Fight Night Atlanta

[mrpickem]

Actually looks like a good card for a Fight Night. The UFC over-delivers for the first time in awhile...

FIGHT NIGHT:USMAN/BUCKLEY​

State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA

Prelims:

• 4/2.37 Ange Loosa -169
• 2.67/5 Cody Durden +187
• 2.16/4 Michael Chiesa wins inside distance +185
• 4/2.62 Craig / Bellato Fight won’t start round 3 -165

• Vanessa Demopoulos (11-7) is a fun little fighter with decent striking. She faces a young gritty gal with size, accurate strikes and good grappling. Horth(7-2) will probably win but she's way overpriced at -650ish, I just can't back the "Lil Monster" so pass for me.
• Loosa (10-4) will be the the more physically imposing fighter when he faces Phil Rowe (105). Ange has a nice 6.6 significant strikes per minute average in the UFC and he pushed pace, closes distance and with take the fight down at times. Rowe has the reach and would rather this be a standup striking affair at distance. Loose will go hard early on and so long as he don't gas, he should grind down a one-sided decision or maybe even a KO.
• Durden(17-7-1) has had some big fights and hung in there with really good fighters. He has several ways to finish the fight. Ochoa(7-1) has lots of potential, butmay still need more seasoning. He lost an uneventful decision in his first UFC bout 9 months ago, and I think this will be a bad matchup for him with "Custom Made".
• McGee(23-13) is game, but damn, he's 40 years old! That's ancient for welterweight. Chiesa (18-7) is 37 himself, but less hard miles on his clock. He has a really good ground game where Court is also pretty good...eventually I see Chiesa finding a sub.
• Bellato (12-2-1) and Craig (17-91-) are both finishers, Craig with the sneaky good sub game and Rodolfo with his powerful striking. I think we get early finish in this one, so it's an under for me.

 

[mrpickem]

FIGHT NIGHT:USMAN/BUCKLEY​

Prelims:
4/2.37 Ange Loosa -169
2.67/5 Cody Durden +187
2.16/4 Michael Chiesa wins inside distance +185
4/2.62 Craig / Bellato Fight won’t start round 3 -165

Main Card:

• 3/2.07 Oumar Sy wins inside distance -145
• 3/1.53 Brundage/Abdul-Malik Under 1½ -196

 

[mrpickem]

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This effin BS has under-delivered so far even though the card looked solid, a lot of these vet fighters are playing the safe game...i.e. McGee, Brundage, Menifield. Yeah I know Menifield got the win, but it was very close and he was probably surprised himself.

FIGHT NIGHT:USMAN/BUCKLEY​

Prelims:
4/2.37 Ange Loosa -169
2.67/5 Cody Durden +187
2.16/4 Michael Chiesa wins inside distance +185
4/2.62 Craig / Bellato Fight won’t start round 3 -165

Main Card:
3/2.07 Oumar Sy wins inside distance -145
3/1.53 Brundage/Abdul-Malik Under 1½ -196

• 1/4.35 Cody Garbrandt wins inside distance +435
• 6/3.75 Edmen Shahbazyan -160
• 2/4.20 Miranda Maverick +210
• 2/2.80 Joaquin Buckley wins inside distance +140
• 2/1.52 Usman/Buckley Under 4½ -132

huh, I have no idea what's going on with Hill

 

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This effin BS has under-delivered so far even though the card looked solid, a lot of these vet fighters are playing the safe game...i.e. McGee, Brundage, Menifield. Yeah I know Menifield got the win, but it was very close and he was probably surprised himself.

FIGHT NIGHT:USMAN/BUCKLEY​

Prelims:
4/2.37 Ange Loosa -169
2.67/5 Cody Durden +187
2.16/4 Michael Chiesa wins inside distance +185
4/2.62 Craig / Bellato Fight won’t start round 3 -165

Main Card:
3/2.07 Oumar Sy wins inside distance -145
3/1.53 Brundage/Abdul-Malik Under 1½ -196

• 1/4.35 Cody Garbrandt wins inside distance +435
• 6/3.75 Edmen Shahbazyan -160
• 2/4.20 Miranda Maverick +210
• 2/2.80 Joaquin Buckley wins inside distance +140
• 2/1.52 Usman/Buckley Under 4½ -132

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huh, I have no idea what's going on with Hill

He’s an odd dude

 

[mrpickem]

FIGHT NIGHT:USMAN/BUCKLEY​

Prelims:
4/2.37 Ange Loosa -169
2.67/5 Cody Durden +187
2.16/4 Michael Chiesa wins inside distance +185
4/2.62 Craig / Bellato Fight won’t start round 3 -165
Main Card:
3/2.07 Oumar Sy wins inside distance -145
3/1.53 Brundage/Abdul-Malik Under 1½ -196
1/4.35 Cody Garbrandt wins inside distance +435
6/3.75 Edmen Shahbazyan -160
2/4.20 Miranda Maverick +210
2/2.80 Joaquin Buckley wins inside distance +140
2/1.52 Usman/Buckley Under 4½ -132
[2-9 -15.46u]


Well that quickly turned to shit. Bad thing was I liked Usman by decision all week, but I kept reading all the BS about how great Buckley was so I flipped like a dumb ass. Still couldn't have saved this shitburger of a night.



Bonuses:
Performance: Malcolm Wellmaker and Jose Ochoa
Fight of the Night: Kamaru Usman vs. Joaquin Buckley
That's a joke for FOTN, but whatever.