The UFC Discussion and Prediction Topic

[notblox1]

There are some rumours about McGregor Vs Chandler fighting at the UFC 300 in April, all seem to be stemmed from McGregor's tweet

I saw they are now saying it is not going to be UFC300 but UFC302 event, but nothing is officially confirmed yet.
UFC300 is already to crowded with so many amazing fights and I think McGregor would ruin this event with his strange behavior and seeking of attention.
I would pick Chandler to win but both of them are old and rusty fighters.

[pawel7777]

Posting the results from yesterday's UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DOLIDZE VS. IMAVOV:



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).

[pawel7777]

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[electronicash]

Posting the results from yesterday's UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DOLIDZE VS. IMAVOV:



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.

[pawel7777]

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.

[notblox1]

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

[pawel7777]

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

It's impossible to maintain the same level of hype/excitement for a long period of time. Things will get boring, then interesting, then boring again - it comes in waves 
The next event is just a fight night, so much lower profile - a chance for lesser-known fighters to have their 5 minutes. But the UFC 298 is less than 2 weeks from now. Volkanovski Vs Topuria is guaranteed to be a good fight.

[electronicash]

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.

Dober did prevent some takedowns and even over turned. both have wresting background but if Moicano does have the KO punch, it wouldn't have to go distance and the fight ends in less than 3 rounds.  Dober has KO power, he isn't however in control of the fight.

UFC is having troubles in planning which fighter to fight on the next event. but they are making it a big hype for ufc 300. some are saying the main event would be Pereira vs Aspinall.  Dana already confuse to the suggestions.

[pawel7777]

Does anybody have any recent news re UFC 300? Google search is showing some weird things for Gaethje Vs Holloway. It's not clear if the fight is confirmed or canceled.
I must be quite behind as I had no clue they were matched against each other

(...) some are saying the main event would be Pereira vs Aspinall.  Dana already confuse to the suggestions.

At first I laughed and said No Way. But on the second thought, why not? Both would take that fight in a blink if the money is right. Alex wouldn't be risking anything other than health and Tom is stuck with no good opponent in sight, patiently waiting for either Jones or Stipe.

[notblox1]

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.
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.

Does anybody have any recent news re UFC 300?

Yes.
Dana White made a mess 

[pawel7777]

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.
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.

[notblox1]

Depends on how you look at things. I don't see anything wrong in fights going to distance.
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.

I think they are both good fighters but Volk is doing some good mental games and I think he has advantage this time.
Volkanovski made a funny new video with one casino before his fight against Topuria 
We are going to see if he is too old like people say or not:

[pawel7777]

Quick update on results from last night's UFC Fight Night event:



In the main events, Hermansson defeated Pyfer and Ige defeated Fili.

[notblox1]

In the main events, Hermansson defeated Pyfer and Ige defeated Fili.

Give me some real fights please 
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.

[pawel7777]

Give me some real fights please 

Don't shoot the messenger 

Hermansson vs Pyfer was not a bad fight though. The underdog (Hermansson) managed to grab a win. The age difference between them is the same as with Volk and Topuria, yet the "old man" had his hand raised.

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.

Yup. 298 is happening this weekend. Full main card:

Featherweight: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Ilia Topuria
Middleweight: Robert Whittaker vs. Paulo Costa            
Welterweight: Geoff Neal   vs. Ian Machado Garry            
Bantamweight: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Henry Cejudo            
Middleweight: Anthony Hernandez vs. Roman Kopylov

Current odds Volkanovski vs Topuria: 1.72 and 2.12 respectively
for Whittaker vs Costa: 1.45 and 2.80, which could be a surprise to some, given that Costa has only 2 losses in his record and won his last fight, while Whittaker lost to Du Plessis. But this probably reflects Costa recovering from an injury and being inactive since Aug 2022.