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05.17.2021 | 1:17 PM ET

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UFC Fight Night
  • Saturday 09.18.2021 at 04:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: ESPN+
  • Name: UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
  • Also Known As: UFC Vegas 37
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Endeavor
  • Venue: UFC APEX
  • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Brendan Fitzgerald, Michael Bisping
  • Ring Announcer: Joe Martinez
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Michael Bisping
  • MMA Bouts: 14
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Bout   Info
Anthony Smith   defeats   Ryan Spann   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   3:47 Round 1 of 5 Bout Page
Ion Cutelaba   defeats   Devin Clark   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Ariane Lipski   defeats   Mandy Böhm   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Arman Tsarukyan   defeats   Christos Giagos   via KO/TKO, Left Hook to Ground Strikes   2:09 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Nate Maness   defeats   Tony Gravely   via KO/TKO, Counter Hook to Ground Strikes   2:10 Round 2 of 3, 7:10 Total Bout Page
Joaquin Buckley   defeats   Antônio Arroyo   via KO/TKO, Right Hook to Ground Strikes   2:26 Round 3 of 3, 12:26 Total Bout Page
Tafon Nchukwi   defeats   Mike Rodriguez   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Raquel Pennington   defeats   Pannie Kianzad   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Rongzhu   defeats   Brandon Jenkins   via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound   4:35 Round 3 of 3, 14:35 Total Bout Page
Montel Jackson   defeats   JP Buys   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Erin Blanchfield   defeats   Sarah Alpar   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Carlston Harris   defeats   Impa Kasanganay   via KO/TKO, Hooks to Ground Strikes   2:38 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Gustavo Lopez   vs.   Alatengheili Alateng   Ends in a Draw, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Hannah Goldy   defeats   Emily Whitmire   via Submission, Armbar   4:17 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page

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Thesnake101
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09.15.2021 | 9:44 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 2 Perfect, 515 Points   |   Tied for 1475th

If you look at it in terms of matchups, it makes a lot of sense that Arman is a huge favorite. It's MMA and all that, I know, but Tsarukyan being competitive with Makachev, and subsequently beating the likes of OAM, is proof enough that Giagos' only path to victory is divine intervention. 

Christos will make it hard fought for a bit before he tires out and accepts bad positions, but that's the most he'll achieve imo. Buys is probably getting stopped, yeah, but it's not like Montel isn't a raw prospect himself.
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09.15.2021 | 9:55 PM ET

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Predictions: 4 of 6 Winners, 0 Perfect, 200 Points   |   Tied for 3091st

Smith vs. Spann
Anthony Smith, DEC
Anthony The Dentures

Erison
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09.15.2021 | 10:01 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 545 Points   |   Tied for 1128th

Curious about Maness being the favorite on here, but a huge underdog everywhere else. Not seeing much justification from anyone in the forum either. Anyone got a hot take?
Davis410
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09.15.2021 | 10:04 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 2 Perfect, 580 Points   |   Tied for 659th

Whitmire vs. Goldy
Hannah Goldy, DEC
I'm not expecting a finish. I think Goldy can get takedowns, avoid armbar from guard, and win a close decision.

Thewelshguy1998
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09.16.2021 | 12:26 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 14 Winners, 2 Perfect, 415 Points   |   Tied for 2520th

Gravely wrestling is very good 
Davis410
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09.16.2021 | 1:40 AM ET

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Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 2 Perfect, 580 Points   |   Tied for 659th

Cutelaba vs. Clark
Ion Cutelaba, TKO, R1
Brown Bear gets smashed.

Dankmemes112
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09.16.2021 | 5:49 AM ET

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Predictions: 7 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 2634th

Rong vs. Jenkins
Zhu Rong, TKO, R3
Going with Rong, I think he's the more technical striker and does hit harder too with his punches. Jenkins likes his wild techniques so he could catch Rong off guard with those but he Jenkins can get hit and with the precision and power Rong has I think Rong can stun Jenkins. Rong can mix things up better too so it could be smart for him to go for some takedowns here and there as well. I think Rong can get the finish here

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09.16.2021 | 6:37 AM ET

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Predictions: 8 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 465 Points   |   Tied for 2104th

Smith vs. Spann
Anthony Smith, SUB, R1
both of these guys are good but i like anthonys style

Cutelaba vs. Clark
Ion Cutelaba, TKO, R1
who is devin clark?

Böhm vs. Lipski
Mandy Böhm, DEC
both are decent but this ones undefeated!?!?!?!?

Giagos vs. Tsarukyan
Arman Tsarukyan, DEC
What is this matchup? If Christos manages to win this I'll watch him closely

Maness vs. Gravely
Nate Maness, DEC
This guy kinda looks like cm punk

Buckley vs. Arroyo
Joaquin Buckley, TKO, R1
he'll either get a highlight ko or get highlight koed

Nchukwi vs. Rodriguez
Tafon Nchukwi, TKO, R1
This mfs nickname is "Slow"

Kianzad vs. Pennington
Pannie Kianzad, DEC
why would someone want their nickname to be rocky?

Rong vs. Jenkins
Brandon Jenkins, TKO, R1
This guy looks like a human tattoo tester. It'd be funny if he won

Motta vs. VanCamp
Nikolas Motta, DEC
Who?

Jackson vs. Buys
Montel Jackson, TKO, R1
This guy misspelt quick in his nickname so I can tell he takes a lot of punches. hopefully that means he's got a good chin?

Blanchfield vs. Alpar
Sarah Alpar, DEC
Sarah is way too big of an underdog here. she's not to be underestimated

Kasanganay vs. Harris
Impa Kasanganay, DEC
Who?

Lopez vs. Alateng
Heili Alateng, DEC
This guy has got an awesome nickname

Whitmire vs. Goldy
Hannah Goldy, DEC
don't know what to say here

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DdogMMA
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09.16.2021 | 8:02 AM ET

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Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 570 Points   |   Tied for 794th

Rong vs. Jenkins
Zhu Rong, TKO, R1
Dakota Bush out, Brandon Jenkins in. I had Bush beating Rong, but I’m taking Rong here. Jenkins isn’t very good and is a kill or be killed fighter. If Rong shows up like he fought on the regional scene, goodnight Jenkins.

Dankmemes112
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09.16.2021 | 10:26 AM ET

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Predictions: 7 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 2634th

Kianzad vs. Pennington
Pannie Kianzad, DEC
Hard fight to call, both of these women are solid boxers, I think Kianzad's boxing is a bit more technical but Pennington has the power advantage. I think Kianzad's speed is what's gonna win her this fight, she has much faster hands and she does a good job at fighting at her range, this is exactly what you need against someone like Pennington who just always looks to blitz forward. It's a close one and it's a good fight too but I think Kianzad just edges it using her speed and foot work

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09.16.2021 | 10:29 AM ET

Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 570 Points   |   Tied for 794th

maness is a tough matchup for gravely. Gravely is a takedown spammer who gasses and gets finished a lot. Maness has good takedown defense, is a good boxer also bigger than gravely. And definitley has the better cardio.

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09.16.2021 | 10:33 AM ET

Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 570 Points   |   Tied for 794th

i think your forgetting jp is a great wrestler and only looked **** last time because of a unhealthy weight cut. the only 2 loses on montels record were from similar fighters to jp. montel will likely win but jp still has a chance

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09.16.2021 | 11:26 AM ET

@Erison

Predictions: 8 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 470 Points   |   Tied for 2056th



Maness is a tough dude with decent scrambles and good grappling instincts, and he has KO power at bantamweight. He can also take a punch and makes people work to get him down. That said, he does get taken down, which is Gravely’s bread and butter. For as good as his scrambles are, Maness often has trouble getting back to his feet and getting off the fence. In his fight with Munoz, he really struggled to get away from the wrestling, and if the first round had gone another 30 seconds, it’s likely the fight would have been stopped with a Munoz TKO. I think Gravely will have the speed advantage in this one. He also has relentless wrestling and isn’t afraid to let his hands go, and I think he’s going to be even more dangerous than Munoz was. I think Maness’ best chance is that KO punch power. Realistically though, I think he’ll spend most of the fight backing up and being controlled either on the fence or the mat. He might show us a couple of slick sub attempts, but I think Gravely will be able to avoid them. Gravely by decision.

As a disclaimer, I'm putting Maness on my DraftKings lineup because he's way cheaper than he ought to be and has potential to rack up some points. 
noah1212
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09.16.2021 | 12:21 PM ET

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Predictions: 7 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 375 Points   |   Tied for 2754th

Böhm vs. Lipski
Mandy Böhm, DEC
lol

Dankmemes112
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09.16.2021 | 3:27 PM ET

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Predictions: 7 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 2634th

Nchukwi vs. Rodriguez
Mike Rodriguez, DEC
Got Rodriguez because I think he's gonna be able to fight at his range. He has decent leg kicks which he's really active with and if Nchukwi closes the distance then M Rod can look at utilising his knees and elbows in the clinch. Definitely see this fight taking part on the feet for the most part which is why I think Rodriguez can win this, he's much longer and he does a good job at utilising his length

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09.16.2021 | 3:48 PM ET

Impa Kasanganay vs. Carlston Harris

Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 5 Perfect, 680 Points   |   Tied for 114th

Сказано и отрезано - "Нашла коса на харрис". Перун мне очевидец, у Джона Джонса имеет сноровку в выжимании микроклимата из дыхало выше и ниже, сам боец ловкий и знает, где раки зимуют. Сбитый из кожи и плоти гнедой скакун без мыла пролезет в рейтинг, а потом ещё знаете куда =D.

Carlston Harris, SUB, R2

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09.16.2021 | 4:50 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 570 Points   |   Tied for 794th

this is a mismatch cmon. Mike Rodriguez has a 2-4 ufc record. no chin, no gas tank, no grappling. Hes just big. thats it. Tafon will slaughter him in round 1

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09.16.2021 | 5:15 PM ET

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Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 555 Points   |   Tied for 967th

Rong vs. Jenkins
Zhu Rong, DEC
Gonna stick it out with Rong, feel they are trying to push him. Jenkins is definitely not bad, and having a 2 week turn around after taking basically no damage is really good for him, if Rong keeps second guessing himself he could choke this.

* Edited at 09.16.2021, 5:16 PM ET *

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09.16.2021 | 5:28 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 620 Points   |   Tied for 347th

I'm honestly really surprised tafon is essentially a pick em with Mike. Is Mike going to wrestle **** him like the iron turtle did? Highly unlikely. I mean tafon isn't looking like a world beater but he should be at least like close to -200 with Mike's history. It almost scares me from betting it like the bookies know something we don't. 
DCpredictions
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09.16.2021 | 5:35 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 14 Winners, 1 Perfect, 620 Points   |   Tied for 347th

Took a shot at Armen ITD at +140. Figured he would grind out a decision like usual but in his media day interview he was pretty set on wanting a finish to really propel him in the rankings, you could tell all the decisions wins bothered him. And it's not like he couldn't get finishes before it's almost like he was just playing it safe since he could so clearly wrestle **** everyone. Plus gigagos is known to gas later on. 

Won't be shocked if he does win by decision, not betting my non existent house on it or anything, but I like it. 

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