Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 347. (Read 97140 times)

Have you spot the recurring theme here, any fighter who put up a good fight with Jon Jones end up in a shitty phase after that fight, may be a burn out even after giving their best performance and still end up loosing, Alexander Gustafsson, Anthony Smith, Thiago Santos, Dominick Reyes and these fighters are struggling, once a title contender against Jon Jones and showcased heart and gave him a good fight but now these fighters are on a loosing streak and never peaked after the Jon Jones fight.

@Welsh. If we can be very honest, the fight was very boring for a light heavyweight fight between 2 fighters who are in the top 10. I am not certain what the other fighters are hyping in their posts in social media.

https://www.mmanews.com/2022/03/fighters-react-to-ankalaev-outlasting-santos-at-ufc-vegas-50/

I reckon if Ankalaev challenged Glover Teixeira tomorrow my bet would certainly be on Glover Teixeira. Ankalaev clearly did not show anything in this fight vs. Thiago Santos.

Thiago was close to finishing the fight, however he hasn't been the same fighter since those knee surgeries. Thought that both fighters were a little too gun shy today, obviously being cautious as they know the power of one, and another. I think the decision going against Thiago was probably justified, although I did think he had at least the best chance of ending the fight on the night.

Absolute banger of a card, glad I didn't put an accumulator on this weekend, too many fights swinging in momentum between rounds wouldn't have been good for the heart. On another note, looking forward to the next event, Jack Shore, and Mckenna fighting, which you can bet your buck, I'll be routing for them to win. Think Jack Shore at current odds is a very good bet.

That win of Jorge Masvidal to Ben Askren was just a fluke, Ben Askren was totally surprised, and out of nowhere that knee really connected but Jorge Masvidal's KO to Ben Askren will never likely happen again because some fighters are really expecting it now, and I really think that Ben Askren is really weaker than Masvidal no doubt about it, Ben Askren will never stand a chance in stand-up but when in the ground Ban Askren could surely put a fight so Masvidal score that fluke shot on Askren,

There is no point in banning Russian fighters, and what I think on the war over Russia and Ukraine was their problem alone and the UN is not really helping out and both of these countries they had their fault not only Russia,

Well, that fight will be epic, but unfortunately, Dana White happen and is likely What Dana wants Dana will surely get, and we fans was just on the corner and never really get what we want.

The UFC will not play politics and they never said they will be banning Russian fighters. There are many critics out there calling for the boycott of the UFC if they do not ban Russian fighters but i doubt Dana White will listen to those and if there is a visa issue with Russian fighters in the fighters they will move the card to UAE and all of the events in the UAE were a grand success.

I think I'm just going to put a small amount on Thiago Santos by TKO today. Them most probable outcome is a decision win going against him, however you can never count out his power, and with the odds definitely reflecting what most people are expecting, I couldn't pass it up.

All the other fights on this card I consider very hit, and miss. Could go either way, I've made predictions in another thread, but really that's just a shot in the dark. I'm not overly confident putting out predictions for users to follow here, so I'm just going to sit back, relax, and enjoy this one.

Magomed Ankalaev is a Russian but he is fighting. I guess ban lifted already?


The way Damon drags his feet to face Kirk, yes he seems yet not aware where he is. People with hypertension feel lightheaded when they sit for a very long time and suddenly get up. 
It's Pereira and Silva that I think is more exciting to watch. Will try to see if I can win but will just pick a few Thiago Santos, Yadong, and Pereira. It's their fights that I'm gonna expect knockouts.

Everybody made weight but it seemed like Damon Jackson looked a little woozy on the scale when he was flexing in front of the cameras.  You know how it feels like when you haven't slept for three days or so and you feel a little dizzy and wobbly at times?  He looked something like that.

Here are the weigh in vids and face off.  Perriera is yuuuge and Dober prolly has the biggest chin in the UFC.  Lolol.

UFC Vegas 50:  Weigh In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XemaVT5a4pU

UFC Vegas 50:  Face Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfNgVrm7wgY

Thiago Santos (205.5) vs Magomed Ankalaev (205)
Marlon Moraes (135) vs Song Yadong (135.5)
Alex Caceres (145) vs Sodiq Yusuff (145.5)
Karl Roberson (203) vs Khalil Rountree (205)
Drew Dober (155) vs Terrance McKinney (156)
Alex Pereira (186) vs Bruno Silva (185.5)
A.J. Fletcher (170) vs Matthew Semelsberger (169)
JJ Aldrich (125.5) vs Gillian Robertson (125.5)
Javid Basharat (136) vs Trevin Jones (135)
Damon Jackson (145.5) vs Kamuela Kirk (145)
Miranda Maverick (125.5) vs Sabina Mazo (125.5)
Cody Brundage (185.5) vs Dalcha Lungiambula (186)
Guido Cannetti (136) vs Kris Moutinho (135)
Azamat Murzakanov (205.5) vs Tafon Nchukwi (205.5)

I feel the same, whether we agree the Russia's attack on Ukraine is justified or not, there should be no reason to ban Russian athletes from competing because that's just shameful politics.

Firstly, since this topic is touched, I feel like Russia is right in their decision to attack and no I am not saying Ukraine is wrong but they are just facing the dire consequences of saying that they want to join NATO. When USA did the same to other countries, they were represented as heroes and now they (west media) are making Russia look like villains. I am not in support or oppose but just putting facts.

Now coming back to banning of the Russian athletes, it will only ignite this war further and let's be honest, there are some Russians are even opposing the move by Putin and this shows that just because their president took a decision, doesn't mean it was done democratically.

That hasn't exactly stopped others from banning them. It's quite clear my position on it, I think it's absolutely disgraceful that there are even talks about banning Russian athletes, although I do have a little more faith in MMA organisations as they aren't typically the people that just bend under political pressure.

Sounds like more talk to me. I'd favour Makhachev in that fight though, so I don't think it's because he's a afraid or anything of the other rumours that are circulating.

Yup it's just something fun to do while enjoying the event.  Sometimes you just have to take some sort of action even if it's small.  Makes it more exciting that way.  Not that I think MMA is not exciting.  I could watch all the matches even with out making a single bet...  Couldn't say the same for football these days tbh.  The football bug in me kinda left.  I still follow it but not as much as I used to.  I guess it'll just come back to me.

Here are the weigh in.

UFC Vegas 50:  Official Weigh Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8m8ygxNI9g

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I think Jorge Masvidal did well but he just got outwrestled. We all know how strong Jorge Masvidal can hit. You know he has the fastest knockout record in the UFC.
But once the fight goes to the ground I think certain fighters are really better than him. And I also think that he is not going to win the rematch if they decide to do that.

I don't think the UFC is going to ban Russian fighters because they generate a large amount of money for the UFC.

And I am not sure what to say about the Islam Makhachev and Rafael dos Anjos situation because I have no idea who is speaking the truth here. But I think Islam Makhachev is not someone who will run from any fight.

Yeah, I've made this mistake just last weekend. I bet on one of the fighters in a massive accumulator, a very good value one which I expected him to 100% win the bout, and his opponent pulls out which automatically voids that selection, which would have reduced my total winnings, so I just cashed out. When the value is there though, it's hard to ignore since definite wins, or as close as you can get them can add a few thousand to long accumulators.

Glover Teixeira might not be able to defend his title till that time, in my opinion. But, I think regardless of that Magomed Ankalaev is going to get the title shot if he keeps showing good performance, and he totally deserves it. I think, he is good with his stand up but once he gets his opponent on the ground, that's where he really shines.



Actually, they need a guy like Muhammad Ali. He was the best at this business. Conor McGregor is not in his prime anymore, Ngannou causes a lot of trouble. Of course, paddy can talk shit but I don't think he will reach the top level of fighting, and I genuinely think that people are hyping up this fighter too much.

Jorge Masvidal sure did great aswell, but Colby Covington is just really that good and has the advantage on the ground game, and I think he just utilize all of that in their match, I surely believe that Masvidal is not really going to win against Covington when they decide a rematch,

I don't really know what may happen to all Muslim fighters on the UFC and if the eagle FC would continue because of what is happening war against Ukraine and Russia, but 1 thing is for sure many countries are now supporting the banning of certain athletes to certain sports whether it is on the Olympics or a likely sports, I do think we should not let this happen, not all Russians wants something like this to happen they do not control the war and they don't wish for it to happen, I really think excluding them in this kind of issue is not really an understatement we should not make a big issue about it,

And just in remember when Dana White said that Islam Makhachev has turned down a short-notice fight against Rafael Dos Anjos, but Islam Makhachev have replied that he didn't turn down the fight, well I really don't know the real reason but at least I have known that Makhachev really didn't pull out from that fight, in my opinion Islam Makhachev will never really turn down from a fight he said in an interview he will beat whoever he faces.

I am sure, that those fighters, that fight in UFC and pay taxes, have local bank cards. So it wont be a problem to receive paycheck and spend money

I am even sure that Russian fighters have local cards, because Russian banks are "complicated". I had experience with having a bank account in Russian bank, and as main currency is Russian ruble, it was quite a quest to convert my account into multi currency. But maybe it was that hard because I was a foreigner. And I remember my former boss had Bank of America account, while being Russian citizen. But he has closed it, because sending money from Russian account to his American bank account was also a hard quest. As in Russia bank account consist only of numbers (20 numbers and field dont allow letters), when whole world uses + 11 numbers. Some Russian banks dont even have a field to write swift code. The easiest way to send currency from Russian bank was to contact support or visit their office and ask operator for help. Such situation was in 2012-2017, and I dont think much have change since that.

So I believe that Russians or other uses local American cards. Receiving paychecks is not a problem

P.S. It is easy to open bank account in the US. Even tourist can open it. US is open for business and want to earn every possible way  

Yup, best to wait for the last possible minute to bet on MMA. Actually, I can't remember many fights being canceled after a successful weigh-in, so anything after weigh-in should be A-OK. For the money you just outlined, that's not that much to just try it out and see how it works. It seems like a cool concept might even try it out for myself for shits and giggles. However, my overall track record on detrmaning winners is not all that good XD

Australia is an American ally, if the Biden administration orders bans or sanctions on all Russian athletes, the government of Australia will certainly follow.


I reckon if payments are done in cryptocoins they should never use bitcoin hehehe. I will not shill what altcoin they should choose, however, it would be safer for them to use something that would give them more anonymity if they do not restraining orders on their public addresses similar to those Canadian protestors hehe.

Yeah, wasn't this quite controversial because the UFC didn't officially recognize it as a take down? Thus, the accusations started that the UFC was trying to protect Usman's takedown defense record. When I watched it, I was pretty damn certain that it was a takedown, and while Colby definitely did lose that fight quite convincingly, he did get that take down.

I wouldn't expect that fight to go any different even if they continued to fight each other for the rest of their careers, except for maybe a few knockouts by Usman. Can't see Colby every becoming champion while Usman is around.

I see two different and opposing opinions from people for main event Thiago Santos vs Magomed Ankalaev.
Some say this will be boring fight to watch, and others claim this is going to be fast and furious first round finish fight.
I think it all depends how Thiago Santos starts the fight, and I am sure what tactics will be used by Ankalaev.
Such low odds on Ankalaev are not justified in my opinion, even if I think that he is favorite to win this fight.