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02.10.2024 | 1:09 PM ET

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UFC Fight Night
  • Saturday 05.11.2024 at 04:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: ESPN
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Endeavor
  • Venue: Enterprise Center
  • Location: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Brendan Fitzgerald, Laura Sanko, Michael Bisping
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Michael Bisping
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $2,470,000
  • Attendance: 15,960
  • MMA Bouts: 12
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Bout   Info
Derrick Lewis   defeats   Rodrigo Nascimento   via KO/TKO, Overhand Right to Ground Punches   0:49 Round 3 of 5, 10:49 Total Bout Page
Joaquin Buckley   defeats   Nursulton Ruziboev   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Carlos Ulberg   defeats   Alonzo Menifield   via KO/TKO, Punches   0:12 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Diego Ferreira   defeats   Mateusz Rębecki   via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound   4:51 Round 3 of 3, 14:51 Total Bout Page
Sean Woodson   defeats   Alex Caceres   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Waldo Cortes-Acosta   defeats   Robelis Despaigne   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Chase Hooper   defeats   Viacheslav Borshchev   via Submission, D'arce Choke   3:00 Round 2 of 3, 8:00 Total Bout Page
Esteban Ribovics   defeats   Terrance McKinney   via KO/TKO, Head Kick   0:37 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Tabatha Ricci   defeats   Tecia Pennington   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Trey Waters   defeats   Billy Goff   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Charles Johnson   defeats   Jake Hadley   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Veronica Hardy   defeats   JJ Aldrich   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page

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gavdaddydeluxe
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04.25.2024 | 8:22 AM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 495 Points   |   Tied for 1006th

Buckley vs. Ruziboev
Nursulton Ruziboev, TKO, R2
please joaquin please win, i did not ****ride you all of atlantic city fight week for nothing

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04.25.2024 | 4:04 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 415 Points   |   Tied for 2306th

What a weird matchup, Buckley gets a huge ranked win and next they give him Ruziboev who is coming down from a low level MW win? I like Ruziboev and this should be interesting, I just don't understand why they would offer this to Buckley or why he would take it.
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04.25.2024 | 4:10 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 365 Points   |   Tied for 3193rd

@Mav58 
because it’s his hometown and he was begging to fight on the card?
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04.25.2024 | 5:47 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 490 Points   |   Tied for 1054th

@Mav58 
Buckley asked for anyone, got himself Ruziboev, fighting down the rankings or not he said he wanted a fight and got himself one. Won't boost him up the rankings if victorious but he got what he wished for.
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04.26.2024 | 12:00 AM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 390 Points   |   Tied for 2764th

i would assume Ruziboev gets the win, although i wouldn't be too surprised if Buckley becomes his toughest test, after all he is going down to Welterweight

* Edited at 04.26.2024, 12:01 AM ET *

Mav58
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04.26.2024 | 2:51 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 415 Points   |   Tied for 2306th

@ace4three 
@jeffferson 
ahhh that makes a lot more sense! Thanks for the clarification, I didn't know.
Still a weird matchup but at least there's a reason.
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04.26.2024 | 11:31 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 365 Points   |   Tied for 3150th

This actually isn't too bad of a card, got some good fights on here. I mean, it's weak for an arena event, but as an apex card, this would be elite. 
Shadow1
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04.26.2024 | 11:33 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 365 Points   |   Tied for 3150th

@el_guapo 
This is literally a 185lb fight at 170. I'm hoping for another Buckley win, but I'm not confident he'll win here...
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04.27.2024 | 1:03 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 8 Winners, 1 Perfect, 240 Points   |   Tied for 4690th

Anyone picking Buckley is delusional. Ruziboev slaughters him. The height difference is just too insane man. Ruziboev KO/TKO round 1
AyyLmaonnaise
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04.27.2024 | 2:45 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 370 Points   |   Tied for 3126th

Ruziboev sucks 
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04.28.2024 | 10:20 AM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 470 Points   |   Tied for 1358th

Buckley vs. Ruziboev
Nursulton Ruziboev, TKO, R2
Ruziboev is a monster. I think Buckley is fun but overrated. A 6'5 Welterweight is crazy

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04.28.2024 | 12:55 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 380 Points   |   Tied for 2976th

Nothing about picking Buckley is "delusional" to anyone that watched his fight with Imavov. This is a very, very good fight. I lean Buckley in this one but it's close. Ruziboev is a monster but this weight cut will be interesting. 
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04.28.2024 | 7:04 PM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 365 Points   |   Tied for 3150th

Buckley vs. Ruziboev
Joaquin Buckley, TKO, R1
If he makes weight will be fragile.

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04.28.2024 | 10:11 PM ET

Hadley vs Johnson

Predictions: 2 of 7 Winners, 1 Perfect, 125 Points   |   Tied for 5086th

This bout is rather peculiar, in large part because these two have polar opposite strengths and weaknesses. 

What Charles lacks in takedown defense, hand power and the ability to adapt to his opponent quicker than the first round and a half, he makes up for with high volume and excellent distance management, along with sheer grit and balls.

What Hadley is good at is an overall well-rounded grappling arsenal, both on top and on his back, but has a rather undeveloped striking game and, most importantly, folds easily in midst of adversity.

I think Charles gets this based on that last factor. When Jake’s gameplan starts to fall apart, he doesn’t get a second wind, everything goes downhill. Charles could get hit face first by a leaping Dodge Challenger going 120mph, and would still be talking mad **** to the driver, all while ramming teep kicks through the windshield. My money is on the dog.

Charles via R3 KO
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04.29.2024 | 8:05 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 455 Points   |   Tied for 1617th

Big Marcel has the card lineup on Twitter. They did it perfectly! I'm all about card lineups
Sabbath
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04.29.2024 | 9:41 PM ET

Hooper is ******

Predictions: 2 of 7 Winners, 1 Perfect, 125 Points   |   Tied for 5086th

Good ******* Christ, are they TRYING to kill this kid??? What happened to letting him warm up to subpar regional schmucks? 

I will say that Chase has improved his striking, in the sense that he actually knows how to throw punches and kicks instead of just flapping about like a fish out of water whenever he’s forced into a pocket exchange, but putting him up against Viacheslav is truly horrendous matchmaking. While Viacheslav is, at best, a serviceable grappler, compared to Chase who is arguably a prodigy in his own right, Chase doesn’t have the consistent takedowns to get Viacheslav to the ground in the first place. He’s just not physically strong enough to keep the bald bastard down, Chase is built like a deep breath. 

But the biggest thing that scares the **** out of me is Chase’s non-existent head movement. His head game is so bad they should call it ‘Solemny’, one punch from Viacheslav and it’s bedtime. I’m genuinely shocked how even the odds are for these two on Tapology, and lemme just say for those who are putting their money on Chase, I’d like to inform you that the lollipop factory just called, and they want you to take a picture as the world’s biggest sucker. 

Viacheslav via R1 KO
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04.30.2024 | 8:54 AM ET

Menifield r2 TKO

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 355 Points   |   Tied for 3326th

Don't trust Ulberg's defense enough to pick him against a powerhouse like Alonzo.
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04.30.2024 | 8:55 AM ET

Prediction Comments

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 415 Points   |   Tied for 2440th

Ferreira vs. Rębecki
Mateusz Rębecki, TKO, R2
Poor Ferreira bro keeps coming back to killers

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04.30.2024 | 11:11 AM ET

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Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 515 Points   |   Tied for 796th

Buckley vs. Ruziboev
Joaquin Buckley, DEC
remember abus vs strickland?

tkr8600
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04.30.2024 | 8:06 PM ET

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Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 340 Points   |   Tied for 3626th

Buckley vs. Ruziboev
Nursulton Ruziboev, TKO, R1
Love Buckley. Love his attitude to push to get this co-main spot. But it's gonna be a hard night for him.

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