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Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMAjunkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each main-card bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those MMAjunkie MMA reader consensus picks will be part of the UFC 224 staff picks we release Friday ahead of the event. UFC 224 takes place at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, and the main card airs on pay-per-view following preliminary-card bouts on FX and UFC Fight Pass.
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Records: Amanda Nunes (15-4 MMA, 8-1 UFC), Raquel Pennington (9-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Past five: Nunes 5-0, Pennington 4-1
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Nunes No. 1, Pennington No. 4
Odds (as of 5/6/18): Nunes -660, Pennington +480
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