https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjSx2y4gTq8
the latest FN schedule is Ankalaev vs. Walker 2. they deserved this since the first ended to somewhat very questionable. the referee just stop the fight when Walker answers in the desert when questioned where he was. this time they are in the UFC Apex at least.
I didn't know Strickland vs Du Plessis is happening this month. Their viral brawl was a great way to market this event and I cannot wait for their pre-fight conference ;D I think Du Plessis is the better all-around fighter but I'm still rooting for Strickland. Sean earned a lot of respect because of how he dismantled Adesanya and I think it's better for the division if he holds on to the belt longer.
the latest FN schedule is Ankalaev vs. Walker 2. they deserved this since the first ended to somewhat very questionable. the referee just stop the fight when Walker answers in the desert when questioned where he was. this time they are in the UFC Apex at least.
To me it looked like Walker was fit to fight, but was hoping for an easy win by disqualification. That didn't happen and the fight was declared as no contest instead.
I think Ankalaev will run him over this time. The bookies agree. Although I'm not a big fan of neither of them.
he would have won if the timing was right like Aljamain did to Petre Yan. but before that knee he tried to tease Ankalaev so the guy did his full throttle.
Michael Chandler interview with ESPN MMA about his fight with Conor McGregor on Middleweight.
he waited this long for this, he didn't fight for a long time but he is sure off their fight to happen on June 29.
Thanks for sharing. Chandler sounds very confident as expected. He played it nicely saying that he's 100% that the fight will happen on 29th June because Conor always sticks to his word. Now if McGregor pulls out or tries to push it back, it'll make him look bad and dishonourable.Would you please give us some real fights UFC? ::)
Would you please give us some real fights UFC? ::)
McGregor in 2024 is old overrated guy and he should better get a new job of official UFC mascot, that is the only reason Dana White is keeping him in roster ;D
I dont think he has a chance against Chandler, but maybe he is going to create another incident or promotion for his other business, he is good in doing that.
I think so too, McGregor has had that "retired" vibe for quite some time now. He's not yet that old, but he changed a lot. Even listening to his interviews, he seemed to have lost his biggest asset - trash talk abilities.McGregor is 35 years now, that is not anymore young and hungry fighter like he was once upon a time.
But as long as there's demand, UFC will be milking that cow, and I don't really mind it.
I think so too, McGregor has had that "retired" vibe for quite some time now. He's not yet that old, but he changed a lot. Even listening to his interviews, he seemed to have lost his biggest asset - trash talk abilities.McGregor is 35 years now, that is not anymore young and hungry fighter like he was once upon a time.
But as long as there's demand, UFC will be milking that cow, and I don't really mind it.
Dana and UFC can milk him for few more fights, and I am sure they are going to offer him some other job in company maybe as commentator.
He lost all my respect after his poor performance and bad behavior against Khabib.
~I'm tempted to say he's also on crack ;D He looks so different now maybe because of the stuffs he snorts or injects (whatever the case may be).
35yo can still fight but Conor however has cracked leg. one cracked leg couldn't stand half his body weight.
35yo can still fight but Conor however has cracked leg. one cracked leg couldn't stand half his body weight. he will keep his guard on this leg preventing him to carry out offense. when Anderson Silva had this situation, he wasn't the same. his come back fight failed though out the end of his career.
Few days to go before the Ankalaev vs. Walker 2. I also think Ankalaev would win this but let's see if he approaches the fight cautiously this time. Hopefully, the illegal knee won't affect how he fights. Is there other fighter we should look out for in this card?
Ankalaev was seriously pissed off at Walker for not wanting to continue the last time around. So he'll probably want to rip his head off. I expect him to be aggressive from the start.I cant see any other outcome other than Ankalaev winning this fight in dominant way.
I cant see any other outcome other than Ankalaev winning this fight in dominant way.
This card dont have many big name fighters and I looked at calendar for next few events, it is the same situation.
UFC 300 event is something I really want to watch but that is few months away in April :P
They've just added 2 fights to the UFC 300 main card: Cody Garbrandt Vs. Deiveson Figueiredo and Weili Zhang Vs. YanXiaonan. But I think I'm looking forward more to UFC 297 Sean Strickland Vs. Dricus Du Plessis or UFC 298 Alexander Volkanovski Vs. IliaTopuria.I think it is a bad decision to make this main event of the card, but Dana White is slowly making UFC into Titanic sinking ship :P
There will surely be a lot of good fights before the UFC 300.
Ankalaev won as we expected but I'm disappointed with how Walker went out after all that showing at the end of the first round. He kept circling to the left and then as if he walked right into Analaev's right hand. I guess his last name Walker is there for good reason ;D
Next up is UFC 297 with main even Strickland vs Du Plessis.
This is fight for Middleweight Championship and I think small things will decide winner in this fight.
Strickland is favorite but I expected lower odds on him after he defeated Adesanya few months ago.
This is not easy one to predict and rest of the fights on this card are similar.
Next up is UFC 297 with main even Strickland vs Du Plessis.
This is fight for Middleweight Championship and I think small things will decide winner in this fight.
Strickland is favorite but I expected lower odds on him after he defeated Adesanya few months ago.
This is not easy one to predict and rest of the fights on this card are similar.
I have a feeling Du Plessis will be taking the belt from Sean. But from more logical approach, Sean's defence is pretty solid when he stays focussed and has a better cardio, so that's a slight advantage. The problem is both like to be the aggressive ones who keep pressing forward. If that happens, the risk of brawl increases, which benefits Du Plessis more. So the question is: will Sean be able to stay on the outside and play the long game?
It's pretty much a 50/50 fight, that's what makes it interesting. I can't wait.
when it comes to boxing, Sean is superior against Du Plessis. they fight for 5 rounds standing and Sean will still have the stamina to carry out his strikes. he could do the same approach with Izzy to defend his title.I didnt watch Du Plessis fighting so far, and I think he is going to have harder time adapting to Canadian weather and different time zone from South Africa.
when it comes to boxing, Sean is superior against Du Plessis. they fight for 5 rounds standing and Sean will still have the stamina to carry out his strikes. he could do the same approach with Izzy to defend his title.
what could go wrong however is that Du Plessis can take him down which Du Plessis could dominate in the end. he was the first to have hyped to fight Izzy until Sean put himself in the picture. that was the time they both start trash talking then.
when it comes to boxing, Sean is superior against Du Plessis. they fight for 5 rounds standing and Sean will still have the stamina to carry out his strikes. he could do the same approach with Izzy to defend his title.
what could go wrong however is that Du Plessis can take him down which Du Plessis could dominate in the end. he was the first to have hyped to fight Izzy until Sean put himself in the picture. that was the time they both start trash talking then.
Du Plessis is known to be a very awkward guy to fight against. He might not seem like a great striker as he moves a bit unconventionally, but he has been very effective in his striking so far.
I remember him knocking out Roberto Soldic back in his KSW days, when he was in his early 20s. Soldic was a phenomenal striker and was undefeated, but yet, DDP managed to KO him (he lost the rematch though).
As for the ground game - I don't know. Strickland has a wrestling background and allegedly has a very good takedown defence and both seem to prefer striking, so we might not see any ground action at all.
DDP brings out the worse of Sean with his crying about daddy issues. Sean will make mistakes in the cage, he loses his control recently just want to attack DDP anywhere. if he wins, his celebration though will quickly end once he learns his next fight is Pereira.
I just watched a live pre-fight conference. Strickland said it was never personal and they both shook hands on the agreement to fight to the death or something. It was nice and respectful ;DIt is going to be hot MMA night in cold Toronto ;D
It is going to be hot MMA night in cold Toronto ;D
I hear that winter this year is colder and maybe that wont be ideal condition for Dricus Du Plessis, that is my main reason to go with Strickland winning this fight.
It is much harder to defend the title than to win it for the first time, so I am giving Strickland only a small advantage.
Odds are good I think.
So there's a new middleweight champ as Du Plessis defeated Strickland via split decision. How did you see the fight? Looking at the official scorecard, it was the third round that made the difference or it could have been unanimous (2 judges - DDP, 1 judge - SS). Honestly, I didn't think it was going to be a decision but this is a perfect setup for a rematch. What do you think?
Yeah, it was a cautious and calculated fight.So there's a new middleweight champ as Du Plessis defeated Strickland via split decision. How did you see the fight? Looking at the official scorecard, it was the third round that made the difference or it could have been unanimous (2 judges - DDP, 1 judge - SS). Honestly, I didn't think it was going to be a decision but this is a perfect setup for a rematch. What do you think?
with the way they fight, i would not give them the chance to fight again if i were Dana. they excite people with their trash talks as if they are about to bite each others ears and then the result was like two kids tickling each other. but now that Dana was also showing some doubts that it was Sean who won then maybe there is a chance.
but i think Dana will bring back Adesanya to fight Sean and then DDP after it to which UFC 300 will have a golden canvass. ;D
So there's a new middleweight champ as Du Plessis defeated Strickland via split decision. How did you see the fight? Looking at the official scorecard, it was the third round that made the difference or it could have been unanimous (2 judges - DDP, 1 judge - SS). Honestly, I didn't think it was going to be a decision but this is a perfect setup for a rematch. What do you think?
but i think Dana will bring back Adesanya to fight Sean and then DDP after it to which UFC 300 will have a golden canvass. ;D
I'm sure they have heating in the arena and the hotel so Dricus should be fine ;DYes, he was hot and won the fight with split decision, but I think that he wont hold the belt for much longer.
UFC middleweight division needs some fresh blood and new fighters to make it more interesting.
Middleweight is currently one of the most exciting divisions in the UFC, second only to the lightweight. Both Strickland and Du Plessis are quite new to top so not quite the "old blood" yet. Plus, with the possible return of Adesanya and Chimaev on the horizon, things can get really interesting.Not for me it isnt, and I was not impressed with last main event at all.
"While we are talking about Stipe Miocic, my manager was contacted by the UFC asking if I’d like to fight him on April 13th," Aspinall tweeted. "I, of course, accepted. A little while later we were told that Stipe doesn’t want to fight me, and he is only interested in fighting Jones.
OK, so apparently, according to Tom Aspinall, the UFC had plans to match him and Stipe for the UFC 300 in April, but Stipe turned it down.They promised him Jon Jones, so I would not accept replacement in his place.
Shame, because it would be an interesting fight, but we all know who will win it and so does Stipe.
They promised him Jon Jones, so I would not accept replacement in his place.
~Yeah, he's in a complicated situation right now. I think it was a mistake on the part of Dana and the UFC to offer the interim belt during the Aspinall fight. It should be these two fighters that should be unifying the belt but then there's also the promise to Stipe. Dana can't just strip Jones if his recovery takes longer and he cannot force Stipe either.
But again, I understand why Miocic doesn't want to fight Aspinall. It's just unfair to Tom who did everything right and is still uncertain if he'll ever get the fight to unify interim and undisputed belts.
Yeah, he's in a complicated situation right now. I think it was a mistake on the part of Dana and the UFC to offer the interim belt during the Aspinall fight. It should be these two fighters that should be unifying the belt but then there's also the promise to Stipe. Dana can't just strip Jones if his recovery takes longer and he cannot force Stipe either.
Yeah, he's in a complicated situation right now. I think it was a mistake on the part of Dana and the UFC to offer the interim belt during the Aspinall fight. It should be these two fighters that should be unifying the belt but then there's also the promise to Stipe. Dana can't just strip Jones if his recovery takes longer and he cannot force Stipe either.
But no one has broken a promise to Stipe. He was contracted to fight Jones in November, but Jones dropped out due to injury, those things just happen sometimes, it's part of the sport. This does not mean that Stipe was promised to fight Jones in any later date.
The entire purpose of interim belts is to fill a void for when the undisputed champ is out due to injury, with the notion that he will be fighting interim champ straight after the recovery. But this won't be the case here.
So what happens if Stipe somehow manages to beat Jones, will he get the belt? This creates a weird situation when one weight class has two parallel belts in existence.
The fair solution would be to make Jon fight Tom and if Jon refuses, he should be stripped of his belt.
There are some rumours about McGregor Vs Chandler fighting at the UFC 300 in April, all seem to be stemmed from McGregor's tweetI saw they are now saying it is not going to be UFC300 but UFC302 event, but nothing is officially confirmed yet.
Posting the results from yesterday's UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DOLIDZE VS. IMAVOV:
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In the main event, Imanov, who was ranked 11th in the Middleweight before that fight got a win by decision over Roman Dolidze (ranked 8th).
despite the point deduction Imavov won. its a crazy fight and lots of pounding, i never thought it would end in a decision. Imavov i think is ready to fight the top 5 in the MW.
there are two better fights that end in what was expected like the Radtke and Brown's win.
Radtke doesn't have a nice record but after knocking Urbina is such perfect left, i could say he will be my next bet whoever is his next opponent.
I think UFC fight making stuff has become much worse than before.
We have many average or boring events, they cant agree on future fight cards, they announce fights before signing contracts and they do all type of shit.
Just look what they are doing with UFC300 and with UFC299 changing it, removing fights and making a mess.
I am looking at next event for this weekend and it must be one of the more boring MMA events I saw in a long time :P
despite the point deduction Imavov won. its a crazy fight and lots of pounding, i never thought it would end in a decision. Imavov i think is ready to fight the top 5 in the MW.
there are two better fights that end in what was expected like the Radtke and Brown's win.
Radtke doesn't have a nice record but after knocking Urbina is such perfect left, i could say he will be my next bet whoever is his next opponent.
Haven't seen those yet, but just watched Moicano Vs Dober.
That was a truly great fight, both of them put on a good show and did not disappoint.
Drew looked better in the stand-up but he also has a solid wrestling background, so wasn't too afraid of them. Unluckily for him, Moicano turned out to be even better on the ground and snatched the victory by decision.
Both are unlucky to be fighting in the Lightweight, which is currently the best weight-class packed with stars. If not for that, they would be ranked much higher than they are right now. I hope Dober doesn't lose his 15th spot in the ranking.
(...) some are saying the main event would be Pereira vs Aspinall. Dana already confuse to the suggestions.
But the UFC 298 is less than 2 weeks from now. Volkanovski Vs Topuria is guaranteed to be a good fight.I am not so sure about it.
Does anybody have any recent news re UFC 300?Yes.
I am not so sure about it.
Volkanovski is not the same fighter after he lost from Makhachev two times, and he is much older than Topuria.
This is going to be more mental fight for both and my prediction is another average fight with five rounds.
For Topuria this is the first big fight and I am not sure he is ready yet, but I would like to be wrong about this.
Depends on how you look at things. I don't see anything wrong in fights going to distance.I think they are both good fighters but Volk is doing some good mental games and I think he has advantage this time.
Nothing is guaranteed in this world, but Ilia is very aggressive and has a great early-finish rate and Alex has will be super motivated as he's got something to prove. Volk is still undefeated in the UFC's featherweight and he only lost to a bigger and stronger guy who happens to be considered a pound-for-pound champion.
In the main events, Hermansson defeated Pyfer and Ige defeated Fili.Give me some real fights please ;D
Give me some real fights please ;D
After series of boring events there is finally one that I am interested to watch with Volkanovski vs Topuria.
There is a story behind main event, old vs young, and there are other interesting fights on that same card, Whittaker vs Cost is one of them.
Whittaker
Dvalishvili
Topuria
Kopylov
Middleweight: Anthony Hernandez vs. Roman Kopylov - looks like an easy win for Kopylov (...)
(...)but i'm gonna add Dvalishvili in a $2 multibet.QuoteWhittaker
Dvalishvili
Topuria
Kopylov
could i win this?
i was just looking at Kopylov's fights on youtube and his records which he has high KO rate. as long as he isn't caught up in a ground fight, he has good TD defense and so he can hurt Hernandez. he probably can do this by KO or decision. if the later, its a bit worrisome since by wearing him out, Hernandez could take the fight to the ground.
The UFC 298 recent presser was one of the most interesting one to me. Volk sure knows how to play the mind games and I think he won the verbal exchange. Topuria's trash talks looks forced. I think Volk will be successful in humbling the younger fighter.
Costa waking up the old Volk was also funny.
Well, I didn't see that one coming. It's a good thing that the new champ was able to back it up and KO the old Volk.
Yup, Topuria delivered, big time. Volk is asking for a rematch and is happy to fight in Spain, Dana is happy with Spain as well so I think it has a big chance of happening. Some could say Alex doesn't deserve a rematch, but given his achievements and the fact there aren't that many big names in the featherweight, I think it's the fight that makes sense.Yes but rematch after relative easy KO win for Topuria this doesnt make much sense for him.
Well, I didn't see that one coming. It's a good thing that the new champ was able to back it up and KO the old Volk.
Yup, Topuria delivered, big time. Volk is asking for a rematch and is happy to fight in Spain, Dana is happy with Spain as well so I think it has a big chance of happening. Some could say Alex doesn't deserve a rematch, but given his achievements and the fact there aren't that many big names in the featherweight, I think it's the fight that makes sense.
All main card results:
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Dana have lots of fave fighters and i think Volk is one so yes he may approve a rematch for him. Volk had done so much rematch to fighters he beaten but if Dana considers fairness, Volk will have to do a lot of wins to deserve it. he was knock cold, i'm not sure if UFC can do that but probably now is the time he should fight Josh Emmett.
Tuporia proved he is a bad ass. but they already know this since Bryce Michell fight. he showed how scared Bryce's face was when his fist was about to land.
It was a long wait but the main event for the UFC 300 is finally announced. Alex Pereira will be fighting Jamahal Hill (returning from an injury).UFC 300 is a mess of a fight card :P
Lets get back to upcoming UFC event Moreno vs. Royval 2.
I think this one is going to be super exciting, it is happening in Mexico City so Brandon Moreno and Yair Rodriguez will have big support from the home crowd.
I counted nine fighters with Mexican origin in this card but there are few more with Mexican blood.
Lets get back to upcoming UFC event Moreno vs. Royval 2.
I think this one is going to be super exciting, it is happening in Mexico City so Brandon Moreno and Yair Rodriguez will have big support from the home crowd.
I counted nine fighters with Mexican origin in this card but there are few more with Mexican blood.
That's what the UFC tends to do when they organise events outside of the US. They'd try to pack it with as many local fighters as possible to please the crowd and to increase UFC's popularity.
Those two fights are looking pretty good. Moreno has already beat Royval back in 2020 by TKO.
Yair Rodriguez has also won against Ortega but that was due to Ortega's shoulder injury.
Dana have lots of fave fighters and i think Volk is one so yes he may approve a rematch for him. Volk had done so much rematch to fighters he beaten but if Dana considers fairness, Volk will have to do a lot of wins to deserve it. he was knock cold, i'm not sure if UFC can do that but probably now is the time he should fight Josh Emmett.
Tuporia proved he is a bad ass. but they already know this since Bryce Michell fight. he showed how scared Bryce's face was when his fist was about to land.
It would make sense for Volk to face another opponent and get a rematch only if he wins, but I think the rematch is still likely to happen, as there are no real alternatives and fitting Volk again will probably be most profitable for Topuria + all parties agree to fight in Spain.
Plus - Volk is not getting any younger, so if the UFC want to honour his past achievements and grant him the rematch, they'd have to do it rather sooner than later.
The real question is whether Volk really wants to fight Ilia again, or if it's just an automatic reaction after a loss.
That's what the UFC tends to do when they organise events outside of the US. They'd try to pack it with as many local fighters as possible to please the crowd and to increase UFC's popularity.I know they are doing that, and they are reducing costs for tickets and transportation for all local fighters ;)
Those two fights are looking pretty good. Moreno has already beat Royval back in 2020 by TKO.
Yair Rodriguez has also won against Ortega but that was due to Ortega's shoulder injury.
Yair might really KO Ortega, Yair did look good the first time they fight.
Holloway wants to challenge Tuporia but also added that Volk may be given an opportunity to reclaim. not sure how he came to that but because fans love Volk, the question could be a gauge for Dana to approve.
~ Saudi is welcoming Jon Jones! is it possible they are already in the negotiation to have UFC in the desert for Jones vs Francis?Let's see if oil money could buy Dana's policy ;D As it stands, Jon Jones has to be out of the UFC contract for this fight to happen but he reportedly signed an eight-fight deal. Both fighters will be too old when this happens ;D
~ Saudi is welcoming Jon Jones! is it possible they are already in the negotiation to have UFC in the desert for Jones vs Francis?Let's see if oil money could buy Dana's policy ;D As it stands, Jon Jones has to be out of the UFC contract for this fight to happen but he reportedly signed an eight-fight deal. Both fighters will be too old when this happens ;D
I know Dana White will never allow Jon Jones to fight against Francis Ngannou, but I secretly hope Jones will leave UFC at some point before he ends MMA carrier.
It's going to be tough one, as Jones was said to sign an 8-fight contract with the UFC at the beginning of 2023, so he still has 7 fights left. At the current pace of less than a fight a year, he will retire before the contract comes to an end.That is a lot of fights and we know he had only one fight since 2020, or two since 2019 :o
If Connor could box and be in UFC why Dana is not allowing other fighters to do that? >:(
Back to Connor McGregor, he is serious about his acting carrier ;D
https://www.gamesradar.com/conor-mcgregor-road-house-remake-rejected-movies-exclusive/
UFC Fight Night 238 is up. anyone sharing their picks?
Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Shamil Gaziev
Vitor Petrino vs. Tyson Pedro
Alex Perez vs. Muhammad Mokaev
Eryk Anders vs. Jamie Pickett
Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Bekzat Almakhan
Matt Schnell vs. Steve Erceg
i just learned YuginKadoya is not around anymore.
I haven't seen the full fight (yet) only the highlights, but I wasn't impress with Rozenstruik at all. Gaziev dominated the fight at the beginning but wasn't the best in managing his energy and gassed out in later rounds. No idea what actually happened to his eye in the 4th (or earlier?), but if he said he couldn't see on one eye, it's a good thing he didn't carry on and surrendered. Although he must be very disappointed right now to finish his 14-long winning streak like this.What's not to like? Were you expecting him to go all out from the beginning? It's probably Rozenstruik's strategy to take it easy in the first two rounds and increase the tempo in the third until the final round. The heavyweight is not all about one or two powerful shots that would KO the opponent in an instant. I thought Rozenstruik fought smart in a five round bout and a lot of his jabs were snapping Gaziev's head back.
UFC 299 should be fun event to watch in this week, and it is coming after Ngnanou vs Joshua boxing fight.
O'Malley is a big favorite to win but it is always harder to defend title than to win it, and Marlon Vera is not without chances.
Mai card have other interesting fights, it wont be an easy night for Dustin Poirier.
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Dustin still one of the legit old guards in the game after delivering a KO win. Benoit lost a good chance to catapult himself into the title contention but he still has time. I thought he was not respecting his opponent's power walking straight into the Porier's power punches.
It was a dominant win for Sean O'Malley against Marlon Vera and we are entering the O'Malley era in UFC Bantamweight Championship.
I don't like O'Malley as a human being and I don't like what he represents, but I have to give him credit when it's due - he's a solid and consistent fighter. That being said I don't think he's too enthusiastic about building his legacy in the Bantamweight. He's probably not looking forward to a fight against Dvalishvili, that's why he called out Ilia instead, which is a very good move. Losing to Topuria would bring him no shame at all, he would earn tonnes of money and by calling him out makes him look brave and confident in the eyes of the fans.I first thought he was a clown because of his haircut and crazy behavior but I think he is doing all this just a show, he is much better person in real life.
I first thought he was a clown because of his haircut and crazy behavior but I think he is doing all this just a show, he is much better person in real life.
He is a great fighter and I think he is just getting started in UFC, I would like to see him fight in different weight class and division, maybe Featherweigh.
Topuria vs O'Malley sounds great to me.
I don't dislike him because of his appearance, but more of what kind of person he is in his life. I had some sympathy for him when he was emerging, as I liked his style, but when I heard him publically disrespecting his wife by saying he cheats on her + pretending to be some sort of superstar - that's when I stop caring.I didnt listen to him speak outside octagon much.
(...)
Anyway, O'Malley is now medically suspended indefinitely because of injuries after his last fight.
One month left until UFC 300 and Tsarukyan vs Oliveira fight, and Charles recently posted in Instagram, that he has got a cut.
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I hope that does not interfere and wont influence on his performance, or the fight got cancelled (previously, Olivera got eye cut in 2 weeks before fight against Makhachev and the fight got cancelled). Btw, he is an underdog in a fight against Tsarukyan.
Some disturbing news emerged about Oliveira getting cut againThis looks like a serious cut and I would not risk getting this thing opened early, it is better for it to fully heal.
Full results of the last night's fight night main card:
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The main event fight was short and intense, for a moment it looked like Tuivasa was about to KO Tybura, but Marcin used his reach advantage to keep him away and then went for that takedown which resulted in some nice ground-and-pound from a back-mount position and later in a clumsy but effective rear naked choke.
I don't think either of them could go for the full five rounds, so early finish was more than certain.
Big win for Tybura. I don't think he'll ever get a chance for a title shot at this stage of his career, but he proved to belong in the top 10.
i couldn't resist betting for Tuivasa since he is younger and i though he would do his best for he already have 3 consecutive loss. it should be a wake up call for him.Personally I would avoid betting on fighters that are desperate for a win. Some of them would get healthy motivation from that but, for most, it's a factor that has a rather detrimental effect on performance (i.e. makes it harder to stay calm and composed etc).
(...)
What do you think about upcoming fight card?
Rose Namajunas is coming back after two loses in a row, but I think this is a great chance for her to come back with a win against Amanda Ribas.
i couldn't resist betting for Tuivasa since he is younger and i though he would do his best for he already have 3 consecutive loss. it should be a wake up call for him.Personally I would avoid betting on fighters that are desperate for a win. Some of them would get healthy motivation from that but, for most, it's a factor that has a rather detrimental effect on performance (i.e. makes it harder to stay calm and composed etc).
(...)What do you think about upcoming fight card?
Rose Namajunas is coming back after two loses in a row, but I think this is a great chance for her to come back with a win against Amanda Ribas.
I'm not a big fan of female MMA and I'm not familiar with Ribas at all. But Rose has a history of inconsistent fights and was mixing phenomenal performances with really poor ones.
I was expecting her to move down back to the strawweight but looks like they are fighting in the flyweight. Funnily enough, Rose is not listed in rankings for any of those weight classes but is showing as No. 8 in pound-for-pound ranking for active fighters as per the UFC website:
https://www.ufc.com/rankings
McGregor Vs Chandler is finally set according to many news sites, quoting Mcregor's announcement from yesterday's interview.
He confirmed that the fight will happen in the summer and confirmed Chandler as the opponent. He did not state the exact date or the weight class, saying he will leave the details to be officially announced by the UFC.
Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/3/20/24107171/conor-mcgregor-says-ufc-return-is-finally-set-this-summer-the-mac-is-back
so Dana finally booked Conor finally, he wishes not to sign a new contract for he wants to fight in boxing with Pacquiao but it seem like Dana doesn't want to release Conor thats why this fight took to long to materialize that's what rumors were saying which Dana wants him to sign a new contract before they can give a go for Chandler vs Conor fight.Good for him, but I am prediction he is going to lose that fight.
so Dana finally booked Conor finally, he wishes not to sign a new contract for he wants to fight in boxing with Pacquiao but it seem like Dana doesn't want to release Conor thats why this fight took to long to materialize that's what rumors were saying which Dana wants him to sign a new contract before they can give a go for Chandler vs Conor fight.Good for him, but I am prediction he is going to lose that fight.
Dana and his UFC fight policy is sometimes very stupid, and he only allows Conor to play with boxing :P
I watched the new movie Road House and it is garbage, but Conor was decent as actor with negative role.
Rose Namajunas got the job done, but it was not an easy fight for her. Ribas was ranked 8th in the Flyweight, so it's not a massive win for Rose, a former Strawweight champion.She is done with strawweight category.
She wasn't looking bad, landed few really nice strikes, but didn't look as hungry and sharp as in her prime years. Not quite sure why is she sticking to the Flyweight rather than going down to where she had the most success. Maybe cutting weight to 115 pounds is too much strain on her body.
At least she'll jump back into the top 15 rank, I'm imagining she'll jump at least to 8th place of the Flyweight.
I'm going to ignore the upcoming two fight nights and go straight to UFC 300 (Pereira vs. Hill). The whole card looks stacked! I cannot believe that the Jiří Procházka and Aljamain Sterling respective
fights have been demoted to prelims.
The early prelims (Bantamweight Bout - Deiveson Figueiredo vs Cody Garbrandt) is a banger as well. I would be surprised if this doesn't end in a KO/TKO.
Looks like good old Weidman still has it in him. Despite being 39 he looked really motivated and hungry for a fight. They both pulled off a nice show for the fans.He won, but many people are saying that it was a dirty controversial win because of eye poking.
You don't always get a TKO granted from a double-eye poke, but a win is a win. And it opens a possibility for a rematch.
Even without the controversial ending Chris looked better than Silva and won the first two rounds (at least that's what I got from the fight highlights I've just watched).
Yeah, it wasn't a clean victory for Weidman but I don't think Dana would care that much about the fight. Silva is planning to appeal the decision to a no contest but I doubt it will end in his favor.
The discussion now is if the UFC would make policy changes to reduce eye pokes. Intentional or not, it still affects the outcome of the fight. Maybe it's time to change gloves?
He won, but many people are saying that it was a dirty controversial win because of eye poking.;D
I never liked him and his fighting skills, but reach advantage was crucial advantage in this fight, and his long fingers ;D
What do you guys think about Bo Nickal? He's rarely discussed in this thread.I heard about from his wrestling history but he is still fresh in MMA.
I heard about from his wrestling history but he is still fresh in MMA.
He started in DW Contender Series few years ago, and I think he only had two fights in UFC, so it is to early to say.
Maybe I can comment more after I see him fighting with other top fighters, but I think he is going to struggle in stand up.
He's a top-level wrestler who went into MMA after failing Olympic trials. Currently, his mma record is 5-0 but yeah, he has not yet faced any top opponent. Dana White is a big believer in him, as he put him on the main card of the UFC 300 despite much more recognisable fighters being placed in prelims or early prelims.Olympians are great athletes but coming to MMA and UFC is a completely different story.
His next opponent is Cody Brundage, a 10-5 unranked fighter who is hardly a top fighter. But Brundage has a good finish ratio, so maybe he'll be able to test Bo more than his previous opponents.
He's a top-level wrestler who went into MMA after failing Olympic trials. Currently, his mma record is 5-0 but yeah, he has not yet faced any top opponent. Dana White is a big believer in him, as he put him on the main card of the UFC 300 despite much more recognisable fighters being placed in prelims or early prelims.Olympians are great athletes but coming to MMA and UFC is a completely different story.
His next opponent is Cody Brundage, a 10-5 unranked fighter who is hardly a top fighter. But Brundage has a good finish ratio, so maybe he'll be able to test Bo more than his previous opponents.
Wrestling is important but he needs to have other skills, and he needs more training and experience with boxing, kicking and standup.
Brundage coming from Muay Thai will be a challenge for Nickal, but Nickal has reach advantage.
UFC made a mess with UFC 300 but it should be interesting event to watch.
(...) The fight could have gone either way but I still find it crazy that one judge scored it 49-46. (...)
I'm taking the following on single:
Charles Oliveira @2.80 (vs. Arman Tsarukyan)
Max Holloway @2.50 (vs. Justin Gaethje)
At least one of them is going to win their fight.
Odds are decent for both.Odds are not always giving us the correct picture of upcoming fights.
It's a well known fact that oddsmakers have strong preference to younger fighters, that's why you can get a good value bets betting on guys like Oliveira, who's not really that old at 34. He could still be in his prime. But since he hasn't fought in almost a year, I wouldn't bet on him personally.
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I was shocked when I saw how low odds on Bo Nickal are to win against Cody Brundage, I would never put anything on his win, and I am considering taking a small bet against him.
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I was shocked when I saw how low odds on Bo Nickal are to win against Cody Brundage, I would never put anything on his win, and I am considering taking a small bet against him.
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I was thinking of that too.
Generally speaking, I don't think it makes sense to bet on anything below x1.10 on an mma fight (or even boxing), doesn't matter how good the fighter is. We've seen some weird injuries out of nowhere (e.g. Aspinall, Fiziev, Rakic), plus, there are lucky punches, disqualifications etc, there are too many things that could go wrong for such low pay-out bets to be worth it.
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what is more interesting is Tsarukyan about to defeat Charles. they said whoever will win will have the chance to fight Islam again.
As for Tsarukyan Vs Oliveira, I think Arman is a favorite but only a slight one. If Charles is still in his peak, he has what it takes to win, be it by KO or by submission.I would not write off Oliveira so easy, he is amazing fighter but I didnt watch Tsarukyan in many fights so maybe I cant judge correctly.
I would not write off Oliveira so easy, he is amazing fighter but I didnt watch Tsarukyan in many fights so maybe I cant judge correctly.
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Tsarukyan trains a lot in a wrestling style similar to the Dagestani one, so probably could dominate Oliveira in grappling if he chooses to. But I think he prefers fighting in a stand-up, where he could get punished by Charles.From what I read about him he has more background in Muay Thai than in wrestling, and most of the fights he won was in stand up with KO or TKO punches or kicks.
What a card, UFC lived up to expectations! So many highlights and so many things to talk about but my favorite moment is when Max telling Justin to trade blows in the middle of the octagon with just seconds remaining. That was a BMF moment right there because he could easily dance around until the time expires and wait for his name to be announced as the winner. Yet, he didn't care and took the risk to slug it out.
~Max and Jiri got the performance of the night bonuses.
I'm yet to check who received performance bonuses, but Max has to be one of them.
Here are the highlights of the fight for those who haven't seen it:Video must have been taken down or set to private.
Max is an absolute savage.Gaethje made a big mistake of entering in such exchange with Max.
Alex Pereira proved to be a king of Light Heavyweight division after win against Jamahal Hill.
They way he did it was dominating in first round so there is no doubt who was a better fighter.
I think his next fight is going to be against Prochazka who won his fight against Rakic in the same fight card.Max is an absolute savage.Gaethje made a big mistake of entering in such exchange with Max.
Max and Jiri got the performance of the night bonuses.
Max vs Justin was the fight of the night.
All in all, Max got $600K in bonuses only.
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Video must have been taken down or set to private.It's still up in the UK. MAybe it's just not available in your location.
Gaethje made a big mistake of entering in such exchange with Max.
(...) gaethje i think lost all 4 rounds and that broken nose had affected his fight plan.
i rarely win a parlay but glad i didn't add the fights that i'm unsure like max vs gaethje. even hill vs alex is risky but i did add them anyway in my parlay. i didn't bet a big amount though.
He had no choice. He knew he would lose by decision so had to take the risk. It was actually a strategically a bad decision by Max, but sometimes bad decisions can pay off big time.This was a desperate move from him, but he didnt give up until the end, I will give him that.
Odds are in for the 1st June, UFC 302 event:
Islam Makhachev x1.25 Vs Dustin Poirier x3.80
Sean Strickland x1.41 Vs Paolo Costa x2.80
And for the 22nd June, UFC 303:
Conor McGregor x1.85 Vs Michael Chandler x1.96
I think the payout rate for Chandler is very generous. Thoughts?
Man, it's impressive how Dustin has climbed back after his title fight losses but I don't think he has what it takes to win against top grapplers and submission specialists. He's had a long career but just couldn't get over that wall. Since odds are low, I'll probably take Islam winning by submission and I'm thinking if it will be within 2 rounds.
Man, it's impressive how Dustin has climbed back after his title fight losses but I don't think he has what it takes to win against top grapplers and submission specialists. He's had a long career but just couldn't get over that wall. Since odds are low, I'll probably take Islam winning by submission and I'm thinking if it will be within 2 rounds.
Everyone is writing Dustin off in this fight, but he has proven to be mentally super strong by accepting and winning the fight with St Denis.
Of course Islam wrestling is superior to Dustin's (or any other fighter) but Poirier has loads of experience and he has really good sparring partners (i.e. Gamrot) to know what to do and to find the right strategy - which will likely be keep the fight in the stand up and hunt for a KO.
Everyone knows he has loads of experience. He certainly had more fight experience by the time he fought Khabib and when he faced Oliveira but still got submitted. I'm sure he also prepared some strategy before he fought those two but we already know what happened. The whole point is that it's just a bad match up for him.Man, it's impressive how Dustin has climbed back after his title fight losses but I don't think he has what it takes to win against top grapplers and submission specialists. He's had a long career but just couldn't get over that wall. Since odds are low, I'll probably take Islam winning by submission and I'm thinking if it will be within 2 rounds.Everyone is writing Dustin off in this fight, but he has proven to be mentally super strong by accepting and winning the fight with St Denis.
Of course Islam wrestling is superior to Dustin's (or any other fighter) but Poirier has loads of experience and he has really good sparring partners (i.e. Gamrot) to know what to do and to find the right strategy - which will likely be keep the fight in the stand up and hunt for a KO.
Everyone is writing Dustin off in this fight, but he has proven to be mentally super strong by accepting and winning the fight with St Denis.I am not writing Dustin off but Makhachev is something like Khabib 2 and I dont think he is going to lose this fight.
Of course Islam wrestling is superior to Dustin's (or any other fighter) but Poirier has loads of experience and he has really good sparring partners (i.e. Gamrot) to know what to do and to find the right strategy - which will likely be keep the fight in the stand up and hunt for a KO.
Islam is like Khabib, Dustin will not see him fight on foot. Dustin just attempting to throw a punch, Islam will duck to grab him. but we have seen Islam knocked down before who knows what could happen.
I forgot to say after UFC 300 that UFC fighter Renato Moicano in post fight interview asked to be paid in Bitcoin and he called fans to study Bitcoin more!
He is one of the top MMA fighters in Lightweight category and he has very interesting nickname Money Moicano ;D
I dont know if Dana will accept his request but UFC is working with some crypto companies, so it is not impossible to happen.
https://decrypt.co/226622/ufc-fighter-moicano-mises-bitcoin
The main card for the upcoming UFC fight night (Sat/Sun 27th/28th April)I am not interested in most of the fights in this fight card, and it looks to boring to me.
The main card for the upcoming UFC fight night (Sat/Sun 27th/28th April)I am not interested in most of the fights in this fight card, and it looks to boring to me.
There are two or three fights I might watched later as recording, but nothing that would make me stay up to watch the entire event.
This happens sometimes after big fight cards like it was with UFC 300.
UFC presented great fight cards since 298 but after the 300 i guess its over. we are back to fight nights that are just a filler episode in an action series. even the 301 is not so much exciting.
i think its time to pay huge to those fighters like Islam to move up to welterweight when they see no one is challenging them anymore in their division. incentivizing those fighters who moves up will make the divisions exciting.
UFC presented great fight cards since 298 but after the 300 i guess its over. we are back to fight nights that are just a filler episode in an action series. even the 301 is not so much exciting.
It's impossible to have high-profile events every week or two, so those fight nights act, as you said, as "fillers" just to give something to watch to MMA connoisseurs and it's a good opportunity for lesser fighters to build their name and get experience in fighting on a 5-rounds distance.i think its time to pay huge to those fighters like Islam to move up to welterweight when they see no one is challenging them anymore in their division. incentivizing those fighters who moves up will make the divisions exciting.
Islam can't complain about lack of worthy opponents. He's fighting Dustin soon, then (assuming he wins) most likely will face Tsarukyan, after that he'll fight whoever emerges to the top, I'm hoping for Gamrot, but there's also Max Holloway or even Conor as possible options. Or maybe, if Topuria doesn't disappoint, they could do a super-fight between them.
Anyhow, Islam said he wants to fight 3 times a year and it looks like the UFC is keen on that too, so we might see him fighting quite often.
UFC presented great fight cards since 298 but after the 300 i guess its over. we are back to fight nights that are just a filler episode in an action series. even the 301 is not so much exciting.UFC 301 is much fight card better, this is no brainer.
interesting to know there are still few fights left for Aldo in UFC contract. maybe if Conor will be knocked out by Chandler, Conor and Aldo will have their rematch. i think people will still want to see them fight for once. they used to be the biggest in UFC. they got old of course but having the fight in Netflix i think will unite all fans to watch on TV from Ireland to Brazil.This is Aldo last fight in UFC contract, and he said he was going to retired in 2022, and went into boxing fights with very good results.
I kind of understand him, we're all humans, if you're flipping a middle finger to the other guy and disrespect him, you should expect some violence. On the other hand, when he publicly announced that he will keep responding like that to fans' provocations, he's guaranteed to have more of them in his next fights.I think this is stupid from him :o
interesting to know there are still few fights left for Aldo in UFC contract. maybe if Conor will be knocked out by Chandler, Conor and Aldo will have their rematch. i think people will still want to see them fight for once. they used to be the biggest in UFC. they got old of course but having the fight in Netflix i think will unite all fans to watch on TV from Ireland to Brazil.This is Aldo last fight in UFC contract, and he said he was going to retired in 2022, and went into boxing fights with very good results.
He is getting older and I dont think we can see him with Conor in UFC, maybe they can make some boxing fight instead.