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^  I don't know much about Edwards tbh and I admit, I haven't seen him  fight live.  But I do know Machida and judging from how he has been looking as of late, his age and the venue, he's an auto fade.

Anyway it looks like it's another Bellator card that you can parlay the favorites by pairs and usually end up a bet or two up at the end of the event.  Smiley  But you know Bellator 280 had surprisingly more balanced match ups..  I wish they did more of that.
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Be careful with Machida.  He's on a three fight losing streak and he isn't the same guy we enjoyed watching years ago.  He's kinda slow now.  The foot work is as good for a round and no more starting around the middle of R2.  Even though the other guy is on a two fight losing streak himself, he's younger at 29 years old while Machida is 43, Edwards also has a 5 inch reach advantage.  And he's the crowd favorite as the event is happening in England.
Edwards has big reach advantage, he is going to have support of home crowd in London, and he is big favorite with bookmakers, but both of them lost few previous matches.
I am more excited for main event interim title fight with two fighters in great form, and I am again giving advantage to Michael Page who is born and raised in London, even if he is big underdog in this fight.
It's going to be great MMA weekend and I like betting on underdogs Smiley
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This Friday there will be Bellator 281.



This event will be interesting due to two fight. Michael Page vs Logan Storley. I am not familiar with Storley, but I am sure everyone knows Page. And Lyoto Machida (former lightheavy weight UFC champ) vs. Fabian Edwards (just a meat with two losses in last two fights).

I think a bet on Machida will be an easy money.

Be careful with Machida.  He's on a three fight losing streak and he isn't the same guy we enjoyed watching years ago.  He's kinda slow now.  The foot work is as good for a round and no more starting around the middle of R2.  Even though the other guy is on a two fight losing streak himself, he's younger at 29 years old while Machida is 43, Edwards also has a 5 inch reach advantage.  And he's the crowd favorite as the event is happening in England.  That's huge.  The atmosphere and crowd in England hits different.

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I saw new Bellator event is coming in few days, but before that we have all girls Invicta Fighting Championships and title fight Emily Ducote vs Alesha Zappitella in Strawweight category.
Ducote is favorite in this fight and she has big reach advantage but defending championship title is never easy, like we saw in UFC with Rose Namajunas.
This is smaller fight card with only seven matches, but it's nice warm up for Bellator and UFC events coming this weekend.


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This Friday there will be Bellator 281.



This event will be interesting due to two fight. Michael Page vs Logan Storley. I am not familiar with Storley, but I am sure everyone knows Page. And Lyoto Machida (former lightheavy weight UFC champ) vs. Fabian Edwards (just a meat with two losses in last two fights).

I think a bet on Machida will be an easy money.

Machida still in the game. If I weren't in sportsbet checking Bellator I wouldn't have not heard of him again.

Rooting for Paige on SB in this just one match. No other match. Not also familiar with Storley but I like watching Page showboat which he is known for. Hope it won't end like Lima's leg kick.  I've bet in 3.10.  I also checked Storly breakdown record, 13 wins, 1 loss and 8 by way of KO. He is a tough fighter seeing he is also the favorite.
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This Friday there will be Bellator 281.



This event will be interesting due to two fight. Michael Page vs Logan Storley. I am not familiar with Storley, but I am sure everyone knows Page. And Lyoto Machida (former lightheavy weight UFC champ) vs. Fabian Edwards (just a meat with two losses in last two fights).

I think a bet on Machida will be an easy money.
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I placed a bet on Cheick Kongo like I said I would but he lost by decision from Ryan Bader  and he remained heavyweight champion in Bellator.
Maybe I expected to much from Kongo in from on French crowd, but he was not defeated with some KO or TKO.
It was much easier job for Yoel Romero who made a statement with KO in third round against Alex Polizzi.
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^  Love them or hate them all we should care about is that the fighters throw leather and for the UFC to put up good match ups for us to put some action on.  The day that stops happening is the day the UFC starts losing its competitive edge.  It's just too bad there's no MMA organization that comes close to the UFC and really compete vs the UFC.  Dana White is setting the bar up for everybody else.

I wouldn't necessarily agree that no one comes close. If we take the whole of the UFC fights, a ton of them are no different than Bellator fights, and ONE has some great events and fights with overall excellent production quality. I get what you are saying, but it's just we are conditioned to value the UFC more due to their longevity and just the sheer amount of fights they put out (and I personally have a bunch of issues with that).

Oh c'mon...  Lol.  The UFC's roster has better fighters and guys who are at the top of the game.  I won't even argue about it even after anybody replies to this post.  Bellator is the B league.  Kinda like the Championship division in English football.  But I get it, outside the top 20 a lot of the matches sometimes get sketchy.

And judging from optics alone I think ONE is a lot more fun to watch than Bellator imho.  The guys over there are faster and more intent to KO the other guy for some reason.

Edit:  Looking at the lines rn.  Surprisingly Bellator 280 matches are a lot closer based on the odds.

That was not the matter of the discussion. I do agree that at the top the fighters are better in the UFC than in any other organization, but when it comes to the fights themselves, outside of the top 3 on a card, most will look and feel like any other fights from any other organization. This is not an argument here, just my opinion and maybe Bellator is not the best comparison here as it was war long since Bellator was surpassed by other organisations (PFL and ONE)
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UFC is treating their fighters like shit, they don't allow them to have their own sponsors, or to fight with boxers if they want, and more fighters are now having courage to say that in public, like Tony Ferguson did few days ago, or Francis Ngannou before him.
It is true that the UFC fighters are not allowed to wear their own sponsors during the fight night but apart from that they can promote them at will,  Not heard what Tony Ferguson said about the payment but Francis Ngannou knows very well that if UFC let him go that he wont be getting the same payment anywhere else. He is dreaming about a boxing event against one of the greatest boxers in Tyson Fury and for that Dana White is not letting him do that because that will harm the UFC brand if he looks foolish boxing against Tyson Fury.

Why do you think some of the best fighters like Cris Cyborg left UFC and signed for Bellator, than you have Patricio Pitbull and arguably one of the best fighter and legend Fedor Emelianenko is in Bealltor and he never signed for UFC.
Overall UFC probably have more quality fighters, but many champions in other organizations can fight equally with champions from UFC.
Cris Cyborg left because she felt she is disrespected in the UFC. There is a reason Fedor Emelianenko did not sign with the UFC, his demands of co promotion with the UFC was not accepted by Dana White. I do accept that Bellator has some talented fighters and i would like to see a cross promotion mega event once a year which would be awesome
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Oh c'mon...  Lol.  The UFC's roster has better fighters and guys who are at the top of the game.  I won't even argue about it even after anybody replies to this post.  Bellator is the B league.  Kinda like the Championship division in English football.  But I get it, outside the top 20 a lot of the matches sometimes get sketchy.
UFC is treating their fighters like shit, they don't allow them to have their own sponsors, or to fight with boxers if they want, and more fighters are now having courage to say that in public, like Tony Ferguson did few days ago, or Francis Ngannou before him.
Why do you think some of the best fighters like Cris Cyborg left UFC and signed for Bellator, than you have Patricio Pitbull and arguably one of the best fighter and legend Fedor Emelianenko is in Bealltor and he never signed for UFC.
Overall UFC probably have more quality fighters, but many champions in other organizations can fight equally with champions from UFC.
Take a look at Bellator rankings: https://www.bellator.com/ranking
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^  Love them or hate them all we should care about is that the fighters throw leather and for the UFC to put up good match ups for us to put some action on.  The day that stops happening is the day the UFC starts losing its competitive edge.  It's just too bad there's no MMA organization that comes close to the UFC and really compete vs the UFC.  Dana White is setting the bar up for everybody else.

I wouldn't necessarily agree that no one comes close. If we take the whole of the UFC fights, a ton of them are no different than Bellator fights, and ONE has some great events and fights with overall excellent production quality. I get what you are saying, but it's just we are conditioned to value the UFC more due to their longevity and just the sheer amount of fights they put out (and I personally have a bunch of issues with that).

Oh c'mon...  Lol.  The UFC's roster has better fighters and guys who are at the top of the game.  I won't even argue about it even after anybody replies to this post.  Bellator is the B league.  Kinda like the Championship division in English football.  But I get it, outside the top 20 a lot of the matches sometimes get sketchy.

And judging from optics alone I think ONE is a lot more fun to watch than Bellator imho.  The guys over there are faster and more intent to KO the other guy for some reason.

Edit:  Looking at the lines rn.  Surprisingly Bellator 280 matches are a lot closer based on the odds.
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Interesting PFL event is starting tomorrow with ladies main event Kayla Harrison vs Marina Mokhnatkina in United States vs Russia classic.
Harrison is huge favorite and she is in front of home crowd in Arlington, Texas so it would be miracle is she loses this fight.
One more fight I would follow is Anthony Pettis vs Myles Price, this is another chance for Pettis to win after losing last two fights in 2021.


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Btw, I cant remember Bader to be among heavyweights, when he was in UFC, but Kongo sure was in that weight division. Now Bader is a heavyweight in Bellator, but his body did not change much. Either he cut a lot during UFC, or he is not a natural heavyweight as Kongo. If Kongo has weight advantage, his chances can be better than 3.3 odd Cheesy
Bader was fighting in Light Heavyweight category in UFC, but many fighters are going one category up as they get older.
They are getting more heavy and it is harder to cut weight, and for heavyweight category you don't have to worry about that. 
For Cheick Kongo this will be last chance to win title and I think he can do it with good tactics and surprise Bader.

Actually, not just the UFC, but also Bellator. When Bader first got signed he won the LHW belt and even defended the title sucesfully and has been switching back and forth. Bader had a much easier transition to HW because he didn't lose much of his speed and agility (probably due to the fact that he stays at the bottom end of what would be acceptable for the weight class) but he also gained some power that helped him handle the big guys.
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Btw, I cant remember Bader to be among heavyweights, when he was in UFC, but Kongo sure was in that weight division. Now Bader is a heavyweight in Bellator, but his body did not change much. Either he cut a lot during UFC, or he is not a natural heavyweight as Kongo. If Kongo has weight advantage, his chances can be better than 3.3 odd Cheesy
Bader was fighting in Light Heavyweight category in UFC, but many fighters are going one category up as they get older.
They are getting more heavy and it is harder to cut weight, and for heavyweight category you don't have to worry about that. 
For Cheick Kongo this will be last chance to win title and I think he can do it with good tactics and surprise Bader.
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Btw, I cant remember Bader to be among heavyweights, when he was in UFC, but Kongo sure was in that weight division. Now Bader is a heavyweight in Bellator, but his body did not change much. Either he cut a lot during UFC, or he is not a natural heavyweight as Kongo. If Kongo has weight advantage, his chances can be better than 3.3 odd Cheesy

I expect an easy win (even though it will go full distance probably) for Romero. Really dont know who Polezzi is.
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Will you make a bet then, as Kongo is a huge underdog in this fight. Odds are 3.3 right now. If we put aside fighting experience, I would say that Kongo is old. He will be 47 in two weeks. No doubt, he is in good shape for 46. But it will extremely hard to become a champion at such an age.
Yes I saw the odds and I can't believe they made Bader such a big favorite in this fight.
Kongo has big reach advantage and I think he is more heavy and taller than Bader, he has only one defeat in last 11 fights, and only disadvantage is that he is older fighter.
Sure I am going to make one small bet on Kongo to win, maybe a combo bet with Romero to win.
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I am giving advantage to Cheick Kongo in main event, who should have more support from his home fans.

Will you make a bet then, as Kongo is a huge underdog in this fight. Odds are 3.3 right now. If we put aside fighting experience, I would say that Kongo is old. He will be 47 in two weeks. No doubt, he is in good shape for 46. But it will extremely hard to become a champion at such an age.

Kongo last fights: against an old Sergei Kharitonov, who talks more than fights (I follow Russian social media for MMA, he really talks a lot, and claim to expert in everything and is ready to rip everyone). Split victory over Timothy Johnson, who is not really a top. And no contest with Bader. I expect that Bader either win by TKO in round 2 or 3, or by decision, Kongo will give him a competitive first round, in that I am quite sure.
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This should be very interesting week for MMA fans, and Bellator is back with Bealltor 280 heavyweight championship main event Ryan Baderr vs Cheick Kongo!
Co-main event is equally interesting with Yoel Romero and unknown fighter Alex Polizzi that has only one defeat in his MMA carrier.
There are a lot of fighter from France on this card because event is held in city of Paris Accor Arena.
I am giving advantage to Cheick Kongo in main event, who should have more support from his home fans.


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^  Love them or hate them all we should care about is that the fighters throw leather and for the UFC to put up good match ups for us to put some action on.  The day that stops happening is the day the UFC starts losing its competitive edge.  It's just too bad there's no MMA organization that comes close to the UFC and really compete vs the UFC.  Dana White is setting the bar up for everybody else.

I wouldn't necessarily agree that no one comes close. If we take the whole of the UFC fights, a ton of them are no different than Bellator fights, and ONE has some great events and fights with overall excellent production quality. I get what you are saying, but it's just we are conditioned to value the UFC more due to their longevity and just the sheer amount of fights they put out (and I personally have a bunch of issues with that).
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Easy win for Bruno Cappelozza in first round with KO round and pound, and other heavyweight fight finished in similar fashion with Ante Delija winning against Matheus Scheffel with a KO in second round.
This was interesting event and you can watch in now for free on PFL youtube channel, almost five hours of MMA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAF02G9QGIg
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