UFC 284: Make your predictions for Makhachev-Volkanovski, Rodriguez-Emmett

In Sports
2023-02-06 18:15:51Z
By MMA Junkie

We want your predictions for Saturday's UFC 284 event in Australia.

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 MMA Junkie reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC 284 main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 284 takes place Saturday at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

Make your picks for the fights below.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC 284.

Elves Brenner vs. Zubaira Tukhugov

Records: Elves Brenner (13-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Zubaira Tukhugov (20-5-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC)
Past five: Brenner 3-2, Tukhugov 2-2-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.05.23): Brenner +390, Tukhugov -525

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Blake Bilder vs. Shane Young

Records: Blake Bilder (7-0-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Shane Young (13-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Past five: Bilder 5-0, Young 3-2
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.05.23): Bilder +105, Young -125

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Loma Lookboonmee vs. Elise Reed

Records: Loma Lookboonmee (7-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Elise Reed (6-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
Past five: Lookboonmee 3-2, Reed 3-2
Division: Women's strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.05.23): Lookboonmee -290, Reed +230

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Jack Jenkins vs. Don Shainis

Records: Jack Jenkins (10-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Don Shainis (12-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
Past five: Jenkins 5-0, Shainis 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.05.23): Jenkins -320, Shainis +255

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Jamie Mullarkey vs. Francisco Prado

Records: Jamie Mullarkey (15-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Francisco Prado (11-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Mullarkey 3-2, Prado 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.05.23): Mullarkey -260, Prado +210

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Kleydson Rodrigues vs. Shannon Ross

Records: Kleydson Rodrigues (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Shannon Ross (13-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Past five: Rodrigues 4-1, Ross 3-2
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.05.23): Rodrigues -280, Ross +225

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Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Josh Culibao

Records: Melsik Baghdasaryan (7-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Josh Culibao (10-1-1 MMA, 2-1-1 UFC)
Past five: Baghdasaryan 5-0, Culibao 3-1-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.05.23): Baghdasaryan -110, Culibao -110

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Modestas Bukauskas vs. Tyson Pedro

Records: Modestas Bukauskas (13-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC), Tyson Pedro (9-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Past five: Bukauskas 2-3, Pedro 3-2
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.05.23): Bukauskas +210, Pedro -260

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Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield

Records: Jimmy Crute (12-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Alonzo Menifield (13-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
Past five: Crute 2-3, Menifield 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.05.23): Crute -230, Menifield +180

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Parker Porter vs. Justin Tafa

Records: Parker Porter (13-7 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Justin Tafa (5-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC)
Past five: Porter 3-2, Tafa 2-3
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.05.23): Porter +120, Tafa -140

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Randy Brown vs. Jack Della Maddalena

Records: Randy Brown (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC), Jack Della Maddalena (13-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Brown 4-1, Maddalena 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 02.05.23): Brown +255, Maddalena -320

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Yair Rodriguez vs. Josh Emmett

Records: Yair Rodriguez (14-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC), Josh Emmett (18-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC)
Past five: Rodriguez 3-2, Emmett 5-0
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Emmett No. 5, Rodriguez No. 7
Odds (as of 02.05.23): Rodriguez -160, Emmett +140

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Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski

Records: Islam Makhachev (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC), Alexander Volkanovski (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC)
Past five: Makhachev 5-0, Volkanovski 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: Makhachev No. 1 lightweight, No. 9 pound-for-pound; Volkanovski No. 1 featherweight, No. 1 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 02.05.23): Makhachev -400, Volkanovski +320

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UFC 284 fight card (as of Feb. 5, 3 p.m. ET)