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- Saturday 03.23.2024 at 07:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: ESPN | Prelims: ESPN+
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: UFC Apex
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Laura Sanko, Paul Felder, Brendan Fitzgerald
- Ring Announcer: Joe Martinez
- MMA Bouts: 13
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Namajunas defeats Amanda Ribas via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Karl Williams defeats Justin Tafa via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Edmen Shahbazyan defeats AJ Dobson via KO/TKO, Left Hook to Ground Punches | 4:33 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Payton Talbott defeats Cameron Saaiman via KO/TKO, Straight Left to Ground Punches | 0:21 Round 2 of 3, 5:21 Total Bout Page | |
| Youssef Zalal defeats Billy Quarantillo via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 1:50 Round 2 of 3, 6:50 Total Bout Page | |
| Fernando Padilla defeats Luis Pajuelo via Submission, D'arce Choke | 2:45 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Trey Ogden defeats Kurt Holobaugh via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Julian Erosa defeats Ricardo Ramos via Submission, Guillotine Choke | 2:15 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Miles Johns defeats Cody Gibson via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Jarno Errens defeats Steven Nguyen via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Darya Zheleznyakova defeats Montserrat Rendon via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| André Lima defeats Igor Severino via Disqualificaton, Biting | 2:52 Round 2 of 3, 7:52 Total Bout Page | |
| Mick Parkin defeats Mohammed Usman via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 17
03.23.2024 | 2:08 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 1744th
Nice Napalm sweep Rah dawg, but lets be real. Usman has KO power, faster, more experienced maybe, not sure. His biggest weakness is a gust of wind, this guy just falls over like a lil child. His body has no balance. But its an oddly great match up. I can see an Usman win by KO, or a booooring as fug decision.
03.23.2024 | 2:40 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 650 Points | Tied for 89th
03.23.2024 | 2:51 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 2085th
Who's everyone the most hyped for?? For some reason I've been feeling like Ricardo Ramos will have an incredible performance.
"Winter is coming."
03.23.2024 | 3:03 PM ET
@dianabanana
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 6 Perfect, 690 Points | Tied for 40th with 6 others
Talbott v Saaiman and Lima v Severino. 4 promising prospects pit against one another in a somewhat rare type of matchup making for the UFC who usually like to nurse these fighters a bit.
"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
03.23.2024 | 3:06 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 3126th
Ribas vs. Namajunas
Rose Namajunas, TKO, R1
everytime i say rose is trash and bet against her she head kicks wei lee zhang out cold in round 1.... and when i say shes the goat she loses to carla esparza and throws 3 significant strikes over 25 mins... today my feeling is rose is trash so im gonna do the opposite so rose probably gets the tko....
Williams vs. Tafa
Justin Tafa, TKO, R1
this may sound stupid but i have a theory that says always take the samoan guy when its black vs samoan..... they have better chins and stronger bones.... the only time i dont follow this rule is if the black guy is brazilian or jon jones
Shahbazyan vs. Dobson
AJ Dobson, DEC
something about the faceoff ... edmens ribcage and face look so undurable.. he also has been taken and held down many times and finished in very brutal fashion... aj will have the power to match edmen and a advantage grappling.... both guys are good for about 30-50 strikes per fight but i give aj the advantage because hes black which shows less damage and edmen is pale af and looks like if u slapped him his whole face would swell and turn cherry red,,, aj also is alot more liekly to get it to the mat or hold him against he cage
Talbott vs. Saaiman
Payton Talbott, DEC
my brain tells me saaiman will win... his camp recently won gold and there must be an influx of confidence and money at that gym not to mention his most recent loss to c rod was a close fight that aged very well... c rod doing his ******* thing all day....payton seems like a meme character like paddy pimblett or jordan leavit to me... but his striking is hard and his cardio is great... i think saiiman actually outlands payton but i think saaiman gets his nose broken or a huge cut or swelling on the eye which grants him the advantage in damage in the judges eyes and payton steals the split decision in las vegas
Quarantillo vs. Zalal
Youssef Zalal, TKO, R1
youseff has fought alot of good opponents and went to split decisons with them... he even took a round off topuria and went all 3 rounds with him without taking any real damage... hes only 27 and i looked at billyq and man hes 35 and he his defense for striking has always been really bad,... billyq style is the type of style that leaves vulnnerable later on in your career.. on top of that at faceoff yousefff looked like he was mega condifent and billy looked like he was dryed out alcholic uncle who lives in the trailer park and worked construction for 30 years and is just done now
Pajuelo vs. Padilla
Fernando Padilla, DEC
split decision for fernando.... he almost beat kyle nelson who is actually really solid... and despite erosa being a glass cannon thats a great win.... i think he has a close fight with luis but lands the harder head shots and draws some blood which gives him the edge when it hits the scorecards
Ogden vs. Holobaugh
Kurt Holobaugh, TKO, R2
holobaugh gets taken down so easily but he atleast puts in butterfly gaurd and trys to get back up, he also has a strong body and submission ability.... he also throws in combination ..... ogden is pretty much jab + lay and pray or bust at this level and i dont think he can hold off holobaugh for 3 rounds
Ramos vs. Erosa
Ricardo Ramos, TKO, R1
illl take the 28 year old who uses takedowns offensively and throws akward explosive spinning **** that is likely to connect partially atlleast a few times against the glass cannon erosa who i think is chinned out at this point
Johns vs. Gibson
Cody Gibson, SUB, R2
i dont think miles johns is very good at fighting... i bet dan arguetta against him tho and he kicked my ass... gonna fade him again but this time i got gibson whos bigger, longer and has better cardio, better striking and solid grappling defense... his lost to katona was better than any of miles johns wins, also johns most recent dec was overrturned for steroids ... arm triangle cody gibson after he beats johns ass and johns quit in round 2 after being put down and gives the choke
Nguyen vs. Errens
Jarno Errens, TKO, R1
actually i think steven has better striking and a better training partners... hes also seems like a chill african american vietnamese guy. i think jarno is the overly happy soul searching white guy who has rich parents and is from holland. i think steven looks good for the first couple minutes and then jarno lands some quick uppercut or knee and we get a quick stoppage . asian males in the ufc as favorites usually dont perform amazingly in my experience betting on them
Rendon vs. Zheleznyakova
Montserrat Rendon, TKO, R2
both these girls are on roids. rendon showed good cardio and self control in her ufc debut, she atleast moves around and mixes striking and grappling where as darya looks like she just plods around flat footed looking to bang.. i think rendons mexican chin and footwork can keep her safe enough and who knows darya might have no grappling and might gas in her debut where i feel more confident rendon will atleast make it a game even if she does get outplayed
Severino vs. Lima
André Lima, DEC
i dont like andre lima or his performance on contender series ... however i predict these two just straight bang it out and i think igor is gonna be the more wreckless one... and will take alot of hard shots this fight and end up bloody and battered. and lima will also find some take downs late as igor swings for the fences
Rose Namajunas, TKO, R1
everytime i say rose is trash and bet against her she head kicks wei lee zhang out cold in round 1.... and when i say shes the goat she loses to carla esparza and throws 3 significant strikes over 25 mins... today my feeling is rose is trash so im gonna do the opposite so rose probably gets the tko....
Williams vs. Tafa
Justin Tafa, TKO, R1
this may sound stupid but i have a theory that says always take the samoan guy when its black vs samoan..... they have better chins and stronger bones.... the only time i dont follow this rule is if the black guy is brazilian or jon jones
Shahbazyan vs. Dobson
AJ Dobson, DEC
something about the faceoff ... edmens ribcage and face look so undurable.. he also has been taken and held down many times and finished in very brutal fashion... aj will have the power to match edmen and a advantage grappling.... both guys are good for about 30-50 strikes per fight but i give aj the advantage because hes black which shows less damage and edmen is pale af and looks like if u slapped him his whole face would swell and turn cherry red,,, aj also is alot more liekly to get it to the mat or hold him against he cage
Talbott vs. Saaiman
Payton Talbott, DEC
my brain tells me saaiman will win... his camp recently won gold and there must be an influx of confidence and money at that gym not to mention his most recent loss to c rod was a close fight that aged very well... c rod doing his ******* thing all day....payton seems like a meme character like paddy pimblett or jordan leavit to me... but his striking is hard and his cardio is great... i think saiiman actually outlands payton but i think saaiman gets his nose broken or a huge cut or swelling on the eye which grants him the advantage in damage in the judges eyes and payton steals the split decision in las vegas
Quarantillo vs. Zalal
Youssef Zalal, TKO, R1
youseff has fought alot of good opponents and went to split decisons with them... he even took a round off topuria and went all 3 rounds with him without taking any real damage... hes only 27 and i looked at billyq and man hes 35 and he his defense for striking has always been really bad,... billyq style is the type of style that leaves vulnnerable later on in your career.. on top of that at faceoff yousefff looked like he was mega condifent and billy looked like he was dryed out alcholic uncle who lives in the trailer park and worked construction for 30 years and is just done now
Pajuelo vs. Padilla
Fernando Padilla, DEC
split decision for fernando.... he almost beat kyle nelson who is actually really solid... and despite erosa being a glass cannon thats a great win.... i think he has a close fight with luis but lands the harder head shots and draws some blood which gives him the edge when it hits the scorecards
Ogden vs. Holobaugh
Kurt Holobaugh, TKO, R2
holobaugh gets taken down so easily but he atleast puts in butterfly gaurd and trys to get back up, he also has a strong body and submission ability.... he also throws in combination ..... ogden is pretty much jab + lay and pray or bust at this level and i dont think he can hold off holobaugh for 3 rounds
Ramos vs. Erosa
Ricardo Ramos, TKO, R1
illl take the 28 year old who uses takedowns offensively and throws akward explosive spinning **** that is likely to connect partially atlleast a few times against the glass cannon erosa who i think is chinned out at this point
Johns vs. Gibson
Cody Gibson, SUB, R2
i dont think miles johns is very good at fighting... i bet dan arguetta against him tho and he kicked my ass... gonna fade him again but this time i got gibson whos bigger, longer and has better cardio, better striking and solid grappling defense... his lost to katona was better than any of miles johns wins, also johns most recent dec was overrturned for steroids ... arm triangle cody gibson after he beats johns ass and johns quit in round 2 after being put down and gives the choke
Nguyen vs. Errens
Jarno Errens, TKO, R1
actually i think steven has better striking and a better training partners... hes also seems like a chill african american vietnamese guy. i think jarno is the overly happy soul searching white guy who has rich parents and is from holland. i think steven looks good for the first couple minutes and then jarno lands some quick uppercut or knee and we get a quick stoppage . asian males in the ufc as favorites usually dont perform amazingly in my experience betting on them
Rendon vs. Zheleznyakova
Montserrat Rendon, TKO, R2
both these girls are on roids. rendon showed good cardio and self control in her ufc debut, she atleast moves around and mixes striking and grappling where as darya looks like she just plods around flat footed looking to bang.. i think rendons mexican chin and footwork can keep her safe enough and who knows darya might have no grappling and might gas in her debut where i feel more confident rendon will atleast make it a game even if she does get outplayed
Severino vs. Lima
André Lima, DEC
i dont like andre lima or his performance on contender series ... however i predict these two just straight bang it out and i think igor is gonna be the more wreckless one... and will take alot of hard shots this fight and end up bloody and battered. and lima will also find some take downs late as igor swings for the fences
03.23.2024 | 3:07 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 1744th
Trey Ogden and Kurt Holobaugh is the hardest fight for me. Everything is pointing to Holobaugh, but something is telling me that Ogden can find a way. I just cant justify it.
03.23.2024 | 3:15 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 3126th
03.23.2024 | 3:17 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 3126th
03.23.2024 | 3:21 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 1406th
I'm surprised at the line on Johns vs Gibson honestly. He's tended to pull through in the past for me. Age advantage as well. Gibson had a fun fight against Katona, don't think it justifies nearing a pick 'em though. Same for Quarantillo vs Zalal. Am I missing something on Zalal? why is he subbing a 0-0 kickboxer previous fight to a pick 'em against a cardio fiend like Billy Q?
03.23.2024 | 3:30 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 4233rd
If betting was available here I'd bet Mick he is gonna make silly people cry today.
"“I took no damage,” Hill said. “Most of the fall was me falling down"
03.23.2024 | 3:31 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 630 Points | Tied for 148th
Ribas vs. Namajunas
Rose Namajunas, DEC
thinking rose will play safe with rangier strikes and possibly even opt for standup if ribas gets off-balanced or even knocked down instead of play bjj with her.
Williams vs. Tafa
Karl Williams, DEC
tafa hasn't dealt with anyone that can really grapple yet and williams is going to certainly test him there if he can avoid running into what seems to be an early boxing advatage for tafa. since coming up to the big show, tafa has lost both fights that have made it out of r1 and got ko'd in another (all to mediocre opponents) so it seems like his gas tank is r1 or bust.
Shahbazyan vs. Dobson
Edmen Shahbazyan, TKO, R2
signficant step down for edmen. he's obviously a frontrunner type, but i feel it's important to note that his losses are to relevant fighters. dobson seems well-rounded but not spectacular anywhere, but what he has going for him is that his only losses are by decision and edmen rarely makes it to scorecards. i'm gonna stick with the rebuild project because my pick history shows i've overtrusted dobson, but really he could win this with power and/or top control if edmen goes too hard for the finish.
Talbott vs. Saaiman
Payton Talbott, TKO, R2
initial reaction was talbott takes over with volume, but i don't think it's anywhere near a slam dunk. might actually be a fun fight.
Quarantillo vs. Zalal
Billy Quarantillo, DEC
gonna be a battle based on zalal's ability to manage range. he's the cleaner striker, but can he keep up with the volume? and can he land the more meaningful strikes in between? all 5 losses by decision so i'll say no.
Pajuelo vs. Padilla
Fernando Padilla, TKO, R1
dove down the rabbithole of pajuelo's opponents and their opponents, very unimpressed, mostly guys fighting rookies/journeymen. that means i stick with the guy who actually has some impressive wins.
Ogden vs. Holobaugh
Trey Ogden, DEC
kurt really might just box him up bad, but i'm gonna take a chance and pick against his tdd.
Ramos vs. Erosa
Julian Erosa, DEC
ramos wins his fights with his bjj and bill algeo feels like a decent analog here, but but erosa has never been submitted and rarely taken down and i'm not counting on another hail mary spinning elbow to find the ko that erosa has been susceptible to (though i'm sure he'll try at least once!). gonna take my chance here and say i think julian can take this on volume if his chin holds. (i'm really bad with erosa)
Johns vs. Gibson
Miles Johns, DEC
guess i'll say cody pushes for impact and gets taken down because of it? he possibly drowns johns with volume if he can avoid being on his back though.
Nguyen vs. Errens
Steven Nguyen, DEC
sure, whatever. errens hasn't impressed, nguyen hasn't beaten anyone good and lost to someone kinda bad. jarno's been outstruck in his losses.
Rendon vs. Zheleznyakova
Montserrat Rendon, DEC
thoroughly unimpressed with darya's opponents' opponents, they were all crushing rookies to get padded records. i'm sure she can strike a bit, but rendon already dealt with a decent puncher in vidal so i'll take the chance on her being able to change levels here.
Severino vs. Lima
André Lima, DEC
no idea what to expect here, both only have one or two good wins, i'll take the guy that has seen scorecards i guess?
Usman vs. Parkin
Mohammed Usman, DEC
mo has some power and i'm not sure mick will really wanna close the distance to try and grapple. maybe he just kicks on the outside? whatever.
Rose Namajunas, DEC
thinking rose will play safe with rangier strikes and possibly even opt for standup if ribas gets off-balanced or even knocked down instead of play bjj with her.
Williams vs. Tafa
Karl Williams, DEC
tafa hasn't dealt with anyone that can really grapple yet and williams is going to certainly test him there if he can avoid running into what seems to be an early boxing advatage for tafa. since coming up to the big show, tafa has lost both fights that have made it out of r1 and got ko'd in another (all to mediocre opponents) so it seems like his gas tank is r1 or bust.
Shahbazyan vs. Dobson
Edmen Shahbazyan, TKO, R2
signficant step down for edmen. he's obviously a frontrunner type, but i feel it's important to note that his losses are to relevant fighters. dobson seems well-rounded but not spectacular anywhere, but what he has going for him is that his only losses are by decision and edmen rarely makes it to scorecards. i'm gonna stick with the rebuild project because my pick history shows i've overtrusted dobson, but really he could win this with power and/or top control if edmen goes too hard for the finish.
Talbott vs. Saaiman
Payton Talbott, TKO, R2
initial reaction was talbott takes over with volume, but i don't think it's anywhere near a slam dunk. might actually be a fun fight.
Quarantillo vs. Zalal
Billy Quarantillo, DEC
gonna be a battle based on zalal's ability to manage range. he's the cleaner striker, but can he keep up with the volume? and can he land the more meaningful strikes in between? all 5 losses by decision so i'll say no.
Pajuelo vs. Padilla
Fernando Padilla, TKO, R1
dove down the rabbithole of pajuelo's opponents and their opponents, very unimpressed, mostly guys fighting rookies/journeymen. that means i stick with the guy who actually has some impressive wins.
Ogden vs. Holobaugh
Trey Ogden, DEC
kurt really might just box him up bad, but i'm gonna take a chance and pick against his tdd.
Ramos vs. Erosa
Julian Erosa, DEC
ramos wins his fights with his bjj and bill algeo feels like a decent analog here, but but erosa has never been submitted and rarely taken down and i'm not counting on another hail mary spinning elbow to find the ko that erosa has been susceptible to (though i'm sure he'll try at least once!). gonna take my chance here and say i think julian can take this on volume if his chin holds. (i'm really bad with erosa)
Johns vs. Gibson
Miles Johns, DEC
guess i'll say cody pushes for impact and gets taken down because of it? he possibly drowns johns with volume if he can avoid being on his back though.
Nguyen vs. Errens
Steven Nguyen, DEC
sure, whatever. errens hasn't impressed, nguyen hasn't beaten anyone good and lost to someone kinda bad. jarno's been outstruck in his losses.
Rendon vs. Zheleznyakova
Montserrat Rendon, DEC
thoroughly unimpressed with darya's opponents' opponents, they were all crushing rookies to get padded records. i'm sure she can strike a bit, but rendon already dealt with a decent puncher in vidal so i'll take the chance on her being able to change levels here.
Severino vs. Lima
André Lima, DEC
no idea what to expect here, both only have one or two good wins, i'll take the guy that has seen scorecards i guess?
Usman vs. Parkin
Mohammed Usman, DEC
mo has some power and i'm not sure mick will really wanna close the distance to try and grapple. maybe he just kicks on the outside? whatever.
03.23.2024 | 3:36 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 1744th
03.23.2024 | 3:55 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 3126th
03.23.2024 | 3:56 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 798th
theres not a single fight im confident picking on this card
03.23.2024 | 4:07 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 2713th
03.23.2024 | 4:10 PM ET
More crazy picks
Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 4233rd
"“I took no damage,” Hill said. “Most of the fall was me falling down"
03.23.2024 | 4:14 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 1744th
03.23.2024 | 4:17 PM ET
I feel like Parkin will beat Usman. He is better everywhere, at least on paper. And he's also much bigger. Usman is not really a good wrestler, he just outwrestled Junior Tafa. And he doesn't really have good cardio, he just outlasted Jake Collier. He doesn't have the craziest power for a heavyweight, he KOed lhw Pauga. I cannot be confident because he somehow keeps winning, but although he's improving he's not very skilled or athletic. Like someone else mentioned he has bad balance, he overswings on punches and charges for blast doubles with his head down.
Now that I'm done venting, I have nothing against him personally so I hate saying this, but I keep waiting for him to lose because he doesn't look good in any of his wins. But his last win was his best performance yet so maybe he will keep improving and surprise me.
Now that I'm done venting, I have nothing against him personally so I hate saying this, but I keep waiting for him to lose because he doesn't look good in any of his wins. But his last win was his best performance yet so maybe he will keep improving and surprise me.
03.23.2024 | 4:18 PM ET
Ogden vs. Holobaugh
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 1966th
Canada sent it's own Achilles into the fire against the Haitian Sensation and got finished. Canadian men just went 0-2 on the Bellator Main Card. Canadian men went 0-7 on the UFC Canada Card. Is Trey Ogden, who lost to the impenetrable Jordan Levitt (who was since "teabagged" by Pimblett) really gonna change Canada's fate against a dog like Holobaugh? Probably, because I've bet on the c**t.
03.23.2024 | 4:19 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 380 Points | Tied for 2749th
"This is a rat race...but I’m not a rat. I’m a f*ckin’ turtle, ninja turtle. So which one is your favorite? I like Michelangelo....next question - Tony Ferguson"