Throwing Jabs

RECAP

• Francis Ngannou KOs Stipe Miocic in the 2nd to become new UFC Heavyweight Champion
  • Who's next? Rubber match? Derrick Lewis? Jon Jones?
• Dillian Whyte KOs Alexander Povetkin in 4th
  • How does Whyte stack up with the other top heavyweights?

WHO YOU GOT?

• Godzilla vs Kong came out this week, so who you got Godzilla vs King Kong?

PREVIEW

• On ESPN+
  • WBO junior lightweight champion Jamel Herrig vs Carl Frampton
• April 9 Bellator 256
  • Ryan Bader vs Lyoto Machida 2

THE FLURRY

RECAP

• Derek Brunson defeats Kevin Holland via unanimous decision
• Vergil Ortiz Jr TKOs Maurice Hooker in the 7th round
• Artur Beterbiev causes Adam Deines’ corner to throw in the towel in the 10th

CURRENT EVENTS

• May 29, Tyson vs Holyfield III (there are multiple different sources saying it is on and others saying it has fallen apart, hopefully, we get more clarity before the show)
• Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion, Meisha Tate, is scheduled to return to the octagon against Marion Reneau on July 17

WHO YOU GOT?

• What is the greatest combat sports movie of all time?

PREVIEW

• On DAZN, Interim WBC Heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin vs Dillian Whyte
• UFC 260: Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou 2

THE FLURRY

RECAP

• Juan Francisco Estrada defeats Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez via split decision to unify the WBA and WBC championships
  • Scoring controversy, was the decision right in your eyes?
  • Rubber match?
• Leon Edwards’ eye poke ends fight with Belal Muhammad in no contest

CURRENT EVENTS

• Kelvin Gastelum steps in for Paulo Costa to fight Robert Whittaker for UFC Fight Night on April 17th
• Fury and Joshua come to a 2 fight agreement
• Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler set to headline UFC 262

WHO YOU GOT?

• What is the fight that sticks out the most in your head, whether it’s for a good reason or a bad reason? What is the one fight you remember watching the most?

PREVIEW

• On DAZN,
  • Vergil Ortiz Jr vs Maurice Hooker
• On ESPN
  • Adam Deines challenges WBC and IBF champion Artur Beterbiev
• UFC Fight Night on ESPN+
  • #7 Derek Brunson vs #15 Kevin Holland

THE FLURRY

RECAP

• Aljamain Sterling gains the UFC Bantamweight championship in controversial DQ by Petr Yan
• Amanda Nunes submits Megan Anderson in the first to retain her Women’s Featherweight Championship
• Jan Blachowicz defends his light heavyweight title against middleweight champion Israel Adesanya via unanimous decision

WHO YOU GOT?

• Who is the biggest dark horse in all of combat sports right now?

PREVIEW

• On DAZN
  • WBA champion Juan Francisco Estrada vs WBC champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez
• UFC on ESPN+
  • #3 Leon Edwards vs #13 Belal Muhammad

THE FLURRY

RECAP

• Ciryl Gane defeats Jairzinho Rozenstruik via unanimous decision
  • With the UFC releasing Alistair Overeem and Junior Dos Santos, where does Gane fall in the heavyweight division?
• Canelo Alvarez TKOs Avni Yildirim in the 3rd
  • Who does Canelo NEED to fight next?

WHO YOU GOT?

• With UFC 259 having 3 title fights, build a fight card with 3 fantasy fights you’d want to see.

PREVIEW

• UFC 259
  • Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya
  • Amanda Nunes vs Megan Anderson
  • Petr Yan vs Aljamain Sterling

THE FLURRY

RECAP
Derrick Lewis KOs Curtis Blaydes in the 2nd round. Who deserves the winner of Stipe vs Ngannou more, Lewis or Jon Jones?
Oscar Valdez remains undefeated as he KOs Miguel Berchelt in the 10th round to win the WBC junior lightweight title. Who is next for Valdez?
WHO YOU GOT?
There has been a lot of criticism of Canelo Alvarez especially with the selection of opponent in his upcoming fight. A lot of people would consider Canelo to be the most overrated person in boxing right now. But my question is who would you consider the Canelo of MMA, who is the most overrated UFC fighter right now?
PREVIEW
UFC Fight Night on ESPN+, #4 Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs #7 Ciryl Gane
On DAZN, Avni Yildirim challenges Canelo Alvarez for WBC and WBA super middleweight titles
THE FLURRY

RECAP

• Joseph Diaz and Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov resulted in a majority draw, leaving the IBF junior lightweight title vacant.
• Kamaru Usman defends his UFC welterweight championship in a 3rd round TKO finish of Gilbert Burns
  • Usman calls out Masvidal after the win? Could Usman’s success draw GSP out of retirement

WHO YOU GOT?

• Throwing Jabs Pound for Pound Rankings
  • Top 5 current P4P fighters across all combat sports
    1. Bud Crawford
    2. Khabib
    3. Kamaru Usman
    4. Stipe Miocic
    5. Amanda Nunes

PREVIEW

• UFC Fight Night Heavyweight Main Event: #2 Curtis Blaydes vs #4 Derrick Lewis
• On ESPN, WBC junior lightweight title bout between champion Miguel Berchelt (37-1) and challenger Oscar Valdez (28-0)

THE FLURRY

RECAP

• Cory Sandhagen knocks out Frankie Edgar with a flying knee in the first round
  • Who does Sandhagen want to win the Yan vs Sterling fight? Who does he match up better against?
• Alexander Volkov knocks out Alistar Overeem in the 2nd round
  • Where does Volkov fit in the heavyweight title picture?

WHO YOU GOT?

• TRIVIA
  • Joe vs Jared
  • 3 rounds, each round consists of one question per person
  • If you get the question incorrect the other person will have a chance to steal
  • Round 1 boxing, round 2 MMA, and round 3 is a wildcard round, which will be movie, more specifically combat sports movies

PREVIEW

• On ESPN, Joe Smith Jr. vs Maxim Vlasov for the vacant WBO light heavyweight title
• On DAZN, Joseph Diaz vs Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov for Diaz’s IBF junior lightweight title
• UFC 258: Kamaru Usman vs #1 Gilbert Burns for Usman’s welterweight title
  • Other notable fights:
    • Women’s Flyweight: #10 Maycee Barber vs #15 Alexa Grasso
    • Middleweight: #9 Kelvin Gastelum vs #15 Ian Heinisch

THE FLURRY

RECAP

• Caleb Plant dominantly defeats Caleb Truax via unanimous decision to retain his IBF Super Middleweight championship
  • Score: 120-108 x3 Plant
  • Who’s next? Canelo? Billy Joe Sunders?

WHO YOU GOT

• EA Sports announced they are reviving their college football franchise, which begs the question what about reviving the Fight Night franchise for boxing. If they were to bring it back who should be the cover athlete?
  • Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, or Bud Crawford

PREVIEW

• UFC Fight Night Overeem vs Volkov
  • Heavyweight Main Event: #5 Alistair Overeem (47-18) vs #6 Alexander Volkov (32-8)
  • Bantamweight Co-Main Event: #2 Cory Sandhagen (13-2) vs #4 Frankie Edgar (23-8-1)

THE FLURRY

RECAP
● Dustin Poirier knocks Conor McGregor out in the second round in the UFC 257 main
event
● Michael Chandler makes a spectacular UFC debut as he knocks out Dan Hooker in the
first round
FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS
● April 10th UFC Fight Night, Darren Till vs Marvin Vettori
● Robert Whittaker is set to face off against Paulo Costa on April 17th UFC Fight Night
● Jake Paul will face former MMA fighter Ben Askren in a boxing match
WHO YOU GOT
● Who is an underrated, not well known, fighter that can make a splash this year and make
2021 their breakout year? MMA or boxing I just need one person.
PREVIEW
● Live on Fox, IBF Super Middleweight Title Fight: Caleb Plant (20-0) vs Caleb Truax
(31-4-2)
THE FLURRY