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UFC on ESPN 1: N'Gannou vs. Velasquez

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UFC on ESPN 1
  • Sunday 02.17.2019 at 09:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: ESPN | Prelims: ESPN+
  • Name: UFC on ESPN 1: N'Gannou vs. Velasquez
  • Also Known As: UFC Fight Night Phoenix
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: WME-IMG
  • Venue: Talking Stick Resort Arena
  • Location: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Dominick Cruz
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,409,447
  • Attendance: 14,269
  • TV Ratings: 1.46M avg. viewers (1.67M peak, 988k ESPN prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 12
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Bout   Info
Francis NGannou   defeats   Cain Velasquez   via KO/TKO, Punches   0:26 Round 1 of 5 Bout Page
Paul Felder   defeats   James Vick   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Cynthia Calvillo   defeats   Cortney Casey   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Kron Gracie   defeats   Alex Caceres   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   2:06 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Vicente Luque   defeats   Bryan Barberena   via KO/TKO, Knees and Punches   4:54 Round 3 of 3, 14:54 Total Bout Page
Andre Fili   defeats   Myles Jury   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Aljamain Sterling   defeats   Jimmie Rivera   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Manny Bermudez   defeats   Benito Lopez   via Submission, Guillotine Choke   3:09 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Andrea Lee   defeats   Ashlee Evans-Smith   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Nik Lentz   defeats   Scott Holtzman   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Luke Sanders   defeats   Renan Barão   via KO/TKO, Punches   1:01 Round 2 of 3, 6:01 Total Bout Page
Emily Whitmire   defeats   Aleksandra Albu   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   1:01 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page

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mulefloyd
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02.17.2019 | 6:12 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 555 Points   |   Tied for 466th

That would be a crime against Mother Earth

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02.17.2019 | 6:12 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 475 Points   |   Tied for 1085th

Very nice job taking the back and the choke as soon as they scrambled. 
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02.17.2019 | 6:13 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 465 Points   |   Tied for 1138th

I know right. How the mighty have fallen.
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02.17.2019 | 6:13 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 605 Points   |   Tied for 214th

dont worry for Albu she is gonna go out later tonight and get a good ol' American seeing to, by a very lucky guy, or 2 .... 

* Edited at 02.17.2019, 6:15 PM ET *

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MassaBruce
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02.17.2019 | 6:13 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 665 Points   |   Tied for 76th

the waitress just SUB'd the IG model. 
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02.17.2019 | 6:13 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 555 Points   |   Tied for 460th

@freemoney I don't know what exactly you're trying to say but watch it on any racial insults.

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02.17.2019 | 6:14 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 475 Points   |   Tied for 1085th

Albu needs to fight more. Once a year does not give enough experiencr.

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CrapWithoutC
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02.17.2019 | 6:17 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 645 Points   |   112th Place

Very interested to see how Luke Sanders-Renan Barão is gonna go. Really feels like a "Loser Leaves Town" kinda fight. 
MassaBruce
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02.17.2019 | 6:18 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 665 Points   |   Tied for 76th

lmfao Francis Ngannou grew up working for a company that digs up sand....this is a well-known thing. I used it as a reference for why Francis is a pure example of Prize-Fighting. 

Then Mule asked a lazy question that confused half the people reading it, including myself. 


Free was more or less shocked at the fact that people don't know that Francis dug up sand from the time he was a boy til he was a man, given the fact that the UFC brings it up every single time he fights. 

* Edited at 02.17.2019, 6:22 PM ET *

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mulefloyd
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02.17.2019 | 6:22 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 555 Points   |   Tied for 466th

Lazy question? I'd just read your post about Rivera saying ESPN was the "uterus of MMA", which was the post closest above mine so it should've been clear

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MassaBruce
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02.17.2019 | 6:24 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 665 Points   |   Tied for 76th




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freemoneyforall
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02.17.2019 | 6:25 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 450 Points   |   Tied for 1282nd

@Gregory the guy dug sand for a living. Look it up computer man.
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02.17.2019 | 6:25 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 465 Points   |   Tied for 1138th

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freemoneyforall
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02.17.2019 | 6:28 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 450 Points   |   Tied for 1282nd

To elaborate further I think ngannou uses steroids. His fans say its from a lifetime of digging sand.
freemoneyforall
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02.17.2019 | 6:29 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 450 Points   |   Tied for 1282nd

Shout out to golfy... good call man good call
Gregory
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02.17.2019 | 6:29 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 555 Points   |   Tied for 460th

@freemoney doesn't matter, specifically saying "sand digger" is a derogatory term, so watch it.

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02.17.2019 | 6:30 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 465 Points   |   Tied for 1138th

Gayest walkout music ever. Dude probably has a sequined cup.
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MassaBruce
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02.17.2019 | 6:33 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 665 Points   |   Tied for 76th

Does matter @Greg 


https://mmajunkie.com/2017/12/francis-ngannou-ufc-218-life-story-cameroon-sand-mines

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02.17.2019 | 6:34 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 465 Points   |   Tied for 1138th

@Greg come on now mate. That's a bit hysterical. If someone digs sand, they are in fact a digger of sand, which would make them a sand-digger. That is no more derogatory than saying 'chocolate-eater'. There's nothing racially charged about denoting the fact that someone has or does dig sand.  
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2019.02.17 6:34 PM ET

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Luke Sanders vs. Renan Barão
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Gregory
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02.17.2019 | 6:38 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 555 Points   |   Tied for 460th

Go ahead and say he dug sand, but don't use the term sand digger, which again, a lot of people might find offensive. Final warning.

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