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Yeah, Dariush pulled out because of an injury, which is disappointing as I see Makhachev absolutely running through Bobby Green quite easily. Not sure why they just didn't postpone the fight, instead of putting in a fighter who isn't up to the standard, and most definitely is a mismatch even when you take ability out of it. Dariush vs Makhachev I was actually looking forward to, and thought it might be Makhachev's most testing fight in the UFC so far. I don't believe the rumours of Dariush pulling out because he was worried about the fight, this is MMA injuries happen quite frequently, especially in training camps.

Hopefully it gets scheduled again this year.

But I think he’d be gaining a bit more in taking Gillespie than Ferguson at this point imho.  Ferguson is done.  He’s not the same after that beating he got from Gaethje a couple of years ago.  And if it still gives Makhachev the title shot that he has been asking the UFC for anyway, then why not.

Weigh ins in a couple of hours guys...

UFC Vegas 48:  Official Weigh In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_SPtiWFjvo

Yes, it was a near draw exactly because Adesanya was playing safe. I personally admire his style because I think this is how any activity should be approached: you don't try to win right away, you move slowly but steadily to your goal, to victory. And even when taking hard hits on the way, from outside it looks like you are dancing.

According to info from wikipedia, there is no Makhachev vs Green fight in the main event card. On UFC.com Makhachev still fights Dariush on February 26. Does it means that wiki and ufc havent updated card or Makhachev fight has been postponed?

Bobby Green is not in top15. Coming on a short notice against top4. I think everyone already know how this fight will end. Perhaps UFC knows that  this fight wont be interesting to watch and saved Makhachev fight for a better opponent. For Makhachev it is better not to fight and wait for a better opponent. Because if he fights on February, his next fight can probably only be during Summer. Meaning his potential title fight will be in 2023. Not good for 30 y.o fighter. He might become a champion at 31 or 32 only. How many more years of prime Makhachev then will be left for title defenses?

Well, as TopTort wrote, if the replacement is Ferguson then he would indeed have a high-level grappler to test his skills. However, I just think that Ferguson has a complete trainwreck of a mentality and he would want to prove a point standing up, whereas Dariush would probably go for grappling from the start. Ya know what, you are right about Gillespie, I would really want to see that. Makachev would not be gaining that much with a win over Gillespie, but it could solidify him as a top contender. Man now you got me all rattled up for that one xD

There is a PFL event and an Eagle FC event on friday february 18th.

With a bellator and UFC event on saturday feb 19th.

Busy schedule for MMA.

Eagle FC 45:



PFL Challenger Series 1:



Bellator 274:



UFC Fight Night Walker vs Hill:

Well by simple nature, I have always supported Israel Adesanya for some time, although many say that the fight was very boring, I think that what Adesanya did was take great care of his position as well as his opponent, both fighters fought with their strategy and they didn't get out of there, maybe when they go to the meticulous and the technical Adesanya did better, and although the last round I didn't see Adesanya at all well, the judges decided on him because of the work he did from the beginning, maybe Sometimes we are used to seeing more action, but in the UFC fight, just like in boxing, sometimes you have to use a lot of fighting strategy with intelligence to get results, even though it has been seen as boring by some.

^  The fight all the realest fans need!  Lolol.  Prime Ferguson was the nuts.  Sad we didn’t see him vs Khabib.  I was leaning Ferguson tbh.    I guess now we see how it would’ve ended.  But who knows, Prime Ferguson had an iron cast chin and gas for days.


Yeah it sucks...  But what can we do.  Dariush would’ve been an interesting match up for Makhachev.  On the top of my head, don’t think I could remember Makhachev fight a high level grappler in the UFC before.  I guess if the UFC wants a replacement, give him Gregor Gillespie?  Good wrestler, decent grappler, no gas at later rounds tho.  Lol.

Edit:  Make your picks...

UFC Vegas 48 Multi Master Challenge
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sportsbetio-ufc-vegas-48-multi-master-challenge-saturday-5386013

In one of huge Russian YouTube Channels yesterdays video, it was says that UFC matchmakers came to an agreement with Tony Ferguson, about him being a replacement in a fight Makhachev vs Beneil. Here is the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evvgJ8dQujA - switch on subs and start from 5:10. This can be fake, or can be true. Tony is a very strange person. He can shock audience with his actions. If this turns to be true, then we will se so long awaited Khabib vs Tony fight

But I have also found that Bobby Green has agreed to step in and face Makhachev on less than two week’s notice as on UFC Fight Night 202.. Same info is on wikipedia. I think this is going to be an easy fight for Islam.

And this is why I am sick of this sport XD

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/2/16/22938191/report-beneil-dariush-out-of-islam-makachev-fight-due-to-ankle-injury-ufc-vegas-49-mma-news

Just to summarize the article, Dariush sustained an injury in training and is out of the Makhachev fight. The UFC is deciding if they will postpone their fight or find a replacement for Makachev to fight. My bet is on a replacement. Even though Dariush had less chance of winning than Makachev, it was still a big opportunity for him, to break out of the position he was in.

I reckon he was a full-time firefighter already for another fire department before being sworn in for the city of Westlake. This might only be a transfer and a formality of the transfer.

In by case, there will be 3 sexy fighting kittens for this UFC event hehehe. We have Diana Belbita, Gloria de Paula and Jessica Rose Clark. Who is your winner?


Contestant no.1, Diana Belbita


Constestant no.2, Gloria de Paula


Constestant no.3, Jessica Rose Clark

Even during one of the recent interviews when asked who is the hardest puncher he faced, he said Mark Hunt and he was the punching bag for Mark Hunt for years and when asked about his granite chin he said it is genetically coconut heads throughout his family .

After the three consecutive losses he moved completely from Australia and moved to AKA and now he is doing his fight camps in Dubai. He said he was not taking it seriously like a professional should be as he will be out with friends drinking and partying all the time and only during fight camps he used to do any serious sparring and the losses changed his focus completely and the changes are incredible as he only needs a couple of fights to get a title shot.

Curtis Blaydes is a serious challenge to all the Heavyweight fighters as he is an accomplished wrestler, the major difference i see in the game plan of Tai Tuivasa is that he is following the game plan rather than swinging wild like he used to.

I was not aware Tai Tuivasa was cut from the UFC, he was always a fan favorite even after three losses in a row i remember they kept him and even scheduled a fight against Jarjis Danho but was later scrapped.

Stipe Miocic just became full-time firefighter for city of Westlake!
When I saw this news first I was thinking he is going to quit UFC and fighting game, but watching the video I found out he gained a lot of muscles, he is training hard and coming back soon.
That is going to happen only if Dana White allows him to do that, and it's known that he is not his biggest fan.
https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/02/15/former-ufc-champ-stipe-miocic-sworn-firefighter-city-westlake/

Walker switched camps and went to John Kavanagh at SBG Ireland.  It was his first fight under Kavanagh when he fought Thiago Santos.  It looks like the new camp took the exciting parts away and turned him into a point fighter of sorts.  But then again it could change and we see Walker of old but a better version.  That chin tho.  Hill is def the pick.

A couple of vids for you guys.  Enjoy.

UFC Free Fight:  Hill vs OSP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG3DTSVY_To

UFC Free Fight:  Walker vs Spann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdK0YND-Ci8

Impressive recovery time for Walker tho.  Lolol.

The thing is, besides Blaydes (as Welsh pointed out), there is no one that could pose a wrestling/BJJ threat. I mean, Miočić could be a threat in wrestling if he fought as he did in the first Ngannou fight, but Blaydes has actually much more accomplishment under his belt, in terms of wrestling. However, as we have seen in the main event of this card, having wrestling accolades does not mean you will be able to implement it the right way. Tuivasa is in the right division for his fighting style. Long gone are the days of DC wrestling the HW division clean. 

The situation with Fiziev is rather simple and stupid - he has a visa problem. Maybe this is due to his move from Kyrgyzstani to Thailand due to bullying in his country because of his religion.

I dont even know what would be better for him. Fight on Fight Night 201 and be a main event. Or During UFC 272 where lots of PPV will be sold. Anyone knows of every fighter gets a % (little or big) from PPV or only big names can count on that, while others receive only contract stated amount?

Thanks for the link, I sometimes search different angle videos to watch the highlights and there are some people who are uploading their own video of the fight and in a different angle just to see some strikes if they connect or not, just to judge who is in advantage,

But I totally agree with you that Adesanya was like dancing and he is moving easily inside the octagon, but Robert Whittaker has some technical strikes as well but not very effective with Adesanya if the fight was a KO/TKO there is no doubt Adesanya nearly made that win but he is playing safe against Whittaker, so the fight in my opinion was a near draw,


Yup! there is no news about any of the canceled fights however if we look at each fighters wiki we can see the details on why and when their fights are going to schedule if a fighter does have any wiki page of his own, well if Fiziev VS Dos Anjos will be on the UFC 272 and it's going to be a co-main event from the Covington VS Masvidal fight.


It always depends on his team's gameplan, if he has a good coach then the game will be brilliant aswell, last time all he is doing is listen to his coaches that his attack was not effective anymore and don't have explosiveness, I know it is very important to listen to what other are saying but I think there are times that needed to pull through if the current situation arises, if he would keep on evading his opponent strike and don't counter a strike of his own then it will be another lost for Johnny Walker.

Tai Tuivasa training at AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) was to work on his wrestling and grappling game.

AKA is full of good wrestlers like Daniel Cormier, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Cain Velasquez and has many of the dagestani wrestlers making a name for themselves in the UFC.

Its usually hard for heavyweights to find good sparring partners to work on their wrestling and grappling with. Being able to train with high level athletes in the same weight division is a big advantage for heavyweights.

I am expecting to see some crazy reckless main event Johnny Walker vs Jamahal Hill this weekend in UFC.
Bookmakers made Johnny Walker a big underdog and I can't resist betting something on him to win this time.
Johnny has reach advantage in this fight and he needs to win if he wants to stay in UFC, and I am expecting KO win for him.

Maybe, my memory is flawed, but I was pretty sure that Johnny had curbed his fighting antics (the one's which got him in trouble more often than not), and started to be a more cautious fighter. In fact, I thought I remembered thinking he was quite boring the last time out, despite getting the victory. I'll have to rewatch, and might have to reconsider betting.

It's a very difficult week, even for the better known fighters, they're fighting opponents which I think are suitably matched. It's nice to have these weeks, you don't see this in boxing. In boxing all you see is prospects knocking out cans every week, in the UFC you do actually face some real tough challenges.

I'm still going for these I think:
Hill
Daukaus
Parker Porter 
Alhassan   

Those are probably my most confident picks in terms of outright winning. I think I'll scrap the idea of picking specific wins this week.