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04.06.2018 | 9:24 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 679th
Well this card has become an absolute nightmare over the past couple weeks...
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 ****!
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 |
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04.10.2018 | 7:49 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 3 Perfect, 325 Points | Tied for 491st
I just rewatched it and dominant should not be used. Khabib clearly won but the only round that was a clear 10-8 was round 2. Khabib couldn't keep Al down and was burning himself out trying so he went to point-striking in the 3rd and 4th although he did try 1 td in each rd and couldn't get it.
If you think his striking is meant to be anything other than a distraction to get his opponent to stand where he can bullrush them into the cage, you're fooling yourself. And Rogan was spot on with his commentary. Khabib is a fantastic wrestler AND athlete but he's basically an evolved version of Tito Ortiz/GSP.
I would actually love to see him fight Alvarez or Gaethje, both fighters who wouldn't get dominated wrestling wise. Al did show a blueprint but it would need to be greatly expanded upon and done much better to have a realistic shot to beat him.
None of this should take away from Khabib. Even though his skillset is extremely grappling oriented, he's so good there that it causes hesitation in his opponents so they don't look anywhere near as good at what they usualy do much like Jones or Anderson Silva.
If you think his striking is meant to be anything other than a distraction to get his opponent to stand where he can bullrush them into the cage, you're fooling yourself. And Rogan was spot on with his commentary. Khabib is a fantastic wrestler AND athlete but he's basically an evolved version of Tito Ortiz/GSP.
I would actually love to see him fight Alvarez or Gaethje, both fighters who wouldn't get dominated wrestling wise. Al did show a blueprint but it would need to be greatly expanded upon and done much better to have a realistic shot to beat him.
None of this should take away from Khabib. Even though his skillset is extremely grappling oriented, he's so good there that it causes hesitation in his opponents so they don't look anywhere near as good at what they usualy do much like Jones or Anderson Silva.
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04.11.2018 | 10:09 AM ET
feel like your under selling GSP with that comment. GSP was an elite level striker. I don't think that was a good comparison.
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