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UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
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01.16.2024 | 10:51 AM ET
Responses Page 18
04.30.2024 | 3:03 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 625 Points | Tied for 2464th
* Edited at 04.30.2024, 3:04 PM ET *
04.30.2024 | 3:04 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 525 Points | Tied for 3942nd
04.30.2024 | 3:19 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 4537th
04.30.2024 | 3:42 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 2720th
04.30.2024 | 3:46 PM ET
Grayerman
Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 6 Perfect, 755 Points | Tied for 497th
04.30.2024 | 4:39 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 640 Points | Tied for 2180th
Joanderson Brito, SUB, R2
Brito will have hard on being in brazi since he is american. The opposite effect for shore being a pastey welshman in the favelas
04.30.2024 | 4:41 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 640 Points | Tied for 2180th
04.30.2024 | 4:42 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 550 Points | Tied for 3644th
04.30.2024 | 5:17 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 525 Points | Tied for 3936th
Steve Erceg, DEC
ERCEG BY SUB?
Martinez vs. Aldo
José Aldo, DEC
Aldo O1.5
Pereira vs. Potieria
Michel Pereira, TKO
Either TKO or DEC
04.30.2024 | 6:08 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 450 Points | Tied for 4756th
04.30.2024 | 6:26 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 4180th
04.30.2024 | 7:17 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 680 Points | Tied for 1541st
We're on the same page I think. My overall point was more that the cards in general are just really stacked against Erceg. It's not just the intensity of the moment and the crowd. He's out-gunned skill (if only marginally) and experience wise. Anything can happen of course, but I think he'd have to win a decision here with how tough Pantoja is. Beating the best guy in the world over 5 rounds when you've never fought championship rounds is a tall task anywhere. The added element of being in Pantoja's hometown and in front of an unusually unruly crowd makes it that much more unrealistic for me that Erceg can pull this off.
If I was putting a percentage on it, I'd say Erceg has like a 10% chance of actually pulling this off. He's definitely got the skill to do it, but to say the cards are stacked against him would be a serious understatement. I think he was still 2 good ranked wins away from really earning this opportunity. I don't think he's ready for it just yet.
@gliese
Then he just smashes him for 5 rounds or breaks him and gets a later finish? Why do you ask? I personally see Pantoja getting an earlier finish but I'm curious why you think it matter whether that happens or not.
04.30.2024 | 7:30 PM ET
@foppa420
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 4180th
* Edited at 04.30.2024, 7:30 PM ET *
04.30.2024 | 8:06 PM ET
Erceg vs Pantoja.
04.30.2024 | 8:27 PM ET
Gliesie
Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 6 Perfect, 755 Points | Tied for 497th
04.30.2024 | 8:53 PM ET
Predictions: 12 of 13 Winners, 7 Perfect, 840 Points | Tied for 48th with 11 others
04.30.2024 | 11:00 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 645 Points | Tied for 2083rd
Joanderson Brito, SUB, R2
Brito is built different and jack shore wont be able to keep up with him. Brito will pick him apart but i can see shore winning just not likely.
Bonfim vs. Pichel
Ismael Bonfim, TKO, R1
can crusher fight
04.30.2024 | 11:10 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 4180th
Using this mindset it's clear what the UFC is thinking in the Kareckaite Barbosa fight. Put a weak tall striker with lackluster passive pointfighting her feet close together, against the Brazilian with good grappling who has a win over Karine Silva.
I was nodding along to this narrative until I got to Kareckaite's Contender Series fight. It's like a complete different fighter. First of all she's added a lot of muscle in just a couple of months since her fight before that and she went on an all out aggressive sprint for 15 minutes, incredible output and cardio displayed.
If I wasn't so convinced that UFC has nothing but the best sportsmen and sportswomen in the world I would almost suspect she's been putting some special sauce in her nutrition.
I think if Kareckaite shows up like she did on Contender Series she could give Barbosa a challenge. She would definitely have a striking and cardio edge to what I've seen from Barbosa. I still lean the hometown grappler overall but I went ahead and put a wager on Kareckaite at almost +200 as this is a fight I definitely could see go either way.
05.01.2024 | 12:37 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 4300th
José Aldo, DEC
win
Craig vs. Borralho
Paul Craig, DEC
win
Kowalkiewicz vs. Lucindo
Karolina Kowalkiewicz, DEC
win
Silva vs. Klose
Drakkar Klose, DEC
win
Barbosa vs. Kareckaite
Ernesta Kareckaite, DEC
winj
05.01.2024 | 2:25 AM ET
ERCEG WINS THIS SAME WAY AS CONOR WON IN RIO , BUT A BIT LATER ROUNDS
Predictions: 3 of 5 Winners, 1 Perfect, 215 Points | Tied for 5696th