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- Saturday 03.02.2019 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: WME-IMG
- Venue: T-Mobile Arena
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Dominick Cruz
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $4,035,156
- Attendance: 14,790 (Paid: 10,295)
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 650,000 | TV Ratings: 1.48M avg. viewers (ESPN prelims, 1.65M peak)
- MMA Bouts: 12
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| Bout | Info | |
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| Jon Jones defeats Anthony Smith via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Kamaru Usman defeats Tyron Woodley via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Ben Askren defeats Robbie Lawler via Submission, Bulldog Choke | 3:20 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Weili Zhang defeats Tecia Pennington via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Pedro Munhoz defeats Cody Garbrandt via KO/TKO, Punches | 4:52 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Zabit Magomedsharipov defeats Jeremy Stephens via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Johnny Walker defeats Misha Cirkunov via KO/TKO, Flying Knee and Punches | 0:36 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Cody Stamann defeats Alejandro Perez via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Diego Sanchez defeats Mickey Gall via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound | 4:13 Round 2 of 3, 9:13 Total Bout Page | |
| Edmen Shahbazyan defeats Charles Byrd via KO/TKO, Elbows and Punches | 0:38 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Macy Chiasson defeats Gina Mazany via KO/TKO, Punches | 1:49 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Hannah Cifers defeats Polyana Viana via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 3
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- MassaBruce
02.01.2019 | 2:29 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 1329th
bout status update
Almeida vs. Vera Changed from Confirmed to Cancelled
bout announced
Marlon Vera vs. Frankie Saenz at 135 lbs (61.2 kg)
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- MassaBruce
02.02.2019 | 12:12 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 1329th
02.03.2019 | 12:37 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 615 Points | Tied for 118th
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
02.03.2019 | 1:03 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 365 Points | Tied for 1891st
"Grammar. The difference between knowing your **** and knowing you're ****."
02.04.2019 | 5:59 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 615 Points | Tied for 118th
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
event picks deadline updated
Fantasy picks now lock at Saturday, March 2 at 6:15pm ET
02.05.2019 | 8:49 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 1733rd
bout status update
Perez vs. Song Changed from Confirmed to Cancelled
bout status update
St. Preux vs. Cirkunov Changed from Confirmed to Cancelled
bout announced
Alejandro Perez vs. Cody Stamann at 135 lbs (61.2 kg)
event picks deadline updated
Fantasy picks now lock at Saturday, March 2 at 6:00pm ET
bout announced
Misha Cirkunov vs. Johnny Walker at 205 lbs (93.0 kg)
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- MassaBruce
02.12.2019 | 2:19 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 1329th
02.12.2019 | 5:07 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 550 Points | Tied for 474th
"This is Prize-Fighting, IDGAF about your family or your problems - MassaBruce"
02.13.2019 | 3:28 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 1733rd
02.13.2019 | 4:34 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 142nd
02.13.2019 | 7:20 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 1101st
Misha Cirkunov, SUB, R1
I think Cirkunov will dominate on the ground.
02.14.2019 | 12:01 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 142nd
Walker, KO/TKO R1.
Sheesh, hard to envy Misha here.Talk about out of the frying pan and into the fire.This must be like getting your blood test results back and the doctor saying 'well, your triglycerides and cholesterol levels are optimal. However, you do have AIDS'.
Anyway, I like Cirkunov a lot but he is probably going to get KO'ed here. Probably. He'll wrestle as the situation demands, but he does prefer to bang if he can. However, if he can sub Cutelaba there's a chance he can sub Walker. Johnny isn't Ion though, he's a much more unorthodox, varied and dangerous striker. And Cutelaba was on debut when he dropped that one.
Just not a good fight any way you look at it for Cirkunov. Walker isn't a big name yet, and isn't even top 15. If he loses, he gets consigned to the doldrums, and if he wins, only the hardcore fans will give a ****, and he won't move forward in terms of rankings very much at all. This isn't really a fight he can win even if he does.
I think we've only just seen the tip of the monstrous iceberg that is Walker.This will be his third fight in three ******* months! Honestly, Smith is fighting for the title right now, and if you put Walker in there with Smith tomorrow, Johnny would obliterate him.He gets another first round finish here.
* Edited at 02.14.2019, 12:42 AM ET *
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- MassaBruce
02.18.2019 | 8:40 PM ET
AOF on the scene
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 1329th
02.20.2019 | 8:21 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 415 Points | Tied for 1547th
Weili Zhang, TKO, R3
Zhang is a SERIOUS contender in the division. By that, I mean she has MAD potential to become Asia's first UFC champion.
Garbrandt vs. Munhoz
Cody Garbrandt, DEC
I don't expect Cody to knock Pedro out tho. Pedro has a hard ass iron chin. The high pace he pushes could be also a big factor in making this fight competitive than it should be on paper.
Sanchez vs. Gall
Mickey Gall, DEC
Diego Sanchez MUST retire. If you enjoy watching Diego Sanchez still fighting after multiple concussions, you're probably a sadist. Just sayin.
02.21.2019 | 6:48 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 565 Points | Tied for 318th
"This is the power of street knowledge"
02.21.2019 | 8:26 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 1733rd
02.22.2019 | 6:47 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 1733rd
02.24.2019 | 4:26 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 1727th
Charles Byrd, SUB, R1
Fighter out of Edmond Tarverdyan's gym? I'll pass -- picking the other guy EVERY time
02.24.2019 | 4:56 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 565 Points | Tied for 318th
"This is the power of street knowledge"
02.24.2019 | 6:15 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 142nd
Torres, Dec.
I really hope Tiny Tornado is the dog here. Zhang is really good, but she's never faced anyone even close to as good as Tecia. Boy has she crushed a lot of cans. This is definitely a fight she can lose by decision. Zhang is great, but she needs space to work, and she's not getting Torres to the mat. Andrade had to go nuts to get her there. She's also not going to knock Torres out. I think Tecia crowds the **** out of her and wins by decision. Zhang will land the better strikes, but Torres will land way more volume. And because Torres has a wicked chin, wears damage well and recovers quickly, the judges give it to her. This will probably be a repeat of Torres vs Waterson.
Garbrandt vs Munhoz
Garbrandt KO/TKO R2.
This is a really difficult fight to pick. Really difficult. Garbrandt is an extremely good fighter with huge punches, and not too much should be inferred from his losses to Dillashaw because he let his emotions control his actions in both those fights, and he payed dearly for it. A focused Cody who doesn't get arrogant probably beats everyone in the division.
Can Garbrandt KO Munhoz? Yes. But it will be no easy feat, and he does have a proven record of going ape**** once he has his opponent hurt and getting KTFO as a result. But again--that's the TJ fights. Munhoz is really good, but he's up against it big time here against a great boxer with perfect TDD. Literally perfect at 100%. Munhoz has never fought anyone as good as Cody. Pedro got hit a lot against Dodson. A LOT. If he's anywhere near as porous against garbrandt he's getting put to bed real ******* fast. Cody has about the same hand speed as Dodson with 5x the boxing skill and 5x the power.
He does have a hell of a chin on him though, and decent power himself. However, his guard is very wide, he's a loopy puncher, and I just think Garbrandt is a super bad style for him and will land really big, really often. His boxing, when he is tuned it, is pretty ******* excellent and might be the best in the UFC. However, I don't like how Chinny Cody is. That hook that floored him in the second TJ fight shouldn't have done so. Lineker wouldn't have noticed it. Anyway, I'm taking Cody, but I can also see Pedro winning the same way TJ did with a counter as Garbrandt throws all semblance of defense out the window once he smells blood in the water. This fight is a lot closer than people think.
Byrd vs. Shahbazyan
Shabazyan, KO/TKO.
This is an utter coin flip. Both of these guys don't have a lot of experience to draw from, although Edmen is definitely greener. That stated, I'm gonna take him by KO/TKO here in round 1. Byrd is a slow starter. and Edmen tries to kill people as soon as the ref's hand drop. He's never been subbed, and I don't think Byrd can get him where he needs him.
* Edited at 02.24.2019, 6:47 PM ET *