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UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3

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11.22.2022 | 2:20 PM ET

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UFC 286
  • Saturday 03.18.2023 at 12:30 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Endeavor
  • Venue: O2 Arena
  • Location: London, England
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Michael Bisping, Daniel Cormier
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Daniel Cormier
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $8,580,000
  • Attendance: 17,588
  • MMA Bouts: 15
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Bout   Info
Leon Edwards   defeats   Kamaru Usman   via Decision, Majority   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Justin Gaethje   defeats   Rafael Fiziev   via Decision, Majority   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Gunnar Nelson   defeats   Bryan Barberena   via Submission, Armbar   4:51 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Jennifer Maia   defeats   Casey O'Neill   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Marvin Vettori   defeats   Roman Dolidze   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Jack Shore   defeats   Makwan Amirkhani   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   4:27 Round 2 of 3, 9:27 Total Bout Page
Chris Duncan   defeats   Omar Morales   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Yanal Ashmouz   defeats   Sam Patterson   via KO/TKO, Counter Left to Ground Strikes   1:15 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Muhammad Mokaev   defeats   Jafel Filho   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   4:32 Round 3 of 3, 14:32 Total Bout Page
Lerone Murphy   defeats   Gabriel Santos   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Christian Leroy Duncan   defeats   Duško Todorović   via KO/TKO, Knee Injury   1:52 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Jake Hadley   defeats   Malcolm Gordon   via KO/TKO, Hook to the Body and Ground Strikes   1:01 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Joanne Wood   defeats   Luana Carolina   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Jai Herbert   vs.   Ľudovít Klein   Ends in a Draw, Majority   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Veronica Hardy   defeats   Juliana Miller   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page

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TLRulebender
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03.14.2023 | 2:34 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 15 Winners, 1 Perfect, 240 Points   |   Tied for 4700th

As it stands now he is one of the best Lightweight strikers currently. Of course to prove himself as the best striker in Lightweight he'd need to fight Alexander Volkanovski. But p4p I honestly think he is one of the most dangerous strikers in the UFC. Yes we have many great strikers in UFC like Izzy, Poatan, Jan, Rob Whittaker, Volkanovski, Holloway, Gane, Wonderboy, Yair. But I think Fiziev is a comparable danger on the feet, still I'd rather watch Porier vs Fiziev cause at least Dustin has some good boxing aswell, not just power but overall he has skill in his boxing game aswell

* Edited at 03.14.2023, 2:35 PM ET *

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03.14.2023 | 2:35 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 15 Winners, 3 Perfect, 585 Points   |   Tied for 1840th

Dustin is next

2 minutes and he shoots 🤣🤣🤣
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TLRulebender
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03.14.2023 | 2:37 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 15 Winners, 1 Perfect, 240 Points   |   Tied for 4700th

And then Fiziev goes : "Oh you're a WRESTLER now" 
And then we'll witness history as Fiziev is gonna submit Black belt BJJ guy in Dustin Porier. Oh how beautiful would that be. And ironic at the same time

* Edited at 03.14.2023, 2:38 PM ET *

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03.14.2023 | 2:42 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 15 Winners, 2 Perfect, 455 Points   |   Tied for 3650th

Gaethje Dolidze Todorovic all good underdogs
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03.14.2023 | 2:56 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 15 Winners, 3 Perfect, 585 Points   |   Tied for 1840th

Yeah... Vettori and CLD are now LOCKS

BumMezzor LOCKS:

Veronica, Makwan, Justin, Dolidze and Todorovic

* Edited at 03.14.2023, 2:56 PM ET *

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TLRulebender
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03.14.2023 | 2:56 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 15 Winners, 1 Perfect, 240 Points   |   Tied for 4700th

God damn I wanted to pick Dolidze 
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03.14.2023 | 2:57 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 15 Winners, 4 Perfect, 605 Points   |   Tied for 1426th

Dusko isn’t good at anything, especially being an underdog 

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03.14.2023 | 3:00 PM ET

After Gaethje L...

Predictions: 8 of 15 Winners, 4 Perfect, 540 Points   |   Tied for 2589th

What a banger is goin to be the PFL Main event of the next year ,Justin Gaethje vs Shane Burgos.
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03.14.2023 | 3:09 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 15 Winners, 3 Perfect, 595 Points   |   Tied for 1666th

I'm actually excited for this upcoming season of TUF believe it or not. The whole show relies on viewers investment in getting to know fighters and back in 2005 that was a big thing for me, not in the least because it was my introduction to the sport. After a while the formulaic repetition and never ending stream of new fighters season by season made that less interesting for me and I would just skip all the side content and only watch the fights.

For this season not only do you have two coaches that have the gift of the gab but there's also a ton of fighters that I already know about, and a couple of them that should never have been cut in the first place. I think that makes for an interesting dynamic when I actually know quite a bit about some of the fighters right from the start.

"She’ll go there and smash her. She’ll get a title shot, become a UFC champion. We have a Ronda Rousey on steroids. This is what we have.” - Ali Abdelaziz on Kayla Harrison

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03.14.2023 | 3:24 PM ET

Thanks mezzor

Predictions: 8 of 15 Winners, 2 Perfect, 495 Points   |   Tied for 3199th

Ok I was wrong i'm sorry, switching to Fiziev

* Edited at 03.14.2023, 3:24 PM ET *

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03.14.2023 | 3:24 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 15 Winners, 2 Perfect, 455 Points   |   Tied for 3650th

Keep following the the flow sheep, easy money for me.
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03.14.2023 | 3:31 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 15 Winners, 2 Perfect, 495 Points   |   Tied for 3199th

I'm picking Dolidze, that's it.

mezzor thinks he's smart because he hits 1/100 of his locks
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03.14.2023 | 3:32 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 15 Winners, 2 Perfect, 455 Points   |   Tied for 3650th

You are picking Dolidze because I told you to
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03.14.2023 | 3:43 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 15 Winners, 3 Perfect, 490 Points   |   Tied for 3264th



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03.14.2023 | 3:47 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 15 Winners, 2 Perfect, 495 Points   |   Tied for 3199th

The TUF GOATS are Andy Wang and the "let me bang bro" guy
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03.14.2023 | 3:48 PM ET

Andrew

Predictions: 7 of 15 Winners, 3 Perfect, 480 Points   |   Tied for 3398th

Bail Bail Bail!!!!

Cancel your Dolidze bets. Cash out. Get your money back! Even donate that money to charity. Better than donating to the bookies.

HE HAS SPOKEN!

AND HE HAS PICKED DOLIDZE!!!

* Edited at 03.14.2023, 3:54 PM ET *

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03.14.2023 | 3:58 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 15 Winners, 1 Perfect, 570 Points   |   Tied for 2059th

Andy Wang ain't no punk, he's a warrior
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03.14.2023 | 4:10 PM ET

The flow sheep

Predictions: 8 of 15 Winners, 4 Perfect, 540 Points   |   Tied for 2589th

The flow sheep is way better than the flow homeless Mezzor 😆🤣🤣
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03.14.2023 | 4:11 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 9 of 15 Winners, 6 Perfect, 650 Points   |   Tied for 828th

Edwards vs. Usman III
Leon Edwards, DEC
I'm rolling with Leon again. The reason? I just feel like it. War Rocky

Gaethje vs. Fiziev
Rafael Fiziev, TKO, R2
The new era starts here. Fiziev is too sharp, too fast, and too crafty. The fact that this is three rounds is huge for Fiziev

Nelson vs. Barberena
Gunnar Nelson, SUB, R1
This would be closer if Barbarena wasn't coming in on short notice

Maia vs. O'Neill
Casey O'Neill, DEC
O'Neill is cool, I guess. Don't care about Maia, though

Vettori vs. Dolidze
Marvin Vettori, DEC
I've doubted Dolidze and I recognize he's decent but Vettori is too much of a physical force to be bullied the way Dolidze bullies everyone

Shore vs. Amirkhani
Jack Shore, DEC
I don't expect Shore to be elite at 145 like Nathaniel Wood but this is a stylistic layup, he should crush Amirkhani

Duncan vs. Morales
Omar Morales, DEC
I don't think Duncan is very good at all

Patterson vs. Ashmoz
Sam Patterson, SUB, R1
Sam has some really good regional wins and is a bonafide talent. He will settle into his lane as an action fighter at 155.

Mokaev vs. Filho
Muhammad Mokaev, DEC
The Mokaev train keeps rolling here, cool to see as an early fan of his

Murphy vs. Santos
Lerone Murphy, DEC
God this is such a good fight, I expect Murphy to win but expect Santos to give a good account of himself

Duncan vs. Todorović
Christian Leroy Duncan, TKO, R1
CLD is among the top MW prospects in the world. Duško is just in the way

Hadley vs. Gordon
Jake Hadley, DEC
Gordon had a little Linsanity run but the UFC is now just feeding him to wrestlers, how cruel.

Wood vs. Carolina
Joanne Wood, DEC
Oh my god I don't care

Herbert vs. Klein
Ľudovít Klein, TKO, R2
I can't properly gauge Klein for the life of me but I'm decently sure that he's not losing to Herbert. Herbert isn't a UFC caliber LW. Yes, his losses have been against stiff competition but I know what I've seen.

Hardy vs. Miller
Juliana Miller, DEC
Why is Veronica still here? I don't think Miller is all that good but she's leagues ahead of Hardy.

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03.14.2023 | 4:14 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 15 Winners, 6 Perfect, 730 Points   |   Tied for 184th

@Reptile - thanks man, you are right I had picked Gaethje by mistake! Corrected!


@RyanQ, Andrew1047, Foppa - Thanks a lot guys, it's great to be back! And looking forward to discussing these fights with you guys because I am actually going to be betting on this card after a long time!

@Moths - bro if I remember right from our conversations when we had opposite picks you got them right! So don't go on what I say, but perhaps just be a little cautions with Patterson, he is an unknown quantity in may ways and Ashmoz is training with a lot of Russian/Dagestani wrestlers from what I hear. His grinding style may be difficult to deal with.

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