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skelliher
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04.25.2014 | 11:03 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 515 Points   |   Tied for 291st

Prelims kick off at approximately 730pm ET on UFC Fight Pass, followed by FOX Sports 1 prelims at 8pm and the main card on PPV at 10pm. 

Not quite "best card ever" material, but solid nonetheless.

Good luck!

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UFC 172
  • Saturday 04.26.2014 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Fox Sports 1
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
  • Venue: Baltimore Arena
  • Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $2,300,000
  • Attendance: 13,485
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 350,000 | TV Ratings: 750,000 avg. viewers (FS1 prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 10
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Bout   Info
Jon Jones   defeats   Glover Teixeira   via Decision, Unanimous   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Anthony Johnson   defeats   Phil Davis   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Luke Rockhold   defeats   Tim Boetsch   via Submission, Kimura   2:08 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Jim Miller   defeats   Yancy Medeiros   via Submission, Guillotine Choke   3:18 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Max Holloway   defeats   Andre Fili   via Submission, Guillotine Choke   3:39 Round 3 of 3, 13:39 Total Bout Page
Joseph Benavidez   defeats   Tim Elliott   via Submission, Guillotine Choke   4:08 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Takanori Gomi   defeats   Isaac Vallie-Flagg   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Bethe Correia   defeats   Jessamyn Duke   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Danny Castillo   defeats   Charlie Brenneman   via KO/TKO, Punch   0:21 Round 2 of 3, 5:21 Total Bout Page
Chris Beal   defeats   Patrick Williams   via KO/TKO, Flying Knee   1:51 Round 2 of 3, 6:51 Total Bout Page

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AnAlias
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04.26.2014 | 6:05 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 405 Points   |   Tied for 962nd

@ProdigyKid14 Agreed.  War Gomi. 




willendorfs
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04.26.2014 | 6:11 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 355 Points   |   Tied for 1227th



I have the same feeling about Jones VS Teixeira as I did with Pettis VS Bendo 2. I felt like Pettis didn't have much of a chance and that he was gonna get out grappled for five rounds. I was wrong, anyway Teix shocks the world in the first round with a walking backwards K.O. Liddell style. 
ED209
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04.26.2014 | 6:13 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 405 Points   |   Tied for 962nd

I doubt it, but that would be beautiful.

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04.26.2014 | 6:19 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 0 Perfect, 415 Points   |   Tied for 895th

Teixeira is in so much trouble.

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michigandolphin
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04.26.2014 | 6:26 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 490 Points   |   Tied for 409th

Greg, I agree. It's not that Jones is unbeatable, it's that Texiera was almost ko'd by Bader.

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MikeLovesTacos XD
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04.26.2014 | 6:30 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 0 Perfect, 395 Points   |   Tied for 1063rd

What the **** kind of argument is that? Bader hits 10x harder than Jones. Not even debatable. Fact.

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Lopati
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04.26.2014 | 6:32 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 10 Winners, 0 Perfect, 330 Points   |   Tied for 1312th

I am fully expecting Jones to make a statement tonight. 



That pains me to say!!

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michigandolphin
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04.26.2014 | 6:35 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 490 Points   |   Tied for 409th

That means he left his chin out the enough for slow, wild winging punches Bader to catch him. It was more a knock on his defense than his chin. Sorry I should have clarified.

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Anik
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04.26.2014 | 6:36 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 540 Points   |   Tied for 194th

@MikeLovesTacos XD Not even debatable? Are you really that ******* ********?

Bader's knocked out two guys who aren't in the UFC anymore and one of them was Keith "Glass Joe" Jardine.

People call for elbows to be banned because the power Jones generates on one single elbow is unfair for the rest of the division.

I'll take a Bader right hand to the face every ******* day of the week before I get elbow'ed by Jon Jones even once.

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Brazilian Jitz
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04.26.2014 | 6:38 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 625 Points   |   11th Place

And Jon Jones was literally seconds from getting armbarred by a middleweight, who has 3 submission wins in 34 fights. Sometimes people get caught, Bader caught Texiera, and then what happened? Tex literally pummelled him and finished in like a minute later. 

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MikeLovesTacos XD
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04.26.2014 | 6:40 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 0 Perfect, 395 Points   |   Tied for 1063rd

Really? Is Jon Jones why people call for elbows to be banned? Pretty sure I heard that argument long before Jones became the force he is today.

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04.26.2014 | 6:44 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 415 Points   |   Tied for 907th

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Anik
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04.26.2014 | 7:08 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 540 Points   |   Tied for 194th

@MikeLovesTacos XD No ******* **** but the debate always sparks up after Bones fights. But that's irrelevant to the crux of my argument; Bones generates more power than Bader.

Are you seriously going to argue that Bader's punches are stronger than Bones' elbows? Can anyone seriously argue that without sounding like a ******* ******? I highly doubt it.

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04.26.2014 | 7:17 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 0 Perfect, 395 Points   |   Tied for 1063rd

No. But when Bader rocked Glover, he threw 3-4 big right hands in a row, which kept Glover hurt. Jones throws a hard spinning back elbow, but by the time he has landed and starts coming towards you, you've already recovered. So I think 3-4 heavy punches from Bader will do more damage than that one spinning back elbow from Jones. If Glover could survive the attack from Bader, he'll be able to do the same against Jones.. atleast in the first few rounds.

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04.26.2014 | 7:17 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 525 Points   |   Tied for 252nd

Is this worth $54.95 not sure yet

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04.26.2014 | 7:19 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 440 Points   |   Tied for 760th

Me either, so to me...that means no.
mikeyg
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04.26.2014 | 7:28 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 450 Points   |   Tied for 680th



Rooting for Gomi, Duke, Rumble and Teixeira

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04.26.2014 | 7:29 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 515 Points   |   Tied for 281st




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04.26.2014 | 7:29 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 405 Points   |   Tied for 962nd

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LET THAT BOY COOK, TYTF #RARE

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04.26.2014 | 7:30 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 475 Points   |   Tied for 500th



So let's see what happens now...

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