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The staff pick feature includes consensus picks from the MMA junkie leader. Simply vote for each of the matches below and use the official tally registered at noon (9am Pt) by Thursday.

These reader consensus are part of the predictions made by main card staff that will be released before the UFC of ESPN 65 (ESPN/ESPN+) at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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Tarita Alenker vs Vanessa Demopoulos

record: Alencar (5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Demopoulos (11-6 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Previous 5: Alencar 3-1-1, Demopoulos 3-2
Split: Female straw weight
Ranking: none
Odds (as of 04.04.25): Alencar -115, Demopoulos -105

Martin Buday vs. Urano Satybaldiev

record: Buday (14-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC), Satybaldiev (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Previous 5: Buday 4-1, Satybaldiev 5-0
Split: Heavyweight
Ranking: none
Odds (as of 04.04.25): Buday -155, Satybaldiev +125

Pedro Falcao vs. Victor Henry

record: Falcao (16-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Henry (24-7 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Previous 5: Falcao 4-1, Henry 3-2
Split: Bantamweight
Ranking: none
Odds (as of 04.04.25): Falcao +170, Henry-205

Loma Lookboonmee vs. Istela Nunes

record: Lookboonmee (9-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC), Nunes (6-5 MMA, 0-4 UFC)
Previous 5: Lookboonmee 4-1, Nunes 1-4
Split: Female straw weight
Ranking: Lookboonmee Honorable mention
Odds (as of 04.04.25): Lookboonmee -700, Nunes +575

Daniel Furnza vs Reese McKee

record: Frunza (9-2 Better, 0-0 UFC), MCEE (13-6-1 Beauty, 0-4 UFC)
Previous 5: Frunza 5-0, McKee 3-2
Split: Welterweight
Ranking: none
Odds (as of 04.04.25): Frunza -150, McKee +125

Dion Barbosa vs Diana Berbita

record: Barbosa (7-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Belvita (15-9 MMA, 2-5 UFC)
Previous 5: Barbosa 4-1, Belbita 2-3
Split: Women’s flyweight
Ranking: none
Odds (as of 04.04.25): Barbosa -1000, Belbita +650

Torrez Finney vs. Rob Valentin

record: Finney (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Valentin (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Previous 5: Finny 5-0, Valentin 4-1
Split: Middle class
Ranking: none
Odds (as of 04.04.25): Finney -300, Valentin +240

Lewis Grule vs. Ode Osborne

record: Gurule (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Osbourne (12-8 MMA, 4-6 UFC)
Previous 5: Gurule 5-0, Osbourne 1-4
Split: Flyweight
Ranking: none
Odds (as of 04.04.25): Gurule -245, Osbourne +200

Gerald Meerschart vs. Brad Tavares

record: Meerschaert (37-18 MMA, 12-10 UFC), Tavares (20-10 MMA, 15-10 UFC)
Previous 5: Meerschaert 2-3, Tavares 1-4
Split: Middle class
Ranking: none
Odds (as of 04.04.25): Meerschaert +165, Tavares -200

Changho Lee vs. Cortavious Romious

record: Lee (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Romous (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Previous 5: Lee 4-1, Romias 3-2
Split: Bantamweight
Ranking: none
Odds (as of 04.04.25): Lee -130, Romanous +110

Joanderson Brito Vs. Pat Sabatininin

record: Brito (17-4-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC), Sabatini (19-5 MMA, 6-22 UFC)
Previous 5: Britt 4-1, Sabatini 3-2
Split: Featherweight
Ranking: none
Odds (as of 04.04.25): Brito -230, Sabatini +190

Josh Emmett vs. Lerown Murphy

record: Emmett (19-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC), Murphy (15-0-1 MMA, 7-0-1 UFC)
Previous 5: Emmett 3-2, Murphy 5-0
Split: Featherweight
Ranking: Emmett No. 6, Murphy No. 12
Odds (as of 04.04.25): Emmett +260, Murphy-325

ESPN 65 Fight Card UFC (11pm ET as of April 3rd)

Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+, 9pm ET)

• Josh Emmett vs. Lerown Murphy
• Joanderson Brito Vs. Pat Sabatininin
• Changho Lee vs. Cortavious Romious
• Gerald Meerschart vs. Brad Tavares
• Lewis Grule vs. Ode Osborne
• Torrez Finney vs. Rob Valentin

Spare card (ESPN/ESPN+, 6pm ET)

• Dion Barbosa vs Diana Berbita
• Daniel Furnza vs Reese McKee
• Loma Lookboonmee vs. Istela Nunes
• Pedro Falcao vs. Victor Henry
• Martin Buday vs. Urano Satybaldiev
• Tarita Alenker vs Vanessa Demopoulos

For more information about the card, see the MMA Junkie event hub for UFC on ESPN 65.