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UFC 251 Thread (Coverage Starts Tonight, 5 PM Central)

Posted on 7/10/20 at 11:13 am
Posted by GeauxAggie972
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Posted on 7/10/20 at 11:13 am
Fight Island has finally arrived. All six fighters in the three title bouts have made weight so we are all set

Main Card (9:00 PM, PPV):

Kamaru Usman (C) vs. Jorge Masvidal
Alexander Volkanovski (C) vs. Max Holloway
Petr Yan vs. Jose Aldo (for vacant Bantamweight title)
Jessica Andrade vs. Rose Namajunas
Amanda Ribas vs. Paige VanZant

Preliminary Card (7:00 PM, ESPN):

Volkan Oezdemir vs. Jirí Procházka
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Muslim Salikhov
Makwan Amirkhani vs. Danny Henry
Leonardo Santos vs. Roman Bogatov

Early Prelims (5:00 PM, ESPN):

Marcin Tybura vs. Maxim Grishin
Raulian Paiva vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Karol Rosa vs. Vanessa Melo
Davey Grant vs. Martin Day

This post was edited on 7/12/20 at 12:50 am
Posted by Honkus
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Posted on 7/10/20 at 11:18 am to
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Kamaru Usman (C) vs. Jorge Masvidal


Public money has been coming in all week on JM. I just dont see it. A real Pros vs. Joes spot here.

Also loving the under 4.5. Cant see JM taking this fight on a weeks notice, cutting 20lbs, flying across the world and fighting at midnight. Cant see it going the distance.
This post was edited on 7/10/20 at 11:18 am
Posted by castorinho
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Posted on 7/10/20 at 11:22 am to
Posted by Captain Crown
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Posted on 7/10/20 at 12:05 pm to
Posted by JG77056
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Posted on 7/10/20 at 12:45 pm to
8 of Usman’s last 10 fights have gone the distance and the Covington fight was stopped with 50 seconds left. He’s going to try and wrestle for 5 rounds and doesn’t have a submission game. The only way that fight ends early is if masvidal ends it.
Posted by DeltaDoc
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Posted on 7/10/20 at 12:49 pm to
Usman will dominate this fight. Volkanovski v Holloway is the interesting fight to me.
Posted by McCringleberryy
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Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:25 pm to
I keep going back and forth on my picks the more I think about them. They’re all so close, the only one I’m confident in is PVZ getting beat.
Posted by PT24-7
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Posted on 7/10/20 at 3:38 pm to
Still cracks me up how quickly they moved on from Triple C.
Posted by JG77056
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Posted on 7/10/20 at 4:14 pm to
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the only one I’m confident in is PVZ getting beat.


I don’t think she wins but -1000 is absurd for that fight. I like the unders in the dos santos and Oezdemir fights. I have a hard time seeing a path to victory for Max after Volkanovski beat him at his own game last time.

Also Rose is -200 despite losing the last fight in which she went off at even money. Yeah she pretty much did what she wanted in the first round but never really hurt Andrade and she’s still susceptible to getting slammed on her head.
This post was edited on 7/10/20 at 4:19 pm
Posted by diat150
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Posted on 7/10/20 at 5:13 pm to
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the only one I’m confident in is PVZ getting beat.


paige is pretty game, this chick has been calling her out repeatedly, and this is a contract fight for her. Wouldnt be surprised if she brings it.
Posted by Jack Ruby
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 6:33 am to
Dana said PPV trending as big as Connor - Khabib.

Connor fights are all this one is comparable to.


Masvidal is the biggest reason for that.

Posted by McCringleberryy
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 8:55 am to
There’s also no other sports to compete with right now. Going to get a ton of causal fans to buy the PPV.
Posted by GeauxAggie972
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 1:26 pm to
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There’s also no other sports to compete with right now. Going to get a ton of causal fans to buy the PPV.


That's definitely one thing. Usman-Masvidal is a much more enticing main event. Three good title bouts. Topped off with the whole Fight Island allure, and you've got one hell of a combo
This post was edited on 7/11/20 at 1:34 pm
Posted by Mizzoufan26
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 1:32 pm to
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There’s also no other sports to compete with right now. Going to get a ton of causal fans to buy the PPV.




Exactly, plus the allure of 3 title fights people that may not normally buy find value in that phrasing alone.
Posted by HottyToddy7
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 4:39 pm to
Can you order this on Dish or do you have to stream it? I’m at a spot that has shite internet but want to order the fights.
This post was edited on 7/11/20 at 4:40 pm
Posted by diat150
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 4:42 pm to
Only available on ESPN+
Posted by castorinho
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 5:22 pm to
Let's go
Posted by castorinho
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 5:42 pm to
Pow right in the kisser
Posted by Big Floppy TDs
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 5:56 pm to
How the frick are these two anywhere near 135?
Posted by castorinho
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 5:59 pm to
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