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UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen

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01.17.2023 | 9:08 AM ET

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UFC Fight Night
  • Saturday 04.15.2023 at 05:30 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: ESPN | Prelims: ESPN+
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Endeavor
  • Venue: T-Mobile Center
  • Location: Kansas City, Missouri
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Brendan Fitzgerald, Michael Bisping, Daniel Cormier
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Daniel Cormier
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $2,180,000
  • Attendance: 16,234
  • MMA Bouts: 14
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Bout   Info
Max Holloway   defeats   Arnold Allen   via Decision, Unanimous   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Edson Barboza   defeats   Billy Quarantillo   via KO/TKO, Knee   2:37 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Azamat Murzakanov   defeats   Dustin Jacoby   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Ion Cutelaba   defeats   Tanner Boser   via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound   2:05 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Pedro Munhoz   defeats   Chris Gutierrez   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Rafa García   defeats   Clay Guida   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Bill Algeo   defeats   TJ Brown   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   1:40 Round 2 of 3, 6:40 Total Bout Page
Brandon Royval   defeats   Matheus Nicolau   via KO/TKO, Knee and Punches   2:09 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Zak Cummings   defeats   Ed Herman   via KO/TKO, Combination Punches   4:13 Round 3 of 3, 14:13 Total Bout Page
Gillian Robertson   defeats   Piera Rodriguez   via Submission, Armbar   4:21 Round 2 of 3, 9:21 Total Bout Page
Daniel Zellhuber   defeats   Lando Vannata   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Denise Gomes   defeats   Bruna Brasil   via KO/TKO, Right Hook to Ground Strikes   2:42 Round 2 of 3, 7:42 Total Bout Page
Gaston Bolaños   defeats   Aaron Phillips   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Joselyne Edwards   defeats   Lucie Pudilová   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page

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Joshjeffords
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04.15.2023 | 3:46 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 390 Points   |   Tied for 2620th

Tanner wins anything but a robbery if he just goes way to leg kick crazy.
Got a c note if anyone wants some action.

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04.15.2023 | 3:54 PM ET

@ayy

Predictions: 6 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 340 Points   |   Tied for 3308th

Boser arguably won both of the splits against him and is notoriously very hard to finish. Ion is notorious for gassing after less than a round and a half.  

You make a good point that Ion has been fighting guys who could be heavyweights but Boser has literally been fighting heavyweights. 

I can't stress enough that if Ion wasn't a spazz who relied so much on his athleticism and had a little better fight IQ id probably take him here. 
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04.15.2023 | 4:05 PM ET

Phillips vs Bolanos

Predictions: 5 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 305 Points   |   Tied for 3615th

Phillips, Sub, Rd2
I really think everyone is counting out his ability to grapple. As someone that knows Phillips personally, I have seen him grapple many times before and I feel as that can cause many problems to Bolanos who has very little experience in that area of fighting.

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04.15.2023 | 4:08 PM ET

Boser's fights are hard to watch back

Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 4 Perfect, 655 Points   |   Tied for 67th

The man is a statue of inactivity, so I'm not surprised he lost those split decisions. He just looks to counter and doesn't even counter with anything crazy. Usually just a winging an overhand or slapping a low kick. So much of his fights are just him backing up waiting for opponents to throw. And it is hard to say how hard he really hits. The OSP KO means nothing to me and same for the Pessoa KO. 

He has to look special in this fight to not be a hard fade in the future. His body looks ready for LHW, but he still fights like a HW who throws 1 or 2 pot shots and can't wrestle for his life. He just has gotten any better technically over the course of his UFC career. Just a lot of stance switches and low volumes. And he doesn't use his lead hand a lot so he can be pretty predictable. 

I could see this fight looking a lot like the Cutelaba/Roundtree fight. Or Ion gasses and looks like a dufus.
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04.15.2023 | 4:15 PM ET

Voluptuous New Predictions

Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 425 Points   |   Tied for 1948th

Barboza vs. Quarantillo
I am sniffing Billy Quarantillo at -180. He has a formal attitude. Quarantillo shall attempt the feat.

Edwards vs. Pudilová
I am obsessed with Lucie Pudilová at -135. She has a nutty Samoan driver. Pudilová is gonna damage the feat.

Herman vs. Cummings
I am loyal to Zak Cummings at -225. He has a unique spinning back elbow. Cummings ought to block the underdog.

Brasil vs. Gomes
I trust Bruna Brasil at -155. She has an original chin and a fancy right hand. Brasil is about to excite the crowd noise.

Jacoby vs. Murzakanov
I tap Dustin Jacoby at -160. He has a fabulous butterfly sweep. Jacoby will yank the previous pitfalls.

Brown vs. Algeo
I prefer Bill Algeo at -200. He has a qualified inverted facelock. Algeo could destroy the enemy. I know it!

Royval vs. Nicolau
I desire Matheus Nicolau at -205. He has an automatic clinch and an exotic head coach and also a kooky harai goshi. Nicolau should flaunt the underdog. Hammertime!

Rodriguez vs. Robertson
I am sticking with Gillian Robertson at -135. She has an intelligent counter left. Robertson could sabotage the masterpiece.

Bolaños vs. Phillips
I can't get enough of Gaston Bolaños at -190. He has a tasty crescent kick and a jingoistic Samoan driver and also an advanced lumberjack sweep. Bolaños might quash the crowd noise.

Cutelaba vs. Boser
I have a crush on Ion Cutelaba at -135. He has a poignant five point palm exploding heart technique and an original dragon sleeper. Cutelaba is about to outsmart the cage.

Guida vs. García
I crave Rafa García at -270. He has an accurate back mount. García must capture the dissentient. Держи хвост пистолетом!

Holloway vs. Allen
I have a crush on Max Holloway at -185. He has a tremendous osoto gari. Holloway could block the Octagon.

Munhoz vs. Gutierrez
I choose Chris Gutierrez at -215. He has a captivating character. Gutierrez must tweak the foe.

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Erison
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04.15.2023 | 4:15 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points   |   Tied for 3128th

Ion would lose to trash heavyweights too.
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04.15.2023 | 4:21 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 340 Points   |   Tied for 3308th


On vacation so not a lot of research for me this week. 

Rafa is my only lock of the card; Nicolau is damn close for me but gotta respect Royval a little there. Most of these fights are very 50/50 but I'm pretty confident in 10/14 of my picks here. 

Can't believe I'm picking Ed Herman to win a fight in 2023 but Cummings should probably not be fighting with all the injuries he's had. 

I admit Murzakanov is a bit of a homer pick as I'm a huge fan. I'm also a big fan of Jacoby so probably the hardest fight on the card to pick for me besides the main event. I think Murzakanov will use his Sambo and grind out a decision if necessary. Very excited for that one.

Final thing I'll add is I think Allen is live and I thought hard about taking him but beating even a declining Max in your first 5 round UFC fight seems like too tall a task. I'll watch the line and could end up placing a wager on Allen but I can't pick against Holloway here. 
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04.15.2023 | 4:21 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 7 of 14 Winners, 5 Perfect, 515 Points   |   Tied for 863rd

Bolaños vs. Phillips
Aaron Phillips, SUB, R2
The things that brought Bolaños to the UFC were his experience in Muay Thai, Kickboxing and his ability to give exciting fights or finishes. Bolaños was 6-3 in Bellator but we all know how weak matchmaking is in Bellator and even there he was tapped twice by two opponents set up to knock them out in one round. Bolaños is the type of fighter who in the UFC could pull off a couple of highlights (depending on the matchmaking), but would likely end up getting choked or losing 30-26 to any fighter who has some basic level of grappling or wrestling experience. Phillips isn't great or relatively good, but if he gets Bolaños's back he surely scores a rear-naked choke finish (a perfect example of that is the Cannetti vs. Costa fight). Bolaños is like a Blood Diamond in terms of level, but at least he got his position based on merit and not because he is the friend/sparring partner of a UFC Champion.

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04.15.2023 | 4:22 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 4 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 472nd

This is the first UFC event page I've seen where zero fights have been canceled (at any point).

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04.15.2023 | 4:24 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 2 Perfect, 555 Points   |   Tied for 430th

@foppa I thought he pretty clearly lost both those fights. Yeah ion is dumb, but watch the devin clark fight; this fight is gonna be similar to that. Boser will get taken down & not get up

* Edited at 04.15.2023, 4:25 PM ET *

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04.15.2023 | 4:24 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 2 Perfect, 555 Points   |   Tied for 430th

@erison he wouldn’t lost to ******* ilir latifi. The fact boser couldn’t finish him is embarassing. All you have to do is throw volume 

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04.15.2023 | 4:27 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points   |   Tied for 3128th

I would 1000% pick Latifi from a few years ago to beat Ion.
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04.15.2023 | 4:33 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 2 Perfect, 555 Points   |   Tied for 430th

Well yeah, latifi of 3-4 years ago was actually good. If ion & him fought in 2021 ion would’ve killed him. Latifi has no striking to speak of & nobody has outgrappled ion in his ufc tenure. I don’t see how he would lose that fight 

* Edited at 04.15.2023, 4:35 PM ET *

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04.15.2023 | 4:40 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 340 Points   |   Tied for 3308th

Its not that I'm expecting Boser to not get taken down. I all but guarantee you Ion wins the first round. But hes gonna gas and I think Boser could then win rounds 2 and 3.

Maybe Boser will finally be comfortable throwing a little more volume now that he's not fat as **** and in the right weight class?
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04.15.2023 | 4:41 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 340 Points   |   Tied for 3308th

I'm not gonna lie the only fight I care less about than Boser/Cutelaba is the geriatric world championship fight earlier on in the card. 
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04.15.2023 | 4:46 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 2 Perfect, 555 Points   |   Tied for 430th

See I get that, but the thing is ion doesn’t gas when he can hold his opponents down. For example, he gassed against jacoby because jacoby wa s getting up everytime. Then look at the Clark fight, he got takedowns and Clark did not get back up, the result was ion looking fresh as a daisy in round 3. Boser hasn’t shown me he knows how to stand up against worse wrestlers than ion. Pair that with the fact boser has no bjj to speak of & I think this is a favorable fight for ion

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GunnStarr
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04.15.2023 | 4:52 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 3 Perfect, 540 Points   |   Tied for 549th

Brasil vs. Gomes
Bruna Brasil, DEC
Brasil drags her against the fence for most of it
Bolaños vs. Phillips
Gaston Bolaños, KO, R3
Phillips chokes when on the UFC stage, no different here.
Edwards vs. Pudilová
Joselyn Edwards, DEC
Edwards has a sizable advantage over Lucie as well as being capable of nullifying her offense
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04.15.2023 | 5:03 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 14 Winners, 0 Perfect, 215 Points   |   Tied for 4261st

Haven't watched weigh in stuff, did anyone miss weight? Anyone look terrible on the scale?

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04.15.2023 | 5:04 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 14 Winners, 3 Perfect, 450 Points   |   Tied for 1623rd

Edwards is absolutely not capable of "nullifying" Pudilova's offense. If it somehow won't go her way on feet, she'll take Edwards down and most likely submit her. Remember what I said.
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04.15.2023 | 5:05 PM ET

Masta

Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 0 Perfect, 450 Points   |   Tied for 1577th

Yeah, bet on Max, Jacoby, Algeo, Zellhueber, Garcia

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