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07.09.2020 | 1:44 PM ET

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UFC 254
  • 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
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

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Hyrm
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10.20.2020 | 2:30 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 670 Points   |   Tied for 430th

I think Volkov learn from the Lewis fight. He wont chase the KO anymore but he wont loose again non top 5 opponent anymore

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bazik
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10.20.2020 | 2:55 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 540 Points   |   Tied for 1587th

I got it, okay. If Whitaker wins. Whitaker's next fight who will fight?
Hippie
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10.20.2020 | 2:59 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 575 Points   |   Tied for 1222nd

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10.20.2020 | 3:28 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 665 Points   |   Tied for 462nd

I think if Whitaker wins, he's got to get another title shot. Former champ, only one loss in like 7 years, beats Till and Cannonier back to back. He'd clearly be the top contender in the rankings. 
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10.20.2020 | 3:32 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 600 Points   |   Tied for 960th

They probably won't do Whittaker vs Adsenya 2 for a long time after the way the first fight went. I don't know who's beating Izzy at this stage, he's cleaned out the division. He'll probably fight up sooner rather than later.
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10.20.2020 | 4:03 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 600 Points   |   Tied for 960th

Lauren Murphy   vs.   Liliya Shakirova 


Although I wish I hadn't, I did waste 15 minutes of my life watching a few of Lilliya's bouts and I have concluded that she probably learned to fight by robbing eggs from clucky geese in an unsewered Eastern European slum, and won about 50% of time. She's not winning anything apart from a least-feminine haircut contest and this bout is such a mismatch it's the modern equivalent of bear baiting. This will probably be the most one-sided bout since the last Roman slave was fed to a lion circa 400 AD. Murphy KO/TKO.




Liana Jojua   vs.   Miranda Maverick 


You can basically all go **** yourselves; Jojua is FAF. She isn't good, but I ask you this: Do you really care? Because I don't. I applaud the UFC for signing a woman who doesn't piss standing up.









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10.20.2020 | 4:50 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 570 Points   |   Tied for 1288th

Is Philip Hawes and or Jakob Malkon good or at lest fun to watch because I think it a double UFC debut and they didn't go off the Conteders or they boring because I don't know who their are, And Im interested why they put them on the main card, Usually I  do the reseach myself, But this week I'm Busy. 

@fish Thanks for telling me how **** Liliya Shakirova is, I sleep in another half an hour because the event starts at 4am in Australia, And I think It the Curtian Jerker of the main card

"Quack quack quack"

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10.20.2020 | 4:52 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 660 Points   |   Tied for 528th

Jesus, she is hot 

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Hippie
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10.20.2020 | 5:54 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 575 Points   |   Tied for 1222nd

Jojua is HOT & let me show u who’s NOT!!





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10.20.2020 | 6:37 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 570 Points   |   Tied for 1288th



@hippie @fish

I think she the hottest to be honiest

"Quack quack quack"

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10.20.2020 | 6:57 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 660 Points   |   Tied for 528th

I bet Murphy cleans up nice 

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10.20.2020 | 7:08 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 505 Points   |   Tied for 1935th

 @ the duck, i thought amanda ribas was your main crush

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10.20.2020 | 7:31 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 600 Points   |   Tied for 960th

@Hippie Miranda looks like some dude from a 90's Mountain Dew  or water park commercial.

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GabetheBabe
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10.20.2020 | 9:21 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 5 of 7 Winners, 3 Perfect, 390 Points   |   Tied for 2928th

Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje
Khabib Nurmagomedov, DEC
Originally I picked Gaethjy by R2 KO, but the more I think about it the more I realise that's just wishful thinking. Realistically, Khabib has this without much struggle. I do believe that Gaethje is his toughest competition yet, hence why I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt and saying he makes it to the scorecards.

Whittaker vs. Cannonier
Robert Whittaker, DEC
I'm about 75% confident in this one. Cannonier has looked phenomenal at middleweight, but let's look at who he's beaten: David Branch, Anderson Silva and Jack Hermansson. Cannonier has been able to win by never letting his opponent pin him down and then beating them on the feet with his timing and KO power, but he clearly hasn't faced a striker like Whittaker at middleweight yet. Silva doesn't count because he's way past his prime, Hermansson is a grappler and Branch has a substandard record in the UFC altogether. Enter Whittaker, who is arguably the second best middleweight striker around. He's going to pick Cannonier apart. I'd give only a 25% chance of a Cannonier KO.

Volkov vs. Harris
Alexander Volkov, TKO, R2
Hm. I'm leaning 60/40 Volkov on this one, but it's close. Harris has the KO power, Volkov has the technical prowess, so the tiebreaker for me is Volkov's height + experience. Volkov has competed against (and beat!) Some of the best heavyweights around. The same can't be said about Harris

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10.20.2020 | 9:37 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 405 Points   |   Tied for 2799th



ImperatorFishrat
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10.20.2020 | 9:45 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 600 Points   |   Tied for 960th

Gas is real.
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10.20.2020 | 9:46 PM ET

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Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 405 Points   |   Tied for 2799th

Jojua vs. Maverick
Miranda Maverick, SUB, R1
Maverick will win in sixty seconds!

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10.20.2020 | 10:03 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 580 Points   |   Tied for 1191st


I like Maverick ....



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10.20.2020 | 10:09 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 600 Points   |   Tied for 960th

That's fair.
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10.20.2020 | 11:13 PM ET

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Predictions: 2 of 3 Winners, 0 Perfect, 115 Points   |   Tied for 3661st

Volkov vs. Harris
Alexander Volkov, TKO, R1
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