UFC on ESPN 56: Make your predictions for Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 56 event in St. Louis.
Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).
Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release Friday ahead of UFC on ESPN 56 (ESPN, ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.
Make your picks below.
JJ Aldrich vs. Veronica Hardy
Records: Aldrich (13-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC), Hardy (8-4-1 MMA, 3-4 UFC)
Past five: Aldrich 3-2, Hardy 3-2
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.06.24): Aldrich +120, Hardy -140
Jared Gooden vs. Kevin Jousset
Records: Gooden (23-9 MMA, 2-4 UFC), Jousset (10-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
Past five: Gooden 3-2, Jousset 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.06.24): Gooden +195, Jousset -240
Jake Hadley vs. Charles Johnson
Records: Hadley (10-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC), Johnson (14-6 MMA, 3-4 UFC)
Past five: Hadley 3-2, Johnson 2-3
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.06.24): Hadley -175, Johnson +145
Billy Goff vs. Trey Waters
Records: Goff (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Waters (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Goff 5-0, Waters 4-1
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.06.24): Goff +140, Waters -170
Tecia Pennington vs. Tabatha Ricci
Records: Pennington (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC), Ricci (9-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC)
Past five: Pennington 3-2, Ricci 4-1
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: Ricci No. 14, Pennington honorable mention
Odds (as of 05.06.24): Pennington +110, Ricci -130
Terrance McKinney vs. Esteban Ribovics
Records: McKinney (15-6 MMA, 5-3 UFC), Ribovics (12-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: McKinney 3-2, Ribovics 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.06.24): McKinney +155, Ribovics -185
Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Chase Hooper
Records: Borshchev (7-3-1 MMA, 2-2-1 UFC), Hooper (13-3-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC)
Past five: Borshchev 2-2-1, Hooper 3-2
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.06.24): Borshchev -170, Hooper +140
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Robelis Despaigne
Records: Cortes-Acosta (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Despaigne (19-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Cortes-Acosta 4-1, Despaigne 5-0
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.06.24): Cortes-Acosta +140, Despaigne -165
Alex Caceres vs. Sean Woodson
Records: Caceres (21-14 MMA, 16-12 UFC), Woodson (11-1-1 MMA, 5-1-1 UFC)
Past five: Caceres 3-2, Woodson 4-0-1
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.06.24): Caceres +155, Woodson -185
Diego Ferreira vs. Mateusz Rebecki
Records: Ferreira (18-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC), Rebecki (19-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Ferreira 2-3, Rebecki 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 05.06.24): Ferreira +240, Rebecki -300
Alonzo Menifield vs. Carlos Ulberg
Records: Menifield (15-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC), Ulberg (9-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Past five: Menifield 4-0-1, Ulberg 4-1
Division: Light heavyweight
Rankings: Menifield No. 15
Odds (as of 05.06.24): Menifield +180, Ulberg -220
Joaquin Buckley vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
Records: Buckley (18-6 MMA, xxx UFC), Ruziboev (34-8-2 MMA, xxx UFC)
Past five: Buckley 3-2, Ruziboev 5-0
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: No. 14
Odds (as of 05.06.24): Buckley -155, Ruziboev +135
Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
Records: Lewis (27-12 MMA, 18-10 UFC), Nascimento (11-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
Past five: Lewis 1-4, Nascimento 4-1
Division: Heavyweight
Rankings: Lewis No. 11
Odds (as of 05.06.24): Lewis -150, Nascimento +125
UFC on ESPN 56 fight card (as of Mah 6, noon ET)
MAIN CARD (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET)
Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
Joaquin Buckley vs. Nursulton Ruziboev
Alonzo Menifield vs. Carlos Ulberg
Diego Ferreira vs. Mateusz Rebecki
Alex Caceres vs. Sean Woodson
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Robelis Despaigne
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)
Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Chase Hooper
Terrance McKinney vs. Esteban Ribovics
Tecia Pennington vs. Tabatha Ricci
Billy Goff vs. Trey Waters
Jake Hadley vs. Charles Johnson
Jared Gooden vs. Kevin Jousset
JJ Aldrich vs. Veronica Hardy
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