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Vacant lightweight, flyweight titles on the line to close International Fight Week
The UFC hosts another International Fight Week in “Sin City” with a multi-title pay-per-view.
UFC 317 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Felipe Lima vs. Payton Talbott
- Records: Lima (14-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Talbott (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
- Past five: Lima 5-0, Talbott 4-1
- Division: Bantamweight
- Rankings: None
- Odds (as of 06.28.25): Lima -180, Talbott +150
- Junkie pick results: Talbott 7 , Lima 4
Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano
- Records: Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC), Moicano (20-6-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC)
- Past five: Dariush 3-2, Moicano 4-1
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: Dariush 8, Moicano 12
- Odds (as of 06.28.25): Dariush +135, Moicano -160
- Junkie pick results: Moicano 7, Dariush 4
Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van
- Records: Royval (17-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC), Van (13-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC)
- Past five: Royval 4-1, Van 4-1
- Division: Flyweight
- Rankings: Royval No. 3, Van No. 15
- Odds (as of 06.28.25): Royval -125, Van +105
- Junkie pick results: Royval 7, Van 4
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France
- Records: Pantoja (29-5 MMA, 13-3 UFC), Kara-France (25-11 MMA, 8-4 UFC)
- Past five: Pantoja 5-0, Kara-France 3-2
- Division: Flyweight
- Rankings: Pantoja No. 1, No. 3 pound-for-pound; Kara-France No. 8
- Odds (as of 06.28.25): Pantoja -265, Kara-France +215
- Junkie pick results: Pantoja 9, Kara-France 2
Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira
- Records: Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), Oliveira (35-10 MMA, 23-10 UFC)
- Past five: Topuria 5-0, Oliveira 3-2
- Division: Lightweight
- Rankings: Topuria No. 1 featherweight, No. 5 pound-for-pound; Oliveira No. 3
- Odds (as of 06.28.25): Topuria -425, Oliveira +330
- Junkie pick results: Topuria 10, Oliveira 1
Individual staff member picks, main card
Readers 85-53: Topuria (63%), (Pantoja 82%), (Van 52%), Moicano (60%), Lima (56%)
- Nolan King 88-50: Topuria, Pantoja, Van, Moicano, Lima
- Farah Hannoun 88-50: Topuria, Pantoja, Royval, Dariush, Talbott
- Mike Bohn 87-51: Topuria, Pantoja, Royval, Dariush, Lima
- Ken Hathaway 86-52: Topuria, Pantoja, Van, Moicano, Talbott
- Abbey Subhan 86-52: Topuria, Pantoja, Royval, Moicano, Talbott
- Simon Samano 83-55: Topuria, Kara-France, Van, Moicano, Lima
- Matt Erickson 82-56: Topuria, Kara-France, Van, Moicano, Talbott
- Brian Garcia 81-57: Topuria, Pantoja, Royval, Dariush, Talbott
- Danny Segura 81-57: Topuria, Pantoja, Royval, Moicano, Talbott
- Matthew Wells 76-62: Topuria, Pantoja, Royval, Moicano, Talbott
- George Garcia 75-63: Oliveira, Pantoja, Royval, Dariush, Lima
Preliminary card picks
Although they don’t count toward the standings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights on the prelims. Here are the results:
- Jack Hermansson vs. Gregory Rodrigues: Hermansson 10, Rodrigues 1
- Hyder Amil vs. Jose Delgado: Amil 11, Delgado
- Viviane Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez: Cortez 9, Araujo 2
- Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Terrance McKinney: McKinny 7, Borschev 4
- Niko Price vs. Jacobe Smith: Smith 9, Price 2
- Jhonata Diniz vs. Alvin Hines: Diniz 10, Hines 1
