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UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3
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- Saturday 08.15.2020 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: UFC APEX
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Dominick Cruz, Joe Rogan
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Interviews: Joe Rogan | Backstage: Megan Olivi
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 500,000 | TV Ratings: 943,000 avg. viewers (ESPN prelims, 1.2M peak)
- MMA Bouts: 11
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Stipe Miocic defeats Daniel Cormier via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Marlon Vera defeats Sean O'Malley via KO/TKO, Elbows From Guard | 4:40 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Jairzinho Rozenstruik defeats Junior dos Santos via KO/TKO, Right Hook to Ground and Pound | 3:47 Round 2 of 3, 8:47 Total Bout Page | |
| Daniel Pineda defeats Herbert Burns via KO/TKO, Elbows From Crucifix | 4:37 Round 2 of 3, 9:37 Total Bout Page | |
| Merab Dvalishvili defeats John Dodson via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Vinc Pichel defeats Jim Miller via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Virna Jandiroba defeats Felice Herrig via Submission, Armbar | 1:44 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Danny Chavez defeats TJ Brown via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Livinha Souza defeats Ashley Yoder via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Chris Daukaus defeats Parker Porter via KO/TKO, Punches and Knee | 4:28 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Kai Kamaka III defeats Tony Kelley via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 22
08.15.2020 | 1:43 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 313th
"This is Prize-Fighting, IDGAF about your family or your problems - MassaBruce"
08.15.2020 | 1:48 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 313th
Not very confident in any of these.
Edit: also not sure why it didn’t translate but I switched to Chavez.
* Edited at 08.15.2020, 4:49 PM ET *
"This is Prize-Fighting, IDGAF about your family or your problems - MassaBruce"
08.15.2020 | 2:01 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 1184th
Stipe Miocic, TKO, R3
I like Stipe here. The blueprint to win has been made, and I think Stipe can run with this. But on the other hand, DC has looked good the first two bouts, it's just his gas tank fails him. ...Yeah, if they were to have 2 more bouts I'd still pick stipe. Very little fighters keep at it past 40. There's a reason for that.
O'Malley vs. Vera
Sean O'Malley, DEC
I think the hype train is too strong here. But Sean is good here. He strikes to style on his opponents. Very much like Stylebender, so I totally get the hype. I just haven't see EVERYTHING from him. Yeah, his ju-jitsu is getting there, but.. wouldn't be wise to use it. Sean is wiser than other prospects in his age group, so yeah. He should lead this. Vera.........He just always gives up the first round. I dunno if he knows that or not, but that's why it's frustrating to work with Vera. I don't like backing guys who start slow. It ends up being a HUGE problem even if he becomes top 10 or top 5. Cannot be doing that. So now we're already down a round against Suga.... Vera has a really amazing chin. Them ecuador kids man. Just keep taking shots. He could use his wrestling to steal rounds.... but that's it. I can't trust Vera's striking, because there has to be something seriously wrong to be giving away 1st rounds. Sean by decision. Forget the KO, that's tough to come by.
dos Santos vs. Rozenstruik
Junior dos Santos, DEC
Hey Jair, you there? Are you back from that nasty 20 sec KO? I dunno. Problem is that this guy, for SO LONG has been an unknown to me. He has the good ol death touch, but lacks the volume to really find trust in that. Everywhere else? I don't know. Usually imo, if there's limited info, it's not very good info. So I like JDS. Can JDS get KOed? **** YEAH. But he has tools to hustle him to a decision, and I think that's what makes the most sense. He shouldn't brawl with Jair. pls noh
Dodson vs. Dvalishvili
John Dodson, DEC
Mmmm... I like Dodson here. I feel like he can really hurt Merab on the opportunities he can get back up, and prevent takedowns. Problem is, that
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08.15.2020 | 2:08 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 4 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 265 Points | Tied for 2726th
Sean O'Malley, DEC
Hardest fight to pick on the entire card. Chito Vera in my opinion, is the toughest test O'Malley faced yet. Annnnnd chito Vera is a ******* gamer. Can NEVER count him out. This is the fight for me, if O'Malley shines yet again, cannot keep writing him off.
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08.15.2020 | 2:29 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 530th
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08.15.2020 | 2:34 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 3 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 2925th
Daniel Cormier, DEC
Didn't even look through the stats for this one. I see either one of these men winning. I just don't see DC pulling any crazy stunts to win the last fight of his career.
O'Malley vs. Vera
Sean O'Malley, TKO, R1
Suga better keep his promise! Chito might pull a submission tho! Watch out! Super excited for this one!!!
dos Santos vs. Rozenstruik
Jairzinho Rozenstruik, TKO, R2
Excited to see this new, slimmer, fasted (yes, fasted) JDR! Hopefully Rozen isn't discouraged from getting into a slugfest from his last fight so that this goes to a decision...
Burns vs. Pineda
Herbert Burns, TKO, R1
The Blaze! Wins at 4:20 of the 1st round!
Dodson vs. Dvalishvili
John Dodson, DEC
Man, I feel like this one is a tricky one to predict! Dodson is so fast with his movement and he's got KO power, so Merab's gonna have to limit Dodsons movement. It's easy to say that Dodsons going to be too fast for Merab to catch him, but once he does, he's probably going to keep him down for a long time to wear him out. Not at all confident about this pick.
Miller vs. Pichel
Jim Miller, SUB, R1
I heard some "experts" saying to bet on Pichel. They're probably right, but I'm still going with Miller.
Herrig vs. Jandiroba
Felice Herrig, DEC
I feel like Jandiroba will be forced to chase Herrig to get the submission, but Herrig will probably get away win the DEC win.
Brown vs. Chavez
Danny Chavez, DEC
Going by Chavez' teammates, which is so ****en STUPID, but **** it!
Souza vs. Yoder
Ashley Yoder, SUB, R1
Throwing dice here.
Daukaus vs. Porter
Parker Porter, TKO, R2
Here's what I'm thinking and hoping will happen during this fight while I'm making this prediction...Porter will pressure Daukaus against the cage, take him down and use his extra weight to take the air out of him and eventually win by G&P. Maybe....
Kamaka III vs. Kelley
Kai Kamaka III, DEC
Felt like Kelley by sub at first. Might delete later idk.
* Edited at 08.15.2020, 2:35 PM ET *
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08.15.2020 | 2:39 PM ET
FINALLY!
Predictions: 3 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 2925th
Good luck with your predictions! As always, I'll be staying up all night drinking more coffee than what the doctor recommends!
"Life is always better after a big poo."
08.15.2020 | 2:40 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 355 Points | Tied for 1791st
Felice Herrig, DEC
Put her against the cage and deja vu of last weeks fight.
Kamaka III vs. Kelley
Tony Kelley, DEC
If he can slow down kamaka I think its gonna be a good fight.
08.15.2020 | 2:50 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 3 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 225 Points | Tied for 3028th
Stipe Miocic, TKO, R3
This is gunna be crazy!!!
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08.15.2020 | 2:59 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 1184th
Daniel Pineda, DEC
Man.... Tough one. Burns has been on a little nice run now, but I dunno. I don't really like him enough. Pineda is coming off a suspension, but he fought and finshed 2 legit guys on one night. I can give pineda a go since burns missed weight. Ugh. -__-
Herrig vs. Jandiroba
Virna Jandiroba, DEC
I looooved Jandiroba over Martin. Thing is, Martin is not ufc caliber... Herrig is a step up, and she can hustle. Not gonna spend too much time here. I think Virna has the tools.
Brown vs. Chavez
Danny Chavez, TKO, R3
This is my 2nd most anticipated fight. Both guys go for it and finish. Problem is, brown is a bit more chinny than I like. Horrible for draft kings, because getting Koed is getting the plug pulled on a lineup. I could try chavez here.
Daukaus vs. Porter
Chris Daukaus, DEC
Eh. Close one. I'll take Daukaus. The attributes are there for him to take advantage off.
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08.15.2020 | 3:01 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 1184th
Vinc Pichel, DEC
Pichel has the tools here. Just gotta get past 10 minutes to use them.
Souza vs. Yoder
Livinha Souza, DEC
....Pass. I like Souza tho.
"Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but nobody wants to lift no heavy-ass weights. - Ronnie Coleman"
08.15.2020 | 3:13 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 313th
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08.15.2020 | 3:33 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 1191st
08.15.2020 | 3:56 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 415 Points | Tied for 1043rd
08.15.2020 | 4:07 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 315 Points | Tied for 2275th
Junior dos Santos, DEC
Santos loses round 3.
Burns vs. Pineda
Herbert Burns, SUB, R3
Fight goes inside the distance. Pineada live dog. Never had gone the distance. Me xm
Dodson vs. Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili, DEC
Dodson inside the distance. Very live dog .
Miller vs. Pichel
Jim Miller, SUB, R2
Jim Miller inside the distance
Daukaus vs. Porter
Parker Porter, TKO, R2
Does not got the distance. Mike likes daukaus but has poor chin.
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08.15.2020 | 4:17 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 365 Points | Tied for 1720th
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08.15.2020 | 4:22 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 1278th
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- theredpilljar
08.15.2020 | 4:29 PM ET
This Card is all Roast!
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 1278th
Stipe Miocic, TKO, R4
I feel Miocic has now figured out DC and even though DC has figured out Miocic, the match up favors Stipe. He's taller, more KO power and more confident. DC has so much pressure on him and he wants this so bad that its gonna make him make mistakes or gamble when Stipe brings the heat, and that will lead to Stipe capitalizing and getting the finish.
O'Malley vs. Vera
Sean O'Malley, TKO, R2
Chito is a dog but the Suga Show Train is full speed and I don't see it being derailed tonight. Suga has some legit striking, no doubt about it. A six sense for finishing fights, you'll see!
Dos Santos vs. Rozenstruik
Rozenstruik, DEC
Tough one to pick but I have Rozenstruik winning a DEC by effective use of his kicks.
Burns vs. Pineda
Herbert Burns, TKO, R1
Burns has momentum and I think he continues it. Pineda is super dangerous with a 100% finish rate so there is no way this goes to a DEC.
Dodson vs. Dvalishvili
Dvalishvili, DEC
Dodson is on speed and Dvalishvili is on the same drugs so this will be a fun one. Dvalishivili has momentum and Dodson just got a fresh win, however Dvalishivili takes it.
Miller vs. Pichel
Miller, SUB, R1
Miller is been good lately so I take him.
Herrig vs. Jandiroba
Virna Jandiroba, SUB, R2
Jandiroba is a decent grappler and she looked good against Esparza. I think she gets the sub because you could pass her off as a guy based on her looks.
Brown vs. Chavez
TJ Brown, SUB, R2
Chavez looked triggered in the face-offs. Brown catches him with a sub.
Souza vs. Yoder
Livinha Souza, DEC
Souza maybe the brazilian gangsta but I don't like betting on women for finishes.
Daukaus vs. Porter
Parker Porter, TKO, R3
A lot of people are betting on Daukaus but Porter looks energetic.
Kamaka III vs. Kelley
Kai Kamaka III, DEC
Kelly has fought once in 4 years against a bum with a 2-5 record. Kamaka on the other hand has been busy.
08.15.2020 | 4:31 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 315 Points | Tied for 2275th
Of course try for body shots but set it up and don't bank on it.
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