UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2

Date: Saturday, November 6
Main Card (ESPN+): 3:00 LP.net / 7pm PST / 10pm EST
Preliminary Card (ESPNews/ESPN+): 1:00 LP.net / 5pm PST / 8pm EST
Preliminary Card (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass): 23:00 LP.net / 3pm PST / 6pm EST
Live Streams: http://ripple.stream/mmastreams




Main Card (ESPN+)

Kamaru Usman (19-1) vs. Colby Covington (16-2) (Welterweight Championship)
Rose Namajunas (10-4) vs. Zhang Weili (21-2) (Women's Strawweight Championship)
Frankie Edgar (24-9-1) vs. Marlon Vera (17-7-1) (Bantamweight)
Shane Burgos (13-3) vs. Billy Quarantillo (16-3) (Featherweight)
Justin Gaethje (22-3) vs. Michael Chandler (22-6) (Lightweight)

Preliminary Card (ESPNews/ESPN+)

Alex Pereira (3-1) vs. Andreas Michailidis (13-4) (Middleweight)
Al Iaquinta (14-6-1) vs. Bobby Green (27-12-1) (Lightweight)
Phil Hawes (11-2) vs. Chris Curtis (26-8) (Middleweight)
Edmen Shahbazyan (11-2) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (10-3) (Middleweight)
Ian Garry (7-0) vs. Jordan Williams (9-5) (Welterweight)

Preliminary Card (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass)

Gian Villante (17-13) vs. Chris Barnett (21-7) (Heavyweight)
Dustin Jacoby (15-5-1) vs. John Allan (13-6) (Light Heavyweight)
Melsik Baghdasaryan (6-1) vs. Bruno Silva (10-1) (Featherweight)
CJ Vergara (9-2-1) vs. Ode' Osbourne (9-4) (Flyweight)

Nassourdine Imavov -150 $150 for $100
Parlay: Usman + Garry $407 for $300

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First impression of the match-ups:

• Usman > Covington
• Weili > Namajunas
• Gaethje > Chandler
• Quarantillo > Burgos
• Edgar vs. Vera (dunno)
• Pereira > Michailidis
• Iaquinta vs. Green (dunno)
• Hawes > Curtis
• Imavov > Shahbazyan
• Garry > Williams
• Barnett > Villante
• Camur vs. Allan (dunno)
• Vergara vs. Osbourne (dunno)

Why Weili?

On November 01 2021 18:41 Loco wrote: Why Weili?

I respect Rose and her win over Weili in their first fight, but if that fight went past the 2nd round, Weili would've won.

Rose has the better technical boxing, but that's about it. I think Weili is better in all other areas of MMA, and has the much better gas tank and power to win via late finish or by decision, while Rose always slows down after 2 rounds of technical striking with a lot of foot movement.

Weili training at Team Cejudo also helps. I'm not sure if Weili trained at all with Deiveson Figueiredo, but they were training with Team Cejudo at the same time.

haven't seen a UFC event since ages but this one I'm watching, looks promising

Iaquinta and Edgar. Event is in NY. They will give it their all.

Edgar has all the advantages except that Chito has youth on his side.

Don’t bet on Green as the favorite. This will go to the judges, it will be a close fight and the judges will more likely favor Iaquinta.

Kamaru Usman (169) vs. Colby Covington (169.4)
Rose Namajunas (115) vs. Zhang Weili (115)*
Frankie Edgar (135.6) vs. Marlon Vera (135)
Shane Burgos (145.6) vs. Billy Quarantillo (145.4)
Justin Gaethje (155.6) vs. Michael Chandler (155.2)
Andreas Michailidis (185) vs. Alex Pereira (185.8)
Al Iaquinta (155.8) vs. Bobby Green (155.2)
Phil Hawes (185.4) vs. Chris Curtis (186)
Edmen Shahbazyan (185.4) vs. Nassourdine Imavov (184.6)
Jordan Williams (170.6) vs. Ian Garry (169.6)
Gian Villante (260.6) vs. Chris Barnett (263.8)
Dustin Jacoby (203.4) vs. John Allan (205)
Melsik Baghdasaryan (145.4) vs. Bruno Souza (148.4)**
C.J. Vergara (127.4)*** vs. Ode Osbourne (125.5)


**Bruno Souza misses weight by 2.4 lbs.

***C.J. Vergara misses weight by 1.4 lbs.

-$10 on Bruno Souza

Just added: Chris Barnett -110 $22 for $20

On November 06 2021 23:22 PuertoRican wrote: -$10 on Bruno Souza Just added: Chris Barnett -110 $22 for $20

Nassourdine Imavov -150 $150 for $100 = won
Imavov decision +300 $10 for $30 = lost

Too bad Edmund got stuck on bottom. Imavov was gonna win a unanimous decision otherwise.

+$90

Pereira/Michailidis U1.5 Rounds -104 for $20

On November 07 2021 01:35 PuertoRican wrote: Pereira/Michailidis U1.5 Rounds -104 for $20

Pereira/Michailidis U1.5 Rounds -104 for $20 = won

Cool that Pereira got the finish, but he landed 5 strikes or less and got a Round 2 finish. Not great for DraftKings...

I fully expect Justin Gaethje to win, but if Michael Chandler is going to beat Gaethje, then it will be in Round 1.

Michael Chandler Round 1 +700 $20 for $140

On November 07 2021 01:59 PuertoRican wrote: I fully expect Justin Gaethje to win, but if Michael Chandler is going to beat Gaethje, then it will be in Round 1. Michael Chandler Round 1 +700 $20 for $140

Justin Gaethje -238 live bet for $62.50 for $23.13

Weili got robbed in New York. Such is life.

No idea how one judge gave Rose 4 out of 5 rounds. There's no way she won 4 rounds.

And with Kamaru Usman getting the decision win, my last big bet of the night cashes. 2-0 for my original 2 bets pre-event.

Parlay: Usman + Garry $407 for $300 = won

Weilli got robbed, unlucky. Rose knows it too