Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 337. (Read 97140 times)

To be honest, I think Conor McGregor is washed right now and he is a better Twitter Warrior than he is a fighter to be honest. and the prime days of Conor McGregor are gone.

So, I think he should better stick to Twitter and not call out the best fighters of any division. If anyone thinks that Conor McGregor has even a slight chance against the best fighters like Kamaru Usman and Khamzat Chimaev,  I think that guy is sadly mistaken, he really should stop being a Connor fanboy and look at things realistically.

Sucks as Roz is the second leg of my parlay at 'ticket 1'.  It heavily lost a lot of value.  And I think that's an understatement.  

And yeah, it could be a good 5 rounder but I really can't expect anything from TKZ at this point.  It mostly didn't happen for him at 145 and he's going for the title after winning vs Ige?  Did the UFC forget that he got his ass wupped by Ortega?  But it's just prolly the UFC running out of ideas for Volk.  I could see him move up and go for the strap at 155.

If I remember correctly Stipe Miocic was told to be the underdog in that fight against Francis because obviously Francis had the power to Knock Out anyone or I think I should say anything that stands in front of him but Stipe Miocic was really clever.

He made Francis tired and at the end of the fight, Francis didn't have enough gas left in him to even throw a proper jab. So, in this case, even though the odds are really higher for the champion I will not be surprised if something similar happened.

I would really like it if you don't call him that. he has a name. and I think a person really does not deserve to be called any bad names like that. 

If you think burns can defeat Khamzat, good luck. Khamzat can knock people out like they are nothing and he can also make people go to sleep.
and both his stand-up and ground fighting is unmatched in my opinion at the moment.

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

Alexander Volkanovski VS The Korean Zombie

Stake odds are pretty much not balanced and Volkanovski is the favorite to win, 1.16 for Volkanovski while 6.40 for the Zombie, I think Alexander Volkanovski can finish the fight in so many ways, by TKO, Submission, takedown KO, or even with a decision, Volkanovski is one well-rounded dude, I really think Volkanovski pretty much has the advantage, but the Korean Zombie is so versatile as well but in my opinion his chins durability is less effective anymore, that is where he got his persona of the Korean Zombie, but pretty much I don't trust his chin anymore, but the Korean Zombie will sure give Volkanovski a good fight either way, but I will be going with Volkanovski.

Aljamain Sterling VS Petr Yan

Stake odds for this fight are 5.00 for Sterling while 1.22 for Yan, just like the Volkanovski and Zombie fight odds are pretty unbalanced and pretty much Yan is the favorite here, and right now Sterling is pretty much confident on the Press Conference when he is saying that all will be shifting bandwagon and will be going on his side, and everybody who's going to put their money on him will going to be rich Guaranteed he added, well I could see Sterling winning this if his cardio is ready for 5 rounds but Petr Yan is surely got the advantage in here, his boxing is more superior, his kicks are more superior, Yan is a wrestler, and a better understanding with reach and distance, and a superior IQ in the fight so overall I could see Sterling winning in with another disqualification, no pun intended but my pick will be Yan.

Gilbert Burns VS Khamzat Chimaev

Stake odds for this fight are 5.60 for Burns while 1.19 for Chimaev making Khamzat the favorite, and likely because of the hype but with this fight we can see if he really is just a hype or a legit fighter, to face Kamaru Usman, actually seeing Burns training just shock my mind and I could only think can Khamzat Chimaev really beat Burns, but surely Khamzat Chimaev can not make any error with this fight, his opponent is legit with jiu-jitsu and can surely take the fight to the ground, as far as the fight concern this is mostly an unpredictable fight and I am picking Khamzat Chimaev but I am really 50/50 in this fight and that is most exciting when it comes to fighting like this it is pretty much hard to predict that is why this fight is really worthy to be called a secret main event.

One fight has been canceled for upcoming UFC 273 with Marcin Tybura had to drop because of his illness, so Jairzinho Rozenstruik will have to wait for other opportunity to fight.
Most predictions I saw are favoring Volkanovski to win in main event against Korean Zombie, but I expect to see good fight in five rounds.
For co-main event I think we are going to see much shorter fight and win by Petr Yan in first few rounds, but this time with legal KO.

I had a good laught recently, odds on sterling are 4.35 and higher can you imagine that? I just realised, this is the first time odds on a champ are so high. Last time I saw something like that, was first fight against Miocic vs Ngannou. Odds on Miocic were +2 while he was a champ. And that is ok, because Ngannou came with a record of 10-0 to this fight, all KO. I think several guys here are the only one who believe in Aljos victory.

Ceremonial weigh ins start in around 4 hours.  This event seems a little chalky but you make do with what you have.  Here's my degen parlay for the event.  Follow at your own risk, this is more like a lottery ticket for fun.  And I'm no MMA betting sharp, just an afficionado like most of you guys.  

Ticket 1:  Volk - Roz at 1.89 - 10 USD
Ticket 2 Add:  Chim - Yan - Arce at 4.15 - 5 USD
Ticket 3 Add:  Pennington - Garry - Dern at 15.01 - 2 USD
Ticket 4 Add:  Madsen - Rodriguez - Hernandez at 87.29 - 2 USD
Ticket 5 Add:  Gall - Vanderaa at 427.37 - 1 USD

That's my UFC weekend.  

UFC 273:  Ceremonial weigh in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEVjdCIAl6U

Here were the official weigh in results.  A couple of fighers missed weight with one getting a -20% penalty for missing weight by 2.5 lbs.

Alexander Volkanovski (144.5) vs. Chan Sung Jung (144.5)
Aljamain Sterling (134.5) vs. interim champ Petr Yan (134)
Gilbert Burns (170) vs. Khamzat Chimaev (170)
Mackenzie Dern (115.5) vs. Tecia Torres (115.5)
Mark Madsen (155) vs. Vinc Pichel (155.5)
Ian Garry (170.5) vs. Darian Weeks (170.5)
Jairzinho Rozenstruik (252.5) vs. Marcin Tybura (253)
Aspen Ladd (136) vs. Raquel Pennington (134.5)
Mickey Gall (170.5) vs. Mike Malott (170.5)
Aleksei Oleinik (244) vs. Jared Vanderaa (266)
Josh Fremd (185.5) vs. Anthony Hernandez (186)
 Kay Hansen (118.5)* vs. Piera Rodriguez (115)
Julio Arce (136.5)** vs. Daniel Santos (135.5)

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Khamzat's fight with Burns I think will measure whether he can absolutely have the chance to get a shot for title. Many had been rooting for him which obviously made him the bookies fave. But some are also confident with Burns. Between Usman and Adesanya, its likely Usman that can beat Cumshot.

Just calculating risk because its highly likely that Khamzat will submit Burns, I bet by Submission while also betting Burns by KO? Anyone did this?

The thing is if Dana was to feed a Conor who hasn't won in years to Usman, and he loses again. That probably wouldn't be the end of his career, but there's a certain point that people start losing interest in a fighter. We've seen the shift in mentality towards Conor the last few years, mainly because he has lost a lot of his witty comments, and its mainly now changed to aggression, and insulting without actually being funny at all. Then, he doesn't back up the talk in the cage. Its only good to be a good talker if you can back it up, and previously Conor did just that. That's why everyone loved him. He was controversial, and a fantastic fighter. Easily one of the best to ever be in the UFC. Although, he has seemed a shadow of himself in recent years.

Whatever the reason for losing his ability to win fights, I do think a lot of fighters now know his game plan if you can stay safe in the first round you probably make it the second round. By that time Conor is usually exhausted, and a pretty easy win. Usman has the skills to avoid for long enough to get the takedown, and wear on Conor.

Anyway, back to your original question. Will Dana sanction the fight right away? Probably not, it makes more sense for both parties to get some wins under the belt first. It starts to build some of the lost hype from Conor, and Conor likely prolongs the attention he gets from fans, which likely directly translates to more money for both Dana, and Conor.

I don't think he'll get the title shot right away, and as a fan I hope he doesn't.

For me, Kamaru Usman is a great fighter and obviously, he did get rocked in those fights but he did also come back. I also know that Khamzat Chimaev is a great fighter also and at this moment it seems like he is really Unstoppable. 

And I think people often forget about the power of Kamaru Usman. he also has the power of knocking out people in one punch. I think the way to decide who is better between Kamaru Usman and Khamzat Chimaev is to have a fight between them. And yes I agree that a lot of people want to see Israel Adesanya fight Khamzat.

I sleep and see how Chimaev is taking $30k bonus On every interview this guy is very modest, but managed to create such a huge hype around himself. And what is amazing when he is trash talking, he is not humiliating his opponent, but rather tell how dominant he is and proves that in fights We have two championship fights this weekend, but true main event looks like is Chimaev vs Burns.

Petr Yan is trolling Henry Cejudo and Sean O'Malley again. He says they will be in his corner, only as a water boys

Nice convo as I am analyzing how this Sterling-Yan rematch goes. I am thinking of betting on Yan but the return is just too small considering he is surrounded with lots of issues. Yan will be fighting without his usual team. We are not even sure who will be in his corner as Cejudo suddenly backs out on his offer. Aljo is at 4.30 which seems tempting. I don't think Aljo is not taking this fight seriously. I am following his facebook and he seems doing good. And am I the only one seeing that he looked juiced?

I do not remember what occured during the first fight, however, Petr Yan is a human computer in the octagon. He will download the strategy of his opponents during the beginning of the fight before planning his own attacks. Also, if Aljamain Sterling did not have a neck injury during training, I speculate that he would not have gotten very tired and he might have won by points.

I really think he never need to get tested if he wins against Gilbert Burns, but in all great fights that Khamzat Chimaev have that I think worth the note was Ikram Aliskerov and Li Jingliang only, the rest was just cannon fodder in my opinion, and all rounds was never really going into round 3 because he is just that strong of a fighter so yes I totally Agree that Gilbert Burns will be a competitive fight for Khamzat Chimaev, pretty much if he wins this one, there is no doubt many will surely think he can beat Kamaru Usman as well, and yes I am having doubts myself but I really like Khamzat Chimaev's style,


In my opinion, he needs to start from the bottom of the division, I don't think he can stand a chance against Khamzat Chimaev, Belal Muhammad, or Gilbert Burns before aiming his target with the Champion Kamaru Usman, but year Conor McGregor is one hepty guy that can get what he wants with pure cash, So we can not argue about that, I really don't believe that Conor can really survive this division, especially with the number of wrestlers in here he surely need to understand more about defending against the grappling of Khabib Nurmagomenodov then he can surely stand a chance.

I don't think if McGregor loses the fight against Kamaru Usman, it will be the end of his career. especially because he just moved on to the 170-pound weight class. 

I also have seen a lot of clips where Conor McGregor talks about how he is going to get to the top of the 170-pound fighting. But I obviously think he has no chance against Kamaru Usman.

I think Joe Rogan put it the correct way, he said,Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir-kbFuDS-Y

You seriously cannot say that about Kamaru Usman, he made 5 title defenses after getting the title from Tyron Woodley who is by the way cut from the UFC after that because of his performance, two times he faced Colby Covington and twice Jorge Masvidal and he got rocked in those fights and the only tough match up was Gilbert Burns and even in that fight Kamary Usman was rocked badly even though he was able to recover and win the fight.

Khamzat Chimaev has legit one punch knockout power and he is huge for the Welterweight division and you think he is not up to the mark to get the title against Kamaru Usman . I want to see him fight Israel Adesanya as well and those will be great fights if he continues this domination.

How are people feeling about McGregor's return in the 170lb weight class?  Do you think he'll be given the title fight he's asking for?  I keep seeing tweets from him every day talking about how he's going to be the first 3 weight class champion by knocking out all his opponents.  While I think that is extremely unlikely given who his opponent would be, it is fun to think about.  I'm not sure he'll even be given the chance though.  Most people don't think he can stand in the ring with Kamaru Usman but it seems like the money will be there...  I'm not sure if Kamaru Usman wants to give McGregor the punchers chance, but I think he won't be able to turn down the money.  If McGregor loses this fight, will that be the end of his UFC career?

Well that's the thing, we haven't seen Chimaev really get tested in any of his fights in the UFC.  All of them ended before the third round.  Lol.  And it's not just in the UFC, it's for his whole MMA career.

Here's his Tapology page...  Lmao.  All finishes.

https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/188143-khamzat-girikhanov

So yeah, maybe Burns well take him to deep waters.  Burns is kinda chinny tho.

Anyway there are some nice odds for Chimaev finish props.  Chimaev to win via KO is 2.15 at Stake and it's at 3.10 via submission.

And here's the press conference.  I havent' seen it yet, it was live just an hour ago.  Enjoy!

UFC:  Pre Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnBoyfzi8JA

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