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In September of 2014, Conor McGregor knocked out Dustin Poirier on the main card of UFC 178. It was McGregor’s first appearance on a UFC pay-per-view and the victory marked his ascension as a true contender at featherweight which ultimately launched his career into superstardom. Now, six and a half years later, McGregor will rematch Poirier this Saturday in the main event of UFC 257 and though this time the bout will be contested at lightweight, McGregor’s striking coach Owen Roddy thinks that we’re in for a very similar performance to the first one.
January 18, 2021
After an afternoon matinee and Wednesday’s early morning event, the UFC finally heads back to primetime on Saturday, Jan. 23, for UFC 257, the company’s first pay-per-view event of the year.
In the evening’s headliner, global superstar Conor McGregor returns to action after 12 months away from the cage. His opponent is Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier, who seeks to avenge a 2014 loss to the “Notorious” one when the two men met at featherweight. In that fight, McGregor required just a minute and 46 seconds to score a TKO stoppage of Poirier.
The McGregor bout was Poirier’s last fight at 145 pounds. His move up to lightweight has brought with it much success, including a 10-2 record and an interim championship following his UFC 236 victory over Max Holloway. Meanwhile, McGregor went on to claim the featherweight strap before following suit and moving up in weight. The Irishman defeated Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 to become the first simultaneous two-divisio
UFC 257: Eye vs Calderwood Picks and Predictions
Jan 19, 2021 |
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Joanne Calderwood, coming off a submission loss last August, is 3-2 in her last five fights and opened as a +118 underdog against Jessica Eye at UFC 257 on Saturday.
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Jessica Eye vs. Joanne Calderwood is on the main card of UFC 257 betting on January 20 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Oddsmakers are expecting a close bout with Eye coming in as the very slight underdog with UFC odds of -104, while Calderwood comes back at -118.
We break down the UFC betting odds for this flyweight clash and give our best picks and predictions for Eye vs. Calderwood at UFC 257.
Jessica Eye says she doesn’t have a grudge against Joanne Calderwood or anybody else for that matter and her only focus now is getting back in the win column after a serious health scare last year.
We’re in the middle of a mini UFC vacation. Which means its time to do a little more reflecting on the past few months of MMA, before Dana White kicks things back into gear for 2021.
Last week we brought you a trio of terrible 2020 fights, but we’ve still got so much more to bring. This time around we’re opening the show with OSP’s failed heavyweight bid against Ben Rothwell. Then jumping over to Jessica Eye’s five round main event against Cynthia Calvillo. And we’re wrapping the whole thing up with Aleksandar Rakic’s stifling win over Anthony Smith.