In this exclusive SBN MMA Feature, Bloody Elbow Interviewer, Shakiel ‘Shak’ Mahjouri gets a group of MMA Fighters of various promotions to break down UFC Ottawa’s Main Event ‘Iaquinta vs Cowboy’. In this exclusive SBN MMA Feature, Bloody E…
In this exclusive SBN MMA Feature, Bloody Elbow Interviewer, Shakiel ‘Shak’ Mahjouri gets a group of MMA Fighters of various promotions to break down UFC Ottawa’s Main Event ‘Iaquinta vs Cowboy’.
In this exclusive SBN MMA Feature, Bloody Elbow Interviewer, Shakiel ‘Shak’ Mahjouri gets a group of MMA Fighters of various promotions to break down Main Event ‘In this exclusive SBN MMA Feature, Bloody Elbow Interviewer, Shakiel ‘Shak’ Mahjouri gets a group of MMA Fighters of various promotions to break down UFC Ottawa’s Main Event ‘Al Iaquinta vs Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone’, which is happening this coming Saturday, May 4, 2019 from the Canadian Tire Center in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The event will be broadcast through ESPN+ with the main card starting at 9PM/6PM ET/PT, and the Prelims on ESPN proper starting at 5PM/2PM ETPT.
Fighter Picks Start at —
- 0:17 – Eryk Anders
- 0:43 – Cody Stamann
- 1:28 – Josh Emmett
- 2:07 – Max Griffin
- 2:47 – Philip De Fries
- 3:00 – Boston Salmon
Al ‘Raging’ Iaquinta approaches this 155 lb. LightWeight bout at the age of 31, with a 14-4-1 record, having last fought and won via unanimous decision against Kevin Lee on December 15, 2018 at UFC on FOX 31. Tapology has him ranked as the #4 Current Best MMA Lightweight Fighter. His only loss out of his past 7 fights was to none other than Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 in the main event, via unanimous decision.
Meanwhile, his opponent Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, age 36, comes into this battle with an astoundingly storied 35-11-0, 1NC record on a two-fight winning streak, last defeating Alexander Hernandez at UFC on ESPN+ 1 via Head Kick & Punches in round 2. Cowboy is listed via Tapology as #2 Top Fan Favorite MMA Fighter, #2 MMA Fighter of the Year for 2019, and #7 Current Best MMA Lightweight Fighter.
Here’s a look at the UFC Ottawa – UFC on ESPN+ 9 ‘Iaquinta vs Cowboy’ fight card, as it stands right now, via Tapology.com:
ESPN+ MAIN EVENT | 9PM/6PM ET/PT
155 – Al Iaquinta vs Donald Cerrone
185 – Derek Brunson vs Elias Theodorou
145 – Cub Swanson vs Shane Burgo
135 – Brad Katona vs Merab Dvalishvili
265 – Walt Harris vs Sergey Spivak
185 – Andrew Sanchez vs Marc-André Barriault
—- *Intro/Outro music for the audio broadcast has been provided by OxBow, starring Eugene S. Robinson
ESPN PRELIMS | 5PM/2PM ETPT
135 – Saraj Moras vs Mach Chiasson
135 – Vince Morales vs Aiemann Zahabi
170 – Nordine Taleb vs Kyle Prepolec
145 – Kyle Nelson vs Matt Sayles
265 – Arjan Bhullar vs Juan Adams
135 – Mitch Gagnon vs Cole Smith
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