The UFC Discussion and Prediction Topic

[notblox1]

Some disturbing news emerged about Oliveira getting cut again

This looks like a serious cut and I would not risk getting this thing opened early, it is better for it to fully heal.
Look Nate Diaz and his brother, they had so much of this cuts that it is very easy for them to open wounds and blead like crazy.

Update from Conor McGregor about his return to MMA:
https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/3/15/24101880/conor-mcgregor-on-his-return-to-mma-it-keeps-getting-pushed-back-then-i-lose-interest

[pawel7777]

Full results of the last night's fight night main card:


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.

[electronicash]

Full results of the last night's fight night main card:


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.



i was right in rooting for him to win until that takedown.  yep he is still not successful this time. i think Dana will give him a last warning this time. he used to be a big shocker for AU fans. such an early decline for his age.

[notblox1]

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 suggest watching all other fights starting from early prelims with heavyweight fight between Mohammed Usman and Mick Parkin.
There are few more interesting fight and venue is UFC apex so this could be advantage to some of them.

[pawel7777]

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

[electronicash]

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

Rose somehow had toppled big names. i wasn't also rooting for her when she fought Zhang Weili, but then she upset the fight easily. wish she could do it again to recover from her 2 loss.

this fight night card by the way is full of unknown fighters. its just the main event that people will be watching this.
i have read also people are watching the HW fight of Mohammed Usman vs. Mick Parkin, not really familiar about them but they seem to expect something on this fight. Parkin is undefeated and then Usman's physique is quite a monster.

[pawel7777]

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

[notblox1]

New movie Road House was just released in theaters and it is going to be interesting for all UFC and MMA fans!
One of the main roles in movie is played by Conor McGregor, ex UFC champion now turned actor 
Jake Gyllenhaal is the main role in movie and he is known from movies Donnie Darko and The Day After Tomorrow.

[electronicash]

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.

rumors are rumors, they are saying aalso that Dana wants a deal to also get commission for Pacquaio vs Conor, so a discussion has to made.

[notblox1]

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 
I watched the new movie Road House and it is garbage, but Conor was decent as actor with negative role.

[Zed0X]

UFC Bite Night or Ultimate Biting Championship was the popular caption that describes the latest event. Igor Severino was disqualified after biting Lima's biceps. What's worst is he even denied it when the ref told him he bit his opponent. After the incident, Dana announced that he was also cut off from the UFC. It's such a shame because it was also his debut (wasted opportunity). If you look at the nasty bite, I didn't think you could do that with a mouth piece on.

[electronicash]

Igor is a dick. the guy couldn't pin down Lima so he resorted to biting.

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 
I watched the new movie Road House and it is garbage, but Conor was decent as actor with negative role.

this time its different. it looks like Dana doesn't want him to fight and doesn't want to get out of UFC.

Dana faces lots of challenges nowadays and he needs to tight the leash to his dogs since in the politics side, he is about to get grilled. He is a Trump supporter and there are group in politics that is probably harassing him using the UFC fighters that he didn't pay well during their prime.  Demetrius Johnson is joining that fight too. Conor is also becoming hostile in politics, especially in Ireland. they need Conor on the leash too and UFC got him by the neck.

[pawel7777]

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 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 have no clue what went through Da Silva's mind when he decided it's a good idea to bite his opponent. He's UFC adventure ended as soon as it started. Maybe they should start doing some basic IQ/psychological testing before signing up new fighters.

[notblox1]

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 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.

She is done with strawweight category.
It is much harder for woman to keep weight under certain limit, and she was not feeling good doing preparation with no water drinking.
I never understood this stupid weight rules in UFC when everyone is cheating to get their weight.

[Zed0X]

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.