GDT: UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum

[Avs_19]

Date: August 21, 2021
Venue: UFC Apex
City: Las Vegas, Nevada
Time: 10 pm ET/7 pm PT
Viewing: ESPN, TSN 5

MAIN CARD (ESPN, TSN 5)

Middleweight bout: Jared Cannonier vs. Kelvin Gastelum
Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Mark Madsen
Heavyweight bout: Chase Sherman vs. Parker Porter
Bantamweight bout: Trevin Jones vs. Saidyokub Kakhramonov
Lightweight bout: Vinc Pichel vs. Austin Hubbard
Flyweight bout: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, TSN 5)

Featherweight bout: Austin Lingo vs. Luis Saldana
Bantamweight bout: Brian Kelleher vs. Domingo Pilarte
Women’s Bantamweight bout: Bea Malecki vs. Josiane Nunes
Light Heavyweight bout: William Knight vs. Fabio Cherant
Lightweight bout: Roosevelt Roberts vs. Ignacio Bahamondes
Welterweight bout: Sasha Palatnikov vs. Ramiz Brahimaj​

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[CDJ]

ngl I love the co-main

 

[m9]

Pantoja v royval should be the co-main - that's a fun one

 

[CDJ]

On talent Pantoja-Royval is absolutely the co-main, just give me dirty ol burping Clay Guida vs an Olympian who doesn’t seem to like getting hit very much. Hilarious contrast in appearance and behavior, we will probably see some fun scrambles tho

 

[MMC]

Don’t think Gastelum has anything for Cannonier

 

[CDJ]

Palatnikov
Bahamondes (told myself I’d never bet on Roberts again)
Knight
Kelleher
Lingo
Pantoja
Pichel
Kakhramonov
Sherman
Guida
Cannonier

 

[Avs_19]

There will probably be a bunch of fun fights like there usually are but this one looks really bad on paper. I can't even say I'm all that excited for the main event and I've been over the whole Guida thing for years now.

 

[16Skippy]

Gastelum needed two attempts to make weight.

 

[CDJ]

Gastelum needed two attempts to make weight.

awful look for him

 

[I am not exposed]

Gastelum needed two attempts to make weight.

Amazing this guy tried to compete at welterweight.

 

[bov]

This one has some hidden gems imo...not the greatest card overall but I am intrigued by Royval/Pantoja. Even though Gastelum hasn't looked good in a long time, I'll take him in this one considering the layoff and surgeries for Cannonier. Guida vs Madsen interests me too.

 

[darko]

Dude tap

 

[CDJ]

Dude tap

lol srsly

I like his heart but cmon

 

[darko]

lol srsly

I like his heart but cmon

f***ing Russians

 

[dss97]

Gastelum needed two attempts to make weight.

It’s pretty silly given that realistically he has the frame of a lightweight.

He’d rather eat taqitos instead of compete for a belt unfortunately

 

[CDJ]

I like this Bahamondes kid

 

[CDJ]

HOLY f***

 

[chicagoskycam]

That finish !

 

[I am not exposed]

Ae you kidding me! Wow

 

[darko]

Good luck beating that KO

 

[I am not exposed]

He really wanted the finish and he got it! Great stuff with only 10 seconds to go!

 

[bov]

Wow, amazing finish.

 

[CDJ]

I really like that kid a lot

That’s why we watch boys

 

[Ouroboros]

That's gotta be up there with Barboza for best spinning heel kick KO.

 

[I am not exposed]

I really like that kid a lot

That’s why we watch boys

Yep. A weak card on paper will still have good fights and finishes for the most part.