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UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi
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- Saturday 06.03.2023 at 06:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: ESPN | Prelims: ESPN+
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: UFC Apex
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Brendan Fitzgerald, Laura Sanko, Michael Bisping
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Michael Bisping
- MMA Bouts: 13
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Amir Albazi defeats Kai Kara-France via Decision, Split | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Alex Caceres defeats Daniel Pineda via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Jim Miller defeats Jesse Butler via KO/TKO, Left Hook and Uppercut | 0:23 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Tim Elliott defeats Victor Altamirano via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Karine Silva defeats Ketlen Souza via Submission, Kneebar | 1:45 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Elizeu Zaleski defeats Abubakar Nurmagomedov via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Daniel Santos defeats Johnny Munoz Jr. via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Don'Tale Mayes defeats Andrei Arlovski via KO/TKO, Right Hook to Ground Strikes | 3:17 Round 2 of 3, 8:17 Total Bout Page | |
| John Castañeda defeats Muin Gafurov via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Muhammad Naimov defeats Jamie Mullarkey via KO/TKO, Right Hook to Ground Strikes | 2:59 Round 2 of 3, 7:59 Total Bout Page | |
| Elise Reed defeats Jinh Yu Frey via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Da'Mon Blackshear defeats Luan Lacerda via KO/TKO, Ground Punches | 3:54 Round 2 of 3, 8:54 Total Bout Page | |
| Philipe Lins defeats Maxim Grishin via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 15
05.24.2023 | 1:40 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 315 Points | Tied for 3444th
"While I Have Breath, I Have Hope."
05.24.2023 | 2:05 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 550 Points | Tied for 465th
05.24.2023 | 2:59 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 934th
05.24.2023 | 3:50 AM ET
zion
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 929th
Mendonca has a certain amount of potential because he's tough, has a good chin and is well versed in Muay Thai and BJJ but he's still very very green in MMA
the Javid fight was an eye opener. Javid having literally one of the most mediocre performances of his career was able to veeeery comfortably handle Mendonca anywhere the fight went. outstruck him, outwrestled him, outgrappled him and outpaced him
Castaneda is obviously not on the level of Javid but in this specific matchup he's more technical on the feet than Mendonca, has good enough wrestling to fall back to and his bjj is decent enough to deal with mendonca's scrambles and guard. Mendonca has lots of power in his hands so I'd say he has a little bit more of a chance than just a "puncher's chance" in this fight but still, Castaneda is too composed, too well rounded and technical enough to win this fight
* Edited at 05.24.2023, 9:09 AM ET *
05.24.2023 | 3:53 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 550 Points | Tied for 465th
05.24.2023 | 4:09 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 929th
they have the picture of castaneda getting bodied in r2 against santos (same camp as mendonca) and giving up because of exhaustion but without remembering that he 10-8'd santos in r1 and without knowing that he was fighting with bronchitis
they're also looking at the mendonca vs javid scorecards and one of the judges scored that fight 29-28 which is absolutely insane to have scored a round for mendonca in that fight. javid easily dominated him from start to finish so they're stuck thinking mendonca actually stole a round from a very talented fighter like javid
the result of those things is recency bias making people think castaneda is worse than he really is and mendonca better than he really is
* Edited at 05.24.2023, 4:13 AM ET *
05.24.2023 | 4:28 AM ET
Sir
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 550 Points | Tied for 484th
"Positivity is a positive"
05.24.2023 | 7:17 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 680 Points | Tied for 22nd with 3 others
I'm interested to see prop bets lines here because Mendonca has never been finished and Castañeda has a 100% finish rate in his wins in the UFC and going back to his last match outside of the UFC.
Sometimes bookies go hard on one particular angle.
"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
05.24.2023 | 7:20 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 929th
mendonca is out - muin gafurov is stepping in to replace him against castaneda
05.24.2023 | 7:39 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 680 Points | Tied for 22nd with 3 others
* Edited at 05.24.2023, 8:01 AM ET *
"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
05.24.2023 | 8:07 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 1420th
05.24.2023 | 9:06 AM ET
05.24.2023 | 9:09 AM ET
05.24.2023 | 9:31 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 2540th
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
05.24.2023 | 9:32 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 2540th
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
05.24.2023 | 9:42 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 1265th
He did nothing bad to you
"Jarno Errens, Damir Hadzovic"
05.24.2023 | 9:43 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 1265th
Castaneda might actually win this one as gafarov dropped the anheliger fight
"Jarno Errens, Damir Hadzovic"
05.24.2023 | 9:50 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 2540th
* Edited at 05.24.2023, 9:55 AM ET *
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
05.24.2023 | 10:17 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 550 Points | Tied for 484th
"Positivity is a positive"