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In hindsight Adesanya was too small for 205.  Pereira on the other hand could prolly be just right for 205 as he was obviously huge for 185.  He got chin checked by Adesanya prolly because he was dehydrating himself too much due to weight cutting.

And Pereira isn't just a heavy hitter, Błachowicz is kinda chinny imho.  So it'll go down to the wrestling.  Błachowicz has decent TD's, question is if Pereira could defend them.  


Does McGregor still have clout as a UFC fighter?  I feel like there's no interest in him anymore.  

Anyway, just a couple of bets for the event this weekend.  Buckley - Hernandez parlay at 2.07 and an underdog shot at Johnson at 2.25.

People already know that he is going to get a huge amount of money from the UFC just because of stepping in the octagon. He doesn't even have to win. If he just gets in and throws some punches he is going to generate good revenue.

Probably not as good as he could before. But certainly good enough. It is absolutely true that he is not hungry anymore. He has got what he had always wanted which is money. Now he is just talking too much on the internet to keep people reminded that he was once one of the best fighters in the UFC.

Lets watch how Conor gonna perform against Chandler by the end of current TUF show (if they gonna fight at all, because Conor did not fight Urijah Faber in TUF 22 finals). Either we see a return, followed probably by a fourth fight against Poirier, or Chandler would knock him out cold and Conor would retire. Btw, anyone knows if Conor still have number of fighter under contract, or his contract is so unique that he might fight anytime and anyone he wants?

Then this is the right chance for Angela Hill to show what she can truly do against a wrestler she has said in the interview that she is preparing and likely she knows what Mackenzie Dern can do so likely she is enhancing her takedown defense a lot more because she has said that is Mackenzie Dern can take her down, she surely wants to bust Mackenzie Dern open, and I think she is excited about it, but surely the risk in Mackenzie Dern territory which is the ground if it is Vast like what have Angela Hill might not think then she is in for a big surprise, I will not be surprise for an upset but it is really risky to bet for Hill,


It was really a beautiful fight you will never know who is really going to win it was indeed a close match but surely Islam Makhachev is also surprised that Volkanovski is genuinely stopping him from his tracks and has a counter with what he has thrown, at Volk, with that kind of performance the people are now chanting Alexander Volkanovski's name but I think the next match or in their rematch Islam Makhachev will surely train and fill the gap where Volkanovski is pressuring him,


Well, it is all in the mindset for me Conor McGregor can surely return but his eagerness was not there anymore he surely needs to change that and like I have said Change his mindset he must change his approach to the things that he really wants and what he truly deserves, but time is still his enemy here he is not getting younger and just like Jon Jones there is a limit on his body that we should know and we need to accept and learn to call it a day it is time, to pass the mantle,

His career ended after a fight against Khabib. His last best fight was against Alvarez, when in a first round he has knocked down Eddie several times, but that 4 punch combo in second round, that TKOed Eddie was last best performance of Conor. When he got those two belts, he went crazy and fame+money combo destroyed him. He was no longer hungry. He has no motivation to win anymore. No matter if he wins or lose next fight, he will get millions anyway. He might even step inside octagon and surrender on first second of first round and still be rich and famous.

He is very well past his prime. To be honest, his prime days are not coming back. Does not matter if he puts on weight to fight in another weight class. He is not going to be as good as he was before. If he actually gets any good opponent it is going to be because of his mouth.

I feel like he has changed a lot after the Floyd Mayweather fight. Money has changed him a lot. He was never the same after he got the 100 million from Floyd Mayweather's fight. It is absolutely true that he is just trying to stay active on social media so that he is still relevant to people. After all his fighting is not relevant anymore to people.

For sure we can say that Angela Hill doesn't get a good grip if her opponent is a wrestler, and if you look at her records it is not really that good she got 2 submission losses, and her 10 losses with the decision are not really looking good for her versus Mackenzie Dern, I really don't know why the UFC suddenly fit this two to fight but Mackenzie Dern is ranked 8 while Hill is at 14, so this is a great deal of a fight for Angela Hill that could increase her reputation, while Mackenzie Dern can not get any but only glory,


If you look at the recent fight for Alexander Volkanovski he got a pretty much hard fight that he nearly makes an upset win, because the fight was really that close, and this fight was against Islam Makhachev and Yair Rodriguez surely got decent fights but I really think it is not really enough Volkanovski just got up a division and fought with the guy that caused much trouble in that division and even though he lost to Makhachev it is one of the classes fight for Islam Makhachev, in the UFC,

It is a risk but if PFL and Ngannou done this correctly It could be a big hit actually that big deal with PFL have sparked the internet and made it a flame across different platform because this deal from PFL is really historical the first MMA fighter that has sign a very lucrative contract ever, he is almost the owner of PFL, for making it 8 to 7 figures per fight, imagine his fights with UFC was just nothing while I think Many in the MMA envy this kind of contract becasue it was really a huge deal, but It could surely goes sideways for both Ngannou and the PFL,


Actually, I am excited about this after his inactivity with the MMA fight his last fight was back on January 22, 2022, it is not that far, but from this on the PFL heavyweight fighters have a chance to get by that inactivity of Ngannou but they still got 1 year to prefer for that big fight and to gain a lot of Pay Per View, and how much sales those Francis Ngannou can cater with his fights this will surely be brought ripples in the playing field with UFC and PFL, and I think the UFC will certainly adjust to this and Dana White will surely watching from the sidelines so he can see what may happen if this is really enough to cater those huge sales


WHOA! that just, I was speechless when saw those fight cards there are so many well-known fighters in that 1 event, I was really drowning in ecstasy in the excitement that was 1 hell of an event for sure that will cater to a love of sales the following start of the ticket sales I would love PFL to try this next year so the event with Francis Ngannou can cater a massive sales because they will surely need it in just getting Ngannou payment for that event,

I think he is not gonna get into a fight again versus a champion because clearly, he cannot handle it anymore because of his injury. he cannot be the same guy again after that. now all he I doing is keeping his mouth open because if he is not active on social media, people will forget him, and a new champion will emerge and take his place. He just missed getting in the cage again and competing with the champions because this guy gets his popularity in UFC and to get back there again is to refresh his fame and merits.

But Ngannou is not just aiming for MMA money. If he remains unbeaten since becoming the UFC champion, his potential of earning big bucks in boxing stays alive. And besides, if Ngannou is really capable of marketing well his next MMA fights, he might earn more than $10 million per fight.

Most of the time, we cannot teach old dogs new tricks. I wonder if Ngannou is an exception. He carries that big punch though so there's always a puncher's chance but this might be the same case for any heavyweights. His stamina will be his main problem, not just in a 36-minute boxing match but also in a full 5-round match in MMA. We'll see what he looks like in his tune-up fight this year.

I am more excited about Pereira vs Blachowicz fight. This is second time Polish power is fighting guys, champions in a way, from middle weight. Izzy did not look good when he fought Jan. It was even a one sided fight, where Blachowicz threw Izzy on the ground like a kitten (not the kitten @YuginKadoya gets excited about ). In that fight Izzy did not manage to show his super striking. Now it is Pereira turn to face Blachowicz and imho he has more chances to win. Not because Blachowicz became older, slower and etc, but because Pereira is a heavy hitter.

You know the next event has really nothing to get excited about when the guys itt are talking about other UFC events.    It's true tho, so couldn't really blame anybody.

But yeah, that's a stacked card from top to bottom so far!  We also got Alex Pereira's debut in 205 vs Jan Błachowicz.    

Stephen Thompson vs Michel Pereira could be good too.  I think not a banger but good.  

Edit:  No betting market up for 291 yet.  Curious how the books will line Thompson vs Pereira.  I'm thinking Thompson could open around 2.35 and Pereira around 1.65 or something.

There are so many great fighters especially the top 3 fights, looks crazy the Alex Pereira first fight in light heavyweight is Jan Blachowicz. People also really want to watch Tony Ferguson fight, he's really popular when he fought Anthony Pettis where his body is full of blood and he can still able to beat Pettis. Bobby Green is seems not a big threat for Ferguson, I think this fight Ferguson will win.

For Poirier vs Gaethje, I think Gaethje will win because both of them are quite similar, but Gaethje has better KO rate.

Has anyone already seen UFC 291 announced fight card? This event all chances to beat PPV record end become an event of the year. https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-291. Almost, simply almost every main card fight is a big fight worth watching. I am amazed to see Tony Ferguson again. I thought he was a free agent right now. He has lost last of his 5 fights. And now he is fighting Bobby Green. a

Correct, it's a contact sport and it's way different from basketball and other games. This is a sport where usage of the leg is for attack and defense so it's unlikely that he will come back as strong as he was. It's all just mouth for now and he might be doing good at his training but once he sets foot in the octagon it will be an environment that will make him flashback about his injury.
Then there are the mental injuries too. The fear of the injury coming back so using that injured leg might become a liability instead of an advantage.
He might show us a good performance in his comeback but I don't think it will be as massive as other fighters did when they returned to UFC.
Cejudo for example, rested for years and still, he showed Sterling that he is still a fighter that should not be taken lightly.

Well the way he is approaching things now if he continues in this way the world is not going to remember him for his achievement in the UFC. Already I hear people say that Conor McGregor is just a Twitter warrior now. His impression is certainly not positive anymore. I would say that his image was starting to fall when he lost against Khabib. From that, he has not been a very good fighter, to be honest. I think we all know that from now on any fight that Corner McGregor is going to get, it is actually going to be because of his mouth and Dana White's love for him..

Anderson Silva is the first fighter i saw live getting his leg snapped and he was never the same after that, then Chris Weidman who was the opponent when Anderson Silva snapped his leg went through the same catastrophe and he is yet to recover from the injury from 2021 because he is not completely recovered from the injury and now Conor McGregor thinks that he will be rejuvenated and recover from an injury like that is his confidence but he will never be the same fighter he once was.

He must have been looking at how Ngannou took the stage already while him Connor's career is fading daylight. But he wants to remind fans that once upon a time he was the best in MMA. Ngannou taking big offers from other promotions besides UFC is also making him bigger, it could be that the world will know him more than Connor.


Sounds like ONE's offer is a lot preferable. There could be changes to his fighting style by now after some boxing training, I'm sure he has a chance to win against any boxer.

I think he is just talking to talk and trying to get the attention towards him. He is not going to have that kind of success when he does come back. He is obviously one of the best fighters in the UFC. There is no doubt about that. He has certainly become the old hat of the UFC. He is just trying to get attention so that probably he can divert that attention towards his whisky company and increase the sells.  Other than that if he is actually thinking that he will be able to do what he is saying I think he is just being delusional.

Conor McGregor saying yesterday that he will get the all time UFC knockouts record seems a little ambitious for a guy coming off an injury who hasn’t knocked anybody out in a while… Not to mention he isn’t getting any younger so he must be planning a massive comeback with a lot of fights if he thinks this is possible for him to obtain.