Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 338. (Read 97140 times)

Yeah, if he lives up to the hype, and actually secures the belt, I'd probably cave in, and see he remains dominate for quite some bit, a bit like Usman has been. Although, like I've said before I've got some doubts about him living up to the hype. If we take a look at the fighters he has faced in his career, no one particularly makes me think he's champion material. Despite doing it in quick fashion, and usually quite dominant i.e not getting hit at all a lot of the time. I do think Burns is the ultimate test, lets see if he can remain dominant. If he wins in dominant fashion again against Burns I'll probably own up to being wrong. Although, I think at the very least he's going to find it tough. Burns has decent take down defense like I previously pointed out, and he was dangerous against Usman when they fought, even if it was short lived.

I've put a early bet on Burns to win at 5.00 odds, they were just too good to pass up. I'll probably rethink a lot of my predictions considering I made the mistake thinking the event was last weekend .

During their first fight, based on score cards, Petr was dominating third round, lost second round, and won first round by split decision. I have gone quickly through Yans score cards in previous fights and he usually looses first round, then win all other rounds. If Aljo did not find a successful strategy in first round or wont be able to eliminate Yan in first round, we will see a repeat of their first fight. I think that Aljo is not taking this fight serious. He is clowning around, when Yan is pumped to get his belt back.

It appears that the Oscar winner for best acting performance by a fighter in UFC 259 is very much underestimated for this rematch vs. Petr Yan. Aljamain Sterling was training with a neck injury that required surgery. He had the surgery only after the fight and this has taken him many months to heal. I predict a split decision victory for the best actor. He will win rounds 1 to 3 with a round that will be an arguable win for both fighters. Petr Yan will win rounds 4 to 5.

That is so hype and popular Chimaev is the impact he have with every fight he have surely would make him this popular that is why Dana White has a new asset to look forward too a cash cow that he can rely on, and if Chimaev would win against Gilbert Burns then I think that the hype will just explode into a devastating fire,


Well, if he can not beat Yan, then I think he would do anything to put some cash in the fight, if what ever outcome may happen he can still get some huge amount on what he is doing, even though people would forget him as a champion. But I think he can still stay in the Guinness book to be champion because of Disqualification. I think he can still reign that title because no body wants it.


Anything could happen inside the ring. Gilbert Burns has his advantage inside the Octagon, and so are Khamzat Chimaev. But we can not look at Burns Body Physique alone as for what happened to Isarael Adesanya VS Paulo Costa. But Adesanya is not a grappler like Khamzat Chimaev, so he can sure used a different means to win, surely he can win with his advantage, but what I mean is Physique is not a distinction to say what may happen with the fight; what I think he is not a kind to accept a challenge without even knowing how Gilbert Burns can do on the ring.

Totally agree, with all the hype and skill khamzat has, nothing compares to a title fight. Even though burns lost and there was no crowd, the experience and pain of fighting Usman is something khamzat does not have under his belt yet. I think after the first, which is when burns is at his best, if he is unable to rock khamzat or at least respect his power, it will be the beginning of the end. Not just for the fight, but potentially his career. How can you lose a title fight and then to the best up and coming fighter.

I mean, we are still talking about MMA and the welterweight division is still a weight class where a single shot could end it all and anyone can be caught off guard. What I would say in the case of Burns, is his much greater experience at this level of fighting, and sometimes, that can weigh heavily in a fight. It might not be much, but if used at the right time and in the right way can be a great asset for Burns. If he recognizes the oportunity.

Chimaev has been mentioned so many times recently, that he has already won fight of the night award


I think he is afraid that if or after he looses to Petr Yan, people will forget about him, so he is trying to get as much as possible attention. Or to show how popular he is and to make good PPV sales. Otherwise he will be a rare guest in octagon. That is why he is trolling Yan (check out latest tweet https://twitter.com/funkmasterMMA/status/1510695966550241282 lol), posing with belt, trash talking and etc.

Aljamain Sterling is clear to all people a fake champion, and training and preparing to act was really what he was doing. but we could surely be wrong if he hurt his ego and trained without tomorrow for his fight with Petr Yan, and with that experience in fighting Yan he can surely have the glimpse in how he can handle Yan, but I am just exaggerating things, because Aljamain Sterling is know towards his laziness,

Talking about Israel Adesanya, my opinion he could be right with the Gilbert Burns stuff and seeing how crazy Burns is preparing for this fight I might change my mind on betting for Burns, but there is this little spark for Khamzat Chimaev to have a chance against Burns, that is why I am still going with Khamzat Chimaev,


Well, you got your good analysis right there. Khamzat Chimaev although we can not see it in his physique. I can say he is durable in some ways, and I could say that Chimaev could last longer than Burns. We can say many are judging this fight because of Burns Body build but we can always be wrong when we judge the book by his cover, and Khamzat Chimaev is packed with quality, if not with his physique. I am guessing his strength is undeniably there a thought, yeah, he surely will have a hard time with Burns, that's for sure.


It is really too risky to just bet on favorites with Burns and Chimaev but I could say both guys have potential, but Chimaev is just superb with his wrestling that he can used the corner of the cage as an advantage and that is what I like about russian wrestling so much, but Burns he is saying he got the ultimate defense with such kind of wrestling, but I surely doubt and Khamzat Chimaev also has that Striking power so standing or ground he can choose whenever what kind of form he wants to win.

Its too risky to bet unsurely to the other cards besides the top 3 fights Volkanov, Chimaev and Yan somehow is the easiest to look at. One can tell base on the tale of the tape. But for the other card, you can simply just pick base on their odds.

I can see Burns could have the chance. He got the subs and can strike but so does Chimaev. Chimaev will bring the fight to wrestling that's for sure giving no chance for Burns to stand.

Lets move to another universe, whee Chimaev is a champion. Do you think he will be able to make several title defenses? Welterweight has lots of deserving fighters. I dont think he will be able to retire unbeaten. Every top3 fighter is able to take Chimaevs belt.

P.S. Cant wait for this event. I think I am even missing reach UFC card.

P.P.S. Can you suggest me some new fighters, that fight in prelims, but have ambitions for main card. Looking for a “new stars”. Looking for someone to start following carrer. Thanks

^  Oh for sure.  I could see Burns making it look competitive in the first round just like what he did vs Usman.  But I don't know what it is whether it's his gas tank or his chin but Burns isn't really that durable.  He could even be finished at the first if Chimaev catches him.

Bottom line, striking Burns could have a slight advantage tho Chimaev has KO power.  BJJ, def Burns.  Wrestling, Chimaev.  Durability, maybe Chimaev?  We haven't seen him go all three rounds in the UFC.

Don't write Aljo off so fast, I am sure he prepared and trained a lot for his next oscar acting trick in case his fighting skills are not enough to beat Yan in this fight.
Poke in the eye, kick in the nuts, or illegal punch scenario is possible again, so Yan should better be prepared for provocations like that, and fans will probably be on Aljo side.
I am just reading that Israel Adesanya is rooting for Gilbert Burns against Khamzat Chimaev, and he thinks Burns can win this fight.

Yeah I guess so...  We'll see.  All I can say is he could be but there are a lot of questions about Chimaev that are gonna be answered this weekend in terms of his cardio and his striking as he's facing a well rounded fighter in Burns.

And here's Embedded episode 1 for UFC 273.  Watch how Yan trains.  Treadmill to punch mits, back to treadmill then heavy bag then back to treadmill and does it all over again.  Lmao.  I think Aljo is def f*cked.  

UFC 273:  Embedded EP 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Bi8P-YxZM

There are two title fights in the card, and most are discussing Chimaev against Burns Or just comparing Chimaev with other UFC fighters. That is a new king of UFC, new milking cow for Dana.

If Chivaev wins, will his next opponent be Usman, or he would face Covington first? We all heard how Chimaev is proud, that during last fight no one even landed a strike on him. That will be his problem. He can start to believe that he is untouchable, but Usmans jabs will completely destroy that aura.

He for sure has to be careful with Burns, no matter the Usman training or not. No, first we need to take into account what does the Usman factor mean. Is he helping him out or actually training him? Helping out and being a training partner is all well and good, but might not have such a big impact. Usman and Burns used to train in the same club and it's not that strange that they would again train together, however, Burns still trains with Henry Hooft, and Usman transitioned to Trevor Wittman in 2020. Usman is an active fighter and I doubt he would engage in training someone that much, and even if he did, there is no telling if he is a good trainer or not. And also, bringing in someone new before a single fight will not erase everything you did years before. SO I wouldn't look into it that much.

The thing is I am always going to support Khamzat Chimaev in this fight no matter what. In my opinion, Khamzat Chimaev is a really great fighter and you know, he has been through really tough times in his childhood.
So, he is a fighter from the early days of his life.

But, one thing to worry about for Khamzat Chimaev is going to be Gilbert Burns being trained by Kamaru Usman. and it really does feel like Gilbert Burns is training really hard for this fight. So Khamzat has to be a little careful in this fight.

Some people are following odds blindly that's why odds are looking so odd in this game, it will be nearly identical before starting the match 
and yes sportsbooks are also giving Chimaev a favor.

I want to see it aswell, but the original fight was Kelvin Gastelum VS Nassourdine Imavov but Imavov was forced to withdraw due to visa issues, and that's when Dricus Du Plessis steps in but unfortunately, Gastelum withdrew a week before due to undisclosed injury and now the fight was canceled until further news if they could find a replacement for Kelvin Gastelum,


I have seen the video of Gilbert Burns training and thinking about it and just watching his training surely wants to make me puke, it was a hard training just to counter that Russian wrestling some are scared to face, but Burns is intensely preparing for it, and like I have said Gilbert Burns has this Physique, and now if he can be a vanguard to all Russian wrestlers the way Khabib Nurmagomedov style of grappling, this could be a really tough opponent for Khamzat Chimaev, and I love to see that,

But Still siding with the hype goat, Khamzat Chimaev, actually I want to see if Chimaev is true to what he is saying if he can bust open Burns then he can see Kamaru Usman early but if he fails, then Gilbert Burns needs another shot at Kamaru Usman,


Odds are just there to guide who the people want to win, and who's the favorite, well if we always believe in what the odds are saying we tend to lose sight of the bigger picture, and actually Gilbert Burns is preparing like crazy, Khamzat Chimaev is sure a threat for them to prepare for a rank 11 challenger, I think that is how Scary Khamzat Chimaev's Russian wrestling is and no wonder why many are so scared of facing him.

I saw Gilbert Burns is preparing like crazy for this fight against Khamzat Chimaev and it's going to be very interesting to watch both of them in same cage.
Odds on Chimaev are very low, simialr like for Petr Yan against Aljamain Sterling, but it's not going to so easy like odds are suggesting.
This fight card should not be missed and maybe I will bet something on underdogs this time but Alexander Volkanovski should win in main event.

Good friends, although his training would have included takedown defense. It's unlikely, unless he pulls a francis that he's going to be offensive with his wrestling. Burns will be looking for the knockout, I'm pretty sure about that, and considering how Chimaev likes to rush his opponents that could be the right combination for one hell of a knock out from Burns. Reminds me a bit of Askren vs Masvidal, which we clearly knew who was the better wrestler, however look how that turned out. I do think Burns' wrestling ability is closer to Chimaev's than Masvidals was to Askren's though.


Depends, I mean he's obviously a top fighter since he's within the top ten of the UFC. Although, he's not a world beater or a title challenger per say. Again, I think he's one of these gatekeepers to the top five. Occasionally he might stroll into the top five himself, but wouldn't stay there long. Too many weaknesses in his game for me. Entertaining fighter though.

I am with you, Chimaev in terms of posture has the advantage of burns, it would be very difficult for burns to take down chimaev with his tall and sturdy stature. I will try to bet $50 on chimaev in the duel later.