Ahead of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 77 event in Brazil, we want your predictions for the main card.
Expanding upon our traditional staff picks, we’re now going to include the consensus picks from MMAjunkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
The official staff picks story then will be published on Friday. UFC Fight Night 77 airs on FOX Sports 1 the following day from Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo.
(NOTE: MMAjunkie reader “IAMMA” will collect your picks for the official readers contest on Friday. As usual, they’ll be tallied in the comments section of the official staff picks story.)
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Records: Belfort (24-11 MMA, 13-7 UFC), Henderson (31-13 MMA, 8-7 UFC)
Past five: Belfort 3-2, Henderson 2-3
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: Belfort No. 5, Henderson No. 14
Odds as of 11/2/15: Belfort -330 (favorite), Henderson +290
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Records: Cummins (8-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Teixeira (23-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Past five: Cummins 4-1, Teixeira 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Teixeira No. 7, Cummins No. 15
Odds as of 11/2/15: Teixeira -425 (favorite), Cummins +365
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Records: Almeida (20-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Birchak (12-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Almeida 5-0, Birchak 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: Almeida No. 15
Odds as of 11/2/15: Almeida -420 (favorite), Birchak +360
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Records: Hallmann (15-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Oliveira (12-2-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Past five: Hallman 2-3, Oliveira 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds as of 11/2/15: Oliveira -200 (favorite), Hallmann +170
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Records: Burns (10-0 MMA 3-0 UFC), Magomedov (19-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Burns 5-0, Magomedov 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds as of 11/2/15: n/a
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Records: Anderson (6-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Maldonado (22-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC)
Past five: Anderson 4-1, Maldonado 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Anderson honorable mention
Odds as of 11/2/15: n/a
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For more on UFC Fight Night 77, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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