A potential women's flyweight title eliminator headlines UFC Vegas 62 on Saturday night when Alexa Grasso battles Viviane Araujo. Read on for our top Grasso-Araujo picks and predictions.
With a dearth of fresh challengers for division overlord Valentina Shevchenko, the winner of Grasso-Araujo could find themselves at the front of the line at 125 pounds. Ranked fifth at flyweight, Grasso is 3-0 since dropping down from bantamweight. She has racked up consecutive victories over Ji Yeon Kim, Maycee Barber, and Joanne Wood.
The No. 6 ran ked Araujo has won three of her last four fights, dropping a decision to former title challenger Katlyn Chookagian, while emerging victorious over Montana De Le Rosa, Roxanne Modafferi, and Andrea Lee.
With Shevchenko looking relatively human in her last title defense against Taila Santos, a demonstrative win could vault either Grasso or Araujo into a championship showdown. Now that we've set the table, here are our top picks for Grasso vs. Araujo at UFC Vegas 62 (odds via DraftKings Sportsbook and FanDuel Sportsbook; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).