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UFC on FOX 23: Shevchenko vs. Peña Discussion Thread

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skelliher
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01.27.2017 | 1:26 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 465 Points   |   Tied for 500th

The fighters are weighed in and we're set for a solid night of fights in Denver on Saturday night.

The action kicks off on UFC Fight Pass at 4pm ET before switching to FS1 at 5pm. The main card airs on big FOX at 8pm.

Enjoy!

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UFC on FOX 23
  • Saturday 01.28.2017 at 08:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: FOX | Prelims: Fox Sports 1
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: WME-IMG
  • Venue: Pepsi Center
  • Location: Denver, Colorado, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Brian Stann
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Brian Stann
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $1,020,434
  • Attendance: 13,233
  • TV Ratings: 2.18M avg. viewers (3M peak, 619k FS1 prelims)
  • MMA Bouts: 12
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Bout   Info
Valentina Shevchenko   defeats   Julianna Peña   via Submission, Armbar   4:29 Round 2 of 5, 9:29 Total Bout Page
Jorge Masvidal   defeats   Donald Cerrone   via KO/TKO, Punches   1:00 Round 2 of 3, 6:00 Total Bout Page
Francis NGannou   defeats   Andrei Arlovski   via KO/TKO, Punches   1:32 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Jason Knight   defeats   Alex Caceres   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   4:21 Round 2 of 3, 9:21 Total Bout Page
Sam Alvey   defeats   Nate Marquardt   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Raphael Assunção   defeats   Aljamain Sterling   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Jingliang Li   defeats   Bobby Nash   via KO/TKO, Punches   4:45 Round 2 of 3, 9:45 Total Bout Page
Jordan Johnson   defeats   Luis Henrique da Silva   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Eric Spicely   defeats   Alessio Di Chirico   via Submission, Triangle Choke   2:14 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Marcos Rogério de Lima   defeats   Jeremy Kimball   via KO/TKO, Punches   2:27 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Alexandre Pantoja   defeats   Eric Shelton   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Jason Gonzalez   defeats   JC Cottrell   via Submission, D'arce Choke   3:54 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page

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DrGlaze
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01.28.2017 | 9:21 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 425 Points   |   Tied for 680th

@TraeBlack You could honestly say the same thing about Jorge as well.

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GreenHornet
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01.28.2017 | 9:25 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 490 Points   |   Tied for 385th

WAR SHEVCHENKO!




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benjaminbrandt
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01.28.2017 | 9:26 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 465 Points   |   Tied for 492nd

Nick Diaz needs an opponent.....

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GreenHornet
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01.28.2017 | 9:27 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 490 Points   |   Tied for 385th

Nick Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal

MAKE IT HAPPEN DANA!

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TraeBlack
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01.28.2017 | 9:32 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 375 Points   |   Tied for 860th

I dont ******* like Jorge and i actually trained with Cerrone once when he came to Dallas lol Cerrone was supposed to he the chosen one lol

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AnAlias
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01.28.2017 | 9:35 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 715 Points   |   5th Place

Prince. Solid walkout choice.
TraeBlack
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01.28.2017 | 9:51 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 375 Points   |   Tied for 860th

This is why they coulda put this fight as a prelim. I dont wanna see 5 rounds of this...

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Legz
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01.28.2017 | 9:52 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 515 Points   |   Tied for 292nd

Masvidal/Cerrone was the real main event, let's be honest.

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Kuma
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01.28.2017 | 9:54 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 600 Points   |   Tied for 85th

Oh yeah :D
TraeBlack
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01.28.2017 | 9:54 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 375 Points   |   Tied for 860th

Thank you MMA gods for ending it

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01.28.2017 | 9:54 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 490 Points   |   Tied for 385th

Nice armbar submission by Shevchenko!

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01.28.2017 | 9:54 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 340 Points   |   Tied for 992nd

@Legz

Complete with Cerrone underachieving to the max.

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Legz
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01.28.2017 | 9:55 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 515 Points   |   Tied for 292nd

Nunes you got a challenge on your hands.

* Edited at 01.28.2017, 9:55 PM ET *

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01.28.2017 | 10:00 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 575 Points   |   Tied for 125th

Valentina blew up the UFC's best laid plans ..... to make this end late

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mikeyg
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01.28.2017 | 10:00 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 640 Points   |   Tied for 44th with 3 others

Valentina is the next champion, count on it.
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armbarandgrill
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01.28.2017 | 10:02 PM ET

The main and co-main both worked out the way I was hoping.
"vixen" lol

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Darkskylightclouds
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01.28.2017 | 10:04 PM ET

Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 470 Points   |   491st Place

Great Wins by both Masvidal and Valentina War Peru 
buffalo ben
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01.28.2017 | 10:30 PM ET

we got a welterweight contender boys. Also, this N,Gannou could be a big heavyweight star. It's been a while since we had a new face at the top of that division.

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Kuma
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01.28.2017 | 10:42 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 5 Perfect, 600 Points   |   Tied for 85th

I like that Masvidal seems to be no longer "playing it safe" and holding a grudge about his split decision losses to Lorenz Larkin,Benson Henderson and Al Iaquinta (not to mention the unanimous decision loss to Rustam Khabilov that I thought he won two rounds) and looking like an animal tonight and his last fight against Jake Ellenberger where he consistently applied pressure and looked for the kill.Clearly a different fight now,or so it seems.

I think the switch has been flipped on Masvidal,he looks like a destroyer,but we'll see,oh and calling out Dana White saying he'll put 200K on himself over anyone Dana can put in front of him was entertaining as ****,a real throwback to his streetfighting negotiations i'm sure,good stuff,better than most of the crap I hear,plus I know Masvidal actually means it.

The fights tonight were overall pretty solid,not the strongest FOX card,possibly one of the weakest on paper,and it wasn't phenomenal but it certainly delivered imo.I am a bit biased though,I would have watched a fuzzy screen for 6 hours if it meant I got to see Pena get her ass kicked.Seriously though,I thought it was a good event overall.

* Edited at 01.28.2017, 10:48 PM ET *

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01.29.2017 | 1:26 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 175th

@Kuma If you follow Masvidal on Twitter, you could just tell something was different about him just prior to the Ellenberger fight. Dude seems to have a newfound motivation and killer instinct, and it's been really fun to watch so far. As for that string of split decision losses, I thought he clearly won the Iaquinta fight. I didn't see the Bendo one, and thought Larkin edged him. 

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