UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm

Date: Saturday, December 30th
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass): 1:30 LP.net / 4:30pm PST / 7:30pm EST
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1): 2:00 LP.net / 5pm PST / 8pm EST
Main Card (PPV): 4:00 LP.net / 7pm PST / 10pm EST
Live Streams: http://www.fìrstrow.eu/




Main Card (PPV)

Cris Cyborg (18-1) vs. Holly Holm (11-3) (Women's Featherweight Championship)
Khabib Nurmagomedov (24-0) vs. Edson Barboza (19-4) (Lightweight)
Dan Hooker (14-7) vs. Marc Diakiese (12-1) (Lightweight)
Cynthia Calvillo (6-0) vs. Carla Esparza (12-4) (Women's Strawweight)
Carlos Condit (30-10) vs. Neil Magny (19-6) (Welterweight)

Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)

Khalil Rountree (6-2) vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (12-2) (Light Heavyweight)
Myles Jury (16-2) vs. Rick Glenn (20-4-1) (Featherweight)
Marvin Vettori (12-3) vs. Omari Akhmedov (17-4) (Middleweight)
Louis Smolka (11-4) vs. Matheus Nicolau (12-1-1) (Flyweight)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)

Tim Elliott (14-8-1) vs. Mark De La Rosa (9-0) (Bantamweight)

Other

- Dominick Cruz was scheduled to face Jimmie Rivera at the event. However, Cruz was removed from the card on November 8 after breaking his arm. On November 21, John Lineker was secured as a replacement opponent for Rivera. On December 24, Lineker pulled out of the fight due to a tooth infection that required emergency surgery. After a match-up with former WSOF Bantamweight Champion Marlon Moraes failed to materialize, Rivera was pulled from the event.
- Gokhan Saki was scheduled to face Khalil Rountree at the event. However, Saki was removed from the card on November 28 after sustaining a knee injury. Subsequently, promotional newcomer Michal Oleksiejczuk was secured as his replacement on November 28.

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First impression of the match-ups:

• Cyborg > Holm
• Barboza > Nurmagomedov
• Rivera > Lineker
• Calvillo > Esparza
• Magny > Condit
• Rountree vs. Oleksiejczuk (dunno)
• Hooker > Diakiese
• Glenn > Jury
• Smolka vs. Nicolau (dunno)
• Elliott vs. Rosa (dunno)
• Akhmedov > Vettori

Rooting for Condit. He's a boss.

Barboza has value here as he is at +240. Khabib got clipped by Michael Jhonson, Barboza can Knee the fuck out of Khabib on a TD attempt.

Cris Cyborg (145) vs. Holly Holm (144)
Khabib Nurmagomedov (155.5) vs. Edson Barboza (155)
Dan Hooker (155.5) vs. Marc Diakiese (155.5)
Cynthia Calvillo (116) vs. Carla Esparza (115.5)
Carlos Condit (170.5) vs. Neil Magny (170.5)
Khalil Rountree (205) vs. Michael Oleksiejczuk (203.5)
Myles Jury (146) vs. Rick Glenn (145.5)
Marvin Vettori (185.5) vs. Omari Akhmedov (185.5)
Louis Smolka (126) vs. Matheus Nicolau (125.5)
Tim Elliott (135) vs. Mark De La Rosa (135.5)

21:08 of that last video + realizing this woman is 32 yo. does not compute.

On December 30 2017 03:26 Loco wrote: 21:08 of that last video + realizing this woman is 32 yo. does not compute.

You wouldn't smash?

ep 3 and 4 not available for my country, wtf "??

On December 30 2017 20:44 drone666 wrote: ep 3 and 4 not available for my country, wtf "??

UFC hates Brazil.

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My final picks:

• Cyborg > Holm
• Nurmagomedov > Barboza
• Calvillo > Esparza
• Magny > Condit
• Rountree > Oleksiejczuk
• Diakiese > Hooker
• Glenn > Jury
• Nicolau > Smolka
• Elliott > Rosa
• Vettori > Akhmedov

Tbh i think cyborg had been a pretty girl if she didnt take tons of steroids in the past.
You can allready see in some videos that she is a lot smaller than in the past and returned back to some kinda more femalish looks.

I d say she has good genetics but ruined it with tons of male steroids

I have Cyborg at -323 and Calvillo at -220.

PR are you betting Barboza and Magny?

Any bets you like?

On December 30 2017 23:18 Nazgul wrote: I have Cyborg at -323 and Calvillo at -220. PR are you betting Barboza and Magny? Any bets you like?

Barboza can only win ITD, by KO/TKO. I don't think he'll win.

I like Magny to beat Condit, but I've started to get swayed toward Condit the more I hear certain people talk about the match-up.

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My final picks:

• Cyborg > Holm
• Nurmagomedov > Barboza
• Calvillo > Esparza
• Magny > Condit
• Rountree > Oleksiejczuk
• Diakiese > Hooker
• Glenn > Jury
• Nicolau > Smolka
• Elliott > Rosa
• Vettori > Akhmedov

I added 1 team to the $5 televised card. There will be empty seats, so I made an identical team to my $50 team.

Alright added a tiny bet on Diakiese and that's it. Enjoy the fights gentlemen.

Pretty good performance from Matheus Nicolau.

He showed a bit of everything.