Elsalvajeloco 8,874 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ 31: Lewis vs. Oleinik August 8, 2020 Las Vegas, NV (UFC APEX) Derrick Lewis (265) vs. Oleksiy Oliynyk (227) - Lewis, TKO (punches), R2 (0:21) Omari Akhmedov (185.75) vs. Chris Weidman (186) - Weidman, DEC (unanimous) Maki Pitolo (186) vs. Darren Stewart (186) - Stewart, SUB (guillotine choke), R1 (3:41) Yana Kunitskaya (135.5) vs. Julija Stoliarenko (136) - Kunitskaya, DEC (unanimous) Beneil Dariush (158)** vs. Scott Holtzman (156) - Dariush, TKO (strikes), R1 (4:38) ESPN+ Preliminary Card: Tim Means (171) vs. Laureno Staropoli (174.5)* - Means, DEC (unanimous) Kevin Holland (183.5) vs. Joaquin Buckley (185) - Holland, TKO (referee stoppage), R3 (0:32) Nasrat Haqparast (156) vs. Alex Muñoz (156) - Haqparast, DEC (unanimous) Andrew Sanchez (185.5) vs. Wellington Turman (185.5) - Sanchez, KO (punch), R1 (4:14) Gavin Tucker (146) vs. Justin Jaynes (146) - Tucker, SUB (rear naked choke), R3 (1:43) Youssef Zalal (146) vs. Peter Barrett (145.5) - Zalal, DEC (unanimous) Irwin Rivera (136) vs. Ali Al Qaisi (136) - Rivera, DEC (split) *Forfeits 20% of purse for missing weight **Forfeits 20% of purse for missing weight Event Bonuses ($50,000) Performance of the Night: Gavin Tucker Performance of the Night: Andrew Sanchez Performance of the Night: Kevin Holland Performance of the Night: Darren Stewart Edited August 9, 2020 by Elsalvajeloco Link to post Share on other sites
Jiji 11,934 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 I want a "both these guys" chant to break out among the dozens in attendance during the main event. The only time that stupid chant would be acceptable. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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Elsalvajeloco 8,874 Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 Going into this, Weidman said he didn't know who Akhmedov was before signing on to face him. FWIW Akhmedov has been in the UFC since 2013 and hasn't lost since 2016 when he was a welterweight. This is what you would call a extremely high risk, no reward fight. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
The Natural 34,844 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 14 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said: Going into this, Weidman said he didn't know who Akhmedov was before signing on to face him. FWIW Akhmedov has been in the UFC since 2013 and hasn't lost since 2016 when he was a welterweight. This is what you would call a extremely high risk, no reward fight. It's a must win for Chris Weidman going 1-5 with all 5 by KO/TKO. Chris' defeats are to the top guys though. Link to post Share on other sites
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Jiji 11,934 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 (edited) It's almost like cutting weight is really hard/stupid to begin with and then add in a pandemic makes it even cooler. Dariush strikes me as a super professional athlete. Has he ever missed weight before? Edited August 7, 2020 by Jiji 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Elsalvajeloco 8,874 Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 11 minutes ago, Jiji said: It's almost like cutting weight is really hard/stupid to begin with and then add in a pandemic makes it even cooler. Dariush strikes me as a super professional athlete. Has he ever missed weight before? It looks like that's his first time. Interestingly enough, this is one of the things that came up researching that: https://thebodylockmma.com/ufc/beneil-dariush-perplexed-as-to-why-ufc-hasnt-changed-weigh-in-system/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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Elsalvajeloco 8,874 Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 Youssef Zalal is a nice looking prospect. That's 3-0 in the UFC. Still needs to work on his finishing instincts. He almost had Barrett out of there in round 1. He completely dominated round 2. He should have finished one of those RNCs in round three. Link to post Share on other sites
jaedmc 7,407 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Last minute of the Tucker/Jayne first round was WILD. Like no pants wild. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Elsalvajeloco 8,874 Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 Justin Jaynes is basically Josh Burkman if you left him in the dryer too long. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jaedmc 7,407 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Jesus the engine on Gavin Tucker in Round 2. Just constant. Link to post Share on other sites
Elsalvajeloco 8,874 Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 It's fitting that Gavin Tucker didn't lose a second after losing his shorts. Link to post Share on other sites
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Elsalvajeloco 8,874 Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 Brutal right hand from Kevin Holland. Damn. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jaedmc 7,407 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 That was a picture perfect KO from Kevin Holland. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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jaedmc 7,407 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Just looked over his shoulder and walked away. Goddamn gangster shit. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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