Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 356. (Read 100100 times)

Promotion strategy becoming more, and more WWE esque. I very much doubt this is real, since Paddy to me seems an alright guy behind the cameras. He only becomes the showman in front of the camera, this has been pretty well documented too. Whereas at least with Conor you didn't know if it was real, since it does seem he's a bit of an idiot off camera too.

I don't like all of this crap to hype up the fights, I'm already hyped enough to see Paddy. Although, I do think he is going to get caught a lot just like in his first fight. He isn't Conor that's for sure.

There are so many advantages For Jai Herbert and I think this is the best opportunity for Tupuria to test his skill even further, this is what I see but Ilia Topuria cannot underestimate Herbert that much, this is a short notice match for Topuria and just like you have said weight class above his, so I think Topuria should consider getting his game ready here, but Ilia Topuria is a well-rounded guy, I would like to see him win here because if he can not then he is not ready for a shot for a title match.


Ilia Topuria is born in Germany and his family moves to Georgia and then he moves to Spain, if that Andro Topuria guy is related to Ilia Topuria then his family is a crime lord but I really think this is just coincidence, well I think of Topuria is a humble guy that really just wants to showcase is skills and talent, nothing more nothing less,

And speaking of Burns and Chimaev, they are starting alright and to hype their fight even more, and you are right that this could be a challenge for Khamzat Chimaev he would likely to test his strength if he could wrestle and grapple burns to the ground or not, but I am hype to watch the Russian fighter Khamzat Chimaev than seeing the main event for the UFC 273 this could be one epic fight for the UFC 273, and I am so excited just thinking of it.

It is pretty brave to get into conflict (it is real and not staged by UFC) with a person with surname Topuria that has roots in Georgia. There was a guy Andro Topuria, from Georgia, who is one of Georgian crime lords, aka mafia. People from that region are tough, they can severely push for trash talk.

I am excited, that the fight between Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev is in development. Both already started trash talking in media. It will first serious challenge for Chimaev.

It appears Dana's new pet Paddy the Baddy is doing a similar strategy of hype like Dana's other pet Conor McGregor. Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria almost went into a fight in the hotel where the fighters were staying hehe. The video appeared to be Paddy throwing a box with food some inside, however, the article mentioned that it was Topuria who punched Paddy.

This feud began when Paddy tweeted that people from Georgia are stupid. I reckon this implies Paddy wants to fight Topuria after Rodrigo Vargas hehehe. The tweets and video are in the article.



UFC fighters Paddy Pimblett and Ilia Topuria may not be fighting each other this weekend at UFC London, but that didn’t stop them at the fighter hotel.

Source https://www.mmanews.com/2022/03/paddy-pimblett-ilia-topuria-altercation/

Before this fight I said there are two scenarios fight could go and I know most people expected quick finish but not me, because Thiago Santos did have some long boring fights before.
It takes two to tango and I remember Santos losing from both Glover Teixeira and Rakic in long fights without much action, some would say boring fights.
Let's face it, Thiago is getting older with 38 years and he can't always perform like people expect from him.

Yeah this weekend's main event was a bit of a let down. Santos has constantly been disappointing since Jon Jones which some have argued he won. GLOVER TEIXEIRA may be champion but with his age and on top of the way he won the belt, could easily be taken off him.
I think at the moment Jan the polish power or the Czech jiri will be challenging for the belt soon enough.ankalaev I feel falls into the category of the likes of Anthony Smith, Johnny Walker and even Ryan span. Excited at times but nothing for yhe

The pick is def Topuria but know that he went into this match up on short notice and in a weight class above his usual one.  And notice the height and reach advantage of Jai Herbert.  It's an 8 inch reach advantage for Herbert.  But I'm not too worried as Topuria will prolly take it to the ground and negate the reach advantage.  Herbert's TD defense in the UFC is low.  I think around 30%.

https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/636328-ufc-fight-night-jai-the-black-country-banger-herbert-vs-ilia-el-matador-topuria

I'll post my full card parlay in a couple of days once I figure it out.

Some vids...

UFC Free Fight:  Aspinall vs Arlovski
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMFNvSKbeak

UFC Free Fight:  Volkov vs Overeem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIp9OBegqgY

The things are going in a way he will be released soon, or if he looses next fight. Since his fight against Jon Jones (I think that was the peak moment of Santos), his career showed downtrend. I see two scenarios - either he will be released after next loss (and will be picked up by Khabibs EFC ), or he will be like Andrei Arlovski - someone average, that is always ready to fight, and people would come to see him fighting. He will be left as a fighter to fill the space in card, and released as soon as new prospects appear.

Also, Gunnar Nelson is back. He's been inactive from 2019 onwards and is coming from two losses in a row. I mean, he could very well take Sato for a grappling ride, however, he's also been training in SBG Ireland, and he may very well think he's a boxer. All of Sato's losses came from submissions, so maybe Nelson could take advantage of that if SBG hasn't completely ruined him. Either way, I am interested in a possible grappling match from both of them.

Early picks for the next event, of course I'm going to go with the Welshies. So, Jack Shore, and Cory Mckenna are going to absolutely smash it, and Jack Shore being the underdog is very good value in my opinion. He's a solid fighter, as a bit of everything. Outside of that, the clear pick for a almost guarantee win for me would be Ilia Topuria. Although, I'm still upset about what happened to Ryan Hall.
 
There was a lot of hype going in to the fight with Thiago, with a lot of fans predicting a finish or at the very least a dominant performance. That's not what we got, and quite frankly I think his hype has taken a hit as a result. Thiago isn't exactly the Thiago that was fighting a few years ago, while still dangerous, he lacks movement, but Magomed was very gun shy for someone being the overwhelming favour going in to the fight, and he didn't even really try or do that much wrestling. I feel like if Thiago just did a little more he would have won the fight.

Magomed Ankalaev is seriously going up in rankings after winning against Thiago Santos who lost four from his last five fights.
Light Heavyweight is getting more interesting and I think Ankalaev that is currently ranked in six position must fight with one of the top five fighters next.
If Thiago Santos continues to lose he could soon be removed from UFC roster.
 

I totally agree with you, they are saying such stuff because I think they want sympathy in not taking Russian Athletes because of the war that is happening right now, or they just want to be relevant in what is happening right now, and I am thankful that UFC is not getting affected with such things, and you are right Russian fighters are most popular at the moment and they can not do something about it,


For now, I am very solid with Ilia Topuria moment the other fights that I am currently looking at I am still getting some research and looking even further for any bet to happen, for now I can be sure in Ilia Topuria at the moment, his wellcounded with both stand-up and the ground, and fighting his opponent with smart decision inside the octagon, his recent match was against Ryan Hall, which he didn't showcase anything in my opinion, he doesn't show any of his cards, they will not spoil the any of the event I guess Dana White doesn't listen to anyone at all.

I think the UFC is surely going to get pressured by certain parties to ban the Russian fighters. UFC must be in a big dilemma right now. If they ban Russian fighters, they lose the support of the Russian people and some great fighters also. If they don't Ban the Russian fighters, Ukrainian supporters will be lost by them. I think it's time for them to be a bad ASS and not ban the Russian fighters.




I actually cannot agree with you because I think Eagle FC will not be ""jarring"" if the Russian fighters do decide to go to Eagle FC. But I  agree that Eagle FC will always be the second option for them because no one pays like the UFC.

Hooker was actually fighting at 145 around 5 - 6 years ago but had some tough weight cuts that forced him to move up at 155.  And even then I think he had a couple of somewhat tough weight cuts at the higher weight class.

And Arnold Allen is no slouch.  He should be a tough match up for Hooker imho.  I think I have more confidence in putting some action for Paul Craig as the underdog than betting on Hooker as a coin flip.  There are questions for Hooker in moving back down.  I'm pretty sure that flight from NZ to London wouldn't help either if he decides to fly somewhat late.


Yup.  I have Topuria high in my parlays and there's a couple others..  I hope the sanction thingy won't spoil this whole event as there are 5 Russians in it.

The ICO thing is just some bunch of bull shit in my opinion. They are not protecting or doing anything like that. So that always they have some type of agenda behind this. I am really happy to see that UFC did not ban the Russian fighters. I actually think that they cannot under such circumstances where the Russian fighters are the most popular ones right now.

If the Sanction is legalize then Dana White will need to subjects to it, but in this case it is not legalize and just a recommendation, to banning Russian and Belarusian athletes, so Dana White's action to not ban Russian and Belarusian athletes on UFC is surely legal, or still legal, I really think that Dana White knows what he is doing, The IOC or The International Olympic Committee's are acting that they are protecting the integrity of global sports competitions, and a safety for all participants, and that they are acting with a heavy heart, I don't really know if what they are saying is genuine and really has a heavy heart in putting this up, all I can think of is that they have some hidden agenda in doing such things, it will end up in political views than with the safety of all participants, and I think UFC is out of the Picture on what the ICO is suggesting.

Dana White is not subject to political factors but all activities will run according to the sanctions regulations set by the government and there will be no dispensation if the organization/government has signed the ban on Russian fighters. So, will Volkov be able to fight on the main card on March 19 and without the intervention of sanctions for Russian fighters?

It is, there are many good matches, and yes the Jack Shore VS Timur Valiev could be an interesting match to watch, but what I like in this event is the Short notice Ilia Topuria fighting Jai Herbert, in my opinion this is an easy win for Topuria, Gunner Nelson taking the short notice Takashi Sato, Arnold Allen VS Dan Hooker, and after this event the next event will be the UFC Fight Night: Blaydes VS Daukaus, unfortunately the Jan Blachowicz VS Aleksander Rakic and Michelle Waterson VS Amanda Ribas got canceled but I will surely put my eyes on some fights and that is the Neil Magny VS Max Griffin, Tucker Lutz VS Choi Seung Woo, then the UFC 273, these are the events I am most excited of,


It's a breath of fresh air when I hear this, and come on there is no good effect in banning fighters that is Russian, it will just cause another negativity, and will not surely stop the war, I really think that Dana White is doing great in not jumping into a political views, certainly there are many organization that wants the banning of Russian players and fighters all over the world and they want us to participates but just like I said it will just cause some negativity for the people, and may cause racism, in some people, so I surely not agree with it as well.

UFC never gets into politics and the "ban" stuff is all about politics. Sometimes I feel UFC as an organization is genuinely a lot more inclusive than the places/orgs that pretend to be .

So Dan Hooker moved down to 145 pounds and with his long reach and frame, he could really bully the division if he could cut the weight healthy and able to hydrate back and not compromise himself.

The fight cards right now is hard to predict, Paddy Pimblett is talking well and making a lot of noise and if he could perform at the same level then it would be great and since you mentioned Dan Hooker moved down to 145 pound division, i might place a bet on him and finally Gunnar Nelson is back and i am not sure what kind of performance can be expected from him.