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Who can predict the winners of the main card? (I wouldn't worry too much about vanzant's bout. I'm willing to spot you that pick for free.)

Ribas, rose, yan, volk & usman.

No live underdogs? If an underdog wins that is worth extra points.

They're all live. I'm surprised rose is favored.

The Asleep Lamps wrote: ↑11 Jul 2020, 09:33 Who can predict the winners of the main card? (I wouldn't worry too much about vanzant's bout. I'm willing to spot you that pick for free.)

I'll go:

Ribas
Andrade
Aldo
Volkanovski
Usman

I'm really not confident in most of those picks, though. Aside from Ribas just because PVZ is awful. I know Aldo is the one I'm most out on a limb with, but he did just fight to what was essentially a draw with the #1 guy in the division, he'll be at a big size advantage, and he's usually next to impossible to take down.

What a card!!

BTW I think the early prelims (starting at 6 PM) are on ESPN as well. At least they are on my schedule.

Oezdemir/Prochazka, Tybura/Grishin, and Paiva/Zhumagulov are all very interesting prelims. This is probably one of the rare cards where I'll watch every fight.

jujigatame wrote: ↑11 Jul 2020, 15:39 BTW I think the early prelims (starting at 6 PM) are on ESPN as well. At least they are on my schedule.

Oezdemir/Prochazka, Tybura/Grishin, and Paiva/Zhumagulov are all very interesting prelims. This is probably one of the rare cards where I'll watch every fight.

Paiva/Zhumagulov is intriguing from a rating standpoint.. for me anyway.

We've had Zhumagulov in the Top 15-20 at flyweight for a few years... at #9 now, but gauging the eastern Europe & Russian fighters is especially tricky. WHR (which BoxRec is now based on) has him at what may be a more realistic #23.... we will see.

I am picking all 3 upsets. Rose will win. Cheers.

The Asleep Lamps wrote: ↑11 Jul 2020, 16:57 I am picking all 3 upsets. Rose will win. Cheers.

Rose is the favorite, I think.

Missed some of the fight.. but seems like Zhumagulov got jobbed.

JCS wrote: ↑11 Jul 2020, 19:50 Missed some of the fight.. but seems like Zhumagulov got jobbed.

Paiva did a number on his nutsack. Dude was in serious pain.

Boston Salmon horribly ko'd by an illegal knee...

JCS wrote: ↑11 Jul 2020, 19:50 Missed some of the fight.. but seems like Zhumagulov got jobbed.

Yea I thought he won rounds 2 and 3. I think the judges just gave round 3 to Paiva because Paiva was moving forward on the feet and Zhumagulov was unable to take him down and keep him down. They ignored Zhumagulov landing a lot of effective countershots.

Good on Goddard for taking 2 points off Bogatov. Really one should have been taken after the 2nd low blow.

WTF? How the hell did one judge score it 30-27 Salikhov when Santos clearly won the first round? That's some corrupt shit right there.

Good fight by Dos Santos and Salikhov. Thought Dos Santos edged it personally

Wtf .... this Prochazca fella looks like the second coming of Viacheslav Datsik

Prochazka is very entertaining. You can clearly see he has ridiculous skills. He needs to reign in the showboating though.

What I find ridiculous is the fighters in the stare down wearing masks. They've been tested already and will be in each other's face during the fight so why are they doing stare downs with masks on?

Andrade vs. Namajunas was tremendous. Really could have used another 2 rounds.

Rose deserved to win but the momentum was going Andrade's way in the 3rd.

jujigatame wrote: ↑11 Jul 2020, 23:06 Andrade vs. Namajunas was tremendous. Really could have used another 2 rounds.

Rose deserved to win but the momentum was going Andrade's way in the 3rd.

That is one of the few women's fights I have actually enjoyed. Not a big fan of women fighting but Rose is very technical and entertaining to watch.

Aldo really loosened up at the end of the 2nd

These referees in the UFC are an absolute fvcking joke, what a scumbag.

Joke of a decision that

I thought Holloway outboxed Volko pretty handily in every round