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UFC on ESPN 1: N'Gannou vs. Velasquez
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- Sunday 02.17.2019 at 09:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: ESPN | Prelims: ESPN+
- Name: UFC on ESPN 1: N'Gannou vs. Velasquez
- Also Known As: UFC Fight Night Phoenix
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: WME-IMG
- Venue: Talking Stick Resort Arena
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Dominick Cruz
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,409,447
- Attendance: 14,269
- TV Ratings: 1.46M avg. viewers (1.67M peak, 988k ESPN prelims)
- MMA Bouts: 12
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Francis NGannou defeats Cain Velasquez via KO/TKO, Punches | 0:26 Round 1 of 5 Bout Page | |
| Paul Felder defeats James Vick via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Cynthia Calvillo defeats Cortney Casey via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Kron Gracie defeats Alex Caceres via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 2:06 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Vicente Luque defeats Bryan Barberena via KO/TKO, Knees and Punches | 4:54 Round 3 of 3, 14:54 Total Bout Page | |
| Andre Fili defeats Myles Jury via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Aljamain Sterling defeats Jimmie Rivera via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Manny Bermudez defeats Benito Lopez via Submission, Guillotine Choke | 3:09 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Andrea Lee defeats Ashlee Evans-Smith via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Nik Lentz defeats Scott Holtzman via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Luke Sanders defeats Renan Barão via KO/TKO, Punches | 1:01 Round 2 of 3, 6:01 Total Bout Page | |
| Emily Whitmire defeats Aleksandra Albu via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 1:01 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page |
Responses Page 4
02.16.2019 | 11:24 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 450 Points | Tied for 1282nd
02.16.2019 | 11:45 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 450 Points | Tied for 1282nd
P.s. **** you! You wme ****** idiots.
**** u too dana. Your ****ity son looks like a ferry!
02.16.2019 | 8:28 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 735th
"This is Prize-Fighting, IDGAF about your family or your problems - MassaBruce"
02.16.2019 | 9:08 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 530 Points | Tied for 622nd
Aleksandra Albu, DEC
both tend to leave their chin their and flail inaccurate straight punches during exchanges, but AA has a more power and is more aggressive, EW has decent timing to counter so it could be close but I think AA will get credit for moving forward more, doing more damage and maybe forcing takedowns
"You'll do fooking nuthin"
02.17.2019 | 5:33 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 430 Points | Tied for 1411th
Nik Lentz, SUB, R2
Just because I want Lentz 2.0 to somehow be a fan favorite and have a resurgence.
02.17.2019 | 10:53 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 640 Points | Tied for 127th
N'Gannou, KO/TKO, R1
I love Cain, but Francis is too much to handle for him considering his hiatus. The last time he stepped into the ring he defeated Travis Browne more than two years ago. The same Travis Browne who is now retired and lost five of his last six fights.
N'Gannou looked great against Blaydes, a wrestler himself, and he seems to have understood from his mistakes. Francis will try to finish the fight as soon as possible and Cain will try to shut him down by takedowns but N'Gannou is a big big guy and he has reach advantage on his opponent.
I can see Cain failing a first takedown attempt and then try to close the distance and getting caught by the Predator.
Vick vs. Felder
Felder, DEC
I want to see these guys going at each other for all the three rounds. This could be easily your FOTN and even a contender for FOTY maybe. Anything can happen in the first two rounds than I think that Vick will start to fade due to his weight cut. Taking no risks, Paul will direct the later phases of this fight and take a UD.
Vick vs. Felder and Jury vs. Fili will go to the scorecards and the Irish Dragon and Myles will have their hands raised.
Rest of the main card: Gracie will submit Caceres in the first, Calvillo will do the same with Courtney Casey in the second and Luque will KTFO of Bam Bam in the first minutes of their fun fight.
Overall this card looks promising and in the prelims we have also Sterling vs. Rivera and Lopez vs. Bermudez. Great night of fights incoming.
* Edited at 02.17.2019, 10:55 AM ET *
02.17.2019 | 1:00 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 1138th
Myles Jury, DEC
Picking against the homey
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
02.17.2019 | 1:45 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 214th
"I am the greatest blonde man in the world. I am Tru Viking." - Alexander Gustaffsson / "The world must bow to my glory. I am a God amongst mortals. They must pay me tribute in wine and concubine for my deeds." - Jon Jones "
02.17.2019 | 1:47 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 214th
"I am the greatest blonde man in the world. I am Tru Viking." - Alexander Gustaffsson / "The world must bow to my glory. I am a God amongst mortals. They must pay me tribute in wine and concubine for my deeds." - Jon Jones "
02.17.2019 | 3:29 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 530 Points | Tied for 622nd
No duh! Kron is now perhaps the best BJJ guy in the UFC and there's some good ones; Dariush, Oliveira, Jacare, Maia to name a few. No particular order and I know I left some names out but those guys BJJ are their bread and butter. You got other guys that are high level like Ferguson, Poirier, Branch to name a few but they don't rely on the Jitz like some of the others.
bout status update
Penne vs. Esquibel Changed from Confirmed to Cancelled
event picks deadline updated
Fantasy picks now lock at Sunday, February 17 at 6:00pm ET
weigh-in result
Aleksandra Albu: 114.5 lbs (51.9 kgs)
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Emily Whitmire: 116.0 lbs (52.6 kgs)
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Luke Sanders: 135.5 lbs (61.5 kgs)
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Renan Barão: 138.0 lbs (62.6 kgs)
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Scott Holtzman: 156.0 lbs (70.8 kgs)
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Nik Lentz: 155.5 lbs (70.5 kgs)
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Andrea Lee: 125.5 lbs (56.9 kgs)
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Ashlee Evans-Smith: 126.0 lbs (57.2 kgs)
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Manny Bermudez: 140.0 lbs (63.5 kgs)
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Benito Lopez: 135.5 lbs (61.5 kgs)
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Jimmie Rivera: 135.0 lbs (61.2 kgs)
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Aljamain Sterling: 136.0 lbs (61.7 kgs)
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Andre Fili: 145.5 lbs (66.0 kgs)
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Myles Jury: 146.0 lbs (66.2 kgs)
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Bryan Barberena: 170.5 lbs (77.3 kgs)
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Vicente Luque: 171.0 lbs (77.6 kgs)
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Alex Caceres: 146.0 lbs (66.2 kgs)
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Kron Gracie: 146.0 lbs (66.2 kgs)
02.17.2019 | 3:33 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 530 Points | Tied for 622nd
weigh-in result
Cynthia Calvillo: 116.0 lbs (52.6 kgs)
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Cortney Casey: 116.0 lbs (52.6 kgs)
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James Vick: 156.0 lbs (70.8 kgs)
weigh-in result
Paul Felder: 155.5 lbs (70.5 kgs)
weigh-in result
Cain Velasquez: 248.0 lbs (112.5 kgs)
weigh-in result
Francis NGannou: 258.0 lbs (117.0 kgs)
02.17.2019 | 3:39 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 450 Points | Tied for 1282nd
* Edited at 02.17.2019, 3:41 PM ET *
02.17.2019 | 4:06 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 1138th
* Edited at 02.17.2019, 4:10 PM ET *
02.17.2019 | 4:11 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 450 Points | Tied for 1282nd
02.17.2019 | 4:31 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 530 Points | Tied for 622nd
I did think that 4 was too many but if they are gonna have 4 divisions it's a shame to see these girls get what 1 fight per year.
They need to eliminate 145 and just keep 115, 125 and 135.
02.17.2019 | 4:34 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 1138th
* Edited at 02.17.2019, 4:34 PM ET *
02.17.2019 | 5:15 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 395 Points | Tied for 1633rd
"I am trained in gorilla warfare" - Stay Ready
02.17.2019 | 5:16 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 6 Perfect, 670 Points | Tied for 72nd
Manny Bermudez, SUB, R2
This should be really interesting, hope it doesn't disappoint
"Kei te whakarekarekakoe "
02.17.2019 | 5:34 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 1138th
I'm not saying WMMA is always bad, but it typically is. For every Nunes and Schevchenko you've got twenty Lucie Pudliovas. This is the way of things.
* Edited at 02.17.2019, 5:37 PM ET *
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- MassaBruce
02.17.2019 | 5:38 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 665 Points | Tied for 76th