UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield

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That main card besides the main event is atrocious

Is this card order even confirmed? I mean realistically the co-main should be Miller vs. Hernandez or Lins/OSP off of their names alone. But yes, even if you move a couple fights around this is a bad card.

Luckily, cards this bad on paper can pretty much only over-deliver (as long as your expectations are reasonable). 

The only way Lansberg has a chance of winning is landing her kill shot. The only move she has in her Arsenal that’s effective is her elbows. She lands one elbow every fight and it always drops girls and moes the fight close. Besides that, she does nothing else the whole fight. Bueno silva is good but fights like an ape. She’s always walking you down and not very defenseively sound. I could see her getting dropped by a Lansberg elbow. However, silva should destory her everywhere 

That’s true, but Zac Pauga vs Jordan Wright as the co main is ridiculous. I hope they switch it to Miller vs Hernandez like you said, that’s actually a good fight between 2 guys with solid name value

* Edited at 02.13.2023, 9:46 AM ET *

If Jordan Wright fights in your co-main, then something is wrong with your tournament

Is that you PrisonMike? 

* Edited at 02.13.2023, 10:10 AM ET *

Andrade vs. Blanchfield
Jéssica Andrade, TKO, R2
PRELIMINARY PICK. FURTHER DETAIL/RESEARCH TO COME

Pauga vs. Wright
Zac Pauga, TKO, R3
PRELIMINARY PICK. FURTHER DETAIL/RESEARCH TO COME. BE AWARE OF WEIGHT CLASS DIFFERENCE

Parisian vs. Pogues
Josh Parisian, DEC
PRELIMINARY PICK. FURTHER DETAIL/RESEARCH TO COME.

Knight vs. Prachnio
Marcin Prachnio, TKO, R2
PRELIMINARY PICK. FURTHER DETAIL/RESEARCH TO COME

Miller vs. Hernandez
Alexander Hernandez, TKO, R1
PRELIMINARY PICK. FURTHER DETAIL/RESEARCH TO COME

On paper, Silva should win this fight but she's honestly really not that great. She has a very solid ground game, but her striking is not great. She also has low fight IQ and is extremely unreliable and inconsistent. On the other hand, Lansberg is getting old and slow. Which you could clearly see in her last fight against Rosa. She also didn't look in shape compared to all her previous fights. So it's safe to say that she's on a massive decline. This fight is super sketchy and if I were a betting man, I would stay far away from this fight.

Länsberg vs. Bueno Silva
Mayra Bueno Silva, SUB, R1
PRELIMINARY PICK. FURTHER DETAIL/RESEARCH TO COME

Emmers vs. Askhabov
Khusein Askhabov, TKO, R2
PRELIMINARY PICK. FURTHER DETAIL/RESEARCH TO COME

St. Preux vs. Lins
Ovince St. Preux, DEC
PRELIMINARY PICK. FURTHER DETAIL/RESEARCH TO COME

Sadykhov vs. Elder
Nazim Sadykhov, DEC
PRELIMINARY PICK. FURTHER DETAIL/RESEARCH TO COME

Fletcher vs. Gorimbo
AJ Fletcher, DEC
PRELIMINARY PICK. FURTHER DETAIL/RESEARCH TO COME

Ronderos vs. Carpenter
Juancamilo Ronderos, TKO
PRELIMINARY PICK. FURTHER DETAIL/RESEARCH TO COME

my boy hitting us with the preliminary picks

Does anyone know if Khusein Askhabov is actually any good or is he just a can crusher??

I'm not impressed by his resume at all. Assuming he's a can crusher 

very good. beat desmae

he was 23-0 at 25. imagine him at 28

Andrade vs. Blanchfield
Jéssica Andrade, SUB, R5
not confident in this pick, but andrade got that DAWG in her

Pauga vs. Wright
Zac Pauga, DEC
why is this comain main ***

Sadykhov vs. Elder
Nazim Sadykhov, TKO
who tf are these mfs

Beat Desmae? Vegas is good only in regional Promotions tbh. Still would violate Paddy tho ;-D

* Edited at 02.13.2023, 12:35 PM ET *

I have no idea what to think about Askhabov. If you watch his tape he’s beating guys exactly like he should be. His fight against luiz filho was actually really impressive. But at the same time, he’s not beating good fighters, and while he is getting flashy subs, those don’t work out in the ufc as easily as they do on the regional scene. That being said, he seems competent everywhere and can wrestle, strike, and grapple. He’s also rich as **** and gets top tier training at ATT and TMT so that could help him improve. However, I have a feeling he may gas when he finally faces some resistence. Emmers is actually not terrible, but just has questionable fight iq. He has skills everywhere and can test Askhabov everywhere the fight goes. But then again on the Askhabov side he could’ve improved during his massive layoff. I know his brother is a complete bum, but we know with siblings one sucks and the other is better (usually). Im not gonna fade the 23-0 guy cuz yknow, he’s 23-0 but it wouldn’t shock me if emmers beat him. I don’t really know what we’re gonna see from him. 

Additionally, I really don’t like the fact there’s very limited footage on Askhabov, and all the available stuff is from 5-8 years ago. I also am very suspicious of the level of competition from wwfc. They may have good records on paper but the guys he’s fighting are **** for the most part. The fact that him and his brother are celebrities, and that they are both inactive as hell is also a little concerning. I see them in the gym on social media, but they’re also going around the world and doing other stuff more than training. 

* Edited at 02.13.2023, 1:01 PM ET *

Miller vs. Hernandez
Jim Miller, SUB, R2
Miller is a living legend, and probably about to add another young quality scalp to his already impressive résumé ! Hernandez looked good in defeat last time tho, so it may be a tough fight for both.