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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.

I am following Aljamain Sterling in his youtube channel and for me he appears like a realist rather than being arrogant, when is he facing the media hyping the fight he is definitely talking trash to hype up the fight and my money is on Aljamain Sterling against Sean O'Malley but the real challenge would be Umar Nurmagomedov who has a good stand up game and a well rounded ground game.

This is definitely a good fight. I genuinely do not see a fighter who is way above the other in this fight. I see that Sterling has three losses and Sean O’Malley has one. But both of them are really good and capable fighters.

I think Sean O’Malley will be able to find some weaknesses in Sterling after watching all the fights that Sterling has fought in his career. Of course, three losses are going to mean more weak points being found compared to the one loss of Sean O’Malley. But again it is not that straightforward. Both of them are very capable. Capable of knocking each other out and also taking things to the distance as well. I think this fight is going to be an almost equal chance. For me, there is no clear favourite in this fight.

I know that Adesanya is too strong for Strickland but somehow the fight was carried out and why Adesanya's opponent was replaced by Strickland who was clearly far below him.
If speaking for Adesanya it seems unlikely that he will go to a higher division because maybe he will have difficulty getting the title but for the current division Adesanya is still the strongest and difficult to overthrow because he will not be able to take it for granted if there are other fighters who want take the title.
But if you just want an interesting show from Adesanya's fight, moving up to the top division is also an interesting option.

It should be an easy fight even though Strickland has a formidable defense but Adesanya has a pretty good basic attack, it's just that if Adesanya gets overwhelmed or worse, loses to Strickland then this fight will be an embarrassment for Adesanya and of course a laughing stock for all UFC fighters.
But I still support Adesanya to win easily in this fight.

Regarding the Jon Jones VS Stipe Miocic fight, it does seem unfair or unbalanced from all aspects, but all this was done because there was some money they could have and it was clear that Jon Jones was superior in his fight.
Stipe Miocic will be in quite a bit of trouble but he needs to be able to hold out until the final round to make Jon Jones less arrogant about his easy win.

I think O'Malley has a decent chances to win in this fight and maybe do it in a KO win style, so I placed my bet on him, lets see if I was wrong.
Aljamain Sterling is a good fighter but I think he sometimes acts to arrogant and someone needs to bring him back to earth a little, maybe O'Malley is best candidate for that.
I dont know when UFC started doing Tournament Championship fights, but they slowly started to copy PFL, I can see two fights like this in Prelims


 

^  If O'Malley could defend the TD's then he def has a chance.  But I don't think he could.  Petr Yan was able to take him down with ease and Yan is mostly a striker.  Think about it, if Sterling gets him down on the mat at R1, it's over.  He'll find a way to finish it with a sub.

Here's the pre fight press conference.

UFC 292:  Pre Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWdN_7hqfk8

Dunno...  There's something with Ian Garry that I don't like much.  It's like he's trying to be another McGregor.  I think Magny I'll bet 10 bucks on Magny.  Lolol.  Don't like the Garry guy much.

Official weigh ins start in an hour with ceremomial weigh ins starting around 8 hours after.  Enjoy.

UFC 292:  Live Official Weigh In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm27Y2YC7DI

UFC 292:  Ceremonial Weigh In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdMxPzoPDmI

Adesanya has a huge kickboxing background, while O'Malley started to train late. Adesanya faced top fighters of his division with different combat backrounds, while O'Malley got only strikes and out of the top. Imho that is not a best comparison

I can also lower Aljo champions regalia's Even though this is going to be his fourth defence, he got that belt in a loosing fight, two of his defences he won by split decision, and beat Dillashow who had a dislocated shoulder Cant say that Aljo is a toughest or greatest champs