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UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis

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10.04.2023 | 3:02 PM ET

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UFC 297
  • Saturday 01.20.2024 at 06:30 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Endeavor
  • Venue: Scotiabank Arena
  • Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Dominick Cruz, Daniel Cormier
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Daniel Cormier
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $7,898,695
  • Attendance: 18,559
  • MMA Bouts: 12
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Bout   Info
Dricus Du Plessis   defeats   Sean Strickland   via Decision, Split   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Raquel Pennington   defeats   Mayra Bueno Silva   via Decision, Unanimous   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Neil Magny   defeats   Mike Malott   via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound   4:45 Round 3 of 3, 14:45 Total Bout Page
Chris Curtis   defeats   Marc-André Barriault   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Movsar Evloev   defeats   Arnold Allen   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Garrett Armfield   defeats   Brad Katona   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Sean Woodson   defeats   Charles Jourdain   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Ramon Taveras   defeats   Serhiy Sidey   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Gillian Robertson   defeats   Polyana Viana   via KO/TKO, Ground Strikes From Back Mount   3:12 Round 2 of 3, 8:12 Total Bout Page
Sam Patterson   defeats   Yohan Lainesse   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   2:03 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Jasmine Jasudavicius   defeats   Priscila Cachoeira   via Submission, D'arce Choke   4:21 Round 3 of 3, 14:21 Total Bout Page
Jimmy Flick   defeats   Malcolm Gordon   via Submission, Arm Triangle Choke   1:17 Round 2 of 3, 6:17 Total Bout Page

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12.04.2023 | 1:26 AM ET

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12.04.2023 | 8:51 AM ET

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12.04.2023 | 9:30 PM ET

Who on earth is picking Magny to beat Malott? Please reveal yourselves now so that we can fade all your opinions in future?
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12.05.2023 | 10:43 AM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 365 Points   |   Tied for 1132nd

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I'm. Where's the problem?

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12.07.2023 | 10:40 AM ET

Predictions: 1 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 50 Points   |   Tied for 6100th

Blachowicz pulled out  


 

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12.07.2023 | 2:15 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 365 Points   |   Tied for 1132nd

Of course he did. 😂

Now Jan on Twitter talking **** to Rakic, dude has became so unlikeable since becoming a former-champ.

* Edited at 12.07.2023, 2:15 PM ET *

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12.07.2023 | 8:05 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 290 Points   |   Tied for 2566th

get kyrlov in their with rakic 

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12.07.2023 | 9:05 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 365 Points   |   Tied for 1132nd

Rakic wants Jiri to step in on short notice after getting KO'd recently, interesting, Jiri said he will do it in feb/march.
@CrimsonChinGuru 
Rakic started it by saying - “You can never lose a rematch when you pull out for the second time. Legendary bulls*** "
Rakic has been out for so long with injuries so he should know what injuries do.
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12.07.2023 | 9:20 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 365 Points   |   Tied for 1132nd

@ExpertAnalyst 


Jan also called out Pereira talking hot. 

And Rakic isn't wrong, Jan is just upset. You can't win a rematch when you pull out.

People are just so sensitive now adays.

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12.07.2023 | 9:59 PM ET

Jan Blachowicz

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 365 Points   |   Tied for 1132nd

To be fair, every top fighter at 205 should be/ is upset, other than Pereira, it has been full of bad luck for everyone at the top. Jan's frustrations come from Jiri agreeing to fight him after his title win, which never happened, before that his Rakic win was because of an injury, then the draw vs Ank - a close fight, then he felt like he won vs Alex - it was a close fight, now he is injured. I don't blame him for being upset at all.
2023.12.07 11:07 PM ET

bout status update

Błachowicz vs. Rakić II Changed from Confirmed to Cancelled
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12.07.2023 | 11:18 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 365 Points   |   Tied for 1132nd

@ExpertAnalyst 


And I also understand why Alex would call out Izzy for the 5th matchup at LHW after being brutally KO'd their last fight. 

Huge day for business and end that rivalry. Just like Blachowicz was given the chance to when Adesanya wanted to move up


Than for Rakic I understand why Jan mad at Rakic talking ****, but he's out for awhile now, cant do anything and pulled out of the fight that Rakic most certainly felt he was robbed in due to leg injury. 
If I was Rakic I'd be a lil angry aswell, wether or not it was justified.

Truthfully, Jan just has a problem with everybody at the top of the division, because he's in the rear view mirror.

* Edited at 12.07.2023, 11:21 PM ET *

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12.08.2023 | 3:35 AM ET

Predictions: 1 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 50 Points   |   Tied for 6100th

Jamal and Jan are obviously out, Jiri won't fight before March / April in the best case scenario, Dana won't give Ankalaev another title shot as long as there are 2 healthy fighters in the top 15. Rakic and Krylov would make most sense just by the sheer process of elimination. Of course there's potentially Walker and maybe even Smith but....

we need Bearjew back in LH, a man who somehow has a win and a loss against everyone in the division, just to additionally complicate this cluster****.

Alex is one of the few champs definitely available for UFC300 and both Ankalaev-Walker & Jan-Rakic were cca 3 months before UFC300. I guess they are hoping that Krylov steps in for Jan and that Walker whoops Magomed dominantly.  

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12.08.2023 | 7:51 AM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 370 Points   |   Tied for 1102nd

@spider jiri told rakic he is good to go for Feb/march. Rakic requested they fight at 298

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12.08.2023 | 9:38 AM ET

Predictions: 1 of 5 Winners, 0 Perfect, 50 Points   |   Tied for 6100th

you reckon there's a chance Izzy fights Alex at 300 if they throw some ungodly amount of money his way? 

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12.08.2023 | 9:57 AM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 370 Points   |   Tied for 1102nd

No I believe him when he says he’s not returning for a while

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12.08.2023 | 8:55 PM ET

Jan Blachowicz - 2

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 365 Points   |   Tied for 1132nd

@CrimsonChinGuru 
But Jan's situation was completely different with Izzy, he didn't ask for it, and according to majority of the people Izzy was supposed to just destroy Jan and call out Jones. Jan was used as a setup but he proved majority of the people wrong.
Jan only has problems because he feels he is not being respected, which is true. The whole promotion and commentary was all Izzy. Then promotion was about Glover's story. Then it was all about Rakic as a future champ or Ank as a future champ. Then Pereira's legacy. The worst one was Joe Rogan telling him Ank won the fight immediately after the fight in the octagon, that's very disrespectful.
Jan has been respectul towards everyone until recently and took every fight that was offered to him. Jan's activity is a lot higher than Rakic in recent years, so Rakic coming out and saying Jan doesn't want to fight him is disrespectful and unnecessary.

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12.08.2023 | 9:02 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 445 Points   |   Tied for 362nd

I alway be a big fan of Jan for having the biggest career comeback in mma history, from being one fight from being cut to champion, can’t not be a fan of that 

He was a 1-4 start to his UFC career and I thought he was the worst guy in the division in 2016-17, 

* Edited at 12.08.2023, 9:05 PM ET *

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12.08.2023 | 9:12 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 430 Points   |   Tied for 444th

Team JAN really any Poles they are always fun, that's all I have.

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12.09.2023 | 3:07 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 215 Points   |   Tied for 4407th

Poster goes hard ngl 💯🔥
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12.09.2023 | 10:52 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 215 Points   |   Tied for 4407th

LMAO Raquel being slept on. Don't worry though shes gonna expose Bueno-Silva like Tate did to Julia Avila. Easy money on Raquel

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