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UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
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- Saturday 04.22.2023 at 04:30 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: ESPN+
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: UFC Apex
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- MMA Bouts: 11
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| Bout | Info | |
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| Sergei Pavlovich defeats Curtis Blaydes via KO/TKO, Punches to Ground and Pound | 3:08 Round 1 of 5 Bout Page | |
| Bruno Silva defeats Brad Tavares via KO/TKO, Knee and Punches | 3:35 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Bobby Green vs. Jared Gordon Ends in a No Contest, Accidental Clash of Heads | 4:35 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Iasmin Lucindo defeats Brogan Walker via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Jeremiah Wells defeats Matthew Semelsberger via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Christos Giagos defeats Ricky Glenn via KO/TKO, Left Hook | 1:35 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Montel Jackson defeats Rani Yahya via KO/TKO, Counter Left to Ground and Pound | 3:42 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Norma Dumont defeats Karol Rosa via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Mohammed Usman defeats Junior Tafa via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| William Gomis defeats Francis Marshall via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Brady Hiestand defeats Batgerel Danaa via KO/TKO, Punches | 4:21 Round 3 of 3, 14:21 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 19
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- BELM0NT
04.20.2023 | 10:06 PM ET
Predictions: 1 of 4 Winners, 0 Perfect, 50 Points | Tied for 4381st
* Edited at 04.20.2023, 10:10 PM ET *
04.20.2023 | 10:15 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 2 of 11 Winners, 0 Perfect, 100 Points | Tied for 4213th
Curtis Blaydes, TKO, R1
Please Bladyes for the love of god shoot a takedown within the first 30 seconds, otherwise he's getting turned into a heavy bag. Pavlovich looked lost on the ground against Overeem, I understand it was many years back and on short notice but his body language was off putting. Blaydes takes him down early and pounds him out, securing his title shot.
Tavares vs. Silva
Brad Tavares, DEC
If Brad decides to not move his head like he did against Dricus then he could get KO'd, but I really don't like the look of Silva getting comfortably outstruck by GM3. Brad will use the clinch to wear on Bruno and grind out a decision win.
Green vs. Gordon
Bobby Green, TKO, R3
I originally had Bobby by decision but if he gets in his groove I cannot see Jared Gordon surviving a beating like Nasrat and Dober did.
Lucindo vs. Walker
Iasmin Lucindo, TKO, R1
Brogan lost to Miller and posts some of the most god awful training footage ever on her Insta, if she wins then WMMA is no different than a coin flip.
Wells vs. Semelsberger
Matthew Semelsberger, TKO, R2
Wells will grapple early and give it everything he's got to find a submission but I think Matt will tough it out and starch a gassed Wells in the second round.
Glenn vs. Giagos
Ricky Glenn, TKO, R3
Glenn is better everywhere imo, I think they get a bit scrappy early but Ricky will start to mix in his wrestling and eventually finish Giagos with ground and pound in round 3 once he gasses.
Yahya vs. Jackson
Montel Jackson, DEC
I can see Montel KO'ing Rani but he couldn't KO Buys which is well..., but I think we see a similar fight happening where he hurts/drops Rani in multiple rounds but doesn't make the mistake of getting too aggressive like Kang did.
Rosa vs. Dumont
Karol Rosa, DEC
Not much to say about this one other than I think that Norma has been looking worse in her recent fights and that Rosa seems to be improving as of late. Curious to see how the new weight class suits her.
Usman vs. Tafa
Mohammed Usman, TKO, R1
Junior leaves a lot of openings on the feet and I can see him getting too confident in his striking and testing the power of Usman, and failing.
Marshall vs. Gomis
Francis Marshall, DEC
Is it just me or is Gomis' striking weird?
Cachoeira vs. Silva
Priscila Cachoeira, TKO, R1
Priscila by having that dog (and testosterone) in her.
Danaa vs. Hiestand
Batgerel Danaa, TKO, R1
Danaa's TDD should serve him early and as long as this fight stays on the feet it strongly favors Danaa.
04.20.2023 | 11:08 PM ET
Solid Fight Night
Predictions: 4 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 225 Points | Tied for 3504th
"It Is What It Is, Was What It Was ".
04.21.2023 | 1:23 AM ET
Predictions: 1 of 3 Winners, 1 Perfect, 100 Points | Tied for 4246th
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04.21.2023 | 1:34 AM ET
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04.21.2023 | 3:14 AM ET
Predictions: 3 of 11 Winners, 0 Perfect, 150 Points | Tied for 4043rd
"Positivity is a positive"
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- TLRulebender
04.21.2023 | 3:41 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 365 Points | Tied for 1305th
04.21.2023 | 4:16 AM ET
TLR
Predictions: 3 of 11 Winners, 0 Perfect, 150 Points | Tied for 4043rd
* Edited at 04.21.2023, 4:16 AM ET *
"Positivity is a positive"
04.21.2023 | 4:31 AM ET
BELM0NT
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 1612th
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04.21.2023 | 4:42 AM ET
Predictions: 2 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 140 Points | Tied for 4122nd
I think Jackson and maybe Glenn are the only two favourte I can see as lock
"Quack quack quack"
04.21.2023 | 6:29 AM ET
Blaydes should win this fight because he is far and away the best grappler that Pavlovich has faced so far in his UFC run. I think Blaydes standup has improved recently and I think he has improved his fight IQ after that horrific Lewis TKO where he made a mistake of telegraphing that takedown attempt which led into that kill shot.
Curtis Blaydes winning inside the distance is what I feel happens in the main event.
I also want Blaydes to win because I want to see him against Jon Jones. We all know that Jones will neutralize Pavlovich's striking if he was to ever fight Jon but I want to see how Jones can do against an actual grappler who is around his size or bigger.
* Edited at 04.21.2023, 6:32 AM ET *
04.21.2023 | 7:50 AM ET
@dep
Predictions: 0 of 0 Winners, 0 Perfect, 0 Points | Tied for 4437th
The hand speed and reach advantage Pavlovich has (the largest in the entire promotion) is going to be apparent in the first minute of the fight.
04.21.2023 | 7:52 AM ET
Agree or disagree?
Predictions: 0 of 0 Winners, 0 Perfect, 0 Points | Tied for 4437th
04.21.2023 | 8:04 AM ET
Predictions: 2 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 140 Points | Tied for 4122nd
In the last 5 years, we haven’t seen Pavovich gone out of a round, or anyone trying to grapple him, Who know what happen???
"Quack quack quack"
04.21.2023 | 8:21 AM ET
@Damien
Predictions: 0 of 0 Winners, 0 Perfect, 0 Points | Tied for 4437th
If we're wondering what Pavlovich looks like grappling, we can also wonder what Blaydes looks like against competent strikers he doesn't have a reach advantage against. We were robbed of an opportunity to learn if he's improved in his last fight because Aspinall got hurt.
Historically, Blaydes has gotten absolutely flattened by power punchers with competent striking and it's happened a different way each time.
1) Beaten up by Ngannou so bad it caused a Dr stoppage after 10 minutes.
2) Blitzed by Ngannou in under 1 minute.
3) Timed uppercut from Derrick Lewis after going 0-3 on takedowns.
Truthfully, nobody knows what's going to happen. But when I look at history, it's almost impossible for me to side with Blaydes.
04.21.2023 | 8:25 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 365 Points | Tied for 1360th
04.21.2023 | 9:41 AM ET
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04.21.2023 | 10:14 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 2508th
Francis Marshall, DEC
Great matchup
04.21.2023 | 10:22 AM ET
Predictions: 2 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 150 Points | Tied for 4078th
Edit: Better as in more technical.
* Edited at 04.21.2023, 10:23 AM ET *
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04.21.2023 | 11:29 AM ET
Predictions: 2 of 9 Winners, 1 Perfect, 140 Points | Tied for 4122nd
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