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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till

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05.24.2020 | 10:14 AM ET

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UFC Fight Night
  • Saturday 07.25.2020 at 05:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: ESPN
  • Name: UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
  • Also Known As: UFC Fight Island 3
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Endeavor
  • Venue: UFC Fight Island
  • Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: John Gooden, Paul Felder, Dan Hardy
  • Ring Announcer: Joe Martinez
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Dan Hardy
  • TV Ratings: 908,000 avg. viewers (1.2M peak)
  • MMA Bouts: 15
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Bout   Info
Robert Whittaker   defeats   Darren Till   via Decision, Unanimous   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Maurício Rua   defeats   Antônio Rogério Nogueira   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Fabrício Werdum   defeats   Alexander Gustafsson   via Submission, Armbar   2:30 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Carla Esparza   defeats   Marina Rodriguez   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Paul Craig   defeats   Gadzhimurad Antigulov   via Submission, Triangle Choke   2:06 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Alex Oliveira   defeats   Peter Sobotta   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Khamzat Chimaev   defeats   Rhys McKee   via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound   3:09 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Francisco Trinaldo   defeats   Jai Herbert   via KO/TKO, Overland Left   1:30 Round 3 of 3, 11:30 Total Bout Page
Nicolas Dalby   vs.   Jesse Ronson   Ends in a No Contest, Rear Naked Choke   2:48 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Tom Aspinall   defeats   Jake Collier   via KO/TKO, Right Cross   0:45 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Movsar Evloev   defeats   Mike Grundy   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Tanner Boser   defeats   Raphael Pessoa   via KO/TKO, Left Hook to Ground and Pound   2:36 Round 2 of 3, 7:36 Total Bout Page
Pannie Kianzad   defeats   Bethe Correia   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Ramazan Emeev   defeats   Niklas Stolze   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Nathaniel Wood   defeats   John Castañeda   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page

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TWJake
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07.26.2020 | 12:52 AM ET

Predictions: 13 of 15 Winners, 7 Perfect, 865 Points   |   Tied for 94th

Rob vs Jared is what I want

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DamienHandel420
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07.26.2020 | 5:53 AM ET

Predictions: 12 of 15 Winners, 5 Perfect, 805 Points   |   Tied for 337th

People doubted Carla and Werdun in clear 50 50 fight Betting them made me money  and beating ageist them at -200 and -400 was throwing money away .Hope shogun retire or fight Anderson Silva . Rob look good but he get knockout by Costa and Izzy and maybe Cannonour and beat everyone else and Till look good also even tho I talk a whole lotta **** about him

* Edited at 07.26.2020, 6:07 AM ET *

"Quack quack quack"

flying_frontkick
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07.26.2020 | 11:19 AM ET

Predictions: 12 of 15 Winners, 5 Perfect, 795 Points   |   Tied for 416th

It was hard to watch Shogun-Lil Nog 3

Then Shogun said he was gonna continue and look for another fight.

Both men should have retired last night, their 3rd fight. The ending of a trilogy, should have also been the ending to two amazing careers. 

Also Rodriguez did more damage to Carla with one punch then Carla did to her the whole fight. 

Werdum at 14 % vs. a returning Gus is one of the easiest picks I've made

That Werdum that showed up, he could be champ again. No Mercy from him. 

* Edited at 07.26.2020, 11:29 AM ET *

"For no particular reason beat up everyone"

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07.26.2020 | 12:40 PM ET

Predictions: 12 of 15 Winners, 7 Perfect, 855 Points   |   Tied for 126th

@DamienHandel420

I see what you're saying about Esparza and Werdum. I actually got perfect picks on both of those fights. However I thought Rodriguez won that fight. Not sure how the 1 judge scored the fight 30-27 Esparza. Like really though, how do you give Esparza R1? And I actually thought Rodriquez stole Round 2 as well when Esparza went for the Sub attempt with 30 secs left. I believe the commentators were just saying something along the lines of Esparza winning the 2nd right at the same time she went for the Sub. And just like that Rodriquez did far more damage in those 30 secs than Esparza did the whole Round. And now we are likely to see Esparza 1 win away from a Title Shot and Rodriquez will probably fall out of the top 10. Kinda ridiculous but hey I picked Esparza so I really shouldn't be complaining as long as I got my Fantasy MMA pick right lol


FireFist45
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07.26.2020 | 12:53 PM ET

Some fighters should retire...

Predictions: 11 of 15 Winners, 3 Perfect, 690 Points   |   Tied for 1368th

UFC is not for everyone... because you are a mma fighter doesnt mean you belong in the UFC or tougher competitions. Some are good at local regional spots... where its soft competitions. 

Older fighters making money to feed family -- Shogun Rua looked awful against Rogerio Noguiera. I mean Shogun is in his late 30s but walk around like he is 50 from all the wear n tear from battles.  Its good that both Nog brothers are retired now... I believe.  Go become a ref or a judge.  Some of these older fighters should be judging competitions instead of this incompetent people  making bad judging calls.  
Thuesen408
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07.26.2020 | 1:03 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 15 Winners, 4 Perfect, 720 Points   |   Tied for 1102nd

I hope I don't have to experience watching a 15 fight card again. I can only remember the last three fights clearly.

* Edited at 07.26.2020, 1:12 PM ET *

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FireFist45
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07.26.2020 | 1:04 PM ET

Should Dan Hardy speak his mind publicly against Herb Dean ?

Predictions: 11 of 15 Winners, 3 Perfect, 690 Points   |   Tied for 1368th

This is a hot topic right now because of some questionable late stoppages by refs even Herb Dean. What do you guys think ?

I thought Herb Dean did a fine job. I am always for Old School MMA rules... let the fight continue to see the warrior spirit and heart of the fighter. Do they have what it takes to comeback ?  I have seen way too many comeback fights that were so AWESOME and that fighter earned my respect and the respect of his peers.

Too many get angry at refs for early stoppages... Some of them are really bad especially in championship fights -- and some fighters like Henry Cejudo found a loophole !!  
How to win a championship fight easy ? push your opponent off balance in the clinch and trip them and then rabbit punch them  ( multiple quick punches in a row )  until ref calls the fight.

I saw Henry Cejudo do this many times... and I was like "this is awful. King of Cringe is for real." 
Then I thought -- its up to the fighter to prevent sneaky leg sweeps and trips and dirty moves from their opponent.  Just like Yoel Romero vs Costa... he pointed to the ground during the fight and flashed punched Costa. This made Paulo Costa angry and he gave Romero a beating like he never had before...  

Is pointing in a direction to distract your opponent dirty  ? Is pushing & tripping your opponent to fall or be in a bad position cheating ? 
You decide 
FireFist45
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07.26.2020 | 1:07 PM ET

Sleeping thru some fights is a good thing

Predictions: 11 of 15 Winners, 3 Perfect, 690 Points   |   Tied for 1368th

I fell asleep too during the fights... I missed the entire Shogun vs Nog and Werdum vs Gustafsson fights 
Then everyone said I did not miss much. 
So Thank God !!!  lol 
PilloryChoke
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07.26.2020 | 2:08 PM ET

Predictions: 12 of 15 Winners, 6 Perfect, 830 Points   |   Tied for 220th

I fell asleep and missed the last 4 fights. Kind of annoyed, mainly for the main event. Guess Gustafsson should retire again and stay retired.

"When Conor fought Cowboy, he looked like a lion. When he fights stronger opponents, he looks like a scared chicken." - Khabib

freemoneyforall
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07.26.2020 | 2:11 PM ET

Says a lot I think

Predictions: 10 of 15 Winners, 5 Perfect, 650 Points   |   Tied for 1751st

I fell asleep during the main event after round two!
pie2munch
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07.26.2020 | 2:19 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 15 Winners, 4 Perfect, 690 Points   |   Tied for 1400th

Herb Dean gets the Yves Lavigne gold medal standard award

Good job brother, no twitch = no stoppage and no controversy of who won that fight
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07.26.2020 | 3:09 PM ET

Predictions: 12 of 15 Winners, 5 Perfect, 795 Points   |   Tied for 416th

2 thumbs up! That's how I see it 

"For no particular reason beat up everyone"

FireFist45
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07.26.2020 | 4:32 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 15 Winners, 3 Perfect, 690 Points   |   Tied for 1368th

@pie2munch -- Its the best way to be a ref these days....  It solves the early stoppages issue.   LOL
FireFist45
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07.26.2020 | 9:23 PM ET

Chimaev says "MMA is easy"

Predictions: 11 of 15 Winners, 3 Perfect, 690 Points   |   Tied for 1368th

Chimaev is getting too hyped for fighting journeymen.  

Most fighters say "mma is difficult " with weight cutting & dieting.  Some like the competition only  & others like the media stuff more to be a character.   some prefer the training regimes and love that.   But I find it interesting he only fought some journeymen and now he is Khabib 3.0.

Lets see how he does -- throw him in a matchup with a few top 15 fighters who are not a LAST MINUTE REPLACEMENTS.   Lets see if you still talking big !!! 

If he gets past Michael Chiesa then he I know he is legit !
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07.26.2020 | 11:01 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 15 Winners, 3 Perfect, 530 Points   |   Tied for 2529th

Chimaev said he wants to fight Cerrone, but I don’t want to see that.  Who do they feed this guy??  Tavares, Akhmedov, Gastelum?!
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07.27.2020 | 2:16 AM ET

Predictions: 10 of 15 Winners, 5 Perfect, 665 Points   |   Tied for 1624th

Well it's smart from a career perspective. Apparently beating the husk of cerrone virtually guarantees a title shot in 2020.
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DamienHandel420
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07.27.2020 | 2:36 AM ET

Predictions: 12 of 15 Winners, 5 Perfect, 805 Points   |   Tied for 337th

@detroit I thought Carla won by the way judge usualy score fights because she had like atlest 2 minute of top control per round and she played the game to win the 1st and the 3rd and the secound was 50 50 but she edge it probley. Judge love top control,Blood and ******** takedown at the end of round score the highest

P.s If i was judge i would of score it 29 28 for marina and i hope they give Marina striker next

* Edited at 07.27.2020, 5:27 AM ET *

"Quack quack quack"

HiDefff
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07.27.2020 | 9:22 AM ET

Predictions: 9 of 15 Winners, 5 Perfect, 625 Points   |   Tied for 1961st

If Carla didn't dive for leg locks at the end of each round like she was Craig Jones, I don't think there would be much argument about who won 
flying_frontkick
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07.27.2020 | 12:36 PM ET

Predictions: 12 of 15 Winners, 5 Perfect, 795 Points   |   Tied for 416th

Carla
What?
You're the cookie monster
Her leg is a cookie 

"For no particular reason beat up everyone"

HiDefff
HiDefff

07.27.2020 | 2:01 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 15 Winners, 5 Perfect, 625 Points   |   Tied for 1961st

@Flying. Dude I honestly stood up outta my seat both times and said what the **** is she doing shes going to give the round away doing this ****. She damn sure tried to give em away 

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