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UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
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- Saturday 05.07.2022 at 05:30 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: Footprint Center
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $6,127,962
- Attendance: 17,232
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 400,000 | TV Ratings: 623,000 avg. viewers (ESPN prelims)
- MMA Bouts: 14
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Oliveira defeats Justin Gaethje via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 3:22 Round 1 of 5 Bout Page | |
| Carla Esparza defeats Rose Namajunas via Decision, Split | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Michael Chandler defeats Tony Ferguson via KO/TKO, Front Kick to the Face | 0:17 Round 2 of 3, 5:17 Total Bout Page | |
| Ovince St. Preux defeats Maurício Rua via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Randy Brown defeats Khaos Williams via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Francisco Trinaldo defeats Danny Roberts via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Macy Chiasson defeats Norma Dumont via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Brandon Royval defeats Matt Schnell via Submission, Guillotine Choke | 2:14 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Blagoy Ivanov defeats Marcos Rogério de Lima via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Andre Fialho defeats Cameron VanCamp via KO/TKO, Left Hook | 2:35 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Tracy Cortez defeats Melissa Gatto via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| CJ Vergara defeats Kleydson Rodrigues via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Lupita Godinez defeats Ariane Carnelossi via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Journey Newson defeats Fernie Garcia via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 38
05.07.2022 | 10:51 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 14 Winners, 5 Perfect, 550 Points | Tied for 1312th
"I’m here to snatch necks and cash checks" - Darrick Minner
05.07.2022 | 10:52 AM ET
Dusty
Predictions: 6 of 14 Winners, 4 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 2770th
"Jarno Errens, Damir Hadzovic"
05.07.2022 | 11:11 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 5 of 14 Winners, 3 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 3355th
Justin Gaethje, TKO, R1
Olives comes out angry and fired up, ends up making a mistake and gets put on his ass. Gaethje is so underestimated in this matchup, its crazy.
Namajunas vs. Esparza II
Rose Namajunas, DEC
Depends on where the fight goes. If Rose can defend takedowns, she will have no issues outpointing Esparza.
Chandler vs. Ferguson
Michael Chandler, TKO, R2
Tony's chin is bound to give. Its only so much a man can take, and against arguably the hardest hitting lightweight EVER, I think its sadly time.
St. Preux vs. Rua II
Maurício Rua, DEC
OSP is shockingly washed. Rua grinds him to a decision.
Cerrone vs. Lauzon
Joe Lauzon, TKO, R2
Not confident because of Joe's inactivity, but the guy has some power in his hands and his striking isn't all that bad. Enough to give Cerrone problems, but he survives the first. Maybe.
Fialho vs. VanCamp
Andre Fialho, TKO, R1
Seems like they're setting up andre for a big fight.
Brown vs. Williams
Khaos Williams, TKO, R1
Khaos gives me young Mike Tyson vibes, idk. Something about his stare and demeanor. Randy Brown is very hittable and it only takes one from the ox fighter.
Chiasson vs. Dumont
Norma Dumont, DEC
Boooring
Royval vs. Schnell
Brandon Royval, TKO, R1
Can't wait for this fight, but i don't see schnell giving royval any issues.
Ivanov vs. Rogério de Lima
Blagoy Ivanov, SUB, R3
My fellow countryman Blagoy has this in the bag. I picture a kimura, maybe even something more special. De lima looks like a brute with no actual technique, and I think he's in way over his head with this fight.
Trinaldo vs. Roberts
Danny Roberts, DEC
I'll be rooting for Trinaldo, but i strongly doubt at this age he'll be able to keep up. He's not Yoel Romero.
Cortez vs. Gatto
Melissa Gatto, SUB, R2
Cortez is a bit of a bum but I can't not root for a cutie like her. Gatto has it though.
Rodrigues vs. Vergara
Kleydson Rodrigues, TKO, R1
Rodrigues seems very very very crisp on the feet, but Vergara is somewhat of a step-up in competition. Interested to see how this one plays out, Kleydson seems like the much more technical fighter so i got him here.
Newson vs. Garcia
Fernie Garcia, TKO, R1
Not making it to the second round. Not confident in the pick either.
05.07.2022 | 11:11 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 4 Perfect, 620 Points | Tied for 588th
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
05.07.2022 | 11:36 AM ET
@AyyLmaonnaise
Predictions: 7 of 14 Winners, 2 Perfect, 455 Points | Tied for 2512th
Yeah Bontorin popped for a real PED or masker, wasn't like marijuana or something banal.
Btw never thought I would get more downvotes than upvotes for an Evil Dead quote, maybe I'm even more of a boomer than I thought.
* Edited at 05.07.2022, 11:36 AM ET *
"She’ll go there and smash her. She’ll get a title shot, become a UFC champion. We have a Ronda Rousey on steroids. This is what we have.” - Ali Abdelaziz on Kayla Harrison
05.07.2022 | 11:59 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 4 Perfect, 620 Points | Tied for 588th
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
05.07.2022 | 12:00 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 4 Perfect, 620 Points | Tied for 588th
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
05.07.2022 | 12:06 PM ET
@foppa420
Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 4 Perfect, 640 Points | Tied for 444th
05.07.2022 | 12:10 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 14 Winners, 3 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 1944th
Journey Newson, SUB, R2
Perhaps the grappling edge may be the smoking gun....
"Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but nobody wants to lift no heavy-ass weights. - Ronnie Coleman"
05.07.2022 | 12:11 PM ET
@Gliesi58i
Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 4 Perfect, 640 Points | Tied for 444th
05.07.2022 | 12:42 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 5 of 14 Winners, 0 Perfect, 280 Points | Tied for 4027th
Charles Oliveira, SUB, R2
T.T
05.07.2022 | 12:47 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 14 Winners, 2 Perfect, 365 Points | Tied for 3510th
Justin Gaethje, TKO, R2
complete hedge. i actually believe the scale stories, but the fact he couldn't cut another half pound in an hour concerns me, so i'm gonna pick justin ko and again hope to be wrong.
Namajunas vs. Esparza II
Rose Namajunas, DEC
gotta assume rose has been working nothing but tdd and her approach in rematches has always been pretty methodical so i think she can make it happen again. not counting carla out at all though, she has become one of the higher fight iq athletes and can control this if rose makes mistakes.
Chandler vs. Ferguson
Michael Chandler, DEC
just not sure i trust tony's cardio anymore. chandler is gonna get sloppy a couple minutes in too, but i trust his output.
St. Preux vs. Rua II
Maurício Rua, DEC
i like osp so it's cool that he's getting this sorta respect at this stage in his career. that said, i'm gonna pick shogun and hope to be wrong.
Cerrone vs. Lauzon
Joe Lauzon, TKO, R1
fast starter vs slow starter
Fialho vs. VanCamp
Andre Fialho, TKO, R2
no way to pick vancamp here given his level of competition, he's gonna have to find td's early and often and i'm not sold on that likelihood.
Brown vs. Williams
Randy Brown, DEC
gonna be a sweaty first round, but i like randy brown's range here i think.
Chiasson vs. Dumont
Norma Dumont, DEC
dumont has looked good against good grapplers lately so i'll still take her here despite the weight miss.
Royval vs. Schnell
Brandon Royval, DEC
mmamath makes so much sense here given how recent their fights with bontorin are, but i'm scared that means it's doomed. royval may very well jump on something and end up putting himself in bad spots for the round, but i'm not sure schnell will sub him so maybe he can scramble out.
Ivanov vs. Rogério de Lima
Blagoy Ivanov, TKO, R2
pezao is a glass cannon for the most part and i don't think blagoy is gonna crumble during the early storm.
Trinaldo vs. Roberts
Danny Roberts, DEC
i love me some budget yoel, but i'm gonna take age and range here. i'll hope to be wrong though!
Cortez vs. Gatto
Melissa Gatto, SUB, R2
i'm gonna get spicy on this one and say gatto not only stuffs cortez's entries but also stings her in between and spins on her to take the back for a choke.
Rodrigues vs. Vergara
Kleydson Rodrigues, DEC
oddsmakers do not at all like vergara here, guess they don't believe in his power. i don't know enough to make an educated pick here so i'll run with the hype but go decision.
Godinez vs. Carnelossi
Lupita Godinez, DEC
seems like a matter of how often loopy can bring the fight down and how much control time she can rack up. carnelossi is gonna test her chin for sure, but i'm not certain she'll come with enough movement to avoid loopy's entries?
Newson vs. Garcia
Fernie Garcia, DEC
feel like people are kinda writing off newson because of losses to very legitimate fighters and a nc for marijuana, but i can see why there's some hype on the fortis product so i'll trust people more "in the know" than i have this one pegged properly.
05.07.2022 | 1:00 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 14 Winners, 4 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 2083rd
Not confident in:
-Main event; could go either way but definitely doesn’t go the distance
-Co main; honestly wouldn’t be surprised if Carla grinds out a close decision here as rose can be taken down by lesser wrestlers than Carla
-Cowboy vs lauzon; Joe is a fast starter and cowboy takes a good few shots before he gets going, having said that I think cowboys chin will hold up and he’ll get the decision
-Roberts vs trinaldo; honestly if trinaldo looked better against Dwight grant I’d be confident in him but I just think roberts picks up a dull decision, will be rooting for massaranduba as always. Roberts is a bit chinny and trinaldo obviously has that big left hand, I just think he’s too basic and any competent striker can usually circle away from it
-Cortez vs gatto; I’m not confident in Cortez at all but her wrestling is good and I’d hope her jiu jitsu is on point due to all the time she spends with T-City
-Godinez vs Carnelossi: Carnelossi is on roids i honesty should pick her but I like Lupita
* Edited at 05.07.2022, 1:02 PM ET *
"Ohhhh he’s hurt!!!"
05.07.2022 | 1:04 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 14 Winners, 4 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 2083rd
"Ohhhh he’s hurt!!!"
05.07.2022 | 1:05 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 4 Perfect, 620 Points | Tied for 588th
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
05.07.2022 | 1:09 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 14 Winners, 4 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 2083rd
"Ohhhh he’s hurt!!!"
05.07.2022 | 1:11 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 4 Perfect, 620 Points | Tied for 588th
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
05.07.2022 | 1:19 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 14 Winners, 5 Perfect, 580 Points | Tied for 954th
Melissa Gatto, DEC
C: ok, split decisions, G: underrated, reach adv, sub adv,
Rodrigues vs. Vergara
Kleydson Rodrigues, DEC
ER: powerful, kicks, veldig ung V: power difference, put ppl out early, overwelmed
05.07.2022 | 1:28 PM ET
Confident on about 8 or 9 of these
Predictions: 9 of 14 Winners, 5 Perfect, 615 Points | Tied for 606th
I had to flip to Gaethje and Chiasson. I never back fighters that miss weight. Especially when they miss that close.
* Edited at 05.07.2022, 1:29 PM ET *
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05.07.2022 | 1:29 PM ET
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje | Full Card Fight Picks in 3 Minutes
Predictions: 11 of 14 Winners, 4 Perfect, 710 Points | 144th Place
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