Chidi Njokuani vs Jared Gooden at UFC Fight Night 244 | Preview & Prediction
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One of the potential fights of the night sees Chidi Njokuani face off against Jared Gooden in the UFC’s welterweight division and fireworks are all but guaranteed from this one
CHIDI NJOKUANI VS JARED GOODEN FACTS
When is UFC Fight Night 244? UK – the preliminary card starts at 9:00pm on Saturday October 12th, 2024, followed by the main card at 12:00am (Sunday) / USA – 4:00pm/7:00pm ET and 1:00pm/4:00pm PT
Where is UFC Fight Night 244? UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 244? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC Fight Night 244
What TV channel is UFC Fight Night 244 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 244? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
For viewers in the United States, UFC Fight Night 244 will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
What time are Chidi Njokuani and Jared Gooden expected to walk out? 1:45am UK / 8:45pm US ET / 5:45pm US PT
UFC Fight Night 244 Main Card
Brandon Royval vs Tatsuro Taira (Flyweight)
Brad Tavares vs Park Jun-Yong (Middleweight)
Chidi Njokuani vs Jared Gooden (Welterweight)
Grant Dawson vs Rafa García (Lightweight)
Daniel Rodriguez vs Alex Morono (Welterweight)
Abdul Razak Alhassan vs Josh Fremd (Middleweight)
UFC Fight Night 244 Prelims
C.J. Vergara vs Ramazan Temirov (Flyweight)
Jonathan Pearce vs Pat Sabatini (Featherweight)
Themba Gorimbo vs Niko Price (Welterweight)
Sean Sharaf vs Junior Tafa (Heavyweight)
Julia Polastri vs Cory McKenna (Women’s Strawweight)
Daniel Argueta vs Cody Haddon (Bantamweight)
Clayton Carpenter vs Lucas Rocha (Flyweight)
CHIDI NJOKUANI: BANG BANG LOOKING TO MAKE IT BACK-TO-BACK WINS
35-year-old Chidi Njokuani (23-10 with one no contest) is coming off a really important win last time out as he snapped a three-fight losing run. He bounced back with a split decision win over Rhys McKee in UFC on ESPN: Blanchfield vs Fiorot in March and that ended a tough run of three losses which included two TKOs. Prior to that, he had great momentum behind him having won four in a row including two Performance of the Night displays.
JARED GOODEN: NITE TRAIN COMING OFF PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT DISPLAY
Jared Gooden (23-9) claimed his Performance of the Night last time out as he submitted Wellington Turman in style at UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs Tsarukyan in December. That was his fifth win in last seven fights and after losing on his UFC debut in March 2023, he bounced back with that win. Gooden has 18 stoppages in his 23 wins with 11 knockouts and seven submissions and he is rarely involved in a boring fight.
CHIDI NJOKUANI VS JARED GOODEN PREDICTION
This fight has all the hallmarks of a candidate for Fight of the Night and while it is hugely unpredictable, fireworks are all but guaranteed given the styles of the two fighters. Njokuani has only seen two of his last eight fights go the distance while only one of Gooden’s last six have gone to the scorecards.
We marginally prefer Njokuani to get the win here but with no real confidence. He has been fighting at a higher level for longer than Gooden although we have a slight worry about what Njokuani has left in the tank.
That makes this fight so unpredictable and our preference here is on the fight duration. We do not see this going the distance and with both fighters looking for the stoppage right from the offset and possessing multiple ways to win fights, back this one not to go to the scorecards.
PREDICTION: FIGHT TO NOT GO THE DISTANCE
