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UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier

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Saturday 06.01.2024 at 06:30 PM ET
U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN 2
Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ownership: Endeavor
Venue: Prudential Center
Location: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Enclosure: Octagon
TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
Ticket Revenue (live gate): $7,250,000
Attendance: 17,834
MMA Bouts: 12
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Bout		Info
Islam Makhachev defeats Dustin Poirier via Submission, D'arce Choke		2:42 Round 5 of 5, 22:42 Total Bout Page
Sean Strickland defeats Paulo Costa via Decision, Split		5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Kevin Holland defeats Michał Oleksiejczuk via Submission, Technical (armbar)		1:34 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Niko Price defeats Alex Morono via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Randy Brown defeats Elizeu Zaleski via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Roman Kopylov defeats César Almeida via Decision, Split		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Jailton Almeida defeats Alexandr Romanov via Submission, Rear Naked Choke		2:27 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Grant Dawson defeats Joe Solecki via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Jake Matthews defeats Phil Rowe via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Bassil Hafez defeats Mickey Gall via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Ailin Perez defeats Joselyne Edwards via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
André Lima defeats Mitch Raposo via Decision, Split		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page

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Sirspudgreg

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05.20.2024 | 9:48 PM ET

Predictions: 1 of 1 Winners, 1 Perfect, 75 Points | Tied for 7089th

@smelal simply put koplyov is a proven ufc caliber fighter who is 1 win from getting ranked. Almeida is 5-0 unproven and unlikely to ever make the top 15. He may not look old or washed but that could be from the low level competition. He’s started too late in mma to make much of a splash imo

baremaras

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05.20.2024 | 9:57 PM ET

devinm

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 665 Points | Tied for 1379th

kopylov takes round 1 off to plant his feints, get reads and set up the finishing sequence , that's literally his whole stick

that's why it looks like his fights with fremd, puna and ribeiro were """close""" early on but you're straight up lying if you're saying **** like "he was badly hurt by ribeiro" or "the fremd fight was competitive". he actually hasn't lost a single round in his last 5 fights excluding maybe a close r1 against fluffy

* Edited at 05.20.2024, 10:08 PM ET *

el_guapo

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05.20.2024 | 10:12 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 665 Points | Tied for 1379th

Rowe/Matthews has been one of the more challenging pics on this card for me

Mothswords

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05.20.2024 | 10:13 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 680 Points | Tied for 1075th

15 of the 24 fighters on this card are coming off a loss. Ya hate to see it for a ppv card

SANGRES

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05.20.2024 | 10:17 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 4595th

Lots of banger fights, can’t wait for the longest 2 weeks of my life

el_guapo

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05.20.2024 | 10:18 PM ET

@Mothswords

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 665 Points | Tied for 1379th

Yeah, this card got cannibalized by injuries

DevinM34

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05.20.2024 | 10:26 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 645 Points | Tied for 1882nd

@baremaras I never said the fight against Fremd was competitive, I said it wasn't one way traffic, which means he was also getting hit. He was hitting and hurting Fremd way more than Fremd was him, but Fremd was still landing some shots and busting up Kopylov's face a bit. His defense is where he lacks, but he's so dangerous and fast offensively that he makes up for it when fighting lesser fighters. I just don't know if he'll be able to make up for his lack of defense against a quality kickboxer like Almeida. I also don't know if he'll be able to take a round off like you're saying and still beat Almeida if this goes to the judges. Whether cardio or him "taking a round to set up feints and get reads" he's still giving a round away and that's a negative trait.

Rah123

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05.20.2024 | 10:29 PM ET

Pasha

Predictions: 11 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 730 Points | Tied for 347th

Lol! exactly. They got the wrong Almeida

😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣

DevinM34

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05.20.2024 | 10:32 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 645 Points | Tied for 1882nd

@Sirspudgreg Alex Pereira was also an older unproven kickboxer making the transition to mma at one point in time too and we see where he is now. Not saying that this kid is anywhere near Pereira's level, but don't count him out just because of that. A 34 year old Pereira with a record of 4-1 in mma beat Bruno Silva who was on the verge of breaking into the rankings at the time. Then he turned around and KO'ed Sean Strickland 5 days before his 35th birthday. Almeida has shown he's more than just a kickboxer with his grappling on the Contender Series and his takedown defense in his debut. I don't think you guys are giving this dude enough credit.

baremaras

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05.20.2024 | 10:36 PM ET

devin

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 665 Points | Tied for 1379th

"he's still giving a round away"

no. no, he is literally not giving any rounds away. my point was that EVEN with his style being that of taking r1 to get his reads and feints going, he is STILL winning all those rounds - official scorecards are posted on ufc.com and he hasn't lost a single round in his last 5 fights except 2/3 of the judges giving r1 to fluffy

also the whole argument about his face "being busted" is funny. different people with different skin complexions and potentially different face injuries during camp will bruise up and bleed differently when getting hit. kopylov for example is pale and has a very light skin complexion so he bruises up way more and by way softer hits than other people

* Edited at 05.20.2024, 10:40 PM ET *

Rah123

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05.20.2024 | 10:37 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 730 Points | Tied for 347th

It's ok guys. I agree with you. Almeida has a very good chance of beating Kopylov. But no need to convince me. Convince the bookmakers. They are the ones that matter. Please go out and vote with your wallets. Put some serious money down on Almeida. That's the best way of showing your noble support.

I promise that I won't wait for the line movement and smack a massive bet on Kopylov. I promise.

🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

DevinM34

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05.20.2024 | 10:40 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 645 Points | Tied for 1882nd

@baremaras he's winning rounds against bums who can't strike with him lmao the best striker he's faced is Soriano. And he starts to fade at the end of round 2 in every one of his fights. So you have low level competition, bad striking defense, average at best grappling, and cardio concerns. There's more than enough reasons to pick against this dude. He's fun to watch but he's overrated in my opinion. He's not a top 15 caliber fighter. Fluffy just proved that

DevinM34

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05.20.2024 | 10:41 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 645 Points | Tied for 1882nd

@Rah123 keep that same energy when Kopylov is snoring on the canvas 😂

* Edited at 05.20.2024, 10:42 PM ET *

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05.20.2024 | 10:44 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 665 Points | Tied for 1379th

This has to be one of the worst PPVs in recent history from a betting standpoint if these ML prices are anything to go by.

baremaras

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05.20.2024 | 10:49 PM ET

devinm

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 665 Points | Tied for 1379th

I get it you're just trying to be edgy by calling the guy casuals like overrated but you're literally making stuff up to justify it

- he was never hurt "really badly" by ribeiro
- the fremd fight WAS one way traffic
- the puna fight was also one way traffic
- his initial tdd is actually very good because he trains at sadulaev's camp in dagestan and it's just his bjj that is lacking
- he doesn't fade in r2 in all of his fights as he literally caught a body in r3 against di chirico and won r3 against duraev
- low level competition but Cesar has literally never fought someone as good as Kopylov in MMA so this sounds more like an advantage for Kopylov than anything
- we're not arguing if he's top 15 caliber fighter so there's no need for you to move the goalpost, we're arguing if he can beat Cesar or not

everything you say can very easily be debunked as bias

* Edited at 05.20.2024, 10:56 PM ET *

DevinM34

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05.20.2024 | 11:04 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 645 Points | Tied for 1882nd

@baremaras no one's trying to be edgy and I never called anyone a casual. I said Kopylov is overrated. Most people think he's a top 25 fighter, or "one fight away from becoming ranked"(which is why I mentioned ranked). I don't. It's hard for me to rate someone that highly who doesn't have any wins over anyone with a .500 or better record in the UFC.

I went and watched every fight that he's had in the past 2 years yesterday and those are my notes from the tape. It's not bias or fact, it's my opinion, and none of you have to agree with it. I do that for every fighter. I clearly said Almeida hasn't fought anyone either and has a lot to prove too, but from watching his contender series fight, debut, and kickboxing tape I favor him in this fight. And I'm gonna stick to my guns no matter how many of y'all come for me in the comments lol I guess we'll see June 1st

* Edited at 05.20.2024, 11:08 PM ET *

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05.20.2024 | 11:40 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 670 Points | Tied for 1278th

Still don't get why Perez/Edwards is labeled as a rematch. It's misleading and confusing, it should only be used for sanctioned prior fights, not UFC PI scuffles.

DamienHandel420

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05.21.2024 | 12:01 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 480 Points | Tied for 5119th

I wouldn’t compare Alex Perreria to Almeda because Alex Pereria is just different , to achieve what Pereria did in such a short time is something not many people can do

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05.21.2024 | 12:09 AM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 580 Points | Tied for 3268th

Perez train at MMA Master?

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05.21.2024 | 12:40 AM ET

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Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 6 Perfect, 640 Points | Tied for 2058th

Holland vs. Oleksiejczuk
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Holland more than likely wins this but Oleksiejczuk +205 price tag is intriguing for a 0.5-1u poke maybe

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Topic: UFC 302

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier

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