Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 264. (Read 100412 times)

Prelims kicked off early so tune in to watch live action now!
Christian Rodriguez and Cody Durden won their fights, but I am mostly interested in watching main event because I never watched Arnold Allen fight before.
For anyone that didn't know you can tune in to watch Anderson Silva boxing with Jake Paul and Uriah Hall vs Le'Veon Bell on the same card!
This could be more fun to watch for me than this UFC card

As to Arlovki, do you think he can still get into top15 or even aim for the title shot? 4 straight wins already, could get his fifth tomorrow. To be able to get a title shot, he could need 3-4 more fights. That is 1-3 years (two probably). He will be older than Oleinik, that has retired recently. Most likely Arlovki will be only a card filler, card filler for fight night events only.

^  I have the total opposite in my picks.  But they're just picks, not bets.  I haven't been making lottery tickets and betting for a couple of events now.  I'll prolly start next weekend and see if I could get lady luck come back by my side.  Lol.

Here are the vids for the weigh in and face off.  Enjoy...

UFC FN:  Kattar vs Allen Weigh Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb9BoSohGBs

Face Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI-LvHbZ1UE

Calvin Kattar (146) vs Arnold Allen (145.5)
Max Griffin (170.5) vs Tim Means (170.5)
Waldo Cortes-Acosta (260.5) vs Jared Vanderaa (259)
Josh Fremd (185) vs Tresean Gore (185.5)
Dustin Jacoby (204) vs Khalil Rountree (205)
Roman Dolidze (186) vs Phil Hawes (185.5)
Andrei Arlovski (241) vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima (261)
Joseph Holmes (185.5) vs Junyong Park (185)
Steve Garcia (146) vs Chase Hooper (145)
Cody Durden (126) vs Carlos Mota (125.5)
Christian Rodriguez (136) vs Joshua Weems (139.5)*

*Missed weight

^  Looking at the roster again..  Still looks like a greasy card.  There could be 5 live underdogs in there.

Here are my Picks for the UFC Fight Night matchup

Calvin Kattar VS Arnold Allen

The stake odds for this fight are 2.01 for Kattar and 1.81 for Allen, right now for me Calvin Kattar had some advantage on experience, his Height and reach are really something Allen should watch out for because he can capitalize on it well, while Arnold Allen has the speed and a young athlete than Kattar, but when it comes to gas tank Calvin Kattar has an advantage over Allen, he can surely do this all day and can last 5 rounds, while Arnold Allen doesn't have that kind match up to 5 round this is his 1st time, for me this could go the distance and a decision win for Calvin Kattar,

Tim Means VS Max Griffin

The stake odds for this fight are 2.55 for Means and 1.52 for Griffin, for me Max Griffin has the reach advantage and could surely excel with his striking, while Tim Means is the underdog here, but surely Max Griffin has a close match with Neil Magny and you know how Magny fight and against Means I think Max Griffin can make a good win against Tim Means, so my pick is Max Griffin,

Andrei Arlovski VS Marcos Rogério de Lima

The stake odds for this fight are 3.05 for Arlovski, and 1.39 for de Lima, for me Arlovski has the reach advantage, right now Marcos Rogerio de Lima, right now de Lima has the power punch to win this match, while Arlovski is pretty much technical now, from Arlovski getting into a switch with his style might have given him the underdog state here, but for me from a fighter that is very confident with his power back then, and right now he is finishing his opponent with the decision so my pick will likely be a risk for Andrei Arlovski,

The UFC is a fighting game. And in the fight game, I really don't feel experience matters that much. Like the legend, Mike Tyson said, "everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face".  

So, I don't think the experience will matter too much. I think the young fighter Allen is going to have the upper hand because of his speed. Kattar will not be able to dodge what his eyes can't see.

I know that I am not giving much importance to the experience. However, I have to give importance to the height and reach advantage that Kattar is going to get. These two advantages might be very helpful for him in this fight.

Jon Jones VS Stipe Miocic really was set for the UFC 282 fight, but it was then canceled and replaced by Prochazka VS Teixeira, until the end of the year, so maybe the Jones VS Miocic fight will happen next year because I think Jon Jones had gotten the good side of Dana White and has to give him everything that he likes, but maybe you are right but not in the short notice fight I really think it was not a short notice because that fight was set on December 10, but right now I think the Jones VS Miocic will be move next year,


This could be a close fight because both fighters are well-rounded both can win in stand-up and on the ground, but Calvin Kattar he has the upper hand with experience, Height, and reach, and his fight with Giga Chikadze is one of the best in his career, but for Arnold Allen that is a little bit younger than Kattar, we can see this kids speed might take the advantage, his fight with Dan Hooker is a great display that he will likely knock out Kattar if that punches connects, I will surely give my thoughts and picks maybe later,

I think there is a post on the other page on the poster fight for the upcoming fight UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen, well the juicy fight here is the Main Event for sure, Calvin Kattar VS Arnold Allen, and Andrei Arlovski VS Marcos Rogério de Lima, the rest I really don't know the history and I am not familiar, but there is one fight that was canceled Edson Barboza VS Ilia Topuria fight that was canceled because of the Knee Injury for Edson Barboza, it was a shame and Ilia Topuria just wants to fight with Edson Barboza,


I think the UFC 282 was already set for a main event Jiří Procházka VS Glover Teixeira now Jone Jones is one stuborn heck of a dude he would surely want a main event, because he is a main event of a guy and he just wants a fight that he can get a belt again, and maybe a possible remake for the UFC 283 Figueiredo VS Moreno 4 for the Jon Jones fight if he don't want to accept the fight against Miocic, could be a possibility, but I am still waiting,
and this is only a speculation,

Kattar vs Allen, I really think that this is going to be a close fight. I am just not able to compare them. Kattar does have a height and reach advantage over his opponents in this fight. But I like the style of Allen more. If anyone asks me I think Allen is the one who has a better record in his career so far. I have not researched this fight in-depth yet. This is sort of a first impression from me about what might happen in this fight. Allen seems to have the upper hand in my opinion. He is also in a better condition than before.

There is a certain fascination to see aged UFC fighters fight. And it's encouraging to see that even though they have aged, they have not lost the skill. But at the same time, I am not very fond of these fights because they have aged and it is easy to pick up and injure.

I really do not think that Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic is actually supposed to happen. I think this could easily be something like a publicity stunt to get back on people's radar by Jones.

Obviously, this is very short notice for Miocic. He has no intention of taking on such a fight on such short notice. So, I find it nearly impossible to believe that this fight is actually going to take place. Honestly, I'm going to be surprised if the UFC somehow makes it happen. Miocic is not stupid, he is not in the most suitable shape right now to fight a fighter like Jones. And I think he also knows that this fight is not likely to happen. That's why he is not training very seriously as well.

Maybe...  But dunno, if nothing's confirmed then it's all air at this point.  But if it were all up to me, I'd looove to see Jon Jones back in the cage.  Be it at 205 or as a heavy weight.  He's always been a delight to watch...  And fighting as an under card would make a lot of sense as Jones might not be able to fight a 5 rounder at the point of his return.

Anyway, live weigh ins will start in a couple hours or so.

UFC Fight Night 213:  Kattar vs Allen Official Weigh In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjo9R91uepg

The main event should be good.  Arnold Allen is the dark horse of 145.

I am someone who believes that a competent wrestler is always going to be able to win against a capable boxer. So, I think every fighter should have some ground game in his arsenal. That's why I think he needs to improve his ground game.
Sure, he is not facing anyone who is really exceptional in the ground game at this moment but if he does end up fighting in the UFC against a fighter who is well-rounded, he is going to face some serious problems.


I agree with you that this is certainly normal when any fighter is taking a step up in his career. With bigger names come bigger challenges. The point is he will have to prove that he is worthy of that name. If he keeps training, he will surely improve in every aspect of his fight, he needs to train really hard.


Duke khan

A few days ago I encountered news of Jones claiming to fight Miocic at UFC 282 which is on December 10. I think UFC 282 is clearly to be headlined by the rematch between Prochazka and Teixeira, so maybe Jones is now willing to fight as an undercard as long as it guarantees a title fight or main event next. Although the date is less than 2 months already and we do not even know if Miocic agrees to a late notice fight. I've been following athletes on Facebook and Twitter and it seems Miocic is not in serious training mode. Obviously, Miocic would've signed a contract earlier if he is keen on fighting this December.

^  I heard some rumors swirling around that Jones vs Miocic isn't really happening and that it doesn't really make much sense from Jones point of view. If the UFC is gonna match Jones with Miocic, it has to be a main event.  But then again in what kind of event?  A PPV with no belt on the line?  And they can't make it a co main event either as Jones would prolly not want a fight that's not a main event or without a belt.  Dunno...  But judging from Jones' history of dealing with the UFC, the rumor makes sense.  There could be some truth in it.

I've checked wiki and the card of UFC 282 seems to be formed already. The fight of it will be a rematch of Prochazka and Teixeira. In addition there are a lot of other good fights that contains Blachowicz, Pimblett, Lawler, Rozenstruik, Till, Gustafsson. I just do think match makers gonna find a room for Jones and Miocic. I think the return of JJ gonna be a separate event, but if he will be in UFC 282, his fight will be lost among great card.

Yup me too.  Lmao.  There are lots of greasy match ups from top to bottom at the next event.  Durden vs Mota is greasy, so are Hooper vs Garcia, Holmes vs Park, Arlovski vs De Lima, Dolidze vs Holmes...  Omg all the way to the top that I don't need to post them one by one.  They're all greasy.  Betting on most of the underdogs could get you a bet or two ahead for the event.  Lol.

But yeah it's def good entertainment to see underdogs win.  Hopefully Tim Means wins his what think is his last match in the UFC.

Any thought on Kattar vs Allen UFC Fight Night ? Just a few days until event, but we are still not even close to discussing it

I see Andrei Arlovski fights in prelims (again in prelims). I guess that it due to record of his opponent only. For me, it is always fun to watch former UFC champions fight, specially aged fighters. I like to compare their prime and how they perform today. Btw, Arlovski is in good shape, he has 4 win in a row. Maybe next time he will get someone from top15 if he wins.

Of course, I'm also happy that there's an Indonesian, who is going to global if he can compete in the UFC.  I heard if he could get there because there was a promoter of one of the TVs who financed him to train in the United States. DIa trains alongside UFC fighters and Cage Warrior she is also trained by Marc Fiore who is famous for having produced some great fighters.  Indeed, if he passes, of course, there are still many tasks. Jeka saragih has to keep training, I think this is normal for fighters who go into the bigger zone.

I think every fighter that is new to the UFC are all adjusting to the saddening level of that combat sport, and I think they can adapt to it when they train hard for it, if they have the mindset of wanting to be champion then they will likely do it, and for Jeka Saragih he now has 2 wins in the UFC, but those fighters are not that kind of a leveled in the UFC, he needs to prepare for the upper-rank fighter going forward,


I guess Charles Oliveira has applied the Aggressive win of Adriano Martins against Makhachev as the only lost Islam Makhachev attained which I think he likely underestimated Makhachev for that, because Islam Makhachev is a better fighter from that loss, and if he continues that kind of tactic he would likely lose again against Makhachev, on their rematch, for Chimaev VS Covington I am likely positive through Khamzat Chimaev to win,

I made my predictions quickly without thinking at all.
If I win something this time it will be big miracle and surprise for me

Important UFC news I heard few days ago, Jon Jones said he is preparing to fight with Stipe Miocic at UFC 282, and this fight should happen in this year 2022!
I can't wait to see how Jones first fight in heavyweight division will look like, and Miocic is perfect opponent for him.
Let me say that I expect one of this two guys to finish the fight on floor.

I’ve never been a big fan of Covington and am always surprised when he wins. He wins a lot though so what do I know. I would agree that Khamzat will beat Covington but I’m glad he’s getting a real opponent. The last few opponents Khamzat fought he was basically tossing them around like rag dolls. He deserves a title fight. Hopefully Covington will be able to make it a fight, or even put down the new heel of the UFC.