GDT: UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie

[Avs_19]

Date: October 17, 2020
Venue: Flash Forum
City: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Time: 7 pm ET/4 pm PT
Viewing: ESPN+, TSN 5

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, TSN 5)

Featherweight bout: Brian Ortega vs. Chan Sung Jung
Women’s Flyweight bout: Katlyn Chookagian vs. Jéssica Andrade
Light Heavyweight bout: Jimmy Crute vs. Modestas Bukauskas
Welterweight bout: Cláudio Silva vs. James Krause
Featherweight bout: Thomas Almeida vs. Jonathan Martinez

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, TSN 5)

Lightweight bout: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Guram Kutateladze
Women's Flyweight bout: Gillian Robertson vs. Poliana Botelho
Middleweight bout: John Phillips vs. Jun Yong Park
Lightweight bout: Jamie Mullarkey vs. Fares Ziam
Light Heavyweight bout: Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Maxim Grishin
Bantamweight bout: Mark Striegl vs. Said Nurmagomedov​

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[m9]

Ortega v Zombie is one of those fights I've been waiting on for a looooong time. Can't wait for that one.

Chookagian/Andrade is a solid fight. Hoping Andrade wins so we have a challenger for Shevchenko out of it.

Crute/Bukauskas is a pretty fun fight. It's kind of weird match-making as neither are very recognizable names but I think it's a pretty even matchup.

Claudio Silva has had his UFC career interrupted a couple times but he's looked awesome in every fight recently. He's one of only two guys who has a real win over Leon Edwards (along with Usman) though it was a really close fight. He's getting a bit old but there's no doubt he's legit on the ground. Krause is a cagey veteran but I really like Silva here.

Nice to see Almeida back in there. Been awhile since we've seen him and there was a time pre-Garbrandt when he was one of the hottest prospects in the UFC.

 

[CDJ]

Jimmy Crute is a great, I always enjoy his fights


Silva vs Krause is sweet. Silva is the +135 underdog which is understandable to a degree but he’s never actually lost a fight. Def hammering that. Gamrot is a highly regarded prospect.

The main event is dope af

Chookagian is SO MUCH BIGGER than Andrade. Andrade is obviously strong as hell but I think Chookagian is gonna be able to keep her on the outside and pull off the upset.

 

[CDJ]

Looking like everybody is gonna make weight again. Only ppl not to weigh in so far are Chookagian and John Phillips. If they don’t make weight I don’t really GAF

 

[I am not exposed]

Have Ortega winning the main event. Can't believe it has been almost 2 years since his title fight with Holloway!

 

[CDJ]

Brian Ortega shaves head for charity before weighing in at UFC Fight Island 6

Wonder if he really did it to make weight, he was lookin drained

 

[Avs_19]

Been looking forward to this main event for a long time. Whether it lives up to the hype or not probably depends on how Ortega looks after the time off. Holloway gave him one of the worst beatings we've seen in terms of significant strikes absorbed. That's the type of damage you need to take time off to recover from but it's also something that can change fighters. Hopefully he comes back as good, if not better, than he was previously.

I have no doubt TKZ will show up ready to go. The combination of how he has looked recently and the uncertainty with Ortega has me picking TKZ to win.

 

[ZDH]

TKZ is gonna wreck Ortega.

 

[Deen]

TKZ is gonna wreck Ortega.

The betting line for this fight is dumb as hell. I'm hammering Ortega. He finished Edgar on the feet.

 

[Avs_19]

The betting line for this fight is dumb as hell. I'm hammering Ortega. He finished Edgar on the feet.

 

[CDJ]

Got back from urgent care with 5 stitches over my eye, READY FOR SOME FIGHTS


weird stoppage btw. Kinda get it because Antigulov was literally doing nothing but eh whatever


I’ve got KZ by finish. Parlayed Crute/Grishin/Gamrot

 

[CDJ]

The betting line for this fight is dumb as hell. I'm hammering Ortega. He finished Edgar on the feet.

KZ did it quicker

 

[TimeZone]

Decent card tonight. Looking forward to it

 

[CDJ]

Decent card tonight. Looking forward to it

Just a heads up if you care about the prelims but it’s on right now, I know it started earlier than I thought. I was expecting 5 o clock but apparently it was 4. I guess I missed a pretty sweet KO

 

[Deen]

KZ did it quicker

Not nearly as emphatically. I'm just saying, don't sleep on Ortegas hands and I believe he is much better on the ground training with the Diaz's/Rener Gracie (even though Zombie is no slouch). I just don't see how Zombie wins this.

 

[CDJ]

Not nearly as emphatically. I'm just saying, don't sleep on Ortegas hands and I believe he is much better on the ground training with the Diaz's/Rener Gracie (even though Zombie is no slouch). I just don't see how Zombie wins this.

I do love me some Ortega but he looked pretty bad on the scales yesterday and I worry about what the Holloway fight did to him

he’s had plenty of time to recover though and it wouldn’t shock me At all if he gets a win

 

[Avs_19]

Not nearly as emphatically. I'm just saying, don't sleep on Ortegas hands and I believe he is much better on the ground training with the Diaz's/Rener Gracie (even though Zombie is no slouch). I just don't see how Zombie wins this.

I like Ortega a lot and he has a good chance to win if he looks the same or better than he did prior to the Holloway fight but TKZ is the better striker. He has also become a lot smarter with how he fights and doesn't just brawl anymore. You really can't see TKZ, who also has good takedown defense, outstriking Ortega for five rounds or just the three rounds he needs to win a decision? I can.

 

[CDJ]

I had it 29-28 Ziam, great fight

Ziam looks good. Mullarkey has a tough last fight with Riddell too

 

[TimeZone]

Just a heads up if you care about the prelims but it’s on right now, I know it started earlier than I thought. I was expecting 5 o clock but apparently it was 4. I guess I missed a pretty sweet KO

Appreciate the heads up! I'm tuned in now

 

[TimeZone]

Phillips hits hard but is one of the slowest guys in the entire UFC

 

[N o o d l e s]

I had it 29-28 Ziam, great fight

Ziam looks good. Mullarkey has a tough last fight with Riddell too

Agree, first round was more dominant for Ziam than second rd was for Mullarkey, plus with all that ground control he did absolutely nothing. Plus Ziam reversed him twice.

 

[Avs_19]

This has to be three 10-8's or maybe even worse in every round. Just complete domination by Park.

 

[I am not exposed]

Phillips hits hard but is one of the slowest guys in the entire UFC

And no concept of takedown defense.

 

[I am not exposed]

Not nearly as emphatically. I'm just saying, don't sleep on Ortegas hands and I believe he is much better on the ground training with the Diaz's/Rener Gracie (even though Zombie is no slouch). I just don't see how Zombie wins this.

Talk about moving the goalposts.

 

[TimeZone]

And no concept of takedown defense.

He's extremely unathletic.