Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 104. (Read 97003 times)

For sure he still has a ton of ways to go before getting into higher fights and as you have said, I rewatched his fight against Bruno Silva and was really shocked that he doesn't have much head movement sure that will cost him a lot and he is having a hard time against Bruno Silva, on this fight which you can say that Sharabutdin Magomedov still got ways to improve for sure and I think that he can manage this somehow, for sure with a great training camp,


It was sad news for Jon Jones but likely said he is really prone now to injuries it is not a great time to be injured, and that will surely take quite some time to restore, but seeing the changes for the UFC 295 I am excited on what Dana White is in store for us, for sure it will be a juicy fight card, and because of that Jiri Prochazka and Alex Pereira is one of an interesting fight and fr sure the badass fight on this event, while Pavlovich and Aspinall is an interesting match as well the power and intimidation on Pavlovich and the technical striking and wrestling for Aspinall who will prevail,

The whole idea of an interim belt is for situations like this one when the champion is unable to fight for a long period of time. Jones wasn't quite stripped off of his belt, it's more of putting his title on hold. When he is back, he'll have to face the interim champion for the undisputed title.


Jones's career is full of unfortunate events. He got to the very top effortlessly and (if I'm not mistaken) he was the youngest champion in the UFC's history. If everything went right, he would've had even more impressive record. But he still has the most title fights in the organisation.
Other than the recovery period issue, there's also a question if Jones will be willing to fight whoever holds the interim belt. He seemed quite picky in choosing his opponents recently.

Why is Pavlo vs Aspinall an interim fight?  Jones being stripped of his belt would appear Sergei Pavlovich vs Tom Aspinall fight for the vacant belt.

The news says it will take more than a year before Jones can recover, it's very uncertain whether he can still fight as long as USADA has yet not out of the picture he will not be able to. Its the same issue with Conor.

Well this is very surprising because the fight between two monsters from this heavyweight class is an event that is highly anticipated by UFC fans.
Jon Jones will undergo long period of treatment and recovery and it is even reported that after he recovers he will not be able to immediately return to the UFC to fight.
It looks like he will gain quite significant amount of weight because during the recovery period he will only sleep and eat.

Indeed there is replacement fight for Jones failed meeting with Stipe Miocic namely the interim heavyweight title fight between Sergei Pavlovich vs Tom Aspinall.
Unfortunately this fight isn't that interesting.

Meanwhile for Alex Pereira, I will have hopes for his victory against Jiri Prochazka.

Not a fan too but I like to watch non UFC events that's on from time to time and make small bets here and there just to make it more interesting to watch.  But tbh it was a good watch.  I mean I don't think it'll be as huge as the UFC but it could have its own spot among sporting events.  I wouldn't mind watching the next one.

And as a new sport, the lines could be soft for the next events until the books adjust.

Anyway here are the results for the event.  Lol.

Vern Cathey Defeats Bear Bennett By KO In Round 1
Wesley Drain Defeats Travis Aragon By KO In Round 1
Ryan Phillips Defeats Darius Mata-Varona Due To Disqualification
Sheena Bathory By Christine Wolmarans KO In Round 2
John Davis (49-46, 49-46, 48-46) Defeats Azael Rodriguez By Unanimous Decision
Wolverine (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) Defeats Austin Turpin By Unanimous Decision
Damien Dibbell Defeats Nate Burnard By KO In Round 1
Da Crazy Hawaiian Defeats Kalani Vakameilalo By Knockout In Round 2

Here's the post fight match conference.  Lol.  They're trying to emulate the UFC.  Hope it works out for them.

Power Slap 5:  Post Match Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-LCwemJpQc

I would choose Football, Basketball, Tennis and some other sports games absolutely every day if I had to make a career. Fighting is brutal, it affects your brain, your face and you get paid small, doesn't worth it.

To be honest, I like it when they slap each other and then there is a slow motion of how dust and particles leave the face surface and how skin then moves on face like waves in the ocean. Bare Knuckle is just brutal because lack of gloves increase cuts on face, I don't really enjoy it. I don't think anyone will ever make a career in it because injuries will be very frequent and very damaging, there is a very high risk of getting your wrist broken, which means, your career is gone.

Power Slap is more dangerous than bare knuckle fights. The argument "you arent allowed to defence" in power slap crosses every single brutality that BK has. Open first indeed may cause lots of visual damage, but the opponent always have a chance to dodge or block to minimize damage. With slaps, it is a little concussion and you arent allowed to defend from it. I think I would better watch kittens fight that watch two men slap each other

Well, Uncle Fester would surely be frustrated if they refused to fight but the amount of money is surely tantalizing for them to refuse basically they are just being practical even though Islam Makhachev is saying that Volk shows up because of the money I truly think it is only normal because he is feeding his family with his hard earned money and basically risking his life for that, while I will be a hypocrite if I would not tell that I will be fighting not because of money but for the glory of being champion for sure all just wants money at the end of the day,

Well, this is the UFC thread even though Francis Ngannou was once a UFC fighter they will be fighting in Boxing so I think it is proper to post it in this thread
 
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/tyson-fury-vs-francis-ngannou-boxing-october-28-5459433
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.63042251

And because of that, I think I will read my bet slip as well because I almost forgot to bet in that fight as well so thanks for bringing this up here,


  Yup! That one, his face or head was disfigured for sure he got a nerve or even damage internally but I really hope it is not that severe, actually just seeing his disfigured face brings me the chills, and thinking of watching the power slap would bring me the same sensation as having goosebumps,

Bare Knuckle fighting is still interesting because you will need to be very technical in this fight as well, but people think so much crazy stuff is just unimaginable like they are just crazy thinking something like this that they would likely want a riskier fighting sports than a non-risky ones,

Do you mean this accident - Drooping Face After Slap Fighting Victory?
Yeah, that's terrible, it was brutal. I wouldn't damage my face for thousands, doesn't worth for me to turn into ugly man or get my face nerve damaged. By the way, I have to admit that this sport is very entertaining for me, I have a rush of adrenaline when I watch Vasily Kamotsky.
It's curious but Bare Knuckle fighting is getting popular too. What's next? Fight without mouthguard? Without groin guard? People are getting crazy, dude.

not sure what Uncle Fester would do to them if they refused to fight even at short notice. but they are warriors of our time. Usman lasted while Volk didn't, they were saying he was dehydrated. money is money. gotta grab it.

seems like only Ngannou is not broke in MMA. he also has a fight this Saturday so speak no more of how bad the weekend could be without UFC, there's Fury vs Ngannou for all the sherdogs. although the fight may disappoint you in the end, at least the hype will also end once and for all.

i have not seen YuginKadoya's slip yet but i will just give mine in advance.

I am not really a fan of Slap Power after seeing what happened to the face of one contender his face was deformed and I was shocked and at the same time scared for him if his face would not return to normal but for sure back then I was really curious with this kind of event and what is happening but yeah there is no need for technical striking for this one all the fighters need to do and become sturdy so this will surely test their durability or their chin in this slap contest,


For sure we all know why Usman accepts the Chimaev fight and yeah it is all about the money, Volk also confirms this aswell he is after the money, and because of his family, well Kamaru Usman did great with less preparation for the fight so for sure Kamaru Usman will have another fight that could be in his new Division and this is Khamzat Chimaev we are talking about,

That's a bummer. Not sure if that 8 months is only the time it takes for the healing time, or is it the total estimated time it'll take him to return to the fighting shape.
UFC again did pretty good in finding replacement. Aspinall Vs Pavlovich is, to me, equally exciting fight. Both are No. 1 and No. 2 in stats for the shortest average fight. It's a shame they only have a little over 2 weeks to prepare.
I wonder if Stipe will have any other fight or will he just be waiting for Jones to return. It' not obvious UFC would still want to make it happen. It would make more sense to match Jones against whoever wins the interim title - likely Aspinall.

I wasn't really looking forward to seeing Miocic fight Jones tbh.  And the replacement bout is better imho...  Aspinall vs Pavlovich for the intertim HW strap.  It's about time to put some new blood in there.  I'm guessing the books will make Aspinall as something like a 2 to 1 underdog but Pav is no joke and could starch anybody.

Anyway...  Slap has weigh ins?    Lol.  Here are the vids and the results.

Power Slap 5:  Weigh In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH9cyxc3o88

Power Slap 5:  Face Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTGAFg5-VTw

Super Heavyweight Title Match:  Da Crazy Hawaiian (384) vs Kalani Vakameilalo (382)
Heavyweight Title MatchMatch:  Damien “The Bell” Dibbell (256.5) vs Nate “The Buffalo Soldier” Burnard (265)
Light Heavyweight Title MatchMatch:  Ron “Wolverine” Bata (205) vs Austin “Turp Daddy Slim” Turpin (205)
Middleweight Title Match:  John “The Machine” Davis (184) vs Azael “El Perro” Rodriguez (184)
Women’s Featherweight Match:  Sheena “The Hungarian Hurricane” Bathory (146) vs Christine “The Edge” Wolmarans (142.5)
Heavyweight Match:  Ryan “The King of Kings” Phillips (254.5) vs Darius “The Destroyer” Mata-Varona (265)
uper Heavyweight Title Match:  Da Crazy Hawaiian (384) vs Kalani Vakameilalo (382)
Heavyweight Title MatchMatch:  Damien “The Bell” Dibbell (256.5) vs Nate “The Buffalo Soldier” Burnard (265)
Light Heavyweight Title MatchMatch:  Ron “Wolverine” Bata (205) vs Austin “Turp Daddy Slim” Turpin (205)
Middleweight Title Match:  John “The Machine” Davis (184) vs Azael “El Perro” Rodriguez (184)
Women’s Featherweight Match:  Sheena “The Hungarian Hurricane” Bathory (146) vs Christine “The Edge” Wolmarans (142.5)
Heavyweight Match:  Ryan “The King of Kings” Phillips (254.5) vs Darius “The Destroyer” Mata-Varona (265)
Middleweight Match:  Wesley “All The Smoke” Drain (185) vs Travis “Tenacious” Aragon (184)
Light Heavyweight Match:  Vern “The Mechanic” Cathey (206) vs Bear Bennett (205.5)
Middleweight Match:  Wesley “All The Smoke” Drain (185) vs Travis “Tenacious” Aragon (184)
Light Heavyweight Match:  Vern “The Mechanic” Cathey (206) vs Bear Bennett (205.5)

I got to know Sharabutdin after UFC 294. And that was Sharabutdin's UFC debut. So to be honest, I didn't know who Sharabutdin was before. His opponent that night was Bruno Silva, who had fought with Perreira when Perreira debuted in the UFC. I noticed that even though Sharabutdin is a Dagestani warrior, his fight with Bruno Silva showed the level of wrestling Sharabutdin was lacking. As far as I remember, Dana White even said "just found out there is a Dagestan fighter who doesn't have Takedown Defense" .

But I liked the match and it looks like Sharabutdin will be a new face in the Middleweight top 10 in the future, provided he has to improve his wrestling technique.

Shit! Tendon tore, surgery and eight months off 
Jon Jones just got injured during his wrestling training and he is officially out of UFC295 fight against Stipe Miocic, and I really wanted to finally see this one  
Jiri Prochazka vs Alex Pereira is now the main event, and Pavlovich vs Aspinall will be a co-main fight for Interim Heavyweight title.

Not just wrestling defense, but defense and head move in general. If you rewatch the fight, he was very straightforward, even though he has changed stances, he barely move or protect his head from punches. And most important, when he was in close distance, when it is better to use hand, instead he has used knees. They are useful mostly in striking sports, but in a clinch or on distance when you barely can make a straight punch but rather use hooks or swings, doing knees can cost you balance and position. Imho he is way to into muay thai or the mma opponent he had are on way lower level than UFC guys, because they allow him to knee on such distance.

I also don't know if that is the Salary for Sharabutdin Magomedov and I haven't seen that as well For sure this is just his 1st fight and I think if a fighter is in a better rank then he can also get better pay but that is just a maybe,

Now Sharabutdin Magomedov is surely I am familiar with him his performance was solid and striking his kicks were really awesome in my opinion, but he needs to up his game with his Wrestling defense if he is not using wrestling as his offense then at least train his takedown defense and wrestling defense,


Yup! I agree that Kamaru Usman is still considered number 1 in the welterweight and sure he still has what it takes to have a great performance against Khamzat Chimaev getting that fight in a distance is something that is many have expected Khamzat Chimaev will be dominant against Usman but the fight was really a close match

Given his age, Usman is still tough as a bull and the ones he fought before may refuse to fight him again. So far it's Belal Muhammad that qualifies the most in order to push Usman's rank down. Usman winning their fight I think will not get him a title shot again but he'd be a gatekeeper preventing Colby from getting a belt. Usman and Colby are in the same situation where they are given the shot twice and lost twice.

We may be divided on who to bet on if Usman is matched against Rakhmonov. It's also time to give Rakhmonov a tougher fight.

And not only that.  He saved the co main match up of a PPV event and somewhat made it better imho.  Usman is also like Tony Ferguson, Nate Diaz, Michael Bisping, Daniel Cormier, etc, etc...  Just one of them guys who the UFC likes keeping around because they're an asset to the company.

Anyway what a boring weekend without a UFC event.


And the UFC very may well should.  I mean you're asked to fight a killer on 11 days notice?  I'd say the same.  Want me to fight a Russian killer?  Pay me btch! 

He's 36, he'll be 37 in May, not that this makes any real difference. There are plenty of potential match-ups for Usman that would make sense. He's still the number one contender, so probably will be matched against Belal, and the winner will get a title shot. This would work best if Colby defeats Edwards. Usman beat Colby twice already, so it would be a sort of test to see if he's still there in terms of fighting ability.

Alternatively, he could be paired up with some rising new star like Shavkat Rakhmonov, but I think the first option is much more likely to happen.