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UFC Fight Night 112 staff picks: Who's got the edge between new rivals Michael Chiesa and Kevin Lee?

Chiesa
vs.
Lee
Boetsch
vs.
Hendricks
Herrig
vs.
Kish
Christensen
vs.
Reyes
Garcia
vs.
Means
Penn
vs.
Siver
MMAjunkie readers’
consensus picks
2017: 53-40
chiesa2017
Chiesa
(72%)
hendricks2017
Hendricks
(59%)
herrig2017
Herrig
(69%)
dreyes2017
Reyes
(69%)
means2017
Means
(81%)
penn2017
Penn
(55%)
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt
2017: 63-30
chiesa2017
Chiesa
hendricks2017
Hendricks
herrig2017
Herrig
jchristensen2017
Christensen
alexgarcia2017
Garcia
penn2017
Penn
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
2017: 62-31
klee2017
Lee
hendricks2017
Hendricks
kish2017
Kish
dreyes2017
Reyes
alexgarcia2017
Garcia
siver2017
Siver
Dann Stupp
@DannStupp
2017: 58-35
trophy copy 2015 Champion
klee2017
Lee
hendricks2017
Hendricks
herrig2017
Herrig
dreyes2017
Reyes
means2017
Means
siver2017
Siver
Ben Fowlkes @BenFowlkesMMA
2017: 58-35
trophy copy 2016 Champion
chiesa2017
Chiesa
hendricks2017
Hendricks
herrig2017
Herrig
dreyes2017
Reyes
means2017
Means
penn2017
Penn
Steven Marrocco @MMAjunkieSteven
2017: 56-37
chiesa2017
Chiesa
hendricks2017
Hendricks
herrig2017
Herrig
dreyes2017
Reyes
means2017
Means
siver2017
Siver
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
2017: 55-38
klee2017
Lee
hendricks2017
Hendricks
herrig2017
Herrig
dreyes2017
Reyes
means2017
Means
siver2017
Siver
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA
2017: 55-38
trophy copy 2014 Champion
chiesa2017
Chiesa
hendricks2017
Hendricks
kish2017
Kish
dreyes2017
Reyes
alexgarcia2017
Garcia
penn2017
Penn
Fernanda Prates @nandaprates_
2017: 54-39
chiesa2017
Chiesa
hendricks2017
Hendricks
herrig2017
Herrig
dreyes2017
Reyes
means2017
Means
siver2017
Siver
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge
2017: 53-40
klee2017
Lee
hendricks2017
Hendricks
herrig2017
Herrig
dreyes2017
Reyes
alexgarcia2017
Garcia
penn2017
Penn
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn
2017: 49-44
chiesa2017
Chiesa
hendricks2017
Hendricks
herrig2017
Herrig
dreyes2017
Reyes
means2017
Means
siver2017
Siver

(This story was originally published on June 23, 2017.)

The UFC is back in Oklahoma today for a rare Sunday night show, and there’s a fresh grudge matchup at the top of the bill.

UFC Fight Night 112 takes place Sunday at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla. The main card airs on FS1 following prelims on FS2 and UFC Fight Pass.

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

In the main event, Michael Chiesa (14-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) meets Kevin Lee (15-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in a lightweight fight that got lit a bit when the two needed major separation when facing off at a kickoff news conference in Las Vegas earlier this year. Lee is just a slight favorite, but it’s Chiesa who has a 6-4 edge from our 10 MMAjunkie editors, writers and radio hosts.

In the co-main event, former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks (18-6 MMA, 13-6 UFC) fights at middleweight for the second time when he takes on Tim Boetsch (20-11 MMA, 11-10 UFC). The ex-champ is a unanimous pick from our staff members at 10-0; he’s more than a 2-1 favorite in the fight.

Also on the main card, Felice Herrig (12-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is an 8-2 pick over Justine Kish (6-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in their strawweight fight. Only one picker is taking Joachim Christensen (14-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC) to top short-notice newcomer Dominick Reyes (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in their light heavyweight bout.

Tim Means (26-8-1 MMA, 8-5 UFC) is a 6-4 pick over Alex Garcia (14-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in their welterweight bout. And to open the main card, UFC Hall of Famer and former two-division champ B.J. Penn (16-11-2 MMA, 12-10-2 UFC) goes after his first win at featherweight when he meets Dennis Siver (22-11 MMA, 11-8 UFC). Siver is a 6-4 pick over “The Prodigy.”

In the MMAjunkie reader consensus picks, Chiesa, Hendricks, Herrig, Reyes, Means and Penn are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

For more on UFC Fight Night 112, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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