Alexander Hernandez missed weight by four pounds but returned later and dropped 2.5 pounds still over the limit at 147.5 pounds.
Brendan Allen and Chris Curtis will face off in a rematch two years after their initial meeting which saw Curtis score a second-round knockout to hand Allen his second loss overall in the UFC. However, since then, Allen has racked up six wins in a row and is looking for revenge against Curtis on Saturday.
The UFC is back on its home turf in Las Vegas for a Fight Night event featuring middleweights as the main attraction.
The UFC is back on its home turf in Las Vegas for a Fight Night event featuring middleweights as the main attraction. The headliners of the event are Brendan Allen and Chris Curtis, who will face off in a rematch two years after their initial meeting which saw Curtis score a second-round knockout to hand Allen his second loss overall in the UFC. However, since then, Allen has racked up six wins in a row and is looking for revenge against Curtis on Saturday.
The co-main event will feature Alexander Hernandez who missed weight by four pounds but returned later and dropped 2.5 pounds still over the limit at 147.5 pounds. The fight with Damon Jackson will go on as scheduled with Hernandez forfeiting 20 percent of his purse.
The rest of the fighters competing at UFC Vegas made weight, but there were several other matchups that faced struggles making weight including Cynthia Calvillo who missed weight for the third time in her UFC career and was pulled from her fight with Piera Rodriguez. The opening bout on the preliminary card also saw both fighters miss weight.
The event takes place at 6 p.m ET on ESPN, and there is a $350k MMA Throwdown available for DFS players with $100k to first place.
Brendan Allen and Chris Curtis weighed 186 pounds each for their middleweight main event.
UFC Fight Night 240 takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Deception
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None Found At Time Of
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Fallacies
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The article contains multiple fallacies. Firstly, the title of the article is a dichotomy as it describes Brendan Allen both as focused and dangerous at the same time. Secondly, there are appeals to authority in statements such as 'Dana White explains' which implies that Dana White's opinion should be taken without question. Thirdly, inflammatory rhetoric is used when describing UFC 300 as 'the biggest, baddest combat sporting event'.
Brendan Allen is both focused and dangerous.
Dana White explains the Superhuman Protocol that changed his life.
Brendan Allen and Chris Curtis weighed 186 pounds each for their middleweight main event.
Alexander Hernandez missed weight by four pounds, but returned to the scale later and dropped 2.5 pounds, still over the limit at 147.5 pounds.
Accuracy
No Contradictions at Time
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Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that the headliners for UFC Vegas 90 faced no struggles making weight but this is not true as two fighters missed weight.
Alexander Hernandez hit the scale at 150 pounds, four pounds over the limit for his non-title featherweight fight against Damon Jackson. Hernandez would return to the scale later and dropped 2.5 pounds but still was over the limit at 147.5 pounds.
Brendan Allen and Chris Curtis hit the scale early in the day and both weighed 186 pounds for their middleweight main event. The rematch comes more than two years after their initial meeting, which saw Curtis score a second-round knockout to hand Allen his second loss overall in the UFC.
Fallacies
(70%)
The article contains several examples of logical fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the UFC has a policy for weight misses and that fighters who miss weight will be punished. This statement is not supported by any evidence or citation in the article, making it an informal fallacy.
The rest of the fighters competing at UFC Vegas 90 made weight.
Bias
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The article contains examples of bias in the form of religious and monetary bias. The author uses language that dehumanizes one side as extreme or unreasonable by referring to white supremacists celebrating a reference to racism and antisemitism.
. . . immediately, white supremacists online celebrated the reference to the racist and antisemitic conspiracy.
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Conflicts
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Interest (50%)
Damon Martin has conflicts of interest on the topics of UFC Vegas 90 and Brendan Allen. He is a member of the MMA community and covers news related to it.
Martin's article discusses his personal relationship with Brendan Allen, stating that he was friends with him before their initial meeting in the UFC.
Author
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Interest (50%)
The author has conflicts of interest on the topics of UFC Vegas 90 and Brendan Allen. The article reports that Allen is seeking revenge against Chris Curtis after their initial meeting which saw Curtis score a second-round knockout to hand Allen his second loss overall in the UFC.
The author mentions that Brennan has conflicts of interest on the topics of UFC Vegas 90 and Brendan Allen. The article reports that Allen is seeking revenge against Chris Curtis after their initial meeting which saw Curtis score a second-round knockout to hand Allen his second loss overall in the UFC.
UFC Fight Night 240 takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The event features middleweights as the main attraction.
Chris Curtis is an underdog to upset Brendan Allen according to our analysis.
Accuracy
UFC Vegas 90 takes place on Saturday
Jon Litterine is back to break down the top fights and offer DFS picks for the key matchups on the card
$350k MMA Throwdown with $100k to first place available at DraftKings.com
Deception
(100%)
None Found At Time Of
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Fallacies
(70%)
The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the UFC is back on its 'Sin City' home turf without providing any evidence or context for this claim. Additionally, the author uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing some of the picks as being
The article contains several examples of informal fallacies.
An appeal to authority is used by stating that the UFC is back on its 'Sin City' home turf without providing any evidence or context for this claim.
Bias
(80%)
The author has a clear bias towards the UFC and its fighters. The article is promoting the upcoming event and highlighting picks for each fight. The author also uses language that dehumanizes some of the fighters by referring to them as 'middleweights' instead of their actual weight classes.
The UFC is back on its “Sin City” home turf
UFC Fight Night 240 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
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Conflicts
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Interest (100%)
None Found At Time Of
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Conflicts
Of
Interest (0%)
The author Matt Erickson has a conflict of interest on the topics UFC and Fight Night 240 as he is writing an article about predictions for this event. He also has a conflict of interest on the topic Chris Curtis as he is predicting who will win in his fight against Brendan Allen.
Jon Litterine is back to break down the top fights and offer DFS picks for the key matchups on the card
$350k MMA Throwdown with $100k to first place available at DraftKings.com
Accuracy
No Contradictions at Time
Of
Publication
Deception
(30%)
The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Allen has won six straight fights since his loss to Curtis in December 2021. However, this is not entirely accurate as he lost a fight against Marvin Vettori before winning six consecutive matches.
The article states that Allen has won six straight fights since his loss to Curtis in December 2021. This statement is misleading because it does not mention the loss to Vettori.
Fallacies
(75%)
None Found At Time Of
Publication
Bias
(75%)
The article contains a statement that suggests the author has a personal bias towards Brendan Allen. The author mentions that he is a big fan of Allen and expects him to continue his rise up the middleweight rankings. This implies that the author may have an emotional attachment to Allen's success, which could potentially influence their analysis of the fight.
I really have no idea what to make of Curtis.
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Conflicts
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Interest (0%)
The article has multiple conflicts of interest. The author is a contributor to the DraftKings MMA series and may have financial ties with the company. Additionally, the article covers topics related to UFC Vegas 90 and Brendan Allen who are also featured in other articles on Rotowire that cover similar topics.
The author of this article is a contributor to the DraftKings MMA series.
