UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs Gaethje

[TheShizNo1]

UFC on FOX 29
Gaethje vs. Poirier
Date: April 14, 2018
Venue: Gila River Arena
Location: Glendale, Arizona

Justin Gaethje (18-1) vs. Dustin Poirier (22-5, 1NC)
Carlos Condit (30-11) vs. Matt Brown (23-16)
John Moraga (18-6) vs. Wilson Reis (22-8)
Michelle Waterson (14-6) vs. Cortney Casey (7-5)
Tim Boetsch (21-11) vs. Antonio Carlos Jr. (10-2, 1NC)
Arjan Bhullar (7-0) vs. Adam Wieczorek (9-1)
Shayna Dobson (3-1) vs. Lauren Mueller (4-0)
Brad Tavares (16-4) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (19-3)
Dhiego Lima (12-6) vs. Yushin Okami (34-11)
Israel Adesanya(12-0) vs. Marvin Vettori (12-3-1)
Matthew Lopez (10-2) vs. Alejandro Perez (19-6-1)
Abdul Razak Alhassan (9-1) vs. Muslim Salikhov (13-2)

[Pappy Knuckles]

Re: UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs Gaethje

Very nice Fox show. I'm especially looking forward to the main event and Israel Adesanya.

[Dave_S]

Re: UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs Gaethje

I just read Gaethje attempts over 17 significant strikes a minute. That's a lot of strikes

[MacGowan]

Re: UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs Gaethje

Looking forward to this one. lots of great fights. It's almost like the FOX fight night cards are thicker for MMA fans, and the PPV's are now top heavy with casual fan interest at the top, and crap at the bottom.

MAIN CARD (FOX)

Lightweight
Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje

Welterweight
Carlos Condit vs. Alex Oliveira

Middleweight
Israel Adesanya vs. Marvin Vettori

Women's Strawweight
Michelle Waterson vs. Cortney Casey


Preliminary Card (Fox)

Middleweight
Tim Boetsch vs. Antônio Carlos Júnior

Welterweight
Muslim Salikhov vs. Ricky Rainey

Flyweight
Wilson Reis vs. John Moraga

Middleweight
Krzysztof Jotko vs. Brad Tavares


Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)

Welterweight
Gilbert Burns vs. Dan Moret

Women's Flyweight
Shana Dobson vs. Lauren Mueller

Welterweight
Dhiego Lima vs. Yushin Okami

Heavyweight
Arjan Bhullar vs. Adam Wieczorek

Bantamweight
Matthew Lopez vs. Alejandro Pérez

Bantamweight
Luke Sanders vs. Patrick Williams

14 damn fights!

Early prelims you got:
- heavyweight prospect Arjan Singh Bhullar. Heavyweight is shallow so Bhullar could be fighting some big names if he makes a statement in this fight or the next.
- Veteran Yushin Okami coming back after being last minute replacement for Rua, and losing to OSP. Looking forward to seeing if he can make another run in the UFC. Nippon!
- Flyweight fight for the new division, will be fun to see where all the chips fall in that division.

Prelims you got:
- Brad Tavares vs Krzysztof Jotko
- Wilson Reis vs John Moraga. Anything that keeps the flyweight division moving I'm up for. I'm hoping for Moraga. If he gets this one and a few more he could be fighting Mighty Mouse.
- Tim Boetsch vs Antônio Carlos Júnior. Big finishers. I don't think this one will go to decision.

Main card:
- Michelle Waterson vs Cortney Casey. My gal Waterson! Hoping for her to get back on the horse again. She's lost to two tough opponents, but I think there's a bright future for her in the division.
- Israel Adesanya vs Marvin Vettori. Do I need to say anything about this one? I'm worried Vettori will try to play it safe. But I reckon Israel is of the Sugar Sean school where he'll break his foot if he needs to to push the pace.
- Carlos Condit vs Alex Oliveira. I was hoping for Matt Brown, but Oliveira has proven he's just as much a barn burning cowboy as the rest of them. Worried about Condit's form though. And my money's on Cowboy
- Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje. On paper this main card should be one brawl after the other. If Condit ends up playing it safe these two guys won't.

[Dave_S]

Re: UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs Gaethje

Dang. Nice omoplata.

[johnmangala]

Re: UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs Gaethje

There goes any chance of Bhullar making the game if he were in the first place, unless he was already made for this upcoming patch.

Really disappointing too since he came out with the turban for the first time and lost too.

[Dave_S]

Re: UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs Gaethje

Anyone hear what happened between DC and Cruz? I stepped away for a minute.

[johnmangala]

Re: UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs Gaethje

DC said Lauren Muellers footwork is like Cruz. Cruz was like that's not funny.

Muellers got nice legs working that jab

[johnmangala]

Re: UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs Gaethje

Nasty right left by Burns. He is like the second coming of Jacare.

[johnmangala]

Re: UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs Gaethje

Another brutal finish.

Brad Tavares was once favored over Robert Whitakker surprisingly.

Good win over Jotko.

[Dave_S]

Re: UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs Gaethje

Very happy for Brad, he's good people.

[Dave_S]

Re: UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs Gaethje

Normally I'd root for Moraga, but tonight I'm rooting for Reis. It has to be tough fighting since his brother recently died.

[Pappy Knuckles]

Re: UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs Gaethje

That first round of Moraga/Reis was fantastic.

[WarMMA]

Re: UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs Gaethje

Reis gotta get him to the ground man.

[Dave_S]

Re: UFC on Fox 29: Poirier vs Gaethje

Sneaky head kick Moraga just threw.