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UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez

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08.07.2020 | 12:38 PM ET

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UFC 255
  • Saturday 11.21.2020 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN 2
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Endeavor
  • Venue: UFC APEX
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: N/A | TV Ratings: 587,000 avg. viewers (ESPN2 prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 12
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Bout   Info
Deiveson Figueiredo   defeats   Alex Perez   via Submission, Guillotine Choke   1:57 Round 1 of 5 Bout Page
Valentina Shevchenko   defeats   Jennifer Maia   via Decision, Unanimous   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Tim Means   defeats   Mike Perry   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Katlyn Cerminara   defeats   Cynthia Calvillo   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Paul Craig   defeats   Maurício Rua   via KO/TKO, Tapped to Strikes   3:36 Round 2 of 3, 8:36 Total Bout Page
Brandon Moreno   defeats   Brandon Royval   via KO/TKO, Shoulder Injury and Ground and Pound   4:59 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Joaquin Buckley   defeats   Jordan Wright   via KO/TKO, Hooks   0:18 Round 2 of 3, 5:18 Total Bout Page
Antonina Shevchenko   defeats   Ariane Lipski   via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound   4:33 Round 2 of 3, 9:33 Total Bout Page
Nicolas Dalby   defeats   Daniel Rodriguez   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Alan Jouban   defeats   Jared Gooden   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Kyle Daukaus   defeats   Dustin Stoltzfus   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Sasha Palatnikov   defeats   Louis Cosce   via KO/TKO, Right Cross to Ground and Pound   2:27 Round 3 of 3, 12:27 Total Bout Page

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flying_frontkick
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11.20.2020 | 12:44 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 440 Points   |   Tied for 1036th

@Fresno

Respect

It's crazy to to back and think about predicting these fights, then you check a fighter and realize you've picked most of their career to the top. It's kind of beautiful. 

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FergboyMMA
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11.20.2020 | 12:49 PM ET

@ fire fist

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 330 Points   |   Tied for 2396th

shut tf up about your fixed fight conspiracy theories. you make no sense. no wonder the up and down votes r 2-6. 

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HiDefff
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11.20.2020 | 12:51 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 425 Points   |   Tied for 1211th

Do you understand what it would take to fix a whole card let alone just one fight. especially in 2020 where everyone is gung ho to tell on anyone as long as it benefits them. Theres wayyyy to many variables involved that would need silenced to even do it. this is 2020 where there is a snitch hotline for someone not wearing a mask lmao you think 100+ people can all be sold on a fix without one person blowing a whistle for more money. 
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11.20.2020 | 1:11 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 200 Points   |   Tied for 3227th

@NickySwaz

@MMAFORTUNETELLER graced us with his unrivalled insight on this card on page 8.

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11.20.2020 | 1:31 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 315 Points   |   Tied for 2519th

Anyone knows if Jennifer Maia made weight because I be surprise she makes 125 because her fat ass miss weight in 2 of her last 3 fights

* Edited at 11.20.2020, 1:39 PM ET *

"Quack quack quack"

HiDefff
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11.20.2020 | 2:06 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 425 Points   |   Tied for 1211th

Maia made it Duck. she was one of the first 10 fighters on the scale. 
HiDefff
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11.20.2020 | 2:19 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 425 Points   |   Tied for 1211th

Guess Mike Perry's tweets were not a joke. he missed big. Guessing that 30% isnt cheaper than a nutritionist 
Tieoken
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11.20.2020 | 2:37 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 440 Points   |   Tied for 1036th

Mike Perry’s a joke. I hate that ****, dude didn’t even try to cut. Maybe he had some hard hours in the sauna but that’s not cutting weight. People die doing this **** Mike, and for you to ***** and moan about your pay and taxes and **** and then do this? To yourself? Dude needs mental help and a reality check. Every week people out there cut REAL weight, they get carried from the sauna to the bath by their teammates and they don’t have enough fluid to spit. Gtfo here with you’re sissy mentally weak BS. Go see a the******.

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Hippie
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11.20.2020 | 2:41 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 515 Points   |   Tied for 384th



Erison
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11.20.2020 | 2:44 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 415 Points   |   Tied for 1307th

Perry heading to Bellator soon. Guy doesn't have a trainer, can't make wait, getting into legal trouble. An unspectacular but hard working fighter like Means is gonna make the most of this chance.
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11.20.2020 | 2:45 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 315 Points   |   Tied for 2519th

@tie The sad thing is that, Mike Perry isn't even a big Welterweight, he be in the 162lb divsion if they makes it. I wouldn't be suprise If he get cut within 5 fight if he doesn't get his **** together, TBH

Edit:@ericson Great mind thinks alike 

* Edited at 11.20.2020, 2:47 PM ET *

"Quack quack quack"

Tieoken
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11.20.2020 | 2:56 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 440 Points   |   Tied for 1036th

Changed a few picks.

Antonina Schev to win by UD because numbers don’t lie even if she got whooped by Chook on the ground.

Royval to win by “something” dude looks way bigger than Moreno and I think he’s got a more diverse striking game as well as vicious neck attacks.

Perez to win by UD. Mostly because Perez is way better than these odds indicate and the more research I do the more and more utterly human Deiveson looks. He looks great in moments and bad in moments and I just think that with the odds being how they are Perez holds a lot of value. I’m also riding high from a perfect betting night on Thursday so I have some room to take some risks.

* Edited at 11.20.2020, 3:56 PM ET *

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FireFist45
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11.20.2020 | 3:16 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 430 Points   |   Tied for 1131st

Disagree with your Alex Perez pick...  Figuiredo  is a beast at that weight class.  He's a true killer. 

But I think you are spot on -for the others as a true possibility.
HiDefff
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11.20.2020 | 3:22 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 425 Points   |   Tied for 1211th

Figgy is the best at being out struck and out grappled while still winning in the end @tieoken 
GringoCaliente
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11.20.2020 | 3:29 PM ET

Duck mentions this on pg 8 and then Okamoto writes a story 12 hours later

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 330 Points   |   Tied for 2396th

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11.20.2020 | 3:30 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 1518th




EVERYONE PLEASE! NO NEED TO WORRY! UFC 255 FACE THE PAIN HAS DROPPED

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HiDefff
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11.20.2020 | 3:33 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 425 Points   |   Tied for 1211th

Jake you are a national treasure for keeping such a terrible thing alive 
TWJake
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11.20.2020 | 3:33 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 1518th

Not even I editing the video could make Jennifer Maia look exciting

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11.20.2020 | 3:34 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 1518th

@HiDeff its only terrible If im not making it

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FireFist45
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11.20.2020 | 3:56 PM ET

To Anyone who disagrees about my comment on Fixed events

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 430 Points   |   Tied for 1131st

Let me provide some more context.... I know how harsh a criticism and accusation that is but I will provide some more details.  When I say "fixed events " I mean only a few people would know to judge or rule a certain way in a fight.  100 people won't know but the fighter would know when to go down or put himself in a bad position and a few others.  Like Free said - there's a lot of shady things going on.

when I say fixed even I mean -- more than one fixed matches.

I talked privately to a mma fighter who admitted to dropping many fights to make more money because he was approached  before a fight told what round and make it look convincing. 

There was one TUF fighter who got into the UFC  as well -- who during that one season admitted on camera that he dropped fights on purpose.  IT GOES ON !!   It has always gone on... You would hope everybody looked at fighting the same way... but they dont. Some look as a way to make quick buck then bounce out !!! 

Everyone knows how bad Boxing has been with fixed matches. But even today those who are well-known in the boxing industry... won't talk about it. They will avoid the question or talk around the subject if asked. 

You might disagree with me -- Dont care.  You might downvote me - Dont care either. 
But this is my opinion. 

* Edited at 11.20.2020, 3:57 PM ET *

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