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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 4
02.08.2024 | 11:36 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 3793rd
Yair Rodriguez, DEC
A lot of people are counting out Ortega completely but I think this will be a close fight. Obviously Ortega's jiu-jitsu is superior but Rodriguez is more than capable of keeping up on the ground. They both could use improvements in their wrestling and Yair has the slicker striking with the size and length advantage. I think Ortega's striking is wild enough to find success but ultimately Yair will have more significant moments
"He's Terrence Thornton, I'm Terrence Crawford, yeah i'm whooping feet"
02.10.2024 | 10:41 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 480 Points | Tied for 3202nd
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. - Alexander Volkanovski"
02.10.2024 | 10:45 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 480 Points | Tied for 3202nd
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. - Alexander Volkanovski"
02.11.2024 | 12:36 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 2887th
Also, he won’t hog ranking spots from wins that happen a good 5 year ago
* Edited at 02.11.2024, 12:37 AM ET *
"Quack quack quack"
02.11.2024 | 8:39 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 480 Points | Tied for 3202nd
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. - Alexander Volkanovski"
02.13.2024 | 1:45 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 565 Points | Tied for 1852nd
Ricky Turcios, DEC
Turcios by decision. Raul gasses quick and Turcios could easily put him on the back foot and put a crazy pace on him in this fight. Have Raul gas quickly with the pace and pressure, cruise to an easy decision win.
02.13.2024 | 2:33 PM ET
02.15.2024 | 2:21 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 1 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 4438th
Chris Duncan, TKO, R2
Duncan is scary
Rosas Jr. vs. Turcios
Raul Rosas Jr., TKO, R2
Ricky isn't anything
Zellhuber vs. Prado
Daniel Zellhuber, SUB
Ryan Garcia wins
"Every animal has a different bite" - Benjamin Esparza
02.16.2024 | 11:37 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 590 Points | Tied for 1336th
Francisco Prado, DEC
Prado got one of the brightest futures as long as he gets on a tear
" “My hands don’t discriminate.” -Israel Adesanya"
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From Saturday, February 24 at 6:00pm ET to Saturday, February 24 at 7:00pm ET
02.18.2024 | 2:27 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 570 Points | Tied for 1741st
Brandon Moreno, DEC
Royval is a dawg but I he didn't have a full camp for this & it's at high elevation
Rodriguez vs. Ortega II
Yair Rodriguez, TKO, R3
Ortega too old inactive and soy for me to pick him. Body kick tko
Zellhuber vs. Prado
Francisco Prado, DEC
I think Prado can pull off the upset in this fight. Both are good young prospects but I like what I see in Prado more than I do zellhuber
Rosas Jr. vs. Turcios
Raul Rosas Jr., DEC
Solid matchup I don't hate turcios chances but I think Rosa's get the win in a very close grappling heavy fight
Jauregui vs. Hughes
Yazmin Jauregui, DEC
I could honestly see Sam getting the upset. She has a non stop pace which could tire out jauregui on high elevation. But i think she can defend the takedowns and out box Hughes
Torres vs. Duncan
Manuel Torres, TKO, R1
I think Chris Duncan is **** but I can also see him somehow grinding out a win. Hopefully he gets brutally ko:d
Quiñonez vs. Barcelos
Raoni Barcelos, SUB, R2
I think barcelos is better all around but I do worry because he's getting old and slow. I could see him gassing out at high elevation
Aguilar vs. Mendonça
Mateus Mendonça, DEC
Mendoca chin and fight IQ worry me but I think he's better than Aguilar
Cháirez vs. Lacerda
Edgar Cháirez, SUB, R1
Lacerda doesn't belong in the ufc. Chairez gonna sleep this bum
Puelles vs. Ziam
Fares Ziam, DEC
Puelles has good ju jit su but is trash everywhere else
Rodríguez vs. Bondar
Luis Rodríguez, DEC
Fading brittle bondar
Altamirano vs. dos Santos
Felipe dos Santos, DEC
Should be on the main card. Both scrappy but dos Santos is more dangerous
Naimov vs. Silva
Muhammad Naimov, TKO, R2
Complete mismatch holy **** 🤣
02.18.2024 | 2:58 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 445 Points | Tied for 3765th
Muhammad Naimov, TKO, R2
Naimov had some controversy in his featherweight debut, but he looked strong in there and had a good performance against a really tough opponent. Silva isn't on his level. Naimov has the power to put his lights out on the feet and the strength to overpower him in the grappling. He gets him out of there round 2 with either ground and pound or a SUB
"My balls was hot"
02.18.2024 | 4:58 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 2 of 2 Winners, 0 Perfect, 115 Points | Tied for 5248th
Muhammad Naimov, SUB, R1
Erik Silva is not UFC material, gives himself bad position on the ground, only has a chance to win through flashy kicks which will likely not land.
02.18.2024 | 10:10 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 455 Points | Tied for 3564th
Denys Bondar, SUB, R1
This one is interesting. Bondar's first fight after his injury did not go well at all, as he got absolutely murdered and then should've been KOd, but he lost a TD to Carlos Hernandez. Now he gets Lazy Boy who's making his UFC debut. Looking thru Rodriguez's record, he's had some good wins but has mostly crushed cans, and the only UFC talent he's faced in Jerome Rivera beat him in DWCS. I am very surprised that people aren't picking Bondar by sub. I think he puts the pressure on Rodriguez before RNCing him in the first round.
Altamirano vs. dos Santos
Victor Altamirano, DEC
I loved watching Altamirano fight ever since his LFA days. He dominated LFA and then had an awesome fight with Candelario in DWCS where they both got signed to the UFC (when are they running that fight back?). His striking could definitely use some work, but the potential is there for sure, even at 33. Dos Santos is a great test for El Magnifico though. He went toe-to-toe with Manel freaking Kape and although he got whooped, he still lasted 3 rounds against one of the best KO artists in the Flyweight division. I still have Altamirano just because he's more experienced and I haven't see much other than the chin from Dos Santos.
Naimov vs. Silva
Muhammad Naimov, TKO, R2
Naimov should win this pretty easily. He's got pretty good power so I was very surprised when he went 3 rounds with Wood and got the win. Very bright future for Naimov.
"I kind of try to focus on the moment, in the present. That’s humility. That’s being humble. That’s not setting no expectation. That’s going out there, enjoying the game, competing at a high level.” - Giannis Antetokounmpo"
02.18.2024 | 10:29 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 625 Points | Tied for 849th
"Dont take life too serious, you will never make it out alive."
02.18.2024 | 10:42 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 405 Points | Tied for 4173rd
This card is at Mexico City elevation, make sure to check who came early and who didn’t, we might see a repeat of the first Utah card all over again
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
02.18.2024 | 10:50 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 3040th
"Moicano Wants Money!"
02.18.2024 | 1:16 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 540 Points | Tied for 2243rd
* Edited at 02.18.2024, 1:16 PM ET *
02.18.2024 | 1:26 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 540 Points | Tied for 2243rd
02.18.2024 | 2:19 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 405 Points | Tied for 4173rd
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
02.18.2024 | 2:24 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 540 Points | Tied for 2243rd