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JaySB
Nov 16, 2006



PPV Main Card (10 p.m.)

Women’s Featherweight: Cris Cyborg vs. Yana Kunitskaya
Featherweight: Frankie Edgar vs. Brian Ortega
Bantamweight: Sean O’Malley vs. Andre Soukhamthath
Heavyweight: Stefan Struve vs. Andrei Arlovski
Women’s Bantamweight: Cat Zingano vs. Ketlen Vieira

FS1 Preliminary Card (8 p.m.)

Women’s Strawweight: Ashley Yoder vs. Mackenzie Dern
Lightweight: Beneil Dariush vs. Alexander Hernandez
Bantamweight: John Dodson vs. Pedro Munhoz
Middleweight: C.B. Dollaway vs. Hector Lombard

Fight Pass Preliminary Card (6:30 p.m.)

Welterweight: Mike Pyle vs. Zak Ottow
Bantamweight: Bryan Caraway vs. Cody Stamann
Light Heavyweight: Jordan Johnson vs. Adam Milstead

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Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

c-spam cannot afford



That’s more effort than i have good job.

Power of Pecota
Aug 4, 2007

Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!

I did not expect to see Adam Milstead or Mike Pyle fighting ever again after their last fights so good for them.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

I hear you wish to ball, adventurer..

Power of Pecota posted:

I did not expect to see Adam Milstead or Mike Pyle fighting ever again after their last fights so good for them.

This is Mike Pyle's retirement fight and Milstead is technically still undefeated in the UFC as his last fight was overturned to an NC. This card overall is decent, like it would be a super stacked Fox card but I don't know how many buys its going to draw.

I mean its a great test for the UFC to find out how much of a draw Cyborg is on her own.

Ratios and Tendency
Apr 23, 2010

:swoon: MURALI :swoon:


Le Saboteur posted:

This card overall is decent, like it would be a super stacked Fox card but I don't know how many buys its going to draw.

Is it? Frankie/T-City is the only good fight.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

I hear you wish to ball, adventurer..

Ratios and Tendency posted:

Is it? Frankie/T-City is the only good fight.

I don't think anyone is buying $70 cards for 3 round co-mains. This is probably the closest the UFC will get to determining how much buying power Cyborg has on her own. With the Holm fight you could say ok Holly can bring some buys in too, this one her opponent is 100% unknown pretty much.

Radical 90s Wizard
Aug 5, 2008

~SS-18 burning bright,
Bathe me in your cleansing light~
DOes Cyborg actually have fans? I've never met anyone who cared about her more than as an undercard freakshow/novelty

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

I hear you wish to ball, adventurer..

Radical 90s Wizard posted:

DOes Cyborg actually have fans? I've never met anyone who cared about her more than as an undercard freakshow/novelty

Holm/Cyborg was the third highest buyrate of last year (estimated around 340-380k) and I don't think Holm has THAT many fans.

CommonShore
Jun 6, 2014

A true renaissance man


Radical 90s Wizard posted:

DOes Cyborg actually have fans? I've never met anyone who cared about her more than as an undercard freakshow/novelty

Cyborg has a really devoted contingent of fans, believe it or not. They tend to be Ariel Helwani and/or Fightland-loving types who seize on how she has been (in their eyes) mistreated because of her appearance and brought onto the scene as a heel for conventionally attractive fighters to beat (or, in the case of Rousey, trash talk and duck), but who has come out on top because of her inherent awesomeness. They tend to handwave the multiple failed drug tests.

e. watching the pre-show on fightpass and Yana has exactly two things going for her:

1 - Trains and spars with Holm so she has good scouting of Cyborg, and likely won't be surprised by the strength and power.
2 - Has a good kicking game, which might pay off.

CommonShore fucked around with this message at 00:25 on Mar 4, 2018

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.
can't believe bryan carraway is fighting. buried on the undercard lol. he's also an underdog against the guy who narrowly beat that severely overhyped frenchman.

JaySB
Nov 16, 2006



Marching Powder posted:

can't believe bryan carraway is fighting. buried on the undercard lol. he's also an underdog against the guy who narrowly beat that severely overhyped frenchman.

I have money on this fight

Michael Transactions
Nov 11, 2013

Prelims look fun

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

I hear you wish to ball, adventurer..
Jordan Johnson may be the most Iowa wrestler name ever.

JaySB
Nov 16, 2006



My friend is cornering Jordan Johnson

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

I hear you wish to ball, adventurer..

JaySB posted:

My friend is cornering Jordan Johnson

Is he the dude thats absolutely yelling from a corner right now? No, nevermind thats coming from Milstead's corner. That dude is enthusiastic.

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.
mike pyle will win somehow.

JaySB
Nov 16, 2006



Le Saboteur posted:

Is he the dude thats absolutely yelling from a corner right now?

Nah, that's Milstead's corner.

JaySB
Nov 16, 2006



Milstead's corner and Sage's dad should hang out at every fight

Aye Doc
Jul 19, 2007



Milstead's corner is just making me think of "KICK HIM IN THE DICK!" guy

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.
and in my opinion light heavyweight should be destroyed.

CommonShore
Jun 6, 2014

A true renaissance man


Could be some shenanigans on the scorecards here. Cage control is only supposed to matter if damage is equal, and that Johnson's strikes were mostly not "significant" make it hard to predict what the judges will do.

E. yep split.

Michael Transactions
Nov 11, 2013

Judge thought Milstead won? lol

JaySB
Nov 16, 2006



lol 30-27 one way and 29-28 the other

Aye Doc
Jul 19, 2007



even Milstead looked kinda shocked at the 30-27

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

I hear you wish to ball, adventurer..
All light heavyweight fights that aren't in like top 5 or so are this fight forever.

JaySB
Nov 16, 2006



I forgot that Jordan Johnson's nickname is "Big Swinging"

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

I hear you wish to ball, adventurer..
Is Frankie Edgar still heavily repping Bahrain? That was a weird Frankie phase.

G-Hawk
Dec 15, 2003

theres some fun looking fights in the middle of this card

i hope caraway makes me money

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.
is bahrain another warlord?

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.
either caraway wins and i get money or caraway loses and i lmao

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

I hear you wish to ball, adventurer..
THREAD ALERT: Sage has turned to a life of crime https://twitter.com/sagenorthcutt/status/970087809691410432

JaySB
Nov 16, 2006



Marching Powder posted:

either caraway wins and i get money or caraway loses and i lmao

Remember that fighter I talked about earlier this week?

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

I hear you wish to ball, adventurer..

Marching Powder posted:

is bahrain another warlord?

Its a heavily repressive authoritarian government yeah.

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.

JaySB posted:

Remember that fighter I talked about earlier this week?

no poo poo? drat lol.

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.
holy gently caress caraway looks like he's aged about 20 years lol

Shirkelton
Apr 6, 2009

I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.
ATOMIC BLONDE, but it's Miesha Tate trying to protect a document that just says 'Bryan, take this last round off, you're fine'.

CommonShore
Jun 6, 2014

A true renaissance man


If Caraway loses and gets cut after being dumped by Meisha Tate. . . heh

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.

Dan Didio posted:

ATOMIC BLONDE, but it's Miesha Tate trying to protect a document that just says 'Bryan, take this last round off, you're fine'.

hahaha i'd forgotten about that

Shirkelton
Apr 6, 2009

I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.
Joe is really laying it on thick, lol.

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Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

I hear you wish to ball, adventurer..
That mention of Miesha's pregnancy is some cold loving poo poo.

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