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UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje
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- Saturday 05.09.2020 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: WME-IMG
- Venue: VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
- Location: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 700,000 | TV Ratings: 1.47M avg. viewers (ESPN prelims, 1.59M peak)
- MMA Bouts: 11
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Gaethje defeats Tony Ferguson via KO/TKO, Punches | 3:39 Round 5 of 5, 23:39 Total Bout Page | |
| Henry Cejudo defeats Dominick Cruz via KO/TKO, Knee and Punches | 4:58 Round 2 of 5, 9:58 Total Bout Page | |
| Francis NGannou defeats Jairzinho Rozenstruik via KO/TKO, Punches | 0:20 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Calvin Kattar defeats Jeremy Stephens via KO/TKO, Elbows to Ground and Pound | 2:42 Round 2 of 3, 7:42 Total Bout Page | |
| Greg Hardy defeats Yorgan De Castro via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Anthony Pettis defeats Donald Cerrone via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Aleksei Oleinik defeats Fabrício Werdum via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Carla Esparza defeats Michelle Waterson-Gomez via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Vicente Luque defeats Niko Price via KO/TKO, Doctor Stoppage (eye Injury) | 3:37 Round 3 of 3, 13:37 Total Bout Page | |
| Bryce Mitchell defeats Charles Rosa via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Ryan Spann defeats Sam Alvey via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 3
04.14.2020 | 10:03 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 375 Points | Tied for 2189th
04.14.2020 | 10:05 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 375 Points | Tied for 2189th
cruz shouldnt be able to skip aljo/petr/sandhagen either but it beats the alternative of jose aldo doing it i guess. at least his bantamweight record is greater than 0-1
* Edited at 04.14.2020, 10:15 PM ET *
04.14.2020 | 10:17 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 545 Points | Tied for 319th
INTERIM LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT: Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje
BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT: Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz Cruz
FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT: Amanda Nunes vs. Felicia Spencer
Francis Ngannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Jeremy Stephens vs. Calvin Kattar
Donald Cerrone vs. Anthony Pettis
Greg Hardy vs. Yorgan de Castro
Alexei Oleinik vs. Fabricio Werdum
Carla Esparza vs. Michelle Waterson
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza vs. Uriah Hall
bout status update
Nunes vs. Spencer Changed from Confirmed to Rumored
bout status update
Werdum vs. Oleinik Changed from Confirmed to Cancelled
bout rumored
Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje at 155 lbs (70.3 kg)
bout rumored
Francis NGannou vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik at 265 lbs (120.2 kg)
bout rumored
Jeremy Stephens vs. Calvin Kattar at 145 lbs (65.8 kg)
bout rumored
Donald Cerrone vs. Anthony Pettis II at 170 lbs (77.1 kg)
bout status update
Werdum vs. Oleinik Changed from Cancelled to Rumored
bout rumored
Greg Hardy vs. Yorgan De Castro at 265 lbs (120.2 kg)
bout rumored
Carla Esparza vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez at 115 lbs (52.2 kg)
bout rumored
Ronaldo Souza vs. Uriah Hall at 185 lbs (83.9 kg)
04.14.2020 | 10:27 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 415 Points | Tied for 1745th
Donald Cerrone, TKO, R2
Not even on the main card, Cowboy flourishes in lower-stress situations
"I know many a troops that I visit when I went to Iraq in 2005... 2-uh excuse me in 19-or.. 05' 06' 07' 08' 09' 2010 2011. I went from the Korwaiten border! All the way up to the Turkish border!" -Tito Ortiz
bout rumored
Vicente Luque vs. Niko Price II at 170 lbs (77.1 kg)
bout rumored
Charles Rosa vs. Bryce Mitchell at 145 lbs (65.8 kg)
04.14.2020 | 11:45 PM ET
Florida is the location
Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 615 Points | Tied for 76th
"Blood alone moves the wheels of history!"
04.15.2020 | 12:06 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 856th
Michelle Waterson, DEC
Waterson will dance around for another boring decision win and then call for a bigger fight than she deserves. Just like always
04.15.2020 | 1:39 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 420 Points | Tied for 1640th
"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
04.15.2020 | 7:09 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 2139th
04.15.2020 | 9:54 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 545 Points | Tied for 319th
So if 1 or 2 fights fall off the card it will still be a solid line up
04.15.2020 | 10:08 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 1334th
04.15.2020 | 10:31 AM ET
Predictions: 0 of 0 Winners, 0 Perfect, 0 Points | Tied for 3531st
"This is Prize-Fighting, IDGAF about your family or your problems - MassaBruce"
04.15.2020 | 1:44 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 1334th
04.15.2020 | 2:51 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 470 Points | Tied for 994th
Justin Gaethje, TKO, R1
I would've prefered Ferguson vs Khabib, and Gaethje vs McGregor, but now that we're here, let's enjoy this great matchup. Both insanely violent, outstanding finishers, who tends to get hurt early... But Gaethje seems to be improving every time (more calculated), and Ferguson had some huge mental issues recently, as well as horrific leg injuries. I think Gaethje's durability and brutal leg kicks will eventually prevail.
Cejudo vs. Cruz
Henry Cejudo, DEC
What a shame. Petr Yan or Sterling, or even a Moraes rematch would be better. Hell, evan José Aldo coming of a loss was more deserving than Cruz coming of a loss 100 years ago. Anyway, still curious to see what Cruz can bring here.
N'Gannou vs. Rozenstruik
Francis N'Gannou, TKO, R2
Interesting matchup. Both have huge speed and power, so maybe the fisrt to connect clean will win. Either a Ngannou punch, or a Rozenstruik kick. Lets pray it's not Ngannou-Lewis all over again !
Cerrone vs. Pettis II
Donald Cerrone, DEC
Logical matchup at this point. This can be fun and very competitive.
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04.15.2020 | 3:29 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 1334th
"Never go down without a fight"
04.15.2020 | 11:18 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 956th
The injury bug always seems to hit Dominick Cruz.
04.15.2020 | 11:49 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 4 of 11 Winners, 0 Perfect, 200 Points | Tied for 3346th
Tony Ferguson, SUB, R2
I just want to say that if this full card is confirmed, it may be the biggest card in the history of MMA (or at least since UFC 200)
04.16.2020 | 12:01 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 4 of 11 Winners, 0 Perfect, 200 Points | Tied for 3346th
Henry Cejudo, DEC
Hopefully Cruz will actually fight!!
Nunes vs. Spencer
Amanda Nunes, TKO, R2
Amanda is still the goat, it's going to take a crazy event to dethrone her
N'Gannou vs. Rozenstruik
Jairzinho Rozenstruik, TKO, R2
This is a hot take but I find Rozenstuik one of the most interesting heavyweight fighters right now. We all know N'Gannou has that scary heem power but Jairzinho heemed the Reem. Seeing him no sell five rounds of heavy shots and finish the fight like that has me excited for this one.
Stephens vs. Kattar
Calvin Kattar, DEC
I wish the Kattar v Zabit fight was 5 rounds. Kattar is great but we'll see if he actually has the finishing power needed against Stephens
Werdum vs. Oleinik
Fabrício Werdum, TKO, R3
This is a fun one, two veteran goats in the heavyweight division, I'm excited to see Werdum back in the Octogon
Cerrone vs. Pettis II
Donald Cerrone, TKO, R2
Both fighters haven't been the same since fighting Tony
Hardy vs. De Castro
Yorgan De Castro, TKO, R1
I have Hardy's inhaler winning this one. It's a shame you can't pick NC
Esparza vs. Waterson
Michelle Waterson, DEC
Waterson deserves a win after her underrated war with Joanna
Souza vs. Hall
Uriah Hall, TKO, R3
I kind of find Jacare a boring fighter but Uriah Hall is underrated
Luque vs. Price
Niko Price, TKO, R3
Don't sleep on the Hybrid, one of the most entertaining and creative fighters out there
Rosa vs. Mitchell
Bryce Mitchell, SUB, R2
Another fun one
04.16.2020 | 1:25 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 2139th
"“What happened to you, USA? Wake up, USA! Go! Go back for you, go! Go for Jesus. No forgay Jesus people." -Yoel Romero"
04.16.2020 | 5:19 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 1334th
04.18.2020 | 10:24 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 1324th