Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 351. (Read 100129 times)

^  After what happened during him and Yan's last match up, there's going to be no excuse coming from Aljo.  Yan showed that he was the better fighter that night.  Losing in the rematch would only be showing something like the inevitability of the crowd being shown who the real winner of the first fight is...  If that makes any sense.

And it isn't that Volk chose the weakest opponent.  The guy is a stud and beat most of all the best in his weight class.  TKZ is a former 155'er dropping down to 145.

The main enemy of Aljo will be his neck surgery. Or if he looses, that will be a good excuse.
Does anyone knows, being a champion gives any benefits, except a higher payment for title defense fight? I mean if it is worth skipping fights or postponing it for a later period?

What about Volkanovski vs Zombie fight? Many told that Volkanovski chose weakest among opponent among given.

Aljo actually has no KO power.  He'd have to grapple with Yan or grind him against the cage if his TD's don't work to nullify Yan's tools.  And yup, Aljo is really pretty good in wrestling and BJJ.  He finished Sandhagen in under a minute or so via rear naked choke.

And I'm actually hyped for the rematch.  Aljo has a good coach in Ray Longo who's considered to be one of MMA's best coaches.  Let's see what kind of adjustments they have cooking.    But yeah the lean is Yan but the line should prolly be closer.  Dunno...

Yeah, he played it. How much is anybody's guess, but, again, I will not shun him completely for doing so. In the end, it's the old 'don't hate the player, hate the game' situation in a sense that if the ruleset allows it..well, it's the rullset. As I said, we can twist and turn this whichever way, but I doubt we can make a decisive conclusion out of anything.


I completely understand not being really hyped about the fight. I would say it's partially because of how the first fight went, but it's also the fact that the market is oversaturated IMHO. There is to much going on and I just feel like that takes away from the anticipation of certain fights. At least that is my feeling.

I kind of get your point, but at the end of the day we aren't savages. I don't want to see fighters get unnecessarily hurt, I like a knockout as much as the next person, although I don't like to see cheating or blows which were completely unnecessary, that's why we have referees in there. So, I don't agree with your entirely, and I do think vacating the belt instead of rewarding the person who basically was losing all fight up until the disqualification  is the better way to go about things in the future.

It was definitely a nasty illegal blow, although I do get the impression that he played on it a bit, despite it being a heavy blow. At that point in the fight, the only way he was winning was through disqualification or via a shocking knockout/submission. Plus, we've seen it before where fighters are asking what will happen with the result, as some times they reward it based on the rounds passed or they deem it a no contest. So, it's no longer allowed to ask the ref that, and they can only answer the doctors questions.

This is a combat sport and this sport is built on people getting hurt. So, I don't think there is not much time for people to think about ethics. Even though he might not deserve it, it is the game. And we have to accept it.




It was a bad illegal knee by Yan. I thought at that stage of the fight Aljo was a lot fatigued and it seemed like he could be knocked down at any moment but Yan did not take that chance. Instead, he threw an illegal knee. And Aljo is a tough guy. If he could get up he would have got up.

Aljamain Sterling is worthy for a (Bleep) slap, by Will Smith that Disqualification win over Petr Yan is not counted because of that mistakes, and Sterling is the first one to win in the UFC over a disqualification, that accuraccy and volume of strikes Yan have got in their fight was in a lost because of that Disqualification, that winning with Disqualification should not be counted; the rules should be changed.


I Agree with these, it is not a legitimate win for Aljamain Sterling and the belt should be vacated since in the eyes of many Aljamain Sterling is not really qualified in winning the Belt, but Petr Yan just did an international knee to Sterling, so because of that action the Belt should be vacated with no one holding into it, I totally agree with you, but I don't know if this rule was change or not. I should check on it later.

I'm hoping so, you can't really blame Aljo for winning in that way, so it wasn't his fault, and its not like hes got to where he is out of luck. The guy is talented, I just think Yan in particular is a bad match up for him. Although, Aljo has the quality to submit, and knock out anyone. I've always been impressed with his wrestling skills, and it wouldn't be the first time that hes losing, and pulls out a submission out of nowhere.

I'm not super hyped for the fight, however I'm hoping its better than last time. I'm not a fan of total dominance fights, I prefer you know, an actual competitive fight.

Yeah, we beat that topic to death when it happened, and we really couldn't find a definitive conclusion on how it should have played out. But the outcome has been set and moving forward from that I kinda wonder what Aljo brings to the table much more than Yan. Not sure if he could still win, but at least we might get a better performance from him.

^  Yup it's hilarious that Aljo was calling Yan the paper champ weeks or maybe even months before they went to the cage.    

Anyway this weekend is gonna be a bit boring with no UFC and F1.  And I don't think the EPL matches will be even that good with the players just coming off international duty.

Here's a couple of Yans matches, one of which is vs Aljo.  Lol.

UFC Free Fight:  Yan vs Sterling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjFXoI89zMM

UFC Free Fight:  Yan vs Sandhagen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a418C-e0i5Y

^  If Aljo loses vs Yan I think a rematch between Sandhagen and Aljo is in order.  Would've loved to see it go for at least two rounds.

Edit:  Here's one of the best of Volk's performances.  You guys should def watch it.

UFC Free Fight:  Volkanovski vs Ortega
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimKDKIK-x0

I'm still not a fan of handing over a belt based on a disqualification. It should just be vacated, since the opponent didn't actually win the belt, but the champion should forfeit the right to the belt if its their mistake intentional or not. However, they should probably be given the chance if it was deemed accidental, to win it back via rematch. Aljo is basically walking around with a belt he hasn't earned, and if I was him that would eat me alive. I expect big things from both men, thinking that Aljo will be a better this time though, and Yan might be a little hesitant since it'll be in the back of his mind.

Not to become a champion, but get his champions belt back He was a champ and lost his belt due to a stupid mistake. Would be funny if Yans gets a DC or looses. It will take a lot of time before he will get another title fight. Dont forget, that before that fight, Aljo had 19-3 (or 11-3 in UFC) record. He is not a punching bag after all, just a bad actor That would have blacked out if Will Smith slaps him

I surely agree, with Gilbert Burns huge build I think that Khamzat Chimaev will surely be having a hard time with him, taking him on the ground, his last fight against Li Jingliang is an easy feat because Li Jingliang is not like Burns that has that bulky build, but for me I am still be joining the hype train, I know what happens with Cyril Gane versus Francis Ngannou but I still think that Khamzat Chimaev will still shine on the ground even though he may struggle against Burns I will still go with Khamzat Chimaev despite that advantage with strength on Gilbert Burns, because if he can not overcome this one he is not suitable to take on Kamaru Usman

And with the Volkanovski VS The Korean Zombie, I will be siding with Volkanovski even though I want the korean zombie to win this, I am really expecting Alexander Volkanovski to win, he has great stand up and have a decent takedown as well, in my opinion he has a technical mentality to win this fight and with the Korean Zombie I really think this durable chin had wither because of age, I can see that he can put up a fight with Volkanovski but Alex will surely punish him so much.


I expect big things for Petr Yan, and this could be an upset for the Champion; this could be a chance for Petr Yan to become Champion, I guess even though Khabib Nurmagomedov is in Yan's corner or anybody else, I am expecting him to still win this. But I would like to see Khabib Nurmagomedov in Yan's Corner. I would love to see that, even though Petr Yan would not listen to Khabib, a motivation for him to finish Sterling is there, for me. Khabib Nurmagomedov in my corner will be a motivation for me.

Henry Cejudo refused to be in Yans courner. That is expected, Tripple C, himself suggest being in Yans corner. And by knowing how they troll and trash talk each other, it was not a  surprise he refused. Suga Sean O'Malley - is useless person in Yans corner due to language barrier. Yans level of English is somewhere around your level of Russian

Khabib and AKA team is near. They can be helpful. In general, I dont think Yan needs someone special in a fight against Aljo. He could even put two his suns there, and they will be a better motivation to end this fight as quickly and persuasively as possible.

Such coach/team fluctuations and training camp changes so close to the fight are never a good sign. Granted, Aljo shouldn't be an issue for Yan even with those issues, but it definitely doesn't help. If these types of issues continue it could pass a serious issue when faced with a more dangerous opponent. There is definitely something to a lot of Dagestani fighters coming to the US for longer periods (mostly AKA), and I am sure that Yan would benefit from such a move.

This will be very head shaking for Petr Yan. We cannot be quite certain if Khabib, Henry Cejudo or the others that Petr Yan asked to be in his corner would agree. It also appears that the only fighter who agreed to be in his corner is Suga Sean O'Malley. There were other news articles that were mentioning that Petr Yan ignored Khabib.



However, it seems that Yan will be heading to the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Florida without his coaches and cornerman. On Tuesday, MMA reporter Bruno Massami broke the news that entry into the United States has been denied for the coaches that were set to corner him in his championship bout.

This major setback for the 29-year-old is another instance of the hard stances that governments around the world have taken against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine three weeks ago. Along with economic sanctions levied on the Russian government and the country’s oligarchs, sports leagues have pulled events from the country, and Visa requests for Russian athletes have been denied in a various nations.

Source https://sportsnaut.com/petr-yans-corner-denied-visas-ufc-273/

^  Yup, I like Daukas but he just isn't on the same level as those guys in the top 5.  It was def bad match making by the UFC.  His last match vs Lewis should've been taken as a hint and pump the breaks on Daukas and slow down from moving him up the rankings.  Tom Aspinall is doing it smart imo.  After entering the top 10, calls out Tuivasa the easiest guy to beat in the top 5.

Anyway busted my parlays, even the last parlay to get it back to even.  Didn't expect for Askarov to look that bad against KKF.

I hoped for surprise in UFC main event and Daukaus winning against Blaydes, that would give me nice return on my bet, but Blaydes was to strong this time.
It was a quick tko finish in second round and Daukaus needs a lot more work if he wants to return on winning ways with top fighters.
Blaydes wants Stipe Miocic as his next opponent and it could be a good fight to watch, but I don't think Miocic will accept it now.

What about Sterling vs Yan fight? Expected outcome, another oscar play or upset? As expected, Khabib is going to be Yans corner. Bet I think Yan is not going to listen his tips much. As previously, “knee” from the corner cost him champtions belt.

I'll be rooting for Burns, and The Korean Zombie. I actually think Burns is going to be more formidable than most think, even if he doesn't win. I'll openly admit that Burns shouldn't be the favourite in this match up, but I do think he's underrated in the division. He has decent grappling skill, wrestling, and he has that power shot that would put the best out.

As for the Korean Zombie, I'll be hoping he wins, but I can't really see it. Age is not on his side anymore, and hes going against an opponent that is high volume. Probably going to be a tough night whether it goes the distance or not probably depends on how much punishment he's willing to take. I'm hoping for a competitive fight, but definitely don't see him going on to win it.