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Well, let's just say Chimaev really takes Gilbert Burn's punches, because Khamzat Chimaev isn't the type to swing his head to evade a shot he is the type to withstand punches from his opponent, he surely is relying on his durability and strength a lot on the 1st round Khamzat Chimaev is more technical Chimaev was on the southpaw and catching Burns with a southpaw jab, if he just continued to do this then I think he could deliver a good fight against Burns but again Chimaev went from a technical fighter to a brawler but Gilbert Burns is a kind of a brawler and pretty much good with it, overall after this fight, I think that Khamzat Chimaev is not really ready for a Kamaru Usman fight, I think it is good to set up a Colby Covington for Chimaev first,

But this fight against Gilbert Burns was an experience for Khamzat Chimaev and it is a good thing that he fought Burns first if he can take it in and learn from this fight he can surely use that and dominates the entire Welterweight division if he would truly humble himself from not using power so much Khamzat Chimaev is only 27 years old and in the rank 11 defeating a Rank 2 in the division is surely is a big feat for him, but respect for both fighters for Khamzat Chimaev in facing Burns head-on and giving us a great fight and for Gilbert Burns this fight is not a downfall for him, but a stepping stone, I think many are truly positive in what has Burns has accomplished here, even though he lost to Chimaev, he gains respect and it is not a negative but a positive feed back for him, so a full respect for Burns and Chimaev.

No more easy fights for Khamzat Chimaev and he learned a great lesson against Gilbert Burns, if there was enough time in the second round we could have seen a finish and the next fight can be Colby Covington if he is willing to take the fight and i am sure Khamzat Chimaev will be tested if it is going to be a five round fight.

I was certain that Alexander Volkanovski would win and i was expecting the hype train to continue moving forward but it ended up being a great fight. Petr Yan was really helpless on the ground and i liked the game plan of Aljamain Sterling and if not for that two take downs Petr Yan would have won the fight.

Khamzat Chimaev showed that he can overcome adversity and then come back and win the fight, i had a feeling Khamzat Chimaev would be overconfident and i was expecting him to get trapped in a submission but he was smart about that as he was hesitant to go on the ground. Gilbert Burns is a really great fighter and to have a win against him means he is ready for the belt.


Petr Yan loss cost me a lot of money, i made multiple parlay bets and i had Petr Yan win in 4 parlay bets which is worth a lot of money and it is a real disappointment.

Khamzat probably realized now that he isn't ready yet for Usman, he was rocked twice. If it weren't just 3 rounds, he could have gassed out already and lose the fight. I predicted he could submit or knock Burns out but was absolutely wrong in this. I'm sure I'm not the only one who also have this prediction.

Matches like in UFC273 made me predict someone is going to sleep, Unanimous Decision is the worse result in MMA fights.  The only that I won was the main event. Disappointed with Yan and Khamzat result.

I wouldn't go that far, quite clearly Khamzat was rocked multiple times in the fight, and was stumbling pretty bad at one point. Potentially saved by the end of the round. While he definitely took Burn's best shots, it wasn't without hurting from it. I'm impressed that he was able to take the shots, and survive mind. Especially, when he got the take down whilst rocked, that isn't easy against someone like Burns who is incredibly good at preventing take downs.

Burns also got buzzed a few times though so I do agree it was an absolute war. Honestly, on a different day both of them could have been knocked out multiple times over. I don't know who got hurt the most, the jab that hurt Burns seemed to be quite substantial at  first, but the he starts basically hammer fisting Chimaev from the bottom position, getting just as many substantial hits as Chimaev, which resulted in him relieving some of the pressure, and allowing Burns to get back up. Then at one point Chimaev pretty much got folded, it was a two punch combo, the second one from Burns was more of a looping drag, but you could clearly see Chimaev was out of it there, and was stumbling.

Honestly, that's probably as close as a  fight you're going to get whatever the decision was you couldn't really argue either way. Too close to call accurately.

UFC 273
Here are my picks for UFC's Tomorrow fight

Alexander Volkanovski VS The Korean Zombie - WIN

Alexander Volkanovski really is technical and has the advantage in this fight, in the round 4 if Herbert Dean would not likely to Stop the fight the Korean Zombie fight take the punishment, but yes it could be a very controversial fight because the Korean Zombie is still standing up but Herb Dean just stop the fight, but Dean has seen something off about the Korean Zombie that is why he doesn't hesitate to stop the fight, the Korean Zombie is taking so much damage from Volkanovski and it was a real win for Alexander Volkanovski.

Aljamain Sterling VS Petr Yan - LOST

It was controversial some say that Yan has won the fight and some say that Sterling really made a progress, I should have gone with Sterling but it was a risky decision but Aljamain Sterling is pretty sure that he would win this fight and I guess he isn't wrong about that he can surely win this with the decision, the fight round was the controversial one, but Aljamain Sterling really land more hits, mostly light punches, but we can also get Aljamain Sterling is true to himself but saying that they would become rich in betting in him and he is right about it, it was a good fight but I should have risked this bet,

Gilbert Burns VS Khamzat Chimaev - WIN

Just like I thought it was a war both fighters have shown tremendous heart and pretty much the fight is more of a brawl and Khamzat Chimaev is taking Burns punches like it was nothing it was not a technical fight both fighters are showing heart by giving their all and exchanging and taking punches like it was nothing, but salute for both fighters, now that this fight has been settle there is no doubt that Khamzat Chimaev can give a decent fight but I think this fight will surely humble him a bit, but this fight I think will be a learning experience for both fighters, well at first Khamzat Chimaev is more technical on the fight landing most jabs, and shots to Gilbert Burns, but when it comes to Brawling Gilbert Burns has the advantage, I really think Khamzat can be more technical with Burns but out of respect and enjoyment on the fight, all technical aspect was thrown out of the window, but after seeing this fight, I can say that Khamzat Chimaev's wrestling is not like with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makachev, because he surely has problem taking Burns in a ground fight, and sad to say Khamzat Chimaev is not ready for a Kamaru Usman fight yet, maybe a Leon Edwards or Colby Covington first before getting him a Kamaru Usman fight.

Well, to be honest I'm quite happy for Sterling. I didn't like the way Yan was speaking in the build up, and he seemed way to aggressive loading up on his shots, not usually like him. While I  did think Yan would win, Sterling came in much smarter. He conserved his gas tank, and that pretty much set it up for him. He did lose some of it in the later rounds, and I think that's why he had something silly like 22/23 take down attempts, and only a few actually materialised. However, that round 2 I think it was I potentially had down as a 10-8 round, and ultimately I think that's why Sterling just stole it. He was dominated, and was threatening all round while Yan pretty much had to fight hands the entire round.

Really gutted for Korean Zombie, totally outclassed on the night. I don't think he's ever getting that belt. I must say though, the two fighters have the best walk out songs of any fight I've seen. I love the Cranberries, and the down under song is proper catchy.

I haven't seen the official strikes on the third round, but Chimaev probably did get the most landed, although by far Burns had the more significant strikes in that round. I mean it felt like there was like 5/6 massive ones in a row that backed up Chimaev from one side of the octagon to the other. So, I think there's an argument both ways.

The decision definitely wasn't a robbery, and it could have easily gone Burn's way it was that close of a fight.

I also agree. For me, I think the winner of this match was Khamzat Chimaev. I think he was the better fighter in this match even though the result certainly did not go his way. But, overall a really good fight to see. It was not boring like some certain fights can be.

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The 3 main events definitely exceeded expectations, at least from my point of view. I can't say I am that surprised by Aljo getting it over Yan. I kinda feel he had much more to prove and that Yan maybe presumed that he has it in the bag as long as he doesn't make any huge mistakes. And also, the issues Yan had with traveling and his team could also have a play in it.

What I am a bit surprised about is Alex outclassing TKZ. I thought it would be much closer.

I was very amazed to see the fight between these two was very very extraordinary, they exchanged hard punches from the second round but Chimaev's stamina started to decrease in the third round, I think he got a counter attack from Burn but he still has the stamina to defend, I think Chimaev deserves to win fight even without judge intervention.

The whole round of fighting completely dominated the blow from Volkanovski, Zombie was helpless until he ended up knocking out because he was not an equal opponent for Volkanovsky. In terms of the fight, I'd rather see a match from Burns vs Chimaev than a main card match.

What an event. Havent been so much exhited to watch every fight.

Burns - Chimaev. We have all seen that Chimaev has enough stamina for all rounds. But we have also seen that he is not a God. I think this was a very close fight. And if Chimaev comes with such tactics, condition to a fight against Usman, then Chimaev would lose. It is hard to best champ when judges are involved. Why ? See Aljo vs Yan fight.

Yan vs Aljo. Yan got what he deserved. He was too confident. As usually lost first round. And threw some wide punches, Yan was throwing them like “hope they hit”. There were not accented punches. You can knock down drunk people on local disco with that, but not in a title fight. I have underestimated Aljo, Yan also. His saying that he was robbed was wrong.

Volkanovsky vs Zombie. This division need a wrestler or bjj fighter to stop Volkanovsky. Btw Aljo is good for that   I think he is to huge for bantamweight. Wide shoulders, big bones. I am sure he cuts a lot. Now I would love to see him moving to featherweight.  

Oleynik vs Vanderaa. Boa did it again  

^ I was also wondering why Chimaev stopped with the TD after Burns defended well in R1. Maybe he wants to prove a point he could KO him with his striking?

R2 was a real treat and Burns won that one. I think he's lucky not to have been penalized for strikes at the back of the head towards the end of the round (right before he was taken down).

R3, I think, was Chimaev's. He was pushing forward and throwing/landing more punches.

Anyway, I'm glad how this fight turned out. I hope this humbles down Chimaev a bit. He was becoming arrogant after winning easily in his previous fights.

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edit: On Sterling vs. Yan.

Yan started slow once again (just like the first fight) and he paid the price. I'm not sure how you will score round 1 but that made the difference in this fight with 2 judges giving it to Sterling and 1 for Yan.

I honestly thought Burns won that, although I'll admit bias in it. Either way, it could have gone to anyone. The third round was very close. First round was Khazat's, and the second was clearly Burns. I don't think the hype has been rerailed per say, but at least people can stop pretending like he's super human now. Burns very nearly knocked him out twice, one of them was particularly bad.

Khamzat also stopped shooting for takedowns, Burns was defending them well. Probably surprised by his strength as he has had it relatively easy in his last opponents. Awesome fight though, and I don't have any real complaints about the decision, it was super close could have gone either way.

Khamzat does have age in his benefit mind, Burns not so much being 35. So, Khamzat will definitely learn from this, and he probably will get the belt at some point. Still a very good performance against a really underrated Burns considering his rank.

The underdog almost won by KO.
To me, it seem Burns won but Dana doesn't want to end the Khamzat hype. That's understandable. If it was just 5 rounds, Khamzat would have been KOed already. He was just saved by the bell in the 2nd round. Now Khamzat would have to fear Usman as he also has seen how he struggles in this fight. Weakness revealed so far. Khamzat would have to learn more from this fight.

Burns can hurt anyone in the division. He hasn't had a knockout win in a long time now, but he put it to Usman in that first round. Usman was definitely rocked at some point. Plus, Burns has enough energy, and volume to potentially get a decision victory. I'll openly admit that Chimaev is definitely the favourite going into it, but at odds of 5.00 it just makes sense to bet with Burns, since this is definitely a leap up for Chimaev in terms of quality of opponent.

Nice to see my betting picks didn't fail on the first one, as they usually do.

The only situation i see Gilbert Burns winning is if Khamzat Chimaev become too confident about his ground skills and gets trapped in a submission. We have seen these type of scenarios in the past and with the way he fought against Li Jingliang, if he does the same he will be tapped. I am not expecting his chin to be tested. Going with multiple parlays and i am really interested to see how the fights go.

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Pretty excited for tonight's card. Think from bottom to top despite losing some of the fights due to injuries, and what not is absolutely stacked. I'm not going to make many adjustments to my predictions except for:

Alexander Volkanovski: intensity will be too much, and although I'm a fan of the Korean Zombie, I unfortunately don't see him winning, although I will be hoping that he finds a way somehow, but from a betting perspective I can't go against Alex in this.

Petr Yan: I expect Aljamain Sterling to put up a better fight than last time, but ultimately (barring any DQ's) I think Petr Yan makes a show of it just like last time. Sterling will be looking for that submission now they he knows he's completely outclassed on the feet.

Gilbert Burns: I know absolutely crazy, right? I'm going against the hype, and I'll be backing the underdog here. I've always liked Burns when he fights, and I think he showed up in the first round of the fight against Usman. We know what happened after, but I think his energy, and threat could cause problems for Chimaev. Burns needs to be careful not too over commit though. Honestly, the safest bet which is what I'm going with is the fight will go the distance. Its still a massive risk, since I think most people think Chimaev makes short work of Burns, but I think he'll be able to survive the submissions personally.

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I don't think anyone is really sleeping on TKZ. At least anyone that has been following the sport knows why he is where he is now and how he got there, and he can for sure take Alex if things align a bit to his favor. But, as I mentioned previously, I just think that in the case of this fight, whatever TKZ does great, Alex does better. But, it wouldn't be the first time that I'm wrong XD

Let me tell you something, even though people are favoring Alexander Volkanovski In this fight, Korean Zombie is no joke. he is one of the best Fighters and he will surely give his opponent a lot of trouble in my opinion. I also expect a really good five rounds from both of these fighters.

In the co-main event, I also expect Yan to win. I always don't want that to happen in the first round.
I think a first-round KO just takes a lot of skill level away from what could potentially happen in a match.

His fans need to move on sometimes, and so are Conor McGregor he should stick in his business and do some advertisement he will not have to be doing anything to get rich, but I really think he surely has that money right now from that fight with Floyd Mayweather, he surely can not stand a chance against fighters in the big league, and yes he is washed up, I really think he just needs to take a Logan Paul fight maybe he would still do good money in an exhibition match with certain celebrities, of maybe fight Machine Gun Kelly inside the ring, if he surely has a grudge on him then take that frustration inside the ring, and not in with MTV Video Music Awards, that could surely destroy his reputation that already destroyed,

And I have watched a video of professional MMA fighters well these are well-known fighters that I think know what they are saying and because they had some experience inside the ring or octagon, I surely will share it here and a lot are really talking about the Khamzat Chimaev VS Gilbert Burns more than the Main and Co-Main events, but as I have said I think that this fight is a secret Main event, in my opinion, and a lot of UFC fighters are sure for Khamzat Chimaev and 6 out of 4 are for Chimaev and here is the VIDEO