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Sean is crazy That describes everything. I am sure that Sean does train daily. But 3 days is not enough to prepare against an opponent. That might work if Imavov was a new guy, but he is in top15. Young and tall fighter. Sean rely much on his 15 years experience. Btw the odds are almost identical on both of the fighters.

There is no such rules as "must agree". Usually UFC tell few fighters of the main events weight class to be in shape (professional fighters should always be in a good shape imho), because they might be a replacement. If something happens, they call them, and wait who agree to replace. But Strickland, he just had a 5*5min fight against Cannonier.

UFC just game Strickland an extra bonus for such a super short notice - they have changed this fight from middle weight to light heavyweight. That might be the reason why Strickland agreed to fight. Imavov isnt a big dude. He was a welterweight once, and has been a middleweight for two last years only. But now they fight as light heavyweight, there is ~10kg difference between two weight classes. Either Imavov would have to gain fast (and lose speed), or Strickland will tank with his mass

Actually I wonder does only 3 days are enough to prepare the fight, I think this make Imamov get slight benefit since he's should be ready from few months ago. Although based on statistic Sean Strickland is better than Imamov, but Imamov could pull an upset since he's always trying to fight with top fighter.

Maybe Sean want to pause and take a holiday, but I think there's a rule where the fighter must agree to replace the other fighter slot if it's needed (like this case).

That is quite shocking that Kevin Gastelum is missing his fight. He was talking a lot about his "new me", transformation to a better. But now he is replaced with Sean Strickland on a very short notice. Much respect for Sean that he has saved the main event in the first UFC event 2023. Two days ago this guy was dangerously speeding on his dirt bike, in 3 days he is having a main event fight. Sean, that has two losses in a row, and a higher position in top, now is risking his career. Usually guys after several straight losses take a pause, Sean, that had a fight less than a month ago, gets back into business. Cool!

It seems that even Kelvin Gastelum's chin is not really durable to sustain an injury like that and so Sean Strickland will now face Nassourdine Imavov I was really focused on Kelvin Gastelum that I eventually look for his recent fights but it seems that he will not face Nassourdine Imavov this time, and for this match, Nassourdine Imavov is still favorite we all know Sean Strickland and how he does it seems that he is not satisfies with the recent Jared Cannonier match that was just on December 17, 2022, and he wants to lose again this time to Nassourdine Imavov for this fight a fighter needs a rest and while Sean Strickland seems very OK with this many will favored Nassourdine Imavov because Strickland's last fight was a decision match and Nassourdine Imavov has much rest than him, and for me has an even greater striking that Strickland,


Certainly, if Charles Oliveira happens to lose against Conor McGregor he would surely drop down the standings for Conor McGregor to land in a higher rank again if Conor McGregor is to win against Oliveira, but for this match, I will go with Oliveira this is really a risk he is giving his career, he doesn't really need to faced McGregor so I assume this fight is all about the money because McGregor is a wealthy fighter that owns a pub and his own brand of Whisky, he can surely ditch the lower rankings and buy himself a fight on the upper rank of the UFC,

^ Right now, I don’t think Connor McGregor can actually make the career of any fighter. I mean right now, he is not very popular or also not in peak form as well.

And it was actually true before. Anyone who fought against Conor McGregor got a huge amount of money. But right now Conor McGregor is not a very big star for the UFC. And he can generate more than average revenue still in my opinion. But not something that he could do before. If I am not wrong, Conor McGregor has generated the top three revenue among the top five that UFC has ever generated. But time has changed.

Big blow and loss for MMA is news that Khabib stopping with all his coaching activity this year to spend more time with his family

Gastelum lost a tooth in his training after he received accidental knee in the mouth, so main event is sadly canceled for him.
Doctors returned and fixed his tooth but he couldn't recover in few days for fight with Nassourdine Imavov.
Sean Strickland jumped in instead of Gastelum and I think Imavov is bigger favorite now.

Conor McGregor is not on the list anymore so why suddenly take a match that will not benefit you but yeah Charles Oliveira is number 1 this will surely benefit Conor McGregor a lot because if he defeats Charles Oliveira he could go up a higher rank may be at rank 1 even, but against Islam Makhachev I think the same fate will happen between him and Khabib Nurmagomedov fight, that will be a bummer for Charles Oliveira and because he doesn't want a rematch against Islam Makhachev, he will go on where the money is at,


I highly doubt that the Old Gastelum will show up, for sure this is another loss for him, and will likely announce his retirement, upon losing sorry for the Kelvin Gastelum fans but he's going to be when defeated by Nassourdine Imavov, and for this match, Nassourdine Imavov will need to be technical here and because Kelvin Gastelum has never been knockout before he's got to be very careful in that sense, this is a 1 tough opponent and 1 of the legend so you Imavov will need to respect him,


All in true, It was not Nate Diaz who shut his mouth because after this he became more violent and arrogant than ever he goes to insult Khabib Nurmagomedov by offering him a drink of whisky knowing that Khabib never drinks because of his Muslim faith, then he started mocking the Islamic greetings and it goes really religiously and politically that was on press conference day, that is why Khabib Nurmagomedov after the fight was pretty much still mad and goes on his corner to still wreak havoc, it really became personal,

Which a lot of fighters do, and there's no shame in that. I think it's quite well documented that a lot of the fighters on the roster don't come from the wealthiest families. Mcgregor is no different in that. People who are already worth a lot probably wouldn't go through the hardship of getting beaten up on for years, before making it big. Hence, why there's a certain demographic to MMA in general, and not just the UFC. I'm not saying it's true for everyone, but the majority will be from low income households.

But after winning against Nate Diaz, McGregor is even more arrogant and arrogant towards anyone, he even looks down on other fighters to the point that he thinks that only he is the strongest fighter and no one can beat him.
However, what actually happened was not Khabib Normagomedov who despised but McGregor who actually provoked Khabib's wrath by insulting the religion that Khabib already adhered to and believed in. In fact, Khabib himself is a fighter with a personality who is very obedient to his religion.
If you say McGregor came back because of money, yes, that's true. We can see from McGregor's biography that he was not from a wealthy family, so we can be sure that he will only pursue money and wealth.

Shame about the injury, and I don't think Strickland will have much luck as the replacement. I expect Imavov to win this. Gives him a good chance to actually jump a few in the rankings also. I'm also fancying Damon Jackson against Dan Ige. He's tough, and won't give up. Does leave himself open at times though that could definitely be a problem against Ige. Early feelings is; Soriano takes it against Kopylov, but I imagine it'll be a tough fight for both fighters. Soriano doesn't have a lot of volume, and will be looking for the finish.

Other than that, my other early leans are Vieira, Nurmagomedov, and Cachoeeira.

Well that was when he was a hot item and the biggest attraction in the UFC but the landscape is very much different now, there are a lot of up-and-coming UFC fighters and he cannot fight in the division where he used to reign, because he has different appearance he builds his muscles that if he fought it will be in the middleweight, I also like Connor to get back in the ring and see what division he is going to fight and if he is still the Connor that we used to know, fast strong and very agile.

Depends on which Gastelum are we getting this coming weekend.  If somehow he found the fountain of youth and comes out fighting like he did vs Adesanya, he'd easily be a 2 to 1 favorite imho.  But as we know it's most likely not gonna be the Gastelum of old coming out, I guess 1.50 for Imavov is ok.  I wouldn't bet it tho...  I prolly would starting around 1.70.    And yes, I know it's too much to ask.  But I think that's a fair price if in case Gastelum of old does show up.

Anyway here's the Multi Master.  Enjoy...  

UFC Fight Night 217 - Multi Master Challenge
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sportsbetio-ufc-fight-night-217-multi-master-challenge-saturday-5433646

Once Conor said, that any fighter that fights him becomes a millionaire after. That might be the true motives Oliveira wants to fight him so badly ( I think in every third interview Charles calls McGregor for a fight). On the other hand we all know how greedy UFC is and how they pay only hundred thousands their top fighters. Hope that I am wrong. I believe real reason is that Charles has already fought everyone in top5, except Dariush (not a real challenge for him imho) and others Fiziev, RDA, Gamrot are not a real thread to him.

Well, Nate Diaz was the 1st to defeat him and it was his Welterweight debut. Fight of the Night, but he takes his revenge and wins back against Nate Diaz and gaining a more Arrogant persona, however, yes it was Khabib Nurmagomedov that has humbled him, but Dustin Poirier had the most win over him, well I really think he is back again because of money, and you can tell that he is fighting just because of money, and we all know that people are tend to be blinded by money when they really needed the most,


I get the same feeling over him, that he might hang the UFC glove for good, and yes most of his fight surely goes the distance and he has shown remarkable durability and chin over all of his fights and has never been gassed out at all, pertaining his surname Gastelum I assume but most of his fight is mostly losses via decision but never failed to withstand those brawls, even withstanding Jared Cannonier's strike surely Kelvin Gastelum is like non-other, but for sure this could be his last fight if he losses to Imavov for sure because this is his 3rd losing streak from a win and another 3 losing streak that he has,

Upcoming UFC event Imavov vs Gastelum should be interesting to watch, and I don't mean just main event.
Starting from prelims we can see Sijara Eubanks and Priscila Cachoeira, and I would starting watching early.
There is Umar Nurmagomedov with his perfect 15-0 record against Raoni Barcelos, and I think we are going to see a lot of early fight finishes.
I am not sure about main event outcome yet but odds on Nassourdine Imavov are not bad at all.

At this point in his career I think it's better for him to take a tad longer breaks than what he was doing in the past.  Even though he's just 31, if you base it on 'fight age' he's prolly like over 40 years old.  He's been through a lot in his career and has been an a lot of tough matches.  He's had tough matches going up during his title run and he's had tough matches after the title run when he lost against Adesanya.

I will tell you this tho..  I think he'll retire if he loses vs Imavov.

Actually, Conor McGregor is a very tough fighter and has pretty good skills. I myself used to admire McGregor's fighting skills, but after he was at the top and famous, he began to have an arrogant and arrogant attitude.
However, his arrogance stopped when he fought a fighter from Russia, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and after his defeat, McGregor started not to be heard anymore, even news about him rarely appeared.
But for now McGregor is back with a better version, I'm sure he can describe the world of UFC wrestling with his name.

The outcome of the fight could be near that scenario, and because Nassourdine Imavov for me doesn't really have a powerful strike, and even though Gastelum doesn't have any fight recently he got a sturdy chin that could withstand even Jared Cannonier's striking I could say that he can really withstand Nassourdine Imavov so yeah this is a win for Nassourdine Imavov but a decision win against Kelvin Gastelum,


Probably Conor McGregor has established his reputation very well even though he is a bastard that needs beating and he surely deserves the loss from Khabib Nurmagomedov, but his skill is surely great and people really love his angst inside and outside the ring, even though there are many people that doesn't like McGregor there are fans that still wants to see him inside the octagon,


I think he just wants the revenge that he deserves or maybe even the money involve in McGregors head because we all know what Conor McGregor is worth, he is like Floyd Mayweather in MMA literal walking cash so I think that Charles Oliveira wants to fight big cash fighters until Islam Makhachev retired, I don't really know what Charles Oliveira's going to do next but I really think he is avoiding a Rematch against Islam Makhachev,

Yup, it's no fun whining about something we can't do nothing about...  Lol.  Let's just move on to the next event and share each other's thoughts on each match and the event overall.  Like Gastelum vs Imavov, at first glance I'd think Gastelum is on his way out but really now, he's a vet he lost only vs the top guys at 185.  Check out his record in Tapology...

https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/41355-kelvin-gastelum

Adesanya, Till, Hermansson, Whittaker and Cannonier are all top guys.

That match up could be closer than what the lines suggest.  I'd still put Imavov in my lottery ticket but he'll be at the third row at most.

For sure, they are the no. 1 organization and have deeper pockets right now. Yes, the removal of noncompete (which will most likely affect the UFC's championship clause too) will be beneficial to fighters as it's going to remove some of that power from the management.  Who knows five years from now, one competing organization will be bought out by some dude from an oil-rich country and attract prized fighters from UFC.