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^ Chimaev is the special one. Its not just a hype, he's what he is. He lift Jing up and then talk to Dana while in the cage asking what he'd do scares the MMA fighters watching the fight. I say Burns seem challenged while the everyone hides from Chimaev. I don't bet big but this is going to be one of the fight that I might bet at least $200 to win $20.

Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan on UFC 273 will be fun. Aljo may not escape this time around.

^  Yeah, I guess Chimaev has become one of the most exciting, if not the most exciting prospect in the UFC rn.  Stealing a term from an infamous football manager, Chimaev could be the 'special one'.    But then again Burns could show him a thing or two...  I'd say the line is too wide but maybe after the match Chim will justify the line.  We'll see.

Here's the Countdown vid and the latest roster.  Looks like Latifi is out and replaced by Vanderaa.

UFC 273:  Countdown - Full Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gcC0dblFo0

Date:  Saturday, April 9
Main Card (PPV):  10:00pm EST
Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+):  8:00pm EST
Early Prelims (ESPN+/Fight Pass):  6:15pm EST
Venue:  VyStar Veteran's Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida
Live Streams:



Main Card (PPV)
Featherweight:  Alexander Volkanovski vs Chan Sung Jung
Bantamweight:  Aljamain Sterling vs Petr Yan
Welterweight:  Gilbert Burns vs Khamzat Chimaev   
Women's Strawweight:  Mackenzie Dern vs Tecia Torres         
Heavyweight:  Alexey Oleynik vs Jared Vanderaa

Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+)
Women's Bantamweight:  Aspen Ladd vs Raquel Pennington            
Welterweight:  Ian Garry vs Darian Weeks            
Middleweight:  Anthony Hernandez vs Josh Fremd            
Heavyweight:  Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Marcin Tybura

Early Prelims (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass
Welterweight:  Mickey Gall vs Mike Malott            
Bantamweight:  Julio Arce vs Daniel Santos            
Lightweight:  Mark Madsen vs Vinc Pichel            
Women's Strawweight:  Piera Rodriguez vs Kay Hansen   

^

I will surely take my time in getting up my picks and give pull picks for the jeremypwr's Multi-Master bet but for now it is really too early to give it because it will be on the next event will be on next week, and because I am sure excited I can not help but talk about what I think,

The UFC 273 will be a big event in my opinion but not because of the main event or the Co-main event when I look at the following match-ups I tend to think that UFC 273 has a secret main event and that is the fight between Gilbert Burns VS Khamzat Chimaev, sorry to say but I think this is the most anticipated fight than with the Main and the Co-main,

Because if we look at the Main event people are thinking that Alexander Volkanovski will surely beat The Korean Zombie, and with the Co-main event Petr Yan will win and finish what he has started by beating Aljamain Sterling, but with the Gilbert Burns VS Khamzat Chimaev fight, people are sure thrilled to see and it is really a question mark on who's really winning this fight, and that is why many people are so interested in this fight more than with the Main and the Co-main fight, well this is just what I think for the UFC 273, but I will surely side with Khamzat Chimaev.

I had Cory McKenna too.  At the top tier of my parlays.  Lmao.  She had the wrong game plan and stood up and striked vs her opponent who had good stand up.  If she had gone for her bread and butter with a grappling heavy game plan, it would've been an easy win for her imho.  I don't know why they did it but I think she and her camp prolly wanted to entertain the London crowd...  It cost them the W.

I'll lean Gastelum for jeremypwr's Multi Master but I'll prolly take a shot at Du Plessis.  He's on the up.

Alexey Oleynik is pretty much well-known for winning most of his fights with submission of the Ezekiel choke if not with this choke a rear-naked choke would be his end takedown but mostly with the Ezekiel choke, for me, I would surely respect mostly the veteran's in this industry but in Alexey Oleynik's family life and really wants to settle down for good, I think if he wants to fight then let him, he surely knows what his capability is, and with Jared Vanderaa it seems that the fight may end up with a decision, Oleynik would surely have a hard time with the mountain, that has a wrestling background and he could hold himself with most takedowns, but Alexey Oleynik as a veteran can handle himself but for me I really want him to settle down and retire for good.


It is sure early but for me, I like the Co-main and the Welterweight division fight, but will still give my picks, for the main card when the fight will be near, now will wait for certain news if the fight for Sterling or Yan could be canceled, Aljamain Sterling may evade this fight but I salute him if he will continue and prove himself that he can beat Petr Yan and that he is truly worthy to be the champion for this division, and for Petr Yan if he can get his Belt back, and that their first fight would not repeat again and Sterling winning a disqualification,

And with the Gilbert Burns VS Khamzat Chimaev, many are in favor of Chimaev, although I really like Khamzat Chimaev winning this, I surely think that he will have a hard time with Gilbert Burns, with that kind of physique but I always believe in Khamzat Chimaev's hype as I believe in Ciryl Gane's hype, I tend to always say that some hypes are just hyped on the outside but on the inside it was nothing, but with Khamzat Chimaev there is something about him that I am surely getting latch to believe that it is not just hype, although Ciryl Gane lost to Francis Ngannou, my hype for him still there, he is on the edge of getting there but kudos to Francis Ngannou that change tactics the seconds he realized that he can not take on Ciryl Gane head-on.

I am all for Zombie, love what he did in his time with the UFC, and I would say he rightfully deserves a title shot. but boy oh boy it's gonna be a long and tough night for him. I do like Zombie better in this event than Holloway, but wherever he lost to former Volks opponents, he has to be aware that anything those guys did good, Alex does even better. But damn, I can't forget that Jung pulled off a first Twister submission in the UFC in the last second of the round against Garcia. What a stud.

This weekend we are taking break from UFC and it's still early for making predictions for next UFC event Volkanovski vs Korean Zombie.
I have to say that I always likes Korean Zombie and he was in some amazing fights, but it's not going to be easy for him against Volkanovski.
He has only one defeat and that was long time ago in 2013, so I my early pick would be on Volkanovski but odds are unacceptably low.

Funny you should say that it was either last week or the week before that I pretty much nailed a 6 fold accumulator if it wasn't for one of the massive favourites letting me down. Cory Mckenna, had to be a Welsh fighter too. I can't remember how much it was for now. It was for a decent amount I know.

I really like Du Plessis, hes come through for me many of times. Burns to me is the real risky bet, but I actually think hes going to do it. I rarely do single bets these days, I'd rather the excitement of an accumulator with high odds, especially since the Burns fight is one of the last on the accumulator.

It's probably good to remove the underdogs from your parlay and just leave Volk, Yan and Garry parlayed at 1.75 since it's mostly likely going to cash then just bet straight on Burns and Du Plessis.  They're both live dogs imho.  Burns is a bit of step up for Chimaev, tho Chimaev could be something special.  And Du Plessis is going against Gastelum that seems to be deteriorating.  He hasn't looked himself since losing to Adesanya.

And tbh, I really don't know who I'd pick between Gastelum and Du Plessis.  The Du Plessis guy has some serious power in his hands and he's a big guy.  Go watch him vs Giles.

I have a soft spot for veterans. I think for this fight, he'll be alright. I think volume could be a problem, and that could potentially get him a decision loss. Although, if he can go the lay, and pray strategy of just taking down, and getting some control time. I think he could get the decision himself. I'm not expecting a finish in this fight, probably has the potential to be a boring fight all things considered.

I would suggest to take a look on Oleynik vs Latifi fight once again. Oleynik is 44 years old, is on series of 3 loses, and is best known for submissions. While Latifi never lost by submission and his base sports is wrestling (he is actually from wrestling family). I would say there are high chances that old Oleynik dont have a strong chin after 76 fights. By the look at Oleynik, I find that he does not have that fighting spirit anymore and seeks for a calm and peaceful life, to continue doing gardening. Just my 2 cents.

Right, my predictions:

Alexander Volkanovski
Petr Yan
Gilbert Burns
Mackenzie Dern
Aleksei Oleinik
Dricus Du Plessis
Aspen Ladd
Ian Garry
Anthony Hernandez
Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Mike Malott
Julio Arce
Vinc Pichel

That's a lot of fights this event. My actual betting slip will probably only include a few of these. I'm thinking Ian Garry, Petr Yan, Alex Volk, and potentially Gilbert Burns as the underdog. I'm undecided, but I might put Dricus Du Plessis on the betting slip too. Hes always pulled it out of the bag when I've included him.

That was only because of his neck injury. If not it, I think he and Yan would have met earlier. I feel strange that no one gives him a chance to win against Yan. History have numerous cases when complete underdog surprises everyone. I think Aljos tactics was to taunt Yan all that time, making him loose mind and try to finish Aljo as quick as possible. And those who hurry, are either being knockdown by surprised punch (not our case) or being submitter. But if this tactic fails, we would see a 5*5min beating of Aljo.

I didn't realise how stacked the card was outside the main fights. Mackenzie Dern fight should be a close one, and I kind of fancy her to take it, despite Torres probably being the favourite. Aleksei Oleinik vs Jared Vanderaa should be a decent  fight, not expecting the fight to go the distance. Got Ian Garry, and Jairzinho Rozenstruik on the card. Should be a good night. I might have to order in some food, quite a big night. Obviously, the main card is absolutely crazy with two belts on offer, and then Burns vs Khamzat Chimaev. I'm honestly considering putting some money on Burns, I think he will surprise us all.

I'll get my predictions out later.

Aljamain Sterling can not make excuses anymore, from their last fight that was just a mistake from Petr Yan, but all advantage from their 1st fight was for Petr Yan, and yes it's not really making sense at all if Aljamain Sterling win this fight he needs to win by KO TKO or Submission, so there is no more doubt on peoples minds, right now stake.com's odds for this fight was a flat 5.00 for Sterling while 1.20 for Yan making Petr yan the likely favorite to win this fight people are treating Aljamain Sterling an a nobody and not as a real champion at all, well I can not blame them for feeling this way, because I really thought so as well that Petr yan should be champion instead of Sterling.

And right now on the news Chael Sonnen issue was pretty much getting more controversial, because in the police report that Sonnen was asleep or unconscious when the altercation occur, just because both him and his wife is taking sleeping pills and Sonnen added that he is taking Ambien and there are crazy stories that is you are taking Ambien you can do stuff that you don't realize that you are doing, because you are unconscious and subconsciously you are doing something you didn't know, this is really getting crazy I don't know if Chael Sonnen is just making an excuse and knowing about the effects of Ambien might think of an excuse this low, I really don't know about that drug but if many would just takes the blame on a drug pill then many will be acquitted.

Considering multiple fighters have fought with broken bones, and former champion Michael Bisping basically fought with one eye, I'm going to go with no they don't have rigorous health checks. Although, they're definitely checked over by a doctor, but they likely don't get scans etc. So, it would be easy to hide injuries which aren't visible via a physical check. Which to be honest, is most injuries in the sport.

You aren't going to prove muscle injuries, or weakness of a certain part of the body because they haven't quite recovered yet. Obviously, there are scans for muscle tears, and what not. Although, the only access they'd have of that would be immediately after the surgery not months down the line.

I doubt the neck injury will have an effect, what might be is the fear of hurting it again. You know when you see a fighter get visibly hurt from a kick, so they instinctively drop their guard lower to protect. It could have a similar effect where they''re subconsciously trying to protect that area. It's a bit hard with the neck though, I'll admit .

I would not really be counting on Aljo fighting worse or even losing due to his neck injury. I mean, fights have rigorous health checks, don't they? Otherwise you could provide any of the fighters the opportunities they have been waiting for, to defeat a certain opponent or just for an easy win. I think since Aljo was let to fight, then obviously his neck injury will have no major role in his chances of winning.

A competetive sport is always fair.

I've seen him land a few nice shots on fighters, while not actually knocking them out it usually puts them in a bad enough position to submit them, or at least threaten. So, while I wouldn't go as far as saying he  doesn't have knock out power, he most certainly isn't a knockout artist.

I'd like to be hyped about it, I'm just feeling deflated. I just feel its a mismatch. We know exactly what Aljo is going to do, hes going to try, and hit the mat as soon as possible. Although, his opponent has some serious take down defense. I wouldn't mind being surprised here though, if Aljo can get the job done, that might spice up the division quite some bit. I think other fighters would fancy themselves against Aljo instead of Yan.

Aljo biggest problem is that he was not recognized by Oscar award organizers for his acting performance in his last fight with Yan, that give him fake title and contract with sponsors.
This fight was more than one year ago and he didn't have any fight after that, while Yan won against Cory Sandhagen.

Don't think you both watched fight, or your memory serves you incorrectly- which is understandable for the way aljo was after the fight. Embarassing to say the least, claiming to be champ when he was "outclassed". I love Yan, but he first fight was highly competitive. Aljo had only once fought in the later rounds since his first UFC appearance. Although he slowed down considerably, his stamina and ability was on clear display. You can't take a hit like aljo was in the the 4th if your not in considerably good shape. Yan is a patience killer, excellent boxing, and for his size, suprisingly good wrestling. Aljo, although his style ultimately led to his demise, the constant movement. He has a unique style with a huge arsenal of attacks and is a dangerous man. The first fight wasn't a domination, it was skill and endurance between two of the very best. Really looking forward to the rematch. Aljo has nothing to lose with everything to prove and think he may get the win by submission, early. If not, Yan will pick him apart on the feet going five rounds. Let's go uncle dana