RotoWire Staff Picks: UFC 250

Two of the biggest favorites at UFC 250 land on the main card, but there are also three fights the MMA community has been quite torn on. Check out how the RotoWire MMA team sees Saturday's card unfolding.
RotoWire Staff Picks: UFC 250

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

JONJAKECHRIS
Amanda Nunes (-630)
vs. Felicia Spencer (+465)

Women's
Featherweight
Championship

Nunes Nunes Nunes
Cody Garbrandt (-145) vs.
Raphael Assuncao (+125)

Bantamweight

AssuncaoGarbrandtAssuncao

Aljamain Sterling (-120) vs.

Cory Sandhagen (+100)

Bantamweight

 SterlingSterling Sterling

Anthony Rocco Martin (+130) vs.

Neil Magny (-150)

Welterweight

 MagnyMartinMartin

Eddie Wineland (+360) vs.

Sean O'Malley (-450)

Bantamweight

O'MalleyO'MalleyO'Malley
UFC 250 RECORD 4-14-13-2
2020 RECORD 18-616-811-13
2020 PERCENTAGE .750.667.458
2019 RECORD 39-1935-2332-26
2019 PERCENTAGE .672.603.552
ALL-TIME  152-87149-90 119-90
ALL-TIME PERCENTAGE .636.623.569

 

MATCHUP

WEIGHT 
CLASS

JOE

"SUNTZU"

SHAUN 
"TheDFSniper"

Amanda Nunes (-630)
vs. Felicia Spencer (+465)

Women's
Featherweight
Championship

 Nunes Nunes
Cody Garbrandt (-145) vs.
Raphael Assuncao (+125)

Bantamweight

AssuncaoAssuncao

Aljamain Sterling (-120) vs.

Cory Sandhagen (+100)

Bantamweight

SandhagenSterling

Anthony Rocco Martin (+130) vs.

Neil Magny (-150)

Welterweight

MartinMagny

Eddie Wineland (+360) vs.

Sean O'Malley (-450)

Bantamweight

O'MalleyO'Malley
UFC 250 RECORD 2-34-1
2020 RECORD 15-918-6
2020 PERCENTAGE .625.750
2019 RECORD 34-2434-24
2019 PERCENTAGE .586.586
ALL-TIME 76-5282-46
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.

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