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UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
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- Saturday 07.08.2023 at 06:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ABC
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: T-Mobile Arena
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- MMA Bouts: 13
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Volkanovski defeats Yair Rodriguez via KO/TKO, Right Hook to Ground Strikes | 4:19 Round 3 of 5, 14:19 Total Bout Page | |
| Alexandre Pantoja defeats Brandon Moreno via Decision, Split | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Dricus Du Plessis defeats Robert Whittaker via KO/TKO, Power Jab to Punches | 2:23 Round 2 of 3, 7:23 Total Bout Page | |
| Dan Hooker defeats Jalin Turner via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Bo Nickal defeats Val Woodburn via KO/TKO, Punches | 0:38 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Robbie Lawler defeats Niko Price via KO/TKO, Hooks | 0:39 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Tatsuro Taira defeats Edgar Cháirez via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Denise Gomes defeats Yazmin Jauregui via KO/TKO, Punches | 0:20 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Alonzo Menifield defeats Jimmy Crute via Submission, Guillotine Choke | 1:55 Round 2 of 3, 6:55 Total Bout Page | |
| Vitor Petrino defeats Marcin Prachnio via Submission, Arm Triangle Choke | 3:42 Round 3 of 3, 13:42 Total Bout Page | |
| Cameron Saaiman defeats Terrence Mitchell via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound | 3:10 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Jesus Aguilar defeats Shannon Ross via KO/TKO, Overhand Right | 0:17 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Esteban Ribovics defeats Kamuela Kirk via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 16
06.30.2023 | 2:52 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 495 Points | Tied for 1276th
yazmin is obviously going to win but i think the fight has the potential to get a bit tricky for her. denise gomes might not be on the skill level of yazmin but she has something that is rare in wmma and thats being a dawg, we've seen it time and time again that just "being a dawg" takes you far in wmma (best most recent example of that is sam hughes).
also worth noting yazmin got dropped by istela in r1 (istela is like the female daniel da silva, very explosive and dangerous in r1 then falls off a cliff so thats not necessarily a terrible thing) and at the same time denise gomes is coming off of a career best performance
im picking yazmin to win with decent confidence on tapology because not only she can match denise's "dawg" but she also has a pretty decent advantage skill wise, nonetheless you will NOT catch me laying any amount of money on her at those odds though
* Edited at 06.30.2023, 2:55 PM ET *
06.30.2023 | 3:33 PM ET
@baremaras
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 3852nd
"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
06.30.2023 | 5:17 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 3852nd
Well Shannon Ross for sure is a dog. A somewhat frail dog with absolutely 0 striking defense and a very straightforward simple way of fighting, but definitely a dog. The question as always for me is will I find his line to be valuable or not?
"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
06.30.2023 | 7:13 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 3852nd
His control from top is also lacking.
He does have his signature guilloutine that he's stopped way too many guys from the bottom with. It's a gimmicky move in my opinion though, especially since he'll happily jump for it.
I think there's a good chance Ross can defend takedowns or at least work his way up if not straight reverse them as Aguilar is going in. It will then turn into a brawl on the feet which any one of them could win. Cardio wise neither guy has impressed me much in fights that go long.
I expect a sloppy fight that ends under 1.5. Ross is a +180 dog which is a wide line that I will happily bet here.
"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
06.30.2023 | 10:00 PM ET
Bara
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 540 Points | Tied for 674th
* Edited at 06.30.2023, 10:00 PM ET *
"Quack quack quack"
06.30.2023 | 11:34 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 430 Points | Tied for 3005th
07.01.2023 | 12:04 AM ET
@MrIzdik
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 3852nd
If it was fixed I imagine sub in round 5 had some decent odds on it.
You can never say for sure of course but fixes has to be more on the table now that the UFC has significantly lowered the bar for entry. That guy Nursulton Ruziboev or whatever his name is on the Strickland card for example. Found some real sus matches of his on youtube. Heard a lot of rumors about him too. I also recall that russian/ukrainian guy whose name I can't recall that JR fell in love with who straight up doctored his record and duped the UFC to give him a fight.
* Edited at 07.01.2023, 12:04 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
07.01.2023 | 12:09 AM ET
gliese
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 430 Points | Tied for 2753rd
07.01.2023 | 1:49 AM ET
@Gliese
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 430 Points | Tied for 3005th
It looked like he went out 10-15 seconds into the triangle, the triangle continued for another 15 seconds, and the armbar was in for about 20-25 seconds before he woke up to tap. You can hear the cage side doctor yelling "he's out, he's out", the commentators are yelling he is out, Chairez is telling the ref to stop it. One of the worst refs I have ever seen.
* Edited at 07.01.2023, 1:50 AM ET *
07.01.2023 | 2:34 AM ET
205 Division
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 430 Points | Tied for 3005th
07.01.2023 | 4:23 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 595 Points | Tied for 230th
"“I took no damage,” Hill said. “Most of the fall was me falling down"
07.01.2023 | 7:09 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 430 Points | Tied for 3005th
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
07.01.2023 | 2:38 PM ET
@el222 @MrIzdik
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 3852nd
About the refs in these divisions, yeah you see a lot of ******y from the refs. Most of the time probably sheer incompetence but some stoppages make you wonder what the hell is going on sometimes.
"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
07.01.2023 | 3:15 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 595 Points | Tied for 230th
There are more at 135 170 and 185 the division everyone ******* about, and I see more competitive fights.
Maybe "stacked" is one of these subjective metrics that don't work in with math.
"“I took no damage,” Hill said. “Most of the fall was me falling down"
07.01.2023 | 10:45 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 530 Points | Tied for 713th
"Im not impressed by your performance"
07.01.2023 | 11:32 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 680 Points | Tied for 28th with 3 others
Tatsuro Taira, DEC
Edgar Chairez pretty much has no chance unless he can land some good calf kicks throughout the whole fight, he doesn't have enough power to knock anyone in the ufc out.
"College athlete - Ife_ohalete @ Twitter"
07.01.2023 | 11:40 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 470 Points | Tied for 1847th
Alexander Volkanovski, TKO, R5
This card has got me rock hard. Hopefully 0 ******y happens on this card. Yair is super dangerous & can definitely pull off the upset but volk is too damn good. I think if yair doesn't get a finish in the first two rounds volk will take over
Moreno vs. Pantoja III
Alexandre Pantoja, DEC
I know Moreno has improved but I'm going with the guy that beat him twice already
Nickal vs. Gore
Bo Nickal, TKO, R1
I'll go with nickal by ground and pound because I think Gore is trash but what happens if nickal doesn't get a 1st round finish? Will be be completely gassed? I'd keep nickal out of parlays because this is the year of the underdog & we don't know enough about nickal yet
Whittaker vs. Du Plessis
Robert Whittaker, DEC
Whittaker 30-27 because he's 1 of 2 middleweights actually has talent. Du plessis won't be able to Chad his way through this
Hooker vs. Turner
Jalin Turner, TKO, R2
Turner is going to **** Hooker up. Simple as that
Lawler vs. Price
Niko Price, TKO, R2
Price is trash but Lawler is completely washed
Brady vs. Maddalena
Jack Della Maddalena, TKO, R1
So bummed this fight is cancelled. JDM would have & will **** him up if they ever fight. Brady got finished by Belal. JDM his good defensive grappling & is an elite killer striker
Ross vs. Aguilar
Jesus Aguilar, SUB, R2
Shannon Ross is trash and should never have been signed to the ufc
Jauregui vs. Gomes
Yazmin Jauregui, DEC
Gomes is a dawg but I'll go with yazmin who I believe is the better striker in a mostly standup fight
Kirk vs. Ribovics
Esteban Ribovics, TKO, R2
Ribovics is way more dangerous
Petrino vs. Prachnio
Marcin Prachnio, TKO, R1
Vitor please demolish this goblin rat looking ****
Crute vs. Menifield II
Jimmy Crute, DEC
Crute is a meathead but if he grapples he should win. He'll get ****** up if he tries to stand and bang though
Saaiman vs. Mitchell
Cameron Saaiman, TKO, R3
Should be an easy victory for saaiman
Cháirez vs. Taira
Tatsuro Taira, SUB, R2
Chairez has lost by submission before by lesser grapplers than Taira who is legit
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- GreenTeaEnthusiast
07.01.2023 | 11:45 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 540 Points | Tied for 631st
Alexander Volkanovski, TKO, R3
Volk is one of those guys whom you can back with complete confidence. He always figures it out. That being said, I'm not counting out Rodriguez, and I could absolutely see him stunning the champ with his left high kick as he leans into it. Setups are an underrated aspect of Yair's game, but if anybody can, Volkanovski will have made a spectacular read on him. Probably the most cerebral guy on the roster next to Jon Jones.
Moreno vs. Pantoja III
Alexandre Pantoja, DEC
This is a coin flip fight. I love both guys, and I'd hate to see Moreno lose the belt after virtually dominating Figueiredo in his last outing. Both guys have improved tons since they last met, but one thing I still see Moreno struggling with - maybe because his style just does not permit him to deal with it - is swift rhythm disruptions. Pantoja was changing the tempo of his attacks a lot, even mid-combination, and Moreno couldn't get his game going as a result of it. Pantoja has only gotten better at it, and I don't know if Moreno is equipped to deal with it, because his style is simply to control the pace. If they're going to play that game, I see Pantoja being a step ahead of Moreno for the entirety of the fight. If it gets dirty, Moreno will be able to take over and possibly finish late; as it stands, though, I think this is Pantoja's time.
Whittaker vs. Du Plessis
Robert Whittaker, TKO, R2
I have a bad feeling about this pick, but logically there's no reason why Whittaker shouldn't win. Dricus is an animal, but Whittaker's going to tame him.
Brady vs. Maddalena
Jack Della Maddalena, TKO, R1
Brady is simply an awful striker. Jack is a sniper. One plus one equals two type pick.
Crute vs. Menifield II
Alonzo Menifield, TKO, R1
Crute is a bit of a letdown. I remember when he was a promising prospect, but his striking defense won't allow him to hang. Even if he's a better fighter overall, or has improved leaps and bounds, he's still going to get caught eventually, and every time Menifield landed on him - he rocked his ****. I'll take Alonzo.
Cháirez vs. Taira
Tatsuro Taira, SUB, R1
Showcase spot.
07.02.2023 | 12:08 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 680 Points | Tied for 28th with 3 others
Cameron Saaiman, TKO, R1
EasyW
"College athlete - Ife_ohalete @ Twitter"
07.02.2023 | 2:05 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 680 Points | Tied for 28th with 3 others
Alonzo Menifield, DEC
Menifield won the first matchup, this time he will make less mistakes.
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