UFC Fight Night on ESPN 18: Smith vs. Clark (11/28/2020) - Las Vegas, NV (UFC APEX)

[Elsalvajeloco]

UFC Fight Night on ESPN 18: Smith vs. Clark
November 28, 2020
Las Vegas, NV (UFC APEX)

Anthony Smith (205) vs. Devin Clark (204.5) - Smith, SUB (triangle choke), R1 (2:34)
Miguel Baeza (171) vs. Takashi Sato (170) - Baeza, SUB (arm triangle choke), R2 (4:28)
Josh Parisian (265.5) vs. Parker Porter (263) - Porter, DEC (unanimous)
Spike Carlyle (145.5) vs. Bill Algeo (146) - Algeo, DEC (unanimous)
Ashlee Evans-Smith (135.5) vs. Norma Dumont (139.5)* - Dumont, DEC (unanimous)
Jonathan Pearce (145.5) vs. Kai Kamaka III (145) - Pearce, TKO (punches), R2 (4:28)

ESPN+ Preliminary Card:
Martin Day (135.5) vs. Anderson dos Santos (135) - Dos Santos, SUB (rear naked choke), R1 (4:35)
Gina Mazany (125.5) vs. Rachael Ostovich (125.5) - Mazany, TKO (strikes), R3 (4:10)
Su Mudaerji (126) vs. Malcolm Gordon (126) - Mudaerji, KO (punches), R1 (0:44)
Luke Sanders (140) vs. Nathan Maness (139.5) - Maness, SUB (rear naked choke), R2 (2:29)

*Forfeits 30% of purse for missing weight

Event Bonuses ($50,000)
Performance of the Night: Nathan Maness
Performance of the Night: Su Mudaerji
Performance of the Night: Miguel Baeza
Performance of the Night: Anthony Smith

Rating: 1.055 million viewers

Edited January 12, 2021 by Elsalvajeloco

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[RIPPA]

Curtis Blaydes has tested positive for COVID so the fight is off

The UFC is hoping to reschedule the bout for UFC 256

[Hail Sabin]

Anthony Smith vs. Devin Clark is new Main event 

Didn't see what fight will move from the prelims to the main card to give it 5 fights. 

[Elsalvajeloco]

23 minutes ago, Hail Sabin said:

Anthony Smith vs. Devin Clark is new Main event 

Didn't see what fight will move from the prelims to the main card to give it 5 fights. 

The main card is gonna be six fights with Evans-Smith vs. Dumont and Kai Kamaka III vs. Jonathan Pearce added.

[Elsalvajeloco]

Well...

 

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[J.T.]

Jesus.  35 pounds is a lot of weight to cut, especially since she started off at 170 and had to get down to 155 and stabilize before cutting even more weight.

Edited November 28, 2020 by J.T.

[OSJ]

I'm still of the mind that these absurd weight cuts do far more harm in the long run than any in-ring injuries. I'll admit, I'm an old PRIDE guy, fuck the weight differences, let 'em fight! You never heard Volk Han or Genki Sudo bitching about being out-weighed, did you now?

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Norma Dumont pretty much used Ashlee Evans-Smith as a 135 pound punching bag/grappling dummy. It was pretty damn one-sided.

[Elsalvajeloco]

Spike Carlyle's aggressiveness basically fed into Algeo's gameplan. Carlyle is going after submission after submission, but it turned out Algeo was a much better grappler.

[J.T.]

JSP did not fight like a +250 Underdog, did he?

The entertaining kaiju battle on right now cannot last.  Someone will die before Round 3

[J.T.]

40 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said:

Norma Dumont pretty much used Ashlee Evans-Smith as a 135 pound punching bag/grappling dummy. It was pretty damn one-sided.

Norma looked really good.  I feel badly that her inability to make weight will probably throw a bit of shade on her performance.

[Elsalvajeloco]

Josh Parisian looks like if Nate Marquardt just said fuck dieting back when he was still fighting.

[J.T.]

I am genuinely surprised that this will see a third round.  I am also surprised that there is enough oxygen left in the octagon for anyone else to breathe as Porter and Parisian sucked up most of it while they were on the mat.

Parisian has a head made of iron and stubborn legs.  He refuses to drop.  Of all the fights that may go the distance tonight, that is one I didn't expect to see the final bell. 

Edited November 29, 2020 by J.T.

[Elsalvajeloco]

Parker Porter looks like an amalgamation of Shane Carwin, alum of the famed Colorado SCHOOL OF MINES, and Timothy Johnson.

[Elsalvajeloco]

Two fights on the main card end at the exact same time in the exact same round...that's peculiar.

Anyway, looks like Miguel Baeza is a name to watch at 170.

Edited November 29, 2020 by Elsalvajeloco

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[Elsalvajeloco]

Well, Anthony Smith was able to to get off the schneid with a slick looking triangle choke. I'm kinda glad because his future UFC prospects weren't looking too good heading into this fight. He still has an uphill battle when it comes to the class of the division and against the newer crop of guys though. 

Edited November 29, 2020 by Elsalvajeloco

[DreamBroken]

No more Return of the Mack : ( but I'm glad to see Lionheart back in the win column after his last couple rough fights.

[The Natural]

Another person happy Lionheart is back in the winners column.

Edited November 29, 2020 by The Natural

[J.T.]

On 11/29/2020 at 12:36 AM, Elsalvajeloco said:

Two fights on the main card end at the exact same time in the exact same round...that's peculiar.

Anyway, looks like Miguel Baeza is a name to watch at 170.

I was extremely impressed with Baeza.  Solid fighter with a very high fight IQ.

Edited December 3, 2020 by J.T.

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