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Another weekend, another UFC fight night. This time around Sean Strickland and Abus Magomedov are headlining the card. The co-main is Damir Ismagulov vs. Grant Dawson. The card also sees the return of Kevin Lee (who is buried on the prelims).
Our staff have made their picks and now it’s time for the BE readers to do the same. Like the staff the readers are siding with Sean Strickland to come away with a win this UFC fight night.
Scroll below for all their other picks (including two fighters who are heavily favoured to win).
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UFC Fight Night: Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov picks
Sean Strickland (85.7%) vs. Abus Magomedov (14.3%)
Readers’ pick: Sean Strickland.
Damir Ismagulov (78.6%) vs. Grant Dawson (21.4%)
Readers’ pick: Damir Ismagulov.
Max Griffin (35.7%) vs. Michael Morales (64.3%)
Readers’ pick: Michael Morales.
Ariane Lipski (64.3%) vs. Melissa Gato (35.7%)
Readers’ pick: Ariane Lipski.
Benoit Saint-Denis (28.6%) vs. Ismael Bonfim (71.4%)
Readers’ pick: Ismael Bonfim.
Nursulton Ruziboaev (21.4%) vs. Bruno Ferreira (78.6%)
Readers’ pick: Bruno Ferreira.
Kevin Lee (50%) vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov (50%)
Readers’ pick: Draw.
Yana Santos (28.6%) vs. Karol Rosa (71.4%)
Readers’ pick: Karol Rosa.
Ivana Petrovic (64.3%) vs. Luana Carolina (35.7%)
Readers’ pick: Ivana Petrovic.
Joanderson Brito (92.9%) vs. Westin Wilson (7.1%)
Readers’ pick: Joanderson Brito.
Alexandr Romanov (50%) vs. Blagoy Ivanov (50%)
Readers’ pick: Draw.
Guram Kutateladze (92.9%) vs. Elves Brener (7.1%)
Readers’ pick: Guram Kutateladze.
Who gets a Performance of the Night award?
Readers’ pick: Michael Morales (35.7%) and Ismael Bonfim (35.7%).
Which fight wins Fight of the Night?
Readers’ pick: Benoit Saint-Denis vs. Ismael Bonfim (50%).
Which fight are you most excited for?
Readers’ pick: Benoit Saint-Denis vs. Ismael Bonfim (42.9%).
It’s very close atop our leader board with Adam Law edging Christophe on bonus points (for correctly picking which fighters will pick up bonus checks). Both have picks in for this UFC fight night, so the tie may be broken come Sunday morning.
Leader board
| Position | Community Member | Correct | Incorrect | Total Picks | % | Week 13 Record | Bonus Points |
| 1 | Adam Law | 91 | 69 | 160 | 0.569 | 5-7 | 8 |
| 2 | Christophe | 91 | 69 | 160 | 0.569 | 6-6 | 4 |
| 3 | Jeremy | 82 | 79 | 161 | 0.509 | 6-6 | 8 |
| 4 | Just Simon | 82 | 78 | 160 | 0.513 | 8-4 | 7 |
| 5 | ZeistPriest | 82 | 68 | 150 | 0.547 | 7-5 | 6 |
| 6 | Luke G | 79 | 69 | 148 | 0.534 | 7-5 | 5 |
| 7 | NickyBonz | 75 | 59 | 134 | 0.560 | 7-4 | 5 |
| 8 | BearHands | 72 | 65 | 137 | 0.526 | 6-6 | 6 |
| 9 | GirlCasual | 63 | 55 | 118 | 0.534 | 0-0 | 5 |
| 10 | Sensei Scott | 56 | 72 | 128 | 0.438 | 3-8 | 3 |
| 11 | DJNi | 54 | 55 | 109 | 0.495 | 7-5 | 5 |
| 12 | Mark S | 52 | 53 | 105 | 0.495 | 0-0 | 6 |
| 13 | Tommy | 46 | 32 | 78 | 0.590 | 0-0 | 3 |
| 14 | Kaan | 39 | 49 | 88 | 0.443 | 0-0 | 2 |
| 15 | Arran D | 37 | 23 | 60 | 0.617 | 7-5 | 6 |
| 16 | mklip2001 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 0.500 | 0-0 | 6 |
| 17 | Fishtown Simon | 30 | 20 | 50 | 0.600 | 0-0 | 3 |
| 18 | Benjamin Thornton | 29 | 35 | 64 | 0.453 | 0-0 | 1 |
| 19 | Keyon Talieh | 28 | 31 | 59 | 0.475 | 0-0 | 2 |
| 20 | Khabib “The Seagull” Nurmagomedov | 24 | 13 | 37 | 0.649 | 0-0 | 3 |
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