UFC 267 predictions: What are our Blachowicz-Teixeira, Sandhagen-Yan title fight picks?

	Blachowicz vs. Teixeira	Sandhagen vs. Yan	Hooker vs. Makhachev	Tybura vs. Volkov	Chimaev vs. Jingliang	Ankalaev vs. Oezdemir
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 178-101	Blachowicz (77%)	Yan (70%)	Makhachev (67%)	Volkov (76%)	Chimaev (78%)	Ankalaev (79%)
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 182-97	Blachowicz	Yan	Makhachev	Volkov	Chimaev	Ankalaev
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 177-102	Teixeira	Yan	Makhachev	Tybura	Chimaev	Ankalaev
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 172-107	Blachowicz	Sandhagen	Hooker	Tybura	Chimaev	Ankalaev
Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 172-107	Blachowicz	Yan	Makhachev	Volkov	Chimaev	Ankalaev
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2021: 171-108 2020 Champion	Blachowicz	Yan	Makhachev	Volkov	Chimaev	Ankalaev
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 171-108 2014 Champion	Blachowicz	Yan	Makhachev	Volkov	Chimaev	Ankalaev
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 168-111 2018 Champion	Blachowicz	Sandhagen	Makhachev	Volkov	Chimaev	Ankalaev
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 164-115	Teixeira	Sandhagen	Hooker	Volkov	Chimaev	Ankalaev
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 163-116	Teixeira	Yan	Makhachev	Volkov	Chimaev	Ankalaev
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 162-117 2017 Champion	Blachowicz	Sandhagen	Makhachev	Volkov	Chimaev	Ankalaev
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 159-120	Teixeira	Sandhagen	Makhachev	Volkov	Chimaev	Ankalaev
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 159-120	Blachowicz	Sandhagen	Makhachev	Volkov	Chimaev	Ankalaev
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 2021: 100-63	Blachowicz	Sandhagen	Makhachev	Volkov	Chimaev	Ankalaev

The UFC is back on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi with a pair of title fights this week.

UFC 267 takes place Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The card streams on ESPN+.

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In the main event, light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz (28-8 MMA, 11-5 UFC) puts his title on the line against challenger Glover Teixeira (32-7 MMA, 15-5 UFC). Blachowicz is a big -320 favorite at Tipico; the comeback on Teixeira is +235. Our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are picking Blachowicz at a 9-4 clip.

In the co-feature, Cory Sandhagen (14-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) meets former champ Petr Yan (15-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) for the interim bantamweight title. Yan is a -220 favorite, but in a surprise, it’s Sandhagen with the smallest possible 7-6 edge in the picks. (Our readers are taking Yan at a hefty 70 percent margin.)

Also on the main card, Dan Hooker (21-10 MMA, 11-6 UFC) takes on Islam Makhachev (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) at lightweight. Makhachev is the event’s biggest favorite at -700, but Hooker has two of our pickers thinking upset.

Marcin Tybura (22-6 MMA, 9-5 UFC) meets Alexander Volkov (33-9 MMA, 7-3 UFC) in a heavyweight tilt. Volkov is a -320 favorite, and he’s got a big 11-2 picks lead.

Khamzat Chimaev (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) returns at welterweight against Li Jingliang (18-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC). He’s a massive 6-1 favorite and one of two unanimous picks from our staff members.

Magomed Ankalaev (15-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) is our other unanimous pick. He opens the main card in a light heavyweight bout against former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir (17-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC). Ankalaev is a -320 favorite and has a 13-0 picks shutout.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Blachowicz (77 percent), Yan (70 percent), Makhachev (76 percent), Volkov (76 percent), Chimaev (78 percent) and Ankalaev (79 percent) are the choices.

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