Posted on 02/10/2018 11:20:28 AM PST by Impy
Prelims on Fox Sports 1 at 8 Eastern, Main Card on PPV (and elsewhere....) at 10.
Former Champ Luke Rockhold vs. Yoel Romero in the main event for the Interim Middleweight Championship (Champ Robert Whitaker is injured) but Romero missed weight so only Rockhold is eligible for the belt.
Mark Hunt vs. Curtis Blaydes in the co-main.
Yes it is tonight (Saturday), it's in Perth, Austria where it's already Sunday.
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I’ll take Rockhold and Hunt, and Ross Pearson (who is on the fight pass early prelims and needs to win badly)
I’’ go with Romero, Hunt and Ross... c’mon, Ross, let’s do this!
Perth, AUSTRALIA
Romero, and Hunt.
I’ll pick Rockhold in the main
Blaydes (I think we’ll see Hunt show his age, unfortunately)
Tuivasa - seems to have a ton of upside potential
Ben 10 - I just like the kid
Jingliang
Pedro
Beatdown Brown
Volkanovski
Sorry to mostly pick favorites, but I agree with the odds makers on this card. I left Pearson off because he’s been a bit of a question mark after losing 5 of his last 6. And he hasn’t gotten a stoppage win in almost 3 years.
Roskhold, Hunt,Tiuvasa. Weak card for a PPV fight.
It is weak from an American perspective, but I’m fairly sure it’s meant to raise the interest of the Australians, Kiwis and others in the South Pacific region. Grow the brand globally.
And since the champions seem to be hurt at least 9 months out of every year, we can’t have our hopes up too high about good PPV events every time.
Ain’t u sposed to be reporting snow totals? Wid pics
I’ll take Rockhold, Hunt, Tuivasa, Jingliang, Pedro, & Kim
I told you, an Imperial b-load. What am I, a human yardstick?
Salt is my friend. Sidewalk concrete is a beautiful sight.
Ross won his match, but it was a decision. ><
I like Ross, dude is struggling though.
He’s a year younger than me but I would have guessed he’s pushing 40. Glad he got off the schnide.
Tai “Bam Bam” Tuivasa by TKO, Anik seemed frustrated by the post-fight interview, if you can call it that, lol.
Yeah, he seemed not to grasp how a conversation works. LOL
But his fight was really impressive. That French guy is going to have nightmares for a while.
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Blaydes chin holds up in round one and his takedowns are too much for Mark Hunt.
Romero KTFOs Rockhold! Looks like he’s headed for a rematch with Whitaker.
At least Soldier of Cheating doesn’t get the interim belt.
Fancy some ice cream?
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