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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum

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01.15.2021 | 7:44 PM ET

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UFC Fight Night
  • Saturday 04.17.2021 at 07:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: ESPN
  • Name: UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
  • Also Known As: UFC Vegas 24
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Endeavor
  • Venue: UFC APEX
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Brendan Fitzgerald, Michael Bisping, Dominick Cruz
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Michael Bisping
  • TV Ratings: 953,000 avg. viewers (1.1M peak, 879k ESPN prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 10
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Bout   Info
Robert Whittaker   defeats   Kelvin Gastelum   via Decision, Unanimous   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Andrei Arlovski   defeats   Chase Sherman   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Jacob Malkoun   defeats   Abdul Razak Alhassan   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Tracy Cortez   defeats   Justine Kish   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Luis Pena   defeats   Alex Munoz   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Alexandr Romanov   defeats   Juan Espino   via Decision, Technical Split Decision   3 Rounds, 11:05 Total Bout Page
Jessica Penne   defeats   Lupita Godinez   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Gerald Meerschaert   defeats   Bartosz Fabiński   via Submission, Power Guillotine Choke   2:00 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Austin Hubbard   defeats   Dakota Bush   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Tony Gravely   defeats   Anthony Birchak   via KO/TKO, Left Hook and Hammerfist   1:31 Round 2 of 3, 6:31 Total Bout Page

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MattyViceGrip
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04.18.2021 | 1:39 AM ET

Mediocre night for me

Predictions: 6 of 10 Winners, 5 Perfect, 425 Points   |   Tied for 1793rd

See you guys on Wednesday for the One on TNT 3 card. John Lineker is the main event.





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kiwibrodrew
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04.18.2021 | 1:49 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 465 Points   |   Tied for 1234th

IMO Whittaker deserves the title shot over Vettori all day every day

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DamienHandel420
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04.18.2021 | 1:56 AM ET

Today High score

Predictions: 2 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 125 Points   |   Tied for 3572nd






"Quack quack quack"

DCpredictions
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04.18.2021 | 2:40 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 515 Points   |   Tied for 603rd

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Espino robbed, should be 9/10
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04.18.2021 | 2:49 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 465 Points   |   Tied for 1234th

You should be 7/10. Not 9/10.
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DamienHandel420
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04.18.2021 | 2:52 AM ET

Predictions: 2 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 125 Points   |   Tied for 3572nd

Honesly the judge were dog **** this card, Atlest 4 people got robbeb and the only fight that got right were the one they couldn't **** up because they were  really clear decision of 15 minute ass *******.  I fire most judges, And hire people who actully watch the fights and not play angry birds instead. Judges are the only people who don't get fired for being **** at there job and ******* fighter out of derseve win bonus

* Edited at 04.18.2021, 3:11 AM ET *

"Quack quack quack"

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04.18.2021 | 2:56 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 5 Perfect, 515 Points   |   Tied for 669th

the stephens/klose fight would have really saved this card, they need to rebook it soon

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Speedo424
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04.18.2021 | 3:08 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 5 Perfect, 475 Points   |   Tied for 1069th

First of all, how much of a little b*tch is Drakkar Klose? 
We were already talking about how his attitude sucks, but this.... Oh boy.

Secondly, the judges continue with their shenanigans.
This is the reason why I will not bet on sports. I've heard at least a thousand people who were pissed at a judge because they made them lose a parlay.
Spudgreg
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04.18.2021 | 7:56 AM ET

Predictions: 3 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 250 Points   |   Tied for 3375th

Klose set the tone for this card really. Anyone see the when I push ************s they don’t get back up meme 
Spudgreg
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04.18.2021 | 7:57 AM ET

Predictions: 3 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 250 Points   |   Tied for 3375th

Whittaker doesn’t want a rematch with adesanya imo 
Tieoken
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04.18.2021 | 8:17 AM ET

Predictions: 6 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 415 Points   |   Tied for 1948th

Bad night of judging, and this isn’t the first time these things have happened, just maybe one of the higher frequencies for an event. 3 in a row of bad judging, potentially 4 I missed one round of the Cortez fight. Makes you wonder if anything will ever get done about it, but I’d guess not. UFC doesn’t suffer from bad decisions and neither does the athletic commission.

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Spudgreg
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04.18.2021 | 9:33 AM ET

Predictions: 3 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 250 Points   |   Tied for 3375th

They only do when it’s a marketable fighter. They only complain when it’s adesanya against jan as if that would have made a difference to the result. Dana doesn’t care if the right fighter wins he cares when the bigger money fighter loses a decision 
FergboyMMA
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04.18.2021 | 10:04 AM ET

Predictions: 1 of 3 Winners, 0 Perfect, 50 Points   |   Tied for 3700th

HORRIFIC judging. Romanov was 1-1 with Espino and Espino without a doubt was winning that third round. They gave that to Romanov because of the accidental groin strike, which by the way barely grazed Romanov who won the Oscar. Cortez 3-0? How when she got sat down in 3? ***? 
Worst of all was Munoz v Pena. 1 and 2 were without a single doubt Alex Munoz. He maybe landed 3 less strikes in 2, but he was getting takedowns, landing better shots, and borderline beat Luis Pena. 
And the commentators sleep. Even the commentary was biased as hell kissing Pena's ass the entire fight, talking about his little punches while Alex was landing big shots, and consistently scoring takedowns. Yesterday wasn't just a few bad calls. They were stealing people's wins and they were stealing the second half or their check, which by the way, sucks ass to begin with. 

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Thewelshguy1998
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04.18.2021 | 10:58 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 2075th

Chase sherman not that good, arlovski very smart and experienced
Luis pena so lucky with the decision he isn't that bad he just has 0 power at all and it holds him back
I think Dakota bush looked good on his debut even tho he lost 
Razak alhassan not that good 
Tony gravely showing he got hands as well as wrestling
Thewelshguy1998
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04.18.2021 | 10:59 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 2075th

Ever since covid 19 and fights at apex it's been **** judging for literally almost a year now and it ******* pisses me off, just like eye pokes do

* Edited at 04.18.2021, 11:01 AM ET *

FistyMcKickerChoke
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04.18.2021 | 11:02 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 6 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 328th

Maybe the judges have been relying on crowd reaction more than we previously realized. 

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Tieoken
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04.18.2021 | 11:07 AM ET

Predictions: 6 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 415 Points   |   Tied for 1948th

That’s a decent theory actually @Fist.

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04.18.2021 | 11:17 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 5 Perfect, 475 Points   |   Tied for 1069th

Other than the judging, has anyone noticed how slippery the canvas is at the APEX?

I swear I've been seing lots of fighters bust their *sses after a slight slip.
Thewelshguy1998
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04.18.2021 | 11:22 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 2075th

Yeah agree @fisty
Spudgreg
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04.18.2021 | 12:00 PM ET

Predictions: 3 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 250 Points   |   Tied for 3375th

No the judges are just getting away with not paying attention more and more often so why would they pay more attention to their phones when there are no repercussions for them being busy playing pubg rather than actually watching the fights to judge them. The crowed cheering doesn’t effect anything of the judges aren’t watching.

I’d say if anything the apex makes it easier to judge because you can hear every strike landing or not hear it when it misses. So it’s a reason judging should have improved not be worse. Their eyes aren’t on the fight. It’s as simple at that. It’s got to the point where they occasionally lift their heads to see what’s going on then back down to whatever they were doing. Sal d’amoto or however it’s spelt has made many awful decisions over the years. Easily the worst judge in mma history imo and there isn’t slim pickings for that prize 

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