UFC on ESPN+ 1: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw

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Teixeira vs. Roberson
Glover Teixeira, TKO, R2
Well Glover was taking an extremely risky fight and very well coulda lost severely against Cútelaba. Now this fight, Nothing against Roberson, but it's an easier fight to say the least. a very winnable fight. Of which a win is almost badly needed. Glover has already lost 3 of his last 5. One more loss would be tragic.

Menifield vs. Alves
Alonzo Menifield, TKO, R1
Classic clash of styles matchup...

Sandhagen vs. Bautista
Cory Sandhagen, TKO, R2
Maaaan, I'm an even bigger fan of this Sandhagen kid. He's on his 3rd different opponent for this fight already, he coulda said **** it, I need more time to prepare for the new opponent, but he's sucha savage, that he doesn't care who they put in front of him. that's my kinda guy. Need more savages like Sandhagen. I know nothing of this replacement, but I still expect a extremely fan friendly, fun fight outta Sandhagen. Hopefully finishing another fantastic fight

Rencountre vs. Stewart
Kyle Stewart, DEC
Honestly, I think Rencountre may have had an easier fight vs. Randy Brown. Kyle Stewart is a tough Mofo. And an ex marine. or sumthn. He's got 1 loss to James Nakashima, but that's OK coz he makes everyone look bad. I think this is a good fight for him to get his toes wet in the UFC.. Should be able to get an easy decision win here.

It feels like it has been forever since the last UFC card. I fell like I am in UFC withdrawals. 

Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
Henry Cejudo, DEC
Yeah, maybe TJ is the more solid and technical fighter, but I just can't shake the idea that this weight cut is going to leave him depleted a lot worse than 135. I could certainly be wrong too. Too much of it depends on the first round.

Hardy vs. Crowder
Allen Crowder, SUB, R1
Screw Hardy, I hope Crowder taps him out. (In a world where I could remove the context of Hardy being barely apologetic about hitting women, I think Crowder has better experience, and as long as he doesn't get flatlined by Hardy, he puts him on his back and we see a 10 fight vet versus a relative newbie.)

Gillespie vs. Medeiros
Gregor Gillespie, TKO, R2
Love both of these guys. Gregor is just a machine with his wrestling, but Yancy has as much heart as anybody. This fight is super likely to get finished since they're both killers, but I think Gillespie will take it via ground and pound in the 2nd.

Benavidez vs. Ortiz II
Joseph Benavidez, DEC
After watching Sergio Pettis' last fight, I'm starting to wonder if it was a fluke. This is another one with the total possibility of Dustin just getting up and over Joe quickly though, we'll see.

Teixeira vs. Roberson
Glover Teixeira, TKO, R2
Best option for Karl is to imitate Corey Anderson, which I don't think he can to.

Greg "the women beater" Hardy 1st round KO
Just too much natural athleticism for crowder

Gian Gillespie 1st round sub
Yancy's got heart no doubt but heart wont be enough to nullify Gillespie's wrestling

Vanzant 2nd round KO or sub
I'm thinking this fight goes the same way vanzant vs rawlings went with Rachel staying on the outside and getting caught with crazy fancy tae kwon do kicks

Benividez Dec tough fight gonna be interesting

Cerrone 2nd round Ko or sub Gonna be another good one. Tough fight for his 1st back at lightweight.  Here's hoping cerrone can make one last run at the belt before he hangs up his gloves.

Good press conference master wayne. 
Hernandez talking mad **** to Cowboy.
Cerrone's gonna have to break another arm.

Ufc is weak to even consider getting rid of a division. 
Needs a couple more divisions. 

Mighty mouse was legit pound for pound one of the greatest fighters on the planet.
How can ufc claim they have the best of the best with a straight face.

Who knows why they think a ppv sales numbers are based strictly on the main event.
Fyi UFC I payed 59.99 for your last ppv because megan Anderson was fighting cat zingano. 
And I coulda watched that fight for free since it was on the prelims.

Ufc needs serious help! Everyday bellator, pfl, one, rising and lfa look better and better to me.

These wme stooges have given us seven or eight interim belts and none of them unified if im not mistaken. 
With two so called double champs with no intention of being undisputed double champs.
All just dumb ploys to raise sales numbers because these bozos don't know how to make or promote fights.

Half those so called journalists asked stupid questions that get stupid answers. 
A couple weren't even paying attention and asked a question that was already answered previously.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I GOTTA WAIT THREE ****EN WEEKS FOR MY UFC FIX I GET PISSED OFF FFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

And why the **** hasn't nevada left conor and khabib alone yet. Settle it u ****s. I WANT KHABIB FERGUSON I WANT CONOR NATE 3 FIGURE IT OUT U DUMB ****S.


P.s. Invicta fc rules!

I don't consider interim champions when I look at who has been a UFC champion.

C'mon man. The shine of your pretty white belt hurts my eyes.
Who is the best thats what fighting sports are all about. Champions must defend there belts to be undisputed and all interim belts must be unified with the original belt if or when that champion returns. Striping someone of the belt doesn't magically erase their claim as the best so it means. nothing they are still champ. Earning a title shot and winning it means everything. 

Remember Romero figuratively sexually abusing luke rockhold all fight long and then literally
 sexually abusing him pressed against the cage with those big lips of his. Point of the story?
Rockhold should ****.

Get it? 
Pfff White belts.

* Edited at 01.17.2019, 11:52 PM ET *

Fyi. Interim means in the mean time incase the other champ cant come back the show must continue.  So the next to best fight to see who is the best. Then the winner defends his belt to be undisputed champion or he unifies his belt with the original belt if the original champ comes back. 
Thier can only be one.

Lightweight championship in dispute
KHABIB vs FERGUSON 

Welterweight championship in dispute
Woodley vs Colby

And so on and so on.

P.s. 62.5% of the time the interim champ wins the unification bout.
Just looked that up.

Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw, TKO, R3
Head kick

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Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw, TKO, R3
will be a good fight.