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Middleweights headline UFC’s second straight Apex show in the desert
We want your predictions for UFC on ESPN 72. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC on ESPN 72 (ESPN, ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Make your picks below.
Gabriella Fernandes vs. Julija Stoliarenko
- Records: Fernandes (10-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Stoliarenko (11-8-1 MMA, 2-6 UFC)
- Division: Women’s flyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.04.25): Fernandes -440, Stoliarenko +310
Uros Medic vs. Gilbert Urbina
- Records: Medic (10-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC), Urbina (7-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.04.25): Medic -390, Urbina +280
Priscila Cachoeira vs. Joselyne Edwards
- Records: Cachoeira (13-6 MMA, 5-6 UFC), Edwards (15-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC)
- Division: Women’s bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.04.25): Cachoeira +215, Edwards -290
Toshiomi Kazama vs. Elijah Smith
- Records: Kazama (11-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Smith (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.04.25): Kazama +390, Smith -590
Rafael Cerqueira vs. Julius Walker
- Records: Cerqueira (11-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Walker (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Division: Light heavyweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.04.25): Cerqueira +400, Walker -620
Eryk Anders vs. Christian Leroy Duncan
- Records: Anders (17-8 MMA, 9-8 UFC), Duncan (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.04.25): Anders +340, Leroy Duncan -500
Miles Johns vs. Jean Matsumoto
- Records: Johns (15-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC), Matsumoto (16-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.04.25): Johns +240, Matsumoto -330
Andre Fili vs. Christian Rodriguez
- Records: Fili (24-12 MMA, 12-11 UFC), Rodriguez (12-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
- Division: Featherweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 08.04.25): Fili +170, Rodriguez -225
Angela Hill vs. Iasmin Lucindo
- Records: Hill (18-14 MMA, 13-14 UFC), Lucindo (17-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
- Division: Women’s strawweight
- Rankings: Lucindo No. 10, Hill No. 13
- Odds (as of 08.04.25): Hill +150, Lucindo -190
Steve Erceg vs. Ode Osbourne
- Records: Erceg (12-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Osbourne (13-8 MMA, 5-6 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: Erceg No. 11 (flyweight)
- Odds (as of 08.04.25): Erceg -400, Osbourne +285
Roman Dolidze vs. Anthony Hernandez
- Records: Dolidze (15-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC), Hernandez (14-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC)
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: Hernandez No. 10, Dolidze No. 11
- Odds (as of 08.04.25): Dolidze +250, Hernandez -340
UFC on ESPN 72 fight card (as of Aug. 4, 2 p.m. ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)
- Roman Dolidze vs. Anthony Hernandez
- Steve Erceg vs. Ode Osbourne
- Angela Hill vs. Iasmin Lucindo
- Andre Fili vs. Christian Rodriguez
- Miles Johns vs. Jean Matsumoto
- Eryk Anders vs. Christian Leroy Duncan
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
- Rafael Cerqueira vs. Julius Walker
- Toshiomi Kazama vs. Elijah Smith
- Priscila Cachoeira vs. Joselyne Edwards
- Uros Medic vs. Gilbert Urbina
- Gabriella Fernandes vs. Julija Stoliarenko
