UFC 194 staff picks: Aldo or McGregor? Weidman or Rockhold? Who leaves with belts?

	Aldo vs. McGregor	Weidman vs. Rockhold	Souza vs. Romero	Maia vs. Nelson	Holloway vs. Stephens
MMAjunkie readers’ consensus picks	Aldo (55%)	Weidman (61%)	Souza (66%)	Nelson (61%)	Holloway (87%)
Dann Stupp @DannStupp 2015 picks: 132-64	Aldo	Weidman	Souza	Nelson	Holloway
Brent Brookhouse @BrentBrookhouse 2015 picks: 131-65	Aldo	Rockhold	Souza	Nelson	Holloway
Ben Fowlkes @BenFowlkesMMA 2015 picks: 131-65	Aldo	Weidman	Souza	Maia	Holloway
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2015 picks: 126-70	Aldo	Rockhold	Souza	Maia	Holloway
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2015 picks: 125-71 2014 Champion	McGregor	Rockhold	Souza	Maia	Holloway
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2015 picks: 124-72	McGregor	Rockhold	Souza	Nelson	Holloway
Steven Marrocco @MMAjunkieSteven 2015 picks: 123-73	Aldo	Weidman	Souza	Maia	Holloway
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2015 picks: 122-74	Aldo	Weidman	Souza	Maia	Holloway
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2015 picks: 122-74	Aldo	Rockhold	Romero	Maia	Holloway

A week with three UFC events in three days wraps up Saturday with one of the most anticipated cards in company history:: UFC 194.

Neither of the two title fights at the top of the bill has unanimous picks – but the consensus among the MMAjunkie staff of editors, writers and radio hosts see upsets happening in each.

In the main event, featherweight champion Jose Aldo (25-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) meets interim champ Conor McGregor (18-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in a bout delayed from UFC 189 in July. And though McGregor is the slight favorite, it’s longtime champ Aldo who is getting a 7-2 nod from our staff.

And in the co-feature, middleweight champion Chris Weidman (13-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) defends his title against former Strikeforce champ Luke Rockhold (14-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC). Although Rockhold is the underdog, five of our nine pickers believe he’ll walk away as the new champion.

There’s just one unanimous pick on the card, featherweight Max Holloway (14-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) over Jeremy Stephens (24-11 MMA, 11-10 UFC) to open the pay-per-view portion of UFC 194.

Ronaldo Souza (22-3 MMA, 5-0 UFC) was close to a unanimous choice in his middleweight contenders fight against Yoel Romero (10-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC), which finally happens after two previous cancelations. “Jacare” got eight of the nine votes.

And in a bout between two high-level grappling wizards, six of our nine staffers like Brazilian Demian Maia (21-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) to get past Iceland’s Gunnar Nelson (14-1-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC). Nelson is a slight betting favorite in the welterweight bout.

In the consensus picks from MMAjunkie readers, Aldo, Weidman, Souza, Nelson and Holloway got the nods.

UFC 194 takes place Saturday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Check out all the picks above. Additionally, leave your individual main-card picks below. As usual, MMAjunkie reader “IAMMA” is organizing the MMAjunkie Member Picks, where “sadowolf” is still leading both categories and looking to repeat his 2014 title for most wins.

For more on UFC 194, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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