg (-260) | Women's Featherweight Championship | Nunes | |
Carlos Condit (+155) vs. Michael Chiesa (-175) | Welterweight | Chiesa | |
Corey Anderson (+135) vs. Ilir Latifi (-155) | Light Heavyweight | Anderson | |
Chad Mendes (-155) vs. Alexander Volkanovski | Featherweight | Volkanovski | Volkanovski |
RECORD | 2-3 | 5-0 | |
OVERALL (since UFC 200) | 27-19 | 30-16 | |
PERCENTAGE | .587 | .652 |
THE PLAYERS
Jon Litterine: RotoWire lead MMA beat writer and scribe for our weekly DrafKings preview. Lead analyst on the RotoWire MMA Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @JonLitterine.
Evan Dahl: Pens our bi-weekly MMA Barometer column. Follow him on Twitter at @RealEvanDahl.
Jake Letarski: RotoWire.com Operations Manager, plus MMA and NCAA Hoops Senior Editor. Host of the RotoWire MMA Podcast and guest on the RotoWire Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @JakeSki52.
Richard Mann: Richard is a stats-based analyst that has appeared on ESPN MMA via Fightmetric. He is the primary Bellator recap writer and handles event recaps in our Fight Stat Wrap column. Follow him on Twitter at @RichardAMann.
Chris Olson: Contributor at RotoWire to "Fight IQ, presented by RotoWire," as well as DFS Baseball, and MMA fight recaps. Follow him on Twitter at @RealChrisOlson.
Joe "SunTszu": Known more commonly by his Twitter handle @SunTszu, Joe is a Hedge Fund Executive by day and high-volume DFS player by night. He is a 2x "Bracket Challenge" & "Gotham qualifier, who is currently ranked 7th in DFS MMA. You can also find him as one of the original contributors of "Fight IQ, presented by RotoWire," a DFS-centric video breakdown. He is also a co-creator of the "Creating Alpha in DFS" podcast.
@theDFSniper: @theDFSniper is the host and lead instigator of "Fight IQ, presented by RotoWire," a DFS-centric video breakdown. He also appears on the LoudMouth MMA podcast and contributes soccer content to DFS Army.
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