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UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya
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- Saturday 03.06.2021 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
- 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: Joe Rogan
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 800,000 | TV Ratings:
- MMA Bouts: 15
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| Bout | Info | |
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| Jan Błachowicz defeats Israel Adesanya via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Amanda Nunes defeats Megan Anderson via Submission, Inverted Triangle-armbar | 2:03 Round 1 of 5 Bout Page | |
| Aljamain Sterling defeats Petr Yan via Disqualificaton, Illegal Knee | 4:29 Round 4 of 5, 19:29 Total Bout Page | |
| Islam Makhachev defeats Drew Dober via Submission, Arm Triangle Choke From Half Guard | 1:37 Round 3 of 3, 11:37 Total Bout Page | |
| Aleksandar Rakić defeats Thiago Santos via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Dominick Cruz defeats Casey Kenney via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Kyler Phillips defeats Yadong Song via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Askar Askarov defeats Joseph Benavidez via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Kai Kara-France defeats Rogério Bontorin via KO/TKO, Punches | 4:55 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Tim Elliott defeats Jordan Espinosa via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Kennedy Nzechukwu defeats Carlos Ulberg via KO/TKO, Hooks | 3:19 Round 2 of 3, 8:19 Total Bout Page | |
| Sean Brady defeats Jake Matthews via Submission, Arm Triangle Choke | 3:28 Round 3 of 3, 13:28 Total Bout Page | |
| Amanda Lemos defeats Livinha Souza via KO/TKO, Power Jab to Ground and Pound | 3:39 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Uros Medic defeats Aalon Cruz via KO/TKO, Flying Knee to Ground and Pound | 1:40 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Trevin Jones defeats Mario Bautista via KO/TKO, Lead Uppercut to Ground and Pound | 0:40 Round 2 of 3, 5:40 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 10
03.02.2021 | 7:32 PM ET
Predictions: 11 of 15 Winners, 3 Perfect, 665 Points | Tied for 344th
"I kind of try to focus on the moment, in the present. That’s humility. That’s being humble. That’s not setting no expectation. That’s going out there, enjoying the game, competing at a high level.” - Giannis Antetokounmpo"
03.02.2021 | 7:33 PM ET
Predictions: 11 of 15 Winners, 3 Perfect, 665 Points | Tied for 344th
"I kind of try to focus on the moment, in the present. That’s humility. That’s being humble. That’s not setting no expectation. That’s going out there, enjoying the game, competing at a high level.” - Giannis Antetokounmpo"
03.02.2021 | 7:42 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 15 Winners, 1 Perfect, 405 Points | Tied for 3845th
"KURZHAAR - Tomorrow Never Comes Until It's Too Late"
03.02.2021 | 7:56 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 15 Winners, 2 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 2627th
I've also picked Cruz to beat Medic. My reasoning is that I feel that Cruz has fought better people than Medic did before entering the UFC. Medic looked great on DWCS but then so did Cruz. Sure, Cruz lost his UFC debut to Spike Carlyle but I recon he'd have learnt from that experience. He's learnt the hard way that the UFC is a completely different league to the regionals and DWCS and I think he'd have improved his game accordingly. Sometimes it takes a hard slap to the face to improve a fighter (or several hard elbows in Cruz's case) and I think he's gonna come back stronger. It's certainly not impossible for Medic to win and it should be fairly competitive but I feel more comfortable picking the more experienced fighter.
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
03.02.2021 | 8:57 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 15 Winners, 5 Perfect, 565 Points | Tied for 1688th
"When Conor fought Cowboy, he looked like a lion. When he fights stronger opponents, he looks like a scared chicken." - Khabib
03.02.2021 | 9:19 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 11 of 15 Winners, 2 Perfect, 600 Points | Tied for 1016th
Jan Błachowicz, TKO, R4
Jan can win this fight the same way Chael Sonnen won 99% of his first fight with Anderson Silva. Will he do it? Or will he get goaded into a striking battle with Izzy, if he does then this could be a really ****** night for Jan, because he's just so slow compared to Israel. Mid and long range he losses this fight 99% of the time barring a punchers chance. But if he bites down on the mouthpiece, tucks that chin, and walks izzy down he can corner him against that cage and win this fight. I'm picking Yan because I dislike Israel's attitude despite having mad respect for his skills, I understand that it's more likely for Israel to wear the Pole down and finish him. But you can't help but want the better man to win. Oh well, I've lost a lot of heart picks won't cry over one more.
Nunes vs. Anderson
Amanda Nunes, TKO, R4
Megan doesn't like getting hit and despite the fact that I think Nunes is a bit overhyped she does hit hard and come forward like a lioness. I don't think Megan has the skilled, but a sharp right as Amanda comes in could see the belt change hands and I wouldn't be surprised. Nunes is a bit reckless as times, almost like she thinks she's invincible.
Yan vs. Sterling
Aljamain Sterling, SUB, R1
Bruh, Aljo is hard as **** to train for. Dude uses some of the most unorthodox transitions and techniques I've ever seen. Aljo has suspect defense, I'm not gonna lie and pretend like he wins this fight everywhere, but I think he has better tools than Yan overall.
Makhachev vs. Dober
Drew Dober, DEC
Nebraska MMA all day. But it's mostly a pipe dream.
Santos vs. Rakić
Thiago Santos, TKO, R1
Hard fight to predict, it just comes down to Santos's mindset I believe. The odds should favor Rakic, because if that absolutely demoralizing loss to Glover took the fire out of Santos then he's gonna be in for a bad night. But I think he's surrounded by a good environment, and since he has a win over Jan, he believes that he can still be champion. Excited to see the outcome here.
Cruz vs. Kenney
Dominick Cruz, DEC
That footwork is something else. I think Casey is a great fighter, top 10 for sure. But will he be able to track Dom around that Octagon? Maybe Dom is slower now and maybe the octagon size will make a difference, but I'm thinking those won't be the deciding factors. I think the path to victory for Casey is to pressure forward and end combinations with vicious leg kicks. But he's not really known for that, he goes to the body well but I haven't seen a lot of leg kick output from him. Fingers crossed for Dom, after this fight I would love to see him fight Jose Aldo on a win or Sean O'Malley on a loss.
Phillips vs. Song
Kyler Phillips, SUB, R2
Song Yadong is a good fighter despite losing to Stamann and Vera. Not mad at those losses since they are some of the strongest gatekeepers in the division and arguably they could still be contenders soon. But I think Phillips has the wrestling and submission chops to chase Song down and snatch his neck.
Benavidez vs. Askarov
Askar Askarov, DEC
Look, you just don't recover from losing your soul 3 times. He got murdered in that octagon, the man is a legend and one of the best uncrowned fighters of all time, but he died on international television. You don't come back from that. And if he does I'll probably cry and curse at myself for doubting him.
Elliott vs. Espinosa
Tim Elliott, SUB, R2
Come on now, Elliott has that funky style man and he's been putting in a lot of quality work with Krause. I think he's refocused and doubled down on his carreer. Vegas is a distracting place for fighters despite having some great gyms there, if you have a bad mindset it can take you outta the game. I think the midwest has honed Elliott just enough to keep that wild-man scrambler under control.
"I’m here to snatch necks and cash checks" - Darrick Minner
03.02.2021 | 10:10 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 11 of 15 Winners, 4 Perfect, 745 Points | Tied for 63rd
Israel Adesanya, TKO, R2
The next double champ KO in the 2nd
Nunes vs. Anderson
Amanda Nunes, TKO, R2
The Queen will destroy the featherweight division
Yan vs. Sterling
Aljamain Sterling, SUB, R2
And new...gonna choke out Yan in either 1st or 2nd but I chose the 2nd
Makhachev vs. Dober
Islam Makhachev, SUB, R2
Makhachev sub 2nd or either decision
Santos vs. Rakić
Thiago Santos, TKO, R2
Hopefully Santos can bounce back after loss to Glover and put away Rakić
Cruz vs. Kenney
Dominick Cruz, DEC
Tough choice but going with Cruz by decision
Phillips vs. Song
Yadong Song, TKO, R2
Song by KO/TKO in the 2nd
Benavidez vs. Askarov
Askar Askarov, DEC
Askarov 29-28 x2 30-27
Kara-France vs. Bontorin
Kai Kara-France, TKO, R2
Kara-France 2nd round KO/TKO
Elliott vs. Espinosa
Tim Elliott, SUB, R1
Elliott sub 1st
Ulberg vs. Nzechukwu
Kennedy Nzechukwu, TKO, R2
Nzechukwu KO/TKO 2nd
Brady vs. Matthews
Sean Brady, DEC
Brady decision
Souza vs. Lemos
Livinha Souza, DEC
Souza decision
Medic vs. Cruz
Uros Medic, TKO, R3
Medic KO/TKO 3rd
Jones vs. Bautista
Trevin Jones, TKO, R2
Jones KO/TKO 2nd
"Keep on keeping on"
03.03.2021 | 2:07 AM ET
For the Casual MMA Fans
* Edited at 03.03.2021, 2:10 AM ET *
03.03.2021 | 3:19 AM ET
For Ryan Wilson
Predictions: 9 of 15 Winners, 3 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 978th
* Edited at 03.03.2021, 4:10 AM ET *
"Quack quack quack"
03.03.2021 | 4:58 AM ET
Predictions: 0 of 0 Winners, 0 Perfect, 0 Points | Tied for 4740th
03.03.2021 | 9:38 AM ET
Predictions: 11 of 15 Winners, 2 Perfect, 600 Points | Tied for 1016th
Firstly, I absolutely believe there is corruption in the UFC in a sense. Mostly in matchmaking, but also in pay and incentives and other intangibles. I'm not sure where I ever said there was zero corruption, if you can point out to me where I said that I'll slap the **** out of myself.
Secondly, bad judging does not constitute corruption. I'm balls deep in the MMA world and you know who most judges are? Boxing judges, or people with 0 MMA experience who get a judges card to base their criteria off of. It's stupidly easy to get certified by a local athletic commission. Most judges are incompetent and/or ******** people with some generic form of sports background. Fortunately Nevada has some of the better judges in the US, so more or less they get it right. But yeah I definitely think the judges botched those two score cards in favor of Song's striking output because they don't understand how to value wrestling/grappling.
"I’m here to snatch necks and cash checks" - Darrick Minner
03.03.2021 | 9:39 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 9 of 15 Winners, 2 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 2386th
Jan Błachowicz, TKO, R3
i see izzy having suscess early then relaxing for just that split moment that jans lands that bomb he's been looking for. i dont think the fight makes it to the 4th round.
03.03.2021 | 9:43 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 15 Winners, 4 Perfect, 600 Points | Tied for 1020th
* Edited at 03.03.2021, 9:43 AM ET *
"Dont take life too serious, you will never make it out alive."
03.03.2021 | 11:42 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 9 of 15 Winners, 2 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 2386th
Jake Matthews, DEC
i'll take a stab with the underdog simply off of level of competiton he has fought compared to brady's level of competition he's fought.
03.03.2021 | 12:00 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 9 Winners, 2 Perfect, 495 Points | Tied for 2827th
* Edited at 03.03.2021, 12:00 PM ET *
"****."
03.03.2021 | 12:00 PM ET
Prediction comments
Predictions: 8 of 15 Winners, 3 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 2739th
Only one of the picks is on the main card, rest are prelims.
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- Hippie
03.03.2021 | 2:22 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 15 Winners, 3 Perfect, 525 Points | Tied for 2294th
03.03.2021 | 2:41 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 15 Winners, 2 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 3187th
Yadong Song
Song wins another controversial SD
Brady vs. Matthews
Sean Brady, DEC
Love seeing all the talent coming out of Philly recently
"Excuse me guys, I want to say something. I want to stay humble, but I have to talk because you guys talk too much"
03.03.2021 | 3:11 PM ET
Predictions: 12 of 15 Winners, 5 Perfect, 780 Points | 24th Place
"I know many a troops that I visit when I went to Iraq in 2005... 2-uh excuse me in 19-or.. 05' 06' 07' 08' 09' 2010 2011. I went from the Korwaiten border! All the way up to the Turkish border!" -Tito Ortiz
03.03.2021 | 3:18 PM ET
BOUT BETS UFC 259 PICKS Pezzie's Picks
Predictions: 10 of 15 Winners, 4 Perfect, 650 Points | Tied for 475th
"never tell me the odds."