GDT: UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen/PFL 3

[MMC]

Date: April 15, 2023
Venue: T-Mobile Center
City: Kansas City, Missouri
Time: 8:30 pm ET/5:30 pm PT
Viewing: ESPN, TSN 5

MAIN CARD (ESPN, TSN 5)

Featherweight bout: Max Holloway vs. Arnold Allen
Featherweight bout: Edson Barboza vs. Billy Quarantillo
Light Heavyweight bout: Dustin Jacoby vs. Azamat Murzakanov
Light Heavyweight bout: Tanner Boser vs. Ion Cutelaba
Bantamweight bout: Pedro Munhoz vs. Chris Gutierrez
Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Rafa Garcia

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, TSN 5)

Featherweight bout: Bill Algeo vs. TJ Brown
Flyweight bout: Brandon Royval vs. Matheus Nicolau
Light Heavyweight bout: Zak Cummings vs. Ed Herman
Women's Strawweight bout: Gillian Robertson vs. Piera Rodriguez
Lightweight bout: Lando Vannata vs. Daniel Zellhuber
Women's Strawweight bout: Bruna Brasil vs. Denise Gomes
Bantamweight bout: Aaron Phillips vs. Gaston Bolanos
Women's Bantamweight bout: Joselyne Edwards vs. Lucie Pudilova​

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[MMC]

Date: April 14, 2023
Venue: The Theater at Virgin Hotels
City: Las Vegas, Nevada
Time: 7 pm ET/4 pm PT
Viewing: ESPN

MAIN CARD (ESPN)

Lightweight season bout: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Shane Burgos
Lightweight season bout: Clay Collard vs. Yamato Nishikawa
Heavyweight season bout: Denis Goltsov vs. Cezar Ferreira
Welterweight season bout: Carlos Leal vs. David Zawada
Welterweight season bout: Magomed Umalatov vs. Dilano Taylor

LATE CARD (ESPN+)

Welterweight season bout: Sadibou Sy vs. Jarrah Al Silawi
Welterweight season bout: Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Ben Egli
Lightweight season bout: Natan Schulte vs. Stevie Ray
Lightweight season bout: Raush Manfio vs. Alexander Martinez
Welterweight season bout: Shane Mitchell vs. Nayib Lopez
Lightweight season bout: Bruno Miranda vs. Ahmed Amir
Welterweight showcase bout: Zach Juusola vs. Brandon Jenkins​

 

[MMC]

With PFL note that the card that they are promoting as the main card with OAM/Burgos is taking place BEFORE what should be the prelims headlined by Sy, not sure why the main card is first with this one

 

[I am not exposed]

I really like Allen and he's from the same region as me! But I still think Max is the second best fighter in this division and will win this fight fairly comfortably.

Looks like a solid fight card. Probably be better than the PPV that Vancouver is getting. Yeah, I'm still bitter!

edit. OMG Clay Guida is still fighting lol

 

[m9]

With PFL note that the card that they are promoting as the main card with OAM/Burgos is taking place BEFORE what should be the prelims headlined by Sy, not sure why the main card is first with this one

4pm is the best TV time for ESPN with NBA playoffs later.

Friday 1pm prelims in Vegas will get an awful live turnout, better off running them later at 7pm. At least some people will stick around and get drunk.

As for UFC - that's how a live Fight Night card should look. Great main event and action fighters all over.

 

[MMC]

Former ACA champ Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov was supposed to be on the PFL card, guess he's hurt, was looking forward to seeing how he'd do here so I hope he's ready for the next round. Madge was also supposed to be on the card, moving to WW.

 

[Taytro]

Really decent looking fight night card here. Fun fights everywhere. Interested to see how Boeser looks at 205. His hands were lightening quick there for a few fights at HW before he fell off.

Munhoz has only fought tough competition in the last 4 years and it doesn't look to be getting much easier vs Gutierrez. At 36 and being 1-4-1 since 2019, I wonder if we might be coming to the end for him if he's not able to turn it around soon.

 

[pistolpete11]

Yeah, fun Fight Night card even if the fights aren't all that relevant outside of the main event.

Luke Thomas was saying before the Jones-Gane fight that no matter the result, it would be like "Right, of course. The signs were so obvious." I kind of feel like that with this Max fight.

If he wins, "Right, of course. He's one of the best FW of all time and is still only 31. He just happened to get beat a few times by Volk who probably is the best FW of all time."

If he loses, "Right, of course. He's only 31, but he's been doing it a long time, has been in some wars, and has been trending down for a couple of fights."

 

[CDJ]

Honestly I think Arnold Allen pulls it off. He was looking like a world beater for a round against Kattar before Kattar’s leg detonated. Seemed incredibly fast. I think he does a lot of things Volk does well too- very well rounded, mixes it up, and is very athletic.

Gutierrez over Munhoz and Billy Q over Barboza too. I think it’s a changing-of-the-guard kind of card

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Considering the ramifications for 125 I'm a little surprised that Royval vs Nicolau is buried on the prelims

 

[m9]

Considering the ramifications for 125 I'm a little surprised that Royval vs Nicolau is buried on the prelims

For sure. It should be a great fight, too.

 

[MMC]

Cezar Ferreira, who fought Masvidal at WW back in 2015, is replacing Brady against Golstov at HW tomorrow

 

[CDJ]

Leal/Magomedkerimov/Collard/Goltsov parlay

Burgos ML. He’ll buck the trend of UFC guys coming in and losing

 

[MMC]

Leal/Magomedkerimov/Collard/Goltsov parlay

Burgos ML. He’ll buck the trend of UFC guys coming in and losing

Surprised Shane is the dog in this one honestly

 

[MMC]

Just realized it was 4 and right as I put the PFL card on I see Dilano Taylor getting smoked by Umalatov

 

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[CDJ]

Pacing got so f***ed up by 3 first round KO’s they got poor Justin Roberts doing improv out there lol

 

[MMC]

What a fight between Collard and Nishikawa so far

 

[CDJ]

Nishikawa is tougher than a $2 steak

I have Collard up 20-18 but his legs are chewed up. 3rd will be interesting

 

[CDJ]

Collard is too gritty and wily to throw a 20 YO in there against but boy did Nishikawa hold his own. Kids got a bright future

 

[MMC]

He looked like a featherweight in there compared to Collard

 

[CDJ]

He looked like a featherweight in there compared to Collard

Was the definition of man vs boy, Collard was bullying him at times. But the boy showed he’s got durability and heart- he showed some slickness off his back. Good leg kicks. He’s gonna do well for himself in this sport

 

[MMC]

OAM up 2-0 on Shane