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UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
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- Saturday 05.08.2021 at 06:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: ESPN | Prelims: ESPN+
- Name: UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
- Also Known As: UFC Vegas 26
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: UFC APEX
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Daniel Cormier, Dominick Cruz
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Daniel Cormier
- TV Ratings: 741,000 avg. viewers
- MMA Bouts: 9
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Marina Rodriguez defeats Michelle Waterson-Gomez via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Alex Morono defeats Donald Cerrone via KO/TKO, Punches (standing TKO) | 4:40 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Neil Magny defeats Geoff Neal via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Marcos Rogério de Lima defeats Maurice Greene via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Gregor Gillespie defeats Diego Ferreira via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound | 4:51 Round 2 of 3, 9:51 Total Bout Page | |
| Phil Hawes defeats Kyle Daukaus via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Michael Trizano defeats Ľudovít Klein via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Jun Yong Park defeats Tafon Nchukwi via Decision, Majority | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Carlston Harris defeats Christian Aguilera via Submission, Anaconda Choke | 2:52 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page |
Responses Page 10
05.06.2021 | 2:52 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 240 Points | Tied for 2041st
Philipe Lins, DEC
lins could win by volume. O2.5
Hawes vs. Daukaus
Kyle Daukaus, DEC
Daukaus might not have the power to put out Hawes. Hawes could win by dec.
"Complicated Human in Search of Simplicity"
05.06.2021 | 3:11 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 340 Points | Tied for 610th
"Throughout my career I've learned that "If you win you're the ****, if you lose it's bad." - Bruno "Blindadao" Silva"
05.06.2021 | 3:42 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 4 of 8 Winners, 1 Perfect, 225 Points | Tied for 2197th
Ryan Benoit, SUB, R1
Benoit almost kneebar'd Tim elliott. Should absolutely take this fight down.
"Excuse me guys, I want to say something. I want to stay humble, but I have to talk because you guys talk too much"
05.06.2021 | 3:46 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 9 Winners, 2 Perfect, 415 Points | Tied for 133rd
Dude needs to do cardio and fix his vision somehow. Gian Villante was the perfect opponent for him not to go 0-4, since he's the only guy in the heavyweight division that could gas harder than Greene, and the guy has asthma for God's sake.
05.06.2021 | 3:50 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 2 Perfect, 265 Points | Tied for 1723rd
05.06.2021 | 4:50 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 340 Points | Tied for 610th
"Throughout my career I've learned that "If you win you're the ****, if you lose it's bad." - Bruno "Blindadao" Silva"
05.06.2021 | 5:04 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 290 Points | Tied for 1250th
He looks like when NBA Centers throw punches at eachother, both afraid to commit so they kinda windmill from a distance, ass out.
* Edited at 05.06.2021, 5:04 PM ET *
05.06.2021 | 5:07 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 2 Perfect, 265 Points | Tied for 1723rd
05.06.2021 | 5:21 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 290 Points | Tied for 1250th
05.06.2021 | 5:45 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 2 Perfect, 265 Points | Tied for 1723rd
A lot of people are high on Diego to win here, but I think that's unlikely and I'm going to explain why I think that's probably just hopium.
Ferriera doesn't land clean a lot. I was surprised to learn that his striking accuracy is a shockingly low 37%, and on top of this, he absorbs quite a lot of strikes also at 3.26PM. His striking defense is only 58%. Gregor's is 60%. Now none of that really matters apart from the fact he is statistically very unlikely to land something huge on Gregor. Kevin Lee has better striking accuracy than Ferriera. Does he hit harder? Hard to say, but probably, and it's a moot question because Lee finished Gregor with a head kick that probably would have finished anyone. Know how many fighters Fierra has head kick KO'ed? Zero.
Moving on, Gillespie has a TD average of 7.1. For perspective, Merab's is 7.38. Ferriera has never faced a fighter anything like Him.I will say Diego's TDD is solid at 68%, but I very much doubt that in and of itself is going to be enough for him to not get smothered. Will he hit a sub? Probably not. He has one submission win in his last 10 fights--that being the husk of Pettis, and he had to work his ass off for it. And it came from the top. And it was a pretty soft tap.
The long and short of it is, Gillespie is probably going to win because he's a bad style for Diego. That isn't to say he will. But that's what the numbers, and corroborating information suggest. If Diego does win it will probably come by KO/TKO. A sub is unlikely--unless it's a club n' sub.I doubt very much Gillespie strikes with him. He will probably resort immediately to chain grappling.
Gillespie, Dec.
* Edited at 05.06.2021, 6:35 PM ET *
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- Hippie
05.06.2021 | 7:32 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 9 Winners, 3 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 15th with 1 other
05.06.2021 | 10:35 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 0 Perfect, 200 Points | Tied for 2508th
05.06.2021 | 10:39 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 0 Perfect, 200 Points | Tied for 2508th
05.06.2021 | 10:41 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 0 Perfect, 200 Points | Tied for 2508th
05.06.2021 | 11:36 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 290 Points | Tied for 1250th
One of the underdogs is gonna hit. I like Morono, Ferreira, and Magny generally. I doubt they go 0-3 here. Part of me wants to fade Cowboy, because come on, but Morono is a midtier fighter at best and who knows how much he was training? Gillespie is a question mark after his last fight and the layoff. And seeing Wonderboy freeze Neal with spacing and combinations which is Magny's whole thing...
I feel like I'll talk myself into then out of each of them. End up skipping any bets.
* Edited at 05.06.2021, 11:45 PM ET *
05.07.2021 | 1:31 AM ET
Rothwell Vs Lins
He's faced Tanner Boser....who may be a fraud after being scared to throw vs Arolsky...and of course..Andrei Arlovsky.
Both Boser and Arlovsky are light on their feet and faster heavyweights...which can be a bad style for a guy like Lins who likes to take his time to land that shot.
Rothwell has the experience but man he's so slow...its like he's walking in quicksand. He's looked pretty old and decrepit lately and almost lost to a bloated OSP moving up to heavyweight.
Lins trains at ATT....how can you be at ATT and not have a decent gameplan and make improvements? I guess we should ask Marcos Rogerio De Lima that question.
I'll take a few dog stabs at Lins on Draftkings.
05.07.2021 | 1:35 AM ET
05.07.2021 | 2:48 AM ET
Predictions: 4 of 9 Winners, 2 Perfect, 265 Points | Tied for 1723rd
05.07.2021 | 3:09 AM ET
Predictions: 2 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 140 Points | Tied for 3109th
"This is a rat race. But I'm no rat, I'm a ******* turtle, ninja turtle. So which ones your favorite? I like Michaelangelo. Next question."
05.07.2021 | 6:40 AM ET
Predictions: 4 of 5 Winners, 1 Perfect, 225 Points | Tied for 2197th
"You’ve been hit…. and its up to you whether you want to get up."