UFC 193 Live Stream
UFC
193 takes place tonight inside the massive 60,000-seat Etihad Stadium
in Melbourne, featuring a women’s 135-pound pay-per-view (PPV) main
event between dominant division champion — and mixed martial arts (MMA)
mega star — Ronda Rousey against former professional boxing standout
Holly Holm.
Rousey
has been an unprecedented Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bulldog,
making quick turnarounds — and breaking box office banks — like no
other fighter, male or female, past or present.
Her matchup
against Holm will be her third appearance in 10 months, a blistering
pace that is made all the more impressive when her enormous obligations
outside the cage are factored into the mix.
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Date: Saturday, Nov. 14Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
TV: FOX Sports 1
Live Stream: UFC
UFC 193 marks the
promotion’s first trip to Australia, so it’s fitting the red carpet is
getting rolled out, with Ronda Rousey putting her bantamweight
championship on the line against undefeated challenger Holly Holm on
Saturday night.
Rousey’s fights have become legendary
because of how quickly they end. The champion has won her last four
bouts in a total of two minutes and 10 seconds. Holm is more methodical,
winning her first two UFC fights by decision, so the contrast in styles
makes for an interesting main event dynamic.
| Date | Location | Start Time (ET) | Live Stream |
| Saturday, Nov. 14 | Etihad Stadium (Melbourne, Australia) | Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass): 6:15 p.m.; Preliminary Card (FS1): 8 p.m.; Main Card (PPV): 10 p.m. | UFC Fight Pass; UFC.tv (Subscription Required) |
Source: UFC.com
UFC 193 Fight Card
| Main Card (PPV) | Matchup | Prediction |
| Women’s Bantamweight Championship | Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Holly Holm | Rousey via first-round TKO |
| Women’s Strawweight Championship | Joanna Jedrzejczyk (c) vs. Valerie Letourneau | Jedrzejczyk via third-round KO |
| Heavyweight Bout | Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva | Silva via second-round KO |
| Middleweight Bout | Robert Whittaker vs. Uriah Hall | Hall via split decision |
| Heavyweight Bout | Stefan Struve vs. Jared Rosholt | Struve via third-round submission |
| Preliminary Card (FS1) | Matchup | Prediction |
| Lightweight Bout | Jake Matthews vs. Akbarh Arreola | Arreola via unanimous decision |
| Welterweight Bout | Kyle Noke vs. Peter Sobotta | Noke via split decision |
| Light Heavyweight Bout | Anthony Perosh vs. Gian Villante | Perosh via second-round submission |
| Flyweight Bout | Richie Vaculik vs. Danny Martinez | Vaculik via unanimous decision |
| Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | Matchup | Prediction |
| Middleweight Bout | Dan Kelly vs. Steve Montgomery | Montgomery via third-round KO |
| Welterweight Bout | Richard Walsh vs. Steve Kennedy | Walsh via first-round TKO |
| Welterweight Bout | James Moontasri vs. Anton Zafir | Moontasri via unanimous decision |
| Flyweight Bout | Ben Nguyen vs. Ryan Benoit | Nguyen via split decision |
Source: UFC.com
Fighter to Watch: Holly Holm
Holm gets the spotlight as the fighter
to watch simply because there doesn’t seem to be any hype around her,
despite challenging for Rousey’s title. The 34-year-old from New Mexico
has two UFC fights under her belt, including one in the semi-main event
at UFC 184, which Rousey headlined.
The only “problem” with Rousey’s
dominance is it’s left UFC with few challengers to throw at her. Just
going over the official UFC fighter rankings, the only fighters ahead of
Holm who haven’t fought Rousey are Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena.
However, Holm is ranked seventh on that
list of women’s bantamweight fighters. There was speculation before the
bout was announced that Rousey would get a third fight against Miesha
Tate, who had already lost to the champion twice.
Tate has given Rousey the biggest
challenge of her career, taking their bout at UFC 168 into the third
round. It’s the only time in 12 fights that Rousey has needed more than
one round to win a match.
As for why UFC opted to go in a different direction, president Dana White told Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times that Holm presented a unique challenge for Rousey:
Everyone has jitters in their first fight. Holly came back from that and destroyed a woman who’d looked damn good in her previous fights. When you talk about the possibilities of what Holly can do … she’s a world-class boxer … the Holly Holm fight for Ronda is way more intriguing.
All eyes in the main event are going to
be on Rousey, no one can dispute that. She’s the biggest star in mixed
martial arts, and she’s one of the few athletes in any sport whom you
have to make a point of watching because she has done such unique and
special things.
Holm has a chance to shock the world
with no one giving her much of a chance. Odds are heavily skewed toward
Rousey, with Odds Shark listing her as a minus-1500 favorite.
Flying under the radar isn’t a bad
thing. Holm has no pressure on her, and a victory over Rousey will make
her an instant superstar.
Fight to Watch: Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva
A fight between two heavyweights who
have knockout power is one of the most exciting things in mixed martial
arts. There’s a reason the boxing community is yearning for depth in the
heavyweight division, because it always makes things more interesting.
Saturday’s main card fight between Mark
Hunt and Antonio Silva is not going to have title ramifications. Hunt is
41 years old and has lost his last two fights. Silva is 36 years old
and has one win since May 2013.
Looking at things from a long-term
perspective, Hunt vs. Silva doesn’t pop. Taking the fight as pure
entertainment, though, it would be hard for any matchup to top this one.
| Mark Hunt | Stats | Antonio Silva |
| 10-10-1 | W-L | 19-7 (1 NC) |
| 7 | (T)KO | 14 |
| 3.24 | Significant Strikes Per Minute | 2.9 |
| 43.9 | Significant Strike Accuracy | 45.58 |
Source: UFC.com
It also helps that this is a rematch
from one of the best heavyweight battles in recent memory: a five-round
bloodbath at UFC Fight Night in December 2013 that ended in a majority
draw. Silva was later stripped of his fight night bonus and suspended
for nine months for failing a post-fight drug test.
As the numbers show, Hunt and Silva are
knockout specialists. Silva has some grappling and submission skills in
his arsenal, but he wants to stand and trade with an opponent.
Expectations for the heavyweight duel
should be high after that first bout. Sequels always face an uphill
battle living up to the original, but even if Hunt and Silva don’t match
that initial high, their styles mesh so well that it should be
extremely entertaining no matter the result.
Main Event Prediction: Rousey def. Holm
It’s hardly a surprise that Rousey is my
prediction to win. I was tempted to go against the grain and say it
wouldn’t happen until the second round, but even that feels like
stretching it.
This is a fight in which some of the
numbers can be deceiving, at least on Holm’s side. The challenger has a
perfect 100 percent takedown defense rating on UFC.com, which would seem
to be a huge advantage because Rousey is at her best working on the
ground to get the armbar.
However, Holm’s previous opponent, Marion Reneau, has not been credited with a single takedown attempt in three UFC fights.
According to Andrew Flowers of FiveThirtyEight.com, there is one opening Rousey presents that can work to Holm’s advantage:
If there’s one argument in favor of Holm, it’s that Rousey’s hyper-aggressive flurry of attacks can leave her vulnerable to strikes. And Holm is probably a better striker than anyone Rousey has faced. Rousey’s striking defense stands at only 52 percent — meaning Rousey’s opponents connect half the time. Holm is a better defender, deflecting 69 percent of her opponent’s strikes. In short, when Rousey is not landing blows, she’s liable to be receiving them. Holm will hope to take advantage of this weakness.
Anyone who has seen a Rousey fight, will
know she comes out of the gate like a charging bull. It’s almost as if
she is so anxious to assert her will that she has to run to the opposite
side and start swinging.
That strategy has worked perfectly for
Rousey thus far. None of her opponents seem to have any idea what to do
with themselves, leaving them open to absorbing strikes and being taken
to the ground.
Holm’s biggest problem is that she
doesn’t possess true knockout power, despite coming from a boxing
background. Her 15 knockouts in 47 fights (38 in boxing and nine in MMA)
indicates she is better at methodically wearing down opponents.
Rousey is not the kind of opponent a
slow and methodical strategy will work against. The contrast in styles
gives the champion a significant edge and will ensure she retains her
title in spectacular fashion once again.
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