GDT: UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan

[Avs_19]

Date: August 1, 2020
Venue: UFC APEX
City: Las Vegas, Nevada
Time: 9pm ET/6pm PT
Viewing: ESPN+, TSN 5

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, TSN 5)

Middleweight bout: Derek Brunson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
Women's Flyweight bout: Joanne Calderwood vs. Jennifer Maia
Welterweight bout: Vicente Luque vs. Randy Brown
Lightweight bout: Lando Vannata vs. Bobby Green
Middleweight bout: Kevin Holland vs. Trevin Giles

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, TSN 5)

Bantamweight bout: Frankie Saenz vs. Jonathan Martinez
Light Heavyweight bout: Ed Herman vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Bantamweight bout: Ray Borg vs. Nathan Maness
Middleweight bout: Eric Spicely vs. Markus Perez
Featherweight bout: Jamall Emmers vs. Timur Valiev
Bantamweight bout: Chris Gutiérrez vs. Cody Durden​

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[m9]

Kind of a weak card, but still some interesting fights.

Hard to pick against Shahbazyan at this point - he's looked so, so good. Brunson is the perfect matchup to see where he's at, but I like Shahbazyan to get the finish at some point.

Kind of a risky fight for Calderwood to take when she seemed to be lined up for the next title shot, but on the other hand it's probably not a bad idea to work on your skills before fighting Shevchenko.

Randy Brown is a fun fighter, but I think Luque is a couple steps above him right now. Luque has been low-key quite good lately with his losses being to high-ranked guys.

Vannata/Green should be fun again. Holland is a guy to watch at MW as a future top 10 guy.

Love the odds on Meerschaert to win this fight, like -180 or so. Should be an easy win for him.

 

[Avs_19]

I really like the matchmaking in the main event. It's a winnable fight for Shahbazyan but also one where Brunson should make him work for it. If Shahbazyan does to Brunson what he did to everyone else then the hype will be on another level and it'll be 100% deserved.

Luque/Brown and the Vannata/Green rematch should be entertaining fights.

 

[CDJ]

Borg, Valiev, and spicely are our of their bouts

 

[m9]

I would like there to be a way so that Borg's family is taken care of because it's an awful situation. I also don't think the UFC should be scheduling fights for him anymore. Hopefully the UFC can figure out a way to balance those two things.

 

[CDJ]

I know Schaub has offered to cover a lot of costs In the past


He’s a complete moron but he’s got a heart of gold

 

[pistolpete11]

Not so interested in this one. It took a hit with Holly-Aldana falling through.

The main event is a good one, but it's also only 3 rounds due to the late notice, right? Good test for Shahbazyan, though. Needs more than a decision win to really catapult himself to the upper echelon IMO.

Other than that, meh. Luque is usually fun, but he should win this one. Who knows, though? These are the type of cards that sometimes over deliver.

 

[ZDH]

Luque's fight seems like a trap. I'm not going crazy w that one. Shabaz is a lock wake me up when he gets someone on his level.

 

[Pitaya]

Luque's fight seems like a trap. I'm not going crazy w that one. Shabaz is a lock wake me up when he gets someone on his level.

Who else should Edmen have fought by now?

 

[ZDH]

Not saying he shouldve fought the best of the best right out the gate. Im just confident in him and knew his first few fights, including this one, would be dominant wins. I cant wait to see him vs upper tier guys.

 

[ZDH]

Shabaz at 9-1 to win via sub seems quite lucrative.

Advance apologies for when I drunkingly brag quote this tonight after the fight with lots of money raining down images and caps lock in full force.

 

[member 51464]

Shabaz at 9-1 to win via sub seems quite lucrative.

Advance apologies for when I drunkingly brag quote this tonight after the fight with lots of money raining down images and caps lock in full force.

Or you could just, you know, not do that.

 

[ZDH]

Or you could just, you know, not do that.

Sudden cash windfalls bring out the extreme emotions in me. Can't tame that beast.

 

[CDJ]

Meerschaert vs Herman is off due to Meerschaert testing positive for covid

did not see that coming so late. Sucks cuz that was my mortal lock

 

[ZDH]

Meerschaert vs Herman is off due to Meerschaert testing positive for covid

did not see that coming so late. Sucks cuz that was my mortal lock

damn this card gets smaller and smaller

 

[CDJ]

I forgot we were back in the small cage, f*** yes



also Brunson is a LIVE dog @ +310

I think Shahbazyan still probably wins but there is real value there. I think I’m hammering it. Whenever they have a relatively untested guy facing a tough, durable vet it’s usually a solid play. The one time Shahbazyan hasn’t put the guy away he went to a split with Darren Stewart (who I actually thought had won that fight, Shahbazyan had better grappling while Stewart had better standup that night)

 

[CDJ]

I’ve got 28-28

 

[ZDH]

yea ill take it after that horid rd 1 phew

 

[CDJ]

Emmers throwing some massive knees from the clinch, love to see it

 

[CDJ]

I think I’d go 29-28 Emmers. Could see 30-27. Not really any other possibilities imo

emmers has been screwed on a decision already tho lol


I’ve got another 28-28 lol

 

[m9]

Saenz is getting worked.

 

[CDJ]

Not allowed to celebrate when you miss weight by 4 lbs, that’s my rule

 

[m9]

It won't get the press of say Glover/Anthony Smith, but Saenz corner should have probably stepped in after Round 2. He was done.

 

[ZDH]

nice finish

 

[ZDH]

small card gets smaller