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Aljo won which I think he also made more significant hit. Cejudo made it through til the last round where people are saying its a robbery because of the 3rd and 4th round are questioned while the 5th should have been with Cejudo. Their score cards says Cejudo. There are lots to say when decisions are already made. Anyway, Aljo may have more than 50% of beating Omalley.

The fight made people ask whether throwing knees while on the ground is going to be made legal. Its becoming a cheat sheet for fighters already.

The underdog that pretty much got everybody surprised was Matt Frevola.  Dober's iron cast chin looks like it's slowly going away after years of taking direct hits.  His style always relied that his chin holds...  Looks like he's a fade vs up and coming hard hitters at 155.

Anyway, I always make it a habit to watch Dana White's interviews at post fight conferences just to see what's going on and what in store for the future of the UFC.  I think I'll start posting them after each event.  Enjoy...

UFC 288:  Post Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2BaKziX4Vs

I'm still amazed at Cejudo nearly taking the crown after 3 years of inactivity. The fight was close especially if we give credit to Cejudo's takedown defense. Although Sterling was really in command by landing more strikes and how he managed to somehow takedown Cejudo after his many failed attempts. Sterling is really talented and his Hollywood acting was ready to put on display while on the ground trying to lure Cejudo. And because of that, he gets a bonus in his next fight.


Either Belal caused the injury or he just made the injury worse or Burns' body is a little soft and not fully healed after his 3 rounds fight with Masvidal. Too bad for Burns, this defeat could diminish his rank. He could have waited at least a month before starting another full training camp. Burns was still dangerous and Belal did well by staying safe in securing his victory and his title shot.

Wow! A member of Sean O'Malley's army? Good luck to your favorite fighter. At least, he step up and stopped Dana from continuously feeding him with lesser opponents.

OK Guys let me show you how I used one of my free bets in previous UFC event
I play many of my predictions I write for UFC and EFL Championship in Sportsbet website and this time I was lucky with Matt Frevola boosted odds.
Yesterday I said that I dont understand so high odds on him in front of his own crowd and he is a very good fighter with that KO win.
It was a good event overall, Belal Muhammad proved he is a class fighter and I expect to see him in title fight soon.

Is the next fight Aljamain Sterling vs Sean O'Malley confirmed it will be my favorite fight because I side with Sean O'Malley to take the title from the undefeated fighter, even though it's september but it's not long to wait, other than that we will see another big fight between Charles Oliveira vs Beneil Dariush on 10th june.

Here are the result of my picks for the UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo

Aljamain Sterling VS Henry Cejudo ROUND 5 DECISION - LOST

It was a controversial fight because if you look at the score cards the score was scrambled some judges will give Rounds 1 and 2 to Sterling while the others will give them to Cejudo it was that awful that is why many are crazily saying that Henry Cejudo was the winner Cejudo was rob of the win but it was a total close much, so it was really hard to tell, but watching the fight all over again I clearly see that Aljamain Sterling did win the fight even though the Judges made a pretty much terrible scoring, the right winner is still Aljamain Sterling, I may have bet for Cejudo but clearly Sterling win the fight,

Belal Muhammad VS Gilbert Burns ROUND 5 DECISION - WIN

Belal Muhammad had to withstand Gilbert Burns in this fight those kicks for Muhammad may have caused the injury of Burns that shoulder injury Gilbert Burns was fighting Belal Muhammad with 1 hand, and they say even with 1 hand Belal Muhammad isn't able to finish Gilbert Burns but I say Belal Muhammad still stick to the plan, their Corner strategic against Burns, I think he did the right thing because you can not surely say if Burns could play Posum and retaliates,

Movsar Evloev VS Diego Lopes ROUND 3 DECISION - WIN

This should have been a dominant win for Movsar Evloev but Diego Lopes did a great job in withstanding Movsar Evloev and many are expecting that Movsar Evloev will surely win this but not in this kind of fashion but they have witness that Movsar Evloev struggle against Diego Lopes but still a great win for Movsar Evloev,

Congratulations to Aljamain Sterling on defending his Bantamweight title against Henry Cejudo, that was a pure class performance by him. And it's time for the upcoming title match between Aljamain Sterling vs Sean O'Malley. This would be a banger, but we need to wait until September. And also congratulations to Belal Muhammad for securing his Welterweight title shot.

Result for my picks for the UFC 288

Aljamain Sterling(-120) VS Henry Cejudo(+100) - WIN

It a surely a close fight for these two, and Aljamain has gotten many strikes to Cejudo sure mostly on the face because Henry Cejudo's face was pretty much exposed on the ground surely it was still close but both fighters really have struggled so much, but yeah I win on Sterling and I know that he can win this because Henry Cejudo really didn't fight for almost 3 years, but surely he got what it take on winning this fight but Aljamain have done his best in capitalizing the win,

Belal Muhammad(+105) VS Gilbert Burns(-125) - LOST

Those mad kicks from Muhammad think that was cause the injury for Burn or maybe he is already injured entering the Octagon I don't know but that caused Burns to slow down and Belal Muhammad notice it to capitalize on this one for a win I really feel sorry for Burns this is a short-notice fight so his body might still be feeling the fatigue, he should rest for now maybe 9 months rest so he can fully regain that strength back,


Jéssica Andrade(-195) VS Xiaonan Yan(+162) - LOST

It was a technical OK for Yan Xiaonan, she surely knows that Andrade was really aggressive with her attacks Xiaonan was backing out while readying her punch to the face of Andrade, calculating where she can land that punch, it was really perfect timing for Yan Xiaonan and a solid win for her, and I was wrong for picking Andrade because she is not really a technical fighter,

From the all card the most things that took me by surprise are the last two fights. I didn't expect Belal and Aljo to win. I'm glad expecially for Belal but it's interesting how much he improved since training with Khabibs team. The most he got from them is their mentality. As for the main event Aljo keeps surprising in positive way and also him being bigger is what made a difference in this fight.

In the main event only one fight was a TKO and that too which i did not expect and the rest of the fights went to a decision. It was a hard pick and i did not place a bet on this event as it was a difficult one. I did not expect Yan Xiaonan to win in the first round against Jéssica Andrade. The plan for Gilbert Burns to return too soon from his last fight backfired and Belal Muhammad should fight for the title next as he is on a 9 fight winning streak against the best.

The main event was a mixed one, the reach disadvantage of Henry Cejudo was evident with the strikes and whenever he took Aljamain Sterling down he was not able to capitalize that and usually ask them to stand up instead of taking any advantage on the ground and that helped Aljamain Sterling and was able to control the striking distance and he won clearly even though the judges gave a split decision.

Yeah, there's a ton of underdogs which could win on the main card. I can see why this fight night is a Pay per view since it's absolutely stacked with competitive fights, that could go either way. Anyway, first fight on my betting slip, so we know the routine. I end up losing, and it kills the hype for the rest of the night .

I think Matt Frevola is underdog with best chances to win today against Drew Dober.
He is few years younger and he has slight reach advantage, no idea why odds are so low on Dober.
Main and comain event should be interesting to watch and they can go both ways.

This are my main predictions for this event:

Aljamain Sterling
Belal Muhammad
Jessica Andrade
Movsar Evloev
Kron Gracie
Matt Frevola
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Khaos Williams

It was a short-notice fight and Gilbert Burns need to rest his fight with Jorge Masvidal was on April 8, 2023, and it is just at least a 1-month interval, for me this can exhaust a fighter but surely no one can truly dare to do what Royce Gracy is doing it back then, 3 to 4 fights in just 1 day, for sure this is a small feat for Gilbert Burns but surely that fight with Masvidal is not a small feat for him as Jorge Masvidal is doing great against him, but good luck to your picks actually Gilbert Burns was my 1st pick but I have to change it the moment I remember that Burns has a fight against Masvidal 1 month interval to this,


Welsh has great picks as well I really think I have a different perspective on Gilbert Burns against Belal Muhammad but surely I have seen a different side of Belal Mehammed that he can use against Burns, but this is not enough because Gilbert Burns is a force not to be reckoned with, and looking on paper there is no chance for Muhammed to defeat him for sure, but still squeezing it in me why I go with Muhammed than with Burns, but yeah I want to risk on some things that even a 5% chance that I will take it,

Good luck to all of us, pretty much I am really excited,

^  These go to 7.  One louder. 

Anyway here's the last batch of must watch vids before tuning in to the event! 

UFC 288:  Ceremonial Weigh Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9ny4ZcwDCA

UFC 288:  Embedded Vlog Series 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2qHvlW86Ng

UFC 288:  Embedded Vlog Series 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJDDKam03xE

Hope you guys are pumped for this one as it's the return of what could become one of the best fighters in the UFC.  He's been saying that if he wins the belt he'll be going after Volk at 145.  That's a tall order but here to see it.  Hope he wins tho the three year lay off kinda makes it sketchy for Cejudo.

Good luck guys!

And last call for the Multi Master.

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

Aljamain Sterling
Gilbert Burns
Jéssica Andrade
Movsar Evloev
Charles Jourdain
Drew Dober
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Khaos Williams
Virna Jandiroba
Parker Porter
Ikram Aliskerov
Claudio Ribeiro

There's some tough fights in there, with a lot of knock out power. Phil Hawes obviously being the prime example of that, but I just fancy his opponent a little more due to being more well rounded. Khaos is another one, I think he's got the skill to get it done, but ultimately I've gone with him due to his opponent eating shots like no tomorrow in nearly every fight he has, which you can't really do against someone like Khaos.

I'm fancying Virna just because of the wrestling, and Marina previously struggling against wrestlers or those who can grapple well. Claudio Ribeiro is a massive risk, because he carries his hands very low, and always has the chance of being knocked out himself. Although, he's got good movement which often mitigates the risk.

Charles Jourdain also being a massive risk. If this fight goes to the floor, which I expect Gracie to pull guard a few times in this fight, it could be over quickly. If Jourdain stays on the feet, and resists the temptation to go to the ground, I fancy him in the stand up. It's that classic, fighter IQ question. Gracie has decent stand up, but he does most of his notable work on the mat.

It's a tough night to bet on I'd say. Some good value underdogs though.

Likewise, I just can't ever go against Burns. No matter who you put him against in the top five, I'll pick Burns. I believe he's one of the most dangerous, as well as most rounded fighters you can get. I personally thought he beat Chimaev, and he most definitely did better than a lot of people were expecting, despite Chimaev being seen as this unstoppable force. Burns gets it done for me, and is probably one of my more confident picks this weekend. However, that doesn't mean much .

Picks for UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo

Aljamain Sterling(-120) VS Henry Cejudo(+100)

In this fight, both fights for sure can go on the ground while Aljamain Sterling can decide to just go on standing up a fight, Aljamain Sterling got significant  Height and reach advantage over Cejudo, so he can surely out-strike him this way, and Henry Cejudo will be the one going for the takedowns, Well Aljamain Sterling can sure withstand that pressure if whatever Cejudo capture him with a takedown I really think he will be ready for Cejudo, so for this fight my pick is Aljamain Sterling,

Belal Muhammad(+105) VS Gilbert Burns(-125)

For this fight, Gilbert Burns surely has the technical aspect with his striking and his ground game So stylistically Burns could dominate Muhammad, for me Belal Muhammad can not go against Gilbert Burns with the standing Burns got insane striking he can even go toe to toe against Khamzat Chimaev, so for me, there is no way for Muhammad to simply win this, my pick is Gilbert Burns,

Jéssica Andrade(-195) VS Xiaonan Yan(+162)

Now Just like the Balal Muhammad and Gilbert Burns fight this is in favor of Jessica Andrade, for sure Xiaonan Yan is the underdog for this fight Andrade has the power to knock Xiaonan Clean in an instant in my opinion, so this fight will be a sudden fight now this could be an easy fight for Jessica Andrade is Yan Xiaonan doesn't have any ground game which she doesn't,

@YuginKadoya Nice picks but I am going the other way on your first two picks.

I like Gilbert Burns's courage in accepting this fight after he just recently won against Jorge Masvidal. He could actually just ignore it and take a rest because he should be resting. But he still agreed to it and now they call him the "short-notice king".  Fight frequently and make weight on short notice and even if he is on the top of the ranking he doesn't mind. I like to give respect to that and bet for him to win this match. He must be confident with his skills because it was a very short training camp for him and preparation for learning more about Belal Muhammad.

About the title fight, I know Cejudo is a versatile fighter but I believe Sterling has the will to keep his throne and would fight to death for it. And I think Cejudo is rusty and it will show if the fight goes longer. Stamina might be the key for Sterling to win this match, exhaust Cejudo as much as he can then attack.

Well, I think that is a great pick and some underdogs here have a right chance to shine you just need to pick wisely on those underdogs, but if it's your thing go and follow your guts, if it wins it can surely accumulate big wins more decent than winning with the favorites but I think I will also go with the main underdogs aswell, plus Zhumagulov fight was canceled not once but twice because both of his opponent got injured and there is no one that wants to fight him anymore,

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Now my picks and predictions for the UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo

Aljamain Sterling VS Henry Cejudo

The stake odds for this fight are 2.05 for Sterling and 1.88 for Cejudo, for this fight man Aljamain Sterling surely is taller than Cejudo, he surely got a decent stand-up and great takedowns and just like what have Merab Dvalishvili done with Petr Yan the combination of takedowns and striking will be his style for sure, but for Henry Cejudo I think his height and his muscular physique can give him advantage against Sterling because of that Sterling will have a hard time with the takedowns against Cejudo, so Henry Cejudo will surely capitalize on that when Sterling goes Takedowns Cejudo Takedown defense and strike, for me because of the Experience and a lot of difference division training partners my pick is Henry Cejudo,

Belal Muhammad VS Gilbert Burns

The stake odds for this fight are 2.17 for Muhammad and 1.79 for Burns, Actually many will be in favor of Gilbert Burns but right now Gilbert Burns will need to cut weight for this fight meaning he will be leaner now, but I don't want to give more credit on Muhammad because, in my opinion, Gilbert Burns has a lot of great technique with the stand-up and the grappling for sure Belal Muhammad wouldn't want to go with Burns in the Ground and even in the stand-up but for me but because Khabib Nurmagomedov and the team Khabib is training him now I think there are some pointers that Nurmagomedov and team is giving on Belal Muhammad that could help him in this fight, for sure Belal is not showing it in his earlier fights, so that is why my pick is Belal Muhammad,

Movsar Evloev VS Diego Lopes

The stake odds for this fight are 1.13 for Evloev and 7.60 for Lopes, for this fight Bryce Mitchell was the original fight for Movsar but because Bryce Mitchell has a back injury Diego Lopes was on short notice going up against Movsar Evloev, for me Movsar Evloev will surely win this but I am not betting for this fight I just want to give my picks and prediction and says that I am looking forward on Movsar Evloev's future fights and about it and so I will be betting for the Main and Co-main event,

Cejudo vs Aljo is a good match but I don't think it's easy for Cejudo to win. He is strong when standing so Aljo will take Cejudo down to the ground.
Burns really is tested over and over last and this year and sometimes at very short notice. He is exciting to watch but this could also end Burns being taken down to the ground by Belal. Just betting on the two, Aljo and Belal.

Cejudo never stoped training so I think this was his plan from beggining to come back for a big money fight. Now Cejudo should win this but the only department where he lacks is his size. Aljo has bigger frame then his bigger by a margin and that can be dangerous for Cejudo in some situations.