UFC FN 176: Overeem vs. Sakai

Date: Saturday, September 5
Main Card (ESPN+): 1:00 LP.net / 5pm PST / 8pm EST
Preliminary Card (ESPN+): 23:00 LP.net / 3pm PST / 6pm EST
Live Streams: http://crackstreams.com/mma/2/




Main Card (ESPN+)

Alistair Overeem (46-18) vs. Augusto Sakai (15-1-1) (Heavyweight)
Ovince St. Preux (24-14) vs. Alonzo Menifield (9-1) (Light Heavyweight)
Michel Pereira (23-11) vs. Zelim Adamaev (8-2) (Welterweight)
Andre Muniz (19-4) vs. Bartosz Fabinski (15-3) (Middleweight)
Brian Kelleher (21-11) vs. Kevin Natividad (9-1) (Featherweight)
Viviane Araujo (8-2) vs. Montana De La Rosa (11-5) (Women's Flyweight)
Cole Smith (7-1) vs. Hunter Azure (8-1) (Bantamweight)

Other

- A women's flyweight bout between Maryna Moroz and Montana De La Rosa was scheduled for this event. However, Moroz was forced to withdraw as she was unable to secure a visa due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and was replaced by Viviane Araujo on August 11.
- A women's bantamweight bout between Macy Chiasson and Sijara Eubanks was scheduled for this event. However, Chiasson pulled out of the fight for undisclosed medical reasons and was replaced by Karol Rosa on August 26.
- A bantamweight bout between Ricky Simon and Brian Kelleher was scheduled for this event. However, Simon's cornerman tested positive for COVID-19 and he was forced to withdraw from the event. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Kevin Natividad on August 30.

First impression of the match-ups:

• Overeem > Sakai
• Rosa > Eubanks
• Pereira > Adamaev
• Kelleher > Natividad
• Moises > Turner
• OSP > Menifield
• Fabinski > Muniz
• Araujo > Rosa
• Romanov > Lima
• Azure > Smith

OSP caught covid and you think that plus having to go through another weight cut would affect OSP more than Menefield here?

Mostly agree with most of your leans, tho I think Eubanks vs Rosa could go the other way.

On paper Turner looks more favorable. Haven't watched any past fights tho.

On September 02 2020 08:12 captainhook wrote: OSP caught covid and you think that plus having to go through another weight cut would affect OSP more than Menefield here? Mostly agree with most of your leans, tho I think Eubanks vs Rosa could go the other way. On paper Turner looks more favorable. Haven't watched any past fights tho.

- OSP having Covid doesn't tell us anything in terms of how he was/is feeling. Most people who get Covid don't even know they have it because they don't show any symptoms. Someone who is a lifelong athlete like OSP probably didn't know he was sick, which is why he is fighting 2 weeks later instead of taking time to rest and recover.

- If Eubanks can't get the TD, she is fucked. Eubanks slows down a lot after 1 or 1.5 rounds + eats punches, and Rosa has a good gas tank and can go all 3 rounds.

- Turner is a big pure striker with no ground game. Moises is a pure BJJ guy with barely any striking. We saw Moises eat shots but defend himself enough in Round 1 against Michael Johnson, then take MJ down at the start of Round 2 and submit him. It's a finish for either guy, but Turner needs a lot of room to strike due to how long he is for the weight class.

Eubanks/Rosa canceled. Eubanks will fight Julia Avila on September 12 in Las Vegas.

This card now has 9 fights.

Covid? She was one of my more confident picks. :/ Oh well.

Dream match up: Ismagulov vs Fiziev.

Heavyweight: Alistair Overeem (252.5) vs. Augusto Sakai (261.5)
Light heavyweight: Ovince Saint Preux (205.5) vs. Alonzo Menifield (204)
Welterweight: Michel Pereira (170.5) vs. Zelim Imadaev (171)
Featherweight: Brian Kelleher (146) vs. Kevin Natividad (144.5)
Lightweight: Thiago Moises (155.5) vs. Jalin Turner (155)
Middleweight: Bartosz Fabinski (184.5) vs. Andre Muniz (185.5)
Flyweight: Montana de la Rosa (125.5) vs. Viviane Araujo (126)
Heavyweight: Marcos Rogerio de Lima (260.5) vs. Alexander Romanov (259)
Bantamweight: Cole Smith (135) vs. Hunter Azure (135.5)

• Ovince Saint Preux +105 $50 for $52.50 (Westgate)
• Alexander Romanov -110 $220 for $200 (Westgate)
• Alexander Romanov +130 $100 for $135 (5dimes)
• Bartosz Fabinski -135 $67.50 for $50 (Westgate)
• Overeem/Pereira/Fabinski/Worthy/Romanov $20 for $320 (William Hill)

For the Romanov fight on 5dimes, I'm going to take my winnings and roll them over to another bet, and take those winnings and put them on another bet. Gonna see how far I can get with that strategy off of that one bet.

^ 7. De Lima out too just now. Ugh...

... And some people are saying Keheller isn't listed so it could end being a 6 fight card. Lolol.

I was really looking forward to Moises vs Turner too.

On September 05 2020 00:25 PuertoRican wrote: • Ovince Saint Preux +105 $50 for $52.50 (Westgate) • Alexander Romanov -110 $220 for $200 (Westgate) • Alexander Romanov +130 $100 for $135 (5dimes) • Bartosz Fabinski -135 $67.50 for $50 (Westgate) • Overeem/Pereira/Fabinski/Worthy/Romanov $20 for $320 (William Hill) For the Romanov fight on 5dimes, I'm going to take my winnings and roll them over to another bet, and take those winnings and put them on another bet. Gonna see how far I can get with that strategy off of that one bet.

Looks like these are my final bets after some fights got canceled:

• Ovince Saint Preux +105 $50 for $52.50 (Westgate)
• Bartosz Fabinski -135 $67.50 for $50 (Westgate)
• Overeem/Pereira/Fabinski $20 for $80 (William Hill)

As a -270 favorite, I am not impressed by Azure's performance.

Yeah I only got Muniz and Perreira. Turner got cancelled. Karol Rosa also cancelled.

Muniz sub! Hmmm.. Still thinking about betting some Menefield.

$100 to win $66 on Pereira.

lmao...

Michel Pereira owned that newbie Russian.

The Russian was gonna lose either way since the fight was almost over, but the TD + R3 finish = 20 extra DraftKings points.

#easymoney

^ Great fight. It was a sweat tho, Periera goofing off as usual. >:[

Made a small bet on Memefield.