The UFC Discussion and Prediction Topic

[pawel7777]

Main Card results of the last night's UFC fight night:



Lots of KOs, so I guess it wasn't that boring after all
Small surprise in the main event, the underdog, Perez, KO'd Nicolau in the 2nd round. Fully deserved win, he was much more aggressive and really went for it. He gave a good fight last time against Mokaev but lost by decision.
He'll probably go up in the ranking by at least one place.

[notblox1]

Very interesting upcoming UFC 301 event with Flyweight title fight Pantoja vs Erceg, but I am more interested in watching last UFC fight for legendary Jose Aldo.
I dont think UFC will extend his contract but he has few more fights left in him, so maybe we see him in PFL or different MMA promotion.
Vitor Petrino is another fighter I never saw any of his fights and I am curious if he can remain undefeated against Smith.

[electronicash]

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.

i have no idea who Erceg actually but whoever the match maker who put him against Pantoja must have seen something.

[notblox1]

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.

[pawel7777]

There was some follow up on Arman Tsarukyan punching a fan during his walk out at the UFC 300.

He explained his reasons punching/attempting to punch the guy here:

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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.

According to the DailyStar, he got an equivalent of £28,000 withheld by the Nevada State Athletic Commission as a penalty, which is 20% of his £126,000 earnings from the fight. Source:
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/ufc/arman-tsarukyan-punches-fan-ufc-32713844

[notblox1]

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 
Why would you need to fight with anyone who shows you middle finger or tell you something you dont like?
One day he is going to try to fight against someone crazy who is going to use gun against him.
It is much better to have self control when you are professional fighter.

[electronicash]

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.

he used to be the GOAT.
he seem capable of fighting younger fighters.  either its the drugs or he is just faster in his last fight. he could have knocked the boy down but aldo isn't this savage to end the career of this boy so he just take down the boy.  UFC 301 is indeed not so much exciting but there are few remarkable. the Early Prelims has a record of 2 KOs which is better than the main card.

ever saw the news today that Anthony Smith vs Alex Pereira bets $50k in their fight? Hope Dana will give this a green light.
Alex is a hot Market, Jones also wants him.

[pawel7777]

The UFC 301 main card results:



Successful title defense by Pantoja and an important win for Jose Aldo.

I think the biggest loser of the UFC 301 was Vitor Petrino. Many are not familiar with the name, but he was on the verge of jumping into the ranking and being considered for fights with big names. He had a lot of hype potential with his 11-0 record and a high finish ratio, so they gave him Anthony Smith, who seemed to be on the decline, but Smith derailed his hype train with a first-round guillotine choke.

[pawel7777]

Main card's results of the last night's event:



Derrick Lewis delivered big time. Despite his age and self-admitted poor cardio, he managed to pace himself well enough to make it to round 3 when he KO'd Nascimento.
It wasn't a masterclass performance by either of them but fairly entertaining. A much-needed win for Lewis, who, before that fight, had lost 4 out of the last 5 fights. Now he's back in the game, although I don't think he'll be moved up in the ranks.

To me, the biggest upset was Mateusz Rebecki's loss to Ferreira. Rebecki was a big favourite and it was his chance to break into the top 15 in the most entertaining weight-class in the UFC, but he lost by TKO in rd 3. Hope he'll bounce back as he has potential.

[Zed0X]

You never really know what you'll get with Lewis that's why I try to avoid betting on him. Every fighter probably knows his weakness and has a way to beat him but everyone also knows they could get knockdown by his power (Nascimento found that out the hard way). I think he'll still be a gatekeeper for a couple of years. I don't think he'll win a belt but he's still a fan favorite.

[electronicash]

Main card's results of the last night's event:



Derrick Lewis delivered big time. Despite his age and self-admitted poor cardio, he managed to pace himself well enough to make it to round 3 when he KO'd Nascimento.
It wasn't a masterclass performance by either of them but fairly entertaining. A much-needed win for Lewis, who, before that fight, had lost 4 out of the last 5 fights. Now he's back in the game, although I don't think he'll be moved up in the ranks.

To me, the biggest upset was Mateusz Rebecki's loss to Ferreira. Rebecki was a big favourite and it was his chance to break into the top 15 in the most entertaining weight-class in the UFC, but he lost by TKO in rd 3. Hope he'll bounce back as he has potential.

didn't bet nor watch the fight actually. i just tune it to youtube to see the replays. Nascimento grappling never worked on him, Derricks been very lucky all the time that he isn't choked by the HW stranglers.

congrats to Derrick. this time he celebrated with his usual act. not the kind of taking of his shorts because his balls is hot. 
the time when he fought Lima, he was lighter, people thought he will go LW.

[pawel7777]

You never really know what you'll get with Lewis that's why I try to avoid betting on him. Every fighter probably knows his weakness and has a way to beat him but everyone also knows they could get knockdown by his power (Nascimento found that out the hard way). I think he'll still be a gatekeeper for a couple of years. I don't think he'll win a belt but he's still a fan favorite.

Yeah, Derrick is the type of fighter that is entertaining to watch, but pretty horrible to bet on. Unless we're talking about betting on a fight not going to distance (rather than on a winner), then he's pretty reliable, only 7 out of his 41 fights have gone to judges' decision.

He's 39 right now, so I'm not sure if he still has a couple of years left, but who knows, age is not as big of a factor in the Heavyweight as it is in lower divisions.

ps. Lewis has extended his UFC record for most KOs, currently at 15.

[pawel7777]

The UFC 304 has finally been announced. It will take place in Machester UK on July 27th.
The main card so far:



I don't think Tom's injury in their first fight warranted any rematch, but Blaydes was simply the best option available. Obviously Cyril Gane was ranked higher, but according to Tom's video:

he was not interested in fighting in Manchester on that date as allegedly it collided with his acting commitments. So Curtis it is.
I'm really glad to see that Aspinall wants to stay active and is not avoiding fights with fighters ranked below him. And having the chance to avenge his only loss (if you can call it that) is always a plus.

[pawel7777]

Is anyone excited about tonight's UFC Event? Given it's just a Fight Night even and collides with the Fury Vs Usyk megafight, the UFC didn't bring in any high profile fighters. The only guy I'm familiar here is Barboza, who will be the underdog against Lerone Murphy. I've done some quick search on Murphy, he's undefeated (with one draw though), got 7 out of his 13 wins by KO, and the rest by decision. Very possible it'll be a 100% striking match, as both of them prefer stand up.
It's a big chance for Murpgy to possibly break into the top 15. And who knows, maybe if he wins and suffer no damage, they would put him on the UFC 304 card (main or prelim), given it's in Manchester, UK and that's where he's from.

[Zed0X]

^ Nobody cares about those fights

Seriously speaking, Belal can finally shut up and focus on training as he finally got the title shot that he wanted for so long.

I'm not hating on Aspinall or underestimating him but this is probably Blaydes' best chance of winning the title. I'm likely to pick fight not going the distance here.