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Official UFC 169: Barao vs. Faber 2 Discussion Thread
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02.01.2014 | 1:32 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 525 Points | Tied for 357th
Two titles, a high-steaks heavyweight fight and some nice match-ups down the rest of the card should hopefully make for a solid night of MMA.
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- Saturday 02.01.2014 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Fox Sports 1
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Prudential Center
- Location: Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Enclosure: Cage
- TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,651,000
- Attendance: 14,308
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 230,000 | TV Ratings: 933,000 avg. viewers (FS1 prelims)
- MMA Bouts: 12
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Renan Barão defeats Urijah Faber via KO/TKO, Punches | 3:42 Round 1 of 5 Bout Page | |
| José Aldo defeats Ricardo Lamas via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Alistair Overeem defeats Frank Mir via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Ali Bagautinov defeats John Lineker via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Abel Trujillo defeats Jamie Varner via KO/TKO, Punch | 2:32 Round 2 of 3, 7:32 Total Bout Page | |
| Alan Patrick defeats John Makdessi via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Chris Cariaso defeats Danny Martinez via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Nick Catone defeats Tom Watson via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Al Iaquinta defeats Kevin Lee via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Clint Hester defeats Andy Enz via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Rashid Magomedov defeats Anthony Rocco Martin via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Neil Magny defeats Gasan Umalatov via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page |
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02.02.2014 | 1:23 PM ET
Predictions: 11 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 725 Points | Tied for 2nd with 1 other
Umalatov & Lee were both hyped up Gasan moreso because of people's misperception of how good Serginho and Seth are.
Kong made it competitive despite his known weakness in wrestling.
and Faber looked to be much better than the 1st time they met. This was probably imo your most questionable as far as the heart/head thing but still not a bad pick.
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02.02.2014 | 1:37 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 575 Points | Tied for 149th
Considering that Watson and Makdessi actually won, I'm OK with my picks.
Also compliment to @mule and @Ron damn good picks there....
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02.02.2014 | 1:40 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 525 Points | Tied for 357th
Exact same thoughts on my picks @Diel!
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02.02.2014 | 1:59 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 450 Points | Tied for 844th
"When the system fails you you create your own system."
02.02.2014 | 3:00 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 8 Winners, 1 Perfect, 275 Points | Tied for 1468th
Barao vs. Faber - Greatly disappointed by the premature stoppage by ref Dean. But it appeared Barao was in control and going to prevail, one way or another.
Trujillo vs. Varner - Simply shocked. Varner was having his way and got caught.
Patrick vs. Makdessi - Was shocked when they announced Patrick won. Terrible unfair to Makessi.
Catone vs. Watson - Big yawn. Snoozer. Bored to tears.
Bagautinov vs. Lineker - Bagautinov proved his toughness. Got my eye on him.
The biggest news of the night came at the UFC 169 Post-Fight Press Conference.
The announcement that Aldo is not only ready but willing to move up to 155 to fight Pettis comes as a major bombshell. Pettis texted Dana White to say he accepted the fight.
The will open up the 145 lb. division to a scramble for a new title holder.
This fight of course preempts the challenges of Henderson, Thomson, Melendez and Grant. Aldo finally at 155 will open up many possibilities for new match-ups and is terribly exciting. A true SuperFight! At last!
* Edited at 02.02.2014, 3:00 PM ET *
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