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UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot

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11.28.2023 | 11:04 PM ET

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UFC Fight Night
  • Saturday 03.30.2024 at 07:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: ESPN | Prelims: ESPN+
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Endeavor
  • Venue: Boardwalk Hall
  • Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Paul Felder, Michael Bisping, Brendan Fitzgerald, Megan Olivi
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $2,180,601
  • TV Ratings: 12198
  • MMA Bouts: 13
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Bout   Info
Manon Fiorot   defeats   Erin Blanchfield   via Decision, Unanimous   5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Joaquin Buckley   defeats   Vicente Luque   via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound   3:17 Round 2 of 3, 8:17 Total Bout Page
Chris Weidman   defeats   Bruno Silva   via Decision, Unanimous (technical)   3 Rounds, 12:18 Total Bout Page
Nursulton Ruziboev   defeats   Sedriques Dumas   via KO/TKO, Uppercut and Ground Punches   3:18 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Kyle Nelson   defeats   Bill Algeo   via KO/TKO, Punches and Knee   4:00 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Chidi Njokuani   defeats   Rhys McKee   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Nate Landwehr   defeats   Jamall Emmers   via KO/TKO, Uppercut, Right Hook, and Hammerfists   4:43 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Virna Jandiroba   defeats   Lupita Godinez   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Julio Arce   defeats   Herbert Burns   via KO/TKO, Punches   2:00 Round 2 of 3, 7:00 Total Bout Page
Dennis Buzukja   defeats   Connor Matthews   via KO/TKO, Left Hook to Hammerfists   0:22 Round 3 of 3, 10:22 Total Bout Page
Ibo Aslan   defeats   Anton Turkalj   via KO/TKO, Overhand Right   1:32 Round 3 of 3, 11:32 Total Bout Page
Jacob Malkoun   defeats   Andre Petroski   via KO/TKO, Ground Strikes After Hard Collision   0:39 Round 2 of 3, 5:39 Total Bout Page
Caolán Loughran   defeats   Angel Pacheco   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page

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DamienHandel420
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03.28.2024 | 6:49 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 355 Points   |   Tied for 3068th

Going 1 and 15 on takedowns isn’t  impressive against anyone honestly, If your shoting so many takedowns, you should get a takedown eventually, 

Also, Blanchfield offically didn’t get a takedown on Talia, Talia just failed a takedown and was on bottom, that why the stats sheets say 0-14 on takedowns, I’m counting it as a takedown, but it’s could be argue it wasn’t one

* Edited at 03.28.2024, 7:02 PM ET *

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SevenLakerSeth
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03.28.2024 | 6:53 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 465 Points   |   Tied for 999th

Does anyone else prefer putting that slack jawed bozo on mute during the Brave FC fights?
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03.28.2024 | 7:00 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 295 Points   |   Tied for 4126th

Silva vs. Weidman
Bruno Silva, DEC
not the distance

Arce vs. Burns
Julio Arce, TKO
not the distance

Pacheco vs. Loughran
Caolán Loughran, TKO, R1
not the distance

LethalMMA
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03.28.2024 | 7:37 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 280 Points   |   Tied for 4249th

3 underdog win to start the card 🤑🤑🤑

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DRstoppage
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03.28.2024 | 10:03 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 395 Points   |   Tied for 2123rd

Watching fights while eating Cadbury mini eggs and turkey! Priceless 🐣
Rah123
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03.28.2024 | 11:35 PM ET

*****

Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 280 Points   |   Tied for 4249th

That's what I thought too

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03.29.2024 | 12:03 AM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 6 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points   |   Tied for 3145th

Luque vs. Buckley
Joaquin Buckley, DEC
fight

Silva vs. Weidman
Bruno Silva, DEC
fight

Ruziboev vs. Dumas
Sedriques Dumas, DEC
fight

Algeo vs. Nelson
Kyle Nelson, DEC
fight

Njokuani vs. McKee
Chidi Njokuani, DEC
win

Jandiroba vs. Godinez
Lupita Godinez, DEC
fight

Matthews vs. Buzukja
Connor Matthews, DEC
win

Aslan vs. Turkalj
Anton Turkalj, DEC
win

Petroski vs. Malkoun
Jacob Malkoun, DEC
win

Pacheco vs. Loughran
Angel Pacheco, DEC
win

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Rah123
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03.29.2024 | 12:44 AM ET

Duck

Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 280 Points   |   Tied for 4249th

These guys are just completely sold by the hype bull that everyone is selling. They are just all saying Blanchfield is the most incredible talent ever seen just because they have heard someone else say it.

Let me put it this way. I think the only way Blanchfield wins this is if Manon gasses out. And what proof of that do we have? I am expecting Manon to kick Blanchfield into last week. Not even next week. Last week. 

Thank you idiots for the wonderful line on Manon. This will be my retirement fight once I cash the cheque and break the bank.

* Edited at 03.29.2024, 12:46 AM ET *

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03.29.2024 | 1:19 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 520 Points   |   Tied for 383rd

@Khilalb Lacks 
she went 0-14 td's vs santos 

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03.29.2024 | 1:23 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 520 Points   |   Tied for 383rd

@Rah123 
absolutely that's why i'm probably attacking main event with a small bet on manon +170 average size bet on +5.5 points handicap and will keep an eye on the live line ready to hit the other side if i sense the tide turning   

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Rah123
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03.29.2024 | 1:24 AM ET

MarioSmash

Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 280 Points   |   Tied for 4249th

No point telling him. Khabib is an Erin Simp. They are basically zombies

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Khilalb Lacks
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03.29.2024 | 3:39 AM ET

Predictions: 0 of 0 Winners, 0 Perfect, 0 Points   |   Tied for 5196th

Why are Rah and Mario talking about hedging on Erin if they are so confident 😆

Me? All my money is on Erin and I'm not worried one single bit

Let's pray for Mario and Rah this weekend 🙏


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03.29.2024 | 4:02 AM ET

@DamienHandel420

Predictions: 6 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 390 Points   |   Tied for 2253rd

I was gonna say, Erin did not have much success taking Talia down. She was succesful in controlling her against the cage for long stretches of time though where Talia could do nothing back to her.
Manon has rarely been tested in that way so who knows how she will defend it. Jennifer Maia is the only one that tried (I don't count Ricci trying to take down a woman twice her size) and she got Manon down with ease.

I would lean more towards Manon in a 3-rounder but I think 5 rounds favor Erin. But then again, if Erin is very unsuccesful with grappling in early rounds there's no guarantee she wont be in latter rounds, it's unknown territory for both of them going 25 minutes. I think Erin as a wrestler is more used to pushing through that fatigue and pain barrier, that's usually the case in grappler v striker if there's a lot of clinching and Erin should be able to clinch up and hang on Manon.

If Manon had power it would be a much steeper hill for Erin. She did hang out in the pocket with Andrade for a good amount of time though trading shots on the chin.

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03.29.2024 | 6:58 AM ET

Predictions: 4 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 280 Points   |   Tied for 4358th

Kinda crazy Erin is already and elite flyw at 24, where Manon has only reached that same level at 34. Even if Erin loses she’s gonna be so god damn good in the future 

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03.29.2024 | 8:04 AM ET

Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 280 Points   |   Tied for 4249th

If you really want to get blanchfield bet in play after the first round. Fiorot faded against rose and blanchfield usually drops the first round then gets stronger as the fight goes on
Rah123
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03.29.2024 | 8:16 AM ET

Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 280 Points   |   Tied for 4249th

Erin is going to look like a little lost school girl against Manon

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03.29.2024 | 9:21 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 505 Points   |   Tied for 526th

No one missed weight so far. Algeo, Emmers, Arce, Islan are the only left

* Edited at 03.29.2024, 9:23 AM ET *

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03.29.2024 | 10:02 AM ET

Predictions: 4 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 280 Points   |   Tied for 4358th

Arce is the only weight miss, 147

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03.29.2024 | 11:15 AM ET

Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 280 Points   |   Tied for 4249th

Erin wasn't able to score any takedowns in her last fight but was able to push Santos up on the cage and wear her to a nub with her clinch pressure. You can see in the body language in Santos that she was gassed. This is a woman that went 5 rounds with Schevchenko in her last fight. After 3 rounds with Blanchfield, she looked wrecked. Fiorot stepped on the scale looking like the skeleton from Tales of the Crypt. And for Fiorot who's supposed to be this "elite striker" has a 39% strike accuracy. Her strike differential isn't far from Blanchfield's. Fiorot looks like good plus money until the takedown comes which it will. If not, Blanchfield can just keep constant pressure on Manon and wear her down. Blanchfield is 1st among active Flyweights in control time % with 55.1% control time. Fiorot is no doubt the more decorated striker. But Erin took some shots from both Andrade and Santos and hung in there, made it dirty, got the clinch, dictated the fight. Fiorot hasn't stopped anyone since 2021. Blanchfield has stopped 3 of her last 5 including a first round Sub of Molly McCann. Blanchfield by far has had the harder strength of schedule. I'll be betting Blanchfield pre flop no doubt.

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03.29.2024 | 11:36 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 450 Points   |   Tied for 1184th

I don't get the love for Fiorot tbh. The first fight I watched of her was against Chookagian, and I was unimpressed. She's a good striker, don't get me wrong, but she's more of a point fighter, so Erin won't be in that much danger against her on the feet.

Honestly, Blanchfield is overall a really good fighter, but her takedowns aren't that good. I know she's gonna try to take Manon down, and I'm pretty sure she'll have problems in the first 2 rounds, but as the fight goes on, I guess she'll have success.  Until then, she can push Manon against the fence, just like she did against Taila, who is also a pretty strong fighter.

Let's see. I just hope we get a good fight this time, cause that Ribas x Rose wasn't what I was expecting (I thought Rose would be better than her last fight against Fiorot).


* Edited at 03.29.2024, 11:45 AM ET *

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