Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 186. (Read 97129 times)

In my opinion, he fought very timidly. Not to be headshot and dead again. This led him to make some pretty inaccurate hits and takedowns. There was one takedown where he dived with one leg, he really timed it well, but he couldn't do any other decent takedowns. Kamaru Usman is a name who has retained the belt for nine years, which I think is more than enough. Now Edward Lion has proven himself by winning two matches in the trilogy. Although it didn't end as epic as fight 2, it was a card that I really enjoyed.

I was honestly surprised that Mokaev did not tap into the knee bar from Filho. It was really deep. Even after the fight, we saw him limping. His name was certainly in a very bad condition after this fight. Of course, he was dominating the fight (Mokaev). But that submission hold was surely going to take away the win from him. But in the end, he was able to get out of that, mainly because probably his opponent, Filho, did not have enough strength to hold on anymore.

Anyway in the end it was a really good Neck Crank from Mokaev. Filho was not getting out of that. I am actually interested to know how many injuries his knee sustained from that submission hold.

It was a terrible fight from Usman, I don't understand what he was trying, he didn't try to hit Leon, he didn't try to get points, he was only bitching and trash-talking at the end of each round that was all, I mean, he try a couple of takedowns but he even fain on that. So, I would say it was a terrible fight from Usman. And big claps for Leon, all those kicks were a hard punishment for Usman's legs.

Here are the result of my prediction

Leon Edwards VS Kamaru Usman ROUND 5 DECISION - LOST

This is 1 weird fight in my opinion, and right now Kamaru Usman is so much respecting Leon Edwards here there is not much action going on, and definitely, that takedown defense of Leon Edwards was perfect and that body kicks, but the thing that I am not OK with the fight was all of Leon Edwards cheating and foul it was a real cheat day for Edwards but I am not saying that he wins because he is cheating this fight but there are many tendencies that he is, and it was taking all of Kamaru Usman's momentum, this is why I have gone in betting for both fighters and the profit is kind of OK and I never really had lost result about it, but definitely, Leon Edwards has committed low blows 5 if my count is correct, holding Usman's glove, and holding the fence

Justin Gaethje VS Rafael Fiziev ROUND 3 DECISION - LOST

Well it was a banger of a fight and I think Rafael Fiziev also looks great and really is technical and throwing counter to Gaethje, but it was not really enough Justin Gaethje looks bigger than Fiziev even though Rafael Fiziev is bulkier, and I was really shocked when Gaethje shot some takedowns, really using his wrestling capabilities, and yes Rafael Fiziev was gas out he can not handle Garthje in 3 rounds fight although he looks so good with Rafael dos Anjos fight, his cardio is his problem,

Marvin Vettori VS Roman Dolidze ROUND 3 DECISION - WIN

Well some say that Roman Dolidze was winning because he landed more strikes than Vettori but man Marvin Vettori really won this fight and if you would look closely into the match but yes Roman Dolidze has more power but Marvin Vettori is more technical, and either of the two doesn't come up with some grappling and have to to get on with the fight with striking, but yeah Dolidze doesn't have any variety going against Vettori while Marvin Vettori really has a good chin that can withstand your beating,

It's a bit of improvement for Usman, he didn't get KOed. That's a relief. I guess there would be another Usman vs Edwards still?

Leon did a good job with his defense, he really prepared well for this fight and won. I may be one who can't believe Usman lost again. I couldn't help thinking about what could have happened if Leon didn't grab the fence and will it turn the tide.

Leon Edwards is a great fighter! He looked like a champion yesterday and I think he has a good chance when he fights Colby Covington. Colby has more pressure then Usman and will probably take him down a lot more but Leon Edwards showed he has the take down defense to stop Usman who in a lot of his fights takes every one down. Leon Edwards might not have the stamina for Colby and I think it will be the important statistic when they do fight if Leon Edwards can keep his stamina against Colby he could defend his belt again.

Leon Edwards won that fight even though it was a close fight and with the point taken for grabbing the fence, for a moment i thought the judges might decide as a draw depending on how they scored the second round and i posted earlier regarding the health issues of Usman and his struggling knees and i knew he wont be taking many chances to blast a take down. Credits goes to Leon and his coaching staff to come out with a perfect fight plan, attacking the weak knees of Usman from the start and it paid dividends.

The next challenger would be Colby Covington as he was the back up fighter and there is a lot of fight to be made, Gilbert Burns and Jorge Masvidal are fighting and that winner could be the next challenger and then there is Belal Muhammad and Shavkat Rakhmonov discussion is ongoing and the yet is not yet finalized and that winner could be the next challenger.

The leg kicks really gave him the upper hand on the scorecards. Almost 100 percent accuracy but I still don't like the way Leon Edwards is attacking just 1 at a time. No combos are happening, or let's just say it's too rare for him.
What I like is the higher confidence after taking the title, he is different now unlike when he was the challenger. I guess the stats are true about those who receive the title being 30 percent stronger than they were without it.
I don't think so too. It lacks action when they are the ones fighting. Too many idle moments. Dana White must find another fighter that would bring the energy up.

Lost my bet as I went for a parlay Nelson-Fiziev-Edwards. Fiziev lost to Gaethje. Damn, I should've stayed with the singles and taken that x3 for Leon.

I was routing for Leon in the end, obviously he did make quite a few fouls in the fight, but I think that's natural. I don't think he was looking to fence grab, I think it was just out of desperation, but having a point deducted was probably the right choice. However, I saw it pretty much the same way as the judges, I thought Leon comfortably won that fight. It's odd to see Usman struggle against someone so much, considering he dominated the first two fights.

Got to hand it to Leon though, takedown defense was on point, and his circling away from danger was brilliant too. I don't think they'll make the 4th fight for a while, and hopefully we get to see someone else have a shot at the title.

Anyone wants to talk about Filho vs Mokaev fight? Whole fight was decent, but knee bar that Filho made on the third round was something. Hard to believe tha Mokaev did not tap, because human knee simply can not bend on such an angle. How can Mokaevs joints survive that - I cant explain. That might be the nasties injury in ufc. Btw, this is 10th victory in a row by Mokaev (4-0 in ufc).

Usman should have worked more to show he was an advantage but the performance he had shown wasn't enough to convince the judges that he got that fight instead it was just a kind of a fight where you really see that he was at a clear disadvantage. the hesitation to attack is there and that was the same reason for him not using his full potential and skills that led him to lose the fight. Anyway, there will be no 4th fight in this one, and congratulations to Leon Edwards he will now proceed to get ready for his next opponent.

The fight between Leon Edward and Usman demonstrates that Edward is superior to Usman.

Usman's reign as a former welterweight fighter is finally over for the second time. Usman's career is currently not in the best shape after losing twice to the same opponent. Due to his advanced age, he may need to retire from UFC welterweight. That will be the best thing for him to do now for his prestige to remain in-tight in the UFC welterweight.

After the fight, some people were complaining that Usman was robbed and it's probably because of the point deduction. I thought it was 3 rounds for Leon but I had to watch their match again (in mute) to see if there's any merit to what they are saying. I changed my mind and I believe that Leon won rounds 1,2,4, and 5. Round 2 could have gone either but a slight edge goes to the champ.

Leon's body and leg kicks made the difference.

This fight card all the underdogs are winning, the fight between Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev was one hell of a fight and i was really impressed with the speed and kicks of Rafael Fiziev but Justin Gaethje being a heavy underdog just weathered through and beat the hell out of Rafael Fiziev and his face was a mess.

Usman and Edwards is going on, rooting for Leon to win as another underdog win. First round Leon is impressive.

Edit: Leon Edwards retained the title, hell of a card with good worth for the underdogs.

UFC Main card starting soon guys, this event started earlier than usual because they are in Europe, London, so tune in and watch live.
I placed my bet on Leon Edwards and I couldn't resist that odds, but anything can happen in main event.

It's to late to convince you about anything, but your pick on Marvin Vettori was spot on.

Usman and Edward a bet on 4.5 rounds is not a bad bet. Rafael Fiziev is a kickboxer and Justin Gaethje is a wrestler, you never know whether he is simply training in wrestling for MMA as he never used to use his skill sets but rather go for strikes, but for Justin Gaethje to get to a title he needs to win this fight and what happens if he fights smart for the first time and start taking Fiziev to the ground and you need to remember Gaethje and Usman are from the same fight camp.

Fights started earlier and the main event is about to start.

My pick and prediction for the UFC 286

Kamaru Usman (-260)
Leon Edwards (+210)

For this event, it is very tempting to bet for Leon Edwards because you know his odds and a likely surprise that he may cause for this event, because of what happened in their 1st match, but likely Kamaru Usman is still the favorite to win and I really don't know if Leon Edwards has already change in this fight this is why it is likely hard to predict this fight Leon Edwards could have the champion mentality entering the octagon, for me I will take Kamaru Usman because of his potential and dominant performance on their 2nd game,

Rafael Fiziev (-235)
Justin Gaethje (+195)

Both fighter can fight intelligently, so this is going to be a banger of a fight and likely Justin Gaethje will surely fight with those experience that he has, he will surely go near of Fiziev more cautiously, but for me I will go with Justin Gaethje, Rafael Fiziev is surely not unbeatable, so my pick is Justin Gaethje,

Marvin Vettori (-285)
Roman Dolidze (+230)

Now in this fight, Roman Dolidze doesn't have any game plan he is a kind of fighter that will surely throw everything at his opponent and when Vettori could get a take down Dolidze will surely jump on you now Roman Dolidze have the power he might have the power to knock Vettori in one go, but because Marvin Vettori now has a ground game and pretty much he can defeat guys bigger than him as we have seen to his recent fight with Paolo Costa, he surely have the speed than Dolidze, so my pick is Marvin Vettori,

I like Justin personally. What do we think of this bet:

Juliana Miller (decision; worried since she could get the finish)
Jack Shore
Marvin Vettori via decision
Casey O'Neill via decision
Muhammad Mokeav (doubt due to previous fights)
Kamaru Usman via decision.

I'm not super confident on this bet, but it gives decent odds to be honest. Convince me otherwise .

I also cannot decide the winner of the fight between Usman and Edwards. I believe Edwards is going to have the upper hand entering into this fight. After all, the physical condition of Usman does not look very well right now. I am not so confident about him winning.

I will not say Gaethje is going to lose that easily. He is an outstanding striker. Of course his opponent is going to have all types of counter for him. But I still believe that if he is smart enough he will be able to come up with solutions to those counters. Basically I think he will have to do a lot of fakes to throw off his opponent.

Shore will win it imo.  He had a slight level up vs a tough opponent in Ricky Simon at his last time out.  This time, Amirkhani has just one good round in him then he fades.  It could get sketchy at R1 as AmirKhani is good in BJJ and could show the threat of catching Shore with something.  So live bet is the way if you want to somehow get better odds on Shore.

Anyway, 5 more hours to go guys!  This is gonna be great!

And last call for the Multi Master...  Leeez goo.

UFC 286 - Multi Master Challenge
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