Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 272. (Read 100388 times)

It will turn this thread into politics so do not mind that citizenship lol It's enough for a martial artist to really stop with having 78 pro fights. We don't see that anymore these days, they'd be moving to boxing or kickboxing if they see no possibility of a belt fight for them.


Grasso vs Araujo I see this fight is just a filler for the upcoming fights. But I think Araujo is a more dominant fighter between them.

Maybe age is a factor he was playing bad only 1 win in the last 5 fights. after UFC didn't extend his contract, can he fight with another event?, because He was a legend, His name might still sell well on television. And, I still confusing about his citizenship, he was born in Ukraine but bring a Rusian Flag.

You are not going to miss that much for this weekend with Grasso vs Araujo but I think UFC 280 Oliveira vs Makhachev will be much more interesting in next weekend.
Just make sure to be home or watch on the roads Adesanya vs Pereira on November 12, you really don't want to miss that one.
Try following news in forum and we are going to post links and highlights as usual.

I really think that O’Malley is overrated. Yes, he is finding success in his career. But I think he is being given a lot more credit than he actually deserves. He has had 16 fights in his career and never lost. That is a remarkable career so far. But I think he still has a lot to prove in the future. Obviously, he is not meant to be scared of Yan. But that does not mean that he will not get beaten by Petr Yan. By not saying that this is going to be the first L for O’Malley. Even though I really do not like him, I have to agree that he is a really capable fighter.

I am not interested in hearing what Tyron Woodley says about Khabib Nurmagomedov. Woodley was nowhere near the greatness of Khabib. So, I think he should keep his opinion to himself. Like TopTort777 said, I am not willing to listen to someone who lost against Jake Paul (a YouTuber).



Alexei Oleinik has had a decent career so far, he is really old at this point, and he has been involved in combat sports for 45 years. That must have grave consequences for his body. Historically, he has been fighting for a long time. I also feel it's time he stepped down from MMA. Considering his age, I think he could suffer a fatal injury if he keeps fighting. He has entertained a lot of people for so long. Now I think it is time for him to become a mentor and pass his knowledge on to the next generation of fighters. He had a pretty decent career, probably not the most impressive, but certainly a very entertaining one and I don't expect he will have any regrets if he decides to retire now.

Yeah Araujo is a good underdog pick if she shows up in that kind of shape and if she could maintain that pace for 5 rounds.  And I'm not sure how Grasso is with the take down defense these says against a fighter like Araujo.  I remember she got rag dolled by Felice Herrig back in the day.  She was a huge favorite in that match up too.


Doubtful.  Grasso has no power in her hands.  And Araujo may have gotten kicked hard in the head but did you see how she took it?  She wasn't even fazed.

On October 10, 2022, it was announced that Oleinik was released from UFC after completing his contract

Bye-bye The Boa Constrictor. It was always fun to watch your fights. I think Aleksei Oleinik is going to completely retire from MMA and focus on teaching his techniques to others. The guy is 45, 8 years in UFC, 78 professional fights and has been fighting since 1996.

I'm missing the next few events unfortunately due to travelling. I'm going to miss my UFC weekends, but I will get my predictions up early this week for the next event. Obviously, any cancellations I'm probably not going to amend. If I do make any predictions in the next few weeks (situation depending) I won't be reviewing any footage, so it'll be done from memory rather than statistics or anything like that. So, I could potentially be right off for the next three weeks.

Looks like I'm missing a few good events too, and obviously the boxing with Anderson, and Jake which to be honest I was quite looking forward too. Anyway, as for the Khabib, Woodley debate I don't think there's much debate in it. Wrestling wise Khabib probably takes it quite easily. Remember, Khabib was a champion in Sambo before he came into the limelight, and a bloody good one one at that. So, while he may have had a relatively short UFC career, he's probably got one of the longer careers out of most fighters. I mean, we've all seen the bear video.

I thought Wood could end it after that spinning elbow, it did hit just not perfect then she was caught giving Grasso a chance to hold her again and take her down. Then the finisher with a rear naked choke. Incredible, fast reflex, and, recovery.
This fight was better, I thought Lee ended it fast but damn she let go of that opportunity of finishing it early. She has that power punch and kicks but Araujo has the skill set on takedowns and wrestling which made her win points. Good fight.

Araujo vs Grasso. I'll take Araujo here. Both can recover fast, it's either tap out or scores.

Araujo almost get KO'ed in the first round, I think Andrea Lee is just refrain herself to not punch Araujo when he's fall, there's few seconds she waiting for. While Grasso is clearly dominating the fight and she doesn't only fought by distance, she force Wood to fight on the ground and moreover she won via submission. As we know Grasso is mainly a boxing style, not ground fight specialist.

I think Grasso will win via KO since Araujo chin has been exposed.

He surely outdid himself alright, saying that Khabib Nurmagomedov did not fight any good grapplers or grapplers with good hands maybe he wants to challenge Khabib to fight Jake Paul aswell, but I don't really think that Khabib will be too kind to take that bait,

Well, Tyron Woodley is not really viable right now many really think he is out of his mind for saying such things, and the balls to really compare Nurmagomedov to a steroid-using fighter, for me Khabib should accept to fight Woodley in an exhibition match on MMA rules so he can see first hand what he is talking about,


I agreed MMA is continuously changing and comparing the style of Khabib Nurmagomedov to the style of Sean Sherk is really down right Absurd, it is possible that his brain got damaged for not beating the problem child 2 times, and got knocked out even his brain cells got knockout aswell, for getting up something like this, or maybe he is trying to pull down the greatness of Khabib Nurmagomedov in trying to fight Jake Paul aswell, I really don't know what he is after, but that short legacy of Khabib will surely remember but not Tyron Woodley,

I think current Khabib would kick prime Woodley ass, even if they just have a wrestling fight. That would be even easier to do. And like kro55 said, Woodley feel ashamed for loosing to YouTuber, that is why he did not put himself in that top10 list

How can a person even create a top10 list, when there are there are 8 weight classes and thousands of fighters. It is understandable to create a top10 list of active fighters (like pound-for-pound list). But to compare a fighter that has retired 2 years ago with a fighter that has retired 12 years ago? Fighting styles evolve, each generation fighters are difference. How to compare Mark Coleman and Ngannou? Second would destroy first in first round.

Hey guys let's stick to the next one.  After watching both of these vids, I guess I could say that the main event for the upcoming event this weekend could be a low key banger.  Grasso has improved and has incorporated some grappling.  Araujo still looks like she has more spunk tho. 

UFC Free Fight:  Grasso vs Wood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtf6TpKs1Uc

UFC Free Fight:  Araujo vs Lee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7DW5ixsMSU

Here's the Multi Master.  I used to take these for granted but it's a nice way to grind a little extra BTC.  It's always good to have a little more to gamble with.  Lol.

UFC Fight Night 212 - Multi Master Challenge
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sportsbetio-ufc-fight-night-212-multi-master-challenge-saturday-5416540

Probably he did not himself above Khabib Nurmagomedov because he got knocked the fuck out by Jake Paul  .

The audacity of some people is just amusing to me. In all seriousness, I think Tyron Woodley is just a delusional man. It seems that he is saying these things because he has been hit on the head really hard by some YouTuber. He doesn't even know how to fight properly. And he is talking trash about the best pound for Pound fighter in the world.

My personal feeling is that I do not want to add anything about this because most people already know that Tyron is just out of his mind at this point in time.

One thing is for sure about Sean Sherk the competition in his time is really weak so comparing that to the time of Khabib Nurmagomedov is really absurd, and comparing them is so disrespectful in my opinion, and saying Khabib doesn't have fought a grappler with good hands, and yeah RDA, Justin Gaethje, Michael Johnson, and Dustin Poirier those guys were totally dominated by Khabib Nurmagomedov easily and great wrestler with good hands and saying just because Khabib is not in the top 10,

I think for me Khabib Nurmagomedov is the real GOAT maybe he surely cut his career short but you can not let it slip all of his fights are very very dominant, pretty you can see from his opponent's facial expression that they are physically and mentally broken by Khabib, and if his career continues I think it will still be the same he will still be dominant even today,

His argument is that Khabib did not fight any good wrestler and had only strikers against him looks funny. Ok, then Tavares, RDA, Johnson with their NJCAA and a dark rainbow of BJJ belts are nothing. Funny that Woodley mention Sean Sherk as an example of a "good wrestler with good hands" that can beat Khabib Nurmagomedov. Sean Sherk, the guy that got caught for using steroid, ok Strange that Woodley did not put himself higher than Khabib. He is a wrestler with KO power

Well, Sean Pink Poodle O'Malley is not really scared of anything, and anyone he would likely be taking that fight whoever it is, and in Petr Yan, he is not really scared of Yan at all, and knowing that he has the height advantage he will surely take Yan on, and when he lost to Marvin Vera he is bragging that he lost because of the injury, and not because he lost to Chito Vera and that Pedro Munhoz eye poke he didn't feel sorry at all, no remorse at all, and I think he got some emotional issues, that is why I never like the Pink Poodle,

And I have read some news about Tyron Woodley Absurd comments to Khabib Nurmagomedov that his greatness was so wrong to him, that he isn't really that great, and Geoff Neal accepts to Fight Shavkat Rakhmonov, that was one shocking and great fight to witness but it is going to be a one-sided one,

I think the only way Sean O'Malley could win is speed (to avoid attacks), jabs and reach advantage. His 13cm reach advantage and 10cm height advantage is a lot. Their fight will be like Mark Hunt vs Stefan Struve fight. But Hunt is a heavyweight. Yan and Sean are bantamweight. O'Malley can win this fight by points, even though it will be extremely hard. Specially if O'Malley must be 200% careful with his jabs (primary weapon imho in this fight), because his last fight ended with no contest due to eye poke.

O'Malley is looking very confident about entering this fight. As he has stated, there is not the slightest bit of fear in his heart about facing Petr Yan at all because he knows that it will be a tough fight, but at the same time, it will not be the end of the world for him. There is no doubt, he is already quite a skilled fighter and is also known around the world. It seems he is going to be very confident but, to be honest, I don't think his skill level is above his opponent.

However, we must also keep in mind that Petr Yan is also a very capable fighter. In addition to having a really good takedown ability, he also has an amazing stand-up ability. Furthermore, I think that this might be a loss for O'Malley as well. Petr Yan is known for being very resistant in his fights. He is almost like an immovable object.

Definitely, there will be eye-pokes if you consider the pink poodle fighting Petr Yan, even if it looks like it wasn't intentional Pedro Munhoz was in a lot of pain so I am thinking it might be intentional but surely Petr Yan is in an advantage over the pink poodle, striking was the best option and the only option for the pink poodle, and Petr Yan was so good at striking and on the ground so Petr Yan is more well-rounded than the pink poodle,


I think that loss was a slap to the face on Petr Yan, for me Petr Yan was at fault here and he surely underestimated Sterling so much that he might not train enough for the upcoming fight, and so I think for Sean O' Malley the pink poodle, I think he will not let this poodle win and might train his ass out because of his lost over Aljamain Sterling, Petr Yan has a tendency to be more effective when comes from a lost and doesn't want to have that same defeat he will surely do anything to win here,

They are both great fighters but after seeing the loss of Yan against Sterling with a split decision, I think he is getting slow.
Sugar can defeat Yan. He is taller and has the reach. Yan has to get closer to hit Sean and it is when a mistake will turn into a defeat, possibly rear naked choke if not KO by a head kick.