Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 18. (Read 87189 times)

For sure we can see another fight between these two fighters but that was a very boring fight I really don't know if that deserves a rematch how I wish they move on or maybe a Merab Dvalishvili fight could take away that belt from O'Malley how I wish that could be possible as I don't want to see a rematch anymore,  

While Tai Tuivasa is going down the rankings in the Heavyweight division I really don't know what will happen to Tuivasa I don't really know, but 1 thing is for sure Tuivasa already has 4 consecutive losses he has to change his style and technique if he wants to win in his next fight.

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I totally missed UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas but some finishes were really incredible the Edmen Shahbazyan vs. AJ Dobson fight ended up in a Knockout left hook and ground and pound by Shahbazyan, Payton Talbott vs. Cameron Saaiman fight ended up with Talbott winning with a Knockout straight left, Youssef Zalal vs. Billy Quarantillo ended up with a submission rear naked choke a win for Zalal, Fernando Padilla winning against Luis Pajuelo with D'Arce choke submission, Julian Erosa winning against Ricardo Ramos with a submission guillotine choke.

the odd thing that happened in this event was the disqualification win of André Lima against Igor Severino because Severino bites André Lima here is the picture of the gruesome bite



Here is Andre Lima getting his instant tattoo after the fight and because Dana White saw this he also got a bite bonus and doubled it to $50,000 to the usual 25k.



And then the memes have swarmed the internet because of this so sad for Igor Severino as he was kicked from the UFC.

^  And the guy just got himself permanently banned from the UFC.  As a marketing strategy I think the PFL Bellator group should sign him up.  His new found notoriety for biting opponents could make him a draw among the crowd.  

As for the rest of the event, the guys to look out for are Talbott and and Zalal.  Talbott could be next level and Zalal looks like he improved from his time away from the UFC.

Anyway here are the results...

Rose Namajunas def Amanda Ribas  UD
Karl Williams def Justin Tafa  UD
Edmen Shahbazyan def A.J. Dobson  KO R1
Payton Talbott def Cameron Saaiman  TKO R2
Youssef Zalal def Billy Quarantillo  SUB R2
Fernando Padilla def Luis Pajuelo  SUB R1
Trey Ogden def Kurt Holobaugh  UD
Julian Erosa def Ricardo Ramos  SUB R1
Miles Johns def Cody Gibson  UD
Jarno Errens def Steven Nguyen  UD
Darya Zheleznyakova def Montserrat Rendon  UD
Andre Lima def Igor Severino  DQ
Mick Parkin def Mohammed Usman  UD

UFC Fight Night:  Namajunas vs Ribas Post Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWo-dXT3KJA

So many decisions in the latest event, damn it was so boring. Only Igor Severino decided to save this event and bit his opponent lol. A perfect way to spoil UFC debut and get kicked out. What makes it even more funny: After the first ever UFC biting disqualification took place at this event, CEO Dana White gave a Bite of the Night $50,000 bonus to André Lima whose bout ended prematurely as a result of being bit on the arm by opponent Igor Severino. Dont know what motivates one fighter to bite another. And how can you do it with mouth guard. Or why would someone be so stupid to fight without a mouth guard.

I think so too. As mentioned before, I see some benefits of the UFC letting him retire gracefully, but his fight(s) can still yield them at least few millions $ in revenue, so the temptation will be too hard to resist.


It's hard to deny. I think that's what coming off steroids did to him. I find it very plausible that he put himself on steroids to speed up the broken leg recovery, which made sense as he didn't have to go through any testing in that period anyway.
When he talks, he's got that "retired" vibe already and looks much older than he is. But I'm not writing him off just yet and will be happy to be proven wrong.

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What do you guys think about Makhachev's proposition to fight Dustin Poirier in June? Do you think Dustin would take that fight?

Mmm nah, not really.  After Khabib there was still a wide window that McGregor could come back and still win the 155 belt after Khabib retired.  It was at that time when he broke his leg vs Poirier that really got him on in the deep end with the drink and prolly also the drugs.  There could be no coming back after that esp with how old he is right now.

Anyway, here are weigh in the results.

Amanda Ribas (125.5) vs Rose Namajunas (125.5)
Justin Tafa (264.5) vs Karl Williams (246.5)
Edmen Shahbazyan (186) vs AJ Dobson (185.5)
Payton Talbott (135.5) vs Cameron Saaiman (135)
Billy Quarantillo (145.5) vs Youssef Zalal (146)
Fernando Padilla (145) vs Luis Pajuelo (145)
Kurt Holobaugh (155.5) vs Trey Ogden (155.5)
Ricardo Ramos (145.5) vs Julian Erosa (146)
Miles Johns (136) vs Cody Gibson (135.5)
Jarno Errens (144.5) vs Steven Nguyen (145)
Montserrat Rendon (135) vs Darya Zheleznyakova (135.5)
Igor Severino (125) vs Andre Lima (126)
Mohammed Usman (237) vs Mick Parkin (262.5)

UFC Fight Night:  Namajunas vs Ribas Weigh In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAMyx5aphek

UFC Fight Night:  Namajunas vs Ribas Face Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG496VHhwDQ

Last call for jeremypwr's Multi Master.

UFC Fight Night:  Namajunas vs Ribas Multi Master
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sportsbetio-ufc-on-espn-53-multi-master-challenge-23-march-5489391

My picks.

13. Rose Namajunas
12. Karl Williams
11. AJ Dobson
10. Cameron Saaiman
9. Billy Quarantillo
8. Fernando Padilla
7. Trey Ogden
6. Ricardo Ramos
5.  Miles Johns
4. Steven Nguyen
3. Darya Zheleznyakova
2. Igor Severino
1. Mick Parkin

Well, you are right about it getting small bets for most fights is not that hard but sometimes not also profitable for sure it is fun as you can surely enjoy the fights that are boring to your taste, but good advice we never know if it's going for the best, but right now I am interested with some of the fights in the event right now so maybe I will make my bet later.


I'm not qualifying Michael Chandler because of what he is doing right now but if he keeps on fighting after that Dustin Poirier will lose maybe he could have won a fight again, and maybe in the past Chandler was one of the big fighters in the UFC but right now I am really doubting what he is capable right now even the upcoming fight against Conor McGregor is really doubtful if he can do it, that is why I am saying that Charles Oliveira is a great fighter and is the number 1 contender but maybe Chandler can still perform well, while Mateusz Gamrot and Arman Tsarukyan could be the next gate-keeper in his steed.

They get to keep him under contract so they can claim he’s on the roster. Conor has even accused the UFC of not letting him out of his contract. I think Dana would rather have him fight though. The more I see of Conor the worse he looks. I don’t think he’ll fight again. He looks like he’s a total mess in his interviews.

I don't think that's true. From the UFC perspective, they gain nothing by having McGregor on the sidelines. He still has a big name and will attract tonnes of views and sell a lot of tickets, even if he ends up getting beaten badly and if it would be the last fight of his career.
But on a second thought, he became a poster boy for how successful and rich a UFC fighter can become, so maybe they don't want to kill his legend by letting him get humiliated in the octagon.

From McGregor's perspective, his best marketing move is to keep the hype alive for as long as possible, but by making a come-back and losing, he would probably lose lots of fans as people would start to perceive him as weak and washed-up and not as a triumphant go-getter he used to be. So I'm kind of surprised to hear the fight with Chandler will happen, unless McGregor truly believes he can beat Michael, which is not impossible, especially given Chandler is 2 years older than McGregor and also hasn't fought in a while.

He was done long time ago when Khabib finished him  
UFC and Dana kept him only as UFC mascot and I think they know the truth, new fight for him will be lost together with his reputation.
He can continue making movies now, or try fighting in lower quality competitions.

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I say: Yes.
When he fought Ferguson, the old Tony was not yet considered old, and only from that loss his career started to take a nose dive.
It's true that Justin lost to Oliveira, so you could say that Oliveira is more deserving, but Charles has already had a go against Islam and lost. He also had a chance for rematch but dropped off due to the cut.
Aside from that loss to Oliveira, Gaethje defeated some high profile guys like Chandler, Fiziev and Poirier.
The UFC shouldn't be considering age and make speculations about abilities. You're as good as your recent performances. And 35 is not that old.


He fought his last fight at 35, but he didn't announce his retirement straight after the fight, he did that in 2019, so at 37.

Yes, I also heard about the news about Conor McGregor who mentioned in an interview that he is really returning to fight with the UFC this year, to be precise in June, he is making Michael Chandler his opponent and this is an opponent that seems easy for him to beat.
Michael Chandler during his debut suffered 8 defeats in 31 fights in contrast to McGregor who had 6 defeats from total of 28 fights before he decided to take break, but McGregor in 22 wins had 19 of them by knockout.
If McGregor can fight well against Michael Chandler then it will be his knockout victory, but if not, it is possible that Michael Chandler will win by decision because he has much better endurance.
During the break from injury, I believe that McGregor has decreased his body resistance to the opponent punches, this is one of the weaknesses that could occur.
But we have to continue to wait to see what really happens, whether McGregor can still win according to his enormous confidence or not.

^  I think McGregor is done.  His last chance of redeeming himself was in the Ultimate Fighter.  I didn't really watch or care about it but somebody itt said McGregor's fighters were so bad that it ended with both of Chandler's fighters meeting in the finals or something...  Not really sure what exactly went on but yeah...  He made a mess out of it.

And McGregor to fight Poirier?  Nah man.  Did you see what Poirier did to Saint Denis a couple of events ago?  McGregor would get himself KO'd in there.

As for Chandler, I feel sorry for the guy.  He was promised to fight McGregor after the Ultimate Fighter but no.  I don't think McGregor is interested.

I think so far there is no certainty who McGregor's opponent will be, and there are even  rumors that McGregor will face Dustin Poirier at UFC 306 in September, I think it seems that Dana White is no longer interested in seeing McGregor in the octagon even though it is rumored that McGregor currently still has 2 more fights with UFC,  but after recovering from injury, we have not yet seen McGregor enter the octagon and get an opponent to continue his contract.

Yes, maybe now he is busy filming his first film called Road House starring with Jake Gyllenhaal, but I think it should not interfere with McGregor's contract in the UFC at this time, I think although maybe McGregor today is no longer as good and great as before, but the controversy that he continues to do ahead of the match has actually been a special attraction for Ufc so far,  and let's be honest, between the two names that exist between Chandler and Poirier, it seems that still fighting Poirier will be an interesting and vengeful match in my opinion.

^  I want to so Gaethje go for it one more time before he retires tbh.  Pretty sure winning against Makhachev is a long shot but it prolly won't be that much of a long shot...  Dunno, maybe.  Lol.


The UFC is working with another company as far as testing goes.  But I don't really care about all that.  If it were up to me, I think PED's should be regulated and fighters be allowed to use them to reach peak performance without abusing them.  I just wanna see these guys throw leather at their best form.

Weigh ins in a couple of hours or so...

UFC Fight Night:  Namajunas vs Ribas Weigh In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWTzRN3P3DE

Is it honest to give Gaethje a chance to fight for a belt? He already failed his two attempts and his highest achievement is taking interim belt from Ferguson old. Shouldt UFC give chances for more young and hungry guys? That fight for BMF title imho, was a hint that it is about time to think about retirement; you have achieved a lot, here is a belt you could put on a shelve, and consider putting gloves there also. Gaethje is 35. I guess a year or two he could be in good form. But definitely not enough to get a champ belt. Found this recently in instagram: "it is better to retire as GSP, than continue career as Ferguson". Good words. GPS retired at 35.

To me, Chandler was a better example of a gatekeeper (before he went semi-retired waiting for Conor), you had to defeat him to be considered the top of 155 division.
Oliveira had a great run (in the later part of his career) losing only to Islam, but it's not like you had to go past him to fight for the title. Gaethje could have got that chance if the UFC didn't match him up against Holloway for the imaginary belt bout.

Anyhow, Tsarukyan is the bookies' favourite with odds x1.45 Vs. x2.65 for Charles. But we already know they overly favour younger fighters.

Somehow I am sure that those 335m were calculated as somehow a total for each and every fighter. So in the end from those 335m, such underpaid fighters like Bones, McGregor and other highly paid guys will take a part So the guys who earn 10+10, will get "take those 500 bucks extra and shut the f up" present from Santa Dana Clause.

Does anyone one knows what is the situation with doping testing right now in UFC? USADA is no more. So who test them now? Are they even getting tested? Last thing Ive heard that Dana promised to present new testing company in January, but since then there is silence.

McGregor Vs Chandler is finally set according to many news sites, quoting Mcregor's announcement from yesterday's interview.
He confirmed that the fight will happen in the summer and confirmed Chandler as the opponent. He did not state the exact date or the weight class, saying he will leave the details to be officially announced by the UFC.

Link:
https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/3/20/24107171/conor-mcgregor-says-ufc-return-is-finally-set-this-summer-the-mac-is-back