Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 349. (Read 97140 times)

It's not absolutely impossible to have problems regarding the Russian fighters. In UFC the problem is Russian fighters make up a very large amount of the viewership and pay per view in UFC.

So, not too late the Russian fighters' fight in the event will take a heavy toll on the money and surely Dana white is not going to like that.

I don't honestly understand what America is trying to do by trying to deprive the Russians from McDonald's, Netflix, and CNN. If they keep up this sanction Russia is soon going to be the healthiest, most punctual, and the best-informed country in the world  .

Yeap, Hhampuz is managing Roobet's signature campaign. So far I know that Roobet runs art competitions. Months ago, Roobet had NFL and Football predictions in Games and rounds, but I haven't seen it for a while. It was a weekly competition with a juicy 200 bucks for a first place, and 50 for second. As far as I know, Roobet did not have ambassadors or commercial banners (or smth of that kind) in these sports. Frankly, I don't expect UFC predictions games. This niche is already taken by sportsbet.io

Looks like there will be some problems with the next fight in London. Dana White wants to have the Russian fighters there but he smells the troubles coming.

In this interview he talks more about the topic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJkZPNfKJBY

And Dana even Jokes saying he has Trump's number, but he doesn't have Biden's phone to talk with him to let the fighters do their job.

Just curious if there have been word from UFC heads (or from other MMA organizations) or any speculation floating around to completely block Russian fighters in light of the ongoing conflict. Most sports organizations have already done so including boxing. It would be so bad to strip someone's hard fought belt because of their nationality.

I was busy this weekend and I didn't watch any UFC fights but I saw results and they came up like I expected for main event with Covington win.
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I think I may have heard Dana mention it in the post fight press conference.  But I don't recall exactly what the numbers are except that they have sold a lot of PPV's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajUvVO_RSFU

And I don't think they need a rematch imho.  It was all Covington for the whole 5 rounds, tho R2 could be Masvidal's or was it R3...  Anyway it's Covington 50 - 45 for me.

And Moreno at Rootbet!  Cool!  Who runs Rootbet's campaign in the forum?  Is it Hhampuz?  UFC prediction game one time!  

I surely believe that every information you guys are posting here is a big help in making information about the fighter stats, how he fought, how good is his takedown, and takedown defense, speed, and cardio some information that might not available on the wiki or any information is given by the forum, and even though all are just speculation I truly learn things by reading all of your posts, and it could sometimes help with certain decisions so keep it up guys, I really like how tokeweed shares those video analysis, and some information where can we watch recent fights.


Colby Covington is pretty much calm and dominant on the ring, ánd he is pretty much taking his actions safely, and if there is a rematch between these two I really don't want another, if they don't want to bring their friendship back then it will surely keep the hype rises, but I think Colby Covington will still win that rematch in my opinion, if Jorge Masvidal doesn't confirm to himself that he really lost that fight, because this will surely keep on going on without any break,

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As there were no knockout in Masvidal vs Covington, and I did not notice they shook hands, the war between them isnt over (I did not watch post fight conference). I believe they would continue to throw trash on each other, but this time Colby would be more convincing and would humiliate Masvidal more. As there is no "dot" in their story, they need a rematch.

I would like to find PPV number of UFC 272. If anyone found it, drop it here please.

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As with many predictions, those are just that, predictions and speculative guesses. If you put everything down on paper, pros and cons, crunch the numbers, examine the charts and come to a certain conclusion, there is still not a small chance that you would be totally off As I say, the higher the weight class goes, the more a fight becomes a coin-toss. But if anyone can get something out from all of this we do here, then it's worth it because in doing so we all benefit from the knowledge we get on the sport.

Well, My predictions on all my picks doesn't really comes from me alone, and not just because I like the guy, so I would bet on him, my predictions comes from certain guys in this group, like tokeweed, welsh, Hydrogen, TheNineClub, TopTort777, bbc.reporter and a lot of guys here in this thread that surely help with some decision, and watching previous matches and highlights for certain fighters to see their styles and technique inside the octagon, and sometimes some fights I mostly shadowed box them inside my mind of what may happen inside the octagon, but sometimes it was not really accurate like the Ciryl Gane VS Francis Ngannou fight. Well, it is really not that accurate,

Well that Covington VS Masvidal fight I certainly seen that Covington is a much technical fighter than Masvidal and if this is a real grudge match they will fight more aggressively but Covington was pretty calm and setting up some jabs and strike for the takedown, I think that is more likely for Colby Covington to do, Well Congrats to your winning and enjoy it.

Congratulations on the accuracy of all predictions. I have to admit that I was very skeptical if you would make it this time. But maybe because I read your opinions earlier I didn't bet on my tips and thanks to that I saved some money. Thanks! 

I am most surprised by Masvidal's loss. I was hoping that he would be more aggressive and break Covington under pressure. As we have seen, Covington was smarter in this fight. I'm afraid this fight was the beginning of the end of Masvidal's career.

I had Bryce Mitchell to win vs Edson Barboza but I didn't think Mitchell would win via total domination.  Lol.  His style reminds me more of Khabib than Makhachev's style imho.  I think this guy could be top 5 and will be looking to challenge for the belt at 145 by the end of the year imho.

And good pick on Ludovit Klein. 

Edit:  On to the next event.  At first glance the matches I like are Santos vs Ankalaev, Moraes vs Yadong, and def don't miss Periea vs Bruno Silva!


Date:  Saturday, March 12
Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+):  10:00pm EST
Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+):  8:00pm EST
Venue:  UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada
Live Streams:  



Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight:  Thiago Santos vs Magomed Ankalaev            
Bantamweight:  Marlon Moraes vs Song Yadong            
Featherweight:  Sodiq Yusuff vs Alex Caceres            
Light Heavyweight:  Khalil Rountree Jr. vs Karl Roberson            
Lightweight:  Drew Dober vs Terrance McKinney            
Middleweight:  Alex Pereira vs Bruno Silva

Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+)
Welterweight:  Matthew Semelsberger vs A.J. Fletcher            
Women's Flyweight:  JJ Aldrich vs Gillian Robertson            
Bantamweight:  Trevin Jones vs Javid Basharat            
Featherweight:  Damon Jackson vs Kamuela Kirk            
Women's Flyweight:  Sabina Mazo vs Miranda Maverick            
Middleweight:  Dalcha Lungiambula vs Cody Brundage            
Bantamweight:  Guido Cannetti vs Kris Moutinho            
Light Heavyweight:  Tafon Nchukwi vs Azamat Murzakanov   

Yup! it is really low so I haven't made a bet on who's winning but I have bet that Umar Nurmagomedov will win via Submission and it did!

And nowhere is the result on my picks for the UFC 272

Colby Covington VS Jorge Masvidal - WIN

Truly just like what I am thinking this could be a dominant fight for Colby Covington, mostly on wrestling Covington was pretty much dominating the fight not even with wrestling but with the stand-up, Colby Covington really is a more dominant fighter and they say this is a grudge match, Colby Covington, on the ring and calm and he doesn't really get his emotion gets into him because he is fighting technically and setting up all his punches for the takedowns, and I think Jorge Masvidal was tired because of Covington's takedowns, well actually I am not that impressed but the fight is OK for me.

Rafael Dos Anjos VS Renato Moicano - WIN

This fight was super legit and Rafael Dos Anjos needed a more menacing fighter like Rafael Fiziev or Islam Makhachev, Renato Moicano is not really on par for Rafael Dos Anjos, great takedown defense, and Moicano is done for with his striking, and Dos Anjos is saying that he is kind of rusty right now but look what he can do with Renato Moicano if he is rusty a total domination.

Brian Kelleher VS Umar Nurmagomedov - WIN

Umar Nurmagomedov is getting those kicks like a whip, Thos faster kicks were just a setup so his opponent would pursue takedowns and Umar Nurmagomedov is not just elite in his kicks but with his ground games and we can see the strength or Umar NUrmagomedov, than Brian Kelleher that is why Kelleher had panic and give his back for Nurmagomedov to target a rear-naked choke.

There was no result that surprised me in this card. In the Covington v Masvidal match, Covington dominated the match very well and the intensity was as usual. In the fourth round, masvidal caught Masvidal's chin with a very good counter hook, actually where Covington got pretty tight. I think Masvidal should have taken the risk after that, however tired he was, I'm sure he regretted not doing it.

I made my predictions about the main event going the distance and considering how resilient both fighters are, it is hard to see a finish when they face each other, had a good card and only Edson Barboza disappointed me completely but the rest of the fighters performed as expected.

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source: wiki

On to the next event, i believe it is hard to predict looking at the fight card, need to watch some of the fights to make a decision.

The results fresh from the oven.



Can't say I'm really shocked about the outcomes. Actually, I am quite surprised Covington and Masvidal went the distance. Besides that, it was a damn long event. And as for the Covington / Masvidal beef, is it squished? Is it over? Does anyone really care ?

Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal went the distance and it was not a disappointment like some of the hyped up fights, Rafael dos Anjos and Renato Moicano was a war and Renato Moicano showed his heart with the way he was able to take all those punishment and still coming out hard. Rest of the fight card went as expected with Kevin Holland, Sergey Spivak and Umar Nurmagomedov winning the fight as expected and finally this card parlay was a success .

Umar Nurmagomedov is a safe bet but the odds are really low, i might go for a parlay with Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal fight going the distance is a safe bet and i am expecting Colby Covington to showcase his wrestling skills and a five round war and both the fighters not willing to give up till the last bell. My other picks are Edson Barboza, Kevin Holland and Sergey Spivak, Ludovit Klein.

 

He's also known to love his McD's.  Lol.  But as far as him having some weight cutting issues, the guy is around 36 years old.  As an athlete that's kinda over the hill imo.  If not then he's def getting there.

Anyway some small bets for the event:  Elliot vs Ulanbekov under 2.5, Kelleher vs Nurmagomedov under 2.5.  I like Negumereanu to win as the slight underdog, I think Nzechukwu has no heart.  Jalin Turner and a parlay with Holland and Covington...  If I win one of these bets, putting it in Covington to win at R5.  The line is at 25 rn. 

Here are my picks for later fights highlighted in green are my picks

Colby Covington VS Jorge Masvidal

Covington was great when it comes to getting into a position for me I am more for Covington than for Masvidal, and seriously I don't really want his main event, but again it is the one given, but for me, Colby Covington could be a great pick, he can surely have technical fighting moves against Masvidal, so I will go with Covington winning this,

Rafael Dos Anjos VS Renato Moicano

Well, after Rafael Fiziev was forced to not fight because he is positive on Covid-19 Renato Moicano stepped in to fight Rafael Dos Anjos, if I could possibly want Fisiev to fight this match, we can not do much about it but for but getting Renato Moicano for this fight I think he never fights a more longer fight than Dos Anjos, so this could be an exhausting match for him, Moicano really wants a win with Submissions and 9 of them are by Submission and 7 on Decision, but for RDA there is a lot new level of fights you can see just by looking at their stats, for me Rafael Dos Anjos will win this, and this is the 1st time for Moicano getting into a 5 rounds fight, he might not last.

Brian Kelleher VS Umar Nurmagomedov

For me, this is one fight that is exciting to watch not because a Nurmagomedov is fighting a match, but the style of this Nurmagomedov is absolutely different and very unique to watch, But he can not underestimate Kelleher, because he is a well-rounded fighter that is good at submission aswell, he has good takedown defense, great submission ability, has great power with his feat that could be great at striking aswell, but for me, Umar Nurmagomedov might be good at kicking pretty much he is a kicking Nurmagomedov, but he is good at grappling holds and might finish this fight on the ground, so my take will be Umar Nurmagomedov.