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UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
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- Saturday 10.24.2020 at 02:00 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, Daniel Cormier
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 675,000 | TV Ratings: 343,000 avg. viewers (ESPN 2 prelims)
- MMA Bouts: 12
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| Bout | Info | |
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| Khabib Nurmagomedov defeats Justin Gaethje via Submission, Triangle Choke | 1:34 Round 2 of 5, 6:34 Total Bout Page | |
| Robert Whittaker defeats Jared Cannonier via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Alexander Volkov defeats Walt Harris via KO/TKO, Kick to the Solar Plexus | 1:15 Round 2 of 3, 6:15 Total Bout Page | |
| Phil Hawes defeats Jacob Malkoun via KO/TKO, Punches | 0:18 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Lauren Murphy defeats Liliya Shakirova via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 3:31 Round 2 of 3, 8:31 Total Bout Page | |
| Magomed Ankalaev defeats Ion Cutelaba via KO/TKO, Punches | 4:19 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Tai Tuivasa defeats Stefan Struve via KO/TKO, Punches | 4:59 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Casey Kenney defeats Nathaniel Wood via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Shavkat Rakhmonov defeats Alex Oliveira via Submission, Guillotine Choke | 4:40 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Da Un Jung vs. Sam Alvey Ends in a Draw, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Miranda Maverick defeats Liana Jojua via KO/TKO, Doctor Stoppage (cut) | 5:00 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Joel Alvarez defeats Alexander Yakovlev via Submission, Armbar | 3:00 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page |
Responses Page 10
10.19.2020 | 5:32 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 1935th
10.19.2020 | 5:56 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 600 Points | Tied for 960th
Wood isn't worth a bet even at those odds.
* Edited at 10.19.2020, 5:59 PM ET *
10.19.2020 | 6:10 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 1935th
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- SergeyPak****v
10.19.2020 | 6:11 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 8 Winners, 1 Perfect, 255 Points | Tied for 3392nd
Also, I'm pretty sure that Dustin rocked Khabib in the 2nd round of their fight, even if it was for a couple of seconds.
* Edited at 10.19.2020, 6:20 PM ET *
10.19.2020 | 6:29 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 640 Points | Tied for 668th
"🏴 No Quarter Given 🏴"
10.19.2020 | 6:40 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 640 Points | Tied for 668th
"🏴 No Quarter Given 🏴"
10.19.2020 | 7:21 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 570 Points | Tied for 1288th
"Quack quack quack"
10.19.2020 | 7:30 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 650 Points | Tied for 575th
"Throughout my career I've learned that "If you win you're the ****, if you lose it's bad." - Bruno "Blindadao" Silva"
10.19.2020 | 8:00 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 640 Points | Tied for 668th
"🏴 No Quarter Given 🏴"
10.19.2020 | 9:13 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 650 Points | Tied for 575th
"Throughout my career I've learned that "If you win you're the ****, if you lose it's bad." - Bruno "Blindadao" Silva"
10.19.2020 | 9:31 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 640 Points | Tied for 668th
Oh I see. Yeah in the first and second rounds it'll be interesting, even Poirier gave him trouble.
"🏴 No Quarter Given 🏴"
10.19.2020 | 11:02 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 2 of 3 Winners, 0 Perfect, 115 Points | Tied for 3661st
Justin Gaethje, TKO, R2
Gaethe no props
10.19.2020 | 11:20 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 665 Points | Tied for 462nd
10.20.2020 | 1:51 AM ET
Nurmagomedov, Submission, R3
Justin will become exhausted by the third round from defending takedowns and be submitted by a rear naked choke.
10.20.2020 | 4:31 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 615 Points | Tied for 828th
Khabib Nurmagomedov, SUB, R4
by smesh
Volkov vs. Harris
Walt Harris, TKO, R1
Close fight, Harris arguably won against Reem if they stopped it in the 1st
Ankalaev vs. Cutelaba II
Magomed Ankalaev, DEC
Where is the option for Cutelaba TKO -1 rounds?
Struve vs. Tuivasa
Tai Tuivasa, TKO, R1
Surely fighting for their contract. i would normally take Struve as better wrestling, but he never uses it or his reach. So lets go Bam Bam
Jung vs. Alvey
Da Un Jung, TKO, R1
Alvey wont be smiling anymore
10.20.2020 | 5:08 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 570 Points | Tied for 1288th
Khabib Nurmagomedov, TKO, R4
Khabib ground + pound on a fatigued Justin.
Whittaker vs. Cannonier
Robert Whittaker, DEC
30-27 Rob. Complete shutout.
Volkov vs. Harris
Alexander Volkov, TKO, R3
Volkov will finish a tired Harris after some adversity in the first.
Hawes vs. Malkoun
Phil Hawes, TKO, R1
I like Malkoun's BJJ pedigree but Hawes has beaten better competition and faced real adversity in his career.
Murphy vs. Shakirova
Liliya Shakirova, DEC
Women's Flyweight. Always go underdog.
Ankalaev vs. Cutelaba II
Magomed Ankalaev, TKO, R2
Can't believe UFC have wasted a year of Ankalaev's life trying to book this absolute wash of a rematch. Cutelaba nowhere near Ankalaev's level.
Struve vs. Tuivasa
Stefan Struve, SUB, R1
Struve should attack Tuivasa's biggest weakness and snatch his neck early.
Oliveira vs. Rakhmonov
Shavkat Rakhmonov, SUB, R2
Rakhmonov's finish rate is great and I suspect it will continue in his UFC debut.
Jung vs. Alvey
Da Un Jung, TKO, R1
#OperationCutSamAlvey
Jojua vs. Maverick
Miranda Maverick, DEC
Jojua isn't very good and Maverick will be looking to make waves in her debut.
Kenney vs. Wood
Nathaniel Wood, DEC
FOTN potential. Back and forth scrap with Wood edging it on the scorecards.
Alvarez vs. Yakovlev
Joel Alvarez, SUB, R1
The neck catcher is back. Another easy one.
10.20.2020 | 8:04 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 3425th
Jared Cannonier, TKO, R1
Cannonier has to make quick work of Whittaker. The confidence level in his power and strikes heading into this fight I'm sure he won't be afraid to let them go and connect Whittaker isn't a chinny fighter by any means. JC just ******* hits hard.. he can't let this one go to the judges.
10.20.2020 | 12:52 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 2 of 3 Winners, 0 Perfect, 115 Points | Tied for 3661st
Robert Whittaker, TKO, R2
Whittaker no props
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- bazik
10.20.2020 | 2:03 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 540 Points | Tied for 1587th
10.20.2020 | 2:11 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 665 Points | Tied for 462nd
Whitaker always gets kind of weird and cagey when people mention Adesanya or the belt. He kind of seems like he either doesn't care, doesn't want that fight, or is lowkey contemplating retirement. But then he says "I'm not going anywhere." and takes a fight against a former heavyweight KO puncher.
Anyone think Walt can do to Volkov what Derrick Lewis did?
* Edited at 10.20.2020, 2:13 PM ET *