RotoWire Staff Picks: UFC 246

RotoWire Staff Picks: UFC 246

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.

As a reminder, these are purely picks. If you're looking for a fantasy-specific breakdown of these fights on DraftKings, click here for Jon Litterine's 246 Preview or tune into Fight IQ live Thursday at 8:00 p.m. EST on the RotoWire Youtube Channel.

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MATCHUP

WEIGHT CLASS

JONJAKERICHARD

Conor McGregor (-300) vs.

Donald Cerrone (+250)

Welterweight

McGregorMcGregorMcGregor

Holly Holm (-135) vs.

Raquel Pennington (+115)

Women's

Bantamweight

HolmPenningtonHolm

Aleksei Oleinik (+110) vs.

Maurice Greene (-130)

Heavyweight

OleinikGreeneGreene

Anthony Pettis (+215) vs.

Diego Ferreira (-255)

Lightweight

FerreiraFerreiraPettis
UFC 246 RECORD 4-02-22-2
2020 RECORD 4-02-22-2
2020 PERCENTAGE 1.000.500.500
2019 RECORD 39-1935-2332-26
2019 PERCENTAGE .672.603.552
ALL-TIME  138-81135-84 110-80
ALL-TIME PERCENTAGE .630.616.579

 

MATCHUP

WEIGHT CLASS

CHRIS OLSONJOE SUNTZUSHAUN TheDFSniper

Conor McGregor (-300) vs.

Donald Cerrone (+250)

WelterweightMcGregorMcGregorMcGregor

Holly Holm (-135) vs.

Raquel Pennington (+115)

Women's

Bantamweight

HolmHolmHolm

Aleksei Oleinik (+110) vs.

Maurice Greene (-130)

Heavyweight

OleinikOleinikOleinik

Anthony Pettis (+215) vs.

Diego Ferreira (-255)

Lightweight

FerreiraFerreiraFerreira
UFC 246 RECORD 4-04-04-0
2020 RECORD 4-04-04-0
2020 PERCENTAGE 1.0001.0001.000
2019 RECORD 33-2534-2434-24
2019 PERCENTAGE .569.586.586
ALL-TIME 88-7165-4368-40
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.

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