The UFC Discussion and Prediction Topic

[pawel7777]

I don't see any UFC dedicated topic so starting this one.
It's a shameless copy of tokeweed's successful bitcointalk thread (one of my favourites), hopefully it'll get some traction despite the Gambling Discussion board not being super active.

This topic is dedicated to the discussion of anything related to the UFC including upcoming fights, odds and predictions (it's a gambling board after all).

Current rankings and weight classes: https://www.ufc.com/rankings
Events and fights (upcoming): http://ufcstats.com/statistics/events/upcoming
MMA/UFC odds: https://www.oddschecker.com/us/boxing-mma/ufc-mma

[Zed0X]

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 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.

Fight trailer

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjSx2y4gTq8

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Yeeep sherdogers coming in.

Du Plessis will be defeated even in the press con.

[electronicash]

tokeweed UFC thread stretches to almost 600 pages already and its still the busiest thread up to this day.

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.


UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_Fight_Night:_Ankalaev_vs._Walker_2

[pawel7777]

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.

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 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.

Yup. On 21st.
It's going to be an even fight. Sean has better cardio for sure, but DDP is stronger and has a knock-out power.
Strickland is more entertaining so the UFC is probably hoping for him to win. He probably got a massive confidence boost after winning the belt from Adesanya, which will work in his favour.
I like both of them - let the better man win.

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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.

[pawel7777]

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.

Nah, as far as I know, it should've been a disqualification. An illegal knee is an illegal knee. But the referee/UFC were too scared to go against the Muslim audience.
Sure, one could argue that Yan's knee was more intentional etc, but we all know the truth.

Anyhow, thoughts on McGregor's (not yet officially confirmed) announcement of the fight with Chandler at 185 in June?

https://twitter.com/thenotoriousmma/status/1741033599510667650

Chandler's responses:
https://twitter.com/MikeChandlerMMA/status/1741523866810229221
https://twitter.com/MikeChandlerMMA/status/1741544149227049413

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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.

[pawel7777]

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.
The first odds (DraftKings) are in and are slightly favouring McGregor to win, but I don't see it this way, I think Chandler will win it quite easily.
https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/event/conor-mcgregor-vs-michael-chandler/29906392

[notblox1]

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? 
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
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.

[pawel7777]

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
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.
But as long as there's demand, UFC will be milking that cow, and I don't really mind it.

[notblox1]

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.
But as long as there's demand, UFC will be milking that cow, and I don't really mind it.

McGregor is 35 years now, that is not anymore young and hungry fighter like he was once upon a time.
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.

[electronicash]

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.
But as long as there's demand, UFC will be milking that cow, and I don't really mind it.

McGregor is 35 years now, that is not anymore young and hungry fighter like he was once upon a time.
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.

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.

Conor still want to fight though and of course Dana as businessman wanted to give the best UFC fights.  fans still wanted to see Conor though. we wanna see him trashtalk just like Chandler said, he'd gain fights and fans not because of his MMA skills but his mouth.

[Zed0X]

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?

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35yo can still fight but Conor however has cracked leg.  one cracked leg couldn't stand half his body weight.

I'm tempted to say he's also on crack He looks so different now maybe because of the stuffs he snorts or injects (whatever the case may be).

[pawel7777]

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.

I think his leg is properly fixed now, I'm sure he had the best possible medical care. The problem is, he most likely used steroids to speed up the recovery process, and that changed him a lot. He almost looks and even talks like a different person.

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.

It's just a Fight Night event, so no huge names on the main card: