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UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington

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05.13.2019 | 10:19 PM ET

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UFC 245
  • Saturday 12.14.2019 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN 2
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: WME-IMG
  • Venue: T-Mobile Arena
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $4,041,119
  • Attendance: 16,811
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: N/A | TV Ratings: 865,000 avg. viewers (ESPN 2 prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 13
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Bout   Info
Kamaru Usman   defeats   Colby Covington   via KO/TKO, Punches   4:10 Round 5 of 5, 24:10 Total Bout Page
Alexander Volkanovski   defeats   Max Holloway   via Decision, Unanimous   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Amanda Nunes   defeats   Germaine de Randamie   via Decision, Unanimous   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Marlon Moraes   defeats   José Aldo   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Petr Yan   defeats   Urijah Faber   via KO/TKO, Head Kick   0:43 Round 3 of 3, 10:43 Total Bout Page
Geoff Neal   defeats   Mike Perry   via KO/TKO, Head Kick and Punches   1:30 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Irene Aldana   defeats   Ketlen Vieira   via KO/TKO, Left Hook   4:51 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Omari Akhmedov   defeats   Ian Heinisch   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Matt Brown   defeats   Ben Saunders   via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound   4:55 Round 2 of 3, 9:55 Total Bout Page
Chase Hooper   defeats   Daniel Teymur   via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound   4:34 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Brandon Moreno   defeats   Kai Kara-France   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Jessica Eye   defeats   Viviane Araujo   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Punahele Soriano   defeats   Oskar Piechota   via KO/TKO, Left Hook   3:17 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page

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freemoneyforall
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12.05.2019 | 12:53 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 290 Points   |   Tied for 2452nd

@taylor that fight is gonna be cancelled cause volkanovski got cast for the new hobbit movie
HiDefff
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12.05.2019 | 1:09 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 635 Points   |   Tied for 78th

@free i'm just ******* around man. I respect your take on it. 
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12.05.2019 | 2:05 PM ET

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Predictions: 6 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 350 Points   |   Tied for 2183rd

Volkanovski new Sam Gamtschi, it's official he got the part

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12.06.2019 | 8:57 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 495 Points   |   Tied for 829th

kamaru "coconut head" usman vs colby "sid from toy story" covington. hahaha, love it. 


i cant take credit for that quote, but i sure wish i could.


i think colby is inside usmans head big time. colby puts the pressure on and usman gases out. im sticking with my original prediction. colby by ko round 3, prolly ground and pound.

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12.08.2019 | 1:11 AM ET

Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 480 Points   |   Tied for 936th

I think Yan vs Faber and Araujo vs Eye could very well end in actual murders. 

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Gambit504
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12.08.2019 | 1:15 AM ET

Predictions: 4 of 8 Winners, 0 Perfect, 200 Points   |   Tied for 2656th

Very rarely do I bet somebody at -500. I bet big on Yan
ArkadiyAlekseev
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12.08.2019 | 7:44 AM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 1 of 3 Winners, 0 Perfect, 50 Points   |   Tied for 2832nd

Usman vs. Covington
Colby Covington, DEC
Мне кажется Колби морально будет круче, и в этомего победа

ArkadiyAlekseev
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12.08.2019 | 8:11 AM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 1 of 3 Winners, 0 Perfect, 50 Points   |   Tied for 2832nd

Holloway vs. Volkanovski
Max Holloway, DEC
Max is a real champion, and he will win

Axl702
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12.08.2019 | 12:09 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 215 Points   |   Tied for 2626th

@gambit I hope you lose just for betting on a -500...grow some balls and gamble on a pick em or fire underdog 

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dontsellmydata
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12.08.2019 | 4:54 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 455 Points   |   Tied for 1195th

Holloway vs. Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski, DEC
Real main event

Aldo vs. Moraes
Marlon Moraes, TKO, R2
Super curious how the new weight class will affect Aldo. Could totally see this going either way.

Perry vs. Neal
Geoff Neal, TKO, R2
Another complete toss up. Neal seems to be the better fighter on paper, but Perry always surprises me. Going with a TKO banking on Mike's nose not having healed enough, forcing a stoppage.

Teymur vs. Hooper
Chase Hooper, SUB, R2
Hooper is super interesting

Moreno vs. Kara-France
Kai Kara-France, DEC
Gonna be some fun grappling here

Eye vs. Araujo
Viviane Araujo, DEC
Time to test Eye's chin.

Soriano vs. Piechota
Punahele Soriano, SUB, R2
Great opening fight.

phillip53
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12.08.2019 | 6:51 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 495 Points   |   Tied for 829th

it takes way bigger balls to lay 5 to 1 than to bet a dog.

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12.08.2019 | 10:42 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 355 Points   |   Tied for 2126th

Much smaller brain, too.
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Roe Jogan
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12.08.2019 | 11:17 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 290 Points   |   Tied for 2452nd

I'm surprised we've made it to fight week with all three title fights intact.
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12.09.2019 | 3:29 AM ET

Predictions: 3 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 250 Points   |   Tied for 2588th

There should be way more Araujo KO predictions. 

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bazik
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12.09.2019 | 6:50 AM ET

Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 215 Points   |   Tied for 2626th

Holloway vs. Volkanovski
Max Holloway, DEC
I really like Max and watch his fights. Max is only 28 years old and has 20 fights in the UFS with a good opposition. Max in the rack is strong and has decent protection against takedowns. Whom did Volkanovski defeat? Was he worthy of an opposition? I think the opposition is weak. I just can’t imagine that he can defeat Max.
ThisRonnie96
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12.09.2019 | 7:33 AM ET

UFC 245 Predictions

Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 465 Points   |   Tied for 1148th

What's everyones prediction for 245?

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Marco dowald
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12.09.2019 | 7:34 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 405 Points   |   Tied for 1704th

Aldo comeback yes or no?
I hope yes but it's very difficult Aldo is not more the same fighter after his McGregor fight!😢
Roe Jogan
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12.09.2019 | 8:57 AM ET

Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 290 Points   |   Tied for 2452nd

Not after hes been looking in his latest pictures. 

Posting that shjt like it's cool or something. I'm 95% sure that all of the champs will retain. Given, that's such an odd question to ask here of all places, Shy Ronnie.
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12.09.2019 | 9:09 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 490 Points   |   Tied for 844th

I think all of the champions will retain their titles.
HiDefff
HiDefff

12.09.2019 | 9:18 AM ET

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 635 Points   |   Tied for 78th

I feel like the Araujo hype combined with the Schevchenko head kick are swaying these odds too much. Im taking Eye 

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