UFC Fight Night 219 predictions: Who’s picking Jessica Andrade on short notice over Erin Blanchfield?

The tournament is back on home soil this week with a short bout in the women’s flyweight division being the first priority.

UFC Fight Night 219 will take place on Saturday at the UFC Apex tournament in Las Vegas. The map airs on ESPN+.

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In the main event, former women’s flyweight world champion Jessica Andrade (24-9 MMA, 15-7 UFC) Erin Blanchfield (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) flyweight. Andrade took the fight in just a week when Tayla Santos was unable to travel due to visa issues.

Andrade is a slight favorite at -135 at Typical bookmaker; the return of Blanchfield, who is fighting in her first UFC main event, is +115. Our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers support Andrade in clip 7-4.

In a joint function, Zach Pauga (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) Jordan Wright (12-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC) light heavyweight. Pauga is the biggest favorite on the main map at -280 and he’s our only unanimous pick.

Also on the main map, Josh Parisian (15-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) meet Jamal Pog (9-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) heavyweight. Pogues is the -250 favorite, but only has a 7-4 lead from our staff.

The nearest fight for the whole card in the betting window is in the light heavyweight division between William Knight (11-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) and Marcin Prahnio (15-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC). Knight is a -125 favorite but has a massive 9-2 lead in spades.

And open the main map, Alex Hernandez (13-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) vs UFC record holder Jim Miller (35-16 MMA, 24-15 UFC) lightweight. Hernandez is more than a 2-1 favourite, but it is Miller who has a big 8-3 lead over our staff.

In an MMA junkie consensus choosesBlanchfield (55%), Pauga (65%), Parisian (64%), Knight (64%) and Miller (64%).

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