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^KHabib was surely never on any kind of steroids. Anyone in the UFC could be on steroids. But not Habib if there was only one legit person in the UFC it was Khabib. I absolutely do not believe that he ever used any performance-enhancing drugs.

The punishment is also certainly very weak in the UFC. The punishment has to be a lot more severe. Otherwise, people are actually not going to stop doing steroids. I was actually very surprised when I heard then a white saying that Jon Jones was actually caught taking performance-enhancing drugs but it was very small in terms of its amount. It doesn't matter if it was a lot or not. He should have been punished a lot more severely compared to what he was."


^I honestly believe there was no one in the combat sports actually more disciplined than Khabib. There was nothing to his life other than training and praying. I have seen some videos of him trying to cut wet. It was very difficult for him. But he did that anyway. And we all know he has been wrestling bears since a young age. So it is not hard to understand why he is so good at his craft.

It is not a secret than Jon Jones likes to party and the first thing that was popped was benzoylecgonine which was a byproduct of cocaine. Second time popped for clomiphene and letrozole from a contaminated out of counter cialis pill and the third time for Turinabol and the levels that were in his system has no performance enhancing capabilities as per the USADA and now the rules have changed for certain levels because some of the athletes are getting punished for accidental dosage which have no enhancing capabilities from food and out of counter medicines. So you cannot really claim that Jon Jones was on steroid because he was never a muscular fighter rather he wins because of his talents.

If someone is doping for this long then he will be having testosterone issues once he stops using PED so he needs to undergo TRT treatment and there is a reason TRT is not allowed and how the fighters who were undergoing them lost all their muscle mass like Vitor Belfort, Alistair Overeem, Rampage Jackson etc.

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OneFC backs out of Francis Ngannou deal as he was not ready for a $20 million deal with them and reports are coming out that he wanted a position in the board of directors  .

He is getting irrelevant just like Francis Ngannou and he surely needs to do something about it, and for that to be irrelevant again, he chooses the fighter that no one wants to face, and that is Khamzat Chimaev, for me this is pretty much dangerous fight for Kamaru Usman Career if Khamzat Chimaev will be interested in him, but I think Chimaev will start aiming at big fights for now, and a 2 losing streak fighter, Kamaru Usman is on the verge of killing his career if he does this, well this is what I think for now, Usman is in big trouble now,


Many sure believe that Cejudo is still got it, and against Sterling, Henry Cejudo might have known something from Sterling to return and to fight him, and because Henry Cejudo is likely training the likes of Demetrious Johnson, that wins against Adriano Moraes, Zhang Weili that won against Carla Esparza, and Jon Jones that won against Ciryl Gane, so for this superstars, Sterling is a readable opponent for Cejudo,

While Belal Muhammad is training under Khabib Nurmagomedov when Belal Muhammad is talking about his training with Khabib it is tremendously hard for him because in Khabib's camp is a monster and he changes his mindset while on that camp, for me Gilbert Burns is great but Belal Muhammad training in Nurmagomedov's camp you can not set that aside, Belal Muhammad is a different man in his previous post,


For sure Cejudo is that guy, and whatever version of Henry Cejudo will show he can give us a great fight with Aljamain Sterling, pretty much there are

the truth is that the UFC, in addition to fights, the fighter has an image that he must preserve, being more specific when a fighter wins fights, he conquers many fans, and the fans like this fighter because he has fast punches, or is a fighter with strong punches, or being a fighter with good martial arts, or being a fighter that in the octagon does things that irritate the opponent, but something specific makes the fans like this fighter and as a consequence this fighter becomes very popular, wins a lot media attention, it gets a lot of sponsors, obviously it gets attention from Dana White who is a very critical president

Now imagine this fighter who won many fights, everyone considers him strong, and news appears that he is using steroids, the fighter is banned for 2 years, this will make the fighter lose everything, in 2 years he will lose sponsorships, fans , you will lose all attention from Dana White who may not call you for a fight anymore. this fighter loses a lot, that's why even if it seems that the punishment is small, in practice they are not small punishments, and in the long term the fighters will not use steroids anymore because they will be afraid of being caught and banned and losing everything

Playing stand up vs Cejudo could prove detrimental for Sterlng as Cejudo has the power and is the more explosive guy.  I think the best match to watch to somehow gauge Cejudo and how he might fare against Sterling is Cejudo's match up vs Dominick Cruz.  Cruz is an unorthodox striker just like Sterling and was also a collegiate wrestler, again like Sterling.

https://www.mma-core.com/videos/Henry_Cejudo_vs_Dominick_Cruz_Full_Fight_UFC_249_Part_I/10352059

So yeah, it all depends what kind of Cejudo shows up in the cage.  If it's the prime Cejudo then he's gonna finish Sterling imho.


I think it's a good match up for both.  Usman will be a good litmus test for Chimaev and if Chimaev gets the W then we def now know he's good to go for a title shot.  On the other hand if Usman wins his stock goes back up again.  And the fight would be a banger.  

Imho Khabib trick was a combination of talent and ability to cut weight. It is not a secret that every fighter is bigger on a fight day than he was during weight ins. But Khabib was always heavier than most of the fighters. I think that because cutting weigh was always difficult for him. As to talent, everyone are talented in UFC, otherwise they would have been on amateur level forever. But I agree that he has perfect discipline. A mix of talent, discipline and proper coach is what makes fighter a champion.

I genuinely believe that Khabib has never been on steroids, I believe he is 100% natural. The dedication and the mentality he had, the area where he grew, his childhood, he is just a natural talent with enormous discipline. Other UFC fighters are more likely on Steroids, I would confidently say that 99.9% of them would cheat at some point in their life, including PEDs, HIV Hydration or some other kind of indirect performance enhancers that are not so known or used specifically for performance.

And the punishment is really, really weak. The permanent advantage it gives to fighters far outweighs the months or 2-4 years suspension. But Dana White loves money so much and enhanced fighters can make so good match, I bet he wants 0 punishment but he has no choice.

Yeah high likely, he's a slight favorite in this match even though he out from the rank table, so most people are predicting he will win this fight. He have two titles before, which mean he should be better than Sterling. I think there's a high possibility if Henry will win via KO, maybe after this win Henry will become top 2 men's pound for pound top rank

The another good fight is Gilbert Burns vs Belal Muhammad, I think Gilbert Burns will able to beat Belal because he's well rounded than Belal.

I bet for Chimaev, I think he's a rising star like Makhachev.

Kamaru Usman has started throwing fight calls against  Chimaev After two losses, I think people have started to forget about former champion, and now he has started to show some activity in media. Previously, when Usman was a champ, he has refused offers to fight from Chimaev. Now, when Chimaev is planning to face Costa in middleweight, Usman, a welterweight is calling Chimaev for a fight. That would be really interesting to watch imho.

A great fight to behold I always thought that Henry Cejudo is still active because of his training with other fighters not just coaching them with stuff and how the grapple works but training with them personally not what if He had some sparring sessions with Jon Jones he doesn't show in the camera, that was a heavyweight he was training with and imagine if he can manage to submit Jon Jones then Aljamain Sterling should be careful about it Cejudo might have retired but doesn't mean that he isn't training at all,


I also think the same Henry Cejudo is still in shape with those training partners he has and judging from his fight with Moraes, you can see that Cejudo doesn't have the height but I think he can catch up to Aljamain Sterling with his strength I think he is conditioning for the grappling for sure because he knew that Sterling will be active with the grapple, but in my opinion, Aljamain Sterling will stay in the stand-up and will unleash multiple strikes because he knew the power of Cejudo on the ground, but I think Cejudo will manage to get him on the ground for sure,


Oh, you have posted the Multi-Master Cool will check up on it later because I am still fixing my picks for the coming event.

Sportsbet.io - UFC 288 - Multi Master Challenge - (Saturday)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sportsbetio-ufc-288-multi-master-challenge-saturday-5450877

^You guys remember when Nick/Nate Diaz openly said that everybody is on steroids? As days go by I keep thinking if that was actually true or not. Steroids are obviously going to have an advantage.

Actually, it will have a very big advantage when we compare the guy who is not taking any steroids with a guy who has taken even a little bit of it. I think the punishment should be if someone is caught using steroids he is not going to be able to have any type of contract with the UFC for 6 years. That is going to keep them off the juice.

Yup...  Cejudo remained somewhat active in training during his days in retirement.  But more on training other fighters for their matches rather than training himself for a match.  And I think he's pretty good at it at Fight Ready MMA with Eddie Cha.

It could even make him more of a cerebral fighter as he has now a lot of inputs in how these different fighters fight in the cage because he studied them a lot.  The line is a coin flip tho.  Would've preferred Cejudo as the underdog.

Anyway here are some vids to watch.

UFC 288:  Countdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAS3Tr6Xx2c

UFC Free Fight:  Cejudo vs Moraes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vaom9LWarQ

UFC Free Fight:  Sterling vs Sandhagen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prc8lWaMTTo

I recently saw a video of DC where he says that if John Jones wasn't using PEDs every time, he may wouldn't be able to beat him. And now, I was thinking about what's the sanction for Steroid usage in UFC and I'm really amazed, it starts from Public Warning to usually max 2 years suspension. I don't understand the logic here, one can abuse steroids for years, for example from 17 to 24 and then start fight in UFC. In 7 years with many cycles, one can gain a lot of strength and power, even if he has to come off from cycle forever, scientifically, past steroid user has a huge advantage over full natural guy, it has to do thing with permanent dna change, muscular memory, increased muscle-mind connection. What's the logic? Why isn't there stricter sanctions?

UFC Wada Sanctions

Now that is the main event fight that people should not miss. I think Henry, after a 3 year pause, is still able to take compete on a high level and become a champion. I think he is same prodigy fighter like Jon Jones (even though I dont like him), that is always ready to perform on high level. I also think that it will be a repeat of Jones vs Gane fight, when a fighter after a pause is still a favorite and Henry would win. Anyway, this is going to be a cats and mice game, who will be first to catch his opponent and submit.

Congrats to those guys that won Pay of The Night for sure they really deserve this payment for that incredible Performance that they have shown, the win was really worth it, and now that the event is finished I think we are ready to move on to the next Main event, and this is the UFC 288

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo



Saturday 05.06.2023 at 06:00 PM ET
Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
Location: Newark, New Jersey, United States

MAIN EVENT
Aljamain Sterling VS Henry Cejudo

CO-MAIN EVENT
Belal Muhammad VS Gilbert Burns

MAIN CARD
Jéssica Andrade VS Xiaonan Yan
Movsar Evloev VS Bryce Mitchell
Kron Gracie VS Charles Jourdain

PRELIMINARY CARD
Drew Dober VS Matt Frevola
Devin Clark VS Kennedy Nzechukwu
Khaos Williams VS Rolando Bedoya
Marina Rodriguez VS Virna Jandiroba
Parker Porter VS Braxton Smith
Ikram Aliskerov VS Phil Hawes
Zhalgas Zhumagulov VS Rafael Estevam
Joseph Holmes VS Claudio Ribeiro
Daniel Santos VS Johnny Munoz Jr.

Information was from Tapology: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/97782-ufc-fight-night

Yes, it was really a close striking game for both fighters Rodolfo Vieira got 81.1% while Cody Brundage has 80.4% total strikes while on significant strikes Vieira got 66.7% and Brundage got 69.0 but those takedowns from Rodolfo surely has a point aswell, those Submission attempts is what Rodolfo Vieira was ready at that Guillotine Choke they also say that they are expecting Cody Brundage to execute it and that is the timing that they will jump to the triangle choke for that good finish on Brundage, and I think Rodolfo Vieira's camp pretty much did a great job in making a plan like that, so kudos to them,

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Congratulation to Song Yadong, Caio Borralho, Rodolfo Vieira, and Marcus McGhee for taking the POTN or UFC Pay Off The Night because of their amazing performance and finishes they really deserve it, and a debut fight for Marcus "Maniac" McGhee this is his 1st fight in the UFC from LFA to UFC, he really deserves it,

It was a really close fight when you asses the striking aspect, at one point i thought Cody Brundage would finish Rodolfo Vieira as he was rocked really hard multiple times and the referee could have called off the fight but the referee gave ample time and when it comes to the ground game Rodolfo Vieira was able to switch the positions when Brundage went for the guillotine and it was tight but his hands got tired and Vieira was able to survive, reverse the position and went for the finish.

Winning bets for you are Marin Buday, Jamey-Lyn Horth, Rodolfo Vieira, and Caio Borralho, while Stephanie Egger, Josh Quinlan, and the main event Ricky Simón, it was an unexpected turn of events and I thought that Ricky Simon will be a different fighter here but he was really still the same he surely had a couple of different move on his sleeve but nothing so shocking but Son Yadong he is a different fighter, now he has decent takedown defense so decent that Simon throws 9 and Yadong have defended 7 of it, and that slipping punch of Yadong was really a game changer for him, it was a great watch in my opinion,

While Caio Borralho had a dominating performance against Michał Oleksiejczuk and only in round 2 he can win the fight, it was a tremendous win and after that, he challenge Derex Brunson,


Yadong Song(1.99) VS Ricky Simón(1.83) - LOST

Song Yadong has power for sure and he got a decent takedown defense Ricky Simon can surely throw takedowns but most of them were defended by Song Yadong, and from what I see Yadong Song does have a great counter and it is not some ordinary counter but you can see that he is evading the punch of Simon at the same time, pretty much Yadong is a good observer and he surely observe Simon well and that is why he surely knows what punch comes next for Simon and he timing that Knockout punch on him, That is why I lost this fight and rely more on fighters that Wrestle,


Caio Borralho(1.28) VS Michał Oleksiejczuk(3.75) - WIN

Caio Borralho was dominating the fight and that double-leg takedown was the key to his finish but the thing is Caio Borralho is also good at the stand up and those kicks because of his height he got long reach kicks for sure but going into the ground he is really amazing in finishing Michal Oleksiejczuk,

Rodolfo Vieira didn't wait for him to be gassed out he has a solution to the problem and that is to finish Cody Brundage fast, but Rodolfo Viera in the interview that they are expecting Brundage to press the guillotine choke on him so he jumped and switched off to the triangle choke and that have gotten Cody Brundage to tap, in pain,

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These are the results of my picks on the UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simón

Yadong Song VS Ricky Simón ROUND 5 KO/TKO - LOST

Song Yadong got power in his punches no doubt about it, but the key for him to victory is to pressure Ricky Simon on the fence because this could diminish Ricky Simon's aggression and some of his takedowns could be predicted by Song Yadong, surely I lost the bet but I also have seen that Song can also win this fight, and Song Yadong can definitely wait for the right timing to slip his punches to be effective and he is using faints now, and that knockout punch in Simon surely seen the power in it that knockdown Simon, then follow up to the ground with a hammer fist,

Caio Borralho VS Michał Oleksiejczuk ROUND 2 SUBMISSION - WIN

It was a dominating fight his reach definitely made the fight easy and going into the double leg takedown he said for sure that he got the best double leg in the division, that surely got Michal Oleksiejczuk, and why do I see Paulo Costa on him, but surely Caio Borralho got a big win and he is now challenging Derek Brunson for a fight,

Cody Brundage VS Rodolfo Vieira ROUND 2 SUBMISSION - WIN

Rodolfo Vieira was really expecting that Guillotine Choke from Brundage it was a great performance to withstand that Guillotine choke and switch to a triangle choke of his own, which led Brundage to tap, I think even though Rodolfo Vieira doesn't have much on his gas tank if he can finish the fight in 1 to 2 rounds then that gas tank issue is not really a problem,