This article is part of our UFC Picks series.
It's a card that might lack mainstream star power, but if you dig a little deeper, UFC 250 has plenty to offer. First and foremost, the GOAT of female MMA Amanda Nunes will be defending her strawweight title as a heavy favorite. Beyond that, the abrupt retirement of Henry Cejudo has left the bantamweight division wide open, and several key fights will help lay the path to a new champion there. Tune in Saturday, live only on ESPN+.
As a reminder, the following selections are purely picks. If you're looking for a fantasy-specific breakdown of these fights on DraftKings, click here for Jon Litterine's 249 Preview or tune into Fight IQ live Friday at 8:00 p.m. EST on the RotoWire Youtube Channel. With FanDuel launching a MMA game as well, we also have added a new DFS Preview courtesy of Chris Olson.
| MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | JON | JAKE | CHRIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Nunes (-630) vs. Felicia Spencer (+465) | Women's | Nunes | Nunes | Nunes |
| Cody Garbrandt (-145) vs. Raphael Assuncao (+125) | Bantamweight | Garbrandt | ||
Aljamain Sterling (-120) vs. Cory Sandhagen (+100) | Bantamweight | Sterling | Sterling | Sterling |
Anthony Rocco Martin (+130) vs. Neil Magny (-150) | Welterweight | Magny | ||
Eddie Wineland (+360) vs. Sean O'Malley (-450) | Bantamweight | O'Malley | O'Malley | O'Malley |
| UFC 250 RECORD | 4-1 | 4-1 | 3-2 | |
| 2020 RECORD | 18-6 | 16-8 | 11-13 | |
| 2020 PERCENTAGE | .750 | .667 | .458 | |
| 2019 RECORD | 39-19 | 35-23 | 32-26 | |
| 2019 PERCENTAGE | .672 | .603 | .552 | |
| ALL-TIME | 152-87 | 149-90 | 119-90 | |
| ALL-TIME PERCENTAGE | .636 | .623 | .569 |
MATCHUP | WEIGHT | JOE "SUNTZU" | SHAUN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Nunes (-630) vs. Felicia Spencer (+465) | Women's | Nunes | Nunes |
| Cody Garbrandt (-145) vs. Raphael Assuncao (+125) | Bantamweight | ||
Aljamain Sterling (-120) vs. Cory Sandhagen (+100) | Bantamweight | Sterling | |
Anthony Rocco Martin (+130) vs. Neil Magny (-150) | Welterweight | Magny | |
Eddie Wineland (+360) vs. Sean O'Malley (-450) | Bantamweight | O'Malley | O'Malley |
| UFC 250 RECORD | 2-3 | 4-1 | |
| 2020 RECORD | 15-9 | 18-6 | |
| 2020 PERCENTAGE | .625 | .750 | |
| 2019 RECORD | 34-24 | 34-24 | |
| 2019 PERCENTAGE | .586 | .586 | |
| ALL-TIME | 76-52 | 82-46 | |
| ALL-TIME PERCENTAGE | .594 | .641 |
THE TEAM
Jon Litterine: RotoWire lead MMA beat writer and scribe for our weekly DrafKings preview. Lead analyst on the RotoWire MMA Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @JonLitterine.
Jake Letarski: RotoWire.com Operations Manager, plus MMA and NCAA Hoops Senior Editor. Host of the RotoWire MMA Podcast and guest on the RotoWire Fantasy Football Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @RotoJake.
Chris Olson: Contributor at RotoWire to "Fight IQ, presented by RotoWire," as well as DFS Baseball, our FanDuel MMA column, a MMA gambling columnist and fight recaps. Follow him on Twitter at @RealChrisOlson.
Joe "SunTszu": Known more commonly by his Twitter handle @SunTszu, Joe is a Hedge Fund Executive by day and high-volume DFS player by night. He is a 2x "Bracket Challenge" & "Gotham qualifier, who is currently ranked 4th in DFS MMA. You can also find him as one of the original contributors of "Fight IQ, presented by RotoWire," a DFS-centric video breakdown. He is also a co-creator of the "Creating Alpha in DFS" podcast.
@theDFSniper: @theDFSniper is the host and lead instigator of "Fight IQ, presented by RotoWire," a DFS-centric video breakdown. He also appears on the LoudMouth MMA podcast and contributes soccer content to DFS Army.
