This article is part of our UFC Picks series.
No title fights, no problem. There's plenty of buzz whenever Conor McGregor makes the walk to the Octagon, and all eyes will be on him when he takes on the company's all-time wins leader in Donald Cerrone. Win, and McGregor has a clear path back to the belt. Lose, and he'll once again be fighting off retirement rumors. The stakes couldn't be higher in the controversial star's long-awaited UFC return.
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| MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | JON | JAKE | RICHARD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Conor McGregor (-300) vs. Donald Cerrone (+250) | Welterweight | McGregor | McGregor | McGregor |
Holly Holm (-135) vs. Raquel Pennington (+115) | Women's Bantamweight | Holm | Holm | |
Aleksei Oleinik (+110) vs. Maurice Greene (-130) | Heavyweight | Oleinik | ||
Anthony Pettis (+215) vs. Diego Ferreira (-255) | Lightweight | Ferreira | Ferreira | |
| UFC 246 RECORD | 4-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | |
| 2020 RECORD | 4-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | |
| 2020 PERCENTAGE | 1.000 | .500 | .500 | |
| 2019 RECORD | 39-19 | 35-23 | 32-26 | |
| 2019 PERCENTAGE | .672 | .603 | .552 | |
| ALL-TIME | 138-81 | 135-84 | 110-80 | |
| ALL-TIME PERCENTAGE | .630 | .616 | .579 |
| MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | CHRIS OLSON | JOE SUNTZU | SHAUN TheDFSniper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Conor McGregor (-300) vs. Donald Cerrone (+250) | Welterweight | McGregor | McGregor | McGregor |
Holly Holm (-135) vs. Raquel Pennington (+115) | Women's Bantamweight | Holm | Holm | Holm |
Aleksei Oleinik (+110) vs. Maurice Greene (-130) | Heavyweight | Oleinik | Oleinik | Oleinik |
Anthony Pettis (+215) vs. Diego Ferreira (-255) | Lightweight | Ferreira | Ferreira | Ferreira |
| UFC 246 RECORD | 4-0 | 4-0 | 4-0 | |
| 2020 RECORD | 4-0 | 4-0 | 4-0 | |
| 2020 PERCENTAGE | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 2019 RECORD | 33-25 | 34-24 | 34-24 | |
| 2019 PERCENTAGE | .569 | .586 | .586 | |
| ALL-TIME | 88-71 | 65-43 | 68-40 | |
| ALL-TIME PERCENTAGE | .553 | .602 | .630 |
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.
Richard Mann: Richard is a stats-based analyst that has appeared on ESPN MMA via Fightmetric. For RotoWire, he contributes as a fight recap writer and handles event recaps in our Fight Stat Wrap column. Follow him on Twitter at @RichardAMann.
Chris Olson: Contributor at RotoWire to "Fight IQ, presented by RotoWire," as well as DFS Baseball, and MMA 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.
