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Létourneau vs. Calderwood

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Oddsbot
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04.28.2016 | 2:45 PM ET

This is the official discussion thread for Létourneau vs. Calderwood. Let's see what you've got.

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skelliher
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04.28.2016 | 2:45 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Létourneau   wrong Decision  

First-ever women's Flyweight bout added to UFC Ottawa. This is a great match-up. They're claiming they are just testing out the division with this special attraction, but I think they pull the trigger soon.

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04.28.2016 | 2:55 PM ET

womens flyweight has a lot of hype behind it right now

They've been talking about it for a while. I hope they dont. Bellator already has one. Invictas is very vibrant right now and ufc has too many divisions as is.


Odd they're all about this but are so against doing one offs with cyborg at 145

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04.28.2016 | 3:06 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Létourneau   wrong Decision  

Glad they are doing it.

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04.28.2016 | 4:19 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Létourneau   wrong Decision  

Outside of Cyborg and what Bellator has, there is zero talent out there in the w145lbs division.

I'm glad they are doing this fight, at this weight as well. Fighters like Leslie Smith have a better shot at success in a division like FlyW over fighting above 135lbs.

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04.28.2016 | 4:49 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Létourneau   wrong Decision  

So what, girls will move up to 145 and more girls will come, what's the point of making Cyborg cut to 135 so she's depleted, is that the idea? 125 doesn't have anyone either, but guess what, more girls will show up there once it's established.
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SlongKong
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04.28.2016 | 4:54 PM ET

they signed her to fight 135ers

Outside of Ronda everyone else that said they'd fight cyborg were all ok fighting her at 145.

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04.28.2016 | 4:59 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Létourneau   wrong Decision  

IDK, women's flyweight does have some really good fighters but if they bring it in now they're going to mess with 115 and probably borderline kill 135.

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04.28.2016 | 6:22 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Létourneau   wrong Decision  

I bet Rin Nikai is pretty pissed they are just now deciding to try out the flyweight division for women lol. But seriously, I am all for introducing a couple of more weight classes now that the IV ban and hydration rules are different. I wouldn't mind a weight class between 185 and 205 either, I feel like alot of guys in that weight range get caught in an awkward position

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04.28.2016 | 7:14 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Létourneau   wrong Decision  

Rin Nakai flamed out of the UFC largely because of her husband/manager's adversarial relationship with UFC brass. The number I heard was 3 turned-down opponents. Cherry-picking. That's why she was cut on the last loss.

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04.28.2016 | 10:03 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Létourneau   wrong Decision  

Good fight to make for a test run of Women's Flyweight.  I'm intrigued at who the UFC will try to add to build up this new Women's Flyweight division, outside of talent from Invicta and fighters from the other two UFC women's divisions going up/moving down to 125. 

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04.28.2016 | 10:25 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Létourneau   wrong Decision  

Valérie must be happy about this ...




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04.28.2016 | 10:55 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Létourneau   wrong Decision  

Man. They're really trying to persuade me to take that trip to Ottawa. This card is lovely.

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04.28.2016 | 11:00 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Létourneau   wrong Decision  

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04.29.2016 | 2:51 PM ET

Prediction: correct Wood   wrong Decision  

If they don't plan on establishing a flyweight division why have a flyweight fight?

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05.01.2016 | 9:49 PM ET

Generally fighters on Tapology are only available to be ranked at their new weight class. e.g. after Invicta 16 you couldn't rank Aspen Ladd as a Flyweight or Sarah D'Alelio as a Bantamweight anymore.

So this fight is being promoted by UFC as a catchweight at 125 as they don't have a flyweight division. So after UFC Ottawa where should Calderwood and Létourneau be available to be ranked: Strawweight or Flyweight?
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05.02.2016 | 10:01 AM ET

Prediction: correct Wood   wrong Decision  

This fight is just to **** with Bellator. Bellator have recently announced creating a 125lbs women's division, the UFC can't have that because Bellator have been providing a solid alternative for the UFC's free agents (god forbid, free market, ahhhhh) and because they're merciless ***** so they're "testing the 125lbs waters".

From a business standpoint, the UFC having a 125lbs division will water down the already cleaned out 135lbs division (but what do they care, it was never about the division for them, it was about creating a playing ground for Ronda anyway).

Sucks for INVICTA, but hey, the minute the UFC got into WMMA we all knew their days were numbered. A 125lbs division will most likely mark the beginning of the end of INVICTA.

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05.02.2016 | 5:12 PM ET

Prediction: correct Wood   wrong Decision  

I wonder if it has something to do with a matching contracts thing- currently if a smaller 135er was hitting free agency and belator offered them a contract fighting at 125 ufc would be unable to match like for like during the contract matching period and would have to decline to match. Having had a 125 fight demonstrates its a thing that happens and so they can match.
But I cant think of what womens 135er might be on the end of a contract that theyd give enough of a **** about to be bothered to do it

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06.05.2016 | 12:02 PM ET

Prediction: correct Wood   wrong Decision  

MMA math won't work here. Calderwood by SD.

* Edited at 06.05.2016, 12:20 PM ET *

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06.05.2016 | 1:42 PM ET

Prediction: correct Wood   wrong Decision  

Letourneau got a better takedown defence then Calderwood but, if no one try any takedown all fight long who cares? Calderwood by split in an all striking match up!

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06.14.2016 | 1:52 PM ET

Prediction: wrong Létourneau   wrong Decision  

On paper, valerie should win this fight. Jojo isn't the wrecking machine we hoped for and her ground game doesn't exist. Valerie stalks until jojo is against the cage, throws some combos, and finds a trip if she's smart.


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