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UFC 289 was something very emotional with Manda Nunes announcing her retirement from MMA, she had no difficulties in beating her opponent and dominated the 5 rounds, something very smart about Amanda Nunes was the time she used to announce her retirement, while many fighters have the big problem of not looking at the big issue of retiring while they are still at their peak of fame and victories, they prefer to keep fighting until they get worn out in terms of image and performance and then when they retire they end into oblivion, all the glory achieved goes all into oblivion

while amanda nunes was very smart, she retired precisely in a good phase of her life, with two titles, even if time passes she will be remembered well, that was undoubtedly something very well thought out, because people always see a fighter people will remember her category and how she retired with victory so they won't be able to know if the new good fighter of the categories in which she was champion would be able to beat her or not, so it's an expectation that people create ever. congratulations to amanda nunes, about the other fights i have nothing to comment because i didn't bet on them

I confess that I intended to bet on a multibet with 3 fights including this Amanda Nunes fight, but unfortunately I ended up betting on the Manchester City game in the champions league together with the Argentine league game, it was a multibet that had a good odd and with that I it made some profit, but I ended up forgetting about the fights. but anyway, next time I bet on the fights

The only solid strike Irene Aldana was able to connect was in the first round, there was a moment when i thought Amanda Nunes would gas out but Irene Aldana did not pick up the pace and it is sad to see that Amanda Nunes announced her retirement as i wanted to see the rubber match between Julianna Peña as she is the only person that could defeat Amanda Nunes.

Charles never fails to keep your excitement up all through out the game. Even when Charles is down there he still manages to throws elbow and hammer fist to Dariush making him think twice of his plans. When Dariush got the head kick and saw Charles right close to him, he panics right away.

Nunes is too intimidating for Aldana, she just watch Nunes do her thing. At 35 and with two belts still with her, I think its also a good time for Nunes to retire.

Results for the UFC 289, and the retirement of a double champion

Amanda Nunes(1.33) VS Irene Aldana(3.70) - WIN

Great win for Amanda Nunes and Irene Aldana can not do a thing about Nunes, the whole fight was a unanimous decision win for Amanda Nunes from Striking to the ground Amanda Nunes was dominating the fight becomes boring because you can see that Irene Aldana didn't really want to do something about Nunes, and after the fight Amanda Nunes has announced her retirement on the UFC cage, cutting her gloves and leaving it inside the Octagon,

Charles Oliveira(2.35) VS Beneil Dariush(1.68) - WIN

Beneil Dariush couldn't do anything about Charles Oliveira, and Oliveira is one step ahead of Dariush, from striking Charles Oliveira is doing it superbly and he technically doing it pretty well, even when it comes to the ground Charles Oliveira is doing it pretty much fine it was really the performance of the night and for this superb win Charles Oliveira deserves a shot at the title, against Islam Makhachev,

Mike Malott(1.49) VS Adam Fugitt(2.85) - WIN

Now another fight that has done a great finish, Mike Malott did it incredibly great dominating Fugitt from the striking, and after that heavy punch and Adam Fugitt is down he then get into a guillotine choke and I can tell that Choke was tight because Fugitt have tap to it immediately,

Here are the result for my picks for UFC 289

Amanda Nunes VS Irene Aldana ROUND 5 - DECISION - WIN

A dominating performance for Amanda Nunes, Defeating Irene Aldana like that she was dominating the striking and the takedowns and going into the grounds that Irene Aldana wasn't really doing a thing maybe danherbias07 is right Irene Aldana has so much respect for Amanda Nunes to do nothing inside the ring, but it was a great win for Amanda Nunes and a new chapter for her life awaits as she take off his gloves inside the cage, she will surely be a 2-time champion, forever in the UFC, and Dana White also added that even though he would like Amanda to stick around he was happy that Amanda Nunes is happy with her decision,

Charles Oliveira VS Beneil Dariush ROUND 1 - KO/TKO - WIN

A dominating performance for Charles Oliveira and finishing Beneil Dariush in the 1st round what a great performance for the kid, we can see that Oliveira dominates the stand-up, and some say that Oliveira doesn't have head movement but here he is a stud doing so while on the ground where Beneil Dariush was on a dominate position but Charles Oliveira is beating Beneil Dariush while he is on his back on the ground, and that ground performance Charles Oliveira is also one step ahead of Beneil Dariush, I was standing on my feet while watching this,

Mike Malott VS Adam Fugitt ROUND 2 SUBMISSION - WIN

Mike Malott was amazing in that finishing shot that drop Adam Fugitt he capitalized that to deliver a Guillotine Choke to Fugitt, it was amazing 10 wins and 10 Finishes for him Mike Malott is really incredible for now I will surely be looking for him while he fights,

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Edit: Adding up the winnings for my full pick included the fighting Kitties

Jasmine Jasudavicius Defeating Miranda Maverick and Diana Belbiţă defeating Maria Oliveira these are Kitties that are underdog but winning their fights, and it was crazy,

Sad day for the UFC as the best in the women's bantamweight division just retired. Amanda Nunes, what a spectacular energy she showed today. It's been so long since she had been reigning this division, after she said she will retire it shows some glow on her like some weight had been lifted. She is free now.
Thank you, Amanda Nunes.
Irene Aldana didn't even show her true self. Lesser thrown punches which are unusual for her. Frozen or too much respect for her opponent? I think it's the latter. Every round they touch gloves, and at every end of the round they touch gloves again. It's like she didn't even want to win the championship.

Anyway, the 3 fights behind them were superb.
Oliviera with a TKO against Dariush, I think this gives him a chance for a title match, Mike Malott with a submission win to boost the Canadian fans. I thought the energy will passed along the the main event but sadly Aldana did not have a little chance against Nunes.

I think all agree here that Dagestani Fighters are better and best in wrestling. Do you mean Chechnya is Dagestan? If so, then we both agree.

If so, then the word is that many fighters other than Dagestani fighters are below their wrestling level. That doesn't mean they put wrestling down and look down on wrestling, but the fighters in MMA come from a variety of martial arts backgrounds. It was also their previous training camp and the culture of their place that made their fighting style not wrestling.




Okay for my prediction in this match:
Nunes vs Aldana

Even though Nunes has lost before via submission against J Pena, I believe Nunes is still very strong, especially in the Bantamweight Division.

Oliveira vs Dariush

I see a lot of people who favor Oliveira here. I also like Oliveira but if we look at the previous matches, Oliveira still can't overcome Makachev and Chandler's level of Wrestling (Even though Chandler lost but there we can see Oliveira is struggling to submit a wrestler on Chandler's level

Malott vs Fugitt

Previously, Malott did by submission and Fugitt won by TKO. I don't know the strength of these two fighters but I think Malott will win because in previous fights Malott has also won via submission

UFC event is starting soon so you are now safe to transition from watching UCL to real fighting
Co-main event is looking great for me and this should be main event, after Pena dropped out because of injury.
Nunes is total favorite and I think she will do it quickly with KO, but I just don't like anything about her.
Oliveira has a big chance to come back after losing from Islam Makhachev and I think he learned some lessons from that fight.
Dariush is very good fighter, but slight reach advantage and better skills should be in favor of Oliveira.

Here are some of my predictions for main card:

Amanda Nunes  KO-TKO win.
Charles Oliveira win by submission.
Adam Fugitt
Dan Ige
Marc-Andre Barriault

For, I think Amanda Nunes wants a challenge and Julianna Peña is not cut for her anymore many don't really want a rematch again many want a different fighter to fight Amanda Nunes and for me, any fighter in that division will be bulldozed by Nunes raw strength, if only Kayla Harrison was on UFC or even Larissa Pacheco I think those two would be a match for the strength of Amanda Nunes, but surely maybe there is a fighter in the bottom rank that could likely be a match for her,


Beneil Dariush looks really tired, but maybe it is just his expression, and after that face-off, he leaves immediately I think he will surely ready something or feeling something and wants to leave early, or maybe you are right, and because Charles Oliveira looks happy and lively while shaking hands with Dariush I really think he is in his calm demeanor as always, but if you are right then the aggressive explosiveness of Oliveira will be very much viable in this fight and it is a good choice for me in taking the underdog Charles Oliveira,

Check out how Dariush and Olivera looked during weight-ins. Oliveira cut more than needed and looked smiling, but Dariush was perfectly in limit of lightweight, but looked imho exhausted. If he is too much dehydrated, then he is in big troubles in a fight against an aggressive fighter that always pushes forward. It looks more and more that fight is not going to go full distance.

My picks for the UFC 289

Amanda Nunes VS Irene Aldana

The stake odds for this fight are 1.31 for Nunes and 3.50 for Aldana, this matchup might be very one-sided but again if Irene Aldana can pull an upset just like what Alexa Grasso has done this will be the 4th belt to Mexico, I really doubted that could happen, Amanda Nunes is well-rounded when it comes to stand-up I think Irene Aldana is slightly in advantage because of her boxing, but again Nunes can 1 hit KO Aldana and if the going gets tough on the standing she can definitely switch it to the ground and punish Aldana on the ground, so for me, I am going with Amanda Nunes,

Charles Oliveira VS Beneil Dariush

The stake odds for this fight are 2.24 for Oliveira and 1.66 for Dariush, so surprise for the odds are on Beneil Dariush's side, but for this fight, Beneil Dariush will always go with the most convenient way and is more on a technical approach, but Charles Oliveira is a more exciting fighter than Dariush but because both are very well knowledgeable in the BJJ department I think I will give it to both fighters but for me, if it comes with the stand-up striking I am going with Charles Oliveira so for this fight my pick is Charles Oliveira,

Mike Malott VS Adam Fugitt

The stake odds for this fight are 1.46 for Malott and 2.75 for Fugitt, For this fight for me Malott is more exciting to watch than Fugitt, and right now I think Mike Malott has upped his game in every fight he was on, surely both fighters are well rounded both can finish the fight with a stand-up striking and in the ground but for me Mike Malott just got the edge for me so my pick is Mike Malott,

Here are the recorded weigh in vids and face...  Your last chance to check how the fighters look before placing your bets.    It's nice to see everybody nailing their respective weight cuts and looking good at the same time.

UFC 289:  Weigh In Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNFQWl86Msg

UFC 289:  Face Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNqua_NhZZw

Amanda Nunes (135) vs Irene Aldana (135)
Charles Oliveira (154) vs Beneil Dariush (156)
Adam Fugitt (170.75) vs Mike Malott (169.5)
Dan Ige (145.5) vs Nate Landwehr (144.25)
Eryk Anders (184.75) vs Marc-Andre Barriault (185)
Chris Curtis (185.25) vs Nassourdine Imavov (185.5)
Jasmine Jasudavicius (125.25) vs Miranda Maverick (125.5)
Aori Qileng (135) vs Aiemann Zahabi (135.75)
Blake Bilder (145.5) vs Kyle Nelson (145)
David Dvorak (125.5) vs Stephen Erceg (125.5)
Diana Belbita (114.5) vs Maria Oliveira (115.5)

Last couple of vids for Embedded.  I liked this series for some reason.  There's something about Dariush that you like to watch.  He's just cool and whatever.  One of my favorite fighters in the roster.  Too bad I got the other guy to win.  Lol.

UFC 289 Embedded:  Episode 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GusZvMFRL7E

UFC 289 Embedded:  Episode 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPIuFpkEtPE

Good luck to all your bets!

Edit:  Last call to the Multi Master.

UFC 289 - Multi Master Challenge
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sportsbetio-ufc-289-multi-master-challenge-saturday-10-june-5455206

We have the same prediction but not about the knockout.
I like Aldana's opportunity here and I am sure she will not let this go without a good fight. So I think it will end with a decision but with two bloody ladies on camera.
Oh, and I remember that Alexa Grasso versus Valentina Shevchenko fight, I think I won x7 betting for her on that match just to win (I actually forgot to bet for a submission or a TKO/KO). It was spot on, and I think it will also happen here in Nunes versus Aldana fight. I just really doubt the KO but I think I will add it up to my bet after I read your post.
@3.70 for Irene Aldana to win.
@8.00 for KO/TKO
@16.00 for submission (sweet)
@8.20 for decision (hmmm)

Girl Issues. Just kidding.
The hate is there, she said she is weak (Julianna) and the fighting skills are not for a champion. That trilogy should really happen but what if Nunes is defeated in this fight against Aldana? Will they still continue the rematch or retirement will be in the process? Because she said it, it came from her, she can retire if somebody else is holding the belt as long as it's not Pena.

For me it was a draw, and it should end in a draw like I said Islam Makhachev is crushing the stand-up if you watch the fight closely Alexander Volkanovski was pretty much surprised about it, while Makhachev was surprised on the ground defense of Volkanovski that is why this fight was pretty much interesting, but the judge has likely made a point on Islam Makhachev's stand-up domination against Volkanovski that is why Islam Makhachev won the fight,

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Now here are my picks and prediction for the fight tomorrow,

Amanda Nunes(1.33) VS Irene Aldana(3.70)

Super underdog odds for Aldana, likely seeing her be beaten by Nunes, it is just not fair but surely Irene Aldana has no choice she wants a title shot and likely wants to try it, but she is a boxer, if he doesn't have a great takedown defense this is going to be a dominant win for Amanda Nunes, but if Amanda Nunes is not fighting smart here she could likely eat Aldana's striking, but Amanda Nunes is very well rounded, so for this fight my pick is Amanda Nunes,

Charles Oliveira(2.35) VS Beneil Dariush(1.68)

Charles Oliveira for me is the most entertaining to watch than Beneil Dariush both fighters had a solid ground game, but Oliveira will surely go inside the cage with some entertainment value he will likely do some kicks great with his striking and great knowledge in the BJJ department, while Beneil Dariush would likely want to go on a route where there is a convenient to what he would do, likely he is a more technical fighter, and will likely wait for an opening, but Charles Oliveira will not wait for that he will be aggressive towards Dariush, for this fight my pick is Charles Oliveira,

Mike Malott(1.49) VS Adam Fugitt(2.85)

For me Mike Malott is a great fighter, he got a lot of entertaining fights that could go with knockout and submission, but man this kid is really entertaining to watch, while I see Adam Fugitt doesn't stand a chance against Malott, this is going to be a bias prediction for me because I really like how Mike Malott fight, for this match he will likely dominate this one, so my pick is Mike Malott,

Look at those kitties! 


Yes! Charles Oliveira was very aggressive in that fight maybe he is looking at the fight between Islam Makhachev to Adriano Martins as being aggressive like that and wish some punch would connect to knockout Makhachev fast, but that fight with Adriano Martins is really hard to recreate and Islam Makhachev is just we Tad back then so 1 punch was the only thing that Adriano Martins need but Charles Oliveira is just hopeful that his being aggressive can land against Makhachev which is not very effective to the Makhachev now,


After seeing your post I searched the news and I was shocked to see it this might be the mentality that I am talking about for Irene Aldana to win this fight, or this could be a chance for Aldana to be champion, I really think that Amanda Nunes is likely ready to retire, of this could be a trap for Aldana so she would think that Nunes has a weak mindset to retire for me I am not changing what I think I think this could be the last fight for Nunes and it is a right time to retire with a perfect record so Irene Aldana can not underestimate a motivated Nunes,


Aldana will need the smarts of Peña in order to make the right decision if she is going to push something it should be at a given right time, is Amanda Nunes would likely do some mistakes on her part I think Aldana will need to capitalize on this and initiate the finishing blow for Amanda Nunes,

I think that Volkanovski beat Islam or in worst case, I would say it was draw but officially, Islam won the fight, c'mon. At the end of the fight, Volkanovski was on top of Islam, punching him on the face. That matters a lot!

In word underrated, I mean, other fighters don't prioritize it the way Chechnya guys do. Dustin Poirier is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt but can you compare his wrestling to Chechnya fighters? Who showed you real good wrestling skills other than Chechnya guys? Most of the time we see boxing and leg kicks, we rarely see wrestling with other UFC fighters. I don't say it's bad, no, I prefer to watch boxing and leg kicks over wrestling but all I'm saying is that, it's fact, wrestling pays back better.

Yes, Aldana still has a small chance that he could have if he could do it.
Julianna Pena at that time was very smart, she could make Nunes make mistakes so that she could turn a small chance to win into a big opportunity until she finally beat Nunes and became the champion title holder.
But if you look at Aldana and Julianna Pena, they are very different and Nunes can definitely beat Aldana more easily than beating Julianna Pena.
If Julianna Pena is not injured and it is her who will fight for the title against Nunes then there is still a high possibility that the title will move back into her hands.

Does this answer during an interview imply that Amanda Nunes might retire after this fight? Does it also imply that she does not care if she loses her championship if the opponent is not Julianna Peña? This type of mental attitude from a champion is not good.

Aldana might also be underestimated for this fight very much similar to how sexy kitty Alexa Grasso was underestimated vs. Valentina. My prediction, we will witness another Mexican lady become a UFC champion. Aldana will win with a knockout on round 3 hehehe.



Her 12-fight, six-year unbeaten streak had been broken, and there was certainly nothing left for her to prove after she had reigned as a simultaneous two-division UFC champion. In fact, Nunes had beaten every single woman who’d ever held UFC gold at either bantamweight or featherweight.

Then a harsh realization washed over Nunes like a cold bucket of water, and she immediately changed her mind.

"I decided to not retire, because if I retire, I leave my belt with Julianna,” Nunes said during UFC 289 media day. “No way. No way. It can be with somebody else, but with Julianna, no."

Source https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/6/7/23753218/amanda-nunes-considered-retirement-but-couldnt-stomach-leaving-with-julianna-pena-as-champ

How can you say that wrestling is underrated in the UFC? That sounds really funny to me. By this time almost all fighters in the UFC have been practicing wrestling for their ground game. They know that without Wrestling one would not be at the top level of a UFC fighter.

In the Lightweight division, fighters like Charles, Dustin, Justin, Dariush, Gamrot, Arman, Tony, and pretty much everyone in the Top 15 don't take wrestling for granted. They are all wrestlers. Dustin, Justin, Dariush are boxers who are also very good at their wrestling.

And then you say that they prioritize boxing? Bro seriously? The fighters train with their fighting style, namely standing fight or ground fight BUT they keep learning other fighting styles to add to their skillset.


Make Charles to be the champion and then that match will become a deal. That is if The Great still chooses to get the double champ tittle.  

Charles Oliveira definitely throws out the word technical in that fight and net the punching does the talking which is not a good idea for Islam Makhachev because a great technical battle will always prove that it will win than just throwing down your all like nothing ever matters, and so Makhachev take him to the ground it was a bittersweet failure for Oliveira, probably the most questionable fight he takes because his fighting style is very much different,


Well, Islam Makhachev has proven that he got striking  a technical one even and he proves it when he fights Oliveira but one thing is for certain, he will always go down to his roots and that is wrestling, and so the fight ended with a submission on Oliveira, which shows the power of Makhachev,

If Oliveira would fight Volkanovski there is no question Volkanovski is just greater of a technical striker than Makhachev but Makhachev strike Volkanovski which is surprising for Volkanovski, and Wrestling is not an issue with the ground defense of Volkanovski that is more surprising to Makhachev for me if I could judge the fight I will make is a draw,