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Quote from: Hanadawa on October 28, 2024, 10:28:19 AM

I said it’s not easy to beat Max because he’s fought a lot of high level fighters in the UFC. Of course the striker’s weakness is wrestling but so far Max has pretty good cardio and takedown defense. If Topuria wins it will have to be through wrestling because it’s very hard to win a fight on the judges’ scorecards because Max always has a lot of significant striking. That’s what I thought. What I didn’t realize is that Topuria has a lot of power in his weight class. It’s not easy to take Max down in his weight class so I was really surprised Max went to sleep. Topuria’s power level is completely different than any other fighter in the featherweight division. I think Topuria is going to be the new king of the division for a long time.

I thought the same. I even said that Topuria would be stupid to engage in the striking match with Max, but he was confident of his skills and it paid off.
But seriously, who would have expected Max to lose by KO? It never happened to him before even when fighting guys from a higher weight class.

Quote from: TopTort777 on October 29, 2024, 05:06:08 AM

Who has noticed that Chimaev has changed greatly? Not as a fighter, but as a person. Compared with his jungle behaviour, running to octagon, being loud on conference. With a humbler person with glasses, sitting calmly. Does anyone knows what happened to him or have any clue why a person could change so much ? He is like turned from aggressive teenager into 40 yo adult Cheesy

It's called growing up Grin

It used to happen during your teens, but now we're in the age of men-children and the process is delayed. For some, it never happens.

But seriously, I think he got humbled down by whatever illness he was going through. I don't think they made what it was public, but Dana said it was bad. Things like that can temper your ego and show how fragile we all really are.

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Quote from: tokeweed on October 29, 2024, 06:16:18 AM

^ It depends on the opponent. Whittaker is a good guy and one of the nicest guys in the UFC so he had no reason to act all savage and sh*t.

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Quote from: tokeweed on October 27, 2024, 08:33:14 AM

So with that, what's the UFC gonna do? I think they should match up Chim with DDP for DDP's next title defense instead of the rematch vs Sean Strickland.

I am really interested now about the future of Ankalaev. He was promised to have a title fight against Pereira if he shows a good performance against Rakic. With that, I think Dana expected a knockout or a submission. But we got UD. In fact, Rakic took the first round. I really wonder if such performance was enough for Ankalaev, or he would be tested against, with Prochazka for example. Btw, Jiri and Magomed are both on #1 place in LH. A bug or such situation is possible?

I think Ankalaev is still gonna get it just because there's no one else. And the main draw is Pereira which is an easy sell. They could even do it in Brazil.

Am I the only one who has noticed, that top Dagestani fighters prefer, love to fight in UAE? Would be an awkward situation if Ankalaev refuses to fight Pereira in Brazil, but says that he wants a fight in UAE Cheesy

On UFC 308 there was a fight with strange decision. Rinat Fakhretdinov vs Carlos Leal, first fight in prelims. I though that Leal won it. Leal defended all take down attempts, almost every punch he has landed, Rinat blocked with his face. Fight result: UD by Fakhretdinov.

Mmm... Yeah, dunno what that is. Lol. But I think it's less hassle, less travel time and less visa issues than traveling stateside.

But with Ankalaev's case if he really wants the title and the fight is in Brazil then he needs to quit being a p*ssy and man up to get it. He's a fighter ffs.

Whittaker is good guy, but I dont remember Usman, Li Jingliang or Burn being assholes. They do say default stuff like "I am going KO my opponent" or "I am going to beat you like a child", but Chimaevs pre and post fight behaviour was different.

Yeap, Ankalaev should stop his behaviour. Have you heard, that he recently start to put forward conditions when he is ready to fight Pereira? He has told, that he wont be fighting Pereira during Ramadan. That is March-April 2025. He is about to get his biggest life chance, but he is acting like UFC and Pereira owe him something... Not surprised if Pereira wont wait for that bs, and will fight Krylov or Oezdemir, and Ankalaev will get Jiri. Ankalaev instead of training mma, would better teach English and trashtalk skill. As UFC audience prefer trashtalk, drama and something dirty to undefeated record or win streak.

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Quote from: TopTort777 on October 29, 2024, 05:06:08 AM

Who has noticed that Chimaev has changed greatly? Not as a fighter, but as a person. Compared with his jungle behaviour, running to octagon, being loud on conference. With a humbler person with glasses, sitting calmly. Does anyone knows what happened to him or have any clue why a person could change so much ? He is like turned from aggressive teenager into 40 yo adult Cheesy

Rumor was that he just got out of depression. He was just tamed this time, maybe he was advised not to shout killing everyone this time or he won't be fighting again on US soil. But his face looks so bright and happy as a kid.

Looks more like a after depression period, or something with his head. As others talk crap more than him, yet still get US visa Cheesy

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Quote from: TopTort777 on October 29, 2024, 05:06:08 AM

Who has noticed that Chimaev has changed greatly? Not as a fighter, but as a person. Compared with his jungle behaviour, running to octagon, being loud on conference. With a humbler person with glasses, sitting calmly. Does anyone knows what happened to him or have any clue why a person could change so much ? He is like turned from aggressive teenager into 40 yo adult Cheesy

Rumor was that he just got out of depression. He was just tamed this time, maybe he was advised not to shout killing everyone this time or he won't be fighting again on US soil. But his face looks so bright and happy as a kid.

Quote from: l99l on October 28, 2024, 03:37:36 PM

Amir Albazi is the challenger. He was supposed to have a match with Brandon Monero a while ago, but it was canceled.
Brandon Monero also had a match with Brandon Royval, it was their second match. UFC Vegas 98 night.
They both fought great in that match. Amir Albazi's record is also pretty good, he only has one defeat, 17-1 is a good career to be a candidate for the belt.
I also recommend watch to the Brandon Moreno and Royval match, Monero was losing here, Royval was a match where he threw great shots.
Moreno fought well even though he lost, Moreno can be analyzed well from this match.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL33gm1_7KU

Albazi should be fighting for a title shot. He even won against Kara but maybe they are giving Monero one last chance in this division despite his loss with Royval. He should be going up with Figue.

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^ It depends on the opponent. Whittaker is a good guy and one of the nicest guys in the UFC so he had no reason to act all savage and sh*t.

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Quote from: tokeweed on October 27, 2024, 08:33:14 AM

So with that, what's the UFC gonna do? I think they should match up Chim with DDP for DDP's next title defense instead of the rematch vs Sean Strickland.

I am really interested now about the future of Ankalaev. He was promised to have a title fight against Pereira if he shows a good performance against Rakic. With that, I think Dana expected a knockout or a submission. But we got UD. In fact, Rakic took the first round. I really wonder if such performance was enough for Ankalaev, or he would be tested against, with Prochazka for example. Btw, Jiri and Magomed are both on #1 place in LH. A bug or such situation is possible?

I think Ankalaev is still gonna get it just because there's no one else. And the main draw is Pereira which is an easy sell. They could even do it in Brazil.

Am I the only one who has noticed, that top Dagestani fighters prefer, love to fight in UAE? Would be an awkward situation if Ankalaev refuses to fight Pereira in Brazil, but says that he wants a fight in UAE Cheesy

On UFC 308 there was a fight with strange decision. Rinat Fakhretdinov vs Carlos Leal, first fight in prelims. I though that Leal won it. Leal defended all take down attempts, almost every punch he has landed, Rinat blocked with his face. Fight result: UD by Fakhretdinov.

Mmm... Yeah, dunno what that is. Lol. But I think it's less hassle, less travel time and less visa issues than traveling stateside.

But with Ankalaev's case if he really wants the title and the fight is in Brazil then he needs to quit being a p*ssy and man up to get it. He's a fighter ffs.

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Who has noticed that Chimaev has changed greatly? Not as a fighter, but as a person. Compared with his jungle behaviour, running to octagon, being loud on conference. With a humbler person with glasses, sitting calmly. Does anyone knows what happened to him or have any clue why a person could change so much ? He is like turned from aggressive teenager into 40 yo adult Cheesy

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Quote from: tokeweed on October 28, 2024, 07:01:02 AM

Here's the next event.

Date: Saturday, Nov 2
Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+): 8:00pm EST
Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+): 5:00pm EST
Venue: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta

Main Card (PPV)
Brandon Moreno vs Amir Albazi
Erin Blanchfield vs Rose Namajunas
Derrick Lewis vs Jhonata Diniz
Caio Machado vs Brendson Ribeiro
Marc-Andre Barriault vs Dustin Stoltzfus
Mike Malott vs Trevin Giles

Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+)
Aiemann Zahabi vs Pedro Munhoz
Ariane da Silva vs Jasmine Jasudavicius
Charles Jourdain vs Victor Henry
Jack Shore vs Youssef Zalal
Alexander Romanov vs Rodrigo Nascimento
Serhiy Sidey vs Garrett Armfield
Chad Anheliger vs Cody Gibson
Jamey-Lyn Horth vs Ivana Petrovic

Amir Albazi is the challenger. He was supposed to have a match with Brandon Monero a while ago, but it was canceled.
Brandon Monero also had a match with Brandon Royval, it was their second match. UFC Vegas 98 night.
They both fought great in that match. Amir Albazi's record is also pretty good, he only has one defeat, 17-1 is a good career to be a candidate for the belt.
I also recommend watch to the Brandon Moreno and Royval match, Monero was losing here, Royval was a match where he threw great shots.
Moreno fought well even though he lost, Moreno can be analyzed well from this match.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL33gm1_7KU

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Quote from: pawel7777 on October 27, 2024, 02:48:10 AM

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I said it’s not easy to beat Max because he’s fought a lot of high level fighters in the UFC. Of course the striker’s weakness is wrestling but so far Max has pretty good cardio and takedown defense. If Topuria wins it will have to be through wrestling because it’s very hard to win a fight on the judges’ scorecards because Max always has a lot of significant striking. That’s what I thought. What I didn’t realize is that Topuria has a lot of power in his weight class. It’s not easy to take Max down in his weight class so I was really surprised Max went to sleep. Topuria’s power level is completely different than any other fighter in the featherweight division. I think Topuria is going to be the new king of the division for a long time.

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Quote from: tokeweed on October 28, 2024, 07:01:02 AM

Quote from: TopTort777 on October 28, 2024, 03:15:56 AM

Quote from: tokeweed on October 27, 2024, 08:33:14 AM

So with that, what's the UFC gonna do? I think they should match up Chim with DDP for DDP's next title defense instead of the rematch vs Sean Strickland.

I am really interested now about the future of Ankalaev. He was promised to have a title fight against Pereira if he shows a good performance against Rakic. With that, I think Dana expected a knockout or a submission. But we got UD. In fact, Rakic took the first round. I really wonder if such performance was enough for Ankalaev, or he would be tested against, with Prochazka for example. Btw, Jiri and Magomed are both on #1 place in LH. A bug or such situation is possible?

I think Ankalaev is still gonna get it just because there's no one else. And the main draw is Pereira which is an easy sell. They could even do it in Brazil.

Am I the only one who has noticed, that top Dagestani fighters prefer, love to fight in UAE? Would be an awkward situation if Ankalaev refuses to fight Pereira in Brazil, but says that he wants a fight in UAE Cheesy

On UFC 308 there was a fight with strange decision. Rinat Fakhretdinov vs Carlos Leal, first fight in prelims. I though that Leal won it. Leal defended all take down attempts, almost every punch he has landed, Rinat blocked with his face. Fight result: UD by Fakhretdinov.

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Quote from: l99l on October 27, 2024, 11:59:43 AM

It was a nice fun night, it was one of the cards I liked. Good matches were chosen, the only match I got bored of was the Magomed Ankalaev match, I doubt they will set him up for a belt match.
They can make me wait a bit. İbo Aslan was the opening match of the main card, we started the night well with a great knockout.
Then I saw a finish I hadn't seen before, an interesting finish from Sara with a double spinning backfist.
Whittaker and Max Holloway made me a little upset, but I knew it would happen. I took a little risk for Max Holloway, it wasn't that important, it was just a meal Cheesy

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Khamzat is a real bear stranglehold, I'm sure he'll go much higher.

They say Whittaker's jaw was badly damaged. It doesn't look like he has a chance; if he stayed up, he would be ragdolled.
Topuria is real. He seems not sweating at all while Holloway is already running out of breath even in the 2nd round. He has to throw kicks and jabs otherwise Topuria could draw close to him which can easily swing. Yep he did what he promised to KO Holloway.

I wonder if those who added Holloway to their parlay cashed out when they saw Holloway struggle to fight. It was tempting, but holding on to it is indeed a bad decision.

Yup! And to think that Holloway has one of the better cardios in the UFC. It was Topuria's relentless pressure not giving Holloway any space. But at his age in 145, it could also be the weight cut. It could be draining him now.

As for Whittaker, they say that his teeth moved to different places... Oof.

Here's the next event.

Date: Saturday, Nov 2
Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+): 8:00pm EST
Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+): 5:00pm EST
Venue: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta

Main Card (PPV)
Brandon Moreno vs Amir Albazi
Erin Blanchfield vs Rose Namajunas
Derrick Lewis vs Jhonata Diniz
Caio Machado vs Brendson Ribeiro
Marc-Andre Barriault vs Dustin Stoltzfus
Mike Malott vs Trevin Giles

Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+)
Aiemann Zahabi vs Pedro Munhoz
Ariane da Silva vs Jasmine Jasudavicius
Charles Jourdain vs Victor Henry
Jack Shore vs Youssef Zalal
Alexander Romanov vs Rodrigo Nascimento
Serhiy Sidey vs Garrett Armfield
Chad Anheliger vs Cody Gibson
Jamey-Lyn Horth vs Ivana Petrovic

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Quote from: tokeweed on October 27, 2024, 08:33:14 AM

So with that, what's the UFC gonna do? I think they should match up Chim with DDP for DDP's next title defense instead of the rematch vs Sean Strickland.

I am really interested now about the future of Ankalaev. He was promised to have a title fight against Pereira if he shows a good performance against Rakic. With that, I think Dana expected a knockout or a submission. But we got UD. In fact, Rakic took the first round. I really wonder if such performance was enough for Ankalaev, or he would be tested against, with Prochazka for example. Btw, Jiri and Magomed are both on #1 place in LH. A bug or such situation is possible?

I think Ankalaev is still gonna get it just because there's no one else. And the main draw is Pereira which is an easy sell. They could even do it in Brazil.

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Quote from: pawel7777 on October 26, 2024, 05:26:39 AM

I'm not surprised. To have this many successful fighters for a country with a population of less than 4 million is really something unusual. I'll be guessing that wrestling (and maybe other martial arts) must be quite popular there, similar to how it is in Dagestan. It can't be just a coincidence.

We and Dagestanis are both Caucasians, centuries ago we were the same but many wars have happened during centuries that caused a separation. Our men are genetically strong and we also grow up in an environment where you have to be physically strong to not get bullied. People are getting more soft these days but when I was growing up, crime mentality and violence were more common.

Merab Dvalishvili made Sean O'Malley look normal and Ilia Topuria also made Max Holloway look normal. I don't watch UFC but from the reviews and videos that I saw of Max Holloway, I was expecting a good resistance from him but Topuria was dominating him. I can say the same about Sean. Both Sean and Max were frozen in front of these fighters.

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Quote from: tokeweed on October 27, 2024, 08:33:14 AM

So with that, what's the UFC gonna do? I think they should match up Chim with DDP for DDP's next title defense instead of the rematch vs Sean Strickland.

I am really interested now about the future of Ankalaev. He was promised to have a title fight against Pereira if he shows a good performance against Rakic. With that, I think Dana expected a knockout or a submission. But we got UD. In fact, Rakic took the first round. I really wonder if such performance was enough for Ankalaev, or he would be tested against, with Prochazka for example. Btw, Jiri and Magomed are both on #1 place in LH. A bug or such situation is possible?

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Quote from: l99l on October 27, 2024, 11:59:43 AM

It was a nice fun night, it was one of the cards I liked. Good matches were chosen, the only match I got bored of was the Magomed Ankalaev match, I doubt they will set him up for a belt match.
They can make me wait a bit. İbo Aslan was the opening match of the main card, we started the night well with a great knockout.
Then I saw a finish I hadn't seen before, an interesting finish from Sara with a double spinning backfist.
Whittaker and Max Holloway made me a little upset, but I knew it would happen. I took a little risk for Max Holloway, it wasn't that important, it was just a meal Cheesy

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Khamzat is a real bear stranglehold, I'm sure he'll go much higher.

They say Whittaker's jaw was badly damaged. It doesn't look like he has a chance; if he stayed up, he would be ragdolled.
Topuria is real. He seems not sweating at all while Holloway is already running out of breath even in the 2nd round. He has to throw kicks and jabs otherwise Topuria could draw close to him which can easily swing. Yep he did what he promised to KO Holloway.

I wonder if those who added Holloway to their parlay cashed out when they saw Holloway struggle to fight. It was tempting, but holding on to it is indeed a bad decision.

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It was a nice fun night, it was one of the cards I liked. Good matches were chosen, the only match I got bored of was the Magomed Ankalaev match, I doubt they will set him up for a belt match.
They can make me wait a bit. İbo Aslan was the opening match of the main card, we started the night well with a great knockout.
Then I saw a finish I hadn't seen before, an interesting finish from Sara with a double spinning backfist.
Whittaker and Max Holloway made me a little upset, but I knew it would happen. I took a little risk for Max Holloway, it wasn't that important, it was just a meal Cheesy

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Khamzat is a real bear stranglehold, I'm sure he'll go much higher.

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^ I expected to see something way better from Whittaker tbh, esp after how Chim has fought against those ones like Usman and Burns. I mean I'm not saying Chim was surely gonna lose, it's just I didn't expect it to be so easy. Lmao...

So with that, what's the UFC gonna do? I think they should match up Chim with DDP for DDP's next title defense instead of the rematch vs Sean Strickland.

And yeah... Topuria looked really good.

UFC 308: Post Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGleo7ExGOY

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Nice event. Co-main event result was rather expected, take down and control from very start of the fight. I am not even sure that Whittaker managed to throw something. And his injury was really nasty. Cant even imagine if there is an easy approach to fix his jaw/teeth. He is out for a very long period, as one thing is wheb you are out but can do most of functions, the other is when it is hard to eat snd you have low energy all the time.

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No surprises at all in the UFC 308. What an entertaining event it was. The main card results are as follow:

I expected Topuria to win but thought it would be by decision or on the ground (submission/ground and pound TKO etc), but he has proven again that his striking skills are of the highest level as he did to Max what Max did to Gaethje.

Khamzat - flawless performance. Robert was not even a match for him. I don't think there's anyone in the middleweight who could stop him from reaching for the belt.

Ankalaev - a win by decision, but as Dan Cormier pointed out, he doesn't tend to go for takedowns at all in his fights. Despite his wrestling/sambo background, he might not be as good a wrestler as many of us thought. If he's matched with Pereira for the title shot (as he should) I think he'd get his ass kicked by Alex.

Shara - never fails to entertain. This might be the first time we've seen a KO by a double backfist.

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Quote from: TopTort777 on October 25, 2024, 09:18:40 AM

Better consider betting starting from "Topuria wont KO Holloway" kind of prediction Cheesy

He will either win by submission, or by points. I would give a 60% probability that such thing will happen, 30% that Max will win by points, and 10% that it will be one punch KO like against Gaethji Cheesy

I'm just gambling small on the value of the number, I'm not really doing it because I think it's gonna happen. I'm just thinking if it does happen then I get value from my small bets on Holloway to win at R4 at 28.00 or at R5 at 35.00. Lol.

And if it does go to R4 and R5, it makes it a little bit exciting for me even if the bet is small. Grin

But yeah, I have those bets and my full card degen parlay.

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Here is a nice motivational Friday video for you guys: https://www.tiktok.com/@ufc/video/7429359862032715039?_t=8qoid86cysj&_r=1

This is how the start is born. This is what follow to your dream looks like. The guy flew to UFC, found Dana attention and asked for a contract. https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/174724-dorobshokh-nabotov This is this guys profile. There is a continuation of this story. Chan Sung Jung (Korean Zombie) is organizing contender series for UFC in Korea on YouTube. Dana made this Nabotov have a fight there, and if wins, he will get UFC contract. Hope that Nabotovs dream finally comes true.

That was Mokaev in disguise Grin

But seriously, if that guy makes it, we'll see multiple guys like that begging for contracts in every press conference.

Quote from: tokeweed on October 25, 2024, 07:24:38 AM

It's the wrestling that matters imho. If Topuria takes down Holloway from the first round to the last and actually controls him on the ground then it's gonna be hell for Holloway. But Holloway has good TD defense, but then again that stat is because he hasn't fought that many pure wrestlers. So we'll see...

If Topuria's strategy is to take it to the ground, it'll be just a matter of time. Max won't be able to defend all the takedowns. Topuria looked really impressive against Bryce Mitchell, who then was 15-0 and was known for his good wrestling and submission skills, but got rag-dolled and submitted by Ilia. I don't expect Max to do much better on the ground.

The problem is that Topuria keeps announcing he will go into a striking exchange with Max and KO him. It could be a bluff rather than an actual strategy, but who knows.

Yup... Can't really disagree there. But I'm hopeful it's mostly on the feet and it goes beyond R3. Lol.

Quote from: shield132 on October 26, 2024, 04:50:56 AM

I don't watch UFC but this sport is getting very popular in my country, thanks to Ilia Topuria, Merab Dvalishvili and Roman Dolidze. There is such a big hype on this fight locally that I had to watch interviews and press conferences. We definitely want Ilia Topuria to win but Max Holloway is a great guy too. Max Holloway has many supporters locally, one journalist told it to him and he said that he loves Georgian supporters and knows that since Ilia is Georgian, they won't support Max Holloway in this fight but it's okay for him and he still loves Georgian people. He is a nice person. I can't wait to watch this fight.

You should start watching it now... If you have any questions just ask away.

UFC 308: Fighter Face Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWkdq8BMYeY

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Quote from: danherbias07 on October 26, 2024, 02:37:23 AM

What do you think guys? That's a sweet offer, right? It's not like Max is a weak fighter, he just came out from a win against one of the strongest fighters in the UFC Justin Gaethje. That fight also gathered a lot of records like being the best MMA fight and knockout of the year.
I think the hard part of winning that promo is Max winning in the first 2 rounds by knockout or other means. But I guess that's what makes it more exciting so I will take it.

Doesn't this create an arbitrage opportunity? i.e. you could bet on Holloway for the double-winnings bonus and bet on Topuria either in a separate bet or on different platform (assuming Stake would not allow internal arbitrage). The max winning is only $100 though, so not much money to be made.

Quote from: shield132 on October 26, 2024, 04:50:56 AM

I don't watch UFC but this sport is getting very popular in my country, thanks to Ilia Topuria, Merab Dvalishvili and Roman Dolidze. There is such a big hype on this fight locally that I had to watch interviews and press conferences. We definitely want Ilia Topuria to win but Max Holloway is a great guy too. Max Holloway has many supporters locally, one journalist told it to him and he said that he loves Georgian supporters and knows that since Ilia is Georgian, they won't support Max Holloway in this fight but it's okay for him and he still loves Georgian people. He is a nice person. I can't wait to watch this fight.

I'm not surprised. To have this many successful fighters for a country with a population of less than 4 million is really something unusual. I'll be guessing that wrestling (and maybe other martial arts) must be quite popular there, similar to how it is in Dagestan. It can't be just a coincidence.

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I don't watch UFC but this sport is getting very popular in my country, thanks to Ilia Topuria, Merab Dvalishvili and Roman Dolidze. There is such a big hype on this fight locally that I had to watch interviews and press conferences. We definitely want Ilia Topuria to win but Max Holloway is a great guy too. Max Holloway has many supporters locally, one journalist told it to him and he said that he loves Georgian supporters and knows that since Ilia is Georgian, they won't support Max Holloway in this fight but it's okay for him and he still loves Georgian people. He is a nice person. I can't wait to watch this fight.

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I told the other thread that I would be betting for the favorite in the co-main event and the main event but something came out that may have changed my mind. Cheesy

https://stake.games/promotions/promotion/max-holloway-double-winnings

What do you think guys? That's a sweet offer, right? It's not like Max is a weak fighter, he just came out from a win against one of the strongest fighters in the UFC Justin Gaethje. That fight also gathered a lot of records like being the best MMA fight and knockout of the year.
I think the hard part of winning that promo is Max winning in the first 2 rounds by knockout or other means. But I guess that's what makes it more exciting so I will take it.

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