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I saw a lot of people were disappointed in the social media about past UFC London event. People were complaining about high ticket price and lack of big names on the tournament. Despite two quick finishes in main and co-main events there were nothing else much to watch. I think people expected to see Paddy Pimblett, but not many know that he had ankle surgery in march and he was on crutches next 6 weeks.

He was really right from the start that Julija Stoliarenko would end up beating Molly McCann and for me McCann is really weak against grapplers she doesn't have any skills when it comes in the ground game, and likely as you have said she is just riding the hype of Paddy Pimplett for sure, just because she is a friend but that was her best skill after all, and she really can not attain a much higher rank because she doesn't have talent at all,


I hope they just bet their money that they would rather be OK with when it lost, because nothing much is expected for Molly McCann, now that she was beaten by Julija Stoliarenko that was not on the Rank 10 of the Women's Flyweight and surely a wrestler I really think there is no chance for her to be on the Rank 10 either and because of the fight Molly McCann vs Erin Blanchfield back then I really got an insight that she would never beat a wrestler at all,


Dustin Poirier VS Justin Gaethje could be one hell of a fight and yes Poirier could make a decent bet for this fight but we can not take out that Justin Gaethje's will to surely get back up is something that we should not take out from him, but yeah Dustin Poirier is the favorite here so maybe people are seeing great advantage for Duistin Poirrier for betting for him,

Another stacked event but not as stacked as UFC 290, but this will surely do, and yes Matthew Semelsberger VS Uros Medic is a good fight to watch for me Uros Medic is looking good in his performance so far, for me Medic can have the advantage for this fight well my gut feeling is telling me to go for Uros Medic,

Well for me other than Dustin Poirier VS Justin Gaethje, Jan Błachowicz VS Alex Pereira, and Tony Ferguson VS Bobby Green or other Main Card events, surely if we are only going with the Preliminary Card, I would go with Roman Kopylov VS Claudio Ribeiro for me that will be a real banger,


Good assessment of the fight well because the fight was too short we didn't see what is the time frame of Aspinall's knee, and I think if Ciryl Gane fights Tom Aspinall, if Gane still doesn't have wrestling in his game, then this is another win for Tom Aspinall but if his knee got exposed or could get exposed then Ciryl Gane could likely win via technical KO, or can even go the Distance for this fight,

Ciryl Gane will do that for Curtis. Tybura vs Tom was just too short to find out what that knee had done to Tom but with Gane, this will not be as easy as he thought. Tybura didn't get the chance to test the knees. But of course, Tome hurried to finish before Tybura could even think of it. Easy to KO a fat and old fighter.

UFC 291 Has lots of good fighters. The cards look like a star-studded movie.  
Lightweight: Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje
Light Heavyweight: Jan Błachowicz vs. Alex Pereira            
Welterweight: Stephen Thompson vs. Michel Pereira            
Lightweight: Tony Ferguson vs. Bobby Green  Can't decide this fight. These 2 probably don't like to be there anymore but are bound.            
Welterweight: Michael Chiesa vs. Kevin Holland      

Seems a pretty easy pick to make, for someone like me just checking the odds. It's a question in this week's BSFL -- not sure you guys following it, but tokes , man, been a long while since we shared a discussion in this forum so I gotta ask: Poirier seems the type keen to finish fights: 2 KO/TKOs and a submission in his last 3 bouts. More of the same?

(and hello jeremypwr, the question courtesy of )

Sportsbet.io - UFC 291 - Multi Master Challenge - (Saturday)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sportsbetio-ufc-291-multi-master-challenge-saturday-5460914

Molly is an average at best, she got some recognition by gluing herself to Paddy Pimblett and had one impressive knock-out but she was never exceptional. Marketing wise, she's doing pretty well. She's not even in the top 15 but is hyped-up better than most of the top 10 in her weight category, so her and her team must be doing something right.


Poirier. 100%. He did not disappoint in the fight against Chandler, while Gaethje had a hard time against Fiziev and I think his will is not as strong as it was.

Finally we have a stacked event!  I'm looking forward to Semelsberger vs Medic, Kopylov vs Ribeiro, Lewis vs de Lima, Bonfim vs Giles, Thompson vs Pereira and the main event.  And for obvious reasons my FOTN is the main event.  Lol.  Who do you guys got?  Poirier or Gaethje?

Anyway, here's the countdown vid!  Yipee!

UFC 290:  Countdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnQT-15D8Fc

Here's the post fight press conference from the last event.  I think Aspinall is one of the coolest guys in the UFC.  Hope to see him with the belt one day.

UFC London:  Post Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkIQNusmJkE

I also though that Aspinall will be wary about his injury but he goes there and showing that speed means he is totally recovered, I was really happy about the result and seeing him sprawl in that fast pace movement I was like I was watching Ciryl Gane in that kind of manner, but with Tom Aspinall I really think that the ground is covered with his takedown defense and he also have ground game like he has shown against Alexander Volkov surely he got that elite vibe in him and surely I have my new favorite in this division, but for me he is not ready against Jon Jones but I want to see him against Jon Jones I think that showcasing his skill against Marcin Tybura it really lack that essence for me if he can fight against Jon Jones,


For me you can not go wrong with Tom Aspinall even though he got into an injury you just have faith in his previous performance, although his performance now shows his speed that it was not like any other Heavyweight just like what I have seen on Ciryl Gane, it is really refreshing to see that in him, that is why you can not really go wrong in making a bet for Tom Aspinall, and it was an amazing showcase of what he can do,


Yes just like you I also want to see him have a rematch against Curtis Blaydes, and to test if his knee's going to break again, (just joking) but there is a lack of showcase with their skills and this is to test his speed against Curtis Blaydes, then a Ciryl Gane to a title match would be a good run for Tom Aspinall for sure,

UFC 291 Poirier vs. Gaethje 2



Date: July 30, 2023
Main Card: SUN, JUL 30 / 5:00 AM GMT+3
Prelims: SUN, JUL 30 / 3:00 AM GMT+3
Early Prelims: SUN, JUL 30 / 1:30 AM GMT+3

Venue: Delta Center

Main card (ESPN+)
Lightweight: Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje
Light Heavyweight: Jan Błachowicz vs. Alex Pereira            
Welterweight: Stephen Thompson vs. Michel Pereira            
Lightweight: Tony Ferguson vs. Bobby Green            
Welterweight: Michael Chiesa vs. Kevin Holland         

Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight: Gabriel Bonfim vs. Trevin Giles            
Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis vs. Marcos Rogério de Lima            
Middleweight: Roman Kopylov vs. Claudio Ribeiro

Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Flyweight: C.J. Vergara vs. Vinicius Salvador            
Welterweight: Matthew Semelsberger vs. Uroš Medić            
Women's Flyweight: Miranda Maverick vs. Priscila Cachoeira   

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_291

Even i was expecting the fight to go over 1.5 rounds considering he is coming back from a knee injury but he is express quick in finishing off the fights like he always does and the post fight call out of Ciryl Gane and then his plans on fighting Jon Jones was interesting. We might be seeing the Ciryl Gane fight but i would like to see him fight against Curtis Blaydes and his road to Jon Jones is much longer as there are other fighters waiting in line.

Tom Aspinall fought quite dominating and he managed to knock Tybura down.
Tom Aspinall threw an Elbow and continued with two punches until Tybura had to fall backwards until he was followed by several punches and the referee decided to stop the match because Tybura had been declared a TKO loser.
This is Tom Aspinall's umpteenth battle with a stunning win.

From some of the previous feedback I see many members here get wins from staking Tom Aspinall.

Tom Aspinalls speed is something to be watched out. Indeed he moves fast for a heavyweight. He has finished Tybura faster than I have expected. I thought he would start slow due to injury, to test his knee in first round and increase tempo. Instead he has nice with that elbow to enter close range, throw a straight right that connected and it was all done for Tybura. That ground tko was just niances.

Pretty much it is a good thing that we have witnessed a great event even though it is only a UFC Fight Night now here are the result of my picks for UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura

Tom Aspinall VS Marcin Tybura ROUND 1 KO/TKO - WIN

Tom Aspinall was doing great and I was really surprised by his movement he moves like a Light Heavyweight that is for sure and has given a hardtime against Marcin Tybura that is surely 1 amazing performance from Aspinall returning from an injury the speed and precision were really there when he fights Marcin Tybura, that striking output was really massive against Tybura, for sure Tom Aspinal is ready maybe a rematch against Curtis Blaydes, or taking on Sergei Pavlovich that will be a great fight to watch,

Nathaniel Wood VS Andre Fili ROUND 3 DECISION - WIN

Now this fight for me Nathaniel Wood is so fast his punch has some speed that Andre Fili can not anticipate however there is an error in his game that Andre Fili has capitalized and I think that surely has put some regret in him for not making the fight a KO win for him, but surely Andre Fili is one tough fighter to crack for sure and Nathaniel Wood is really expecting a knockout win but instead it becomes a Decision win, for Nathaniel Wood,

Lerone Murphy VS Josh Culibao ROUND 3 DECISION - LOST

Just like I have said Joshua Culibao will be having a hard time against Lerone "The Miracle" Murphy the undefeated stayed undefeated for sure, actually after this fight now I really think that Lerone Murphy is a real deal but I would like to see his against a grappler or Wrestler for sure while I lost because this bet is support for a fellow Filipino I already have said that Lerone Murphy has the upper hand but still I really want to not only support Culibao in this fight but to maybe Josh Culibao can surely be surprising at some of his fights,

That was a nasty finish and looks like she knows how to finish her opponent from the start. it was too easy for her to win that match maybe in the women's division there are only a few women MMA that are strong enough to compete against each other for the second time. Mostly they have done the job when they face each other in the first fight and it will be cleared for the fans at once. Just like this fight and surely it will be best for McCann not to face Stoliarenko again before she improved her skills and power.

I've just caught up on the highlights of the fights, looked like a decent night especially for some of the underdogs. I know Molly is a fan favourite so I imagine a lot of fans tripped up on that one, and it likely destroyed quite a few accumulators. I've missed the fight nights the last few weeks I've been on vacation. So, looking forward to next event, which looks like a proper good night on paper. Hopefully, it delivers. Tricky night to bet though.

Ha-ha tokeweed was right when he said Stoliarenko could pull an arm bar. At first it looked that it is going to be easy fight for McCann, but that fight ended quickly after Stoliarenko performed her special move. That is her 10 out of 11 finishes with arm bar. Funny how Molly was stopped by such a weak opponent. That is her real skill. She jumped into Paddy the baddy hype train, but has nothing special to show after all.

Well, that is why I likely said that maybe the UFC is behind this because instead of a Paulo Costa VS Ikram Aliskerov fight they will be going into Costa VS Chimaev instead, well I really think that fight will cater much more money than Aliskerov, and if Costa lost to Ikram Aliskerov I really think the hype on Paulo Costa will surely get derailed,

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Here are the result for the UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura

Tom Aspinall (1.21) VS Marcin Tybura (4.50) - WIN

73 seconds is all Tom Aspinall needed to TKO Marcin Tybura well actually it was a display of speed Tom Aspinall is not moving like a Heavyweight at all he surely moves like Cyril Gane but with a ground game Surely Marcin Tybura was really slow, but what I have seen there is only Tom Aspinall and his amazing movement and hand speed for me he is younger and more talented I surely think that he can do it, this is a truly one-sided fight well what comes next to Tom Aspinall for me if he fights Sergei Pavlovich he shouldn't raise his head so much because that could surely catch by Sergei Pavlovich



Molly McCann (1.47) VS Julija Stoliarenko (2.70) - WIN

Another fast finish and I think Molly McCann will not think twice before fighting a good submission fighter, so much for the Meatball but she can not underestimate Julija Stoliarenko, and because of the reach advantage Molly McCann got a hard time getting her opening so Julija Stoliarenko went for the takedown and wrong move from McCann because she went into a mount then switched into the armbar, that was one excellent submission transition from Julija Stoliarenko,



Nathaniel Wood (1.46) VS Andre Fili (2.75) - WIN

Pretty looking at the fight even though it ended in a decision win for Nathaniel Wood watching the fight you can surely see the speed and precision of Wood's strikes and punches so he surely won the fight with a technical strike for sure Andre Fili should focus on the takedowns more but Nathaniel Wood got 1 takedown attempts while Fili has nothing and maybe because he knows what Wood can do so he didn't give in to the submission attempts,

Too much Coke makes someone very confident but at the same time damages the brain. Conor has no chance to become a welterweight champion, just no chance. He has the weight to fight in welterweight but this weight mostly comes from fat instead of muscle. That is not really a problem, Tyson Fury is a great example of that but what I want to say is that Conor isn't strong enough for welterweight division. He is old, short and had a huge gaps in his career, spent a very significant amount of time in fun and parties. He can't beat Khamzat, his fight against Khamzat will be a signed suicide. I think he just gets attention and isn't truly capable to fight in WW. I can't imagine how is he gonna win against Khamzat or Gilbert.
Oh man, he had such a good career and ruined everything after fight with Floyd.

I don't think that's a likely match-up. Tybura just got run over by Aspinall, so I don't think he'll be rewarded with fighting someone from the top 3.
But setting up Aspinall Vs Gane would make much more sense, and I think Gane would have his ass kicked if that happened.
Alternatively we might see Aspinall Vs. Pavlovich (currently ranked No. 1 contender) and whoever wins gets the title shot, assuming winner of Jones/Miocic doesn't retire after that fight.