This article is part of our UFC Picks series.
Interim belts reign supreme this Saturday in Atlanta, with temporary titles on the line in both the lightweight and middleweight divisions. Check out how the RotoWire MMA contributors see the pay-per-view card playing out.
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 UFC 236 Preview.
| MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | JON | EVAN | JAKE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Holloway (-210) vs. Dustin Poirier (+175) | Interim Lightweight Championship | |||
| Kelvin Gastelum (+150) vs. Israel Adesanya (-170) | Interim Welterweight Championship | Adesanya | ||
| Eryk Anders (-200) vs. Khalil Rountree (+170) | Light Heavyweight | Rountree | ||
| Alan Jouban (-120) vs. Dwight Grant (+100) | Welterweight | Grant | Grant | |
| Nikita Krylov (-120) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (-110) | Light Heavyweight | Krylov | ||
| UFC 236 RECORD | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1-4 | |
| 2019 RECORD | 8-6 | 7-7 | 6-8 | |
| 2019 PERCENTAGE | .571 | .500 | .429 | |
| ALL-TIME (since UFC 200) | 103-68 | 93-78 | 104-67 | |
| ALL-TIME PERCENTAGE | .602 | .544 | .608 |
| MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | RICHARD | CHRIS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Holloway (-210) vs. Dustin Poirier (+175) | Interim Lightweight Championship | Poirier | |
| Kelvin Gastelum (+150) vs. Israel Adesanya (-170) | Interim Welterweight Championship | Adesanya | |
| Eryk Anders (-200) vs. Khalil Rountree (+170) | Light Heavyweight | ||
| Alan Jouban (-120) vs. Dwight Grant (+100) | Welterweight | ||
| Nikita Krylov (-120) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (-110) | Light Heavyweight | Krylov | |
| UFC 236 RECORD | 2-3 | 1-4 | |
| 2019 RECORD | 7-7 | 6-8 | |
| 2019 PERCENTAGE | .500 | .429 | |
| ALL-TIME (since UFC 204/210) | 83-59 | 57-54 | |
| ALL-TIME PERCENTAGE | .585 | .514 |
| MATCHUP | WEIGHT CLASS | JOE "SUNTZU" | SHAUN "TheDFSniper" |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Holloway (-210) vs. Dustin Poirier (+175) | Interim Lightweight Championship | Poirier | |
| Kelvin Gastelum (+150) vs. Israel Adesanya (-170) | Interim Welterweight Championship | ||
| Eryk Anders (-200) vs. Khalil Rountree (+170) | Light Heavyweight | Rountree | |
| Alan Jouban (-120) vs. Dwight Grant (+100) | Welterweight | Grant | Grant |
| Nikita Krylov (-120) vs. Ovince Saint Preux (-110) | Light Heavyweight | Krylov | |
| UFC 236 RECORD | 2-3 | 3-2 | |
| 2019 RECORD | 8-6 | 9-5 | |
| 2019 PERCENTAGE | .571 | .643 | |
| ALL-TIME (since UFC 223) | 35-25 | 39-21 | |
| ALL-TIME PERCENTAGE | .583 | .650 |
THE PLAYERS
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.
Evan Dahl: Pens our MMA Barometer column and contributes on fight recaps. Follow him on Twitter at @RealEvanDahl.
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 @JakeSki52.
Richard Mann: Richard is a stats-based analyst that has appeared on ESPN MMA via Fightmetric. He is the primary Bellator 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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