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Tybura vs Gane I think is a very good match. Huge guys bouncing like boxers in the cage would be awesome. If Tom however keeps his hands down every time he attempts to take a shot, Gane will take that opportunity. Tom seems to be in perfect condition as we see. Hands are faster too. Congrats to the winners.

Tybura has just one job to do. If he does have the intention to win in any way kicking the knee will be perfect but didn't do it.

Marc Diakiese - Joel Álvarez

Marc Diakiese was born in the Congo, but has English nationality, aged 30 and with a 10-year professional career, having participated in 22 fights and managed to win 6 fights by knockout, 9 by decision and 1 fight by submission. Joel Álvarez is a fighter who was born in Gijón, Spain, he is 30 years old and has 10 years of professional career, he had 22 fights of which he won in 19 fights, having managed to obtain 16 victories by submission, 3 by knockout. It's a very unpredictable fight, but I'm rooting for Joel Álvarez to win this fight

Michael Parkin - Jamal Pogues

Michael Parkin, born in England, is 27 years old and has a very short career, something like 4 years as a professional athlete, and he has only had 6 fights in which he has won in all fights, it is very strange that he is 27 years old and has only 4 years of professional career and even in 4 years of professional career he has only had 6 fights, and he has the great particularity that he has won 5 fights by knockout and 1 by submission, on the other side we have Jamal Pogues who was born in Los Angeles, California, United States United. She is also 27 years old, but has been a professional fighter for 7 years and has already had 13 fights in which she won 10 fights and lost 3 fights in which 4 wins were by knockout, 5 wins were by decision and 1 by submission. my guess is Jamal Pogues will win the fight

Surely I know what Jack Della Maddalena can do he is really a good fighter but you can not trust him when it comes to wrestling and just like what Islam Makhachev has said there is a level of wrestling that any fighters need to know and incorporate if they want to be well rounded and if Jack Della Maddalena is fighting those with the wrestling incorporated like Islam Makhachev then that fight is pretty much end with the dominance for Islam Makhachev for sure,


That is a big thing for Holly Holms's return if she can incorporate a wrestling game or if she can incorporate a wrestling defense as her new style in her tools, but surely it was not taken to light what she can truly achieve, I really think she is just testing the waters on where she can manage in this division but for me, this is the problem for Holly Holm and she doesn't have time anymore even though if she manages to win against Bueno Silva father time can surely snatch that belt that she wanted

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Bet and prediction for the upcoming UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura

Tom Aspinall VS Marcin Tybura

The stake odds for this fight are 1.20 for Aspinall and 4.50 for Tybura, for this fight what I see for this fight that could happen for me, is Tom Aspinall is surely well rounded, and comparing Tom Aspinall and Marcin Tybura I think I will make a comparison with their fights on Alexander Volkov, 1st Marcin Tybura lost to Volkov and he doesn't stand a chance on the ground even though he fights toe to toe with Volkov in the stand-up, while Tom Aspinall is really technical when it comes to Alexander Volkov, he surely dominates the stand-up and the ground game and he surely has the speed that Volkov can not keep up with so my pick is Tom Aspinall,

Nathaniel Wood VS Andre Fili

The stake odds for this fight are 1.46 for Wood and 2.75 for Fili, For this fight this is going to be an interesting one it could also be a close fight between the two, but Nathaniel Wood is younger and still has a lot to improve so for me he still got a long way up ahead of him while Andre Fili is more huge than Wood for sure he got the height and the reach but if Nathaniel Wood can keep the distance and as a small fighter he can surely have a close distance where he can have a lot of opening for Fili, so for this match for sure I would go with Nathaniel Fili,

Lerone Murphy VS Josh Culibao

The stake odds for this fight are 1.68 for Murphy and 2.20 for Culibao, for sure Lerone Murphy could be the new face of featherweight this is one champion material guy and Josh Culibao might be in trouble here, but yeah this is a sure risk that I am doing Lerone Murphy is a very technical fighter he doesn't win a submission yet but he got wrestling to get away from trouble while Culibao can get a win with submission for this fight Murphy also has some great offense with the other fighters takedowns, like getting his knee ready, but for this fight, Josh Culibao surely still has a chance in winning this and I am going with a bet on him just because he is a Fil-Aussie, a Half Filipino and Half Australian fighter, so yeah support them in their fight,

Here's the ceremonial weigh ins guys.  The last time to see how these guys look face to face before the event.  And it looks like Aspinall bounced around and looked fine after the knee surgery.  Let's see how it translates in the cage tho.  I'd be surprised if he finishes Tybura in under 1.5 rounds.  I think it's gonna be over.  Don't make a bet on it on that account tho...  Unless the books give you 3.50 for it.  

UFC London:  Ceremonial Weigh Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BTeDb-cTTk

Last call for the Multi Master.

UFC Fight Night 224 - Multi Master Challenge
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sportsbetio-ufc-fight-night-224-multi-master-challenge-saturday-5460125

And here's my full card degen parlay.  Lmao.

Obviously Costa has not cancelled the fight with Aliskerov himself, it must have been UFC's decision. There's no way they'd make him fight twice in a span of less than 3 months. And yes, it would be extremely hard to hype up his fight against Chimaev if he were to lose to Aliskerov, especially when both of them represent similar styles/backgrounds. So it was either Aliskerov or Chimaev, not both.

Yes. He’s going to fight Paulo Costa in the co-main event of UFC 294. I am expecting this to be a win for Khamzat Chimaev. But of course, this is going to be important for Chimaev. He surely has to take this fight seriously. Because by winning this fight, she might actually be able to get a title shot in the future as you said. But first of all, he will have to win this fight against Paulo Costa. This fight is obviously not going to be easy even though I think almost everyone agrees that this should be a win for him.

I am personally not interested in McGregor's fight anymore, to be honest. He just does not interest me when it comes to a good fight. He is well past his prime. Right now, whatever he tries to do in terms of marketing also feels like forced as well.

It's practically an idea you know the ego of those fighters if Volkonovski can do it we also can, but I think Islam Makhachev has seen his own holes and will surely cover there, his extremely deep wrestling ace has now exposed, and surely Khabib Nurmagomedov as a friend will surely help him in that aspect,

In Paulo Costa's thing, I really can't say that he got good BJJ he may be bluffing about it but give the guy a chance to prove himself he has now canceled 2 fights which means Dana White will surely strike him on this, but he has said that he is really aiming for the Khamzat Chimaev fight, or maybe the UFC have realize that if he losses to Ikram Aliskerov people will then lose interest in seeing the bigger fight for Paulo Costa VS Khamzat Chimaev for sure,

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Tom Aspinall (1.21) VS Marcin Tybura (4.50)

Pretty much Tom Aspinall is a great guy and during their face-off, I really like it when he is so friendly to Marcin Tybura but with this fight for me if Marcin Tybura doesn't incorporate some wrestling in his style I think he doesn't stand a chance against Tom Aspinall's wrestling for sure, because Tom Aspinall has the technical striking not as good as Cyril Gane but he can definitely out box the likes of Alexander Volkov, Serghei Spivac, and Andrei Arlovski and then incorporates him a takedown to put on to submission, I think Marcin Tybura has shown a different physique in the Weign-in to become more speedy because even though Tom Aspinall is a Heavyweight he moves like a Light Heavyweight for sure, so for this fight my pick is Tom Aspinall,



Molly McCann (1.47) VS Julija Stoliarenko (2.70)

This is a hard fight to make a decision because Molly McCann is an excellent striker while Julija Stoliarenko is great on the ground so it's either Molly McCann could out-strike her or Julija Stoliarenko can out-wrestle her and bring the fight to the ground, but McCann can also incorporate some wrestling I don't know maybe she was bullied by Erin Blanchfield with the Kimura and punching her face in the process, well for this fight I don't really like Molly McCann and for sure I want Julija Stoliarenko to win this and that she deserves a win, so my pick is Julija Stoliarenko,



Nathaniel Wood (1.46) VS Andre Fili (2.75)

For this fight I really like Nathaniel Wood more than Andre Fili, well both are Well Rounded but Nathaniel Wood is younger so he can still improve for sure while in the face-off he surely looks kind of smaller than Andre Fili so I surely have concerns when it comes to that, but if Wood can maintain his distance on the close range to Andre Fili he can surely get into Fili with his boxing he surely got a slick boxing move that could surely shock Andre Fili so my pick is Nathaniel Wood,

It was announced yesterday that he'll be fighting Paulo Costa at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi in October, so yeah, they were saving him for something special. If he wins, he could even get a title shot for the middleweight belt against Adesanya (if he wins against Du Plessis). Or he could fight for the welterweight belt if he chooses to go back down.
McGregor is fighting Chandler next, it was rumoured to be in December, but probably won't happen until early 2024.

Still, he looks pretty lean and doesn't seem to have much body fat, so I think this weight was intentional. He probably expected Tybura to show up much heavier than the current 246 and didn't want to be too far behind.
I'm more surprised at how good Tybura looked. You can say straight away that he takes this fight seriously and is interested in more than just collecting his cheque.
This fight could turn out to be much more interesting than I thought.

I feel like I haven’t heard much about Khamzat Chimaev lately. I expected he’d be getting some big fights by now but it seems like maybe they’re saving him for something? Maybe we’ll see him and Conor McGregor fight for the belt at some point? Conor McGregor is also rumored to be fighting in December, so I’m looking forward to seeing how his first fight back plays out.

Any athlete knows how devastating a leg injury can be. The weight of an athlete constantly rests on their legs, and in the world of fighting, the severity increases exponentially. Opponents will invariably target any previously injured leg, posing a significant risk of re-injury. Those who have experienced leg injuries must constantly battle the fear of awakening to another painful setback. This nagging worry persists in the back of their minds and has a profound impact on their confidence.

Personally, I don't like the practice of weight-cutting among fighters. It is exceedingly dangerous and I firmly believe it is not an appropriate approach for anyone's well-being. However, this method has persisted for quite some time without a viable alternative taking its place.

His extra weight can be forgiven He did have that nasty leg injury after all. If it was a hand injury it would be easier to recover. But it was a knee injury, that is always a long way to recovery and lack of activity during that time. If it is a torn cruciate ligament, then it is a month of just laying as minimum. And that right knee I think is going to be the first spot where Tybura gonna lend his low kick Very often, fighters after a serious leg injury (not as finger injury Bones had ) aint the same fighters they were. First they arent as durable as used to, second are scared to hurt injured place.

Weigh ins started earlier than usual guys.  The vid below was streamed an hour or so ago and it started a couple of hours before that.  

Anyway, Aspinall weigh in at his heaviest to date at 258 lbs.  I took a peek at his past weigh ins for his last few matches and he usually weighed in between 245 - 252 lbs.  If the few lbs were due to the inactivity, it could be somewhat of concern.  Dunno...

Another surprise is Stoliarenko.  She made 125 lbs after struggling to make weight at 135.  She is bigger than McCann in the current weight division.  Would be hilarious if McCann got caught in an arm bar or something.  

UFC Fight Night 224:  Official Weigh Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjg8e_jQ9GU

Everybody made weight!

Tom Aspinall (258) vs Marcin Tybura (246)
Molly McCann (125) vs Julija Stoliarenko (125)
Andre Fili (145) vs Nathaniel Wood (146)
Paul Craig (186) vs Andre Muniz (185)
Jai Herbert (155) vs Fares Ziam (155)
Josh Culibao (146) vs Lerone Murphy (146)
Davey Grant (136) vs Daniel Marcos (136)
Jonny Parsons (171) vs Danny Roberts (171)
Joel Alvarez (156) vs Marc Diakiese (156)
Mick Parkin (264) vs Jamal Pogues (266)
Bryan Barberena (185) vs Makhmud Muradov (186)
Pannie Kianzad (136) vs Ketlen Vieira (135)
Yanal Ashmouz (155) vs Chris Duncan (156)
Shauna Bannon (115) vs Bruna Brasil (115)
Daniel Barez (125) vs Jafel Filho (126)

^  I think fight of the night will be Lerone Murphy vs Josh Culibao...

Bad idea Not saying that they are greatest, but pure striker or wrestler always is countered by combat sambo. I dont understand what Costa could do against Chimaev. Chimaev trains with big guys all the time, imho he can easily counter Costas strength. Never seen Costa showing his black bjj belt skills. Costa isnt good at striking either (Izzy outstriked him). Imho on every aspect Costa has, Chimaev has a really good counter.

An interesting fight indeed, and it could also be brutal Tom Aspinall is really well rounded in this fight but we can not say that Marcin Tybura is not well rounded enough in giving a great fight against Aspinall, and yes that knee injury could be something that may likely be hard for him to actually fight against Tybura , or could be a hinder but sure enough he trained to keep that feeling at bay and if it recovered well Tom Aspinall may win this but if it doesn't recovered that great this could be a hinder for Aspinall in his fight,


I really think after the fight between Islam Makhachev VS Alexander Volkanovski there are now fighters that wants to try their luck against combat sambo fighters and I think Volkanovski might have exposed some technique to spot that wrestling but that is if paolo Costa can execute it well against Khamzat Chimaev, but for me I will still go with Khamzat Chimaev if they fight that is for sure,

That McCann vs Stoliarenko as a co main event looks weird, I agree. Looks like UFC bosses are giving her a rehabilitation fight to win on home land, as Stoliarenkos achievements in MMA arent great. In fact, based on her record, it seems like a total mismatch.


Speaking about reputation and ranking it is better to lose to Chimaev than to Aliskerov But Costa have more chances against Aliskerov than against Chimaev. So it is about money or building a win streak. Also, dont forget that Chimaev is from welterweight and Costa a middleweight. Loosing to a guy who is supposed to be smaller than you is a hit on a reputation

Yup, Dana White confirmed it today, Costa will be fighting Chimaev and yes, you guessed it right, Makhachev will fight Oliveira again for the title defense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsd1FY6J7dw

I disagree, career-wise Chimaev is a way better opponent for Costa than a relatively unknown Aliskerov. He'd be an underdog in any of those fights, but it's much less of a shame to get defeated by Chimaev, who currently has a reputation of an absolute destroyer. So all Costa needs to do is not to lose in too embarrassing fashion (i.e. survive at least 2 rounds or lose by decision) and he'd still be high in the ranks. Plus, the money and hype will be incomparably better.

The wrestling defense of Holly Holm was on point but her submission defense was exposed by Miesha Tate when she defended her belt for the first time where Holly Holm was winning by a huge margin and then getting submitted and even in this fight against Mayra Bueno Silva, Holly Holm won the first round but a slight mistake and she lost the fight by submission.

Marcin Tybura is durable and he was finished in the first round in his career only once by Augusto Sakai and Tom Aspinall coming back from a knee injury and a loss after a year, so it is a good bet for over 1.5 rounds considering the odds.

^  And it's also weird that after a loss the card has Holly McCann in the co main event.  Matched her up with Stoliarenko too.  I feel like the UFC wants to set McCann up for an exciting finish.    Stoliarenko does have a nasty arm bar tho if she finds the opportunity.  But yeah...  Better to bet for fight doesn't go to decision or under 2.5 rounds than straight up McCann at 1.45.

Anyway, kinda back and forth with Aspinall.  I have him to win but after blowing up his knee, what do you guys think?  And over 1.5 rounds is 2.37.  I think it goes over...  Tybura hasn't been finished in a long while.

Take a close look on where next event gonna be and on co-main event fighter. Dont you see something strange? Sort of "someone is missing"? Someone who often or always accompany Molly McCann. Yeap, I am speaking about fast food lover Paddy Pimblett. Why isnt he fighting on his homeland? I feel that after that fake win over Gordon, people still not forgiven him or his career is somehow broken