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Topic: UFC on ESPN 2: Barboza vs Gaethje Prediction and Info Thread - page 3. (Read 483 times)

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Notes.

-This will be Ray Borg's first fight moving up to 135 lbs. Ray Borg being around 5 foot 4 his opponent could have around 4 inches on him, standing at 5 foot 8. While initial odds are in Ray Borg's favor they could reverse later once the new weight division and size advantage of Ray Borg's opponent become more known.

-Both Justin Gaethje and Edson Barboza are known for unleashing powerful leg kicks to open fights. Neither is known to shoot for takedowns or go to the ground. The main event could be described as a king of the leg kickers contest.

-Jessica Aguilar is 36. David Branch is 37. Both could be nearing the end of their careers, respectively. Neither has looked good of late.

-Team Alpha Male has been on a losing streak of late. Not certain if it will affect Josh Emmett. If Emmett loses, it would be the latest in a long series of L's for T.A.M.

-This relates to Desmond Green:

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Fatal five-car crash accident

Green was involved in a car accident in early morning of August 18, 2018 in Florida, when he lost control of his SUV and veered toward a tractor-trailer, resulting in a five-car crash which killed two people. Green suffered only minor injuries in the accident.[33][34] Green involved in a minor accident two weeks prior to this five-car crash accident where he cited driving with a suspended license and no proof of insurance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Green#Personal_life

Not certain if a negative pattern was forming here late last year but it is possible he's having personal issues which could affect his fighting career.
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I have noticed, that it is becoming common to put a women fight on on the main card.
Few years ago women in ufc were something new, now almost every event has 1-2 fights.
There were not much opportunities for women earlier but now they have plenty of options with every small organizations started allowing women fights and more women are coming into MMA and so is the reason you see more fighters but only a few are world class fighters but in the future things will change, the past champions were great in their respected sport until they shifted their focus to MMA and now we will see a new breed of fighters with mixed skill set like Valentina.

Barboza v Gaethje is a full on brawl without a doubt and Gaethje will march forward no matter what and i doubt Barboza will get the timing and distance to land his trademark kicks, someone will fall in the end for sure, never a boring fight when Gaethje is fighting, he is a good wrestler but never tried his basics inside the cage which is madness.
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I have noticed, that it is becoming common to put a women fight on on the main card.
Few years ago women in ufc were something new, now almost every event has 1-2 fights.
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Barboza vs Gaethje is a good bout to watch, well they both come from a K.O win but I think Gaethje got this fight.
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Date: Saturday, March 30
Preliminary Card (ESPN+): 22:30 BCT / 2:30pm PST / 5:30pm EST
Preliminary Card (ESPN): 00:00 BCT / 4pm PST / 7pm EST
Main Card (ESPN): 2:00 BCT / 6pm PST / 9pm EST
Live Streams: http://www.fìrstrow.eu/




Main Card (ESPN)

Edson Barboza (20-6) vs. Justin Gaethje (19-2) (Lightweight)
David Branch (22-5) vs. Jack Hermansson (18-4) (Middleweight)
Josh Emmett (13-2) vs. Michael Johnson (19-13) (Featherweight)
Karolina Kowalkiewicz (12-3) vs. Michelle Waterson (16-6) (Women's Strawweight)
Paul Craig (10-3) vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu (6-0) (Light Heavyweight)
Sheymon Moraes (11-2) vs. Sodiq Yusuff (8-1) (Featherweight)

Preliminary Card (ESPN)

Ross Pearson (20-15) vs. Desmond Green (21-8) (Lightweight)
Enrique Barzola (15-3-1) vs. Kevin Aguilar (16-1) (Featherweight)
Kevin Holland (13-4) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (28-10) (Middleweight)
Jessica Aguilar (20-7) vs. Marina Rodriguez (10-0-1) (Strawweight)

Preliminary Card (ESPN+)

Ray Borg (11-3) vs. Kyler Phillips (6-1) (Bantamweight)
Maryna Moroz (8-3) vs. Sabina Mazo (6-0) (Women's Flyweight)
Alex Perez (21-5) vs. Mark De La Rosa (11-1) (Bantamweight)

Other

- A strawweight bout between Alexa Grasso and Marina Rodriguez was scheduled at UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2. However, it was reported on December 17, that Rodriguez pulled out of the event due to a hand injury. The pairing was left intact and rescheduled for this event. In turn, it was reported that Grasso was pulled from the bout due to injury and she was replaced by Jessica Aguilar on March 23.

- A bantamweight bout between former UFC Flyweight Championship challenger Ray Borg and Pingyuan Liu was scheduled to take place at the event. However, it was reported on March 13, that Liu was replaced by newcomer Kyler Phillips for an undisclosed reason.

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