UFC Fight Night (Zagreb): Rothwell vs dos Santos

Paully D

Date: Sunday 10th April
Times: Fight Pass Prelims (Fight Pass, 3:30pm) Prelims (Fight Pass & via the BT Sport App), Main Card (7pm, Fight Pass & BT Sport 1).
Venue: Zagreb, Croatia
Odds: Rothwell (1/1) vs dos Santos (1/1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWV7l04zzYo

That_Guy

Evens for both Rothwell and Dos Santos?? I'll be having a bet on Rothwell myself if only for the fact that he's such a nice guy.

Paully D

Rothwell via Decision

We're finally back!

A nice and early Sunday card for change. It's not great overall, but there's a few good fights in there and the main event is very intriguing. I thought Rothwell would be the favourite to be honest, but there's literally nothing splitting them according to the bookies.

I really, really hope Rothwell wins and gets his title shot. I know I've said this before, but after the way he conducted himself in Dublin he's one of my favourite fighters on the roster. It would have been so easy for him not to bother coming over once his fight had been pulled, or to come over and be a sour bollocks for the week (which he would have had ever right to be in fairness to the man as he was royally ****ed over) but he was such a good sport and couldn't have been any nicer to the fans. It would be great to see a genuinely good guy rewarded.

riffmongous

I like JDS but I hope Rothwell wins, he likeably odd.

The only other interesting fight for me is Taisumov, cause he fights out of Vienna

ASOT

Rothwell via Decision

Rothwell is basically free money, madness that he's not a huge favorite. JDS is done, thinking another sub by big Ben.

TimRiggins

Rothwell via Decision

Awful card. Main event will be fun though. Fancy Big Ben by sub aswell, great career resurgence, think he deserved a bigger name. Shame this was booked and he couldn't fight Cain at UFC 200

Gamebred

Rothwell via Submission

ASOT wrote: »

Rothwell is basically free money, madness that he's not a huge favorite. JDS is done, thinking another sub by big Ben.

I think ko,will jds shoot a takedown?

John_D80

Rothwell via Decision

JDS can only dine out on his old glories for so long. Have a feeling he is gonna get exposed badly here.

TimRiggins

Rothwell via Decision

Gamebred wrote: »

I think ko,will jds shoot a takedown?

Ben will rock him and lock in that nasty GoGo choke. The closest thing you'll see to a WWE style finisher in the UFC.

Mellor

TimRiggins wrote: »

Ben will rock him and lock in that nasty GoGo choke. The closest thing you'll see to a WWE style finisher in the UFC.

I don't understand this second part

TimRiggins

Rothwell via Decision

Mellor wrote: »

I don't understand this second part

Getting abit carried away watching Wrestlemania

riffmongous

TimRiggins wrote: »

Ben will rock him and lock in that nasty GoGo choke. The closest thing you'll see to a WWE style finisher in the UFC.

Cody McKenzie - guillotine :P

shrewdness

Rothwell via Decision

Big Ben by sub I think.

Interested to see Ngannou again aswell.

Mellor

TimRiggins wrote: »

Getting abit carried away watching Wrestlemania

lol, fair enough. I jsut wasn't sure if you meant it was his finishing move, or if it was a move that some wrestler has been using

TimRiggins

Rothwell via Decision

Mellor wrote: »

lol, fair enough. I jsut wasn't sure if you meant it was his finishing move, or if it was a move that some wrestler has been using

Yeah like finishing move. He's ended his last 2 fights with it I originally thought it was more. It's a nasty submission anyhow.

4 Heavyweight fights to close the card could go two ways. Hopefully they aren't 4 snoozefests.

Mellor

TimRiggins wrote: »

Yeah like finishing move. He's ended his last 2 fights with it I originally thought it was more. It's a nasty submission anyhow.

4 Heavyweight fights to close the card could go two ways. Hopefully they aren't 4 snoozefests.

If he caught Josh with it, he'll definitely catch JDS

lougal88

dos Santos via Submission

Very interesting, I'm the only one picking JDS.

Love both guys, but I was a big fan of JDS a few years back when he was KO'ing the best in the world.

Yes he looked very sluggish against Overeem but I don't think he's done yet.
He has big power in his right hand, and I don't think he will shoot and get caught in a choke.

Paully D

Rothwell via Decision

Rothwell out to odds against for the win now (11/10 with Bet365). :eek:

ASOT

Rothwell via Decision

Paully D wrote: »

Rothwell out to odds against for the win now (11/10 with Bet365). :eek:

Big Ben win & Lewis/Gonzaga under 1.5 rounds is 2.5/1.

valor

I dont see this on the BT Sport 1 schedule?

xtal191

Rothwell via Submission

valor wrote: »

I dont see this on the BT Sport 1 schedule?

BT Sport Europe 7pm-10.30pm

The Clown Man

Shane Carwin has been a regular on r/MMA for a while now, and he posted some advice for Ben Rothwell.

"He is probably training on his footwork or head movement but that wont get this done, you must beat him with your face."

His comments are brilliant.

How can you not love this guy?

Mellor

Yeah noticed his comments for a while now. He's a funny guy. Seems very down to earth. The way he goes on, you'd think he was just making up numbers. But he was a legit HW, with wins over the likes of Mir, Gonzaga. And so so close to becoming champ.

ASOT

Rothwell via Decision

Good fight to kick off the card.

John_D80

Rothwell via Decision

Good fight here so far to open up proceedings in Zagreb. Exciting finish to the first round.

Paully D

Rothwell via Decision

Entertaining fight to kick the action off.

ASOT

Rothwell via Decision

I think I might have been cheering on the wrong fighter, Taught Velickovic was in the white.

John_D80

Rothwell via Decision

30-27??

FFS.

stephenl15

Scored it 29-28 Bojan there. Had the Italian in pickem though

Paully D

Rothwell via Decision

Stevie Wonder is making quite a few judging appearances at UFC events lately.

ASOT

Rothwell via Decision

stephenl15 wrote: »

Scored it 29-28 Bojan there. Had the Italian in pickem though

Had the winner but i taught he lost 29-28, late rally by the Italian should have won it for him.

Jesus bring in the stretcher. Ref should have stopped that as soon as he went down.

God is a shoe in for trainer of the year anyway.

John_D80

Rothwell via Decision

God getting some serious credit here.

John_D80

Rothwell via Decision

He'll have a tough time getting down to 205 by the look of him.

ASOT

Rothwell via Decision

Think thats the way heavys will go who are borderline, they will look at what dc and rumble done, going down with big power seems to do well enough.

This fight should be good, want Whiteford to win but Martins should have enough to beat him.

Wrongway1985

Rothwell via Decision

God helped him dish out a brutal K.O. sound fella this god.

Wrongway1985

Rothwell via Decision

ASOT wrote: »

This fight should be good, want Whiteford to win but Martins should have enough to beat him.

I feel same i'll also add I fear Whiteford be cut if he doesn't get the win.

Paully D

Rothwell via Decision

Have they messed up the entrance music? :pac:

RedemptionZ

Rothwell via Submission

Where are yous watching this? Can't find it on my tv, just the main card at 7.

John_D80

Rothwell via Decision

I think Whiteford can do the business here if he keeps it at close range against the fence. Martins wants a technical stand up contest.

John_D80

Rothwell via Decision

**** sake. Whiteford is gonna get sparked if he keeps all his weight on his front foot like he's doing. He's playing martins at his own game here.

Paully D

Rothwell via Decision

Martins is so much more hesitant after being KO'd by Bektic last time out.

John_D80

Rothwell via Decision

One round apiece now I think. Momentum with Whiteford IMO.

Gamebred

Rothwell via Submission

Awful tactics from Whiteford.

John_D80

Rothwell via Decision

Gamebred wrote: »

Awful tactics from Whiteford.

He's begging to be knocked out. Martins just doesn't want to pull the Trigger by the look of him.

Paully D

Rothwell via Decision

That 3rd round was horrid.

Gamebred

Rothwell via Submission

Garbage fight,Martins won handy for me,no game plan for whiteford lateral movement on the cage good luck with that.

Podge2k7

Paully D wrote: »

That 3rd round was horrid.

Horrible round alright.

Id say Martins took it.

ASOT

Rothwell via Decision

What a terrible fight, taught it would have been a barn burner.

Gamebred

Rothwell via Submission

Bahahahahah see Whiteford putting a fake reaction on there to the result being called,terrible actor.

ASOT

Rothwell via Decision

30-27, mad scores again.

dilapidating

Are the prelims on Fight Pass also?