2023 PFL 6 predictions: Who’s picking upsets to close out regular season?

matt erickson

Thu, Jun 22, 2023, 4:15 p.m.·1 min read

	Aubin-Mercier vs. Romero	Mitchell vs. Sy	Burgos vs. Nishikawa	Magomedkerimov vs. Zawada	Lopez vs. Umalatov	Collard vs. Ray
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 95-59	aubin-mercier2023 Aubin-Mercier (86%)	sy2023 Sy (88%)	burgos2023 Burgos (85%)	magomedkerimov2023 Magomedkerimov (88%)	umalatov2023 Umalatov (90%)	collard2023 Collard (65%)
Matt Erickson @MattE 98-56	aubin-mercier2023 Aubin-Mercier	mitchell2023 Mitchell	burgos2023 Burgos	magomedkerimov2023 Magomedkerimov	umalatov2023 Umalatov	ray2023 Ray
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 96-58	aubin-mercier2023 Aubin-Mercier	sy2023 Sy	burgos2023 Burgos	magomedkerimov2023 Magomedkerimov	umalatov2023 Umalatov	collard2023 Collard
Nolan King @mma_kings 96-58	aubin-mercier2023 Aubin-Mercier	sy2023 Sy	burgos2023 Burgos	magomedkerimov2023 Magomedkerimov	umalatov2023 Umalatov	ray2023 Ray
Simon Samano @SJSamano 94-60	aubin-mercier2023 Aubin-Mercier	sy2023 Sy	burgos2023 Burgos	magomedkerimov2023 Magomedkerimov	umalatov2023 Umalatov	collard2023 Collard
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 92-62	aubin-mercier2023 Aubin-Mercier	sy2023 Sy	burgos2023 Burgos	magomedkerimov2023 Magomedkerimov	umalatov2023 Umalatov	ray2023 Ray
Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 90-64 trophy copy 2014 Champion	aubin-mercier2023 Aubin-Mercier	sy2023 Sy	burgos2023 Burgos	magomedkerimov2023 Magomedkerimov	umalatov2023 Umalatov	ray2023 Ray
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway -89-65 trophy copy 2018, 2022 Champion	aubin-mercier2023 Aubin-Mercier	sy2023 Sy	burgos2023 Burgos	magomedkerimov2023 Magomedkerimov	umalatov2023 Umalatov	collard2023 Collard
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 88-66	aubin-mercier2023 Aubin-Mercier	sy2023 Sy	burgos2023 Burgos	magomedkerimov2023 Magomedkerimov	umalatov2023 Umalatov	collard2023 Collard
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 87-67	aubin-mercier2023 Aubin-Mercier	sy2023 Sy	burgos2023 Burgos	magomedkerimov2023 Magomedkerimov	umalatov2023 Umalatov	collard2023 Collard
Brian Garcia @thegoze 85-69 trophy copy 2017 Champion	aubin-mercier2023 Aubin-Mercier	sy2023 Sy	burgos2023 Burgos	magomedkerimov2023 Magomedkerimov	umalatov2023 Umalatov	collard2023 Collard
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 81-73	aubin-mercier2023 Aubin-Mercier	sy2023 Sy	burgos2023 Burgos	magomedkerimov2023 Magomedkerimov	umalatov2023 Umalatov	collard2023 Collard

The PFL’s regular season wraps up this week with the third of three straight events in Atlanta.

PFL 2023, Week 6 takes place Friday at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

Week 6 features welterweights and lightweights looking to punch their tickets to the postseason. The main card includes Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Anthony Romero, Shane Burgos vs. Yamato Nishikawa and Clay Collard vs. Stevie Ray at lightweight, plus Shane Mitchell vs. Sadibou Sy, Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. David Zawada and Nayib Lopez vs. Magomed Umalatov at welterweight.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for PFL 2023, Week 6.

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