GDT: UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje

[Avs_19]

Date: March 30, 2019
Venue: Wells Fargo Center
City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Time: 7pm ET/4pm PT
Viewing: ESPN, TSN 2

MAIN CARD (ESPN, TSN 2)

Lightweight bout: Edson Barboza vs. Justin Gaethje
Middleweight bout: David Branch vs. Jack Hermansson
Featherweight bout: Josh Emmett vs. Michael Johnson
Women's Strawweight bout: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Michelle Waterson
Light Heavyweight bout: Paul Craig vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
Featherweight bout: Sheymon Moraes vs. Sodiq Yusuff

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, TSN 2)

Women's Strawweight bout: Marina Rodriguez vs. Jessica Aguilar
Lightweight bout: Ross Pearson vs. Desmond Green
Featherweight bout: Enrique Barzola vs. Kevin Aguilar
Middleweight bout: Kevin Holland vs. Gerald Meerschaert

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass)

Bantamweight bout: Ray Borg vs. Casey Kenney
Women's Flyweight bout: Maryna Moroz vs. Sabina Mazo
Bantamweight bout: Alex Perez vs. Mark De La Rosa​

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[m9]

Virtually impossible for that main event not to be great.

And this is a rare comment from me, but that's a fun woman's fight on the main card.

 

[pistolpete11]

Am I missing something with Branch-Hermansson? I'm much more interested in Emmett-Johnson and KK-Waterson than that fight.

Main event is awesome. 2 of the toughest guys in the UFC and both always want to throw down. For Gaethje's sake, I wish he would mix it up a little, though.

 

[kabidjan18]

I have dreamed of this fight for years.

 

[LSCII]

How much brain damage will Gaethje sustain in this fight?

 

[Avs_19]

The leg kicks in the main event are going to be so violent. It's going to be beautiful.

 

[MD thaivuN]

Excited to see Kevin Holland again. guy is such a weird fighter, even by middleweight standards lol.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Looking forward to main event obviously, Paul Craig and wow Ray Borg on the prelims

 

[member 51464]

I hope Aguilar doesn't wear a white shirt again. It's like a horror show with all that blood, lol.

 

[td_ice]

Wow, what toughness by Aguilar. And a beat down by Rodriguez.

Rodriguez is legit.

 

[Avs_19]

Both Green and Rodriguez looked great. They put a beatdown on the vets they were matched up against.

I'm looking forward to seeing Yusuff back in there.

 

[td_ice]

Good fight, I had that dead even until late 3rd round shot by Yusuff that dropped Moraes.

 

[Avs_19]

Would've liked Yusuff to let his hands go a bit more but he still got it done. Good finish to the fight for him.

 

[m9]

This is a sloppy, terrible fight.

 

[Avs_19]

Please just give us a running clock and end this. No more calling time.

 

[m9]

I hope this is a draw, neither guy deserves to win.

 

[m9]

Alright, cool finish by Craig.

 

[Jasper]

Yeah that was a weird fight but nice finish.

 

[td_ice]

Yeah, I give Craig credit. He was spent since round 2, but got a submission, and boy he needed it.

 

[td_ice]

Hahaha......Craig with his Rocky impression in the post fight interview.

 

[td_ice]

Very impressive by Waterson. I have that 30-27 for MW. (first round could have gone either way though, 2nd and 3rd definitely Waterson.)

 

[Avs_19]

Very impressive by Waterson. I have that 30-27 for MW. (first round could have gone either way though, 2nd and 3rd definitely Waterson.)

She has looked good recently and was in control for much of the fight. I think they need to cool it on the title talk though. She'll be up there in the rankings but Suarez has to be next in line if she beats Ansaroff.

 

[td_ice]

Damn, Emmett with the KO power, puts down Johnson.

 

[Avs_19]

Damn. Johnson was out before he hit the ground. Always love the walk-off KOs.

 

[m9]

Great shot. Emmett didn't look great but that was nice.