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Airing on ESPN+ - Main Card 8AM ET

  • Division - Fighters
  • Featherweight - Max Holloway vs. Chan Sung Jung
  • Light Heavyweight - Anthony Smith vs. Ryan Spann
  • Featherweight - Alex Caceres vs. Giga Chikadze
  • Bantamweight - Fernie Garcia vs. Rinya Nakamura
  • Women's Flyweight - Erin Blanchfield vs. Taila Santos
  • Light Heavyweight - Parker Porter vs. Junior Tafa

Airing on ESPN and ESPN+ - Prelims 5AM ET

  • Division - Fighters
  • Heavyweight - Lukasz Brzeski vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
  • Bantamweight - Garrett Armfield vs. Toshiomi Kazama
  • Middleweight - Michal Oleksiejczuk vs. Chidi Njokuani
  • Welterweight - Rolando Bedoya vs. Song Kenan
  • Welterweight - Billy Goff vs. Yusaku Kinoshita
  • Women's Flyweight - JJ Aldrich vs. Liang Na
  • Featherweight - Jarno Errens vs. Seungwoo Choi

^(Fight card order and start times may be inaccurate.)

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[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Got that one by the skin of his teeth

[–] RobotDrZaius@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Smith always looks like he’s dying in there.

[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

He might actually be, this time. His career anyway.

[–] RobotDrZaius@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Chikadze looks like the first mook the hero beats up in an action movie.

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[–] lackthought@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

great first round!

suprised to see max kinda wobble

[–] lackthought@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago
[–] ameisenigel@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Wow, this already looks much more interesting than I thought it would be. Max rocked?!

[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Max always looks on the verge of exhaustion, then throws a 5 punch combo and dances around you like it's nothing

[–] BasicallyClean@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Ugh, so early, I don't think I can stay up.

[–] jscummy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What an emotional retirement announcement

[–] Fernando-678@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not crying, you're crying. ;{

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[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Smith needs to pour it on now, he's become way too defensive

[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I'm up early enough for the main and co main, nice.

[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Fernando-678@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

That's true, Caceres was too unpredictable for him to flow. Great fight.

[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I'm really pulling for Smith to get a win here

[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Can't choke out a zombie

[–] ugmug@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Glad to see a competitive fight. I thought Max was going to box Zombie up easily.

[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Zombie went out on his shield. Decided to go all in and see what happens.

[–] Fernando-678@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

It was beautiful.

[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Fernando-678@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Yea, don't know how to score it.

[–] Fernando-678@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's what I want to see. These guys so worried about losing make the game boring.

Great fight, great card.

See yall next time.

I just bought my tickets for Almeida vs Blaydes, I'm gonna be there.

[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fuck yeah, hopefully I get to one someday. Enjoy it bro!

[–] Fernando-678@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks man!

[–] munter@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hahaha, wtf was that?! Cutting out the audio for cussing after them smashing their heads in? What a fucking sad state of affairs.

[–] Fernando-678@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Please Taila, win.

[–] YaDong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Getting spammed with ads for The Nun this early feels wrong

[–] Fernando-678@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Holy shit, Fernie is my hero. How can I change my nickname here?

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[–] Fernando-678@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I just got on Nakamura's hype train. Dude looks solid. Has he ever fought a good grappler?

[–] Fernando-678@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Nope, I got up at 6am (~50min ago) and realized I could still catch it, so here I am.

[–] toastus@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Had to run unfortunately.

Enjoy this one, I hope Zombie doesn't get destroyed.
I mean Max can (and should) win this, but I don't want to see Zombie get Kattar ed.

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[–] Fernando-678@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Chidi has to stop giving up... He was controlling the fight, nasty leg kicks.

[–] YaDong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Fights & Pancakes this morning!

[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Fernando-678@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Nasty.
Eye not looking good.

[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Zombie looking sharp today

[–] Fernando-678@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Indeed, I'm very impressed.

[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Zombie swinging while he was already asleep

[–] ugmug@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fights start in 7 hours. Getting this up early because 5am. Let’s go!

[–] asjkk8@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Excited to see blanchfield vs tayla santos

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[–] lackthought@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

woo 8 am sports!

I'm used to it though since I watch F1

[–] Fernando-678@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

A fight to watch between your fingers.

[–] toastus@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately I won't have time to stick around for the whole card but I'll be watching at least the prelims and will look into the thread from time to time if there is any activity in here.

[–] ugmug@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks to everyone who showed up bright and early for this one. See you all next time!

[–] EmptyRadar@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Zombie took off his gloves

[–] Fernando-678@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago
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