Elsalvajeloco Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ 26: Felder vs. Hooker February 22, 2020 Auckland, New Zealand (Spark Arena) Paul Felder (155.5) vs. Dan Hooker (156) - Hooker, DEC (split) Jimmy Crute (206) vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk (206) - Crute, SUB (kimura), R1 (3:29) Karolina Kowalkiewicz (115.5) vs. Xiaonan Yan (116) - Yan, DEC (unanimous) Ben Sosoli (264) vs. Marcos Rogério de Lima (257) - Lima, TKO (punches), R1 (1:28) Brad Riddell (155.5) vs. Magomed Mustafaev (156) - Riddell, DEC (split) ESPN+ Preliminary Card: Kevin Aguilar (145.5) vs. Zubaira Tukhugov (145) - Tukhugov, TKO (punches), R1 (3:21) Jalin Turner (155.5) vs. Joshua Culibao (155.5) - Turner, TKO (punches and elbows), R2 (3:01) Jake Matthews (170.5) vs. Emil Weber Meek (170.5) - Matthews, DEC (unanimous) Callan Potter (170.5) vs. Song Kenan (171) - Kenan, KO (punches), R1 (2:20) Kai Kara-France (125.5) vs. Tyson Nam (125) - Kai-France, DEC (unanimous) Loma Lookboonmee (115) vs. Angela Hill (115) - Hill, DEC (unanimous) Priscila Cachoeira (126) vs. Shana Dobson (125.5) - Cachoeira, KO (punch), R1 (0:40) Event Bonuses ($50,000) Performance of the Night: Priscila Cachoeira Performance of the Night: Jimmy Crute Fight of the Night: Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker Attendance: 10,025 Gate: $1.23 million Cancelled Fights: Tyson Pedro vs. Vinicius Moreira - Injury to Pedro Rachael Ostovich vs. Shana Dobson - Ostovich Withdrew From Bout Loma Lookboonmee vs. Hannah Goldy - Injury to Goldy (Shoulder) Jalin Turner vs. Jamie Mullarkey - Injury to Mullarkey Maki Pitolo vs. Takashi Sato - Pitolo Removed Due to Illness Edited February 23, 2020 by Elsalvajeloco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Elsalvajeloco Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 I'm really looking forward to Loma Lookboonmee vs. Angela Hill on the prelims. Even though Loma is undersized even for strawweight, her muay thai is 10 out of 10. I think part of the reason Angela Hill has had her recent success is she's facing some of the newer UFC roster members like Cifers and Carnelossi who aren't use to someone who not only has competent takedown defense but also striking integrated into her entire game. Hill struggled with doing that when she came back into the UFC from her Invicta run. If you disrupted her flow or never let her get going in the first place, you could beat her. Now, she can slice you up from top position the same as she can on the feet. However, against Loma, I don't think it's going to be that easy. Maybe Hill could use her size advantage which she hasn't had the luxury of doing in her second UFC tenure and muscle Loma around. What I see potentially happening though is an exciting back and forth battle waged on the feet. Hopefully, we can get that or close to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaedmc Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Xiaonan Yan is pretty good at sidekicking people in the face.(at least she was - haven't seen much of her UFC run) That's about the most interest I can muster. There's probably some good possibilities here though - but my fight fan mind is obviously elsewhere this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, jaedmc said: Xiaonan Yan is pretty good at sidekicking people in the face.(at least she was - haven't seen much of her UFC run) That's about the most interest I can muster. There's probably some good possibilities here though - but my fight fan mind is obviously elsewhere this weekend. Don't worry..Australian Roy Nelson is here to save the day! (If we're counting TUF and Contender Series fights, Ben Sosoli is 0-1 with 2 NCs in the UFC. Amazing.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 He gets credit for trying to color in the "V", but he's no Cyber Kong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Elsalvajeloco Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 41 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said: As I was adding the weights to the OP, I saw that Felder cut a fairly decent heel promo in front Hooker's local supporter contingent at the weigh ins after the faceoff. You know what? I'm actually hype for this fight. Hooker is either going to pull off an upset and make a real name for himself or Paul Felder is going to beat the stuffing out of Hooker similar to what Barboza did on that final Fox card in Milwaukee. It should make for a thrilling all action fight though regardless. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 I hope Emil Meek watches this back and learns that Triple H's water spit only looks remotely cool because of the fancy backlighting. Otherwise you're just a guy dribbling water all over himself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jiji Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Did that end up as more of a forearm uppercut in the end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Oyaji said: Did that end up as more of a forearm uppercut in the end? Pretty much. Anyway, Loma vs. Angela Hill was as good as I expected. It should be a learning experience for Loma, who I think has a bright future if she can add more dimensions to her game. Hill, hopefully, can get some move higher up the ranks. Nam vs. Kai-France was a fun fight as well. Kai-France was over like a sumbitch in the arena for a guy who was stuck in the prelims. He did good against Nam, who as always is looking to upset the apple cart with a one punch KO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Holy shit...Song Kenan just destroyed Callan Potter. These prelims have been pretty good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Jake Matthews coming out to Triple H's Motorhead theme is funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Jake Matthews literally swept Emil Meek off his feet with an uppercut (Arlovski/Matyushenko style). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 Matthews vs. Meek was a hell of a brawl. Emil Meek is a solid, tough, gritty fighter, but outside the cage, he has been plagued by inactivity. Inside the cage, his takedown defense is questionable at best. He probably isn't long for the UFC after dropping the decision tonight, but he's a decent addition to anyone's welterweight division just for his entertainment value if you match him up well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 Man, Zubaira Tukhugov can crack. And it's not like Kevin Aguilar is some slouch. If Tukhugov can stay active, he can be a factor at 145. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Only caught little bits of the Riddell/Mustafaev fight. Some fun action, but not sure what to think about either guy. Riddell made some good adjustments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, jaedmc said: Only caught little bits of the Riddell/Mustafaev fight. Some fun action, but not sure what to think about either guy. Riddell made some good adjustments. I expected Mustafaev to pull it out coming into this fight just based on experience, but Brad Riddell basically overperformed. I guess the crowd support carried him. You would think this guy is a title contender because they went crazy for him everytime he did something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Some real fun scraps on the bits of the card I've seen so far but man is the heavyweight division a mess. So many guys that should not be fighting at heavyweight with little skill. Did any of those punches land cleanly? Doesn't matter but shit it isn't much fun to watch. *gets very hyped for Deontay Wilder fight tho* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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