The UFC is back in the Big Apple this week with the heavyweight title on the line in a highly anticipated bout.

UFC 309 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Get the top card picks from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.

James Llontop vs. Mauricio Ruffy

Facts: Llontop (14-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC), Ruffy (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC)

Past five: Llontop 2-3, Ruffy 5-0

Division: Lightweight

Rankings: No

Odds (as of UFC 11.15.24): Llontop +600, Ruffy -900

Junkie pick results: Ruffy 11, Llontop 0

Viviane Araujo vs. Karine Silva

Facts: Araujo (12-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC), Silva (18-4 MMA, 4-0 UFC)

Past five: Araujo 2-3, Silva 5-0

Division: Women’s Flyweight

Rankings: Silva No. 14

Odds (as of UFC 11.15.24): Araujo +240, Silva -300

Junkie pick results: Silva 10, Araujo 1

Paul Craig vs. Bo Nickal

Facts: Craig (17-8-1 MMA, 9-8-1 UFC), Nickal (6-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC)

Past five: Craig 2-3, Nickal 5-0

Division: Middleweight

Rankings: No

Odds (as of UFC 11.15.24): Craig +850, Nickel -1450

Junkie pick results: Nickel 10, Craig 1

Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira

Facts: Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC), Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC)

Past five: Chandler 2-3, Oliveira 3-2

Division: Lightweight

Rankings: Oliveira No. 3, Chandler No. 14

Odds (as of UFC 11.15.24): Chandler +210, Oliveira -260

Junkie pick results: Oliveira 8, Chandler 3

Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic

Facts: Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC), Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC)

Past five: Jones 5-0, Miocić 2-3

Division: Heavyweight

Rankings: Jones No. 1 heavyweight, No. 5 pound-for-pound

Odds (as of UFC 11.15.24): Jones -700, Miocic +500

Junkie pick results: Jones 11, Miocic 0

Preliminary card selection

Although they don’t count towards the rankings, MMA Junkie staff members still pick the fights during the preliminaries. Here are the results:

• Veronica Hardy vs. Eduarda Moura: Hardy 8, Moura 3

• Oban Elliott vs. Bassil Hafez: Elliott 8, Hafez 3

• Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Mickey Gall: Brahimaj 9, Gall 2

• Jhonata Diniz vs. Marcin Tybura: Diniz 9, Tybura 2

• David Onama vs. Roberto Romero: Onama 11, Romero 0

• Damon Jackson vs. Jim Miller: Molenaar 9, Jackson 2

• Eryk Anders vs. Chris Weidman: Anders 7, Weidman 4

• Jonathan Martinez vs. Marcus McGhee: Martinez 7, McGhee 4

See all the top card choices below.

(Click here to open a PDF of the personnel selection grid in a separate window.)

For more information on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s events hub for UFC 309.

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 309 predictions: Two unanimous picks in New York…but who?