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Tony Ferguson or Justin Gaethje? Tinder users make their UFC 249 main event picks.
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 249 on Saturday, May 9th, at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. In the final segment of this series, Tony Ferguson is set to fight Justin Gaethje in the headlining fight for the Interim Lightweight championship.
Team: Tony Ferguson
Team: Justin Gaethje
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With that, we have come to the conclusion of the first installment of the UFC 249 chapter in the Tinder Prediction series on Bloody Elbow. In total, we matched with 147 profiles and received 55 official votes for this matchup.
Tony Ferguson – 45
Justin Gaethje – 10
In conclusion, the Tinder users have spoken, and by their vote, we should expect Tony Ferguson to once again become the Interim UFC Lightweight Champion.