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Sadly Till didn’t win, however to be fair I’m glad he managed to even get out the first round.
I believe he also tore his ACL

Till Just won by Submission which is quite a good recovery for his career. He's been pretty much on a disastrous path if he loses again, Driving intoxicated might not be the worse he'll get into.

Paddy might win. I'm 50/50 but am close to 100% that Ankalaev will win against Yan. The wrestling can bring him down.

Fair play to Topuria beating Mitchell. Was kinda hoping it would go the other way.

Hoping Till and Paddy both win their fights. Till winning his will be a massive statement

Obviously, there is some kind of mutual understanding going on between Dana and Paddy. Dana wants him to be the next poster boy for sure.
I don't know if this is going to be a wise decision made by the UFC or not. Because I certainly think that Paddy has the potential to be the next poster boy for the UFC.
But I am not sure about taking his identity away from him and trying to make him the next Conor McGregor. A fighter needs his own identity to grow.
If he tries to portray himself as Conor McGregor-2nd he will cringe and people will start trolling him. And that is exactly what happened with him in my opinion. I hope that Dana realizes that.

regards

duke

The most interesting fight on tomorrow card is blachowicz vs ankalaev i am surprised to see the former champ such an underdog but his opponent is a beast in the light heavyweight division recently he beat some heavy names, the age difference might be a problem since ankalaev seem to have more endurance but he is not able to finish his opponents lately so i expect a total war and it will likely come down to referee decision.

Well, sad to say in finding another Conor McGregor they will fail, and the McGregor from the past when McGregor failed to be himself when he started losing he has become so annoying after that, I guess the UFC will not going to get something like that ever again, for me they can not make another McGregor, because they haven't make Conor in the 1st place and at the worst part making Paddy Pimblett like Conor McGregor or Paddy being that man

Another one bites the dust, a Cancelled fight again because of missing weight 3 pounds seems not that much but they still cancel a fight but that is their decision and surely there are many that really didn't care about it including me,


That is why the eagle had opened its own fighting promotion but it is not huge enough or well-known enough to make any progress yet, but the thing is Bellator might be nearing what the UFC is doing, but unfortunately, they are not there yet but is why there is no other competition for the UFC, that is why Dana White is not afraid to say shit like these, he doesn't really care at all in what others would think about what are they doing, for now, UFC still has the huge amount than with the other fighting promotions out there that is why fighters are staying even though they are risking their lives in this company, and this will continue until there is no competition or any politician would care to make a bill about the amount of money a fighter that are risking their lives inside the ring would need to take,

Problematic is that the UFC does not have any actual competition. We have also seen Dana White openly admitting that even if the fighters are not getting paid as they think they should be, the fighters can open/move to another fight club and try to get paid more. Which is obviously not happening.

And that is why the UFC is able to pay the fighters like they are doing and honestly get away with it. There is no doubt that the actual superstars of the UFC are probably not paid as well as they should be. 

But if they do not stay and fight in the UFC, where will they go?

The UFC does give a lot of importance to selling fights. In some cases more than the actual Fighting skills of the fighters.
I agree that in the end, that is what brings in money for the UFC. But I think enough money is generated by the UFC and they can afford to give the fighters a little more. At this point, the UFC is taking advantage of having no competition.

I don't think the UFC will ever find another break through super star as huge as McGregor...  Not in a long time at least.  They tried with a few guys but it turned out to be cringe or the fighter turned out to really wasn't that good in the cage.  That's why I appreciate what the likes of Covington is doing...  He knows it's all for the lulz and he knows that we know it's fake and he does it anyway to annoy everybody.  Lol.  A lot of these guys who do it to look cool will turn out cringey and will never do it like McGregor did.  I'm talking about McGregor before he became cringey himself.  Lolol.

Here are the weigh ins...  Enjoy.

UFC 182:  Ceremonial Weigh Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPrvZTaEMXY

Jan Blachowicz (204.5) vs Magomed Ankalaev (205)
Jared Gordon (155.5) vs Paddy Pimblett (156)
Alex Morono (179.5) vs Santiago Ponzinibbio (179.5)
Dricus Du Plessis (185) vs Darren Till (184.5)
Bryce Mitchell (146) vs Ilia Topuria (146)
Jay Perrin (136) vs Raul Rosas Jr. (136)
Chris Daukaus (242.5) vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik (261.5)
Dalcha Lungiambula (185.5) vs Edmen Shahbazyan (185.5)
Joaquin Buckley (185.5) vs Chris Curtis (186)
Alexander Hernandez (145.5) vs Billy Quarantillo (146)
TJ Brown (145.5) vs Erik Silva (146)
Daniel da Silva (129)* vs Vinicius Salvador (126)
Steven Koslow (136) vs Cameron Saaiman (135)

*Missed weight by 3 lbs.  Bout cancelled.

Here are my picks for the UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev

Jan Błachowicz VS Magomed Ankalaev

The stake odds for this fight are 3.85 for Blachowicz and 1.31 for Ankalaev, for this fight, I think Blachowicz has a better experience, but the thing is Magomed Ankalaev has a better knowledge of where he would position himself against an opponent, he got decent striking aswell and sometimes adjusting that in his advantage but Ankalaev in the Light Heavyweights is moving like a Welterweight he is that fast just like what Cyril Gane in the Heavyweight so Ankalaev is pretty much unfair for Blachowicz for sure, so if Blachowicz had an overextending strikes Ankalaev will surely give you a counter for that and he has pretty much advantage on the ground for sure, and those kicks from Ankalaev is also insane, so for me Ankalaev will surely win this

Paddy Pimblett VS Jared Gordon

The stake odds for this fight are 1.42 for Pimblett and 3.20 for Gordon, For this fight, is really an interesting one, pretty Paddy's Hype Train is getting on his head, even more, and his engagement with Topuria was really getting on his head, I really think he needs to focus on Jared Gordon than Ilia Topuria, Jared Gordon just got a better box than Paddy, well Gordon doesn't have a powerful punch, while Pimblett got the knockout power, but if this goes to the ground Paddy Pimblett is in a much advantage, but Gordon sometimes is using that opportunity to get the strikes but Paddu sure has the upper hand on the ground,

Darren Till VS Dricus Du Plessis

The stake odds for this fight are 2.55 for Till and 1.60 for Du Plessis, for this fight, Darren Till is more composed and more technical than Du Plessis while Du Plessis is very aggressive but in a more unpredictable way, while even though Dricus Du Plessis is not technical on the stand-up he surely knows how to read a fighter and could make the fight go to the ground and started shooting takedowns, for me Darren Till had stopped his counters and become a safer fighter if he does not use counter against Dricus Darren Till will likely lose this fight, so I am going with Dricus Du Plessis,

Bryce Mitchell VS Ilia Topuria

The stake odds for this fight are 2.36 for Mitchell and 1.68 for Topuria, for this fight, many are underestimating Bryce Mitchell but Mitchell is more well-rounded than Topuria, he can box, has kicked, and has insane Brazilian Jui-Jitsu, while Ilia Topuria really never kick a lot, but Topuria had excellent boxing, and he is very well known with guys that have ground game and could make that against them, for me, this is a close match but I am slightly favoring Ilia Topuria so my pick is Topuria winning,

this will be a very interesting fight, Jan Blachowicz is 39 years old, he has 38 fights and he won 29 fights and lost 9 fights and he is a specialist in boxing, kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu and he doesn't have many victories by knockouts , on the other hand, his opponent Magomed Ankalaev is much younger, he is only 30 years old and he has 18 fights in which he won 17 fights and lost only one fight and the scariest thing about Magomed Ankalaev is that he has 9 wins by knockout, his speed combined with his strong punches, make him in my opinion the favorite for this fight, I don't see him losing in this fight


Paddy Pimblett is a young fighter, he is only 27 years old but he has an excellent performance even though he is young, with 22 fights he won 19 fights and only lost 3 fights but he only managed to win by knockout in 5 fights, he is good at jiu - Brazilian jítsu and has strong punches and he comes from a victory against Paddy, on the other side we have his opponent Jared Gordon who is 34 years old, he is older and has 24 fights in which he won 19 fights and won 5 fights, just like the bookmakers are giving Paddy as a favorite, I also believe that Paddy will win this fight

My Picks and predictions for the UFC 282

Jan Błachowicz +290
Magomed Ankalaev -355

Right now the odds were for Magomed Ankalaev, the odds were from sports betting for this match Jan Blachowicz was pretty much great with his striking with the right timing and IQ he can predict some of the incoming strikes but he can not underestimate Ankalaev's stand-up as well because he can surely have good IQ aswell but the most devastating skill of Magomed Ankalaev will be on the ground, Blachowicz would need to be prepared with his takedown defense, for me he can not engage Ankalaev on the ground even though he practices heavy wrestling Ankalaev is a pretty much different beast on the ground, so for me my pick is Ankalaev,

Paddy Pimblett -251
Jared Gordon +211

For this fight, Paddy Pimblett really has the hype train in him, if Paddy lost in this fight the hype train will be all gone, Jared "Flash" Gordon is not a push, Paddy will surely need to be extra careful about him, and with his losing weight procedure for me, Paddy can not always do it, but it can also help with every fight he got, but for me, Paddy Pimblett is Unorthodox with his style he surely can become crafty in getting in your back and get that submission going, or even gets into a ground and pound if he is on top,

Jairzinho Rozenstruik -189
Chris Daukaus +180

This fight can end up only in the 1st or 2nd round because these fighters are heavy hitters that could end the fight very fast, for me Rozenstruik can be crafty with his striking while Daukaus can be letting very aggressive  with it, so for me, I am going for Jairzinho Rozenstruik,

Loads of fighters have already left and many are already fighting in Bellator and other promotions. If there's a mass exodus then Bellator will quickly grow and could become a viable competitor. You're right that they won't get as much as in the UFC but if UFC is strong-arming them by not paying them any more or refusing to re-sign then they will have no choice. Ngannou will be out of contract in January I believe and if they can't come to an agreement he will be a free-agent. Where will he go if they both refuse to come to an agreement? He will have to go somewhere. Bellator will probably give him a good deal and it may or may not be better than the UFC but getting him would be a big win and get a lot of eyeballs on them as a promotion. IF they get a reputation of being more favourable to fighters they could quickly gain ground as a strong rival. The bigger Bellator grows the more they can pay fighters.


Dana is desperate for him to be the next McGregor as his time is nearly up if it isn't already so the UFC needs another superstar that grabs the headlines. The thing is, Paddy doesn't need to do this as he already gets numbers so he should just continue being himself. Dana has shown the numbers/views he gets on social media and it dwarfs most other fighters so there's no need to follow the Connor blueprint. I don't even mind him doing that if he's original but he was literally using Connor's lines almost verbatim which was cringe as was him licking Dana's arse at every opportunity.

Jan Błachowicz have a big chance to come back and use situation in this category in his favor but I think there is little chance he can beat Ankalaev.
I think that co-main event Pimblett vs Gordon is going to be much more competitive and interesting to watch, but I think this will be good UFC card overall.
Prelims should not be missed with Joaquin Buckley and Chris Curtis.

The UFC implementing the McGregor Rule?  It seems the UFC is not happy that their biggest star has turned into a steroid freak movie star and wants to make it harder for him to return with a new set of hoops for him to jump through after waiting 6 months to fight again once he starts being tested for PEDs.  

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/12/9/23501197/usada-announces-new-conditions-for-fighters-coming-out-of-retirement-ufc-mma-news

While this is probably the right thing for everybody involved, I have to say that I wouldn't mind if the UFC started a new fighting class for people who do not want to undergo testing.  At least then you know that the competition is fair.  I'm pretty sure most of these guys have ways around the testing procedures anyway.

Yeah, unfortunately it does seem like we've got a fighter trying to hard to be someone they aren't. I like Paddy, but he's much more tolerable on non fighting interviews, and podcasts. He seems pretty humble outside of the UFC, but obviously when it comes to the UFC he's trying so hard to be the next big thing; like Mcgregor. Obviously, Dana realises the potential, and is running with it.

Although, I must say this match up is a risky one from Dana, I think Gordon is underestimated by a lot of fans.

I agree with you, he is not a child not to have noticed very early that his foot was infected and being a professional fighter he and his team undoubtedly should have acted sooner to treat this staph infection and could have been cured sooner, but he was negligent and his team also weren't careful to observe his movements when walking to realize that something wasn't right with him, anyway the guy is in the hospital, I read that he still wasn't making very fast progress on the issue to improve, I don't know if there's another update on his health status

I heard.  Lol.  As I said, they need to sell UFC 182 PPV's as the original main event was scrapped and we get Blachowicz vs Ankalaev.  Not really that enticing for a main event imho.

I'm watching the pre fight press conference right now.  You guys can watch it with me and see all the cringe.  

UFC 182:  Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN9D1QNUEaU

I'm looking forward to two match ups tho.  Mitchell vs Topuria and Curtis vs Buckley.

Edit:  Pimblett and Topuria having a little back and forth.  I forgot they had some beef from a while ago.  Lmao.  I miss stuff like this.

Edit:  It was a fun press conference.  Now I feel like Ponz will be my pie shitter.  :/


Stake has live betting for the UFC.

I don't think they will leave UFC, the biggest MMA event is UFC, the others like Bellator, KSW, PFL, One championship are pay their fighters lower than UFC. So if those fighters want to continue their journey on MMA, in the end they will stay in UFC even though the paycheck is really different between popular fighters and not really known fighters (although he's the champion).

Ankalaev and Pimblett has a high chance to win, but the odds about Alex Morono vs Santiago Ponzinibbio is swing from Morono to Ponzinibbio. So you need to beware since many people tend to see Ponzinibbio will beat Morono.

I see two reasons why some get paid more than others, if we dont take into consideration the level of "superstarship" - Chimaev and Diaz are better fight sellers than Costa. Ngannou got paid less, because higher amount wasnt states in his contract. Dont know. Second possible reason - location of an event. Event in UAE or Vegas probably is paid more than UFC Apex or Amway Center.

As to location. UFC 285 is going to be held in Vegas, which means main even and co main events fights are going to be huge. We have Makhachev vs Volkanovski on UFC 284, probably Usman vs Edwards on UFC 286. Either we are going to see Sterling vs Sejudo, Pereiras test, or Ngannou vs Jones finally.

Paddy Pimblet has been acting a bit cringe for me recently. Him and Dana were embarrassingly sucking each other off on his podcast and he was using McGregor lines at the press conference. I think this fight is probably going to be his biggest challenge yet and if he loses it it'll derail the hype train massively.


Pretty much all UFC fighters apart from the superstars are underpaid. Even Ngannou isn't paid what he should. Half a million for his last fight when there's people like Nate Diaz getting nearly a million fore his last fight and Khamzat Chimaev reportedly got 2 million. Doesn't make sense to me. They really need to start paying fighters a lot more or they're gonna have a lot of great fighters and showmen leave.


I'm sure they will make that title fight happen then. Probably Molly and Paddy fighting again as well.