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The Pavlovich vs Blaydes fight was the ultimate heavyweight bout that pitted two monsters who were third and fourth in the heavyweight division.
Of these two fighters, it seems that Pavlovich has more of an advantage and in his last five matches Pavlovich has never been beaten but Blaydes is also quite good because previously he had three consecutive wins with 2 TKOs, only Blaydes is still below Pavlovich's position.
After all, Pavlovich also has a record of 17 wins with 14 TKOs and has only lost 1 time so maybe in tomorrow's fight he can add to his record with 18 wins.

They have same weight, but Pavlovich is 10cm higher. I would not say that he is stronger. We just got used to Pavlovich knocking people out, but to se Blaydes more as a wrestler, when he has also a solid number of knockouts Even though Pavlovich is from sambo, that might not be enough to counter NCAA wrestling level.

Btw, bookies see Pavlovich as an underdog here. I think this is due to Blaydes being more universal fighter, but Pavlovich looks like more like a puncher. Take a look on his record. If he wins by KO, then this is thanks to punches. If Blaydes manages to keep him on distance, he would win by points, or he will catch Sergey and choke him.

We could not say Henry Cejudo might be inactive inside the octagon but he could be active outside the ring with sparring or even a live fight with someone else and as a coach himself he surely teaches many UFC and MMA fighters and Triple C or Henry Cejudo have a list of them and 1st on the list is Zhang Weili, and as we can see Weili retain her belt when she fights Carla Esparza, next was Deiveson Figueiredo that has lost his belt to Brandon Moreno but when he trained with Triple C he retained his title on the trilogy fight against Moreno, Demetrius Johnson a former UFC fighter have taken an unusual fight on the ONE Championship against Rodtang Jitmuangnon and then after that to fight Adriano Moraes to retain his title so he also trained with Triple C, and lastly Jone Jones getting back in the Octagon but in the Heavyweight Division against Cyril Gane and you all know what happens Jon Jones because the new Heavyweight champion,


I agree For me The Korean Zombie is not the same anymore, it is likely he doesn't have a tough chin anymore but there is an improvement in his technique, and likely he now is more on a technical approach with his opponent now, and yeah he is not the same Korean Zombie now 1 punch and he will likely be out that quite easy,

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Main event at first glance and by just looking at the match up at Tapology, I pick Blaydes.  But then remembering how he got slept by Lewis a year ago, I'm thinking Pavlovich could be live here.  Not gonna bet it tho.  

In the other match ups in the roster, I think Song Yadong vs Simon is interesting, Green vs Gordon, Wells vs Semelsberger and Rani Yahya vs Montel Jackson...  The rest are not really that good.

UFC Free Fight:  Blaydes vs Daukas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcD3UON9zo0

I think this fight will not change anything to Pavlovich and Blaydes rank position regardless the result is.

Blaydes have decent grappling and takedown skill, but Pavlovich can escape to fight in ground due to his slick body. Although both of them are KO artists, but Pavlovich is more stronger than Blaydes.

Pavlovich should be win in this fight if we talk about the power.

I'm not all that interested in the Korean Zombie vs Max Holloway call out. I think Max wins that quite convincingly. Sadly, Korean Zombie hasn't been the same fighter as he used to be, and you can tell he's aging. Whereas, Max is still relatively fresh for his age. I think it would be too one sided, and ultimately lead to a lot of damage for The Korean Zombie. Pretty easy bet though, if they make the odds at least 1.50 for Max.

Lol! So Henry Cejudo after 3 years of inactivity really has a 50/50 chance of winning against Aljamain Sterling? I understand Cejudo is also a legend just like Jon Jones but I wonder how many times they are capable of winning a championship fight right away after years of inactivity. I really like Sterling to lose his belt but I am now tempted to bet on him because of the odds. I really thought Sterling is a heavy favorite or at least something at 1.50. Sterling is even the slight underdog on some betting sites.

UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes



Date: April 22, 2023
Main Card: SUN, APR 23 / 2:00 AM GMT+3
Prelims: SAT, APR 22 / 11:00 PM GMT+3

Venue: UFC Apex

Main card (ESPN+)
Heavyweight: Sergei Pavlovich vs. Curtis Blaydes            
Bantamweight: Song Yadong vs. Ricky Simón            
Middleweight: Brad Tavares vs. Bruno Silva            
Lightweight: Bobby Green vs. Jared Gordon            
Women's Strawweight: Iasmin Lucindo vs. Brogan Walker-Sanchez            
Welterweight: Jeremiah Wells vs. Matthew Semelsberger         

Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Lightweight: Ricky Glenn vs. Christos Giagos            
Bantamweight: Rani Yahya vs. Montel Jackson            
Women's Featherweight: Karol Rosa vs. Norma Dumont            
Heavyweight: Mohammad Usman vs. Junior Tafa            
Featherweight: Francis Marshall vs. William Gomis            
Women's Flyweight: Priscila Cachoeira vs. Karine Silva            
Bantamweight: Brady Hiestand vs. Danaa Batgerel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_Fight_Night:_Pavlovich_vs._Blaydes

Max Holloway is still the gatekeeper in fighters attempting to get the belt and from what I see Arnold Allen's style approaching Holloway was just hit and move, hit and move I really think that it is not very effective against Holloway and it was really late for him to engage in for the pressure but at least he has tried it, if he can overcome from being a fanboy of Max Holloway to getting inside the Octagon and taking what he wants Max Holloway is still able to beat him, for sure, he can never attain a victory on Holloway,


Yup! I am not confident in picking Ion Cutelaba in this match because Tanner Boser got the power to knock him out in just 1 punch, but looking at Cutelaba now, he was so buffed up going inside the octagon that he is surely ready to rumble it against Tanner Boser it was really a surprising match but I really doubt it at 1st,

while I underestimated the 37 years old Barbosa and because of that failed to see what he can do now, he surely has a different approach and vibe now than when he was back then, 

And Max Holloway really proves that he is the gatekeeper for all fighters approaching Alexander Volkanovski's belt, and he proves that no one will surely pass him,

It's a decision so Max's win is normally going to be questioned by some commenters.
Barbosa's knee is just perfect timing, I couldn't see that he deliberately planned it or he just foreseen Quarantillo going to take him down after a punch. He was surprised his lights out. I kept replaying it and it's just perfectly done.

Cutelaba rarely won so he is not really the kind of pick. I would just say it's due. 

Arnold Hallen 12-game winning streak has come to an end. It was the first time Arnold Hallen had fought at this level, fighting at this level would have its costs. At the end of the match, he gave a good try for the knockout, I wish it had lasted a little longer, actually Max Hallowey gave a chance to hit each other, he would have kept the distance again if he wanted. Max played very cool in the match. It's been a great lesson for you, Arnold. Fighting the former champion five rounds must have been an amazing experience for him.

This was maybe one of my worst ever predictions for any UFC event
I think Allen was not far from winning this fight but maybe he needs to have better coach and team members around him.
Holloway 'is now asking for his next fight to be with Korean Zombie and I would love to see this two legends in octagon together.
Azamat Murzakanov is getting serious in light heavyweight division, after this win against Dustin Jacoby he now has 13-0 MMA record.
 

Alexander Volkanovski is that good in the feet and he hits hard and has the ground game and hence Max Holloway is finding it difficult to adjust to his pace, the rest of the fighters he will be able to defeat and he wont be getting another title shot in the near future unless the champion changes.

Ion Cutelaba was a good pick, i was not confident in that pick because i am not following his career and Edson Barboza really surprised everyone and as expected Max Holloway will defeat anyone in the division except Alexander Volkanovski .

I was not surprised with Azamat Murzakanov as he is undefeated and usually finishes his opponents and i was actually surprised when i saw him as an underdog, never miss those opportunities  .

For me it feels like it was a really close fight, Allen had a nice start and Max was looking bad in the first round, but after that round things change and Holloway was looking more secure and getting more points.

On this one my money was with Allen, those stats of 17-1-0 were looking too good for an underdog, but in the end he wasn't enough good to win against Max.

The big surprise at this event was Azamat Murzakanov and Edson Barboza, both of them underdogs and both were easy wins.

^  Yeah...  Allen just needed to be a little more aggressive in the early rounds and the match would've been a tad closer and it would've justified the bet on Allen.  As is Holloway got him by sheer volume alone.  But to his credit, he was a bit faster than Allen

I'm pretty disappointed with TJ Brown.  He had the fight until he didn't.  He got a bit careless and threw a wild punch which Algeo anticipated and countered with an elbow.  I guess a fighter does things like that when fatigue starts to creep in.  Brown doesn't have good cardio.

Judging wasn't too bad apart from that first fight. Anyway, Max Holloway did what he needed. I just felt Allen could've put the pressure on a little more. That final round, he buzzed Max, which Max mentioned in his post fight speech, and when Allen did actually pressure he was having a lot of success. He'll learn from it, and I think he proved a lot last night. Despite, not wrestling once, which is weird too me. Even just to give Max something to think about, seems he was hell bent on beating Max on the feet.

Well, I am not doubting Max Holloway's boxing but other than that Arnold Allen got the potential to enter the octagon I really think we are not confident that he can beat Holloway, or there is intimidation on Allen's part, and because he knows that Max Holloway is a way bigger opponent literal has the height and actually I was more confident to bet for Arnold Allen than with Ion Cutelaba but apparently Max Holloway did superb while Cutelaba has done unbelievable against Tanner Boser,

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Now the result of my picks

Max Holloway VS Arnold Allen ROUND 5 DECISION - LOST

Just like in his interview Arnold Allen is not really confident brawling with Max Holloway he is intimidated by the Legendary Max Holloway for sure, but for me, Arnold Allen has a chance in taking down Holloway, I think it is not this time, but this could be a lesson for him if he would face Holloway once more he will surely be ready because he got experience in doing so,

Edson Barboza VS Billy Quarantillo ROUND 1 KO/TKO - LOST

A highlight knockout from Edson Barboza I sure underestimated Barboza in this fight at 37 years old he is still fast, and I thought that he is still the same Barboza as before that if pressured will surely lose composure, but this Edson Barboza is something he stayed composed the whole fight and the timing on his knee to Quarantillo's takedown was superb, you can really see that he has learned something from previous wrestlers like Khabib Nurmagomedov, or Beneil Dariush, the timing when he was on the fence when Billy is shooting that takedown Barboza is ready to shoot that knee to Billy Quarantillo takedown, I totally lost this one,

Ion Cutelaba VS Tanner Boser ROUND 1 KO/TKO - WIN

Ion Cutelaba is really superb he surely was ready against Tanner Boser and Boser looks skinny in this fight so Ion "The Hulk" Cutelaba had pulverize Boser in just a small amount of time, I really think that faint was really effective against Boser, while Tanner Boser from Heavyweight still got his 1 technique, and that is to 1 punch KO his opponent,

Judging is already awful tonight. Lucie Pudilová got robbed. There's no way that Edwards won two rounds. Maybe the third, but Lucie Pudilová had 6 minutes of control time in the first, and second rounds. How could she possible lose that? She even, left some good ground, and pound. Anyone who's got bets on tonight, I'd take that decision in consideration. The judging could be all over the place if that's anything to go by.

It will not be an easy fight for Max. Allen is just like Volkanoski.
Max fighting not as well as he does back then after losing 3 times against Volkanov. It disappointed a lot of fans who cheered up and lost every time against Volkanovski. Not even sure if he can get another chance if he beats Allen in the toe to toe fight. I will still go for Holloway though. The fight could still end up in a decision.