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While making my pick, I am really torn on who's going to pick, both fighters are really good at striking, and yet Israel Adesanya lost to Blachowicz that time because he was out to strike by Blachowicz which is I think he can handle himself and I really think that time Jan Blachowicz just coincidental predicting Adesanya's strike, and for this fight I am going with the younger fighter and rising the Hype train for Rakic,


I really think Israel Adesanya can win that fight well I couldn't say Blachowicz is lucky I think it is coincidental that Jan Blachowicz can read Izzy's strikes, and movement, that is why Adesanya was really reluctant in engaging with the stand-up and outstrike Adesanya but I think Israel Adesanya has a much advantage from that fight, and sure Jan Blachowicz has that build but I think that Aleksandar Rakic can win this time, a younger fighter and Blachowicz is not like the last time he fought Adesanya, but this will be a great match to watch.

I'm with Legendary Polish Power but the problem is, a lot of MMA fans think that the cause of Adesanya's defeat at UFC 259 was due to the difference in their weight. We all know and have seen how Adesanya didn't cut any weight against Blachowicz. I mean 205lbs is not the natural weight of the Last Stylebender. Therefore for the Tonight Card I chose Rakic ​​who will be the winner.

Yooo that's suspicious, did they want to kiss each other? lol.
Good luck with your bet, it's 50/50 Rakic will win via KO since even they've high KO percentage, but his recent fight were ended via decision. The interesting thing is Blachowicz lose against Thiago Santos on 2019 and Rakic won against Santos on 2021, that's making Rakic is higher chance to win.

Virna had higher chance to win via submission, I don't know why the odds Virna win by submission is high in the bookies. I think it's worth to bet her via submission.

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic

Right now here are my picks for tomorrow's event in the UFC

Jan Blachowicz VS Aleksandar Rakic

In this fight I think this will be a close match, in my opinion, we all know Jan lost to Glover Teixeira and Rakic lost to Volkan Oezdemir by Decision, I really think that Aleksandar Rakic is a promising young star and Blachowicz might be a good when it comes to striking, and I really don't know why Israel Adesanya lost to Jan Blachowicz which is Adesanya was playing safe but because of that Jan Blachowicz won that fight and I think Israel Adesanya can win that fight if he was just aggressive enough and with this, I fight I will ride the hype train for Aleksandar Rakic, so my pick will be Rakic winning this match,

Ryan Spann vs. Ion Cutelaba

I think Ryan Spann could win this if he were in an excellent position to pin Ion Cutelaba down, these guys really want to win it with submission so expect so many takedowns from him, but Ion Cutelaba, "The Hulk" will surely want to Smash the "Superman" Spann, and if Ion Cutelaba would negate those Spann takedowns Ion Cutelaba might have a bigger advantage here because I don't really think Spann got great standing either, and this could be a fight of a brawl, so my pick is Ion Cutelaba.

Katlyn Chookagian VS Amanda Ribas

The Returning Amanda Ribas, Was really beautiful but for me, that long rest was really not good and when you are up against Katlyn Chookagian even though Chookagian has many decision wins than Submissions, and Knock out wins, Katlyn Chookagian shouldn't be taken lightly, that long break really causes her so much that is why my take would be Katlyn Chookagian.

Viviane Araújo VS Andrea Lee

from well recent fights and the 3 losing streaks that she has we all thought that she will never get back but I think she has proven us wrong that two recent fights that she has Andrea Lee were superb and she surely has a game plan now, and with her opponent, Viviane Araújo pretty much has a decent striking and can sure play a ground game, but I think not superior enough like what Andrea Lee can do, and Lee is surely well rounded when it comes to stand-up and a grappling fight, well she can take it all, so my pick will the sexy and beautiful kitty Andrea Lee,

Nick Maximov
Tatsuro Taira
Virna Jandiroba
Alan Patrick
Viviane Araujo
Jake Hadley
Manuel Torres
Amanda Ribas
Davey Grant
Ion Cutelaba
Jan Błachowicz

I'm going with Polish power for the main event. I just can't go against someone who beat Izzy, despite the size difference in that fight. Although, in all seriousness I was quite impressed with his striking in that fight. Didn't look too fazed, although again likely the weight difference giving him a bit more confidence.

I've gone for some underdogs on the card. The ladies fights I can see going either way. Virna is a confident pick, along with Cutelaba, and Torres.

I just don't see the need of this, even if you're trying to intimidate the guy, I just don't see how it would . Ridiculous.

https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1525185810294792192

Oh my would you look at this very close face off between Bachowicz and Rakic, I think someone is going to be hit the ground with a KO in main event
My bet is on Rakic to win, he is much younger well rounded hungry fighter, but in reality it's 50% chance for any of them to win this fight, and I don't like this low odds on Rakic.
Good bet for me is that fight won't go to distance, and Rakic to win by KO:
https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/mma/ufc/ufc-fight-night-blachowicz-vs-rakic/blachowicz-jan-vs-rakic-aleksandar-627345372f9d9d49096cbac7

I definitely won't be missing the 21st of May event. One of my favourite fighters Michel Pereira is fighting. Probably one of the most entertaining fighters in the UFC, and while I'll admit he does gas out, he's always entertaining up until that point. Honestly, he's gifted, and if he didn't do as much jumping around as he did, he would probably win more fights. Since, he does tend to win most of the rounds up until he gasses out. I still remember that jump onto the top of the cage, and then back flipping off, and finishing it off by tagging his opponent. Just incredible stuff.

I'll get my predictions out in the next few hours, still need to look at a few of the fights.

It is astounding that old man Glover Teixeira still manage to compete at the highest level. But even if Texeira retains his belt after this fight, I really doubt it will stay for long. He is just too old and some of these younger guys will catch him soon.

The most exciting match up in this card should be the rematch between Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedredyyaufdesjcyk. But I don't like Joanna being inactive for two years. I am still hoping for an upset.

Mmm..  Thinking about it more after reading your post, yeah I guess you're right.  It won't be a walk in the park for Makhachev but it won't be a close fight either.  Maybe it's not gonna end with a finish but it could be 30 - 27 across the board.  Maybe...  I'm prolly suffering from recency bias cos he won so quick vs Bobby Green and Dan Hooker which were really fights his opponents took on short notice.

Anyway...  Who you guys got?  You guys saw my lottery ticket.  Feel free to critique.  I am open to all your suggestions.

Yep!
Even though he is currently 43 years old, but because Texeira is a Brazilian jiu jitsu artist, it is an advantage for him. Many fighters with standing martial artists can no longer succeed at the age of over 40. But the problem is that the opponent he will face is Jiri Prochazka, a rising star who has shown an impressive performances in his previous fights.

These are from different leagues. If you havent tasted Proper 12, then I suggest you not to spoil your receptors, evening, plans or whatever you like with it. You wont find anything in it (many people find its taste close to Jameson or it bites neck just a bit more than Jameson). Besides, all cheap or not expensive blends are more or less identical. And Proper 12 is one of them, you just pay 50% more for McGregor everytime you buy it

But as a UFC fan, if you have action figures, posters or other merch, then I would buy this bottle and put it on a stand close to them. Personally, I would not got on purpose to buy Proper 12.

I don't usually like missing events, I pretty much watch them all. I've just got other plans, otherwise I would have been watching it. Won't be missing the following weeks, however I'm definitely looking forward to June 11, and will be putting some money aside to put some cheeky little bets on.

I only ever drink Jack on a pinch really. I'm more a fan of Woodford reserve, Jura, and some Glenfiddich. Also, Lagavulin has my once a year bottle. There's a few others, but those are the ones I tend to go to. I might try Proper 12 despite the claims.

Yeah, Jack is good if you tend to drink with the UFC events since it's pretty cheap. I didn't realise Proper 12 was that expensive though.

You can have a rest till UFC 275 that will be on June 11 (two title fights). Events before that, I call them as fillers. There will be some good matches, but whole events wont be worth watching from begging till end.

I think you will still have to suffer and watch Conor in Proper twelve ads, but the amount of him will be lower imho. About the taste - I have tried it and I would say it does not worth asked price. At my place, a bottle of Proper twelve cost 35+ Euro. For that price, you can get a better 12 y.o single malt whiskey. Like basic Glenmorangie or Glenfiddich. But to pay for a blend that cost as a single malt, that is an absurd.

P.S. Jack Daniels cost 24-26 Euro for 0.7l. Often there are discounts, and you can get it for 20 Euro.
P.P.S. I've seen many time he has used his Proper 12 as an ingredient for cocktails. He even promoted one of them. I think it was proper punch. That is blasphemy. I accept whiskey only in snifters Use 35+ euro blend for a cocktails, most probably with coca-cola. Waste of money. Use cheapest blend instead and there will be difference.

Conor is now into being a pub owner. That is the place for chill, as he does not plan to earn from it (and compared to his earnings from fights and ads, the amount of profit pub brings is laughable).

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.