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Jon Jones or Dominick Reyes? Valentina Shevchenko or Katlyn Chookagian? Tinder users make their picks for the UFC 247 title fights.
Welcome to the Tinder Predictions series. If you aren’t already familiar with these articles then buckle in, you’re in for a roller coaster ride. Ahead of UFC PPV events, Bloody Elbow will take to the popular dating app, Tinder, to see what predictions users have on the headlining fight(s). We will keep a tally and display screenshots of the most interesting comments, predictions “hot takes,” and pick-up lines from our findings.
This chapter of Tinder Predictions comes ahead of UFC 247 on Saturday, February 8, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Jon Jones (25-1-0) will be taking on Dominick Reyes (12-0) to defend his Light Heavyweight championship in the card’s headlining fight, while Valentina Shevchenko (18-3) defends her Flyweight title against Katlyn Chookagian (13-2) in the co-main event of the evening.
Team: Jon Jones
Team: Dominick Reyes
Team: Valentina Shevchenko
Team: Katlyn Chookagian
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Results:
With that, we have come to the conclusion of the UFC 247 chapter in the second Tinder Prediction series on Bloody Elbow. In total, we matched with 307 profiles and received 225 official votes.
Jon Jones (104) vs Dominick Reyes (35)
Valentina Shevchenko (55) vs Katlyn Chookagian (20)
In conclusion, the Tinder users have spoken, and by their vote, we should expect Jon Jones and Valentina Shevchenko to retain their respective titles at UFC 247.