UFC Fight Night 293: Do we give Walker a heavyweight shot vs. WCA?

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The UFC is back in its “Sin City” home base, and lightweights top the card.

UFC Fight Night 293 (Paramount+) takes place Saturday at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.

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

Marcos Degli vs. Mitch Raposo

  • Records: Degli (15-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Raposo (11-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC)
  • Division: Flyweight
  • Rankings: None
  • Odds (as of 11.07.26): Degli -220, Raposo +180
  • Junkie pick results: Degli 7, Raposo 3

Priscila Cachoeira vs. Nina Milosevic

  • Records: Cachoeira (13-9 MMA, 5-9 UFC), Milosevic (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
  • Division: Women’s bantamweight
  • Rankings: None
  • Odds (as of 11.07.26): Cachoeira +400, Milosevic -550
  • Junkie pick results: Milosevic 9, Cachoeira 1

Billy Elekana vs. Lucas Fernando

  • Records: Elekana (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Fernando (14-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
  • Division: Light heavyweight
  • Rankings: None
  • Odds (as of 11.07.26): Elekana +275, Fernando -350
  • Junkie pick results: Elekana 6, Fernando 4

Davey Grant vs. Elijah Smith

  • Records: Grant (16-8 MMA, 9-7 UFC), Smith (10-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
  • Division: Bantamweight
  • Rankings: None
  • Odds (as of 11.07.26): Grant +260, Smith -330
  • Junkie pick results: Smith 10, Grant 0

Virna Jandiroba vs. Tatiana Suarez

  • Records: Jandiroba (23-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC), Suarez (12-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC)
  • Division: Women’s strawweight
  • Rankings: Suarez No. 3, Jandiroba No. 4
  • Odds (as of 11.07.26): Jandiroba +180, Suarez -220
  • Junkie pick results: Suarez 9, Jandiroba 1

Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Johnny Walker

  • Records: Cortes-Acosta (17-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC), Walker (23-10 MMA, 9-7 UFC)
  • Division: Heavyweight
  • Rankings: Cortes-Acosta No. 9
  • Odds (as of 11.07.26): Cortes-Acosta -230, Walker +190
  • Junkie pick results: Cortes-Acosta 10, Walker 0

Individual staff member picks, main card

Readers 180-94: Cortes-Acosta (61%), Suarez (83%), Smith (77%), Fernando (60%), Milosevic (91%), Degli (72%)

  • Danny Segura 196-78: Cortes-Acosta, Suarez, Smith, Fernando, Milosevic, Degli
  • Matthew Wells 181-93: Cortes-Acosta, Suarez, Smith, Elekana, Milosevic, Raposo
  • Nolan King 180-94: Cortes-Acosta, Jandiroba, Smith, Fernando, Milosevic, Degli
  • Farah Hannoun 178-96: Cortes-Acosta, Suarez, Smith, Elekana, Milosevic, Degli
  • Ken Hathaway 178-96: Cortes-Acosta, Suarez, Smith, Elekana, Milosevic, Raposo
  • Mike Bohn 176-98: Cortes-Acosta, Suarez, Smith, Fernando, Cachoeira, Degli
  • Brian Garcia 171-103: Cortes-Acosta, Suarez, Smith, Elekana, Milosevic, Degli
  • Matt Erickson 167-107: Cortes-Acosta, Suarez, Smith, Elekana, Milosevic, Degli
  • George Garcia 166-108: Cortes-Acosta, Suarez, Smith, Elekana, Milosevic, Raposo
  • Jero Guerra 79-59: Cortes-Acosta, Suarez, Smith, Fernando, Milosevic, Degli

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: 

  • Keiichiro Nakamura vs. Ollie Schmid: Nakamura 9, Schmid 1
  • Gabriel Lorenco vs. Thomas Petersen: Lorencon 10, Petersen 0
  • Gabriella Fernandes vs. Karine Silva: Silva 7, Fernandes 3
  • Jose Delano vs. Murtazali Magomedov: Magomedov 10, Delano 0
  • Austin Bashi vs. Carlos Calderon: N/A
  • Mantas Kondratavicius vs. Andre Petroski: Kondratavicius 6, Petroski 4
  • Seokhyeon Ko vs. Wellington Turman: Ko 10, Turman 0
  • Jonny Parsons vs. Jose Henrique: Henrique 6, Parsons 4

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