UFC Fight Night 95 staff picks: Plenty of unanimous nods – so is anyone picking against 'Cyborg'?

The UFC heads back to South America for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 95 event.

Nilson Nelson Gymnasium hosts the event in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia. The card airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

In the main event, Cristiane Justino (16-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is ready for her second UFC fight. “Cyborg” will meet Lina Lansberg (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in the main event, which takes place at a 140-pound catchweight. Justino is a massive favorite, and not surprising, all 10 of our MMAjunkie editors, writers and radio hosts believe “Cyborg” will get her hand raised.

There are three other unanimous picks on the card, including the co-main event. In that fight, former bantamweight champion Renan Barao (33-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) stays at featherweight to meet Phillipe Nover (11-6-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC). Barao is a 10-0 pick from our staff. So is Roy Nelson (21-13 MMA, 8-9 UFC) in his heavyweight fight against Antonio Silva (19-9-1 MMA, 3-6-1 UFC), and Thiago “Marreta” Santos (13-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) vs. Eric Spicely (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC).

Only two fights are contentious among our staff: Paul Felder (12-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is a slight underdog at lightweight against Francisco Trinaldo (20-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC), and Trinaldo has six of 10 votes from our staff. And to open the main card, featherweight Godofredo Pepey (12-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) is a 7-3 choice to beat Mike De La Torre (14-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC).

In the MMAjunkie reader consensus picks, Justino, Barao, Nelson, Felder, Santos and Pepey are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on UFC Fight Night 95, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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