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Speaking about Merab - have you seen his recent accident, when he has grabbed the fan by hair? The guy has been insulting and showing middle finger to Merab. Merab jumped over fence, went to this guy, took him by hair and asked not to do that again. Have you noticed how rude fighters became recently? Tsarukyan tried to hit one of spectators during walk in recently. In past such things happened once a few years, but today this is a second case in less than half a year.
I don't see Merab's record as having lots of submissions in fact he just submitted 1 person who is an unknown Sukhrob Aydarbekov. But they are saying he can takedown but can't hold for long. For Suga to be the underdog in this match while he made 12 KO over 19 fights and Merab only has 3 KOs over 21 fights is an understatement. Idk they're tricking people. But maybe if Omalley has a great TDD like Aldo, the bookies may see Merab as the underdog. Sean has footwork though.
As far as I know Mehrab has a great cardio above the average fighter. That could be one of the indicators that Mehrab has an advantage in the fight. Maybe Mehrab's plan is to get O'Malley to wrestle as long as possible. Mehrab doesn't have a submission record in his career so I think Mehrab will wrestle O'Malley until he runs out of stamina. But we know O'Malley is a fighter with good footwork and has a KO record in his career. But Mehrab has a good chin. This game will be an advantage for O'Malley in the early rounds, and it will be a disaster for him if the fight goes more than three rounds, because Mehrab will be really terrible with his cardio.I guess Omalley will just have to find his range in 3 rounds to strike hard with his long reach. He only needs a few good shots to hurt Merab.
Omalley lasted the 5 rounds with Vera which was a constant war inside the cage. So it might just be a fair fight unless he is takedown and held for a long time assuming he can defend himself on the ground. But I'm going to wager if Merab struggled to takedown Aldo, he will also find it hard with Omalley.
(...) And have we seen O'Malley go all 5 rounds against somebody before?
Yup, we've seen going full 5 rounds in his last fight with Vera. But Vera and Dvalishvili do not represent the same style. Vera has bbj background and we all know that wrestling is much more effective when it comes to takedowns.
I find O'Malley a bit annoying and wouldn't mind seeing him losing to Merab, but just because he's a striker, doesn't mean he has no takedown defence and is clueless on the ground. He will be hard to keep down.
I expect Merab will be primarily focussed on not getting KO'ed and Sean on not getting taken down, so it might go to judges' decision where O'Malley will be more likely to win, as he'll probably land more strikes, plus him winning is better for the business (more marketable etc).
So potentially we will have a new champ of bantamweight in 3 weeks 
So not only Merab would have taken Seans cool jacket, but the belt also Probably going to take pants or shoes in a rematch to collect whole set. However, the fact that Merab barely finishes his opponents might play bad for him. It will be decision win on one part of scale, and hype of O'Malley + current champ status on the other. Dont know which part will be heavier for UFC
So not only Merab would have taken Seans cool jacket, but the belt also Probably going to take pants or shoes in a rematch to collect whole set. However, the fact that Merab barely finishes his opponents might play bad for him. It will be decision win on one part of scale, and hype of O'Malley + current champ status on the other. Dont know which part will be heavier for UFC But then again Merab... I'll start calling him Merab his last name Dvalishvigfjfk is too damn hard to spell. Lol. So yeah Merab, even though his fights go the distance he controls them for most of the rounds. I'm on the other side. I think it won't be good for O'Malley the longer the fight goes. And have we seen O'Malley go all 5 rounds against somebody before? Keep in mind that Merab is a cardio machine. He doesn't get tired easily.
O'Malley is a good fighter but let's see if he's that good. Will be rooting for O'Malley but there isn't enough meat on the bone go justify a big bet.
Yeap, I also think that the longer the fight goes, the worst it will be for O'Malley. If it goes full distance, we can already count that 4th and 5th rounds will be in Dvalishvili (see, its easy, but as I am lazy, Merab is much better:D) favour. I dont remember Merab vs Yan fight, it was also a 25min fight. If Merab was ready for Yan, he is definitely ready for O'Malley. A good punch in first or second round by O'Malley, or Merab by UD. That is how I see it.
From what I've researched, the next UFC fight is on September 7th, right? And it will be Burns' fight.
I'm really looking forward to seeing the Brazilian fight again. The last fight I saw, he ended up hurting his arm or something like that and it wasn't as good as expected.
Burns vs Brady will be fight for the main card and indeed this is an opportunity for Burns to be able to get back to winning ways after two consecutive defeats, Burns return is also quite anticipated by UFC fans.I'm really looking forward to seeing the Brazilian fight again. The last fight I saw, he ended up hurting his arm or something like that and it wasn't as good as expected.
It just that Brady is also not fighter who can be underestimated, he has advantages in several things including basic wrestling which can be very helpful in making it difficult for Burns in the fight that will be held on September 8.
This will be very important fight for Burns because he must win this fight if he wants to get another chance to fight for the title.
If Burns can win, maybe it will only be decision victory.
I don't see Merab's record as having lots of submissions in fact he just submitted 1 person who is an unknown Sukhrob Aydarbekov. But they are saying he can takedown but can't hold for long. For Suga to be the underdog in this match while he made 12 KO over 19 fights and Merab only has 3 KOs over 21 fights is an understatement. Idk they're tricking people. But maybe if Omalley has a great TDD like Aldo, the bookies may see Merab as the underdog. Sean has footwork though.
As far as I know Mehrab has a great cardio above the average fighter. That could be one of the indicators that Mehrab has an advantage in the fight. Maybe Mehrab's plan is to get O'Malley to wrestle as long as possible. Mehrab doesn't have a submission record in his career so I think Mehrab will wrestle O'Malley until he runs out of stamina. But we know O'Malley is a fighter with good footwork and has a KO record in his career. But Mehrab has a good chin. This game will be an advantage for O'Malley in the early rounds, and it will be a disaster for him if the fight goes more than three rounds, because Mehrab will be really terrible with his cardio. 
So potentially we will have a new champ of bantamweight in 3 weeks So not only Merab would have taken Seans cool jacket, but the belt also Probably going to take pants or shoes in a rematch to collect whole set. However, the fact that Merab barely finishes his opponents might play bad for him. It will be decision win on one part of scale, and hype of O'Malley + current champ status on the other. Dont know which part will be heavier for UFC
So not only Merab would have taken Seans cool jacket, but the belt also Probably going to take pants or shoes in a rematch to collect whole set. However, the fact that Merab barely finishes his opponents might play bad for him. It will be decision win on one part of scale, and hype of O'Malley + current champ status on the other. Dont know which part will be heavier for UFC But then again Merab... I'll start calling him Merab his last name Dvalishvigfjfk is too damn hard to spell. Lol. So yeah Merab, even though his fights go the distance he controls them for most of the rounds. I'm on the other side. I think it won't be good for O'Malley the longer the fight goes. And have we seen O'Malley go all 5 rounds against somebody before? Keep in mind that Merab is a cardio machine. He doesn't get tired easily.
O'Malley is a good fighter but let's see if he's that good. Will be rooting for O'Malley but there isn't enough meat on the bone go justify a big bet.
I don't see Merab's record as having lots of submissions in fact he just submitted 1 person who is an unknown Sukhrob Aydarbekov. But they are saying he can takedown but can't hold for long. For Suga to be the underdog in this match while he made 12 KO over 19 fights and Merab only has 3 KOs over 21 fights is an understatement. Idk they're tricking people. But maybe if Omalley has a great TDD like Aldo, the bookies may see Merab as the underdog. Sean has footwork though.
The reason why O'Malley is an underdog might be because nobody ever knocked out Merab, and O'Malley is a pure striker. In addition, add that Merab is good at takedowns, and O'Malley long limbs will only play bad if he is on the ground. I doubt that Merab is a favourite, because he has more wins in a row. Imho a lot of people underestimate power of O'Malley strikes. Many see him as a tall, skinny bantamweight guy with ear sticks hands.
From what I've researched, the next UFC fight is on September 7th, right? And it will be Burns' fight.
I'm really looking forward to seeing the Brazilian fight again. The last fight I saw, he ended up hurting his arm or something like that and it wasn't as good as expected.
I'm really looking forward to seeing the Brazilian fight again. The last fight I saw, he ended up hurting his arm or something like that and it wasn't as good as expected.
Yup, nothing going on this weekend in the UFC and there's Burns Vs Brady the week after, on 7th/8th.
Gilbert's fights tend to be entertaining and Brady has an impressive 16-1 record, losing only to Belal (by TKO), so it should be interesting.
Brady is a x1.58 favourite, odds for Burns are x2.38. I'm not sure if it was due to injury (or injuries) but Brady only had 3 fights since Nov 2021, with his last fight being in Dec 2023.
Gilbert should be extra motivated to defend the family's name after his younger brother's, Herbert, poor performance (and 4th loss in a row) during the UFC 305.
From what I've researched, the next UFC fight is on September 7th, right? And it will be Burns' fight.
I'm really looking forward to seeing the Brazilian fight again. The last fight I saw, he ended up hurting his arm or something like that and it wasn't as good as expected.
I'm really looking forward to seeing the Brazilian fight again. The last fight I saw, he ended up hurting his arm or something like that and it wasn't as good as expected.
I don't see Merab's record as having lots of submissions in fact he just submitted 1 person who is an unknown Sukhrob Aydarbekov. But they are saying he can takedown but can't hold for long. For Suga to be the underdog in this match while he made 12 KO over 19 fights and Merab only has 3 KOs over 21 fights is an understatement. Idk they're tricking people. But maybe if Omalley has a great TDD like Aldo, the bookies may see Merab as the underdog. Sean has footwork though.
So potentially we will have a new champ of bantamweight in 3 weeks So not only Merab would have taken Seans cool jacket, but the belt also Probably going to take pants or shoes in a rematch to collect whole set. However, the fact that Merab barely finishes his opponents might play bad for him. It will be decision win on one part of scale, and hype of O'Malley + current champ status on the other. Dont know which part will be heavier for UFC
So not only Merab would have taken Seans cool jacket, but the belt also Probably going to take pants or shoes in a rematch to collect whole set. However, the fact that Merab barely finishes his opponents might play bad for him. It will be decision win on one part of scale, and hype of O'Malley + current champ status on the other. Dont know which part will be heavier for UFC
^ Merab Dvalsihlilili or how you spell it is a relentless wrestler. He may have avoided it vs Sterling because he had the foot work and the speed but Dvalishvili is prolly a better wrestler than Sterling. And not only that, his chin is cast iron while Sterling is kinda chinny. But the books opened as the slight underdog around 2.20 and Dvalishvili around 1.75. So the books favor him a bit more. But the sharps jumped on O'Malley right away that's the lines moved to almost a pickem.
You can check them out here...
https://fightodds.io/odds/5414/ufc-306-noche-ufc-omalley-vs-dvalishvili
Oh... O'Malley was lined at 3.15 or something vs Sterling. His TD defense hasn't really been tested yet. We could see it with this match up.
You can check them out here...
https://fightodds.io/odds/5414/ufc-306-noche-ufc-omalley-vs-dvalishvili
Oh... O'Malley was lined at 3.15 or something vs Sterling. His TD defense hasn't really been tested yet. We could see it with this match up.
Can't wait for this one in preparation for 306...
Regards UFC 306 and the main event, can someone explain why Merab is the slight favourite in the fight? Merab 1.86 vs 1.91 O'Malley. He has a endless tank, good at wrestling and take downs. But mentally O'Malley should be a favourite. Suppose you train with the guy all the time, and O'Malley knocks that guy out pretty easily (speaking about Aljo). Which might also mean that O'Malley could KO Meral also easily. Reach and height advantage (but a huge disadvantage if they go on the ground). Sean is really good at striking.
News update on Francis Ngannou.
It appears the truth on the Predator's mind has begun to become known. However, who is telling the truth on this, is it uncle Dana or Ngannou? I reckon for this, the 2 might be telling a lie. On Jon Jones, I am quite certain that this is a similar problem hehehehe, the contract! He cannot Ngannou under his present contract because this is a big risk on his legacy. If uncle Dana gave Jones and Ngannou their demands, we might have witnessed them fight in the UFC aleady.
While talking to journalists at the PFL press conference, Ngannou flipped the script and claimed that Jones didn’t want to fight him in the UFC. He allegedly requested the fight multiple times but was told that “Bones” wasn’t willing to fight as he was enjoying life in Albuquerque.
“As far as I’m concerned, it was Jon Jones didn’t want to fight for me, according to them. And so many time that we sit down on the meeting, I’m like, oh it can’t happen Jon Jones doesn’t want to fight anymore. You know, like he live in Albuquerque. He live his small life. He has a lot of money in his bank account, you know. So, I think, the guy who control the narrative can say whatever he wants but that’s just the narrative. I never, I was the one requesting the Jon Jones fight but I didn’t want that like a trap, to get into some deal and get to something I didn’t want.”
As per “The Predator”, another reason why the Jones fight couldn’t happen was his contract. He was down to fight the UFC light heavyweight GOAT but wanted a contract that benefited him in ways other than just money. This included the freedom to box, in-cage sponsorships, and health insurance, among other things.
Read in full https://www.mmanews.com/news/pfl/francis-ngannou-on-dana-white-claiming-he-ducked-jon-jones/
It appears the truth on the Predator's mind has begun to become known. However, who is telling the truth on this, is it uncle Dana or Ngannou? I reckon for this, the 2 might be telling a lie. On Jon Jones, I am quite certain that this is a similar problem hehehehe, the contract! He cannot Ngannou under his present contract because this is a big risk on his legacy. If uncle Dana gave Jones and Ngannou their demands, we might have witnessed them fight in the UFC aleady.
While talking to journalists at the PFL press conference, Ngannou flipped the script and claimed that Jones didn’t want to fight him in the UFC. He allegedly requested the fight multiple times but was told that “Bones” wasn’t willing to fight as he was enjoying life in Albuquerque.
“As far as I’m concerned, it was Jon Jones didn’t want to fight for me, according to them. And so many time that we sit down on the meeting, I’m like, oh it can’t happen Jon Jones doesn’t want to fight anymore. You know, like he live in Albuquerque. He live his small life. He has a lot of money in his bank account, you know. So, I think, the guy who control the narrative can say whatever he wants but that’s just the narrative. I never, I was the one requesting the Jon Jones fight but I didn’t want that like a trap, to get into some deal and get to something I didn’t want.”
As per “The Predator”, another reason why the Jones fight couldn’t happen was his contract. He was down to fight the UFC light heavyweight GOAT but wanted a contract that benefited him in ways other than just money. This included the freedom to box, in-cage sponsorships, and health insurance, among other things.
Read in full https://www.mmanews.com/news/pfl/francis-ngannou-on-dana-white-claiming-he-ducked-jon-jones/
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
Date: September 8, 2024
Preliminary Card: Sat, Sep 7 / 11:00 PM GMT+3
Main Card: Sun, Sep 8 / 2:00 AM GMT+3
Venue: UFC Apex
Main card (ESPN)
Welterweight: Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady
Women's Flyweight: Jéssica Andrade vs. Natália Silva
Featherweight: Steve Garcia vs. Kyle Nelson
Flyweight: Matt Schnell vs. Alessandro Costa
Lightweight: Trevor Peek vs. Yanal Ashmouz
Preliminary card (ESPN)
Lightweight: Rong Zhu vs. Chris Padilla
Light Heavyweight: Ryan Spann vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Women's Strawweight: Jaqueline Amorim vs. Vanessa Demopoulos
Lightweight: Isaac Dulgarian vs. Brendon Marotte
Flyweight: Felipe dos Santos vs. André Lima
Featherweight: Yi Zha vs. Gabriel Santos
Middleweight: Andre Petroski vs. Dylan Budka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_Fight_Night:_Burns_vs._Brady
Date: September 8, 2024
Preliminary Card: Sat, Sep 7 / 11:00 PM GMT+3
Main Card: Sun, Sep 8 / 2:00 AM GMT+3
Venue: UFC Apex
Main card (ESPN)
Welterweight: Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady
Women's Flyweight: Jéssica Andrade vs. Natália Silva
Featherweight: Steve Garcia vs. Kyle Nelson
Flyweight: Matt Schnell vs. Alessandro Costa
Lightweight: Trevor Peek vs. Yanal Ashmouz
Preliminary card (ESPN)
Lightweight: Rong Zhu vs. Chris Padilla
Light Heavyweight: Ryan Spann vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Women's Strawweight: Jaqueline Amorim vs. Vanessa Demopoulos
Lightweight: Isaac Dulgarian vs. Brendon Marotte
Flyweight: Felipe dos Santos vs. André Lima
Featherweight: Yi Zha vs. Gabriel Santos
Middleweight: Andre Petroski vs. Dylan Budka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_Fight_Night:_Burns_vs._Brady
Decent match ups in there... Main event is good, the co main, can't wait to see Steve Garcia again, I like Matt Schnell but will prolly lose, OSP should be live vs Spann, Dulgarian had a tough match vs Christian Rodriguez but will coast this next one and Felipe Dos Santos had a decent debut on short notice vs Kape cant wait to see him back after his first win in the UFC.
Can't wait for this one in preparation for 306...
My leans at first glance.
Burns
Silva
Garcia
Costa
Peek
Zhu
OSP
Amorim
Dulgarian
Dos Santos
Santos
Petroski
Edit: Just saw this event will still be in a couple of weeks... Meh.
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Among the fights, I think its Mairon Santos who shows the most impressive end. Can't find an upload that has the real video but this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmFKszKz7es
Yes it was pretty amazing fight and I would say Mairon Santos win was one of the best on the show, he really did great job and with one big left hook to get the KO win.Among the fights, I think its Mairon Santos who shows the most impressive end. Can't find an upload that has the real video but this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmFKszKz7es
Mairon Santos really put lot of effort into losing weight for this fight and it all paid off with win.
I see lot of belief for Mairon Santos to finish in the second round because Kaan Ofli looked pretty weak and it showed in the second round that Mairon Santos was much more aggressive with more strikes coming in.
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
Date: September 8, 2024
Preliminary Card: Sat, Sep 7 / 11:00 PM GMT+3
Main Card: Sun, Sep 8 / 2:00 AM GMT+3
Venue: UFC Apex
Main card (ESPN)
Welterweight: Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady
Women's Flyweight: Jéssica Andrade vs. Natália Silva
Featherweight: Steve Garcia vs. Kyle Nelson
Flyweight: Matt Schnell vs. Alessandro Costa
Lightweight: Trevor Peek vs. Yanal Ashmouz
Preliminary card (ESPN)
Lightweight: Rong Zhu vs. Chris Padilla
Light Heavyweight: Ryan Spann vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Women's Strawweight: Jaqueline Amorim vs. Vanessa Demopoulos
Lightweight: Isaac Dulgarian vs. Brendon Marotte
Flyweight: Felipe dos Santos vs. André Lima
Featherweight: Yi Zha vs. Gabriel Santos
Middleweight: Andre Petroski vs. Dylan Budka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_Fight_Night:_Burns_vs._Brady
Date: September 8, 2024
Preliminary Card: Sat, Sep 7 / 11:00 PM GMT+3
Main Card: Sun, Sep 8 / 2:00 AM GMT+3
Venue: UFC Apex
Main card (ESPN)
Welterweight: Gilbert Burns vs. Sean Brady
Women's Flyweight: Jéssica Andrade vs. Natália Silva
Featherweight: Steve Garcia vs. Kyle Nelson
Flyweight: Matt Schnell vs. Alessandro Costa
Lightweight: Trevor Peek vs. Yanal Ashmouz
Preliminary card (ESPN)
Lightweight: Rong Zhu vs. Chris Padilla
Light Heavyweight: Ryan Spann vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Women's Strawweight: Jaqueline Amorim vs. Vanessa Demopoulos
Lightweight: Isaac Dulgarian vs. Brendon Marotte
Flyweight: Felipe dos Santos vs. André Lima
Featherweight: Yi Zha vs. Gabriel Santos
Middleweight: Andre Petroski vs. Dylan Budka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_Fight_Night:_Burns_vs._Brady
^ Cannonier was doing alright until he didn't... Not that I'm taking away anything from Borralho. He passed the test and did pretty well after facing adversity for 4 rounds. Other fighters would've given up and would be looking for the exit.
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Thanks
TNT has just posted highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJR1Hey8GB0
Pretty even fight until the very last round. I thought, given his age, Cannonier would gas out in the later rounds but he remained dangerous and explosive up till the end. I feel sorry for him as he had his moments and it looked like he might KO Borralho with those nice counterpunches, but Borralho was just a bit too good.
It's a small miracle Cannonier survived that knockdown in rd 5, so losing by UD is not so bad from that perspective.
The lights went out for a few seconds, I thought the referee would already step in when Jared fell. He survived the elbows after. I think It would have been a KO if Barralho followed up another straight before Jared fell. Impressive win still for Barralho. Though it is UD, he would consider it a KO end. But if Jared made that cut to Barralho's eye in the first or 2nd round, the fight could end up differently also.
Among the fights, I think its Mairon Santos who shows the most impressive end. Can't find an upload that has the real video but this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmFKszKz7es
^ Cannonier was doing alright until he didn't... Not that I'm taking away anything from Borralho. He passed the test and did pretty well after facing adversity for 4 rounds. Other fighters would've given up and would be looking for the exit.
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Thanks
TNT has just posted highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJR1Hey8GB0
Pretty even fight until the very last round. I thought, given his age, Cannonier would gas out in the later rounds but he remained dangerous and explosive up till the end. I feel sorry for him as he had his moments and it looked like he might KO Borralho with those nice counterpunches, but Borralho was just a bit too good.
It's a small miracle Cannonier survived that knockdown in rd 5, so losing by UD is not so bad from that perspective.
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