UFC FN Pre-fight Discussion Hermansson vs. Pyfer Sat. Feb. 10 Prelims 4pm ET, Main 7pm ET, ESPN+

[Luthien]

I slept like a rock after that ^.^

 

[Kryptt]

@PurpleStorm

CANCELLED 155 lbs Bolaji Oki vs. Damir Hadžović - Hadžović Visa Issues

 

[svmr_db]

@PurpleStorm you gotta change that title up, UFC 236 was a long time ago!

 

[Koala]

The UFC should have an immigration lawyer on retainer
The number of foreigners that have visa issues looks amateur

 

[Frostline]

Ah so Oki's getting an even more assured highlight reel victory for his UFC debut

 

[PurpleStorm]

UFC 236?

Thanks. Fixed the title to FN.

 

[RagingMuffin]

Your welcome. But full disclusure i was just making fun of UFC cards. It would have been funny if a main event fighter didn't even have a wiki page, lol.

As in 'A Clockwork Orange', my eyelids would need to be cut-off to watch this nightmare.
I can imagine the poor guys at Guantanamo get excited about being able to watch MMA and this is the one they are forced to watch! Could be better than UFC 300, though! Just call or pretend UFC 299 is 300. Same difference.

 

[Kryptt]

 

[europe1]

Crap not Melsik he's a fun one.

Man the UFC has really fallen in love with Middleweight lately, huh?

 

[PurpleStorm]

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Damn your taking L's left and right. Maybe its time to retire?

Just deleting obnoxious posts that are off-topic. Let me know if you want it too bud. As I said in the OP, this thread's for civil discussion.

 

[PurpleStorm]

You can delete if you want to do your job. I was just poking fun, but if i hurt your feels, please delete, i wont be offended.

No worries.

 

[PurpleStorm]

I know i sound like a broken record by now, but if you would please just add a "none of it" poll option, I would not need to crap on these threads.

That's how mods and staff here agreed we want it. If you have further questions about it take it up with another mod.

 

[PurpleStorm]

Whats the point of that. You always make the threads asking if we want to see the fights. Is it so hard to see how many people think the entire card is not worth watching?

You made your point. I told you no and why.

 

[PurpleStorm]

Preview: UFC Fight Night 236 Prelims​

Giles vs. Prates​

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s latest date at the UFC Apex provides a decent undercard on Saturday in Las Vegas, led by two recent Dana White’s Contender Series standouts. Welterweight Carlos Prates and lightweight Bolaji Oki have been consistent knockout threats in the past and now look to keep that trend going in their respective promotional debuts. Meanwhile, Konklak Suphisara continues a strong women’s strawweight campaign against Bruna Brasil further down the UFC Fight Night 236 bill, but the best bout of the bunch might be an intriguing welterweight clash between veterans Max Griffin and Jeremiah Wells.

Now to the preview of the UFC Fight Night 236 “Hermansson vs. Pyfer” prelims:

Welterweights​

Trevin Giles (16-5, 7-5 UFC) vs. Carlos Prates (17-6, 0-0 UFC)

ODDS: Prates (-270), Giles (+220)

Giles is still young enough to turn things around, but his UFC career has mostly been an exercise in frustration thus far. A late-notice signee in 2017, “The Problem” looked like a well-rounded finishing threat at middleweight after a few wins, but things went sideways in 2019. Giles still showed a lot of offensive tools against Zak Cummings and Gerald Meerschaert, but a lack of defensive awareness cost him in the form of two submission losses. Giles did rebound with three straight wins—including managing to survive three rounds with Roman Dolidze—but his defensive issues came back to the forefront in recent years, even after a move down to welterweight in 2022. Wins over Louis Cosce and Preston Parsons did raise some hopes that Giles could find some success as a slow-paced neutralizer, as he was able to remain safe in both fights, but after getting blasted by Gabriel Bonfim in just 73 seconds in July, he has wound up in essentially the same place he was as a middleweight. This attempted rebound against UFC newcomer Carlos Prates looks to be a risky fight, since the Brazilian seems poised to take advantage of Giles’ defensive issues. A pro for over a decade, Prates is a stalking striker with a long frame and enough knockout power to blow through most of his recent opponents. Add in that “The Nightmare” looks to have solid enough grappling to get by, and he figures to be an entertaining divisional stalwart at worst with the potential to make a rise through the ranks. Prates’ gas tank is relatively unproven, so there is the chance that Giles can turn this into a slog early and coast out a victory as a result, but it does seem unlikely things get that far given the Brazilian’s firepower. The pick is Prates via first-round knockout.

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Giles vs. Prates
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Wells vs. Griffin
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Marcos vs. Aori

Preview: UFC Fight Night 236 Prelims - Giles vs. Prates

The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s latest date at the UFC Apex provides a decent undercard led by two recent Dana White’s Contender Series standouts.

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[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Joseph Pyfer should soon provide some clarity regarding exactly where he stands in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight pecking order.

The two-time Dana White’s Contender Series alum and former Ring of Combat champion will square off with Jack Hermansson in the UFC Fight Night 236 headliner on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, where a spot in the Top 15 rankings at 185 pounds figures to be on the line. Pyfer, 27, has rattled off five consecutive victories, all of them finishes, in his rise to marquee attraction status. He last appeared at UFC Fight Night 229, where he put Abdul Razak Alhassan to sleep with an arm-triangle in the second round of their Oct. 7 encounter. Hermansson, meanwhile, carries a long and proven track record. The onetime Cage Warriors Fighting Championship titleholder owns a 10-6 record inside the Octagon, even though he has alternated wins and losses in each of his past seven outings. Hermansson last fought on Dec. 3, 2022, when he succumbed to second-round punches from Roman Dolidze at UFC on ESPN 42.




The Pyfer-Hermansson showdown and its resulting fallout for the middleweight division is but one storyline to watch at UFC Fight Night 236. Here are four more:

Lights, Camera, Action​

Dan Ige always promises fireworks, especially against an opponent who sounds more than willing to respond with violent tendencies of his own. The three-time “Performance of the Night” bonus winner figures to encounter such a man when he faces Team Alpha Male’s Andre Fili in the featherweight co-main event. Ige has lost five of his past eight bouts and finds himself on the rebound following a unanimous decision defeat to Bryce Mitchell at UFC Fight Night 228 in September. Victories over Mirsad Bektic, Edson Barbosa and Gavin Tucker—the latter a 22-second knockout—anchor his resume. On the other side of the equation, Fili seeks back-to-back wins for the first time since 2019. He last suited up on Dec. 16, when he put away Lucas Almeida with punches in the first round of their UFC 296 pairing. Which battle-proven veteran rises to the equation at 145 pounds?

Speaking from Experience​

Not many fighters can claim to have stayed on the UFC roster uninterrupted since 2010. Cue Michael Johnson. “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 12 semifinalist answers the promotion’s call to arms for 29th time when he toes the line against Darrius Flowers in a three-round lightweight showcase. Johnson, who turns 38 in June, steps back into the spotlight having lost six times across his last eight assignments. The Kill Cliff Fight Club mainstay has not competed since being knocked out by Diego Ferreira in the second round of their UFC Fight Night 223 clash on May 20. Flowers, meanwhile, has yet to establish a foothold in the organization. He stubbed his toe in his Octagon debut at UFC 291, where he bowed to a rear-naked choke from Jake Matthews in the second round of their July 29 encounter. As Johnson drifts through his late 30s, how much does he have left in the tank?

Enigmatic Wizardry​

No one knows quite what to make of Rodolfo Vieira yet, even as one of the most decorated grapplers of his generation. Brilliant at times and downright disappointing at others, the 2015 Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Fighting World Championships gold medalist sports a 4-2 record in the UFC ahead of his featured middleweight attraction opposite Armen Petrosyan. Vieira, 34, last fought at UFC on ESPN 45, where he rebounded from a unanimous decision defeat to Chris Curtis in a did so in style by dismissing Cody Brundage with a second-round arm-triangle choke on April 29. All nine of his victories have resulted in finishes, eight of them via submission. On the other side docket, Petrosyan enters the cage with the wind of back-to-back wins in his sails. The former Fight Nights Global champion last slung leather on June 17, when he outstruck Christian Leroy Duncan to a unanimous decision at UFC on ESPN 47. Can Vieira finally live up to the hype and get his hand raised in consecutive appearances for the first time since 2020?

No One Size Fits All​

The excellent work of Konklak Suphisara has somehow managed to fly under the radar in the women’s strawweight division. “Loma Lookboonmee” buoys the undercard when she puts her two-fight winning streak on the line against Bruna Brasil at 115 pounds. The 28-year-old Suphisara has quietly compiled a 6-2 mark since she linked arms with the UFC as the company’s first Thai fighter in 2019. An accomplished muay thai stylist and natural atomweight, she has managed to overcome the size and strength disparities with which she has been presented at the sport’s highest level. Brasil, meanwhile, has posted eight wins over her past nine outings, establishing herself as a person of interest in a weight class currently ruled by Chinese stars Weili Zhang and Xiaonan Yan. She evened her Octagon record at 1-1 in July, when she laid claim to a three-round unanimous decision over Shauna Bannon at UFC Fight Night 224. Will Suphisara build on her momentum at Brasil’s expense despite being at a five-inch height and four-inch reach disadvantage?

Storylines to Watch at UFC Fight Night 236

While some questions are likely to be answered, others figure to arise when the Ultimate Fighting Championship once again touches down at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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[Oscar Madison]

Need Joe Martinez proof of life.

 

[Jackonfire]

@PurpleStorm you gotta change that title up, UFC 236 was a long time ago!

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Fight Nights also have numbers:

UFC Fight Night 236 - Hermansson vs. Pyfer​

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer (also known as UFC Fight Night 236 or UFC on ESPN+ 94)

It can be a pain in the ass sometimes searching for information when each card has a number of different names, lol.

 

[PurpleStorm]

Fight Nights also have numbers:

UFC Fight Night 236 - Hermansson vs. Pyfer​

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer (also known as UFC Fight Night 236 or UFC on ESPN+ 94)

It can be a pain in the ass sometimes searching for information when each card has a number of different names, lol.

Yup. Thanks JoF. Looking forward to watching the card, and the PbP discussion.

 

[PurpleStorm]

Preview: UFC Fight Night 236 ‘Hermansson vs. Pyfer’​

Hermansson vs. Pyfer​

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday sets up at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for a second straight week, this time with a main card full of middleweight action. The UFC Fight Night 236 main event provides much of the intrigue. Joseph Pyfer has looked excellent every time out in his UFC run thus far, and he attempts to break into the Top 10 at 185 pounds with a win over Jack Hermansson. Beyond that, Gregory Rodrigues looks to test out his new and improved approach against Brad Tavares, while Armen Petrosyan faces Rodolfo Vieira in a classic striker-versus-grappler match. Even the clash between Ihor Potieria and Robert Bryczek should provide some violence. Meanwhile, Dan Ige collides with Andre Fili in what figures to be an engaging featherweight co-main event, and a potential lightweight banger pitting Michael Johnson against Darrius Flowers rounds out a decent six-fight slate.

Now to the UFC Fight Night 236 “Hermansson vs. Pyfer” preview:

Middleweights

#11 MW | Jack Hermansson (23-8, 10-6 UFC) vs. Joseph Pyfer (12-2, 3-0 UFC)

ODDS: Pyfer (-245), Hermansson (+200)

Pyfer’s rise has been an interesting subplot over the last year and a half, and he looks to go from prospect to potential contender with his biggest win to date. Pyfer is a two-time alum of Dana White’s Contender Series, and the first time did not go particularly well. Before his fight really got out of the gates, Dustin Stoltzfus was able to slam Pyfer and wound up breaking his arm in the process. However, “Bodybagz” persevered and made a successful comeback on the regional scene a year and some change later, and a 2022 return trip to DWCS saw Pyfer finally earn a contract with a knockout victory. Since then, Pyfer’s rise has mostly just been notable for how clean it has been. He has a giant frame and knockout power, which he used to quickly dispatch Alen Amedovski and Gerald Meerschaert, and a victory over Abdul Razak Alhassan saw Pyfer pivot to an effective wrestling and grappling game for a second-round submission. Pyfer’s combination of poise and horsepower should continue to be a problem for the middleweight division writ large, and it will be interesting to see if it is enough for him to get over the hump into title contention this early in his UFC career. That is where Jack Hermansson comes in.

Hermansson has had an interesting go of it in the UFC for the last seven-plus years, cycling through a lot of ideas while perennially remaining just outside of contention. Hermansson initially came to the UFC as an awkward but effective striker before suddenly pivoting to a run as a ground-and-pound specialist in 2017. That emphasis on wrestling and grappling eventually paid off in 2019, when “The Joker” tapped David Branch in less than a minute, then took a quick turnaround against Ronaldo Souza to win the first UFC main event of his career. That proved to be the high-water mark of Hermansson’s UFC career thus far, at least in terms of momentum. He was stopped by Jared Cannonier to cap off the UFC’s debut in Copenhagen, Denmark, later in the year and has spent the last four years alternating wins and losses on the fringes of the middleweight title picture. There is a fairly clear through-line to Hermansson’s fights at this top level, where he tends to struggle with opponents who can offer some combination of strength and consistency. Cannonier and Roman Dolidze are tanks with knockout power, while Marvin Vettori and Sean Stricklandjust plugged away for five rounds and never let Hermansson take the momentum of the fight. In contrast, each of Hermansson’s high-profile wins have offered a leverage point where he can crack the fight open. Kelvin Gastelum’s lack of defensive awareness walked him into a submission; Edmen Shahbazyan has a suspect gas tank; and Chris Curtis was simply too small to make hay against Hermansson’s range game. Stylistically, Hermansson does appear to be running on all cylinders, pivoting back towards the striking approach that brought him to dance while still having his grappling in his back pocket. That should be enough to frustrate Pyfer's slow-moving pressure game for at least part of this fight. With that said, the fact that this is a five-round main event does raise some worries for both parties. Pyfer does have the type of physical gifts that have historically given Hermansson trouble, but it is also unclear how effective the American can be after about a round and a half of hard work. Tracking Hermansson down on the feet could be an issue for Pyfer, but the Alhassan win showed that he also seems willing to blast in for a takedown if he is not making hay as a striker; and that does seem to be an area where Pyfer can impose his physicality and start hunting for a finish. The pick is Pyfer via second-round submission.

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Hermansson vs. Pyfer
Ige vs. Fili
Bryczek vs. Potieria
Rodrigues vs. Tavares
Johnson vs. Flowers
Vieira vs. Petrosyan
The Prelims

Preview: UFC Fight Night 236 ‘Hermansson vs. Pyfer’ - Hermansson vs. Pyfer

Middleweights draw headlining duty for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, as Jack Hermansson puts Joseph Pyfer to the test on Saturday in Las Vegas.

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[PurpleStorm]