UFC 262 Staff Picks

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751 days ago

After an exciting UFC Vegas 26 card, it’s time to turn our focus to UFC 262 with our UFC 262 Staff Picks! We will finally get to see the resolution of the UFC’s lightweight title picture when the main event is in the books.

Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler will end the night with a fight for the vacant UFC lightweight title in the main event. Tony Ferguson and Beneil Dariush will duke it out in the co-main event in a battle of top lightweights. Matt Schnell and Rogerio Bontorin will face off in a bantamweight scrap that is sure to entertain.

Katlyn Chookagian and Viviane Araujo will battle it out in a flyweight fight that could have future title implications. Shane Burgos and Edson Barboza will kick off the main card in a battle of top-15 featherweights. This will be an action-packed card that you don’t want to miss!

Without further ado, let’s get on to our UFC 262 Staff Picks.

UFC 262 Staff Picks

	Oliveira vs Chandler	Ferguson vs Dariush	Schnell vs Bontorin	Chookagian vs Araujo	Burgos vs Barboza
Haiden Broomfield (@hbroomfieldnews) 2021 Record: 17-6	Chandler	Ferguson	Schnell	Chookagian	Barboza
Jude Briosos (@Jude_Briosos) 2021 Record: 42-19	Oliveira	Dariush	Bontorin	Chookagian	Burgos
Jake Broderick (@jakebroderick98) 2021 Record: 39-18	Oliveira	Dariush	Schnell	Chookagian	Burgos
Dominic Sallee (@dsallee14) 2021 Record: 45-21	Chandler	Ferguson	Bontorin	Araujo	Burgos
Ryan Truland (@RyanTruland) 2021 Record: 38-19	Oliveira	Ferguson	Schnell	Chookagian	Burgos
Carter Bergez (@carterbergezMMA) 2021 Record: 21-11	Oliveira	Ferguson	Bontorin	Araujo	Barboza
Ruaraidh Gilmour (@Ruaraidh0) 2021 Record: 42-24	Oliveira	Ferguson	Bontorin	Araujo	Burgos
Leo Johnson (@LeoJJohnson20) 2021 Record: 42-24	Oliveira	Dariush	Schnell	Chookagian	Barboza
Lewis Simpson (@LewisSimpsonMMA) 2021 Record: 42-24	Chandler	Dariush	Bontorin	Chookagian	Barboza
Jeff Swartz (@Jefflswartz2) 2021 Record: 40-26	Chandler	Ferguson	Schnell	Chookagian	Burgos
Cooper Burke (@Cooper_burke9) 2021 Record: 22-15	Oliveira	Ferguson	Schnell	Araujo	Barboza
Dion Williams (@dionwills16) 2021 Record: 39-27	Chandler	Dariush	Schnell	Chookagian	Barboza
Ryan Caddick (@rhinocad1166) 2021 Record: 27-20	Chandler	Dariush	Schnell	Araujo	Burgos
Jake Foley (@JFoMMATalk) 2021 Record: 13-10	Chandler	Ferguson	Schnell	Chookagian	Barboza
Makoa Goble (@MmaMakoa) 2021 Record: 37-29	Chandler	Dariush	Schnell	Chookagian	Barboza
Danny Podolsky (@PodolskyDanny) 2021 Record: 28-25	Oliveira	Ferguson	Bontorin	Chookagian	Burgos
Kevin Varghese (@randomkevin24) 2021 Record: 29-27	Chandler	Ferguson	Bontorin	Araujo	Barboza
James Rees (@JamesRees83) 2021 Record: 34-32	Chandler	Dariush	Bontorin	Araujo	Barboza
Julian Murray (@JcMurray720MMA) 2021 Record: 32-34	Oliveira	Ferguson	Schnell	Chookagian	Barboza

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