GDT: UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige

[Avs_19]

Date: July 15, 2020
Venue: Flash Forum
City: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Time: 10pm ET/7pm PT
Viewing: ESPN, TSN

MAIN CARD (ESPN, TSN)

Featherweight bout: Calvin Kattar vs. Dan Ige
Flyweight bout: Tim Elliott vs. Ryan Benoit
Featherweight bout: Jimmie Rivera vs. Cody Stamann
Women's Flyweight bout: Molly McCann vs. Taila Santos
Catchweight (174 lbs) bout: Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Mounir Lazzez

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, TSN)

Middleweight bout: John Phillips vs. Khamzat Chimaev
Featherweight bout: Ricardo Ramos vs. Lerone Murphy
Light Heavyweight bout: Modestas Bukauskas vs. Andreas Michailidis
Catchweight (149 lbs) bout: Chris Fishgold vs. Jared Gordon
Women's Flyweight bout: Diana Belbiţă vs. Liana Jojua
Bantamweight bout: Jack Shore vs. Aaron Phillips​

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[m9]

Katter/Ige should be extremely exciting. I don't know if we'll see FOTY type stuff, but it wouldn't surprise me either. Rivera/Stamann is solid and Alhassan was a fun striker to watch before he got into his legal troubles.

Aside from that, hard to be too interested in this one and I'm sure there will be many people skipping it.

 

[pistolpete11]

Is this really happening at 10:00 EST? I'd like to see Kattar-Ige for sure, but I'm not staying up until 1am to do it. The main card should be starting at 8:00 EST.

Kattar has looked good, even in his loss to Zabit. I thought Ige lost to Barboza, although there's no shame in being that close against Barboza, even down a weight class. Still, I think it's a fight Katter should win and I'd guess he's a -250 to -300 favorite or something like that. First 5-round fight for both of them in the UFC if I'm not mistaken. Kattar looked like he had a gas tank against Zabit. Not sure about Ige.

Good to see Rivera back and a quick turn around for Stamann. Rivera is no punk, so it would be a good win for Stamann if he can pull it off. I'd probably pick Rivera just based on experience at this level, but really no idea how this one will play out.

 

[ZDH]

You know when Tim Elliott is the co-main it's going to be a long night.

 

[Avs_19]

The main event and Rivera/Stamann are the two I'm interested in watching. I've looked past Ige before so it could just be more of that but I think this is a fight Kattar should win.

It's really too bad Frankie/Munhoz isn't happening tomorrow. One legit fight like that falling out completely changed my excitement level for this card.

 

[ZDH]

Stamann fight is about the only thing that interests me. He's the dog but I'm backing him to win with some of that money Yan gave me.

He's a pretty swell dude.

 

[I am not exposed]

This will end up being a better night of fights than UFC251.

 

[member 51464]

Liana Jojua looks like about one of the least coordinated or athletic people to ever fight in the UFC. Or maybe it's psychological warfare to have her opponent underestimate her.

 

[ZDH]

Actually the Razak fight looks intriguing.

 

[CDJ]

Abdul Razak Alhassan throws bombs. Glad he’s back in the octagon. Reading his story saddens me. It saddens me that he lost two years. It saddens me for legitimate victims of sexual abuse. It also saddens me for his next opponent, I think he’s gonna probs be a 1st round KO. Dudes still quite mad and is holding on to a lot of ill will against his accusers. I do not blame him

 

[CDJ]

So initially a guy named Timo Feucht was supposed to fight Kenneth Bergh. He was randomly replaced on the card by Jorge Gonzalez and it turns out it wasn’t so random. Bergh is now off the card as well due to a bad weight cut- it’s too bad, he has face tattoos and there is a strong correlation between the presence of face tattoos and the how exciting the fighters style is

UFC rescinds offer to Timo Feucht for Fight Island bout over alleged past Neo-Nazi ties



Alhassan not making weight after two years off is yuck. Fishgold missed too

White Tyson fights. Keep an eye on Jack Shore. He could be a player at bantamweight in the next couple of years

Kattar #NewEnglandCartel
Benoit EVEN
Stamann +110
Meatball
Alhassan
Phillips +265. He’s got over 30 fights and he’s fighting a guy with 6. He also hits like a truck. I’m sure the Dagestani sounding guy will probably throw him around now that I said this though
Ramos
Bukauskas
Fishgold +120
Belbita
Shore

 

[Martinez]

No way in hell am I betting on kattar or ige, they are both so good

 

[CDJ]

Round 1 pretty easily to Jack Shore

pretty easy round 2 RNC for him. Those odds were bang on

 

[member 51464]

Liana Jojua looks like about one of the least coordinated or athletic people to ever fight in the UFC. Or maybe it's psychological warfare to have her opponent underestimate her.

I stand by my earlier observation regardless. Haha

 

[CDJ]

Gordon looks really good



Jesus Christ his story for this fight is ridiculous

 

[CDJ]

Really weird stoppage


He still looks like shit though so it may have been the correct call. He’s up and moving now

 

[ZDH]

unique for sure

wooooo

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[Byron Bitz]

I bet on Bukaukas to win in round one and Bodog rules it a loss. How the f*** is that not a round 1 stoppage?

 

[CDJ]

Is this guy sneaky an Aussie? Incredibly well spoken too lol


Everything about this is weird

 

[Avs_19]

Weird ending but those elbows looked clean. The point about him not knowing the door was open might be legit but he was also hurt and it’s not like he was in a hurry to get up.

 

[CDJ]

I bet on Bukaukas to win in round one and Bodog rules it a loss. How the f*** is that not a round 1 stoppage?

that’s some bullshit

 

[ZDH]

I bet on Bu kaukas to win in round one and Bodog rules it a loss. How the f*** is that not a round 1 stoppage?

That is f***ed up.

 

[ZDH]

Email them about that, what round are they giving it to? 2? Rd 2 didnteven start yet...

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Weird ending but those elbows looked clean. The point about him not knowing the door was open might be legit but he was also hurt and it’s not like he was in a hurry to get up.

Looked clean to me, he was in rough shape anyways.

 

[ZDH]

That kick! lol