The UFC is back in Canada, and a pair of welterweight sluggers are at the top of the lineup.
UFC Fight Night 291 (Paramount+) takes place Saturday at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.
Get pick results from our 10 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Nate Landwehr vs. Mandel Nallo
- Records: Landwehr (18-8 MMA, 5-6 UFC), Nallo (14-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 10.17.26): Landwehr +205, Nallo -250
- Junkie pick results: Nallo 6, Landwehr 4
Timmy Cuamba vs. Louis Jourdain
- Records: Cuamba (10-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Jourdain (9-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 10.17.26): Cuamba +145, Jourdain -175
- Junkie pick results: Jourdain 10, Cuamba 0
Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Kyle Daukaus
- Records: Barriault (17-11 MMA, 6-10 UFC), Daukaus (17-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC)
- Division: Middleweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 10.17.26): Barriault +155, Daukaus -185
- Junkie pick results: Daukaus 8, Barriault 2
Kyle Nelson vs. Cristian Perez
- Records: Nelson (17-7-1 MMA, 5-6-1 UFC), Perez (15-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 10.17.26): Nelson +290, Perez -370
- Junkie pick results: Perez 10, Nelson 0
Erin Blanchfield vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
- Records: Blanchfield (14-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC), Jasudavicius (15-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC)
- Division: Women’s flyweight
- Rankings: Blanchfield No. 5, Jasudavicius No. 12
- Odds (as of 10.17.26): Blanchfield -340, Jasudavicius +260
- Junkie pick results: Blanchfield 8, Jasudavicius 2
Joaquin Buckley vs. Mike Malott
- Records: Buckley (21-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC), Malott (14-2-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC)
- Division: Welterweight
- Rankings: Malott No. 11, Buckley No. 13
- Odds (as of 10.17.26): Buckley +105, Malott -125
- Junkie pick results: Buckley 6, Malott 4
Individual staff member picks, main card
Readers 167-87: Buckley (62%), Blanchfield (87%), Perez (74%), Daukaus (76%), Jourdain (72%), Nallo (63%)
- Danny Segura 184-70: Malott, Blanchfield, Perez, Daukaus, Jourdain, Nallo
- Matthew Wells 170-84: Malott, Blanchfield, Perez, Daukaus, Jourdain, Nallo
- Nolan King 169-85: Buckley, Blanchfield, Perez, Daukaus, Jourdain, Nallo
- Ken Hathaway 166-88: Malott, Jasudavicius, Perez, Daukaus, Jourdain, Landwehr
- Farah Hannoun 165-89: Buckley, Blanchfield, Perez, Barriault, Jourdain, Landwehr
- Mike Bohn 163-91: Malott, Blanchfield, Perez, Daukaus, Jourdain, Nallo
- Simon Samano 160-94: Buckley, Blanchfield, Perez, Daukaus, Jourdain, Nallo
- Brian Garcia 158-96: Buckley, Blanchfield, Perez, Daukaus, Jourdain, Nallo
- Matt Erickson 156-98: Buckley, Blanchfied, Perez, Daukaus, Jourdain, Landwehr
- George Garcia 152-102: Buckley, Jasudavicius, Perez, Barriault, Jourdain, Landwehr
- Jero Guerra 71-47: No picks submitted
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:
- Tanner Boser vs. Jhonata Diniz: Diniz 6, Boser 4
- Nick Galanti vs. Julien Leblanc: Galanti 10, Leblanc 0
- Joel Faglier vs. Javad Mahjoub: Mahjoub 7, Faglier 3
- Katlyn Cerminara vs. Mackenzie Stiller: Cerminara 8, Stiller 2
- Chad Anheliger vs. Steven Koslow: Anheliger 6, Koslow 4
- Chelsea Chandler vs. Melissa Croden: Croden 7, Chandler 3
- Cody Chovancek vs. SuYoung You: Chovancek 9, You 1
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