Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 148. (Read 93489 times)

Looking forward to it.  I think there's just a few of us brave souls itt who's willing to get ridiculed for laying out our predictions even if they turn out to be wrong.  Lol.  I know I've made a lot of mistakes.  So I'm sorry if you guys tailed.  I'm not a sharp sports bettor.  I'm just a degen like most of you guys.  

Free fight for Albazi.  And mind you that's Fig's brother not the real Fig.  Lol.

UFC Free Fight:  Albazi vs Low Budget Figueriedo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-6J0v6VbI8


Yeah I think even if Diaz loses, he still wins.  He'll be going home with a fatter bank account.  Lol.  I hope the event does well for the both Jake Paul and Diaz.

That special built-in wrestling chromosome that every kid from that area has

In which division you think he is going to compete? In sherdog he is weltherweight, in tapology he is middleweight. In instagram he tag himself as middleweight. But in general he looks more like a lightweight. He looks small for middleweight. Specially if we put him next to Pereira I think he will be comfortable in welterweight, as despite Chimaev and Rakhmonov, there are few wrestlers there.

For sure Nate Diaz isn't really interested in defeating Jake Paul (but if he is frustrated about him that is another story) but Money is more important for Nate Diaz and the number of sales should skyrocket knowing this is Nate Diaz and fairly there is a lot of engagement for the PPV or ticket sale when you say Nate Diaz is fighting, just like Connor McGregor Nate Diaz is one of the few UFC stars that has a huge engagement on PPV,


I would surely look into those predictions of yours even though that is mostly shots in the dark is still some key pointers to look for in what a person thinks about the fighters

Well for me not because he got the Nurmagomedov name he would likely be just like Khabib in the way that he fights for sure there will be some missing gaps with those skills and technique, Abubakar surely had a strong ground game and most fans are going to be into that kind of style well if his opponent also got a ground game then he would likely might lose to it aswell and Elizeu Zaleski has some slight chance this will be a fight of strength and if who has a better stand-up


Yup! he is not one-eyed but it is likely the surgery doesn't help with the coloration of his eye and his opponents are likely caught to it by getting to his right side, but yeah he is not really blind he even said that he can surely see clearly from that side,

He is from Dagestan but surely his main style is Muay Thai he surely thinks he is Ongbak or something, but for sure he even got that Dagestan wrestling that he likely not showing but he is something that interests me in watching him fight,

I know that guy from Russian YouTube media. Funny that he is from Dagestan, but his main fighting style is Muay Thai, but not wrestling. Also, he is not one-eyes. He is not like Mike Bisping. He actually can see with that right eye. He has such eye due to infection and spasms during training. He was young, reckless and thought that eye would recover by itself. He had several operations on that eye. He sees clearly with it, but due to "time lost and not going to doctor", operation, it looks like it looks now.

English media has false info. I think they dramatize that he is one eyes, has artificial eye, had his eye removed and etc. Specially to get more attention to them. If he was really a one eyed fighter, I think he would not be allowed to compete in UFC.

P.S. A lot say that he is from Dagestan, but he is actually a Chechen. If a guy is red haired, has beard, broken ears, he is 99,9% is a Chechen

Maybe, but maybe he just smoked more weed and he didnt care about anything when he gave that interview  
I know that his face is probably so messed up that only a few punches will make him bleed a lot, but he is not distracted with blood.
This fight will bring him a lot of money and I am sure he wont quit that easy.

Blind predictions are sometimes better than doing full research and watching all previous fights
Not many big names in this UFC card, but one name caught my eye and that is Khabibs cousin Nurmagomedov Abubakar fighting against Elizeu Zaleski.

I might be able to get some predictions out for this weekends card, actually. I haven't had a whole lot of time to watch the tape of the fighters, so a lot of the predictions will likely be a shot in the dark. Maybe, with one of my smallest accumulators in a while. Looking to put 2-4 fights on there at the moment.

I think the Nurmagomedov fight, has the potential to catch a lot of those that do bet on the fight in favour of him, simply because of his name. I think it'll be a close fight, and for me personally isn't going to be one of the fights I put on my betting slip.

It's not a question of durability.  It's a question of Nate Diaz's motivation in taking this match up.  I watched their press conference, the one with Diaz leaving the whole thing.  Lol.  From the looks of it the guy is disinterested and just wants to pick up some boxing money and leave.  So he'll prolly just look for the first opportunity to quit.  Dunno... But fk me if it's all mind games and Diaz comes out really ripped and ready to go to war for all 8 rounds.  

Dropping a free fight vid to watch before the event...  Enjoy.

UFC Free Fight: KKF vs Cody Garbrandt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s-J_7mz3yE

He sure is. But I still dislike the entertainment part of their fights which usually are made from hype by the social media people and then that's when they will start a fight. It's still better if they go pro and do not pick fighters out of other sports. He is a cruiserweight, let us see how he will deal with pro boxers in major titles. Maybe that will cement the fact that he is a tough fighter.

Regarding Nate Diaz fighting Jake Paul, I don't see him winning this match. He has a tough chin but his fist might not really affect Jake Paul too much as it was not really made for that. If it's MMA, then yes I might bet for him but he can do little when it's boxing only and there will be no fakes such as takedown attempts. This is Paul's domain so he will definitely win it.

Well, that is why Islam Makhachev is asking about their credentials and who have given them the black belt for sure I don't really know Dustin Poirier's background history, but based on his fighting style most of the time he only knows rear-naked chokes, for me it is the most basic, and he really doesn't display good defense towards this, for sure Makhachev is right,


There are so many differences between having a BJJ technique and not having BJJ at all but surely those black belts are just for displayed purposes only, just to say that they are black belts, well you got a point there brother it is pretty much a different thing, that I think can not get along for sure,

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Guys, there is a new One-Eyed Prospect for the UFC and his name was Sharabutdin Magomedov, he is from TFC Championship and is sure his opponent is trying to expose him by going to his right side where they think he can not see, but he is using this to defeat his opponent, and because of this he got a record of 10 KO wins and 1 decision one, and never had a lost, for sure a new prospect from Dagestan,

I also used to laugh and make fun of Jake Paul. But that guy truly have balls. Because he has stepped in the ring with guys who were training since being kids and as a pro fighters, have lethal skills. Jake instead, spend half of his live being in front of camera, not in front of punching bag or opponent, and managed to show good results against one of the best. Not to mention how much interest he has brought into boxing and MMA, how many new kids found out about boxing and fighting, instead of filming how they pranking people.

Speaking about Nate and Jake fight, it will be all in favour for Jake. Nate was never a good striker, he has never good defence against strikes. Those always relaxed and fist on the belly, a boxer will quickly use that as an advantage.

I am not giving Nate Diaz big chances in this fight against Jake Paul, but man he knows how to take a lot of beating and I dont think he can lose with KO.
If this fight was happening in MMA I would give advantage to Nate Diaz, but maybe it will happen in future because I believe he signed a contract like that with PFL.
I made a lot of jokes with Jake Paul before but after recent fights he proved to be tough and he learns quickly.

Porier is certainly a good fighter. Islam is also very good and of course one of the best in the business right now. But the thing is I still do not think Islam is at the level of Khabib. If there was a fight between Islam and Khabib, I think Islam would have been the losing participant. Khabib was on a whole another level and I do not see anyone at that level, to be honest. Arguments can be made about Jon Jones against Khabib. But that's something we never got to see and I don't think I am going to talk about that as well.

Anyway, I also believe that Islam will dominate Porier on the ground. I also do not think the fight is going to stay off the ground for long especially when we know Islam knows about the strength of Porier.

There are levels to the ground game and his recent losses were against Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira who are elite ground technicians and that too to rear naked choke and they were able to submit him when he was exhausted. Against Islam who is yet another elite ground specialist, he could have a chance with his boxing skills as he is an elite striker but he could hold his ground against other ground fighters.
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That only happens if Islam hasn't improved his defensive skills after his fight with Alexander Volkanovski it was a hell of a battle for him and because of that fight he learned a lot about his weakness and he is working to level it up especially his stamina in the late rounds. The only chance Poirier have is when he luckily lands a powerful combo against Islam and with his power punches, I doubt if he will gonna recover from that easily but before Poirier can do that, he will find himself on the ground smashed by Islam Makachev.

^  Yeah...  Some fighters' grappling credentials don't translate in MMA mostly because of the style they fight.  But if they go join an all grappling BJJ tourney they'd prolly be decent.  Another guy who hasn't shown much BJJ in the cage is Shogun Rua.  Lol.  It's always been highlighted that he's a BJJ black belt bet he never uses it because he wants to bash heads with his fists.  

And BJJ in MMA is different as you have to watch out for strikes and take downs, same as how boxing is different in MMA.  That's why I don't think Nate Diaz's 'boxing' will be very effective against Jake Paul.  

Anyway, KKF and Albazi's lines are closing in.  It's essentially a coin flip now.

Yeah yeah, Poirier has bjj black belt, but shows zero defence against guys who has blue and purple belts Sort of Tim Credeur gave him that belt in 2017 for just visint bjj classes, and black because "Poirier is a top UFC fighter".

https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2017/12/ufc-dustin-poirier-jiu-jiu-black-belt-tim-credeur here is said that Poirier has been practicing grappling for 11 years. Well, those 11 years did not help him at all not to tap in most important fights in his career.

I like Gaethje aswell If these two meets inside the cage I would go with Justin Gaethje even though he is the underdog, that would be a great deal of profit, I don't really see Dustin Poirier being that technical he could just go on with the brawl and even if he becomes technical for me Justin Gaethje can be much more technical than Dustin,

If Dustin Retires I think it is a good thing for him to retire and enjoy this moments with his family,


I kind of remember the Islam Makhachev comments on who has given Poirier the Jui Jitsu Black Belt just because he doesn't win via submission, and always goes with the striking, I think Dustin Poirier wants to be more flashy with those knockouts but here is a video compilation that Dustin Poirier remembers Makhachev saying that Who has given him blackbelt and here is Dustin Poirier Demonstrate his Jui Jitsu to a bodybuilder

I think Dustin got some defensive move against the ground but it is only limited and his opponent just got superior knowledge on the ground game,

There are levels to the ground game and his recent losses were against Khabib Nurmagomedov and Charles Oliveira who are elite ground technicians and that too to rear naked choke and they were able to submit him when he was exhausted. Against Islam who is yet another elite ground specialist, he could have a chance with his boxing skills as he is an elite striker but he could hold his ground against other ground fighters.

Yes I know that but it's about Dustin Poirier vs Justin Gaethje and Poirier once beat Gaethje by TKO so he wants revenge by fighting Poirier.
He's still 34 years old he could still fight a few fights before deciding to retire so even if he loses to Gaethje I'm not sure he'll retire.
His fight with McGregor did make a lot of money but this is not about money but also about his career and pride when he loses he retires immediately.
I'm sure if Poirier loses he will prepare everything and decide to fight Gaethje again.

Though we saw them before, Gaeth vs Poirier is an exciting fight. Can't say who's better this time but whoever wins at least we see another Islam fight. But I'm going to stick with Poirier to win. Hed done before and can do it again.

But since TopTort77 mention Poirier has no defence against ground games, he might lose against Islam. Too ironic to see a BJJ belt holder can not defend himself against a BJJ attack.

Wdym?  Poirier has lost only vs Oliveira in his last 5 matches who's beast in his own right.  I think both these guys just wants one more shot at the title at 155 then retire.  Poirier fought McGregor twice and won.  He made enough money off of him there.  Gaethje on the other hand could be the hungrier guy here.  So this time around I think I'll have Gaethje.  But the lines are kinda close with Gaethje the slight underdog at 2.05 atm...  Hopefully the line moves and gives a tad more value for Gaethje.

Another thing is I think Poirier will retire if he loses...  Just a hunch.