The UFC wraps up a three-week homestand this week with a former middleweight title challenger within the headlining spot.
UFC Struggle Evening 254 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Get decide outcomes from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, in addition to extra evaluation, under.
Seungwoo Choi vs. Kevin Vallejos
Information: Choi (11-7 MMA, 4-6 UFC), Vallejos (14-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Previous 5: Choi 1-4, Vallejos 4-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.14.25): Choi +320, Vallejos -410
Junkie decide outcomes: Vallejos 11, Choi 0
Seungwoo Choi vs. Kevin Vallejos
Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Brendson Ribeiro
Information: Nurgozhay (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Ribeiro (16-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
Previous 5: Nurgozhay 5-0, Ribeiro 3-2
Division: Mild heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.14.25): Nurgozhay -290, Ribeiro +235
Junkie decide outcomes: Nurgozhay 11, Ribeiro 0
Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Brendson Ribeiro
Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Gibson
Information: Blackshear (15-7-1 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC), Gibson (22-10 MMA, 3-5 UFC)
Previous 5: Blackshear 3-2, Gibson 3-2
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.14.25): Blackshear -360, Gibson +285
Junkie decide outcomes: Blackshear 9, Gibson 2
Da’Mon Blackshear vs. Cody Gibson
Alexander Hernandez vs. Kurt Holobaugh
Information: Hernandez (15-8 MMA, 7-7 UFC), Holobaugh (22-8 MMA, 2-5 UFC)
Previous 5: Hernandez 2-3, Holobaugh 4-1
Division: Light-weight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.14.25): Hernandez -205, Holobaugh +170
Junkie decide outcomes: Hernandez 10, Holobaugh 1
Alexander Hernandez vs. Kurt Holobaugh
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Chidi Njokuani
Information: Zaleski dos Santos (25-8-1 MMA, 11-4-1 UFC), Njokuani (24-10 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Previous 5: Zaleski dos Santos 3-1-1, Njokuani 2-3
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.14.25): Zaleski dos Santos -175, Njokuani +145
Junkie decide outcomes: Zaleski dos Santos 9, Njokuani 2
Chidi Njokuani vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze
Information: Vettori (19-7-1 MMA, 9-5-1 UFC), Dolidze (14-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC)
Previous 5: Vettori 2-3, Dolidze 3-2
Division: Middleweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 03.14.25): Vettori -140, Dolidze +120
Junkie decide outcomes: Dolidze 8, Vettori 3
Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze
Preliminary card picks
Though they don’t rely towards the standings, MMA Junkie workers members nonetheless decide the fights on the prelims. Listed below are the outcomes:
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Ryan Spann: Cortes-Acosta 8, Spann 3
A.J. Cunningham vs. Su Younger You: You 11, Cunningham 0
Josias Musasa vs. Carlos Vera: Musasa 11, Vera 0
Sam Hughes vs. Stephanie Luciano: Luciano 10, Hughes 1
Daniel Barez vs. Andre Lima: Lima 10, Barez 1
Priscila Cachoeira vs. Josiane Nunes: Nunes 7, Cachoeira 4
Yuneisy Duben vs. Carli Judice: Duben 9, Judice 2
Yuneisy Duben vs. Carli Judice
Take a look at all the principle card picks under.
(Click on right here to open a PDF of the workers picks grid in a separate window.)
Vettori
vs.
Dolidze
Njokuani
vs.
Zaleski dos Santos
Hernandez
vs.
Holobaugh
Blackshear
vs.
Gibson
Nurgozhay
vs.
Ribeiro
Choi
vs.
Vallejos
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
24-16
Vettori
(52%)
Zaleski dos Santos
(65%)
Hernandez
(54%)
Blackshear
(80%)
Nurgozhay
(77%)
Vallejos
(80%)
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
29-11
2024 Champion
Dolidze
Zaleski dos Santos
Hernandez
Blackshear
Nurgozhay
Vallejos
Nolan King
@mma_kings
27-13
2023 Champion
Vettori
Zaleski dos Santos
Holobaugh
Blackshear
Nurgozhay
Vallejos
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
25-15
2017 Champion
Vettori
Zaleski dos Santos
Hernandez
Blackshear
Nurgozhay
Vallejos
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
23-17
2014 Champion
Dolidze
Zaleski dos Santos
Hernandez
Gibson
Nurgozhay
Vallejos
Ken Hathaway
@1khathaway
23-17
2017, 2022, 2024 Champion
Dolidze
Zaleski dos Santos
Hernandez
Blackshear
Nurgozhay
Vallejos
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
22-18
Dolidze
Zaleski dos Santos
Hernandez
Blackshear
Nurgozhay
Vallejos
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
22-18
Dolidze
Njokuani
Hernandez
Gibson
Nurgozhay
Vallejos
Matt Erickson
@MattE
22-18
Dolidze
Njokuani
Hernandez
Blackshear
Nurgozhay
Vallejos
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
21-19
Vettori
Zaleski dos Santos
Hernandez
Blackshear
Nurgozhay
Vallejos
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
21-19
Dolidze
Zaleski dos Santos
Hernandez
Blackshear
Nurgozhay
Vallejos
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
18-22
Dolidze
Zaleski dos Santos
Hernandez
Blackshear
Nurgozhay
Vallejos
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