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10.08.2021 | 2:17 PM ET

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UFC 271
  • Saturday 02.12.2022 at 06:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Endeavor
  • Venue: Toyota Center
  • Location: Houston, Texas, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Daniel Cormier, Michael Bisping
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Daniel Cormier
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $4,300,000
  • Attendance: 17,872
  • PPV Buys / Buyrate: N/A | TV Ratings: 901,000 avg. viewers (ESPN prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 14
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Bout   Info
Israel Adesanya   defeats   Robert Whittaker   via Decision, Unanimous   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Tai Tuivasa   defeats   Derrick Lewis   via KO/TKO, Elbow   1:40 Round 2 of 3, 6:40 Total Bout Page
Jared Cannonier   defeats   Derek Brunson   via KO/TKO, Elbows   4:29 Round 2 of 3, 9:29 Total Bout Page
Renato Moicano   defeats   Alexander Hernandez   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   1:23 Round 2 of 3, 6:23 Total Bout Page
Bobby Green   defeats   Nasrat Haqparast   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Andrei Arlovski   defeats   Jared Vanderaa   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Casey O'Neill   defeats   Roxanne Modafferi   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Kyler Phillips   defeats   Marcelo Rojo   via Submission, Triangle-armbar   1:48 Round 3 of 3, 11:48 Total Bout Page
Carlos Ulberg   defeats   Fabio Cherant   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Ronnie Lawrence   defeats   Mana Martinez   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Jacob Malkoun   defeats   AJ Dobson   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Douglas Silva de Andrade   defeats   Sergey Morozov   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   3:34 Round 2 of 3, 8:34 Total Bout Page
Jeremiah Wells   defeats   Mike Mathetha   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   4:38 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Maxim Grishin   defeats   William Knight   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page

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RichOsama
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02.10.2022 | 3:23 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 3 Perfect, 540 Points   |   Tied for 2379th

Idk about a finish but he will rock him. He's also been training his wrestling/JJ so we'll probably see some of it . 
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02.10.2022 | 3:25 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 7 Perfect, 725 Points   |   Tied for 432nd

Maybe idk. Grishin is being underrated here if anything; dude had a very competitive fight with jacoby who is far better than knight. He’s old and boring but much more skilled than knight. Knight relies on his power to land a kill shot and it’s going to be hard for him to land that with a reach and height disadvantage 

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02.10.2022 | 3:28 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 5 Perfect, 625 Points   |   Tied for 1330th

He's been at a height and reach disadvantage in every single UFC fight. 
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02.10.2022 | 3:28 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 4 Perfect, 575 Points   |   Tied for 1942nd

But … shorter man, dirty boxing 

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02.10.2022 | 3:31 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 5 Perfect, 625 Points   |   Tied for 1367th

william knight is ******* ass lol

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02.10.2022 | 3:32 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 5 Perfect, 625 Points   |   Tied for 1367th

Grishin by jab molestation

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02.10.2022 | 3:33 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 7 Perfect, 725 Points   |   Tied for 432nd

@hideff exactly, and he still sucks 

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02.10.2022 | 3:34 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 7 Perfect, 725 Points   |   Tied for 432nd

Also this is short notice knight; no camp + all that muscle spells for either a tough cut or his gas tank will give out 

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02.10.2022 | 3:37 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 8 of 14 Winners, 3 Perfect, 505 Points   |   Tied for 2843rd

Adesanya vs. Whittaker II
Israel Adesanya, DEC
I give Rob **** all chance off winning this fight, first off, I find Izzy takedown and grappling defense to be better then Rob takedown and grappling offence, Even if Rob is the better grappler, Rob really good at defense on the ground, Not offensive, He might get a takedown or 2, But he ain't winning with grappling, And on the feet, Izzy will win, Rob usually do better against fighters who ain't techincal strikers, I think Izzy will find a counter again, I hope Rob will win as I love Rob, And nothing will make me happier then to be prove ********, But I just can't see it happing,

Lewis vs. Tuivasa
Derrick Lewis, TKO, R2
I think Lewis has a few more fight left in the tank, And with that assumption, I take him, I don't think any man beside Francis would beat Lewis in a brawl, But people should be cautious because Lewis COULD look bad all of the sudden like Nunes, or T-ferg, You don't stay good forever. Also I'm thinking of taking the over 1.5 Lewis. Lewis don't finish people in the first round offten and for facts, Lewis only KO in the first round since 2016 was he last fight agaist Daukaus

Cannonier vs. Brunson
Jared Cannonier, TKO, R1
I'm on Cannonier, I think I pick Brunson in his last 4 fights as an underdog as I thought he was going to wresle**** his opponent, This fight breakdown like Brunson last 3 fight, Will Brunson get his chin checked while it raise high or will he get the takedown, Everyone was confident in Till, And Before that Holland, And Shabazian chin checking him, But Brunson wressled them to victory, So what make Cannonor diffrent??? Cannonier is strong, Have good takedown deffence, I think Cannonier crack Brunson while his chin up in the air,But it wouldn't suprise me if Brunson Wresle him, It a good fight, Also one thing else no one else mention is Brunson winstreak is in the 25 foot octogon, Not the 30 foot one, Cannoneer will have more room to move

Phillips vs. Rojo
Kyler Phillips, TKO, R2
Kyler SHOULD win this fight, Kyler vs Song YaDong he look incredible and honestly I think he a top 15, I just think he was to ****y against Paiva, He fought stupid honesly, He just spam power move and gassed, I also think he was unlucky as if that fight lasted 15 more second he would of KO'd Paiva, I think Phillips is smart enough to learn from his mistakes, But they're a possibly he spam power moves and gasses badly

Haqparast vs. Green
Nasrat Haqparast, DEC
I'm taking Haqparast, I'm 50-50 on this one honestly and I rather have the mad lad underdog bonus on Haqparast, If Green beat Haqparast, he be the first good fighter Green beat since Josh Thompson in 2013, Siince then he's win is shot Al Iqunita, Alan Patrick, Lando Vanita and 2020 Clay Guida, Also people cry robbery on all of his loses, But Honesly I though he lost a few of them, He defently lost to Fizeav, And I thought he also lost to Moise too, And even if you think he won all of his fight, How you know he doesn't get robbed again???, Haqparast is still good, My prediction is Haqparast by decsion which fan cry about

Arlovski vs. Vanderaa
Andrei Arlovski, DEC
Got to respect Arlovski, I don't think anyone got more longevity then him, He been in the top 50 heavyweight picture for more then 20 years now, Gotta respect that as most guy don't get 10 year, And Arlovski got 20, But to get to the fight, I think Arlovski is going to win another split decsion, But not confident as Arlovski is 43 and the wheels have to be surly falling off soon,

Modafferi vs. O'Neill
Casey O'Neill, TKO, R3
I can see Roxy having a good start and maybe winning the first round, But the one thing I notice wth Casey O'Neil fights is that she does better longer the fight goes, I can see a late finish or a 2-1 decsion for O'Neill, Also O'Neil is from the Gold Coast, LFG

Perez vs. Schnell
Alex Perez, TKO, R1
Alex Perez is pretty good and is good enough to get a title shot, He did get finish quickly by Figgy, But Figgy did set up the guillotine with a fence grab, Just saying, Matt Scnell most likely get slept as he chinny, And Perez might be the better grappler also,

Knight vs. Grishin
William Knight, TKO, R1
Knight KO's Him, I think Knight is improving as he still a newb, Every fight they get better, Also Knight is a unit, Girl get jellous of how big Knight ass is

Lawrence vs. Martinez
Ronnie Lawrence, DEC
Ronnie is one of my more cofendent pick on this card, I think Lawrence is a future top ten guy, Ronnie might be the most relentless guy in the UFC, he reminds me of Merab, He just doesnt stop, Mana went to a split with Guido Cuniti which I personal thought he lost, even if you think he wins, we can all agree he didn't look good

Hernandez vs. Moicano
Renato Moicano, SUB, R1
Moicano is so much better then Hernandez, And is better in most facits of MMA beside chin, All Moicano has to worry about is not chinned, Hernandez is pretty powerful so Moicano need to be careful, But I will say, Moicano is getting knockout by all time great Jose Aldo, solid top 10 contender for about a decade in Korean Zombie, And the best kickboxer at 155 in Rafael Fizeav, I'm taking Moicano for the reason that I think he know he's chinny at this point

Ulberg vs. Cherant
Carlos Ulberg, TKO, R1
I take Ulberg, He look good agaist Kennedy and with a year off at 3-1 at City Kickboxing, He get a lot better, And Cherant didn't look that good in the fight i seen of him

Malkoun vs. Dobson
Jacob Malkoun, DEC
Malkoun is learning stuff from Bobby

Silva de Andrade vs. Morozov
Sergey Morozov, DEC
Really good fight, a top 30 bantamweight fight as the 2nd fight on the card, I really like what I see from Morozov in his last fight so I'm taking him, I'm thinking Morozav will get a few takedown and have a good kickboxing fight on the feet, But I will say that D-Silva ain't no ***** so I'm not confendent

Wells vs. Mathetha
Jeremiah Wells, TKO, R1
I seen footage on Blood Diamond, He didn't look that good, He almost got wobbled a few time with a left hook by Dimp Giles, And if you watch Well last fight, you know that bad as he powerful, also Wells is a solid grappler while Diamond is a kickboxer, So that that, But I will say, I think Diamond path of victory is surving the fire and putting it on him while he gassed

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02.10.2022 | 3:38 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 3 Perfect, 540 Points   |   Tied for 2379th

You'll see improvement on his gas tank and you'll see alot of nice kicks 🤝
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02.10.2022 | 3:39 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 3 Perfect, 540 Points   |   Tied for 2379th

If you follow knight you would know he's already in shape and training. Has been. Does everyday. Very motivated guy. 
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02.10.2022 | 3:42 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 7 Perfect, 725 Points   |   Tied for 432nd

I mean staying in shape doesn’t really mean anything; chase Sherman looked in the best shape of his life against collier and got ******* embarrassed. Knight is one of the most physically imposing fighters on the roster so I would hope he’s in the gym maintaining his shape; that’s not really anything new to him. Unless you personally know him I wouldn’t be too confident that he’s fixed his gas tank so that he’ll been fine on short notice; that’s a LOT of muscle to carry around for someone who wasn’t in a camp two weeks ago

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HiDefff
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02.10.2022 | 3:43 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 5 Perfect, 625 Points   |   Tied for 1330th

Wondering if there's any correlation between the people who think Knight is terrible & the people who lost money betting on Menifield to beat him?
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02.10.2022 | 3:44 PM ET

HiDeff

Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 3 Perfect, 540 Points   |   Tied for 2379th

Lol
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02.10.2022 | 3:45 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 7 Perfect, 725 Points   |   Tied for 432nd

I never bet on him in the first place; just don’t think he’s good. Power can only get you so far. He has bad striking defense and poor tdd. 

* Edited at 02.10.2022, 3:45 PM ET *

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02.10.2022 | 3:46 PM ET

Predictions: 12 of 14 Winners, 7 Perfect, 800 Points   |   Tied for 111th

I don't anyone is sleeping on Knight, he's just clearly not that good. I'm not sure if Grishin will be the one to expose him, but it's coming soon. I'm kinda shocked that his power/ strength alone has gotten him this far. 

@Hideff No correlation here, I'm just an unbiased hater lol

* Edited at 02.10.2022, 3:47 PM ET *

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02.10.2022 | 3:46 PM ET

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Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 5 Perfect, 625 Points   |   Tied for 1367th

knight ko? moicano sub? hahahhaha

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02.10.2022 | 3:48 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 7 Perfect, 725 Points   |   Tied for 432nd

Moicano sub isn’t that bad. I can’t believe so many people think Hernandez  going to ko moicano after beating a short notice regional guy 

* Edited at 02.10.2022, 3:49 PM ET *

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02.10.2022 | 3:49 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 3 Perfect, 540 Points   |   Tied for 2379th

No way moicano subs Alex. 
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02.10.2022 | 3:57 PM ET

Jreynolds

Predictions: 8 of 14 Winners, 3 Perfect, 505 Points   |   Tied for 2843rd

Moicano is a legit black belt, I think it more stupid to think he can’ submit him honesly, and if knight were to win it be by KO.

Also I’m not into as much into having internet beef, I’m not going to be mean as I’m in a good mood lately, also think it a slippery slope making fun of people picks, because everyone make bad pick a lot of the time 

* Edited at 02.10.2022, 3:58 PM ET *

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