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UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
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- Saturday 04.24.2021 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
- Location: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $3,300,000
- Attendance: 15,269
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 700,000 | TV Ratings: 951,000 avg. viewers (ESPN prelims)
- MMA Bouts: 13
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Kamaru Usman defeats Jorge Masvidal via KO/TKO, Right Cross | 1:02 Round 2 of 5, 6:02 Total Bout Page | |
| Rose Namajunas defeats Weili Zhang via KO/TKO, Head Kick | 1:18 Round 1 of 5 Bout Page | |
| Valentina Shevchenko defeats Jéssica Andrade via KO/TKO, Elbows From Crucifix | 3:19 Round 2 of 5, 8:19 Total Bout Page | |
| Uriah Hall defeats Chris Weidman via KO/TKO, Broken Leg | 0:17 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Anthony Smith defeats Jimmy Crute via KO/TKO, Doctor Stoppage (leg Injury) | 5:00 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Randy Brown defeats Alex Oliveira via Submission, One-arm Rear Naked Choke | 2:50 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Dwight Grant defeats Stefan Sekulić via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Brendan Allen defeats Karl Roberson via Submission, Heel Hook | 4:55 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Pat Sabatini defeats Tristan Connelly via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Batgerel Danaa defeats Kevin Natividad via KO/TKO, Counter Left Hook | 0:50 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Rodrigo Vargas defeats Rongzhu via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Jeff Molina defeats Aoriqileng via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Ariane Carnelossi defeats Na Liang via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound From Guard | 1:28 Round 2 of 3, 6:28 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 13
04.24.2021 | 9:49 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 330 Points | Tied for 3564th
Kamaru Usman, DEC
usman decision
Zhang vs. Namajunas
Weili Zhang, TKO, R3
zhang tko round 3
Shevchenko vs. Andrade
Valentina Shevchenko, TKO, R4
shevchenko tko round 4
Weidman vs. Hall II
Uriah Hall, TKO, R2
hall tko round 2
Smith vs. Crute
Jimmy Crute, TKO, R1
crute tko round 1
Brown vs. Oliveira
Randy Brown, DEC
brown decision
Grant vs. Sekulić
Dwight Grant, TKO, R3
grant tko round 3
Allen vs. Roberson
Karl Roberson, DEC
roberson decision
Connelly vs. Sabatini
Tristan Connelly, DEC
connelly decision
Batgerel vs. Natividad
Kevin Natividad, TKO, R1
natividad tko round 1
Rong vs. Vargas
Zhu Rong, TKO, R3
rong tko round 3
Molina vs. Aori
Qileng Aori, TKO, R2
aori tko round 2
Carnelossi vs. Liang
Ariane Carnelossi, DEC
carnelossi decision
04.24.2021 | 9:54 AM ET
hall is a great bet
04.24.2021 | 9:55 AM ET
Lotta odd picks this time round.
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 420 Points | Tied for 2801st
"I’m here to snatch necks and cash checks" - Darrick Minner
04.24.2021 | 10:17 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 420 Points | Tied for 2801st
Valentina Shevchenko, TKO, R3
Gonna get back into the habit of doing putting my plays up because my didactic semester is almost over so I have time to do more tape and start betting again. I have Schev and Usman in a parlay together at 1.58 I put 10% of my roll on this play and I'm pretty confident in both fighters despite Adrade being Val's biggest threat since Nunes. I rate valentina as P4P greatest female MMA and see nothing but a favorable matchup her to get a finish while Andrade rushes forward.
Weidman vs. Hall II
Chris Weidman, DEC
A unit on Weidman at even money. I don't think he has the chops to finish(arm triangle lets be real) almost anyone in the top 10 anymore, but if there is anyone he could sneak it up on it's either Hall or Shahbayzyan.
Smith vs. Crute
Anthony Smith, DEC
Here's my heart bet, no pun intended, 1 unit on Smith straight. Smith trains at my gym when he's not in CO and he's a hell of an athlete with a lot of experience (and miles) underneath him. I think Crute will reach the same heights as Smith and find himself challenging for a belt down the road, but my own personal bias is making me say that this a bit too much too soon/
Brown vs. Oliveira
Randy Brown, DEC
No bet as the odds are reflective not really of Randy Browns skill set, but Oliveira's age and last few performances. If Cowboy shows up then this is his fight IMO.
Grant vs. Sekulić
Dwight Grant, TKO, R1
I hitter quitter right here. The R1 KO bet for Grant is tempting but I'd like better odds when compared to the under 2.5 rounds as both men like to hustle a finish. At the end I settled halfway and put a half a unit on under 1.5 rounds.
Allen vs. Roberson
Brendan Allen, SUB, R3
Allen should win this fight cleanly. I see him even having the advantage in the standup as long as he doesn't look like he did in his last fight. Not sure what happened there as he looked worse than some amateurs, but I'm willing to trust the remaining body of his resume. 2 units on Allen at 1.69
Molina vs. Aori
Jeff Molina, DEC
Seems like a bad matchup for Aori in my eyes which is weird because on the rest of the card it looks like it's designed to be favorable matchups for the rest of the China PI fighters. 2 units on Molina at 1.92
Carnelossi vs. Liang
Na Liang, DEC
Was very tempted to put a bet on Liang as my tape study has her coasting to a decision if she can survive round one. But there's a bit too many unknowns with the Chinese PI fighters, so I'll leave the WMMA gambling here to the Duck.
* Edited at 04.24.2021, 10:20 AM ET *
"I’m here to snatch necks and cash checks" - Darrick Minner
04.24.2021 | 11:47 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 395 Points | Tied for 3089th
Kamaru Usman, TKO, R3
masvidal likes to complain about the short notice but fails to consider that usman also had to switch gameplans on short notice and that's why he opted to hug it out. gonna be worse this time.
Zhang vs. Namajunas
Rose Namajunas, DEC
zhang went toe to toe with joanna and won a very close decision, rose dominated joanna twice, don't see why she couldn't win a technical battle here too.
Shevchenko vs. Andrade
Valentina Shevchenko, DEC
gonna be closer than people imagine. valentina has been fighting girls that couldn't hack it at 135, andrade is more than capable of replicating what maia did in r1 and not falling off after.
Weidman vs. Hall II
Uriah Hall, DEC
kinda betting against chris here, but also hall is in a much better spot in his career comparatively.
Smith vs. Crute
Jimmy Crute, DEC
time for smith to prove he still has it in him, crute is a big step back up from clark. thinking his volume and pressure will keep smith moving backwards.
Brown vs. Oliveira
Alex Oliveira, DEC
heart pick, but cowboy has kinda underperformed at times while brown has overperformed at times so it's probably a doomed pick ha.
Grant vs. Sekulić
Dwight Grant, TKO, R2
grant has just fought a lot better competition.
Allen vs. Roberson
Brendan Allen, SUB, R2
could go either way i guess, but i'll pick roberson's defensive bjj to fail him again instead of betting on allen's chin to crumble.
Connelly vs. Sabatini
Tristan Connelly, DEC
not sure why sabatini is the favorite, connelly seems to have the better resume.
Batgerel vs. Natividad
Danaa Batgerel, TKO, R2
storms obviously erode quicksand.
Rong vs. Vargas
Zhu Rong, DEC
another question mark match. rong can't be wrong!
Molina vs. Aori
Qileng Aori, TKO, R2
no idea what to make of either guy. i'm running with the idea that the asians are being lined up for success since they know asia will be watching.
Carnelossi vs. Liang
Na Liang, DEC
no idea about liang but i'll take her for fun, wmma is always a crapshoot outside of the real elites.
04.24.2021 | 11:47 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 2079th
Jimmy Crute, DEC
My boy ) Umbrella's alive ) I think Crute can outwrestle Smith for 3 rounds easily
04.24.2021 | 12:03 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 675 Points | Tied for 130th
Kamaru Usman, TKO, R4
An upset would be cool but I don't see it happening. Usman hits harder than he did last time they fought
Weidman vs. Hall II
Uriah Hall, TKO, R3
I feel like this is going to be one of those fights where the knockout comes and I yell, "Finally!" then go take a piss that I've been holding.
Smith vs. Crute
Jimmy Crute, SUB, R1
Crute is smothering but also explosive and sneaky. The only thing you can expect for sure is violence
Brown vs. Oliveira
Randy Brown, SUB, R2
Brown is no dummy, he knows a good club n' sub is the path to victory over the lesser Cowboy.
Connelly vs. Sabatini
Pat Sabatini, SUB, R2
Connelly is going for a ride, or five.
Batgerel vs. Natividad
Danaa Batgerel, TKO, R2
Lookin like some setup fights for Chinese fighters on the undercard here. Let's see if that works out for the UFC the way they hope it will.
Carnelossi vs. Liang
Ariane Carnelossi, TKO, R2
I think the body shots are going to end this one
"Throughout my career I've learned that "If you win you're the ****, if you lose it's bad." - Bruno "Blindadao" Silva"
04.24.2021 | 12:05 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 360 Points | Tied for 3407th
who needs two more Tittle Fights
in the event, so they can fill his gaps!
This event is his third,
I do not think it is accidental!
"KURZHAAR - Tomorrow Never Comes Until It's Too Late"
04.24.2021 | 12:10 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 3472nd
The teller. The teller. The teller.
"Dont take life too serious, you will never make it out alive."
04.24.2021 | 12:22 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 470 Points | Tied for 2122nd
"Excuse me guys, I want to say something. I want to stay humble, but I have to talk because you guys talk too much"
04.24.2021 | 12:51 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 645 Points | Tied for 222nd
Gonna be a long 75 minutes for those 3 main events
"For no particular reason beat up everyone"
04.24.2021 | 12:56 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 480 Points | Tied for 1972nd
Crute vs Smith
Jimmy Crute via decision
With no doubt, anthony is one of the toughest fighters to ever step in the octagon hence the name lionheart. Unfortunately I don’t think it will matter in this tilt considering he has more wear & tear on him then your dads f150. Jimmy is a young violent man and should dominate this fight he has crazy punching power in good sub threats not sure if it does make it to the judges scorecards.
Zhang vs Namajunas
Weili Zhang via TKO RD 4
Most confident pick on the card goes to Zhang. Whatever rose throws at her I see Zhang answering it with way more power. It’d be cool to see caillou take the belt back but chances are slim against the mutant transformer.
"Tapout "
04.24.2021 | 1:11 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 645 Points | Tied for 222nd
https://www.mmafighting.com/2021/4/24/22398470/chris-weidman-im-built-to-beat-guys-like-israel-adesanya-hes-another-anderson-silva
Looking past Uriah?
* Edited at 04.24.2021, 1:17 PM ET *
"For no particular reason beat up everyone"
04.24.2021 | 1:31 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 2179th
"Nothing worth having comes easy."
04.24.2021 | 1:40 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 675 Points | Tied for 130th
"Throughout my career I've learned that "If you win you're the ****, if you lose it's bad." - Bruno "Blindadao" Silva"
04.24.2021 | 1:42 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 570 Points | Tied for 794th
Ariane Carnelossi, DEC
Liang's botched weight cut. Carnelossi being tough as nails. I can see the result.
"Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but nobody wants to lift no heavy-ass weights. - Ronnie Coleman"
04.24.2021 | 1:46 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 420 Points | Tied for 2801st
"I’m here to snatch necks and cash checks" - Darrick Minner
04.24.2021 | 1:59 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 555 Points | Tied for 983rd
Kamaru Usman, DEC
I expect nothing different. Jorge's route to victory is by KO. Usman is only gonna try striking with Jorge at a bare minimum. Most likely to set up TD's. Usman by Dec it is.
Zhang vs. Namajunas
Weili Zhang, TKO, R2
Man. Zhang Weili hits like a ******* dump truck. And that what I thought of Andrade and look what Weili did to her. She has the potential to punch a hole straight thru Rose's face. Of course Rose has the grappling skills to offset some of that power, but I just don't see it. I actually see Rose taking a beating here.
Weidman vs. Hall II
Uriah Hall, TKO, R2
Ppppffffffff. Weidman says he can be Middleweight champ again. Who's he beating to make that claim? There's no more over-ripened fighters to capitalize on like the first time. Izzy, Whittaker, Costa. They all KO Weidman. Smh.....
Smith vs. Crute
Jimmy Crute, DEC
I do not like this matchup for Anthony. Jimmy Crute is legit as ****. And he's fixin to put his "Lionheart's" name on his ledger.
Brown vs. Oliveira
Randy Brown, DEC
This matchup here is fire. Crazy R1, Oliveira will prolly take it, but he'll empty the tank trying to get back to his early finishing ways, only to allow Randy Brown to takeover and take the last 2 rounds. But should be FOTN contender.
Allen vs. Roberson
Brendan Allen, SUB, R1
Brendan Allen.... Good god. Another criminally under-rated and under-appreciated fighter. This kid is nasty. Already going into his 20th fight at 25 years old. He's gonna get even better. That's scary. "Protect Ya Neck" Karl Roberson. (Anyone remember Wu-Tang)
Connelly vs. Sabatini
Pat Sabatini, SUB, R2
I like Connelly. I like his backs-story and reeeeally wanna see him overcome and achieve. But c'mon. You knooow I'm gonna go with the PA kid.
"**** Fentanyl & **** Opiates too..."
04.24.2021 | 2:37 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 555 Points | Tied for 983rd
Kamaru Usman, DEC
Marty Snoozeman by footstomps.... again
"Both of these fighters have dealt with custody battles involving their children"
04.24.2021 | 2:43 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 295 Points | Tied for 3760th