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UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
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- Saturday 09.26.2020 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN 2
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: UFC Fight Island
- Location: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Paul Felder
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 700,000 | TV Ratings: 523,000 avg. viewers (ESPN 2 prelims, 848k peak)
- MMA Bouts: 11
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| Bout | Info | |
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| Israel Adesanya defeats Paulo Costa via KO/TKO, Left Hook to Ground and Pound | 3:59 Round 2 of 5, 8:59 Total Bout Page | |
| Jan Błachowicz defeats Dominick Reyes via KO/TKO, Punches | 4:36 Round 2 of 5, 9:36 Total Bout Page | |
| Brandon Royval defeats Kai Kara-France via Submission, Guillotine Choke | 0:48 Round 2 of 3, 5:48 Total Bout Page | |
| Ketlen Vieira defeats Sijara Eubanks via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Hakeem Dawodu defeats Zubaira Tukhugov via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Brad Riddell defeats Alex da Silva via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Jake Matthews defeats Diego Sanchez via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Ľudovít Klein defeats Shane Young via KO/TKO, Head Kick and Punches | 1:16 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| William Knight defeats Aleksa Camur via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Juan Espino defeats Jeff Hughes via Submission, Scarf Hold Choke | 3:48 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Danilo Marques defeats Khadis Ibragimov via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 9
09.21.2020 | 12:51 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 455 Points | Tied for 1400th
Would you have preferred if GM3 said he had no chance at all before the fight? He said he would give resistance as chimaev bickered and Interrupted him......hell of a fighter tho.
Man.....colby should have just told tyron he was going to “give him resistance” if he really wanted to up his “**** talking” game
Just trolling Hidefff?
* Edited at 09.21.2020, 12:56 PM ET *
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- HiDefff
09.21.2020 | 2:15 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 2161st
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- HiDefff
09.21.2020 | 2:31 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 2161st
09.21.2020 | 2:45 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 355 Points | Tied for 2595th
Paulo Costa, TKO, R2
I like Adesanya better, and he could definitely take this by being more defensive and technically sound, but the pure volume and power coming from Costa will be enough to slow him down or stop him.
Reyes vs. Błachowicz
Dominick Reyes, DEC
Reyes moved to Elevation Fight Team after his title "loss" and I refuse to bet against an Elevation fighter for the remainder of 2020.
Kara-France vs. Royval
Kai Kara-France, DEC
Royval's best path to victory here is by submission, and Kara-France hasn't been submitted since 2014, 20 fights ago. Also, tapology has Kara-France's reach at 66.5" but it is actually 69" (nice) according to the UFC website and MMAFormGuide. Royval's reach is also 68", not 70.5" so the reach advantage lies with the shorter fighter. Kara-France will piece him up at will while stuffing takedowns and win a wide unanimous decision.
Sanchez vs. Matthews
Jake Matthews, SUB, R1
Diego Sanchez wins by Spirit Bomb!
Young vs. Klein
Shane Young, DEC
Just going with City Kickboxing here, Klein looks like a dangerous figher.
Knight vs. Camur
Aleksa Camur, TKO, R1
Knight was on his way to a TKO loss in that last fight until his opponent gassed himself out.
Hughes vs. Espino
Juan Espino, SUB, R2
Tap, snap or nap? That is the question
Ibragimov vs. Marques
Danilo Marques, SUB, R1
Can't pick Ibragimov.
"Throughout my career I've learned that "If you win you're the ****, if you lose it's bad." - Bruno "Blindadao" Silva"
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- HiDefff
09.21.2020 | 3:07 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 2161st
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- HiDefff
09.21.2020 | 3:08 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 2161st
09.21.2020 | 4:07 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 887th
"Quack quack quack"
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- HiDefff
09.21.2020 | 4:08 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 2161st
09.21.2020 | 4:24 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 435 Points | Tied for 1724th
@duck good joke
@hideff good troll
@everybody the last card makes this one look bad. Can't have great cards for free and ok or **** cards for ppv. I hope cm punk comes through and saves this card.
09.21.2020 | 4:27 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 435 Points | Tied for 1724th
09.21.2020 | 4:28 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 565 Points | Tied for 331st
"🏴 No Quarter Given 🏴"
09.21.2020 | 4:44 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 435 Points | Tied for 1724th
I'll probably pick Adesanya to win because I know aggressive fighters play into a counter punchers style but, Costa is definitely the hardest hitting opponent Izzy has faced. Hope Costa stands in the middle and waits the whole time just to expose what a chicken **** bum pink haired twerking *** boi Adesanya is. That would be good. In actuality dana "rat" white made this fight in the large cage so Izzy has lots of space to run. Costa will over pursue and get popped with shots until he gets tired and stands around. I predict a boring fight just like Romero Adesanya.
09.21.2020 | 5:47 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 887th
* Edited at 09.21.2020, 6:12 PM ET *
"Quack quack quack"
09.21.2020 | 6:28 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 684th
Brandon Royval, DEC
toss up, Kai or Raw Dawg by DEC or Raw Dawg by SUB.
Sanchez vs. Matthews
Diego Sanchez, DEC
THE OLD DOG DOES IT! Too many counting Diego out. In 18 years only KO'd 4 times and never submitted.
09.21.2020 | 7:13 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 275 Points | Tied for 3166th
"Dont take life too serious, you will never make it out alive."
09.21.2020 | 7:21 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 565 Points | Tied for 331st
"🏴 No Quarter Given 🏴"
09.21.2020 | 7:22 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 684th
Aleksa Camur, TKO, R2
Another toss up but Camur might just be a little more well rounded
Hughes vs. Espino
Juan Espino, SUB, R1
Seems like quite the toss up. Jeff is a tough mothertrucker and I can see him win a gritty DEC or a quick knockdown and sub for El Guapo under 1.5 rounds. It's a tough one and closer than it looks but I'll go with Espino by SUB
Ibragimov vs. Marques
Danilo Marques, TKO, R1
Khadis shouldn't be fighting this guy on paper but here he is. I don't think they would throw Khadis a bone so I almost feel like they know Danilo has something wild that will make this fight entertaining at the loss of the relatively boring Russian fighter.
09.21.2020 | 7:40 PM ET
Ham Hawk
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 792nd
But it does look like they are tossing him a bone here. His opponent is a can. He's beat 1 guy with a winning record...and that record is 5-4. I've watched tape on him and he's atrocious.
I'm telling ya....Ibragimov is getting a bone here for some reason and he should actually probably knock this guy out not just win.
You are also picking Diego? You cant be serious. As a fellow Ngannou fan we are gonna have to have an intervention.
* Edited at 09.21.2020, 7:42 PM ET *
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- HiDefff
09.21.2020 | 8:32 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 2161st