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10.16.2020 | 10:34 AM ET

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UFC 257
  • Saturday 01.23.2021 at 10:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Endeavor
  • Venue: Etihad Arena
  • Location: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Daniel Cormier, Paul Felder
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jon Anik
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: 1,600,000 | TV Ratings: 1.43M avg. viewers (ESPN prelims, 1.7M peak)
  • MMA Bouts: 11
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Bout   Info
Dustin Poirier   defeats   Conor McGregor   via KO/TKO, Punches   2:32 Round 2 of 5, 7:32 Total Bout Page
Michael Chandler   defeats   Dan Hooker   via KO/TKO, Left Hook to Ground and Pound   2:30 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Joanne Wood   defeats   Jessica Eye   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Makhmud Muradov   defeats   Andrew Sanchez   via KO/TKO, Flying Knee and Punches   2:59 Round 3 of 3, 12:59 Total Bout Page
Marina Rodriguez   defeats   Amanda Ribas   via KO/TKO, Punches   0:54 Round 2 of 3, 5:54 Total Bout Page
Arman Tsarukyan   defeats   Matt Frevola   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Brad Tavares   defeats   Antônio Carlos Júnior   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Julianna Peña   defeats   Sara McMann   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   3:39 Round 3 of 3, 13:39 Total Bout Page
Marcin Prachnio   defeats   Khalil Rountree Jr.   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Movsar Evloev   defeats   Nik Lentz   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Amir Albazi   defeats   Zhalgas Zhumagulov   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page

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Chesties
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01.23.2021 | 11:33 AM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 5 of 8 Winners, 2 Perfect, 325 Points   |   Tied for 2772nd

Poirier vs. McGregor II
Dustin Poirier, SUB, R5
You have no gas tank until proven otherwise. Dustin wears him out and fatigue makes cowards out of us all

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01.23.2021 | 11:46 AM ET

Predictions: 4 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 240 Points   |   Tied for 3601st

Agreed on the Ribas/Rodriguez odds. I picked Ribas here, too. But may have to throw a ML $20 at Rodriguez just on principle. 

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01.23.2021 | 12:26 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 340 Points   |   Tied for 2602nd

Eye vs. Calderwood
Joanne Calderwood, DEC
Dan & Shaq both like Eye. JoJo lfreezes on big fights.

Tsarukyan vs. Frevola
Arman Tsarukyan, DEC
Arman is better everyone.

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01.23.2021 | 12:27 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 1676th

@solarcowboy your mid-fight bet suggestions are really interesting. You think money will come in on Lentz after round one and bring the odds down to something more reasonable?

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BetAgainstMe2Win
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01.23.2021 | 12:28 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 315 Points   |   Tied for 2918th

Is Albazi really going to get a first round finish? I hope so I went big on that. 

lmfao
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01.23.2021 | 12:39 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 3 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 215 Points   |   Tied for 3707th

Albazi vs. Zhumagulov
Zhalgas Zhumagulov, DEC
I think Zhalgas has the experience to grab this one. Juuuust needs to make it competitive.

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01.23.2021 | 12:57 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 3 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 215 Points   |   Tied for 3707th

Lentz vs. Evloev
Movsar Evloev, DEC
That age gap... Sheesh. Nik's gotta go at Evolev with something special to win this one.

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01.23.2021 | 1:13 PM ET

Conor 1 and 1 at Lightweight

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 415 Points   |   Tied for 1336th

Easy prediction. Conor needing back followers after losing some for foolishness ( maybe political i am not sure as that is one area i try not to know) wants them back and i would to. So much so he was being likeable and leaving Dustin calm. Bad choice as Dustin already looked calm. Dustin will drag him to the ground and d'arce choke conor inside the first round. Anyone betting on Chandler. Chandler got knocked out by Will Brooks who does not knock people out and lost twice in a title fight to Brooks. Was knocked inside a minute by the best featherweight outside and inside the UFC ( i can not even think of the champs name so i look up the real champ max who almost finishes him in the 1st and 2nd round is not that 10-8 and without doubt one more round i thought more alex volkanovski and i have watched the ufc since day one 1993 and will watch all other big organizations bellator one fc rizen dream bodog sengoku pride strikeforce wec i think is enough sorry) Think of it patricio verse volkanovski i bet at first you would be looking at the second for a second. ENOUGH Bet Dustin Hooker.


to see in my mind as to watch how short he looks he is a powerhouse and touches guys and knocks them out so i am already saying that was not that bad as at least patricio freire knocks people out. The point being all title fights. Of course Chandler will break in the UFC after waiting 10 years.

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Grantius818
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01.23.2021 | 1:20 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 515 Points   |   Tied for 254th

Poirier vs. McGregor II
Conor McGregor, TKO, R1
Conor’s whuppin ass

Tap867
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01.23.2021 | 1:31 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 3 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 215 Points   |   Tied for 3707th

Rountree vs. Prachnio
Khalil Rountree, TKO, R2
I actually see this going either way. Both men get cracked, both men want out, but one one wins.

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01.23.2021 | 1:32 PM ET

@flying

Predictions: 2 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 150 Points   |   Tied for 3949th

this card ain’t bad, it ok tbh. UFC 255 was bad because tricking fans to to pay $60 to watch boring fighters is a scam. At lest the main card is great for the most part, the part where people pay for. I don’t think Dana cares anymore or is just taking the piss to have million of viewer watch Eye vs Calderwood

* Edited at 01.23.2021, 2:53 PM ET *

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BetAgainstMe2Win
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01.23.2021 | 1:35 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 315 Points   |   Tied for 2918th

Any of these wmma fights easily ****s on melo vs moras
HiDefff
HiDefff

01.23.2021 | 1:48 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 275 Points   |   Tied for 3328th

I personally like JOJO fights. Her last fight she was half dead walking into it. Jessica Eye for as much as I think she sucks is the ultimate gate keeper. She's just good enough to keep new talent in check but just bad enough to never have a chance at winning a belt. she's the female Derek Brunson. 
Miami_EJ
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01.23.2021 | 3:00 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 275 Points   |   Tied for 3289th

Hooker vs. Chandler
Dan Hooker, TKO, R3
Going to use distance to pick apart bellator and clean it up by the 3rd.

Sanchez vs. Muradov
Makhmud Muradov, DEC
Dirty Sanchez hangin in there for the underdog win.

Rodriguez vs. Ribas
Amanda Ribas, DEC
Shes very happy to be here, so she at least gets the participation trophy.

Tsarukyan vs. Frevola
Arman Tsarukyan, DEC
Go with the oddsmakers on this one.

Tavares vs. Júnior
Antônio Carlos Júnior, SUB, R3
Im leaning towards the experienced BBJ belt but this could go either way.

Rountree vs. Prachnio
Khalil Rountree, TKO, R2
Rountree looks more athletic and has the knockout power, but for some reason im not too confident in this pick.

Lentz vs. Evloev
Movsar Evloev, TKO, R1
My round 1 TKO pick on the card. Comrade wants smoke after multiple delays and is definitely not on PEDs.

Albazi vs. Zhumagulov
Amir Albazi, SUB, R2
Pickem, age before beauty

lldowntoearthll
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01.23.2021 | 3:11 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 415 Points   |   Tied for 1390th

Poirier vs. McGregor II
Conor McGregor, TKO, R2
first emotional hedge. dustin just seems content to be there and seems willing to go trade again. not a good strategy for fighting conor.

Hooker vs. Chandler
Michael Chandler, DEC
underdog of the night for me. hooker gets hit pretty hard in all of his fights and i don't expect chandler to be wasting time trading so it'll be shots into level changes pretty relentlessly. division is in a weird spot if hooker wins though.

Eye vs. Calderwood
Jessica Eye, DEC
another emotional hedge, although i don't see why she couldn't win this fight on the ground.

Sanchez vs. Muradov
Makhmud Muradov, TKO, R2
sanchez always looks a worldbeater in r1, but i'm expecting muradov to weather the early storm, stay upright, and clip sanchez once his hands start to lower.

Rodriguez vs. Ribas
Amanda Ribas, SUB, R1
screw it, by my own rules i need to pick one sub and this seems the most likely to me. marina has faced better competition overall, but i'm gonna roll with the hype on this one and say ribas is ready for a top 5 matchup after.

Tsarukyan vs. Frevola
Arman Tsarukyan, DEC
won't be surprised if frevola can turn some heads considering arman's weight issue because he's a true grit type of fighter, but i still feel like arman should be able to keep it technical and fight from the outside.

Tavares vs. Júnior
Brad Tavares, DEC
brad has never been submitted and would figure to have the clinch work to avoid being taken down.

McMann vs. Peña
Sara McMann, DEC
never know what you'll get with mcmann but i feel like pena's tendency to rush in will result in sara getting to show off her wrestling again and i think she has more power in her punches.

Rountree vs. Prachnio
Khalil Rountree, TKO, R1
can't help but think this is a bad matchup for prachnio considering he's coming off 3 ko losses in a row.

Lentz vs. Evloev
Movsar Evloev, DEC
seems set up to be a passable test for movsar so i agree with the consensus.

Albazi vs. Zhumagulov
Amir Albazi, DEC
tough call right out the gates. zhalgas can wrestle, but i'm concerned that could play into where albazi wants the fight to take place.

Miami_EJ
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01.23.2021 | 3:12 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 275 Points   |   Tied for 3289th

Poirier vs. McGregor II
Dustin Poirier, DEC
Ok hear me out. The consensus is assuming a 1 round sweep like they did the first time, Dana wants Connor to win to setup the Khabib rematch$$$$. But lets be real allot has changed. First off, were not looking at Ebola Connor, this is COVID Connor – Its not the same person. He hasn’t had any competition since Khabib and has had nothing but distractions since then: wealth is distracting, nasty legal issues and now 3 kids. Also, he feeds on hype and crowd energy, he wont have that for this bout (2000 fans is basically empty). Plus hes fighting the #1 contender in the weight class, lets stop acting like Diamond is a nobody, if 155 wasn’t so stacked he would easily have the title. Plus these two are facing eachother like seasoned pros, no **** talking all hugs and kisses. I got my parley on Diamond.

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01.23.2021 | 3:16 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 405 Points   |   Tied for 1607th

Poirier v. McGregor
Poirier K5
McGregor K1 or Dustin see above and I'm aware it's a partially emotional pick

Hooker v. Chandler
Hooker K2
Chandler:  "Come here, I can't reach you!"
Hooker:  "Welcome to the UFC"

Eye v. Calderwood
Eye D
At the end of the day it's still wmma

Muradov v. Sanchez
Muradov K1
Muradov catches Sanchez coming in with a poorly timed td attempt and the fat lady sings

Rodriguez v. Ribas
Ribas S1
See:  Eye v. Calderwood

Tsarukyan v. Frevola
Tsarukyan D
Even if it ends up a 157 pound cw it's still two pound over for Tsarukyan who will get the W somehow but really Arman 3 pounds over unprofessional and disrespectful to your opponent

Tavares v. Junior
Junior S3
Had your back too many times in the losing column Brad

Mc Mann v. Pena
Pena D
See:  You know where ^

Rountree v. Prachnio
Rountree K1
UFC so focused on advancing Khalil that he gets an extra hour enough said

Lentz v. Evloev
Evloev D
Here's your chance to make a statement

Albazi v. Zhumagulov
Albazi D
Bought a ticket on the hype train ridin' it to the end


Also:  @Fisty lots of good stuff in your comments well done

@Mikey hey give me some of your ideas about the upcoming Truax fight!

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01.23.2021 | 3:22 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 365 Points   |   Tied for 2288th

What up everybody?? I'm ready for this one tonight. Two fights atop the card that are as good as you can ask for, period! The rest of the card has some potential, but it's not fantastic. High anticipation for the Main and Co-Main though. 

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01.23.2021 | 3:57 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 3 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 215 Points   |   Tied for 3707th

McMann vs. Peña
Sara McMann, DEC
I like McMann here. Just bugs me seeing Pena coming right back in 3 months. Strange.....

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01.23.2021 | 4:04 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 1676th

@tosh thanks dude, appreciate it. 

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