Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 268. (Read 100412 times)

Besides Olivera vs Makhachev, Yan vs O'Malley, Aljo vs TJ, which are you guys going to watch?

Dariush vs Gamrot is also worth watching. It is lightweights top6 vs top9. If Dariush wins (after almost 1.5 pause) he would probably be next one to have a title fight, as he has 7 wins in row already.

In welterweight there are Muhhamad vs Brady fight. Both fighters take high positions in top. Muhhamad is 8 wins in row, while Brady is 15-0. The winner might also be first contender to try to beat Edwards.

He will. That's also 5 rounds, right? Because the title is on the line.
Reach advantage is for Sterling but the cardio might be the upper hand of Dillashaw. I know he is a fighter who likes to end it quickly with a brawl in his younger days but this time he should really take his time and exhaust Sterling as much as he can.
He has a high average for takedown defense and whenever he is hurt, he goes back strong. I just wish he can still manage a 5 rounder despite his age.

after so many years I am back in the UFC forum again, and with the latest event now I really like the way Charles Oliveira can handle the situation properly this could be the same scenario with Islam Makhachev, but again I could also be wrong about it, judging Makhachev's ground game it has that same vide as Khabib Nurmagomedov's so it will be a hard fight for Charles Oliveira, although I have heard that Charles Oliveira have an eye surgery prior to the fight right now he got a 20/20 vision that he could use with the Makhachev fight, on the past if he could see three fighters when he fights right now he's got an eagle eye that could evade and technically be good on the stand-up,


We can be surprised by Islam Makhachev for sure, but I think Charles Oliveira will surprise them as well, right now Charles Oliveira is getting ready and training his wrestling, I think it is to read with Islam's takedown, or how he can escape any grappling scenario that Islam Makhachev could throw, for me Islam Makhachev is really a dominant fighter, on the ground, but Charles Oliveira for me he becomes the most powerful striker in the Lightweight Division today, so I think he could finish this fight on the stand-up and if Islam could get him in the ground I really think he will be ready for it,

He was a champion twice. If he beats Aljo, he will be the second fighter that was a champion three time. Dillashaw has experience, but Aljo has speed (and acting skills ) imho. Even though odds shows that Dillashaw is an underdog, I think he will give Aljo a good and close fight. I feel like this fight is going to go full distance. As TJ was never submitted before and Aljo is not a knockout artist. Best stamina wins. And Aljo, that had a neck surgery before second fight against Yan, and barely stands for two rounds during camp and etc, is bad at stamina.

I think having Khabib on his side is going to make Makhachev a lot more dangerous. I have seen in previous fights Khabib instructing Makhachev how to fight and giving some crucial instructions on how to get in better positions to submit his opponent and that worked like a charm for Makhachev. So, I think it is going to be very beneficial to have Khabib on ringside for Makhachev as well.

No disrespect for Charles Oliviera. He also has a substantial amount of experience. He knows exactly what to do at just the right moment. But I think it will be a better option for him if he does not fight Makhachev on the ground for too long. I have also heard Khabib say that the ground game of Makhachev is better compared to Charles Oliviera.

This is what Khabib said about Oliviera Vs Makhachev

https://youtu.be/-sUIlCg9-4E


This is Khabib instructing Makhachev from ringside

https://youtube.com/shorts/spUTqsVkYl8

Makhachev is one of best fighter at ground and he will get a full instruction during the fight by Khabib, a ground fight need a patience and know the next move he need to end his opponent. Even though Oliveira is a good fighter at ground too, but he need to avoid if he fight against Makhachev, he need to fight like Israel Adesanya who escape every ground fight and fight at distance only.

Whoever will win, I believe a rematch will happen sooner or later.

Indeed this was a very thrilling moment especially for Oliveira fans who had taken a heavy blow from his opponent and caused him to lose his balance, but when he was at the bottom no opponent wanted to grapple with him for fear that Oliviera could finish the match in an unusual way, without reduce my respect for Oliviera if it happens in the match against Islam makachev I am sure Islam will dare to do a ground fight to end it.

I didn’t realize how much taller than Petr Yan Sean O’Malley is. Hearing Sean say he’s 5’5” and then seeing Sean tower over them in the matchup makes me think Yan is going to have to rely on takedowns if he wants to win. I’m starting to lean a bit towards O’Malley taking home the W, which is what I’d like to see. Not sure I’d put my money behind that thought, but it does give me some hope that I’ll get the outcome I want to see.

I feel the same but maybe I just don't like Sterling at all and I am not being objective enough towards him.
Maybe the reason is his Oscar acting performance that gave him his first title against Petr Yan, but since than I have no respect for him.
I know he won against Petr Yan again this year, but Dillashaw is not going to be easy fight for him and I am sure he will lost some rounds.
Sterling has a reach advantage but he wins his fights mostly by decisions, and Dillashaw has a much better KO and TKO record.

As the fight approached, my excitement began to increase. Would you look at these situations of Charles, how he started and how he finished the fights. Will there be the same scenario in his fight with Islam, I think Charles will definitely win, but I can't predict how he will end it.

You see the odds of Sugar Sean winning he's definitely the underdog but he can have some unexpected hits and if he catches a surprise, he'll go straight to the belt. Dana say it, I don't remember exactly who said, that if he beat Petr Yan, he would be the new current Mc Gregor. I think it's a big deal if he beats Yan. It's not that easy to beat Yan, the man is steel and he has a very good boxing mind.

Yup! that is how Shame O'Malley could win it, and Shame on him for running instead of fighting, and while you fight this skinny poodle you should have your patients and tolerance on high alert to Shame O'Malley's tactics, that lead to some fighters lost to him, he should not be another victim of the Poodle O'Malley Petr Yan could take the fight to the ground but he should be careful with the O'Malley's takedown defense, and because of those reach he could surely end the fight humiliating Yan by punch then running away,


For me, I am talking more about the main event because I still really don't know who's really going to win I really can't decide yet, anything can happen with the main event and because of that it is very exciting what can be the end result, for this, like everyone have said Islam Makhachev was the favorite to win, but many here in the community really pertaining experience of Oliveira with his high ranking fights and now that his eyes were 100% fixed, for me it could be a benefit or it could still be a liability because this will be the 1st time he will fight with a 20/20 vision,

And for T.J. Dillashaw, really is the past champion but in the recent Aljamain Sterling fights with Yan, he has proven his real worth as a champion, and right now Petr Yan has accepted him, but T.J. is no Petr Yan so he needs to be very careful about him,


Proper Manner if he wins surely it is really hard for me to take a side but when you said that you have committed to Makhachev because of Khabib Nurmagomedov, makes me think that was the answer, Khabib Nurmagomedov will be on the side teaching Islam Makhachev how to win and he really knows how dangerous Charles Oliveira can be, so I think as a coach for Makhachev he will surely teach him everything on the Dagestan wrestling books, (if there is one) and Islam Makhachev has said that he will be coach Khabib's 1st champion as a coach, that is some pretty much determine words,

Oliviera can take a hit, I'll give him that credit. However, I don't think he is better than Makhachev at the ground game. I may agree that he possesses similar skills when it comes to the ground game as Makhachev, but I don't think he is better than Makhachev.

There is no doubt that Makhachev is a hard puncher, and Oliviera is someone who can withstand multiple hits without losing focus. So, this is obviously going to be an interesting fight between these two. In addition, the fact that Khabib is teaching Makhachev all he needs to know about winning this fight makes me commit to Makhachev. On the other hand, it is also true that in the end, Makhachev will have to be the one who will be responsible for executing the plans in the proper manner.

I feel like Dillashaw has the edge over Sterling.  Dillashaw has way more experience, better wrestling and better striking than most if not all of Sterling's opponents thus far.  Dillashaw is a wily vet who has a trick or two up his sleeve.  The line is pretty close to value at 2.43.  I mean who would bet for Sterling at 1.56?  Lol.  It's hard to trust him at that line.

Anyway the pre fight press conference was just a few minutes ago...  Enjoy.

UFC 280:  Pre Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5CcEIAv6CI

Those were the days. I'm a fan but didn't really know he was a champion 3x. Must be the reason for being in the hall of fame.
His dirty boxing may not be working well against the hybrids these days who could just jump on the back of their opponents and choke them to death.

I can actually think Olivera will win against Makhachev if Makhachev begins to be aggressive like how he fought with Martins, Olivera can easily find an opening to throw a jab and submit Makhachev. Some situation could change with just one hit and Olivera had done that many times in his career.

Finally, this thread is so alive, that we have few pages of only Makhachev vs Olivera prediction While few people care about Aljo vs Dillashaw fight. And I will remind, that it is going to be a title fight. Funny that no one is really that much interested in title fight, like it is women title fight Dillashaw has already been UFC bantamweight champion two times and has a chance to become a champion for the third time. Anyone remember a fighter, that has been a champion three times ? I think Randy Couture was the only one who was UFC champ three times, while there are less than 10 (maybe) fighters who were UFC champtions twice in their career.

LOL at those chicken legs. I don't know what's on Sean O'Malley's head. But maybe he knows that his legs are too skinny and his slim body too will fold to powerful strikes once he is facing top opposition. If he losses this one badly, he should move up to featherweight and work on his legs and gain some muscles. 

I bet on Yan but I hope he starts strong because the fight is only scheduled for 3 rounds. O'Malley might stay away, work on his jab, throw some kicks and wins a decision.

Just in Charles Oliveira got his eyes fixed here in the LINK and now I am really torn in the middle on who I think might win here, Imagine Charles Oliveira defeating those high ranking opponents with that kind of eyesight and imagine Charles Oliveira fighting Islam Makhachev with 100% eyesight, this is going to be a perfect opportunity for him to show how good he is I don't know if this is enough for him to defeat Islam Makhachev that will surely get into heavy grappling but we never know if this eyesight correction will surely help him or if it will trouble his psyche when he is in the ring because this will be a new thing for Oliveira for sure,

And after looking at Islam Makhachev's fights video comparing his wrestling to Khabib Nurmagomedov's and Khamzat Chimaev's all three have different grappling and wrestling,

1st] Makhachev is not like Khabib where if he is near the fence Khabib will surely dominate you Makhachev has a similar effect but is not as perfect as Khabib so he needs to correct this when he faces Oliveira,

2nd] Makhachev doesn't have the strength of Khamzat Chimaev that could ragdoll Oliveira all over the octagon but it is still the same chain wrestling Khabib and Chimaev have, but there is a chance that if Oliveira is powerful than Makhachev he could surely get out from that chain wrestling,

But If Islam Makhachev can incorporate these two aspects into his wrestling then he will be unbeatable, there are still holes in his technique and I think Khabib Nurmagomedov will surely notice this and tell Makhachev what to do but is this really enough, I am pretty much excited about the fight but I really still don't know who I am going to bet,

Sterling after fighting Yan is confident that can defeat Dillashaw. He had made good improvements to his fighting skills and the same strategy can be exercised in fighting Dillashaw.

Charles's belt was stripped and to fight against a fighter compared with Khabib, I can already tell it's a planned defeat. Its just my opinion though.

Watching it now.
After watching the history of Dillashaw from being a champion and breaking up with the Team Alpha Male and defeating Cody Garbrandt twice to defend his title, it makes me want to bet for him too although it was done in his prime.
Dillashaw being the underdog is what makes it more appealing to me.
Perhaps I will bet the favorite for the main card and the underdog for the co-main event. But above all, three fights will definitely be entertaining.

How this will go? I am quite certain that in this fight we will witness many leg kicks from Petr Yan on Sean O'Malley's chicken legs hehe! There will also be Petr Yan's takedowns. I am a fan of O'Malley similar to that I am also a fan of Paddy the Baddy, however, do not be hyped by the UFC's marketing team hehehehe.