UFC Fight Night 279: Manel Kape or Kyoji Horiguchi 2.0 in Vegas?

The UFC is back in the desert with flyweight contenders at the top of the lineup.

UFC Fight Night 279 (Paramount+) takes place Saturday at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.

Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

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Andre Fili vs. Vinicius Oliveira

• Records: Fili (25-13 MMA, 13-12 UFC), Oliveira (23-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC)

• Odds (as of 06.20.26): Fili +195, Oliveira -235

• Junkie pick results: Oliveira 11, Fili 0

Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Murtazali Magomedov

• Records: Baghdasaryan (8-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Magomedov (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

• Odds (as of 06.20.26): Baghdasaryan +235, Magomedov -290

• Junkie pick results: Magomedov 11, Baghdasaryan 0

Hyder Amil vs. Christian Rodriguez

• Records: Amil (11-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC), Rodriguez (12-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC)

• Odds (as of 06.20.26): Amil +130, Rodriguez -155

• Junkie pick results: Rodriguez 6, Amil 5

Ion Cutelaba vs. Navajo Stirling

• Records: Cutelaba (20-11-1 MMA, 9-10-1 UFC), Stirling (9-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC)

• Division: Light Heavyweight

• Odds (as of 06.20.26): Cutelaba +260, Stirling -330

• Junkie pick results: Stirling 11, Cutelaba 0

Manel Kape vs. Kyoji Horiguchi

• Records: Kape (22-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC), Horiguchi (36-5 MMA, 9-1 UFC)

• Rankings: Kape No. 3, Horiguchi No. 6

• Odds (as of 06.20.26): Kape -170, Horiguchi +145

• Junkie pick results: Kape 7, Horiguchi 4

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:

• Kevin Borjas vs. Andre Lima: Lima 11, Borjas –

• Bia Mesquita vs. Melissa Mullins: Mesquita 11, Mullins 0

• Allan Nascimento vs. Mitch Raposo: Nascimento 9, Raposo 2

• Michael Aswell vs. Gaston Bolanos: Aswell 9, Bolanos 2

• Levan Chokheli vs. Leon Shahbazyan: Chokheli 9, Shahbazyan 2

• Karol Rosa vs. Luana Santos: Santos 7, Rosa 4

• Shane Collins vs. Otari Tanzilovi: Collins 7, Tanzilovi 4

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Fight Night 279: Manel Kape vs. Kyoji Horiguchi predictions, picks