In this exclusive SBN MMA Feature, Bloody Elbow Interviewer, Shakiel ‘Shak’ Mahjouri gets a group of MMA Fighters of various promotions to break down the Main and Co-Main Events of UFC 237.
In this exclusive SBN MMA Feature, Bloody Elbow Interviewer, Shakiel ‘Shak’ Mahjouri gets a group of MMA Fighters of various promotions to break down the Main and Co-Main Events of UFC 237 , which is happening this coming Saturday, May 11, 2019 from the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event will be broadcast as a Pay-per-view through ESPN+, with the main card starting at 10PM/7PM ETPT, and the Prelims on ESPN proper starting at 7PM/4PM ETPT & the Early Prelims on Fight Pass starting at 5:15PM/2:15PM ETPT.
Fighter Picks Start at —
Rose Namajunas vs. Jéssica Andrade
- 0:25 – Santiago Ponzinibbio
- 1:03 – Elias Theodorou
- 1:42 – Jon Fitch
- 2:40 – Volkan Oezdemir
- 3:14 – Beneil Dariush
- 3:26 – Drew Dober
- 3:33 – Kajan Johnson
- 3:49 – Philip DeFries
- 4:00 – Jordan Rinaldi
- 4:44 – Frankie Saenz
Jared Cannonier vs. Anderson Silva
- 5:33 – Cody Stamann
- 6:03 – Josh Emmett
- 6:31 – Max Griffin
- 7:59 – Eryk Anders
- 8:00 – Curtis Millender
- 8:08 – Boston Salmon
‘Thug’ Rose Namajunas approaches this Strawweight Title Fight with a 8-3-0 record, having won her last three fights, most recently defeating Joanna J?drzejczyk via Unanimous Decision at UFC 223, last April. Tapology.com has her ranked as the #1 Current Best Female Strawweight & #3 Best Pound for Pound Female MMA Fighter.
Meanwhile, her opponent ‘Bate Estaca (Pile-Driver)’ Andrade, comes into this battle with a longer 19-6-0 professional record, on a three-fight winning streak; last defeating Karolina Kowalkiewicz at UFC 228 via Punch at 1:58 in round 1. ‘Bate Estaca’ is listed via Tapology as #2 Current Best Female Strawweight, just behind Rose.
Here’s a look at the UFC 237 ‘Namajunas vs Andrade’ fight card, out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as it stands right now, via Tapology.com:
ESPN PPV MAIN EVENT | 10PM/7PM ETPT
115 – Rose Namajunas vs Jéssica Andrade
185 – Jared Cannonier vs Anderson Silva
145 – José Aldo vs Alexander Volkanovski
170 – Thiago Alves vs Laureano Staropoli
155 – Francisco Trinaldo vs Diego Ferreira
ESPN PRELIMS | 7PM/4PM ETPT
205 – Antônio Rogério Nogeira vs Ryan Spann
155 – Thiago Moisés vs Kurt Holobaugh
135 – Irene Aldana vs Bethe Correia
155 – Clay Guida vs BJ Penn
EARLY PRELIMS-FIGHT PASS | 5:15PM/2:15PM ETPT
125 – Priscila Cachoeira vs Luana Carolina
170 – Warlley Alves vs Sérgio Moraes
135 – Rani Barcelos vs Carlos Huachin Quiroz
135 – Talita Bernado vs Melissa Gatto
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