UFC Fight Night 246 predictions: Moreno or Albazi, Blanchfield or ‘Thug’ Rose in Edmonton?

The UFC is back in Canada this week with two sets of 125-pounders at the top of the lineup.

UFC Fight Night 246 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Get main card pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Trevin Giles vs. Mike Malott

Records: Giles (16-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC), Malott (10-2-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)

Past five: Giles 2-3, Malott 4-1

Division: Welterweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 11.02.24): Giles +260, Malott -325

Junkie pick results: Malott 11, Giles 0

Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Dustin Stoltzfus

Records: Barriault (16-8 MMA, 5-7 UFC), Stoltzfus (15-6 MMA, 2-5 UFC)

Past five: Barriault 2-3, Stoltzfus 2-3

Division: Middleweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 11.02.24): Barriault -200, Stoltzfus +165

Junkie pick results: Barriault 11, Stoltzfus 0

Ariane da Silva vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius

Records: da Silva (17-9 MMA, 6-6 UFC), Jasudavicius (11-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC)

Past five: da Silva 2-3, Jasudavicius 4-1

Division: Women’s flyweight

Rankings: Jasudavicius honorable mention

Odds (as of 10.28.24): da Silva +170, Jasudavicius -205

Junkie pick results: Jasudavicius 8, da Silva 3

Caio Machado vs. Brendson Ribeiro

Records: Machado (8-3-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Ribeiro (15-7 MMA, 0-2 UFC)

Past five: Machado 3-2, Ribeiro 3-2

Division: Light heavyweight

Rankings: None

Odds (as of 11.02.24): Machado -150, Ribeiro +125

Junkie pick results: Ribeiro 8, Machado 3

Erin Blanchfield vs. Rose Namajunas

Records: Blanchfield (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC), Namajunas (13-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC)

Past five: Blanchfield 4-1, Namajunas 2-3

Division: Women’s flyweight

Rankings: Blanchfield No. 4, Namajunas No. 9

Odds (as of 11.02.24): Blanchfield -140, Namajunas +120

Junkie pick results: Namajunas 7, Blanchfield 4

Brandon Moreno vs. Amir Albazi

Records: Moreno (21-8-2 MMA, 9-5-2 UFC), Albazi (17-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC)

Past five: Moreno 2-3, Albazi 5-0

Division: Flyweight

Rankings: Albazi No. 3, Moreno No. 5

Odds (as of 11.02.24): Moreno -165, Albazi +140

Junkie pick results: Moreno 6, Albazi 5

Preliminary card picks

Although they don’t count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:

• Pedro Munhoz vs. Aiemann Zahabi: Zahabi 6, Munhoz 5

• Victor Henry vs. Charles Jourdain: Henry 6, Jourdain 5

• Jack Shore vs. Youssef Zalal: Zalal 6, Shore 5

• Rodrigo Nascimento vs. Alexandr Romanov: Romanov 10, Nascimento 1

• Garrett Armfield vs. Serhiy Sidey: Sidey 6, Armfield 5

• Chad Anheliger vs. Cody Gibson: Gibson 8, Anheliger 3

• Jamey-Lyn Horth vs. Ivana Petrovic: Horth 7, Petrovic 4

Check out all the main card picks below.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 246.

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Fight Night 246 predictions: Moreno or Albazi, Blanchfield or ‘Thug’ Rose in Edmonton?