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UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
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- Saturday 02.24.2024 at 07:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: ESPN+
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: Arena CDMX
- Location: Mexico City, Mexico
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Brendan Fitzgerald, Dominick Cruz, Paul Felder, Megan Olivi
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Paul Felder
- Attendance: 21,546
- MMA Bouts: 12
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Royval defeats Brandon Moreno via Decision, Split | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Brian Ortega defeats Yair Rodriguez via Submission, Arm Triangle Choke | 0:58 Round 3 of 5, 10:58 Total Bout Page | |
| Daniel Zellhuber defeats Francisco Prado via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Yazmin Jauregui defeats Sam Hughes via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Manuel Torres defeats Chris Duncan via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 1:46 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Raoni Barcelos defeats Cristian Quiñonez via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 2:04 Round 3 of 3, 12:04 Total Bout Page | |
| Jesus Aguilar defeats Mateus Mendonça via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Edgar Cháirez defeats Daniel Lacerda via Submission, Triangle Choke | 2:17 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Fares Ziam defeats Claudio Puelles via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Ronaldo Rodríguez defeats Denys Bondar via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 4:59 Round 2 of 3, 9:59 Total Bout Page | |
| Felipe dos Santos defeats Victor Altamirano via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Muhammad Naimov defeats Erik Silva via KO/TKO, Leg Injury | 0:44 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page |
Responses Page 10
02.22.2024 | 2:54 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 4438th
"Every animal has a different bite" - Benjamin Esparza
02.22.2024 | 3:06 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 415 Points | Tied for 4084th
Or I am ********?
02.22.2024 | 3:37 PM ET
@SANGRES
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 3122nd
"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
02.22.2024 | 3:38 PM ET
@kushycake
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 3122nd
"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
02.22.2024 | 3:53 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 9 Winners, 0 Perfect, 315 Points | Tied for 4814th
02.22.2024 | 3:55 PM ET
Stompz
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 2887th
Exited for this modern day WEC card, Smaller guys have the best fights
* Edited at 02.22.2024, 4:36 PM ET *
"Quack quack quack"
02.22.2024 | 4:12 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 415 Points | Tied for 4084th
02.22.2024 | 4:23 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 3122nd
"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
02.22.2024 | 4:24 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 445 Points | Tied for 3765th
Yair Rodriguez, TKO, R2
Everyone is aware of Ortega's inactivity at this point. He hasn't won a fight since beating TKZ in 2020. I can't pick a guy coming off a year and a half layoff over a legitimate top contender like Yair. Watching the first fight back, Yair was landing some pretty clean shots on Ortega and it was clear Ortega wanted no part of it and was trying to wrestle. I know Ortega's tough as **** and survived wars with Volk and Max, but Yair is more dangerous than both of those guys, and Ortega's chin has some miles on it. If he keeps eating shots this time like he was in the first, he won't make it to the championship rounds.
* Edited at 02.22.2024, 4:42 PM ET *
"My balls was hot"
02.22.2024 | 5:01 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 3793rd
* Edited at 02.22.2024, 5:34 PM ET *
"He's Terrence Thornton, I'm Terrence Crawford, yeah i'm whooping feet"
02.22.2024 | 5:11 PM ET
@dianabanana
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 3122nd
"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
02.22.2024 | 5:19 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 355 Points | Tied for 4606th
02.22.2024 | 5:34 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 3793rd
"He's Terrence Thornton, I'm Terrence Crawford, yeah i'm whooping feet"
02.22.2024 | 7:38 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 570 Points | Tied for 1741st
02.22.2024 | 9:17 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 4017th
Brandon Moreno, DEC
SOURCE a
Rodriguez vs. Ortega II
Yair Rodriguez, DEC
sOURCE D
Zellhuber vs. Prado
Daniel Zellhuber, DEC
SOURCE A
02.23.2024 | 12:02 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 630 Points | Tied for 695th
Muhammad Naimov, TKO
Hard for me to envision a path to victory for Silva here that doesn't involve Naimov completely falling apart. Silva's striking is limited, his defense is porous, his cardio/heart is suspect and his offense has generally been limited to takedown blitzes and rear naked chokes. I could see Silva having some success early with his explosive wrestling attack, but Naimov's power and defensive grappling should be the difference. Naimov by 1st or 2nd round KO is my prediction.
"We are all one"
02.23.2024 | 2:04 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 530 Points | Tied for 2382nd
Yazmin Jauregui, TKO, R2
Yazmin late KO, let's go
Cháirez vs. Lacerda
Edgar Cháirez, SUB, R1
Idk if this is a free win for Cháirez or a gift to Lacerda for just having one more fight despite doing nothing lol
Puelles vs. Ziam
Claudio Puelles, SUB, R2
Roll the dice
"It is what it is"
02.23.2024 | 6:21 AM ET
FINAL PREDICTIONS
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 365 Points | Tied for 4595th
altamarino vs dos santos goes either way but definitely hits the scorecards
Bondar fraud checks Luis and gets a win helping European talent expand
Puelles got cooked by hooker but Ziam isn’t Hooker i see grappling dominance from Puelles but Ziam won’t take damage and gets on france card
Chairez gets the win he should already have and Lacerda gets cut
complete mismatch in size you have a atomweight vs a bantamweight take the bigger guy when both have low IQ
Barcelos is old and slowly washing away i think in high altitude he fades fast enough to lose this fight and give the home crowd a win
Torres vs Duncan ends by finish no matter who wins i wouldn’t be shocked to see Duncan win and get on the UK card later this year
Mexico has another female talent in WMMA i think they will build on Yazmin
okay honestly speaking neither Ricky or Raul is great but Raul has a clear advantage the gassing u saw will not happen
the UFC likes Zellhuber he’s a young mexican prospect with skills everywhere Prado doesn’t have enough skills to hang
Yair wins and Topuria gets another contender which he desperately needs
Moreno asserts himself as the clear #1 contender again and Pantoja and Moreno fight in Brazil
"Too much wine "
02.23.2024 | 7:26 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 365 Points | Tied for 4551st
02.23.2024 | 7:31 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 645 Points | Tied for 566th
Brandon Moreno, SUB, R3
I think Moreno makes this look pretty easy. Like I've said before, I like Royval but he's kill or be killed and he falls off way too quick. Moreno is more skilled and technical which will lead him to success here. Brandon locks up a sub.
Rodriguez vs. Ortega II
Brian Ortega, TKO, R3
Rodriguez stuffs takedowns and if he gets taken down he will work and get back to his feet. Ortega has fine striking but I think Yair breaks him at some point in this fight and finishes him. It would be so awesome to see the "T-City" special though. (My pick is Rodriguez, not Ortega.)
Zellhuber vs. Prado
Daniel Zellhuber, DEC
Zellhuber will most likely stay on the outside and win a decision with his striking but I wouldn't be shocked if Prado knocks him out very early. I still think Zellehuber is better though.
Rosas Jr. vs. Turcios
Raul Rosas Jr., SUB, R1
Rosas Jr is gonna get Turcios down early and sub him. That's all.
Jauregui vs. Hughes
Yazmin Jauregui, DEC
Hughes is getting dominated here. Her striking is awful and she's not going to be able to get many takedowns against Yazmin.
Torres vs. Duncan
Manuel Torres, TKO, R1
So I was gonna pick Duncan here because his grappling is way better and we've seen him go long a few times and look good when he does mix in his wrestling but his chin and striking defense is so bad and Torres is a monster. Torres is gonna finish him brutally.
Quiñonez vs. Barcelos
Raoni Barcelos, DEC
Unless Barcelos is washed, he's going to dominate Christian. Quinonez is knockout or bust.
Aguilar vs. Mendonça
Jesus Aguilar, SUB, R2
Jesus is gonna get a takedown and submit Mendonca. I can see it coming. Mendonca has looked awful so far.
Cháirez vs. Lacerda
Edgar Cháirez, SUB, R2
Lacerda is crazy in the first round but Chairez most likely chokes him out in the second. Lacerda is really going to go 0-5..
Puelles vs. Ziam
Fares Ziam, DEC
If Ziam stuffs the takedowns then it's over for Puelles. I think he does exactly that. Puelles is sub or bust because his striking is so bad.
Rodríguez vs. Bondar
Luis Rodríguez, DEC
This fight is a true 50/50 but I gotta go with Bondar. I know he lost to some awful opponents but he has had bad luck with injuries. I like his wrestling and I think he will be able to get Rodriguez down and control him for a bit in this one. Rodriguez is still young but he's nothing to write home about at this point.
Altamirano vs. dos Santos
Felipe dos Santos, DEC
Dos Santos looked great in a loss vs Kape and Altamirano isn't anything special. I think Dos Santos wins this one but I wouldn't be shocked if it's close due to Victor mixing in grappling.
Naimov vs. Silva
Muhammad Naimov, TKO, R2
We don't really know too much about Silva but he's not very good and he's already up there in age. I would say Naimov is decent and he should be able to finish a gassed Silva. I don't like the tdd of Naimov but I think he will be able to keep it standing.
* Edited at 02.23.2024, 7:33 AM ET *