UFC 234 results & discussion

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Main Card (Live on PPV, 10:00 PM EST)
 
-Israel Adesanya Anderson Silva by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
-Lando Vannata defeated Marcos Mariano by Submission (Kimura, Round 1, 4:55)
-Ricky Simon defeated Rani Yahya by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 3-25)
-Montana De La Rosa defeated Nadia Kassem by Submission (Armbar, Round 2, 2:37)
-Jim Crute defeated Sam Alvey by TKO (Strikes, Round 1, 2:49)
 
Preliminary Card (Live on ESPN, 8:00 PM EST)
 
-Devonte Smith defeated Dong Hyun Ma by TKO (Strikes, Round 1, 3:53)
-Shane Young defeated Austin Arnett by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
-Kai Kara-France defeated Raulian Paiva by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
-Kyung Ho Kang defeated Teruto Ishihara by Submission (RNC, Round 1, 3:59)
 
Preliminary Bouts (Live on UFC Fight Pass, 7:00 PM EST)
 
-Jalin Turner defeated Callan Potter by KO (Punches, Round 1, 0:530
-Jonathan Martinez defeated Wuliji Buren (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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hopefully this can cheer us up

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A 6-4 guy making his ufc debut vs a guy who is 0-4 in his last 4 fights is the co main event. This is what we get for $65 from the worlds biggest mma promotion. ( a fight that was on the fight pass prelims originally)

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SandBlaster -

A 6-4 guy making his ufc debut vs a guy who is 0-4 in his last 4 fights is the co main event. This is what we get for $65 from the worlds biggest mma promotion. ( a fight that was on the fight pass prelims originally)

Do you even know who Lando Vannata is? He’s fucking awesome. Always brings it, is never in a boring fight and has a huge fan base. 

I agree the the rest of the card is just OK as far as name recognition and in relation to the divisional standings, but we should get some entertaining fights. I agree that $65 is steep, but the co- main isn’t where I have a gripe. 

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SandBlaster -

A 6-4 guy making his ufc debut vs a guy who is 0-4 in his last 4 fights is the co main event. This is what we get for $65 from the worlds biggest mma promotion. ( a fight that was on the fight pass prelims originally)

Do you even know who Lando Vannata is? He’s fucking awesome. Always brings it, is never in a boring fight and has a huge fan base. 

I agree the the rest of the card is just OK as far as name recognition and in relation to the divisional standings, but we should get some entertaining fights. I agree that $65 is steep, but the co- main isn’t where I have a gripe. 

Yes I know who Lando is. Been watching him since his debut and had tony Ferguson on Queer Street. Nothing against Lando he’s an exciting fighter.

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The card wasnt worth the money BEFORE bobby knuckles pulled out.

60k buys if they're lucky.

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weakest ppv card of all time?

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Put Cowboy in and let’s make it a fight, fight. For real fight. Crack some eggs and legitimize the infamous “Do you want to be a fucking fighter!?” Question you posed over a decade ago on TUF. Quit playing. Let 'em bang, bro. Pay a fine to the commi$$ion leeching assets. Know what it is and never ask forgiveness. Do it. Do it now!

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Look on the bright side, Montana De La Rosa vs. Nadia Kassem is still on the PPV, thank god!

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evh - 

weakest ppv card of all time?

Has to be one of the top five weakest PPV’s of all time without looking at them all, has to be.

It would be interesting to see a poll on the subject.

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Next weekend’s ESPN card is better than tonight’s PPV. This stuff happened when UFC got on FOX too.

Dana clearly said in a recent interview when asked why they still do PPV and he basically said because people still buy it.

If people stopped buying PPV then UFC would move to a WWE model or do everything in a cable deal with ESPN/FOX etc… but people keep buying.

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UFC on ESPN 1 Quick Card

Cain Velasquez  vs.  Francis N'Gannou 265 lbs

James Vick  vs.  Paul Felder 155 lbs

Cynthia Calvillo  vs.  Cortney Casey 115 lbs

Alex Caceres  vs.  Kron Gracie 145 lbs

Bryan Barberena  vs.  Vicente Luque 170 lbs

Andre Fili  vs.  Myles Jury 145 lbs

Jimmie Rivera  vs.  Aljamain Sterling 135 lbs

Manny Bermudez  vs.  Benito Lopez 135 lbs

Andrea Lee  vs.  A. Evans-Smith 125 lbs

Scott Holtzman  vs.  Nik Lentz 155 lbs

Jessica Penne  vs.  Jodie Esquibel 115 lbs

Luke Sanders  vs.  Renan Barão 135 lbs

Aleksandra Albu  vs.  Emily Whitmire 115 lbs
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gotta use spider guard vs tarantula

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MY PREDICTIONS (Winner > Loser)

Main Card (Live on PPV, 10:00 PM EST)

-Anderson Silva > Israel Adesanya

-Marcos Mariano < Lando Vannata

-Ricky Simon < Rani Yahya

-Montana De La Rosa > Nadia Kassem

-Sam Alvey > Jim Crute

Preliminary Card (Live on ESPN, 8:00 PM EST)

-Dong Hyun Ma < Devonte Smith

-Austin Arnett > Shane Young

-Kai Kara-France > Raulian Paiva

-Teruto Ishihara > Kyung Ho Kang

Preliminary Bouts (Live on UFC Fight Pass, 7:00 PM EST)

-Callan Potter > Jalin Turner

-Wuliji Buren < Jonathan Martinez

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You guys know the routine.

This will somehow end up being one of the most exciting cards of the year.

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Jason Watts - MY PREDICTIONS (Winner > Loser)

Main Card (Live on PPV, 10:00 PM EST)

-Anderson Silva > Israel Adesanya

-Marcos Mariano < Lando Vannata

-Ricky Simon < Rani Yahya

-Montana De La Rosa > Nadia Kassem

-Sam Alvey > Jim Crute

Preliminary Card (Live on ESPN, 8:00 PM EST)

-Dong Hyun Ma < Devonte Smith

-Austin Arnett > Shane Young

-Kai Kara-France > Raulian Paiva

-Teruto Ishihara > Kyung Ho Kang

Preliminary Bouts (Live on UFC Fight Pass, 7:00 PM EST)

-Callan Potter > Jalin Turner

-Wuliji Buren < Jonathan Martinez

I got the same for main and co, but I think Simon smokes Yahya and I got Crute and Kassem

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What's with the college basketball. Buzzkill

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Frozen college basketball?

I hate basketball but frozen screen college basketball is the worst, the worst.

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basketball right now.....

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I hope Ishihara wins and gets to fuck all the white Australian bitches he can manage in an evening. He loves his bitches.

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SandBlaster - 
Jason Watts - MY PREDICTIONS (Winner > Loser)

Main Card (Live on PPV, 10:00 PM EST)

-Anderson Silva > Israel Adesanya

-Marcos Mariano < Lando Vannata

-Ricky Simon < Rani Yahya

-Montana De La Rosa > Nadia Kassem

-Sam Alvey > Jim Crute

Preliminary Card (Live on ESPN, 8:00 PM EST)

-Dong Hyun Ma < Devonte Smith

-Austin Arnett > Shane Young

-Kai Kara-France > Raulian Paiva

-Teruto Ishihara > Kyung Ho Kang

Preliminary Bouts (Live on UFC Fight Pass, 7:00 PM EST)

-Callan Potter > Jalin Turner

-Wuliji Buren < Jonathan Martinez

I got the same for main and co, but I think Simon smokes Yahya and I got Crute and Kassem

Yeah I’m throwing darts in the dark here. I don’t know about Crute & 80% of the other fighters to make accurate predictions.