PFL Brussels predictions: Chalk city with four huge main card favorites

The PFL returns this week for a show in Belgium with a home fighter headlining. PFL Brussels (ESPN+) takes place at ING Arena.

Get pick results from our 10 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

Asael Adjoudj vs. Keisuke Sasu

  • Records: Adjoudj (10-1), Sasu (14-4-1)
  • Division: Featherweight
  • Rankings: None
  • Odds (as of 05.22.26): Adjoudj -500, Sasu +380
  • Junkie pick results: Adjoudj 10, Sasu 0

Marcirley Alves vs. Naoki Inoue

  • Records: Alves (15-4), Inoue (20-5)
  • Division: Bantamweight
  • Rankings: None
  • Odds (as of 05.22.26): Alves -130, Inoue -105
  • Junkie pick results: Alves 7, Inoue 3

Boris Atangana vs. Jared Gooden

  • Records: Atangana (8-0), Gooden (23-11)
  • Division: Light heavyweight
  • Rankings: None
  • Odds (as of 05.22.26): Atangana -910, Gooden +550
  • Junkie pick results: Atangana 10, Gooden 0

Jake Hadley vs. Taylor Lapilus

  • Records: Hadley (12-5), Lapilus (24-4)
  • Division: Bantamweight
  • Rankings: None
  • Odds (as of 05.22.26): Lapilus -770, Hadley +475
  • Junkie pick results: Lapilus 9, Hadley 1

Patrick Habirora vs. Benson Henderson

  • Records: Habirora (8-0), Henderson (30-12)
  • Division: Welterweight
  • Rankings: None
  • Odds (as of 05.22.26): Habirora -1600, Henderson +800
  • Junkie pick results: Habirora 10, Henderson 0

Individual staff member picks, main card

Readers 79-42: Habirora (60%), Lapilus (81%), Atangana (80%), Inoue (58%), Adjoudj (81%)

  • Danny Segura 87-34: Habirora, Lapilus, Atangana, Alves, Adjoudj
  • Mike Bohn 78-43: Habirora, Lapilus, Atangana, Alves, Adjoudj
  • Nolan King 78-43: Habirora, Lapilus, Atangana, Alves, Adjoudj
  • Matthew Wells 76-45: Habirora, Lapilus, Atangana, Alves, Adjoudj
  • Matt Erickson 76-45: Habirora, Lapilus, Atangana, Inoue, Adjoudj
  • Simon Samano 75-46: Habirora, Lapilus, Atangana, Alves, Adjoudj
  • Ken Hathaway 74-47: Habirora, Lapilus, Atangana, Alves, Adjoudj
  • Farah Hannoun 72-49: Habirora, Lapilus, Atangana, Inoue, Adjoudj
  • Brian Garcia 70-51: Habirora, Lapilus, Atangana, Alves, Adjoudj
  • George Garcia 70-51: Habirora, Hadley, Atangana, Inoue, Adjoudj

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: 

  • Baris Adiguzel vs. Gustavo Oliveira: Adiguzel 5, Oliveira 5
  • Donegi Abena vs. Joe Schilling: Abena 9, Schilling 1
  • Youssouf Binate vs. Movsar Ibragimov: Ibragimov 10, Binate 0
  • Khamzat Abaev vs. Luca Poclit: Poclit 9, Abaev 1
  • Keweny Lopes vs. Adam Meskini: Lopes 6, Meskini 4
  • Ashley Reece vs. Rustam Serbiev: Serbiev 7, Reece 3

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: PFL Brussels predictions: Patrick Habirora vs. Benson Henderson

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