UFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson Info and Prediction Thread

[tokeweed]

Date: Saturday, April 8th
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass): 23:15 BCT / 3:15pm PST / 6:15pm EST
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1): 1:00 BCT / 5pm PST / 8pm EST
Main Card (PPV): 3:00 BCT / 7pm PST / 10pm EST
Live Streams: http://firstrowus1.eu/




Main Card (PPV)

Daniel Cormier (18-1) vs. Anthony Johnson (22-5) (Light Heavyweight Championship)
Chris Weidman (13-2) vs. Gegard Mousasi (41-6-2) (Middleweight)
Cynthia Calvillo (4-0) vs. Pearl Gonzalez (6-1) (Women's Strawweight)
Thiago Alves (21-11) vs. Patrick Cote (23-10) (Welterweight)
Will Brooks (18-2) vs. Charles Oliveira (21-7) (Lightweight)

Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)

Myles Jury (15-2) vs. Mike De La Torre (14-6) (Featherweight)
Kamaru Usman (9-1) vs. Sean Strickland (18-1) (Welterweight)
Charles Rosa (11-2) vs. Shane Burgos (8-0) (Featherweight)
Patrick Cummins (8-4) vs. Jan Blachowicz (19-6) (Light Heavyweight)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)

Josh Emmett (11-0) vs. Desmond Green (19-5) (Lightweight)
Gregor Gillespie (8-0) vs. Andrew Holbrook (12-1) (Lightweight)
Katlyn Chookagian (8-1) vs. Irene Aldana (7-3) (Women's Bantamweight)
Jenel Lausa (7-2) vs. Magomed Bibulatov (13-0) (Flyweight)

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[Kemarit]

I'll pick DC to win again. DC has proven that he has a iron-chin and can take Johnson punch as evident in their first fight. Cormier should be able to mix in his strikes, clinch, and takedowns enough to grind it out again, enough to take advantage either standing or with takedowns. Plus Rumble is not known for conditioning and will easily gas it out similar to their first fight. DC by decision.

[Kolder]

I'll pick DC to win again. DC has proven that he has a iron-chin and can take Johnson punch as evident in their first fight. Cormier should be able to mix in his strikes, clinch, and takedowns enough to grind it out again, enough to take advantage either standing or with takedowns. Plus Rumble is not known for conditioning and will easily gas it out similar to their first fight. DC by decision.

Cormier will dominate johnson for the second time.  Cormier has great strength than johnson based on their previous match, i think this rematch is just for good fight show. I hope that UFC develops some new fighter that can dominate current champions.

[gabmen]

I'll pick DC to win again. DC has proven that he has a iron-chin and can take Johnson punch as evident in their first fight. Cormier should be able to mix in his strikes, clinch, and takedowns enough to grind it out again, enough to take advantage either standing or with takedowns. Plus Rumble is not known for conditioning and will easily gas it out similar to their first fight. DC by decision.

Cormier will dominate johnson for the second time.  Cormier has great strength than johnson based on their previous match, i think this rematch is just for good fight show. I hope that UFC develops some new fighter that can dominate current champions.

Well i used to think previously that rumble has what it takes to take down cormier and my money last time was with rumble. Though i think cormier has proven he can take what johnson has and i also see him repeating this time.

[nydiacaskey01]

Well maybe Rumble Johnson may have the blue print to print to beat Cormier, but Cormier is wise enough to of corse change his fighting style. This will be a close match with Cormier getting the higher odds I guess however, if Rumble Johnson can come up with a good fight plan and stick to it he may get a chance.

[Pattberry]

I'll pick DC to win again. DC has proven that he has a iron-chin and can take Johnson punch as evident in their first fight. Cormier should be able to mix in his strikes, clinch, and takedowns enough to grind it out again, enough to take advantage either standing or with takedowns. Plus Rumble is not known for conditioning and will easily gas it out similar to their first fight. DC by decision.

Cormier will dominate johnson for the second time.  Cormier has great strength than johnson based on their previous match, i think this rematch is just for good fight show. I hope that UFC develops some new fighter that can dominate current champions.

When it comes to fighting Antony Johnson a single punch could end the match as his striking is on another level as he packs some power behind his punch.The last time he faced Cormier was a short replacement for Jon Jones as he was preparing for his entire camp for Jones and with the sudden change in opponent he could not fair much to the world class wrestling of Cormier and i am sure this time around  it will be different.

[bbc.reporter]

@Pattberry. I feel the same way too. The first fight showed that Anthony Johnson's weakness was mental. He was not ready for Daniel Cormier's relentlessness. After the knock down Daniel got up and fought on. This made Anthony worried for the rest of the fight. He will not make the same mistake again. He will go in the octagon with more motivation and heart. My money is on AJ.

[deadsilent]

Why Comier picked Johnson? He should fight Jones. Looks like he is ducking Jones. I will Johnson this time. I dont know if Comier will fight the same way before since he got injured last time. Comier fitness is what i doubt. He must improve his stamina. He drains too fast. Revenge is giving you determination to beat your opponent. Thats why i pick Johnson.

[Yuhee]

I'm very dissapoitend last because this match didn't happened. Hope this fight will not be cancelled again, let's pray for Daniel Cormier will not gets injury during his training and pulls out, for fans sake. I can't wait, 5 rounds of humping, wrestling, take downs, what a boring game.

[tokeweed]

Why Comier picked Johnson? He should fight Jones. Looks like he is ducking Jones. I will Johnson this time. I dont know if Comier will fight the same way before since he got injured last time. Comier fitness is what i doubt. He must improve his stamina. He drains too fast. Revenge is giving you determination to beat your opponent. Thats why i pick Johnson.

It looks like you aren't really following the UFC.  Be careful because Boxx might label you as a spammer.  FYI Jon Jones is still suspended but we could see him back in the summer at the earliest.  And no, Cormier is not avoiding Jones.  In fact he's the one who's been really wanting to fight Jones again, it's almost as if Cormier is obsessed.

If you want to make proper posts, post only in the threads of the sports you actually love.

[Pattberry]

Why Comier picked Johnson? He should fight Jones. Looks like he is ducking Jones. I will Johnson this time. I dont know if Comier will fight the same way before since he got injured last time. Comier fitness is what i doubt. He must improve his stamina. He drains too fast. Revenge is giving you determination to beat your opponent. Thats why i pick Johnson.

It looks like you aren't really following the UFC.  Be careful because Boxx might label you as a spammer.  FYI Jon Jones is still suspended but we could see him back in the summer at the earliest.  And no, Cormier is not avoiding Jones.  In fact he's the one who's been really wanting to fight Jones again, it's almost as if Cormier is obsessed.

The obsession of Cormier might end pretty soon as Jon Jones will be back in a couple of months and after the fight against Antony Johnson the champion must be ready to face the real champion and hope he does not get into trouble again as time and again he is fighting his own demons. UFC 200 would have being a historic event if Jones was the main event .It might be his destiny to come back later and change himself as a human being outside the cage.

[deadsilent]

Why Comier picked Johnson? He should fight Jones. Looks like he is ducking Jones. I will Johnson this time. I dont know if Comier will fight the same way before since he got injured last time. Comier fitness is what i doubt. He must improve his stamina. He drains too fast. Revenge is giving you determination to beat your opponent. Thats why i pick Johnson.

It looks like you aren't really following the UFC.  Be careful because Boxx might label you as a spammer.  FYI Jon Jones is still suspended but we could see him back in the summer at the earliest.  And no, Cormier is not avoiding Jones.  In fact he's the one who's been really wanting to fight Jones again, it's almost as if Cormier is obsessed.

If you want to make proper posts, post only in the threads of the sports you actually love.

Im sorry Tokeweed. I dont know that Jones has been suspended. I've never watch ufc since their fight suspended due to Cormier's injury. But it doesnt mean i dont love ufc. I just still i want that fight to happen so badly. The last time they fought, Jones is having a tough time fighting Cormier. Cormier just came short on the last rounds. I think Cormier is Jones's toughest opponent so far. I just want to see that once again.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

Im sorry Tokeweed. I dont know that Jones has been suspended. I've never watch ufc since their fight suspended due to Cormier's injury. But it doesnt mean i dont love ufc. I just still i want that fight to happen so badly. The last time they fought, Jones is having a tough time fighting Cormier. Cormier just came short on the last rounds. I think Cormier is Jones's toughest opponent so far. I just want to see that once again.

Did you watch the match i was watching ,Jon Jones defeated Daniel Cormier without any trouble and he even took him down a couple of times just to show that Jones could wrestle the Olympic level wrestler ,the toughest fight he has being was against Alexander Gustafsson and that too he managed to dominate him in the fourth and fifth round .

[tokeweed]

At first, my initial impression when I heard about a rematch between Cormier and Johnson was 'meh', but now after watching the extended preview, I was like 'hmmm, this could be interesting'.  Picking the winner is a tough call, but I'm leaning towards Rumble Johnson here.  But has he overcome his mental weakness when it comes to fighting Cormier?

Watch the preview.  It's good.

UFC 210: Extended Preview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuHxxr8qbII

[Clement Kaliyar]

In the first fight against Cormier ,Johnson was training for Jon Jones and he is a completely different fighter than Daniel Cormier as he is focused on wrestling and to fight a different fighter in a short notice is difficult but then Cormier also took that fight on a short notice and took the opportunity to capture the gold,this time around Johnson will have a full fight camp focused on wrestling and if he could defend Cormier which is really difficult as he will pick up and throw even heavyweights which is scary i do think Cormier will be the winner,but you cannot count out Johnson's freak power.

[0xfff]

A bit off topic but why is UFC so expensive to watch legally? It's so much more expensive than other sports and it is still infested with ads. 

[Marma Kalari]

A bit off topic but why is UFC so expensive to watch legally? It's so much more expensive than other sports and it is still infested with ads. 

If you are able to grab the tickets when they release them you could possibly get it at a cheaper rate, FOX events can be purchased at a lower price but the main PPV tickets are hard to obtain at a cheaper rate now,one of the main reason UFC tickets are more expensive than other cards are mainly because of the duration of PPV which will last more than 4 hours and so it might be the reason for the higher rates than other sports.

[bbc.reporter]

In the first fight against Cormier ,Johnson was training for Jon Jones and he is a completely different fighter than Daniel Cormier as he is focused on wrestling and to fight a different fighter in a short notice is difficult but then Cormier also took that fight on a short notice and took the opportunity to capture the gold,this time around Johnson will have a full fight camp focused on wrestling and if he could defend Cormier which is really difficult as he will pick up and throw even heavyweights which is scary i do think Cormier will be the winner,but you cannot count out Johnson's freak power.

AJ was my first bet in the rematch. But now with the odds available, I do not know who to pick. Again if I am confused I always wait for someone who is good at sportsbetting to give advice. Krach is one of the good and honest pickers here unlike the others who promise a 70% to 80% win ratio. So let us wait until he uploads a video for his picks on UFC 210.

[stripykitteh]

Daniel Cormier is a fighter with a very long history in the UFC genre so I think that Daniel Cormier will win the match against Anthony Johnson. I am not too sure that Anthony Johnson is a good fighter or not because I haven't watched any of his fights as much.
Daniel Cormier has an age advantage so he may have more wisdom than the other fighter so this match should be an interesting one. I'll watch the match on YouTube or something.

[Marma Kalari]

Daniel Cormier is a fighter with a very long history in the UFC genre so I think that Daniel Cormier will win the match against Anthony Johnson. I am not too sure that Anthony Johnson is a good fighter or not because I haven't watched any of his fights as much.
Daniel Cormier has an age advantage so he may have more wisdom than the other fighter so this match should be an interesting one. I'll watch the match on YouTube or something.

If you are not sure who Anthony Johnson is then you are not watching UFC and i can bet on that. He is one of the top ranked fighters and is considered to be the hardest puncher in the entire MMA world,if he touches you,you will sleep and age is against Daniel Cormier because with age it can have a toll on your health.