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want your predictions for UFC Fight Night 288. 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 331 (Paramount+), which takes place Saturday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Make your picks below.
Joanderson Brito vs. Giga Chikadze
- Records: Brito (19-5-1 MMA, 7-3 UFC), Chikadze (15-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC)
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.14.26): Brito -370, Chikadze +290
Eduarda Moura vs. Casey O'Neill
- Records: Moura (12-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC), O'Neill (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
- Division: Women's flyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.14.26): Moura +160, O'Neill -190
Brunno Ferreira vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
- Records: Ferreira (15-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC), Shahbazyan (16-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC)
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.14.26): Ferreira +143, Shahbazyan -170
Ryan Gandra vs. Ozzy Diaz
- Records: Gandra (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Diaz (10-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.14.26): Gandra -450, Diaz +350
Michael Aswell vs. JooSang Yoo
- Records: Aswell (11-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC), Yoo (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.14.26): Aswell +210, Yoo -260
Robelis Despaigne vs. Tai Tuivasa
- Records: Despaigne (6-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Tuivasa (14-10 MMA, 8-10 UFC)
- Division: Heavyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.14.26): Despaigne -650, Tuivasa +460
Charles Jourdain vs. Marlon Vera
- Records: Jourdain (18-8-1 MMA, 9-7-1 UFC), Vera (23-12-1 MMA, 15-11 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.14.26): Jourdain -230, Vera +190
Sean Sharaf vs. Gable Steveson
- Records: Sharaf (4-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Steveson (4-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Division: Heavyweight
- Rankings: Steveson honorable mention
- Odds (as of 09.14.26): Sharaf +1000, Steveson -2000
Iwo Baraniewski vs. Alonzo Menifield
- Records: Baraniewski (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Menifield (18-6-1 MMA, 11-6-1 UFC)
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Rankings: Menifield No. 14
- Odds (as of 09.14.26): Baraniewski -230, Menifield +190
Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega
- Records: Moicano (21-7-1 MMA, 13-7 UFC), Ortega (16-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: Ortega No. 12 (featherweight), Moicano honorable mention (lightweight)
- Odds (as of 09.14.26): Moicano -215, Ortega +175
Dooho Choi vs. Patricio Freire
- Records: Choi (17-4-1 MMA, 6-3-1 UFC), Freire (37-9 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 09.14.26): Choi -250, Freire +205
Mauricio Ruffy vs. Arman Tsarukyan
- Records: Ruffy (14-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC), Tsarukyan (23-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: Tsarukyan No. 3, Ruffy No. 9
- Odds (as of 09.14.26): Ruffy +255, Tsarukyan -325
Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja
- Records: Van (17-2 MMA, 10-1 UFC), Pantoja (30-6 MMA, 14-4 UFC)
- Division: Flyweight
- Rankings: Van No. 1, No. 5 pound-for-pound; Pantoja No. 2, No. 6 pound-for-pound
- Odds (as of 09.14.26): Van -130, Pantoja +110
UFC 331 lineup
MAIN CARD (Paramount+, 9 p.m. ET)
- Champ Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja – for flyweight title
- Mauricio Ruffy vs. Arman Tsarukyan
- Dooho Choi vs. Patricio Freire
- Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega
- Iwo Baraniewski vs. Alonzo Menifield
PRELIMINARY CARD (Paramount+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Sean Sharaf vs. Gable Steveson
- Charles Jourdain vs. Marlon Vera
- Robelis Despaigne vs. Tai Tuivasa
- Michael Aswell vs. JooSang Yoo
PRELIMINARY CARD (Paramount+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Ryan Gandra vs. Ozzy Diaz
- Brunno Ferreira vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
- Eduarda Moura vs. Casey O'Neill
- Joanderson Brito vs. Giga Chikadze
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 331: Make predictions for Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja













