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At the start of the tournament year, the UFC will host three events, two of which will be numbered. The first of them has already passed – UFC 246 gave us a rather boring female co-main and a great brutal knockout performed by Conor McGregor. The next event of the Fight Night series was a revelation thanks to a gorgeous performance from Curtis Blades, and the 247th numbered tournament awaits the fans of the best promotion on the planet.
This event has undergone some changes due to injuries of leading athletes, since the title Main Event and Co-Main remained unchanged, which makes us shudder to look forward to the evening of February 9th. The main scrimmage of the day against light heavyweight champion John Jones will feature undefeated prospect Dominic Reyes.
Content
- The main battle of the evening. John Jones – Dominic Reyes
- Main card
- Valentina Shevchenko – Caitlin Chukagyan
- Justin Tafa – Juan Adams
- Dan Aydzh – Mirsad Bektic
- Derrick Lewis – Ilir Latifi
- Preliminary card
- Andrea Lee – Lauren Murphy
- Trevin Giles – Antonio Arroyo
The main battle of the evening. John Jones – Dominic Reyes
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John Jones' position in the P4P rankings no longer seems so unshakable after a series of not too confident victories from the legendary American. The athlete, who is considered by many to be the main star of mixed martial arts, will go to his next defense on February 9, but his rival will no longer be a hopeless veteran or a former punched middleweight, but the main avenue of the division in the person of “Ravager” Reyes.
Dominic runs light heavy duty to match his nickname. After defeating former belt challenger Volkan Ozdemir by split, the American knocked out Chris Wideman, who had risen to the division, in an extreme fight in a brutal manner, becoming the main contender for the title. Jones needs a confident victory, while Reyes will demonstrate everything possible in order to take possession of the belt.
Odds 1xBet:
1.22 – 52 – 4.78
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Main card
In addition to the main battle, four more events were included in the main event card, some of which look frankly weak against the background of the titles. In particular, the fight between Justin Tafa and Juan Adams, who for two had fewer fights in their careers than one Dominic Reyes. But in co-main a title fight will take place, which will be interesting for the Russian public, because our Valentina Shevchenko will defend her belt in it. The rival of the Russian-speaking champion will be Caitlin Chukagian.
Valentina Shevchenko – Caitlin Chukagyan
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There is little to no intrigue in the UFC women's divisions. In 2020, interest in women's MMA will live only thanks to the minimum weight, where the most interesting title between Yoanna Jedrzejczyk and Weili Zhang will take place, and a possible fight between Valentina Shevchenko and Amanda Nunez. But before the unification fight, which will become the third confrontation in the career of these athletes, they must carry out at least one more mandatory defense.
Valentina's fight is scheduled for an event in Houston, and her rival will be Caitlin Chukagian. At the moment, “Blonde Fighter” is the main opposition for the Russian woman in the division, but Caitlin has practically no chances of winning – Valentina looks like a clear contender for the final victory in the fight and only a miracle can prevent “Pula” from losing the championship belt.
Odds 1xBet:
1.09 – 56 – 8.1
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Justin Tafa – Juan Adams
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Dana White gives way to the youth, because otherwise the location of this fight in the third fight of the evening cannot be described. Athletes with records of 5-2 and 3-1 will face off in a battle at a numbered event, as well as in front of two titles. In addition to the interesting hack of two equal strikers, regarding this fight, it is worth highlighting the fact that athletes, if they do not show a spectacular fight, can easily fly out of the promotion. Adams got off to a good start in the organization following a successful performance in Dana White's promoter series, but lost twice in his two last fights. Tafa, in turn, did not win at all in the UFC and started with a defeat at the numbered 243rd event from Jorgan De Castro.
Odds 1xBet:
2.85 – 48 – 1.48
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Dan Aydzh – Mirsad Bektic
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The third rating bout of the day will be a fight in the featherweight division, where two promising avenues with polarly different destinies in the organization will converge. Bektic came into the promotion with the hope of Bosnia, holding the VFC amateur championship title. Initially, the fighter continued his win streak, with which he had been walking since the beginning of his performances as a professional, but the fight with Darren Elkins somewhat broke the athlete. He lost to a much more experienced opponent, closed the defeat with two consecutive victories over Brazilian athletes, but lost again in an extreme battle.
Ayge lost only at the start of his performances in the UFC. In the future, Dan won against all sorts of opposition and now goes with a streak 4-0, defeating Kevin Aguillar in an extreme fight. For Dynamite, the fight will be the most important at this stage of his career – if he manages to defeat the Bosnian, he will immediately get into the TOP-15 of the rating.
Odds 1xBet:
2.15 – 40 – 1.8
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Derrick Lewis – Ilir Latifi
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In its current form, the UFC heavyweight division has split in two. One of them contains four athletes, among whom is the champion Stipe Miocic and three contenders for the title in the person of Curtis Blades, Daniel Cormier and Francis Ngannou. On the other hand, there is a whole camp of athletes who dream of getting into the coveted four. Most recently, he was joined by the Swede Ilir Latifi, who has moved to the camp of heavyweights, who will immediately face a serious test in the form of a fight with Derrick Lewis. The top American drummer interrupted his losing streak thanks to a controversial victory in a boring battle with Blagoy Ivanov. Now “The Black Beast” plans to tear to pieces a new victim. Latifi has risen in weight after a streak of defeats in light heavyweights. For Ilir, this fight is the last chance to gain a foothold in the UFC tops.
Odds 1xBet:
1.28 – 52 – 3.28
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Preliminary card
In the preliminaries of an event rich enough in rating events, not a single top battle will take place. The matchmakers were not happy with a series of injuries among the athletes, as a result of which the preliminary card was at times lost in its attractiveness. There are only two events that can be singled out, one of which is the fight in the women's flyweight between Andrea Lee and Lauren Murphy.
Andrea Lee – Lauren Murphy
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One of the sweetest athletes in women's MMA at the end of last year ranked sixth in her division. The KGB beat Ashley Evans-Smith and Montana De La Rosa, but lost by split to Joanna Calderwood, which lost the chance to fight for the title in the straw division in the very near future. An athlete can break into the TOP-5 thanks to the victory in the upcoming fight. Her rival will be compatriot Murphy. Lauren could not find herself for a long time and even during her performances in the best promotion in the world she decided to qualify for the TUF show, but lost in the qualifying round. Back in the league, the American lost to Cijara Eubanks, but won Barb Honchak and Mara Romero Barella.
Odds 1xBet:
1.32 – 42 – 3.58
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Trevin Giles – Antonio Arroyo
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Another relatively interesting fight in the prelims of UFC 247 will be the middleweight fight between Trevin Giles and Antonio Arroyo. Trevin came to the UFC with an incredible prospect – undefeated pro with the prestigious amateur title, Giles instantly won two fights under the auspices of the best promotion on the planet, and then developed the record to a solid 10-0. However, the athlete's extreme fights were not so successful. He lost first to Zach Cummings, and then to Gerald Mearshart, which seriously spoiled his position in the organization. The strong Brazilian Antonio Arroyo will oppose the American. The former SMF champion made it to the UFC through Dana White's challenging streak, but immediately lost to Andre Muniz and is now on the verge of being fired from the world's best league.
Odds 1xBet:
1.76 – 44 – 2.13
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Remaining card fights:
- Andre Ewell – Jonathan Martinez
- Domingo Pilarte – Jornie Newsen
- Miles Jones – Mario Bautista
- Austin Lingo – Yousef Zalal
- Alex Morono – Kalin Williams
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UFC 247 is a tournament in which, with the exception of four fights, there is practically nothing to watch. It will definitely not become the best numbered this year, but, nevertheless, it will take its place in history thanks to two titles at once, in one of which our Valentina Shevchenko will perform.
