UFC 218 staff picks: Does anyone think Jose Aldo can get the belt back from Max Holloway?

	Holloway vs. Aldo	Ngannou vs. Overeem	Cejudo vs. Pettis	Alvarez vs. Gaethje	Torres vs. Waterson
MMAjunkie readers’ consensus picks 2017: 117-79	Holloway (70%)	Ngannou (69%)	Cejudo (73%)	Gaethje (75%)	Waterson (61%)
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2017: 123-73	Holloway	Ngannou	Cejudo	Gaethje	Torres
Dann Stupp @DannStupp 2017: 122-74 2015 Champion	Holloway	Ngannou	Cejudo	Gaethje	Torres
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2017: 122-74	Holloway	Ngannou	Cejudo	Gaethje	Torres
Steven Marrocco @MMAjunkieSteven 2017: 121-75	Holloway	Ngannou	Cejudo	Gaethje	Waterson
Ben Fowlkes @BenFowlkesMMA 2017: 121-75 2016 Champion	Holloway	Ngannou	Cejudo	Gaethje	Torres
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2017: 115-81	Holloway	Ngannou	Cejudo	Gaethje	Torres
Fernanda Prates @nandaprates_ 2017: 115-81	Holloway	Ngannou	Cejudo	Gaethje	Waterson
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2017: 114-82	Holloway	Overeem	Cejudo	Gaethje	Torres
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2017: 113-83 2014 Champion	Holloway	Ngannou	Cejudo	Gaethje	Torres
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2017: 112-84	Holloway	Ngannou	Pettis	Alvarez	Waterson

The UFC finally has returned to Michigan, and the featherweight title is on the line in the main event rematch.

UFC 218 takes place Saturday at the new Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit. It’s the promotion’s first event in Michigan since UFC 123 in 2010. The main card airs live on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

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In the main event, featherweight champion Max Holloway (18-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) takes on former champ Jose Aldo (26-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC), the man he took the belt from earlier this year with a third-round TKO. Despite Aldo’s reputation as the most dominant 145-pound champion in history, none of our 10 MMAjunkie editors, writers and radio hosts are picking him to get his title back. It’s Holloway with the unanimous nod.

In the co-feature, heavyewight contender Francis Ngannou (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) meets former Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem (43-15 MMA, 8-4 UFC). The winner could go on to a title shot. But only one of our 10 pickers is taking Overeem in an upset.

Also on the main card, former flyweight title challenger Henry Cejudo (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) is a 9-1 pick over Sergio Pettis (16-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) in their battle to weed out contenders for Demetrious Johnson’s 125-pound title.

Former UFC and Bellator lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez (28-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) takes on former WSOF champ Justin Gaethje (18-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a battle of coaches from “TUF 26.” Only one picker is taking Alvarez to win in an upset.

And to open the main card, Tecia Torres (9-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) battles Michelle Waterson (14-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in a women’s strawweight bout that is our most competitive on the card – but still a virtual blowout with Torres taking a 7-3 edge.

In the MMAjunkie reader consensus picks, Holloway, Ngannou, Cejudo, Gaethje and Waterson are the choices.

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