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UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
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- Saturday 05.18.2024 at 04:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: ESPN+
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: UFC Apex
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Brendan Fitzgerald, Dominick Cruz, Paul Felder
- MMA Bouts: 12
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Lerone Murphy defeats Edson Barboza via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Khaos Williams defeats Carlston Harris via KO/TKO, Right Hook | 1:30 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Themba Gorimbo defeats Ramiz Brahimaj via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Adrian Yanez defeats Vinicius Salvador via KO/TKO, Right Hook to Ground Strikes | 2:47 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Angela Hill defeats Luana Pinheiro via Submission, Mounted Guillotine Choke | 4:12 Round 2 of 3, 9:12 Total Bout Page | |
| Tom Nolan defeats Victor Martinez via KO/TKO, Knee to Ground Strikes | 3:50 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Oumar Sy defeats Tuco Tokkos via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 3:43 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Melissa Gatto defeats Tamires Vidal via KO/TKO, Body Punch | 0:37 Round 3 of 3, 10:37 Total Bout Page | |
| Abus Magomedov defeats Warlley Alves via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Ariane Carnelossi defeats Piera Rodriguez via Disqualificaton, Intentional Headbutts | 3:16 Round 2 of 3, 8:16 Total Bout Page | |
| Alatengheili defeats Kleydson Rodrigues via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Vanessa Demopoulos defeats Emily Ducote via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 13
05.15.2024 | 1:47 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 8 Winners, 1 Perfect, 405 Points | Tied for 3656th
Edson Barboza, DEC
Yall gotta stop with giving barboza apex arenas. He has to fight in the crowd.
Williams vs. Harris
Khaos Williams, DEC
tough match up, but I'm going with williams. He's tough and hits really hard. Don't know why y'all are going with Harris.
Brahimaj vs. Gorimbo
Themba Gorimbo, TKO, R1
Show them how much you payed off Gorimbo. Big gorrila mofo.
Yanez vs. Salvador
Adrian Yanez, DEC
Salvador has a good chin alright, but if you look at this dudes record, he's been loosing to nothing but Mexicans. He's like the reverse tatsiro taria.
Nolan vs. Martinez
Tom Nolan, TKO, R2
Though Martinez has good boxing, he's just **** cuz he got TKO'd by the monkey king... a dude who shakes sum ass after winning. Im going with big train even though he lost to that nobody Motta.
Sy vs. Tokkos
Oumar Sy, TKO, R1
This should be obvious. Tuco has a chin full of **** and got his ass brutally knocked tf out by the mountain tiger. Oumar sy is just something else.
Magomedov vs. Alves
Abus Magomedov, TKO, R2
C'mon UFC, y'all gave him fat ole Alves? he ain't gonna do ****, c'mon.
Alatengheili vs. Rodrigues
Alatengheili, DEC
Kleydson rodrigues couldn't even make weight in his flyweight fights, and I hate how that ************ looks. he tries to look scary even though he a *****.
"Rise with the power of Christ when he rose from his Tomb"
05.15.2024 | 2:49 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 645 Points | Tied for 282nd
05.15.2024 | 4:14 PM ET
Skip to about 4 mins in. Nite Nite
Predictions: 3 of 3 Winners, 0 Perfect, 180 Points | Tied for 4583rd
"All my picks are backed by some type of real money wager. When I bet the house - I now have two houses"
05.15.2024 | 5:11 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 2564th
"“Ideals are peaceful, History is violent.”"
05.15.2024 | 5:19 PM ET
KnifeRusty
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 2049th
At some point you have to realise that fighting in a cage is not for you
"Positivity is a positive"
05.15.2024 | 5:52 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 570 Points | Tied for 1083rd
EDIT: Most likely they just didn't add it yet,as I don't see any cancellations.
* Edited at 05.15.2024, 5:57 PM ET *
05.15.2024 | 6:12 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 2191st
"Quack quack quack"
05.15.2024 | 6:19 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 606th
Lerone Murphy, DEC
Do you believe in Miracles
Magomedov vs. Alves
Abus Magomedov, DEC
Should be -140 Abus
Alatengheili vs. Rodrigues
Alatengheili, DEC
50/50
Ducote vs. Demopoulos
Emily Ducote, DEC
Ducote Should be like -170. She fights close with basically everyone and has zero finishing ability . And wmma
05.15.2024 | 7:05 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 530 Points | Tied for 1722nd
"We all have one instinct, which is to survive. But we have only one guarantee, which is that we will in fact, won't survive. - Steve-O, of all ******* people"
05.15.2024 | 7:22 PM ET
Edson Barboza vs Lerone Murphy
Predictions: 0 of 1 Winners, 0 Perfect, 0 Points | Tied for 4799th
Barboza:
- Speed
- Striking Defense
- TD Defense
- Experience
Murphy:
- Aggression
- Cardio
- Clinch Control
- Durability
Prediction: Barboza wins by Fourth Round TKO
This fight should be competitive and violent (assuming Barboza hasn't aged overnight) for as long as it lasts. Murphy's style, admittedly, confuses me that he's still undefeated. His grappling has considerably improved offensively and defensively, but I don't believe it's enough to control someone like Barboza who's fought top-tier grapplers at 145 and 155. Also, Murphy's striking defense isn't great and he kind of just absorbs damage and continues to pressure his opponents. That's not a formula you'd want to use if you're familiar with Barboza's work. To top it off, this will be Murphy's first five round fight and it's against someone who has a wealth of five round experience within the UFC. I might seem biased in this analysis but I'm genuinely just calling it how I see it from the tape. However, I do think Murphy will have a clear advantage in the cardio/conditioning. From what I've watched, I've never seen him gassed or hurt and he'll definitely need both of those qualities if he wants the win. However, I don't think Murphy has faced someone with the amount of firepower and experience similar to Barboza and I predict his style will land him an L in this one.
"It is what it is."
05.15.2024 | 8:43 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 2368th
You posted this in this thread and the mma news update thread, literally nobody asked or cares
"They killed Jesus for speaking the truth..."
05.15.2024 | 8:45 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 530 Points | Tied for 1722nd
* Edited at 05.15.2024, 8:46 PM ET *
"We all have one instinct, which is to survive. But we have only one guarantee, which is that we will in fact, won't survive. - Steve-O, of all ******* people"
05.15.2024 | 9:02 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 2368th
Its an MMA forum
* Edited at 05.15.2024, 9:02 PM ET *
"They killed Jesus for speaking the truth..."
05.15.2024 | 9:50 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 530 Points | Tied for 1722nd
"We all have one instinct, which is to survive. But we have only one guarantee, which is that we will in fact, won't survive. - Steve-O, of all ******* people"
05.15.2024 | 10:44 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 455 Points | Tied for 3012th
It speaks volumes for me. Salvador is 0-2 in the UFC, 1-2 if you count the Contender Series bout (I don’t count that personally). His losses came to Altamirano and Vergara, neither are remotely close to the top of the division. Both are decent fighters, but they have a long way to go before they’re considered among the elite of the division.
His last win was against Shannon Ross, who had been stopped in every UFC fight he’s had.
Salvador has built a decent finish record but against super low level comp. In fact, Yanez has more finishes in the UFC than Salvador has fights in the UFC, respectively. They’re both coming off back to back losses but on the Yanez side, look at who he lost to; Rob Font, killer, highly ranked contender, UFC vet. Jonathan Martinez, killer, highly ranked, was on a tear until his last bout with Aldo, one of the best ever. It’s not comparable.
The losses that Yanez took recently, he can learn more from those than can be said of Salvador’s losses to Vegara and Altamirano. You’re getting a hungry Yanez who has something to prove in this fight. All that said, Salvador is not a bad fighter, I know he’s decent. I just don’t see the IQ and skill level giving me any indication that he has more than a puncher’s chance in this one.
* Edited at 05.15.2024, 10:52 PM ET *
"They don’t want a man like me to have the title cause I’m not a puppet like that fool up there."
05.15.2024 | 11:18 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 2368th
Definitely fair enough.
I just more so ignored both of their Ufc records, looking at it more style vs style. I agree Salvador's biggest fault is his IQ and idk if it's his cardio or just killer instinct that seems to go away way too early in fights.
I also think Yanez's fight IQ has some major holes as well. Definitely will be a good fight and maybe I'm just hating on Yanez a lil too much
"They killed Jesus for speaking the truth..."
05.15.2024 | 11:18 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 2368th
Cry me a river, I'll play you a song on the world's smallest violin 🎻
This isn't therapy hour
* Edited at 05.15.2024, 11:19 PM ET *
"They killed Jesus for speaking the truth..."
05.15.2024 | 11:43 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 530 Points | Tied for 1722nd
"We all have one instinct, which is to survive. But we have only one guarantee, which is that we will in fact, won't survive. - Steve-O, of all ******* people"
05.16.2024 | 2:17 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 2368th
Go get some friends IRL or hit the gym, seems like you are emotionally devastated.
Willing to bet you were more than likely raised by a single mother who had random men come into your house bang her and bounce. It's okay one day your dad will come back
You didn't do anything to me nor do I really care about you, you seem to be the one mentally soft because I told you basically you are annoying. Not everybody is going to be nice on the Internet you weenie hut jr, I say what's on my mind and whatever the **** I want.
Pretty simple, stop @ing me if you don't want smoke you absolute ******. I'm not your the****** nor do I care about your feelings.
* Edited at 05.16.2024, 2:28 AM ET *
"They killed Jesus for speaking the truth..."
05.16.2024 | 2:39 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 665 Points | Tied for 209th