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want your predictions for UFC Fight Night 289. 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 Friday 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 289 (Paramount+), which takes place Saturday at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.
Make your picks below.
Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Yazmin Jauregui
- Records: Demopoulos (11-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC), Jauregui (11-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
- Division: Strawweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.21.26): Demopoulos +600, Jauregui -900
Sedriques Dumas vs. Mickey Gall
- Records: Dumas (10-5 MMA, 3-5 UFC), Gall (7-7 MMA, 6-7 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.21.26): Dumas +130, Gall -155
Norma Dumont vs. Ailin Perez
- Records: Dumont (13-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC), Perez (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.21.26): Dumont +110, Perez -130
Heili Alateng vs. John Castaneda
- Records: Alateng (17-10-2 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC), Castaneda (21-8-1 MMA, 4-4-1 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.21.26): Alateng +240, Castaneda -300
Montel Jackson vs. Ricky Simon
- Records: Jackson (15-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC), Simon (22-7-1 MMA, 10-6-1 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.21.26): Jackson -170, Simon +143
Rodolfo Bellato vs. Christian Edwards
- Records: Bellato (13-3-1 MMA, 2-1-1 UFC), Edwards (8-6 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Division: Light Heavyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.21.26): Bellato -175, Edwards +145
Elves Brener vs. Josiah Harrell
- Records: Brener (16-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Harrell (11-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.21.26): Brener -110, Harrell -110
Melissa Amaya vs. Valesca Machado
- Records: Amaya (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Machado (15-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Strawweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.21.26): Amaya +175, Machado -210
Mehemmedeli Osmanli vs. Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu
- Records: Osmanli (12-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Akylbek Uulu (10-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.21.26): Osmanli -290, Akylbek Uulu +235
Brady Hiestand vs. Rinya Nakamura
- Records: Hiestand (8-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Nakamura (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.21.26): Hiestand +265, Nakamura -340
Robert Bryczek vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- Records: Bryczek (18-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Vieira (11-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC)
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.21.26): Bryczek -110, Vieira -110
Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Raoni Barcelos
- Records: Rosas Jr. (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), Barcelos (22-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.21.26): Rosas Jr. -185, Barcelos +155
UFC Fight Night 289 lineup
MAIN CARD (Paramount+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Raoni Barcelos
- Robert Bryczek vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- Brady Hiestand vs. Rinya Nakamura
- Melissa Amaya vs. Valesca Machado – “TUF” 34 women’s strawweight final
- Mehemmedeli Osmanli vs. Ilimbek Akylbek Uulu – “TUF” 34 bantamweight final
- Elves Brener vs. Josiah Harrell
PRELIMINARY CARD (Paramount+, 3 p.m. ET)
- Rodolfo Bellato vs. Christian Edwards
- Montel Jackson vs. Ricky Simon
- Heili Alateng vs. John Castaneda
- Norma Dumont vs. Ailin Perez
- Sedriques Dumas vs. Mickey Gall
- Vanessa Demopoulos vs. Yazmin Jauregui
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Fight Night 289: Make predictions for Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Raoni Barcelos













