UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 staff picks and predictions
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The Bloody Elbow staff has made its predictions for
UFC 264, and only Lewis McKeever is picking Conor McGregor to win the rubber match against Dustin Poirier. As for the co-main event, Lewis is again the dissenting voice as he believes Gilbert Burns will beat Stephen Thompson in the battle of the former welterweight title challengers.
Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor
Mookie Alexander: It’s hard to see McGregor out-warring Dustin Poirier when none of Messrs Alvarez, Hooker, Gaethje, or Holloway could do it. So that still leaves Conor with about 8 minutes or so to win this fight. He won the first round of the last fight and landed some hard shots that stung Poirier, so can he turn that into a KO? Absolutely! But if he doesn’t? Poirier just has more tools in his arsenal. It’s not just the kicks it’s just having sharper combination punching and the ability to land more punishing offense on the e
UFC 264 Ceremonial Weigh-In, Face-Offs, & Final Preview
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With the UFC 264 Ceremonial Weigh-in officially complete, the path between fans and UFC 264 is all clear.
Earlier today, the official weigh-ins were held, and every fight will move forward as planned. You can find the full weigh-in results as well as the official UFC 264 Weigh-In Show here. Be sure to also check out our UFC 264 staff predictions to get you even more ready for tomorrow night’s blockbuster event.
Below, you can find the final face-offs of the combatants on the UFC 264 card along with a snapshot preview of each fight in the order they will occur tomorrow night.
Utica City FC signs local standout Somow for upcoming season
Issak Somow is a Proctor High School grad, who played for Herkimer College and MVCC before going pro.
Posted: Jul 9, 2021 11:17 PM
Posted By: Spencer Davidson
UTICA, N.Y. - Utica City FC will have some local flavor this upcoming season with General Manager Tommy Tanner and Head Coach Ryan Hall announcing the signing of Issak Somow, Friday.
Somow, a native of Kenya, moved to Utica in 2006 and played scholastically for Proctor High School, Herkimer College and MVCC.
Over the past couple of years, the hometown product has played semi-pro for Krajisnik FC and professionally for Syracuse FC.
. Esto se realizará hoy, sábado 10 de julio desde las 21:00 horas y será en el T-Mobile de Las Vegas, Nevada, Estados Unidos. Aquí te dejamos los links disponibles, los canales de TV y el calendario completo.
El pesaje oficial se realizó este último viernes y, para evitar encontrones, como ocurrió en la conferencia de prensa, el primero en subirse al pesaje fue Dustin Poirier. La balanza marcó las 156 libras. El peso de McGregor fue 156 libras.
y Dustin Poirier pelearán en la categoría de peso ligero (70 kilos 0 154 libras) y el ganador luchará por el título con Charles Olivera. El brasileño ganó el cinturón en mayo pasado tras noquear en el segundo asalto a Michael Chandler.
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The pair first locked horns at UFC 178 back in 2014, with infamous Irish star McGregor walking away victorious with a TKO in under two minutes.
After a seven-year gap, the pair met once more at UFC 257 back in January, with Poirier this time turning out the victor. That leaves the pair tied at one win each going into this blockbuster deciding bout.
That s the main event, but the card s notional co-main event sees a welterweight head-to-head between Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson faces #2 ranked Gilbert Burns. Both are looking to be considered for a title shot, so expect no ground to be given in The Octagon.