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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

There is a sexy fighting kitten for UFC 292 with very provoking images that I was excited to share to everyone, however, after reflecting on my life I have made a decision to share only images of proper fighting ladies.

On UFC 292, this is the very beautiful and formal Andrea Lee! She might also be very much underestimated for this fight vs. her Brazilian opponent who might only be full of hype.


Covered in towel after swimming

Going to McDonald's for dinner

In sportswear for training

That is why they let Sean O'Malley win that fight against Petr Yan, just because there are a lot of fans than Yan, as we can see the pink poodle is really popular in that fight which is why the UFC decided to give this win to O'Malley which I think Petr Yan should win, this is just my take about what should be the result for the Petr Yan VS Sean O'Malley fight there is a lot of controversies on that fight which we can see in the 1st round that was the close one for sure but Petr Yan was the one that was aggressive and has the explosion over the fight but surely just because there are a lot of Fans for O'Malley the UFC decided to give the win for O'Malley,


WOW! Thanks for this information I was really looking for this I really thought that Khamzat Chimaev VS Paulo Costa will be a Main Event and I didn't realize that they are at the Co-Main instead, this is going to be one juicy fight for sure and looking at it, it was really a banger of a fight for sure and there are a lot of Russian guys that is why it is really an exciting event I can not wait for it to start, actually I think that UFC 294 is more juicier than the event we got now in my opinion,

Sean Strickland will always be the 2nd pick even though he got what it takes in saying some shit about his opponent when it comes to Israel Adesanya people will just see him as just that, and against Abusupiyan Magomedov that was total domination from Sean Strickland no doubt about that his defense was absolutely amazing for sure but it will only work with Abusupiyan Magomedov because there are no sheer technicality with his striking and it will not work with the likes of Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya for sure,


That fight will be a Co-Main Event on UFC 294 Islam Makhachev VS Charles Oliveira and that for sure is going to be one juicy event yet again, we will have Nassourdine Imavov VS Ikram Aliskerov, which will be a banger for sure but this is going to be a technical striking fight for sure, Magomed Ankalaev VS Johnny Walker which could be a Striking and Wrestling VS Striking and Athleticism fight, Tim Elliott VS Muhammad Mokaev a Veteran VS the New Kid, Jinh Yu Frey VS Victoria Dudakova the fighting kittens that will be an interesting fight, and lastly Bruno Silva VS Sharabutdin "Bullet" Magomedov this will be the debut of a prospect, and Bullet Magomedov is surely a great fighter to watch

https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/99416-ufc-294

I just can't bet against Sterling in this match up, and he's at better odds than I was expecting; 1.40. Probably, due to Sean being a fan favourite, and a lot of the fans are backing him to win. I think he prefers decently well in the stand up, but Sterling at any point could decided to take it down to the mat, and I think he gets the submission pretty early into that. I'd say the safest bet is the double chance DEC/SUB, however I wouldn't rule out a TKO either.

Looks like a decent card though, should be fun.

That's a one harsh statement
I don't think he's on the Koscheck level, at least not yet. My guess is he's a fairly laid back and likeable guy by nature but lacking a bit in the charisma department, so he's trying to force it a little bit too hard, either by his own choice or pressure from his manager or UFC. He's not convincing when he's trying to shit talk about his opponents, or like when he entered the octagon to face Sterling after his last win - he looked lost an out of place.
Most people can sense that. They would root for the good guys or the bad guys but not for someone who appears disingenuous and fake.

That's a good gamble. 3x is tempting. We've seen so many upsets in MMA so it's very possible. Who knows he can strike Aljo on the chin and stagger. It's definitely possible to quickly follow up with kicks, anyone can quickly KO an opponent when they are unstable after a hard punch.

If Omalley is just a likable guy in the UFC, he might really have more fans than Tekashi rooting for him. But so far he is like the Josh Koscheck of this time. Dana likes him though no wonder a fast track to a title shot is given. He would stay long as a champ if he wins.
 

To be fair, O'Malley lost to Vera but not because of Vera's bjj skills but due to some weird leg injury, it looked like he took a wrong step and damaged his ankle or something like that.
Obviously he was fast-tracked by UFC into the title-shot, but UFC cannot manufacture star out of nothing - he has some solid skills. And, as proved by Adesanya, it's possible for the striker with no bjj/wrestling background to have a long reign as a champion.

As for the Saturday - Sterling is more likely to win, but I'd put my money on O'Malley due to the attractive odds.

I feel the same about O'Malley but you cannot make another McGregor no matter how hard you try and UFC tried their best to cover the absence of Conor.

Regarding the next fight of O'Malley against Sterling , personally like you said , I'm not a big fan of Sterlin but he has great skills that could put O'Malley to sleep but if makes a takedown on him , I think Sterling might end up being a winner.

I would probably go with Aljo also. Not because I think wrestling > striking guys, but because I never saw O'Malley doing good against wrestlers. In fact I hardly remember him showing proper wrestling. Also I happened to like Aljo attacking wrestling. Second fight against Yan, after 4 rounds, if not mistaken, he made 12 takedown attempts in 5th round. That is a lot even for a complete fight, but he made them in champions round. I expect a rear-naked choke in second or third round. Those long O'Malley limbs gonna play bad him this Sunday:D

^  That's true until they matched O'Malley up vs Petr Yan who is a tough dude btw...  As tough as they come.  These Russian dudes are built different imho.  There might be a couple of fighters here and there who might look weak but overall they are tough mofos.

Anyway I thought Yan was gonna man handle and maul O'Malley but to my surprise, he was holding his own even though Yan was getting his moments.  But yeah...  As for how it translates to the match on Saturday vs Sterling, it won't.  Lol.  O'Malley could get his back taken early and submitted.  My top ticket would prolly be Sterling - Petroski lined at around even money.

UFC Free Fight:  Weili vs Esparza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT-DokXKGOM

UFC Free Fight:  Lemos vs Rodriguez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8h8rKXnVQU

UFC 292:  Embedded 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnBuN0glwNs

UFC 292:  Embedded 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U0Hs_5nkgs

Exactly. Imho whole O'Malley career is created by UFC. He is an UFC product. They have found a guy who can knock out people, he has charisma, he can talk, he can sell. They build him a history. Lets look on O'Malley career. The guy is having a title fight in few days and the only fighter from bantamweight top15 he has beaten is ranked 5 Petr Yan, who he won by split decision. And to explain that O'Malley comfortably had only strikes in his ufc career. He had only one bjj opponent, Vera, to whom O'Malley lost

Actually, I think I also said that Sean Strickland is not a hard-hitting fighter, so for Israel Adesanya to lose this fight for sure Alex Pereira would make him a laughing stock if that happens, but yeah I am just saying that Izzy shouldn't underestimate Sean Strickland, for sure because Strickland has a great defense for sure, So yeah Israel Adesanya will win this one, he just don't need to underestimate Strickland, for me Izzy will need to go out there with the level of confidence like what he did with Alex Pereira,


The only thing I don't like about this was the Jon Jones VS Stipe Miocic fight surely Stipe Miocic is a 40-year-old, and I don't want to say that Miocic is already washed but his last fight was in 2021, sure that years of vacant that he was not inside the octagon, just makes rust, not like Jon Jones that still training to return and Jon Jones is still at his 36 years old so yeah it is a long shot for Miocic in returning now, it was really that late, for sure his movement is not the same anymore in my opinion, this is a clear favorite for Jone Jones for sure, and I really don't like to see this fight what I want to change Stipe Miocic with a top 5 on the Heavyweight Division, Sergei Pavlovich, or Tom Aspinall, what I want to see or maybe Jailton Almeida

Izzy is too advanced for Strickland's game. It's a mismatch but because Izzy seems to have cleared this division for good, with no one else to fight. It should have been DDP instead of Strickland.  The next move for Izzy is to go up to the LHW where he may really have challenging fights like Pereira again or there has to come up like Khamzat to MW to fight Izzy.


Suga is fun to watch though if fighting against a striker also. One can anticipate him defeating Aljo tbh. I however personally want the fight to go off on Dana's face once his favorite dog gets submitted. Sterling only needs to stick to his usual plan to slam his opponent in wrestling.