The epic UFC 259 card is almost here! You know what that means. Time for our UFC 259 Staff Picks! This card is absolutely stacked from top to bottom.
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowics will defend his title against UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya in an epic champ vs champ battle! Amanda Nunes will defend her featherweight title against Megan Anderson in her quest for all-time greatness. Petr Yan will defend his bantamweight championship against Aljamain Sterling in a highly-anticipated matchup.
Islam Makhachev will see Drew Dober in a war with top-15 implications. Thiago Santos will fight Aleksandar Rakic in a light heavyweight scrap that is sure to entertain.
Without further ado, let’s get on to our UFC 259 Staff Picks!
UFC 259 Staff Picks
| Blachowicz vs Adesanya | Nunes vs Anderson | Yan vs Sterling | Makhachev vs Dober | Santos vs Rakic | |
| Jake Broderick (@jakebroderick98) 2021 Record:Â 11-4 | Adesanya | Nunes | Sterling | Makhachev | Santos |
| Jude Briosos (@Jude_Briosos) 2021 Record: 13-6 | Blachowicz | Nunes | Sterling | Makhachev | Santos |
| Danny Podolsky (@PodolskyDanny) 2021 Record: 10-5 | Adesanya | Nunes | Sterling | Makhachev | Santos |
| Dion Williams (@dionwills16) 2021 Record: 15-9 | Adesanya | Nunes | Sterling | Makhachev | Santos |
| Dominic Sallee (@dsallee14) 2021 Record: 15-9 | Adesanya | Nunes | Sterling | Makhachev | Rakic |
| Leo Johnson (@LeoJJohnson20) 2021 Record: 15-9 | Adesanya | Nunes | Sterling | Dober | Santos |
| Ryan Truland (@RyanTruland) 2021 Record: 9-6 | Adesanya | Nunes | Sterling | Makhachev | Santos |
| Ryan Caddick (@rhinocad1166) 2021 Record: 6-4 | Blachowicz | Nunes | Sterling | Dober | Rakic |
| Ruaraidh Gilmour (@Ruaraidh0) 2021 Record: 14-10 | Blachowicz | Nunes | Yan | Makhachev | Santos |
| Lewis Simpson (@LGS_MMA) 2021 Record: 13-11 | Adesanya | Nunes | Sterling | Makhachev | Rakic |
| James Rees (@JamesRees83) 2021 Record: 13-11 | Blachowicz | Anderson | Sterling | Makhachev | Santos |
| Zaheer Adam (@ZaheerAdam) 2021 Record: 10-9 | Adesanya | Nunes | Sterling | Makhachev | Santos |
| Cameron Wilson (@CameronwMMA) 2021 Record: 12-12 | Adesanya | Nunes | Sterling | Makhachev | Rakic |
| Jeff Swartz (@Jefflswartz2) 2021 Record: 12-12 | Blachowicz | Nunes | Yan | Makhachev | Rakic |
| Daniel Westbury (@MMAStatsGuy) 2021 Record: 2-2 | Adesanya | Nunes | Sterling | Makhachev | Santos |
| Kevin Varghese (@randomkevin24) 2021 Record: 7-7 | Adesanya | Anderson | Sterling | Dober | Rakic |
| Makoa Goble (@MmaMakoa) 2021 Record: 11-13 | Adesanya | Nunes | Sterling | Makhachev | Santos |
| Julian Murray (@JcMurray720MMA) 2021 Record: 10-14 | Adesanya | Nunes | Sterling | Dober | Santos |
| Joshua Ali (@joshuaali53) 2021 Record: 0-0 | Blachowicz | Nunes | Sterling | Makhachev | Rakic |
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