Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 329. (Read 97154 times)

^  Before the weigh ins I was leaning more towards Font.  But seeing how drained he was in the scale and he missed weight, it looks like he isn't ready for 5 rounds.  And here's the thing for Vera...  He's a slow starter and increases the pace starting around R3.  Font on the other hand would prolly only have a couple rounds of gas for this match before he fades.

And yup, Collier could win.  Just a hunch.  Lol.  I have no strong opinion.

Here are the weigh ins and the face off...  Enjoy.

UFC Font vs Vera Weigh ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOaS1su64zU

UFC Font vs Vera Face offs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOnHiedkmbw

Rob Font (138.5)* vs Marlon Vera (136)
Andrei Arlovski (246) vs Jake Collier (265)
Joanderson Brito (145.5) vs Andre Fili (145.5)
Grant Dawson (155.5) vs Jared Gordon (155.5)
Tristan Connelly (146) vs Darren Elkins (145.5)
Krzysztof Jotko (186) vs Gerald Meerschaert (185)
Alexandr Romanov (236.5) vs Chase Sherman (247)
Daniel Silva (125) vs Francisco Figueiredo (125.5)
Gabe Green (170.5) vs Yohan Lainesse (169)
Mike Breeden (155.5) vs Natan Levy (155)
Gina Mazany (126) vs Shanna Young (125)
Carlos Candelario (126) vs Tatsuro Taira (125.5)

*Missed weight

Well, we could put it into tabs, the zebra rule will be used when a fighter's records are a pattern of win, lost, sin, lost, or similar to that pattern, and we can call it a Zebra Rule, I think this is very rare for certain fighters to have such record, but it is a good way so we can have a way to specify it, So the record pattern will be called the Zebra Rule Curse, good thinking TopTort777,


If he wants to be both an MMA fighter and a boxer at the same time then I think he can but for us just by thinking about it is so ambitious and hard to accomplice for Francis Ngannou, if he truly wants to be a boxer he should just take down the other one, and because I think Dana White will not let him take a boxing career when he has still settled a contract with the UFC, he should eat a fish while not sitting on the dick of Dana White at the same time, he should be focused on just one,  

And here are my picks for this fight UFC Fight Night: Rob Font vs. Marlon Vera,

Rob Font VS Marlon Vera

Stake Odds for this fight are 1.78 for Font while 2.05 for Vera, and for this fight, I really looking forward to Marlon Vera, because of how unique he can be inside the ring, he might lose the 1st to 2nd round but he would do crazy stuff winning the 3rd round or put out his opponent by that time,  and for Rob Font, he surely has some decent standing but when it comes to the ground as he did to Cody Garbrandt, Garbrandt, just outwrestle him, and counter him whenever he goes on the ground, well I could be wrong but I like well-rounded guys, so my pick will be Marlon Vera.

Andrei Arlovski VS Jake Collier

Stake odds for this fight are 1.75 for Arlovski while 2.08 for Collier, Andrei Arlovski fight like a middleweight, in my opinion, there is no power in his strike, but there is a lot of movement, and pretty much he is quick to his feet, but with their age difference and Arlovski is fighting for almost way longer now I am seeing Jake Collier could have beaten his Zebra Pattern Curse of a record he had, instead of losing to Arlovski he can win it this time,

Yeah I don't see it as protecting him. If Ngannou loses that fight his stock doesn't go down. Just as Conor's didn't go down against Mayweather. Despite what fans might say about that fight sometimes, Mcgregor actually looked pretty decent early on. However, we knew he wasn't built for multiple rounds, he barely lasts in UFC let alone Boxing. Tyson Fury is similar in that he's undefeated, and again a incredible athlete given his size.

Yeah, it's easy to forget sometimes his age, since he hasn't been around the UFC or even MMA all that long, like I previously alluded too. The guy has grown up fighting, but didn't start learning MMA on a professional level until a couple of years ago. It's still five plus years, but at the end of the day compare that to who he's fighting against, who have practically been doing it since they were children.

I guess Dana should come to understand the side of Ngannou as he is not getting any younger, and before his days in boxing will be over, he should be given more favors to have his own fight if that will add more profits for him. As long as he can do it, i guess fighting with Fury, or Wilder seem very exciting to hear. Hopefully all this contract issues will end in positive vibes between Dana and Ngannou as its the best thing to happen.

I see it as Dana White protecting Francis Ngannou from facing Tyson Fury who is one of the best boxers of all time and Francis Ngannou does not have any boxing experience and he is a brawler and there is no way he is going to land a punch on Tyson Fury but a mixed rule fight is a good option like they announced and i hope Dana White will accept that.
 
Francis Ngannou is already 35 years old and he wants to make the maximum he can make during the short span and hence he is looking for big money fights and hopefully he gets what he is after.

in fact at the Sportsbet.io Saturday Boxing Prediction Contest! Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte by jeremypwr I came in 3rd place with the 3 correct answers and gave the winner to others who only got 2 correct answers, I sent him a dm claiming why I didn't win? and it asked me for my sp username but I have not gotten an answer or the free bet

Thinking about it..l  I wonder how Jones will look in the cage after all these years of inactivity.  Well he trains but I'm guessing nothing like preparing for a real match?  I think the bookies could misprice the line and get him to he a huge favorite against Miocic.  But then again we'll be reminded and ask ourselves what did we expect..?  'Of course Jones wins it easy.'.  Lolol.

Anyway, the weigh ins are live.  It started around 20 mins ago.

UFC Font vs Vera Official Weigh Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ-mO2UXEP0

Edit:  Rob Font looked terribad on the scale.  And he missed weigth be 2 lbs.  Still has an hour to lose it tho.

He's a bit of a freak of nature, and I don't mean any disrespect with that either. The guy is very gifted when it comes to physical size, and the amount of speed he possess despite being so muscle bound, and considering he hasn't been doing MMA for nearly as long as others, kind of goes to show he has a certain knack for the more technical side of things which to be honest has been the most impressive thing for me, and what makes him a outlier in a lot of comparisons. Ngannou vs Gane wasn't exactly the most entertaining fight, but Ngannou did what he needed to do against Gane who has been training pretty much all his life, and was considered the vastly better striker, and wrestler, and the only chance Ngannou had was via his power. He proved us wrong that day. Although, having said that the reason he's a bit of a star is because he arguably as the hardest punch in the UFC.

However, ultimately its because he can deliver. He gets the highlight reels, and he's also a fairly likeable character. He isn't a Conor Mcgregor that sells the show, but he gets on with his business, and usually delivers. He isn't a super star in the same sort of comparison to other fighters, but he is most definitely a entertaining fighter when he steps inside that cage.

Why this Ngannou is so much popular? Because he is a UFC heavyweight champion? Or because he knock people down in a brutal manner? I dont get, why this guy gets so much attention? Sure there are people who knocks other people down in among heavyweights. Because he looks fit and have muscles? Any other black skinned fighters looks the same.

I don't blame Ngannou at all pushing for what he wants, after all there should be enough leeway to allow him to have one rather large fight in boxing against Tyson Fury; without it actually effecting his UFC career too much. Dana will take a cut, and probably earns more from it than he would if it didn't happen. I'm not sure what is holding up the negotiations, as from Dana's stand point it looks like a no brainer. I guess the only issue is the actual contract negotiations, particularly salary on the UFC side of things, so how much Ngannou gets paid per fight in the UFC.

For me though, it'll get done. Tyson will likely fight Ngannou in a sort of exhibition match without too much on the line. Ngannou will get a few more fights in the UFC. Although, I can't see Ngannou being around for long in the UFC either. His knees are already spent by the looks of things.

LOL. I just came up with zebra rule yesterday Zebra has lines "black-white-black-white-ass" so I suggest from now on if any fighter has a record of win-lose-win-lose-win-lose (or close to it) call that he got a zebra rule curse.


To describe a cunny man that cant decide what to choose as he want to have both, Russians often say that someone wants "both eat a fish and get on a spruce" ( "и pыбкy cъecть и нa eлкy влeзть") or a rude version "to eat a fish and not to sit on a dick" ("и pыбкy cъecть и нaxyй нe cecть"). That greatly describes what Ngannou wants.

He might not look like it, but his reported walking around weight when he was fighting at LHW was around 104kg and reportedly he was walking around at 108kg in 2020. In comparison, Miočić fights at around that weight or 110kg, so it's not that far off TBH. I don't think Jones will ever look like an HW if you compare him to Nganou (although there was that short stint where he did Powerlifting), but he's a lanky dude so he'll just look skinny fat. Nothing wrong with that.

Another UFC champion willing to bite the dust in a boxing ring for a payday. I actually do not like ppv but since Dana White ventured into this system too then he should pay his fighters worth. UFC fighters cannot even wear their own trunks brand barring them to earn from advertisements. I remember when Manny Pacquiao's trunk alone was worth over half a million dollars. It's not cool seeing UFC champions Ngannou and Kamaru getting knockout in a boxing ring like what happened to Woodley and Connor.    

Yeah, Aspinall probably is going to be at the very least challenging for the belt, so it wasn't really a shock for Arlovski losing that one. Although, his last few fights against the no namers as you say, were entertaining. I personally don't count them as no namers, just not very popular fighters. The question is, Arlovski said he wants to keep fighting for years to come, but is his body going to hold out for that long. He looks pretty good for his age right now, normally fighters start a rapid decline way before, and ultimately are forced to bow out, due to the damage they take. Arlovski hasn't really been on the receiving side much even when losing. I'm not counting the Tom fight in that though, as that's the exception.

Well, If Francis Ngannou is ready to get out of the UFC spotlight and in reality, he really wants to be a boxer then pursue his dreams, and 10 million is not that much but it is worth it than getting just 600k per fight on UFC, and if he continued in fighting Tyson Fury then he better prepared for the consequence and just pursue in being a boxer full time, but for me, if he really wants to be a boxer then move on what he really wants,


So if Jake Collier has a zebra pattern record then he needs to lose to Andrei Arlovski this time, that would be hilarious but apparently, Andrei Arlovski is the favorite here and he surely needs this win, and pretty much he is hungry for that win that is, and maybe Collier is not going to break his Pattern but let's just see, if what may have happened, (in actuality I have to google those Zebra Rules first before reading your whole post, and pretty much curious about it aswell I really thought it was a new move style)


Actually, I haven't seen if I still have that free bets or already consumed it all but as I am reading this, will now visit again my account, but it was actually fun winning in the Multi-master bet, I haven't joined another 1 yet, because of the busy schedule that I have,


I also did the same at 1st, but then I realized he is talking about the stat records of Collier, this pattern could continue if Andrei Arlovski win, so I think I will make a bet on Arlovski, just for fun.

I see, appreciate for the clarification. I figured it must have been forfeited for whatever reason after reading @YuginKadoya's and @tokeweed's earlier responses.

This wasn't necessary but thank you. Will I be able to see this under Rewards (Free bets)?

I can't believe I even searched google to find out more about this zebra rule out of curiosity

Agreed with your bet. Also, Andrei Arlovski is winning his last 3 fights versus other fighters with no names very much similar to Jake Collar hehehe. Arlovski's last defeat was versus Tom Aspinall. However, Aspinall has shown that he is championship material during his last fight versus Alexander Volkov where he won easily.

Arlovski is a great example of someone who just loves what they're doing. Talk about the UFC pay rate all you want, Arlovski has made his money through sheer volume, especially considering he's a legend of the sport, and is quite successful. So, at this point yeah he isn't as good as he once was, and he's probably starting to feel the toll of the sport from all the years, but watch his fights he still has a lot of fun in there, and also I find him quite entertaining still which is quite rare when the fighters are knocking on a bit.

Can't bet against the man either with his records, especially with his knack for upsets.

That is not a bad idea, but you need to pick good matches for betting if you want to cash in those winnings.
I had much more luck in predicting many UFC fights and getting free bets, but I don't have that much success when betting with those free bets, and I am not complaining.
This UFC event is going to be hard to predict but let the best man or woman win

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EDIT
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