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    UFC 223: KHABIB vs. IAQUINTA

    7 April 2018 | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, NY

    MAIN CARD
    Pay-Per-View, 10 p.m. ET
    Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Al Iaquinta
    Rose Namajunas (c) vs. Joanna Jedzrejczyk
    Renato Moicano vs. Calvin Kattar
    Devin Clark vs. Mike Rodriguez
    Kyle Bochniak vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov

    PRELIMINARY CARD
    FS1, 8 p.m. ET
    Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Felice Herrig
    Joe Lauzon vs. Chris Gruetzemacher
    Evan Dunham vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier
    Bec Rawlings vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith​
     
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    They shortened Khabib's and Joanna's name for the event.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Buffer's going to be on my shitlist if he announces Ferguson as the 'undisputed' interim champion.


    Ferguson's momentum is crazy right now...

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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Bout order has been shuffled a little. Calvin Kattar vs. Renato Moicano moved up to the third bout on the PPV, KK vs. Felice Herrig serves as the main event of the prelims.

    Four Fight Pass bouts including Cacares vs. Lobov, Dunham vs. Taisumov, and Magomedsharipov vs. Bochniak. I want to see all three of those fights.

    What do you guys think? Is this card an A or an A+?
     
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    Magomedsharipov (14-1) has looked stellar in the UFC so far. Another big lanky featherweight with good striking and submissions. Could be seeing him fight for the title next year.
     
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    Taisumov has been forced off this card so his bout with Dunham is off. Visa issues.
     
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    The bad news is Tony Ferguson's knee is injured and he out of next week's title fight.

    The good news is Max Holloway is stepping up to the plate and fighting Khabib. So we have a quality headliner replacing Tony Ferguson.
     
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    I don't like Holloway's chances in this fight, but if he was to pull out the win McGregor is the only fight that would make sense afterwards.
     
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    Also, the UFC still has good luck with Champions from Hawaii. BJ Penn was willing to fight anyone while always defending his belt. Holloway continues that proud tradition today.
     
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    Fucking ridiculous. What's the opposite of destiny? Tony and Khabib are destined to never fight.
     
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    I expect this fight to go long and Khabib's tank will be tested.

    I think Max is fantastic but I also don't like his chances in this fight unless Khabib gets tired.
     
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    Apparently they didn't even ask Conor if he would step-in.

    Once again, understandable. Push him into this fight and maybe they get 1-million buys. Build his return up for six months and they get double that.
     
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    Dumb injury GOAT
     
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    When I first saw it reported I actually thought this to be an April fools joke, or from some source that had no actual clue. Waited on more websites to report before I said anything on here. It did not seem possible for a fight to get made and cancelled so many times for factors out of the competitors control.
     
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    Judging from most websites it appears everyone is in agreement this would be a tall order for Max even if he was getting in a full training camp. Facing the beast of the 155-lb division on a weeks preparation makes it even worse odds for Max to come out of this with a win. Vegas has him as a huge underdog on the betting lines. That said, everyone appears to agree that dude has giant coconuts for agreeing to this fight and dude has scored massive points when it comes to how the fans view him.
     
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    The UFC is willing to let their FW champ look like shit in order to salvage a PPV buyrate.

    Aside from not being in camp (Holloway's coach asked for the fight to be at 170 so they could focus on the match and not the cut) he told Helwani that he wasn't healthy last week. Coach also said the cut will be the biggest (aka fastest) of Holloway's career.

    I understand the people that say it is low risk for him but I don't feel like it is. His momentum and credibility as a champion (especially as a money draw) is on the line. If Khabib steamrolls him I don't know how they build Max back up.
     
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    Say what you will, but I am on Team Blessed!
     
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