Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 323. (Read 97174 times)

I'm probably going to miss this weekend due to other plans, so I won't be making any bets. I'll likely just include some of my predictions, and leave it at that. I don't tend to bet on the UFC unless I'm actually going to be able to watch it. Good looking event, but if you're going to miss any event, it'll probably be this one. So, not overly disappointed. Not sure if that's my first event missed of the year. I did fall asleep on one a few weeks back though.

Does that mean I no longer have to watch that silly little walk he does on every single proper 12 advert? You know what, I still haven't tried it. I've been put off by a lot of people saying it tastes awful. Isn't it at a similar price point to ol' Jack?

“I believe versus Usman for the 170-pound title for my comeback is the one I’m eyeballing at the minute. And I feel confident against Usman. A jab happy, sloppy, orthodox wrestler with no submissions whatsoever. What’s he gonna do? Where’s the danger here? I don’t see a danger with him.”

Dana White in some of his interview also told that a fight between Usman and McGregor would be interesting. That does not mean that UFC is organizing this fight. But who know, when  talks turn into money direction, anything can happen. Like Dana said, every Conor fight means big money. Give Usman millions and he would accept to fight Conor next second.

P.S. Conor has sold his proper twelve shares, so he is no longer promoting whiskey. Instead, he has got a pub

Now that you mention it, I suddenly remember Usman did grants, Conor McGregor, a title shot, and he will go up a division, by doing so, but Conor McGregor is still in the Lightweight Division and in the rank 9 so basically, he still can decide if he's going to go up or still choose to pursue a Lightweight belt now that it is vacay, well it is still up to Conor McGregor to decide, but Kamaru Usman did give him a go signal,


I really get what you are trying to say, yes Rafael Dos Anjos can be a gatekeeper has the experience, and the willpower to win but Khabib Nurmadomenodov is different from Islam Makhachev, and the way Rafael Dos Anjos fight now is a bit different from the fought Nurmagomenodov, if we look on their previous fight and the way Dos Anjos fights now, I think his age has an impact him in what he is doing, and a 37 years old is pretty much have a toll to some extent of his body, that is why he doesn't have the great wins anymore most of it was a decision, while Makhachev is really something to the extent that I am still seeing how Islam Makhachev will win this match if it continued,

I am. If we vintage Conor back then it spices up the whole division. To be honest, his last fight with Poirier didn't look all that bad, and while he may have lost the round he still managed to buzz Poirier. The snapped ankle kind of takes away from it, as everyone just remembers the beat down at the end of the round.

However, I don't think Conor is washed up, and I do think he'll start finding some form. He just needs to get in that cage, and not go against one of the top three. I'd say top five is a push. He'll likely beat everyone outside of that, and then the fans will start getting on his side again.

The issue with Conor is his name brings a lot of weight, so previously he was able to get massive fights, without actually putting in much of the work, and not fighting enough to be in decent shape. You know what I mean? I think once he gets a few fights under his belt, removes that rustiness we've got a serious fighter on our hands again.

Plus, why wouldn't I want to see that. Conor is easily one of the most entertaining fighters when on form.

Bulking for what?
Conor McGregor is done fighting, and all he is doing now is prolonging his time and doing last promotion for his whiskey business and ufc.
Dana is justing using hims to squize last bit of popularity he once had, so they can both earn more money from this deal.
I am not interested to watch any of his fight in future.

Andrew Yang wrote about UFC few days ago and he once again repeated how fighters are underpaid compared to all major sports, and he is proposing some kind of WWE and UFC union.
UFC fighters get 10 - 15% of revenue, and for other major sports it’s 50%, that means fighters should be paid 3 to 5 times more!
https://twitter.com/AndrewYang/status/1524482395377999873

Which to be honest, I'm quite alright with. I think he's a challenge for those looking to break into the top half of the division, and he'll likely go to war with quite a few up, and coming prospects. So, I'm all for it. I know there was a lot of people saying he's probably done, and I'll be honest I did consider it myself, but the thing that we didn't get chance to see is how much he has left in that ol' gas tank of his, because early doors he was really putting it to Chandler.

I think anyone looking to break into the top five, needs to go through an absolute war that only certain fighters like Tony can bring.

Tony Ferguson has become the gate keeper of the division and that is the only leverage he has right now.

Islam Makhachev is the right opponent right now to face Charles Oliveira as the belt is vacant and i hope they will book that fight as i consider this as the best match up right now and i am curious to see whether Islam Makhachev can overcome the submission game of Charles Oliveira.

I feel the same hype when Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson were supposed to fight.

I get what you are saying, but RDA's 40+ fight experience vs Makhachev's 20+ fights has to account for something, also the caliber of fighters he went up against (win or lose) as well as actually going to a decision with Khabib back in 2014. So Makhachev winning easily? He definitely would be a favorite, but I wouldn't really go for an automatic easy win. RDA is still somewhat relevant as a gatekeeper.

Wasnt Conor saying that he was preparing for a fight in next weight division ? To welterweight. That is wants to a title fight against Usman. Recent McGregor pictures shows that he is bulking right now. However, Usman was mentioning something about his boxing fight against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (and every one was laughing about Usmans boxing training video). Canelo at first was walking with his nose up, saying that Usman is not his level, but after taking beating from Dmitri Bivol, will be chasing Bivol for a rematch (which makes fight Usman vs Canelo likely not to happen).

It's a jackpot for Islam Makhachev to fight Conor McGregor we all know how Khabib Nurmagomenodov defeated the Notorious, if Conor McGregor still wouldn't have any defense for the Dagestan Wrestling then this is checkmate for Makhachev, it will be a great event if they will make a Charles Oliveira VS Islam Makhachev instead, but I think Dana White will not let Conor McGregor fight Islam Makhachev just yet, instead, it may be a fight between Islam Makhachev VS Dustin Poirier or Beneil Dariush, and because Michael Chandler recently fought Tony Ferguson, and Justin Gaethje have fought Charles Oliveira I think this is the only route available for the UFC to settle,


Definitely, Charles Oliveira had a durable chin that he surely used all the time but in time that durability will whither, and like the Korean Zombie, he will now need to move his head from approaching punches, I guess he would need to still parry or evade those strikes in the future, well everyone will not be champion forever and everyone is aware that everybody has a limit in which he is doing those things,


It will be an easy kill for Islam Makhachev he doesn't bit the fight, in my opinion, it is not worth his time he only wants to go further up in my opinion and fighting worthy opponent is what I like for him to take, but don't get me wrong I don't really intent RDA as not a worthy opponent but for Islam Makhachev it will be an easy task that is why it is good he didn't take that fight,

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And those fighting kittens are ready for me to watch, Amanda Ribas and Andrea Lee, I will surely feast my eyes on those two while sipping some beer, so good luck with their fight.

^  Dos Anjos is def one of the best guys in the sport but I think Makhachev could've won it easily since Dos Anjos was getting in on short notice and and he's not getting any younger.  He's like 37 years old now or something.  Makhachev on the other hand is one of the most talented fighters in the roster who's in his prime.  But I guess yeah..  A tune up fight vs a grappler in Dariush is the more prudent decision.

This is pure gold. I mean, it's all good clean fun. Especially with what's happening in the market right now, we better laugh XD


He might not be a champ on paper, but he sure ain't the paper champ What I am trying to say, is that he has still some bargaining leverage, and in some regards is still considered the champ, or at least the top dog.


It's good he didn't bite for RDA. It could very well be a bad outcome for him and he would just get pushed back.

I think Prochazka has more advantages rather than Texeira since Texeira with his current ages is more slower than before. Prime Prochazka is aggressive and fast, if Texeira a bit late to see a kick from Prochazka, knock out might be happen. Texeira need to play more calm and ground is his best friend since his main style is Jiu jitsu, Prochazka need to play distance since his main style is Muay thai.

Found this picture in Russian MMA community (sorry, cant edit subs there). It is said (from first to last picture) "Against Chandler", "Against Poirier", "Against Gaethji". And there is a comment - "If during the fight Charles gets into this position, then it is all over for his opponent"




There is only one true kitten - Paige VanZant. She is cursed with zebra pattern and fight rarely. But she has a page on OnlyFans

Has anyone also seen this? Someone minted a rare El Cucuy Bored Ape hehehe.



Similar to the opinions of much of you, I also will say that he should retire before he has brain damage and transforms into a real ape. He has a wife and a son. He should take care of himself to take care of his family. Dana should let Tony fight Conor and make his retirement pay.

We also have 2 sexy fighting kittens hhehehe. They will be fighting different opponents, however.

Yeah but for now let's focus on the title fight in the light heavyweight championship between Texeira vs Jiri. Do you think this event will be #andstill or #andnew? The interesting thing about this fight is that they are both quite far apart in age and Texeira is the oldest champion in UFC history but we all know age is also a factor in a fight. And Jiri is known as a great knockout artist.

I was waiting for long time to see this two big guys Blachowicz and Rakic fighting again, and I think winner could be the new challenger for Championship title in light heavyweight division.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LewEMJQQiFQ

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Wow in the photo if it reflects more than all tiredness, you can't see anything else but that, although I also think something, could it be that it came out like this on purpose so that we all start speculating about it like that and in reality it has a unique explosiveness? I don't know, sometimes these fighters play with people's thoughts to give a good surprise, if Tony comes out with that attitude he will surely lose, but as in the UFC anything can happen, and these fighters can generate all this type of speculation so that they can turn the bets, in this world we can expect this type of strategy to make the business model more interesting.

Good points made, Charles would dream to fight Connor and I think he deserves that fight as well. I bet Dana thinks he has earnt that fight as well. I'm sure he would do anything to make that happen. Disappointing from Justin, I don't think it's lack of quality or heart, but maybe the pressure in these title fights that gets to him. I could see him beating Charles and even khabib if given another opportunity, but I doubt that will happen any time soon. With Chandler's huge knockout of Tony I see him potentially fighting makachev. Olivera has recently just said he could knock out Connor and then take on Nate Diaz in one night. Highly doubt thats something we will see but I think he may hold out for a bigger name. Obviously Dana will be having pressure from khabib for his fighter to challenge Charles, who you can't deny has had some fast finishes, but does he get the people going? Fights already over too soon ha, but seriously I think Chandler and makachev will fight, winner fights oliveria. Unless Dana can cook something up, I think Connor will be pleading for that fight

Its likely the reason he trained hard to be better on the ground. In his early he lost several fights by Submission. But today fighters refuse to engage with him in the ground like his previous with Gaethji. Every time he is tagged, he drops for few seconds on the ground to regain while Gaethji just let him get up.
If he is matched to the proteges of Khabib, he'd be in trouble.