UFC 207 staff picks: Readers like Amanda Nunes, but how many of us are taking Ronda Rousey?

The UFC closes out its 2017 calendar year on Friday and a former long-reigning champion makes her highly anticipated return looking to reclaim the title.

UFC 207 takes place Friday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and the main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

In the main event, women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes (13-4 MMA, 6-1 UFC) defends her title for the first time when she meets former champ Ronda Rousey (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC). Rousey is a slight favorite in the fight, and eight of our 10 MMAjunkie editors, writers and radio hosts are picking the former champ to recapture her belt.

In the co-feature, bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz (22-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) defends his belt against unbeaten up-and-comer Cody Garbrandt (10-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC). Cruz is more than a 2-1 favorite in the fight, and eight of our 10 staff members are picking him to defend.

Also on the main card, former bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw (13-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) takes on John Lineker (29-7 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in what may wind up being a title eliminator. Seven of our 10 pickers are taking Dillashaw, who is the heaviest favorite on the card – though at only around -240.

Dong Hyun Kim (21-3-1 MMA, 12-3 UFC) takes on former Strikeforce welterweight champion Tarec Saffiedine (16-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC). Kim is just a slight favorite, but is the choice of nine of our 10 staff members. And to open the main card, Ray Borg (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) meets Louis Smolka (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) at flyweight. Smolka has a 7-3 advantage in our picks.

In the MMAjunkie reader consensus picks, Nunes, Cruz, Dillashaw, Kim and Smolka are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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