We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 247.

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie 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).

Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC Fight Night 247 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Make your main card picks below.

Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian Robertson

Records: Pinheiro (11-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Robertson (14-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC)
Past five: Pinheiro 3-2, Robertson 4-1
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: Robertson honorable mention
Odds (as of 11.04.24): Pinheiro +240, Robertson -300

Reinier de Ridder vs. Gerald Meerschaert

Records: de Ridder (17-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Meerschaert (37-17 MMA, 12-9 UFC)
Past five: de Ridder 3-2, Meerschaert 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.04.24): de Ridder -300, Meerschaert +240

Bernardo Sopaj vs. Ricky Turcios

Records: Sopaj (11-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Turcios (12-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Past five: Sopaj 3-2, Turcios 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.04.24): Sopaj -270, Turcios +220

Denise Gomes vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

Records: Gomes (9-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Kowalkiewicz (16-8 MMA, 9-8 UFC)
Past five: Gomes 3-2, Kowalkiewicz 4-1
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.04.24): Gomes -475, Kowalkiewicz +340

Cody Garbrandt vs. Miles Johns

Records: Garbrandt (14-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC), Johns (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Past five: Garbrandt 2-3, Johns 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.04.24): Garbrandt +125, Johns -140

Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates

Records: Magny (29-12 MMA, 22-11 UFC), Prates (20-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Magny 2-3, Prates 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 11.04.24): Magny +475, Prates -800

UFC Fight Night 247 fight card (as of Nov. 4, 8 p.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

• Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates
• Cody Garbrandt vs. Miles Johns
• Denise Gomes vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
• Bernardo Sopaj vs. Ricky Turcios
• Reinier de Ridder vs. Gerald Meerschaert
• Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian Robertson

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

• Nicolas Dalby vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
• Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Dusko Todorovic
• Charlie Radtke vs. Matthew Semelsberger
• Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Stamann
• Melissa Mullins vs. Klaudia Sygula
• Gaston Bolanos vs. Cortavious Romious
• Tresean Gore vs. Antonio Trocoli

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 247.

Usman Nurmagomedov is already Bellator’s best, and if his coach is to be believed, his ceiling is much, much higher.

Recently, Nurmagomedov said he’s targeting a move to the UFC in the future, to follow in the footsteps of cousin Khabib Nurmagomedov and current UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, two of his training partners. In an interview with Red Corner MMA, Usman’s coach Javier Mendez was asked if he sees the fighter surpassing Khabib and Makhachev’s accomplishments and he answered with glowing praise for the Bellator lightweight titleholder.

“As far as passing the torch, I see Usman as being pound-for-pound the greatest fighter, myself,” Mendez said. “He’s got all the attributes. He’s the most talented I’ve ever trained. In regards whether he ever goes to UFC or not, I don’t know if it’s going to matter as long as he keeps showing people how great he is. So, to me, if at one point he never goes, great. He’s still going to be regarded as one of the great ones. He will, you watch.

“He will be regarded as one of the great ones because what he does in that cage is like nobody, I’ve never seen anybody do the transitions, the movement that he does.”

Nurmagomedov is yet to be defeated in 18 pro bouts and has rarely been threatened in the cage, with his most recent win being a methodical unanimous decision nod over Alexander Shabliy this past September. He has successfully defended his Bellator championship twice (this does not include title fight win over Brent Primus that was overturned to a no-contest when Nurmagomedov later tested positive for a banned substance, which was attributed to a prescription drug).

In Mendez’s eyes, Nurmagomedov is nowhere near his prime and no matter where he ends up fighting for the rest of his career, he believes Dagestan native has the potential to be a legend.

“He’s unbelievable, and he’s only 26, he’s only getting better,” Mendez said. “Let’s see what happens, but you never know. He may be a PFL fighter, a Bellator fighter the rest of his career and, for me, I’m happy about that because he’ll be a successful one. So wherever he goes it’s going to be a success.”

Deal With It. Stipe Miocic couldn’t care less about any criticism of his fight with Jon Jones at UFC 309.

Mailbag. Did Brandon Moreno deserve a bonus at UFC Edmonton? Did Rose Namajunas make a tactical error? What’s the ceiling for Erin Blanchfield? Jed Meshew has got you covered.

Trilogy. Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway have both talked about it, is it time for one last dance?

Healing. Khalil Rountree Jr. is looking much better a month after his brutal loss to Alex Pereira.

WTF. Referee completely off the ball as fighter is rendered unconscious by a Von Flue choke.

Angela Hill and Jessica Penne react to UFC Edmonton.

Good Guy/Bad Guy.

Epilogue.

Celebrate UFC Vegas 100 as the MMA Gods intended.

I guess you could get hyped for UFC 309, too, by watching Jon Jones bulldoze a dude. Whatever.

Severe MMA. Looking ahead to Irish star Ian Machado Garry’s pivotal matchup with Joaquin Buckley at UFC Tampa.

Poatan.

Getting feisty.

Menacing.

Now’s the time on Sprockets when we dance.

Calling his shot.

Yup, this is still happening.

Not to victim blame here, but you order something from a Diaz brother…

Nate Landwehr (18-5) vs. Doo Ho Choi (15-4-1); UFC 310, Dec. 7

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Goalkeepers: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Birmingham City), Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), Luke Southwood (Bolton Wanderers).

Defenders: Jamal Lewis (Sao Paulo, on loan from Newcastle United), Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), Ciaron Brown (Oxford United), Conor Bradley (Liverpool), Trai Hume (Sunderland), Brodie Spencer (Huddersfield Town), Kofi Balmer (Motherwell), Ruairi McConville (Brighton and Hove Albion).

Midfielders: George Saville (Millwall), Jordan Thompson (Stoke City), Alistair McCann (Preston North End), Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday, on loan from Southampton), Isaac Price (Standard Liege), Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers), Ross McCausland (Rangers), Ethan Galbraith (Leyton Orient), Brad Lyons (Kilmarnock), Caolan Boyd-Munce (St Mirren).

Forwards: Josh Magennis (Exeter City), Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers), Callum Marshall (Huddersfield Town, on loan from West Ham United), Jamie Reid (Stevenage), Lee Bonis (ADO Den Haag).

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Neymar has played down concerns after picking up a fresh injury in his second appearance for Al-Hilal following a year out.

The 32-year-old Brazil striker was substituted 86 minutes into the Saudi Arabian club’s 3-0 win against Iranian side Esteghlal in the Asian Champions League Elite on Monday.

“It felt like a cramp, only very strong. I’m going to have some tests and I hope it’s nothing too serious,” the Brazilian said on Instagram.

“It’s normal for this to happen after a year. The doctors had already warned me, so I have to be careful and play more minutes.”

Neymar had a prolonged spell on the sidelines after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament during Brazil’s World Cup qualifier against Uruguay in October 2023.

He has played only seven matches for Al-Hilal since his move from Paris St-Germain in August 2023.