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04.06.2018 | 9:24 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 679th
Despite multiple fight cancellations and fighters pulling out, as well as the arrest of the sports #1 draw in Conor McGregor for being a moron, UFC 223 will still go on as Al Iaquinta will fill in to take on Khabib after Max Holloway missed weight. Can Raging Al follow in the foot steps of his trainer Matt Serra and pull off a monumental upset over the undefeated Dagestani in Brooklyn, or will he become just another victim to Khabib's brutal sambo wrestling? Also on tap is the rematch for the women's strawweight crown as Rose Namajunas defends against the former champ Joanna Jedrezjczyk, as well as fights featuring hot prospects like Renato Carneiro and Zabit Magomedshapirov and vets like Evan Dunham and Joe Lauzon.
Fight card starts at 8 PM EST on FS1 and switches over to PPV around 10 PM EST.
Let's do this ****!
* Edited at 04.06.2018, 9:26 PM ET *
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- Saturday 04.07.2018 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Fox Sports 1
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: WME-IMG
- Venue: Barclays Center
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Jimmy Smith
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $3,007,108.12
- Attendance: 17,026
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 350,000 | TV Ratings: 892,000 avg. viewers (1.05M peak)
- MMA Bouts: 9
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Khabib Nurmagomedov defeats Al Iaquinta via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Rose Namajunas defeats Joanna Jędrzejczyk via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Renato Moicano defeats Calvin Kattar via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Zabit Magomedsharipov defeats Kyle Bochniak via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Chris Gruetzemacher defeats Joe Lauzon via KO/TKO, Retirement | 5:00 Round 2 of 3, 10:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Karolina Kowalkiewicz defeats Felice Herrig via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Olivier Aubin-Mercier defeats Evan Dunham via KO/TKO, Knees and Punches | 0:53 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Ashlee Evans-Smith defeats Bec Rawlings via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Devin Clark defeats Mike Rodriguez via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page |
Responses
04.07.2018 | 12:11 AM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 3 Perfect, 275 Points | Tied for 971st
04.07.2018 | 12:54 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 225 Points | Tied for 1302nd
Was so looking forward to Tony vs Khabib and this whole card and then i just found out about all this **** today.
04.07.2018 | 3:52 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 3 Perfect, 325 Points | Tied for 491st
"Grammar. The difference between knowing your **** and knowing you're ****."
04.07.2018 | 3:53 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 2 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 1077th
Ortega is likely going to move up to 155 someday anyway, Khabib vs Ortega will be sick.
04.07.2018 | 4:53 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 225 Points | Tied for 1302nd
Anyway, here are my picks for tonight. I'm picking Raging Al with a first round KO. This is not a logical pick and there is no way i would have picked him under any other circumstance but considering everything that went down this week nothing makes sense anymore.
04.07.2018 | 5:05 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 2 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 1077th
04.07.2018 | 5:33 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 225 Points | Tied for 1302nd
I have no problem with Demetrious defending his flyweight belt against Cejudo another time, but don't start complaining afterwards about not getting paid enough or not enough people are paying for your PPV. You had the champion of another division willing to cut down and probably deplete himself to the point that it could affect his performance and you still didn't take the fight.
Meanwhile we have badasses like Ortega & Holloway offering to step up on 6 days notice to fight the animal that is Khabib Nurmagomedov. Those are the guys that the fans are going to cherish after they are gone.
Think what you will of McGregor, at least he was not afraid of fighting a bigger man (on short notice btw) and went up in weight to challenge for a second title.
* Edited at 04.07.2018, 5:35 PM ET *
04.07.2018 | 7:29 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 2 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 1077th
The Garbrandt and Cejudo rematches are both far too soon to be happening, especially DJ vs Cejudo 2, because Cejudo literally got smoked like one of Snoop Dogg's blunts, that fight has no intrigue. Flyweight is a division that's been cleared out but DJ refuses to accept that or test himself or put his P4P #1 moniker on the line which is a huge reason I'm bored of his fights now, his fights now are like watching a puppy fight a pitbull, it's just not fun to watch imo.
04.07.2018 | 7:38 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 3 Perfect, 325 Points | Tied for 491st
1) As Bill Burgess convinced me, quick fights can often mask reality and Cejudo very obviously looked improved in his last couple of fights.
2) DJ fights are great if for nothing else as instructional videos because he truly does everything so well
and 3) unlike other "great" champions who clearly had a size and/or athletic advantage over almost all or their opposition, DJ has to be one of the smallest FLWs and has already given rematches to the 2 opponents who gave him his 2 closest matches (Joe B & Uncle Creepy) and neither of those was anywhere near as close as Jones/Gustafsson.
* Edited at 04.07.2018, 7:38 PM ET *
"Grammar. The difference between knowing your **** and knowing you're ****."
04.07.2018 | 7:43 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 2 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 1077th
2) Also agreed, from a technical standpoint, very fun and insightful to watch. I personally am just not interested anymore to watch DJ wipe the floor with dudes he's already beaten.
3) I think that's subjective since it's in the midgetweight division, they're all pretty manlet-ish.
Also agree Jones should've given Gus a rematch either right away or within 1 win.
04.07.2018 | 7:49 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 3 Perfect, 325 Points | Tied for 491st
"Grammar. The difference between knowing your **** and knowing you're ****."
04.07.2018 | 8:06 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 3 Perfect, 325 Points | Tied for 491st
"Grammar. The difference between knowing your **** and knowing you're ****."
04.07.2018 | 8:14 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 225 Points | Tied for 1302nd
* Edited at 04.07.2018, 8:15 PM ET *
04.07.2018 | 8:17 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 3 Perfect, 325 Points | Tied for 491st
"Grammar. The difference between knowing your **** and knowing you're ****."
04.07.2018 | 8:23 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 3 Perfect, 325 Points | Tied for 491st
"Grammar. The difference between knowing your **** and knowing you're ****."
04.07.2018 | 8:28 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 3 Perfect, 325 Points | Tied for 491st
"It does not make sense that humans deliberately malfunction. - Upgrade"
04.07.2018 | 8:28 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 679th
04.07.2018 | 8:31 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 0 Perfect, 200 Points | Tied for 1426th
Still pumped for this card despite everything!
04.07.2018 | 8:35 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 679th