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UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie



Date: August 26, 2023
Main Card: SAT, AUG 26 / 3:00 PM GMT+3
Prelims: SAT, AUG 26 / 12:00 PM GMT+3

Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium

Main card (ESPN+)
Featherweight: Max Holloway vs. Jung Chan-sung            
Light Heavyweight: Anthony Smith vs. Ryan Spann            
Featherweight: Giga Chikadze vs. Alex Caceres            
Bantamweight: Rinya Nakamura vs. Fernie Garcia            
Women's Flyweight: Erin Blanchfield vs. Taila Santos            
Heavyweight: Junior Tafa vs. Parker Porter

Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Heavyweight: Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Łukasz Brzeski            
Bantamweight: Toshiomi Kazama vs. Garrett Armfield            
Middleweight: Chidi Njokuani vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk            
Welterweight: Song Kenan   vs.   Rolando Bedoya            
Welterweight: Billy Goff vs. Yusaku Kinoshita            
Women's Flyweight: Liang Na vs. JJ Aldrich            
Featherweight: Choi Seung-woo vs. Jarno Errens

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_on_ESPN:_Holloway_vs._The_Korean_Zombie

This definitely portrays that you should not talk shit about someone. Karma is a bitch. You never know when the same thing will happen to you. And it might not exactly look the same. But it is definitely a counter that brought him down.

Sean O’Malley definitely made it look easy. I did not think that the fight was going to end early in the second round. And I also definitely think that it was not a bad stoppage by the referee. Sterling definitely was going to get some free hammer fists on his face if the fight was not stopped. Great fight from Sean O’Malley. And great finish as well.

Yep some are quick to say it's an early stoppage but definitely see Aljo not going to last with the coming fist pound. The ref had to step in or it will be humiliating to see Aljo flat on the ground.

It's quite coincident when he talked about how Aldo Jose hastily going for Conor was a mistake but that mistake also resembles what he did. He took time though but it was also an accurate counter that brought him down.

O'Malley made it look way too easy. He also managed to escape a takedown attempt quite effortlessly, which is something. It seemed like Sterling got a little bit too cocky by connecting with the left jab and got careless and rushed too hard. He didn't do his homework as everybody knows O'Malley is a great counter striker.
I wish I had taken my own advice and put money on Sean, he was definitely underrated by bookies in this one and in his fight against Yan, but I think it's fair to say he passed his test and deserves more respect.

I pretty much doubt that.  Vera's last match before Munhoz was a 5 round main event vs Sandhagen, who's one of the best 135'ers in the UFC right now and it ended in a split decision.  Even tho it was a loss for Vera, it isn't a bad loss imho.  He performed better than expected.


Yup what an upset.  I think the ref stopped it a tad early tho.  All in all, was a good one for O'Malley.  Can't wait for his next  match up.  I hope it's a rematch vs Vera...  And man, I wonder how he'll size up against the likes of Sandhagen, Dvalishvili and Cejudo.  It's gonna be a good couple of years at UFC 135. 

Man surprised about the Main Event actually but here is the result of my pick and predictions

Aljamain Sterling VS Sean O'Malley ROUND 2 KO/TKO - LOST

I was really frustrated about the result of this event and was surprised by O'Malley's improvement surely the Pink Poodle has become a Pink Tibetan Mastiff in this fight and I never expect with one punch Aljamain Sterling will be caught by that 1 punch by Sean O'Malley, it was really an elaborate play for O'Malley we can see that his long reach was an advantage and was used during the counter punch that Led for Sterling to be knockdown, we can also see that Aljamain Sterling didn't attempt many takedown because O'Malley have suppress him from doing so,

Weili Zhang VS Amanda Lemos ROUND 5 DECISION - WIN

Zhang Weili completely dominated Amanda Lemos from start to finish Lemos's body kick got caught by Weili there is so many errors for Lemos that Weili has 7 takedowns that only 1 was defended by Lemos, Weili also got Darce to choke on Lemos but surely improvement of Weili back when he fought Rose Namajunas it was a high evolution that he did with her self,

Marlon Vera VS Pedro Munhoz ROUND 3 DECISION - WIN

This fight many surely have said that Pedro Munhoz should have won this one also the Commentators have to say that Munhoz has good shots toward Chito Vera Man the commentators missed many good aspects that Marlon Vera is winning this fight, and many didn't appreciate the subtle defense of Chito to Pedro Munhoz you can see that in the early round, Pedro Munhoz is already busted you can clearly see it on his Bloodied face and Chito Vera is clearly winning this fight,

It seems you don't like Marlon Vera that much, but surely that 1 loss against Cory Sandhagen doesn't mean he is not training anymore, he said in the interview that he also got his lapses and got tired in that fight so he gives up in defending those takedowns while on Pedro Munhoz case he is constantly pressuring Pedro Munhoz so much towards the fight he is keeping him in range so he can not do a guillotine against him, it was a perfect counter for sure,

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Here is the result of my bet and even though I lost the Main Event because of O'Malley I still won 2 great fights for sure,

Aljamain Sterling (1.42) VS Sean O'Malley (3.15) - LOST

Surely whenever Aljamain Sterling switches stance O'Malley also switches a parallel stance and finds his power shot against Aljamain Sterling Aljo also not getting his opening with the takedowns he only shot 2 takedowns the entire fight and it was defended as well by O'Malley surely O'Malley is very patient against Aljo constantly waiting for an opening and not rushing things, it was clear that Sean O'Malley really gained the upper hand in this fight,



Neil Magny (5.00) VS Ian Machado Garry (1.22) - WIN

Even though that fight ended up with a decision Ian Machado Garry was very dominant the entire fight and Neil Magny can not do something about those kicks he was constantly getting hurt by the kicks Garry for sure it ended with a dominant win for Machado Garry, he is clearly faster and precise with these strikes in where it will land,



Marlon Vera (1.54) VS Pedro Munhoz (2.70) - WIN

It was clear from the blooded face of Pedro Munhoz that he has received much damage from Marlon "Chito" Vera that kicks were really pressuring Pedro Munhoz from entering Chito's inside for that Guillotine Choke to be effective but Marlon Vera doesn't allow it to happen, it could be a boring fight because the fight last longer but it was a precise win for Marlon Chito Vera for sure,

Holy shit, Sean O'Malley knocked out Aljamain Sterling which i was not expecting the fight to be this easy for Malley and i was picking Aljamain Sterling to win . Picture perfect right hand to his face and Aljamain Sterling fell flat on the ground and he finished the fight.

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Ian Garry kicked the shit out of Neil Magny even though the fight went to a decision. 

Image link:  https://i.ibb.co/1JBm3Dy/new-mma-judges.jpg

http://mmadecisions.com/decision/14234/Marlon-Vera-vs-Pedro-Munhoz

14 media outlets scored the fight in favor of Pedro Munhoz.

Only 3 thought Marlon Vera won.

I'll take that as an acknowledgement of accuracy.

Nick Mahmood and Marcel Varela appear to be new judges in MMA. (I don't recognize their names)

It could be a good idea to avoid gambling on matches where they are judging in the future.

Where did you get that information, I haven't seen anything. about it that Marlon Vera isn't training, surely that information will not leaked or anything,


I posted my prediction early but for sure it is on the main events of the fight when it comes to the down-the-line fighters you can say it is easy to bet for the younger ones which are kind of effective but at the same time ridiculous, it is surely effective to bet for the younger generation but when the young ones are just starting to show off their prime when the veterans are at their peak I really think you can not make a bet on the slightly older ones if they are on the peak of their prime, but surely those chosen picks could surely work

For your pick, I also like Gerald Meerschaert to win this one he got insane cardio for sure that was needed in the ground department so this could end in a submission while posting this Natália Silva and Karine Silva have already won their fights and I also like those 2 to win this fight as I am judging on their skills and techniques,

I'm proud of you lad! 


All I was saying is that you don't necessarily have to have a solid grappling background to get to and stay on top. TBH I had no clue at what age SO'M started to train (I read it was at 16), but that's not always a good indicator of a fighter's skills. He has proven that his style is pretty effective so far, and that's what really counts.

Fights are uninteresting when no one is posting about them. But since you posted them I start looking into their fights on youtube. Its usually the younger one that is very eager to win but if I have to bet, I'd try Meerschaert. He is quite a very experienced submission fighter and though he is just 35, it's odd he is not the favorite.

Natalia Silva also is the younger one with more subs wins.
Maryna Moroz's record is 6 by submission and 4 by decision.  But I think Karine Silva will come out as the winner between them. Karine has more KO rate than Moroz, this obviously says Yes.

Marlon Vera is the favorite fighter in TKO he managed to knock out several fighters in a series of TKO results, so I'm not sure Pedro Munhoz can beat Marlon Vera.
Maybe you dare to take the risk to bet by choosing Pedro Munhoz as the winner, but for me it's better to think twice about betting Pedro Munhoz.

Try to observe first the course of the fight and then decide to make the right prediction because Marlon Vera is not a fighter that can be taken lightly.

Andre Petroski will fight Gerald Meerschaert, Andre Petroski was born in the USA, in Pennsylvania, he is 32 years old and has only 5 years of professional career, in addition to that fact he also had few fights throughout his short career, in all he did 10 fights, and he managed to win in 9 fights and lost in only 1 fight, and a good performance, to add he had 4 wins by knockout and 4 wins by submission, he only had one victory by decision, while his opponent Gerald Meerschaert is 35 years old, was born in the USA, in Wisconsin and has more than 13 years of professional career, having made a record of 51 fights, with 35 wins in which he got 27 wins by submission, 6 wins by knockout and 2 decision wins. in my opinion Andre Petroski will win this fight

Andrea Lee had fought Natália Silva, well Andrea Lee is 34 years old and was born in the USA, in Texas, she has 9 years of professional career, in that 9 years of career she had 20 fights and won in 13 fights and lost in 7 fights . she has 5 wins by decision, 5 wins by submission and 3 wins by knockout. while her opponent, Natália Silva is 26 years old and was born in brazil, has 8 years of professional career, having had 21 fights, of which she won 15 fights, lost 5 fights and had a draw. Of the 15 fights she won, 5 wins were by knockout, 7 wins were by submission, 2 by decision and 1 by disqualification. in my opinion Natália Silva will take advantage of the bad moment that Andrea Lee is going through and with that Natália Silva will win this fight

Karine Silva will fight against Maryna Moroz. Karine Silva is 29 years old and was born in Brazil, she has 10 years of professional career, and during the 10 years of her professional career she managed to have 20 fights, of which she won 16 fights. they managed to get 9 wins by knockout and 7 wins by submission, on the other hand their opponent Maryna Moroz is 31 years old, was born in Volnogorsk, Ukraine. she has 15 fights, of which she won in 12 fights and lost in 3 fights. She has 4 submission wins, 1 decision win, and 1 knockout win. well, in my opinion Karine Silva will win this fight

I'll go out on a limb and predict Pedro Munhoz defeating Marlon Vera.

Judging from Vera's last performance, it seems he isn't training. He's not working hard in the gym anymore.

Here are the last vids buidling up to the event which will start in around 8 - 9 hours or so...  I am stoked for this ooonnee!!!  It's one of the best build ups for a PPV event this year.  If you guys haven't been watching the Embedded vids, I suggest you guys do...  They're a fun watch.

UFC 292:  Embedded 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEs8r-MLozA

UFC 292:  Embedded 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84YtYPmwcyQ

UFC 292:  Embedded 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIC-ineSvWo

And last call to jeremypwr's Multi Master.

UFC 292 - Multi Master Challenge
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sportsbetio-ufc-292-multi-master-challenge-saturday-5463386

GL to all your bets!

My Picks and Prediction for UFC 292

Aljamain Sterling (1.42) VS Sean O'Malley (3.15)

Sean O'Malley's odd was really tempting but on picking him you should be brave enough not to see what Aljamain Sterling can really do, he has already proven that his 1st fight was not a fluke and Petr Yan has already accepted that, and fans are right now have move on and accept him as a champion, now on this fight Sean O'Malley could win against Sterling if he can defend those takedown's if he improve his takedown defense or he has raise his skill in defending those wrestling, because for sure this is an Aljamain Sterling show so my pick is the Funk Master Aljamain Sterling,



Neil Magny (5.00) VS Ian Machado Garry (1.22)

In this fight, the young Ian Machado Garry is really something else I admit but surely Ian Machado has a boxing style while Neil Magny has a combination of both but for sure Ian Garry has the power to deal with Magny and with his young age I think he is more agile and fast than Neil Magny so my pick is Ian Machado Garry,



Marlon Vera (1.54) VS Pedro Munhoz (2.70)

This is an interesting fight for me Marlon Vera got the height and reach advantage and due to his kicks he got quite the range over Pedro Munhoz, he just has to be careful with Munhoz's Guillotine Choke because he is an expert with such things, but for me, Vera got a great takedown defense and with those kicks, he got the range he needed to beat Pedro Munhoz so my pick is Marlon Vera winning this,

Hold on man what's with covering up? you will not see the true beauty of a fighting kitten if they are covering up like that, (just kidding) for sure both of these fighters are great both have their ups and downs well-rounded for sure KBG Andrea Lee has now 2 consecutive losses and I surely don't see her winning this because Natália Silva is one tough nut to crack that is for sure,

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My Bet and Prediction for the UFC 292

Aljamain Sterling VS Sean O'Malley

The Stake odds for this fight are 1.42 for Sterling and 3.15 for O'Malley, For this fight Sean O'Malley  will need to adjust big time with his ground game, but Sean O'Malley got the height and reach advantage so he got the upper hand with the standing the only problem for O'Malley, in my opinion, he doesn't have that punching power to knockout Sterling fast and for Sterling the Wrestling game is surely his advantage for Yan he surely taken O'Malley down easily but doesn't engage with the submission but for Aljamain Sterling he will surely engage with the submission given him an opportunity to do so, for me the only problem Sterling have on O'Malley is negating his takedowns when O'Malley hold the fence so likely the referee would need to look on this, so my take here is Aljamain Sterling for the win,

Weili Zhang VS Amanda Lemos

The Stake odds for this fight are 1.32 for Zhang and 3.80 for Lemos For this fight Amanda Lemos got some serious power in his punch for sure a couple of punches to Weili Zhang could be devastating for her but for me Zhang Weili is decent on the stand-up and combines with her ground game now with her recent fight she surely showcases a great comeback so for me the ground game is more effective with the stand-up, so my pick is Zhang Weili,

Marlon Vera VS Pedro Munhoz

The Stake odds for this fight are 1.54 for Vera and 2.70 for Munhoz, This is going to be a great fight, in my opinion, Pedro Munhoz is a tough opponent for sure and he is an expert in a guillotine choke for sure so this is going to be a hard time for Marlon Vera, but for me, Vera got that slick kicks that could catch Munhoz fast and he could not be aware of it, but the size of Munhoz could be very difficult to handle aswell but for me, Marlon Vera would need to have his distance against Munhoz, and keep this fight on stand-up for me my pick is Marln "Chito" Vera,

The fight could surely go on under any circumstances that we think, and Sean O'Malley got some guts to take on the champion because he likely wants his hot at the title, and surely for the big money in facing Aljamain Sterling inside the octagon for sure, but if he can pull an upset then that is a different story, while Sterling could secure a takedown and would also go with those takedowns and rag doll O'Malley on the ground,

Now Here are the Weigh In Results with no missed weights

Main Card (ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET)

Aljamain Sterling (135) vs. Sean O’Malley (135)
Zhang Weili (115) vs. Amanda Lemos (114)
Ian Machado Garry (170.5) vs. Neil Magny (170.5)
Da’Mon Blackshear (135.5) vs. Mario Bautista (136)
Marlon Vera (136) vs. Pedro Munhoz (135)

Prelims (ESPN2/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET)

Chris Weidman (186) vs. Brad Tavares (185)
Gregory Rodrigues (186) vs. Denis Tiuliulin (185)
Austin Hubbard (155) vs. Kurt Holobaugh (155.5)
Brad Katona (135) vs. Cody Gibson (135)

Early Prelims (ESPN+ at 6:30 p.m. ET)

Andre Petroski (186) vs. Gerald Meerschaert (185)
Andrea Lee (125) vs. Natalia Silva (125)
Karine Silva (125) vs. Maryna Moroz (125)

All Information was from MMA Fighting

If Sean can sneak his jabs before Sterling can duck to grab his leg or attempt a body control he can win after all Sterling for the most part will put his hands down every time he does it.
Sean did a lot of takedown defense during his fight with Yan and he did manage to stand back up again. There had to be more than 10 takedowns but with Sterling, it will be at every clash he will struggle at every round. This will be what we can expect to see.