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UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
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- Saturday 07.11.2020 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: UFC Fight Island
- Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Michael Bisping
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 1,300,000 | TV Ratings: 1M avg. viewers (ESPN prelims, 1.3M peak)
- MMA Bouts: 13
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Kamaru Usman defeats Jorge Masvidal via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Alexander Volkanovski defeats Max Holloway via Decision, Split | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Petr Yan defeats José Aldo via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound | 3:24 Round 5 of 5, 23:24 Total Bout Page | |
| Rose Namajunas defeats Jéssica Andrade via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Amanda Ribas defeats Paige VanZant via Submission, Armbar | 2:21 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Jiří Procházka defeats Volkan Oezdemir via KO/TKO, Overhand Right | 0:49 Round 2 of 3, 5:49 Total Bout Page | |
| Muslim Salikhov defeats Elizeu Zaleski via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Makwan Amirkhani defeats Danny Henry via Submission, Anaconda Choke | 3:15 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Leonardo Santos defeats Roman Bogatov via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Marcin Tybura defeats Maxim Grishin via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Raulian Paiva defeats Zhalgas Zhumagulov via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Karol Rosa defeats Vanessa Melo via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Davey Grant defeats Martin Day via KO/TKO, Left Hook | 2:38 Round 3 of 3, 12:38 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 14
07.05.2020 | 9:14 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 630 Points | Tied for 1064th
07.05.2020 | 9:22 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 640 Points | Tied for 937th
or you could just make frankie vs pedro the main event
none of this is ideal for the wednesday card but it'd be worth it for volk vs kattar to me personally
* Edited at 07.05.2020, 9:38 PM ET *
07.05.2020 | 10:33 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 655 Points | Tied for 805th
"Paid in full"
bout status update
Volkanovski vs. Holloway II Changed from Cancelled to Confirmed
07.05.2020 | 10:50 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 365 Points | Tied for 3334th
masvidal by early ko, round 2 or 3 because i hate snoozeman. hes about as entertaining as a wet blanket.
max by decision or maybe late tko because i think hes smart enough to make the needed adjustments from the first fight.
aldo by decision or late stoppage just because i think yan is over rated and aljo should be fighting for the title.
i fully realize there is a good chance i will lose all three, but hey, no guts no glory.
"you dont need religion to have morals. if you can't tell right from wrong you lack empathy and humanity, not religion."
07.05.2020 | 10:52 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 2614th
Karol Rosa, DEC
I didn't see enough from Melo when she fought Aldana or Cortez to pick her.
07.05.2020 | 11:57 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 630 Points | Tied for 1064th
Ooze men 50-45 50-45 50-44
Alex by anything since Max had a very limited training camp and a past experience with weight cutting issues
I love watching Aldo and he could realistically win but something tells me he will not
bout status update
Usman vs. Masvidal Changed from Rumored to Confirmed
07.06.2020 | 3:26 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 2614th
José Aldo, DEC
Man, I'm going to regret this.
07.06.2020 | 7:49 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 6 Perfect, 755 Points | Tied for 180th
Kamaru Usman, DEC
highly anticipated fight! however i feel like Usman by decision is the most likely outcome of this fight, i would love nothing more than for Masvidal to come out and starch Usman but i worry usman will be to strong for him and the fight will consist of takedown after takedown for 5 rounds and as talented as i must admit Usman is i think his style of fighting is as dull as dishwater with exception to his most recent fight with colby covington which was a very entertaining stand up brawl. if he chooses to fight Masvidal like that though, he will get lit up badly! which is why i think he will take a simular game plan to how he fought woodley, takedown with GNP repeated for 5 rounds.....
Volkanovski vs. Holloway II
Max Holloway, DEC
i personally do think that Volkanovski wins a decision again here however the fight is certainly not clear cut so i am going to side with the fighter i prefer and take a punt on the blessed express getting back on track.
Yan vs. Aldo
Petr Yan, TKO, R3
Another fight that again really could go either way, Aldo is far from an easy fight and does have a nice 3 inch reach advantage over Yan, this will probably stay on the feet for the majority of this fight and Aldo is a great boxer so he really could wind back the clock and put on a great performance but i think ultimately age will play a factor in this along with the fact Aldo has been in a lot of wars that will have no doubt had an effect on his durability for taking big shots. Yan can do some serious damage with his varied arsenal and i think that after a reletively close first 2 rounds he will start catching Aldo more and more until he ultimately gets the finish.
Andrade vs. Namajunas II
Rose Namajunas, DEC
Rose is without a doubt the better technical fighter here, better in every aspect of fighting except strength/power and that was proved quite drastically in their first fight and if not for being picked up and slammed onto her head she most likely would have won that fight comfortably.... i feel like she will have used her time preparing for this fight working a game plan for avoiding being in that position again and i can see her putting on a clinic getting a clear and dominant decision. I also think that having the rematch be 3 round will favour her because being the clear quicker fighter will enable her to now push the pace even more knowing she will only have to do it for 3 rounds as oppossed to 5.
VanZant vs. Ribas
Amanda Ribas, SUB, R2
Paige is sexy as f*** but that can only get you so far and doesnt do much in the fighting aspect.... taking nothing away from paige, she is clearly a talented fighter however i think Ribas is a level above her and appears to have bags more desire to actually climb the ladder and be successful as a mma fighter instead of a part time social media "influencer"....
* Edited at 07.06.2020, 7:56 AM ET *
07.06.2020 | 12:12 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 7 Perfect, 715 Points | Tied for 397th
Masvidal knocked out Ben Askren on July 6th, last year. My birthday, I didn't even make a sound. I just sat there open mouthed. Then I thought Ben was dead.
Been watching Jorge since his street fights with Ray, then I found out he was in MMA and had knocked Yves Edwards out with a headkick. Jorge is a real ************, if you didn't realize he tried to killed Askren.
* Edited at 07.06.2020, 12:13 PM ET *
"For no particular reason beat up everyone"
07.06.2020 | 1:51 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 2441st
Petr Yan, TKO, R2
8hi
07.06.2020 | 3:09 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 290 Points | Tied for 3550th
Jorge Masvidal, TKO, R4
Masvidal win
07.06.2020 | 3:10 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 555 Points | Tied for 1847th
Jorge Masvidal, TKO, R3
I want Gamebread to win so bad that I am picking him to KO Usman in the 3rd. In reality I think Usman will win a decision because he will hug him non-stop.
"“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.”"
07.06.2020 | 3:22 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 640 Points | Tied for 937th
07.06.2020 | 3:24 PM ET
Jiri
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 555 Points | Tied for 1847th
"“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.”"
07.06.2020 | 3:33 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 555 Points | Tied for 1847th
Alexander Volkanovski, DEC
I love Max. One of my favorite fighters ever, but I think Volkanovski is a bad matchup for him. Out points Max once again. Last fight he broke his hand in the 2nd round and still dominated the fight in my opinion.
"“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.”"
07.06.2020 | 3:40 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 530 Points | Tied for 2088th
"Quack quack quack"
07.06.2020 | 4:03 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 640 Points | Tied for 937th
07.06.2020 | 4:08 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 2670th
I'm a fan of Gamebred. He's a savage lunatic.
If Usman fights him like he fought Cobly he'll get KTFO. He'll do exactly what Damien said though and sniff ****.
07.06.2020 | 5:26 PM ET
Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 6 Perfect, 755 Points | Tied for 180th
07.06.2020 | 6:51 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 2901st
Kamaru Usman, SUB, R4
Masvidal is 20 lbs over weight, 6 days out. Has to be in quarantine the majority of that time.
Volkanovski vs. Holloway II
Alexander Volkanovski, DEC
Will Max "turn it on"?
VanZant vs. Ribas
Paige VanZant, TKO, R1
Watch more fights with these fighters.
"She slammed me on my head, and that's not cool" -Thug Rose