UFC 261 Staff Picks

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1596 days ago

The night has finally come. Three title fights. 15,000 fans in attendance. UFC 261 is going down now! That means it’s time for our UFC 261 Staff Picks!

Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal will meet in the octagon for a second time for Usman’s welterweight title in the main event. Weili Zhang and Rose Namajunas will fight in the co-main event for Zhang’s strawweight title. Valentina Shevchenko and Jessica Andrade will fight for Shevchenko’s flyweight title in the first title fight of the night.

Chris Weidman and Uriah Hall will finally duel it out in the octagon after their first fight fell through in February. Anthony Smith and Jimmy Crute will kick off the main card with some fantastic light heavyweight action. This is a card you do not want to miss!

Without further ado, let’s get on to our UFC 261 Staff Picks.

UFC 261 Staff Picks

	Usman vs Masvidal	Zhang vs Namajunas	Shevchenko vs Andrade	Weidman vs Hall	Smith vs Crute
Jake Broderick (@jakebroderick98) 2021 Record: 30-13	Usman	Zhang	Shevchenko	Hall	Crute
Jude Briosos (@Jude_Briosos) 2021 Record: 32-15	Usman	Zhang	Shevchenko	Hall	Smith
Dominic Sallee (@dsallee14) 2021 Record: 35-17	Usman	Namajunas	Shevchenko	Hall	Smith
Carter Bergez (@carterbergezMMA) 2021 Record: 12-6	Usman	Zhang	Shevchenko	Hall	Crute
Haiden Broomfield (@hbroomfieldnews) 2021 Record: 6-3	Usman	Namajunas	Shevchenko	Hall	Crute
Ruaraidh Gilmour (@Ruaraidh0) 2021 Record: 33-19	Usman	Zhang	Shevchenko	Weidman	Crute
Leo Johnson (@LeoJJohnson20) 2021 Record: 33-19	Usman	Zhang	Shevchenko	Weidman	Crute
Ryan Truland (@RyanTruland) 2021 Record: 27-16	Usman	Zhang	Shevchenko	Hall	Smith
Lewis Simpson (@LewisSimpsonMMA) 2021 Record: 31-21	Usman	Zhang	Shevchenko	Hall	Crute
Jeff Swartz (@Jefflswartz2) 2021 Record: 30-22	Usman	Namajunas	Shevchenko	Hall	Smith
Dion Williams (@dionwills16) 2021 Record: 30-22	Usman	Zhang	Shevchenko	Hall	Crute
Ryan Caddick (@rhinocad1166) 2021 Record: 19-14	Masvidal	Zhang	Shevchenko	Hall	Crute
Cooper Burke (@Cooper_burke9) 2021 Record: 13-10	Usman	Zhang	Shevchenko	Hall	Crute
Danny Podolsky (@PodolskyDanny) 2021 Record: 24-19	Usman	Zhang	Andrade	Weidman	Crute
Jake Foley (@JFoMMATalk) 2021 Record: 5-4	Usman	Zhang	Shevchenko	Weidman	Smith
Kevin Varghese (@randomkevin24) 2021 Record: 22-20	Masvidal	Zhang	Shevchenko	Weidman	Crute
Makoa Goble (@MmaMakoa) 2021 Record: 27-25	Usman	Zhang	Shevchenko	Weidman	Crute
James Rees (@JamesRees83) 2021 Record: 27-25	Masvidal	Zhang	Shevchenko	Weidman	Crute
Julian Murray (@JcMurray720MMA) 2021 Record: 23-29	Usman	Namajunas	Shevchenko	Hall	Crute

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