What I didn't immediately pick up on was Dana didn't give Ngannou the belt, he's usually there to tie the belt around the champions waist, but didn't do that this time. Also, one of the journalists in the post conference said that Dana wasn't there either. I'm wondering whether there's a lot more going on behind the scenes, because if we are to take Ngannou for his word, he didn't have a clue why Dana seemly trying to avoid confrontation with Ngannou on camera.
I'm noticing that there's definitely a lot more fighters speaking up about pay issues now, think Dana will be forced to raise them eventually, probably only marginal knowing Dana.
Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 366. (Read 97129 times)
I really don't consider Francis Ngannou as a grappler, but he does improve on his takedown, with that strength he has shown, in lifting Ciryl Gane kudos to that, and finally using his strength in good use, but apparently, if he added a submission attempt to his arsenal I think he could really end the match faster, and winning it with a submission, but my boy Ciryl Gane wants a rematch and feels sad if Francis Ngannou would leave UFC without another fight, and I think Ciryl Gane has learned a lot, and his 1st defeat could be an eye-opener for him and will still bet for Ciryl Gane next time they brawl.
This is what Dana White is afraid of happening, he really wants Ciryl Gane to win so badly, to discard Francis Ngannou on the side, but I guess there is a side on me that feel happy that Francis Ngannou won, so Francis Ngannou has a certain ability to demand a high payment and to really change that small paycheck every fighter is getting, well I hope it could Deliver and I am waiting what Dana White would say to this.
^ Why doesn’t Dana White just pay Ngannou his due..? He obviously deserves it. I mean he paid Masvidal who isn’t even really that good of a fighter these days, didn’t he?This is what Dana White is afraid of happening, he really wants Ciryl Gane to win so badly, to discard Francis Ngannou on the side, but I guess there is a side on me that feel happy that Francis Ngannou won, so Francis Ngannou has a certain ability to demand a high payment and to really change that small paycheck every fighter is getting, well I hope it could Deliver and I am waiting what Dana White would say to this.
And I don’t think I’d like to see a rematch vs Gane. But that’s just me. I would like to see Ngannou vs Jon Jones tho.
Moving on... We have a not so great card at the weekend after next. The roster for the event isn’t final yet but here’s the link to Tapology.
https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/83125-ufc-fight-night
The only bout I’m looking forward to is Rakhmonov vs Harris. Check it out. I’m not sure why it’s at the bottom of the card. It deserves to be in the main card imho.
https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/616173-ufc-fight-night-shavkat-nomad-rakhmonov-vs-carlston-mocambique-harris
I know that Dana white loves money. But I also know that Dana white respects a good fighter and we have seen that with it a lot of great fighters in the past.
Maybe there are some other things going on which we are not aware of. But in any case, I also think he should just play the man.
Rakhmonov vs Harris is something I am also interested in. Rakhmonov might have the upper hand here as he has not lost a single professional match in his career. (14-0).
Ngannou doesnt have huge following in social media like Masvidal or Mcgregor thats why even if he is good at his boxing and his grappling, he will still be under appreciated by White. Its a subscribers game today which there is a cancel culture 😁
Like Chappel, he cant be cancelled because he has huge social media following. Or Mcgregor who is more talented in insulting in public than grappling. Ngannou doesnt have that talent but just do his work in the cage.
Like Chappel, he cant be cancelled because he has huge social media following. Or Mcgregor who is more talented in insulting in public than grappling. Ngannou doesnt have that talent but just do his work in the cage.
Ngannou actually won by decision the crazy bastard. This sport is absolutely nuts sometimes. That's literally the one outcome I would have put a lot of money on not happening. Ngannou showing massive improvement in his grappling, didn't do a lot when he did get top position, but the body slams were sexy.
I had either Ngannou winning by KO or Gane winning on points. I guess it was those three take downs that probably clinched it for Francis. Other than that it looked pretty even to me. I would have really liked to see how Gane handled a bomb from Francis had one of them landed but his defence was pretty good.
Wonder what his next move will be, as for Gane unlucky, but just couldn't handle the sheer strength of Francis. Dana is probably sweating buckets now, since his future in Gane has been temporarily derailed, and his current champion looking elsewhere.
Francis still has a fight left now because of the win. Maybe he'll fight Gane again or maybe Jon Jones will finally come back. Not sure he should get a title shot straight away though. I think another fight with Gane would be 50/50.
I wonder what is going to be Ngannou future now. He has controversies with UFC, his contract has ended now, he wants more money (got 600k for this fight and no win bonus (you can check UFC 270 payout on wiki)), and he is a champ right now 
I think UFC will have to fork out now.
I think UFC will have to fork out now. His contract is extended because there's a Champion's clause in the contract so he's going to have to defend it again this year at some point.
From the very beginning it was known that Ngannou's advantage is his strength and a monstrously strong blow. I thought if the fight ended positively for Ngannou it would be a knockout on Gane after a very heavy hit. Unfortunately, Gane let me down a bit, because I was betting on him this fight. I think he lacked some speed and certainly luck.
Dana White was a bit unprofessional as he should have put this belt on. As you write, there is definitely something wrong between them.
I don't know about you but in my opinion, the speed of Ciryl Gane is very visible he surely dodges most of Ngannou's critical strikes, in fact, if we look at the stats of the fight, Ciryl Gane has more total strikes percentage than Ngannou, and has the more significant strikes percentage and even though Francis Ngannou has most of the takedowns he doesn't seem to attempt any submission moves, but Ciryl Ganes has more attempts on the submission and really wants to finish Ngannou on the ground, I really think Ciryl Gane deserves more points on the 5th round than Ngannou, I think Submission attempts have a significant score on the ground, but a rematch will sure do in my opinion.
Ngannou really improved his skills which he now has the grappling. I thought it would just be clash of strength in the middle that will last in the 1st round but the two had shown thier technicality with thier strategy. I couldn't even find a really heavy and clean shot by Ngannou to put Gane down except after taking down Gane.
Hard to make Dana and Ngannou shake hands again. It will go down to one of the fighters Dana let go and might regret. He let go Fedor before all because of a shirt to wear so Ngannou will be no different, he can see him be a threat anymore. If he bends to give Francis what he wants everyone will also demand their pay.
I really don't consider Francis Ngannou as a grappler, but he does improve on his takedown, with that strength he has shown, in lifting Ciryl Gane kudos to that, and finally using his strength in good use, but apparently, if he added a submission attempt to his arsenal I think he could really end the match faster, and winning it with a submission, but my boy Ciryl Gane wants a rematch and feels sad if Francis Ngannou would leave UFC without another fight, and I think Ciryl Gane has learned a lot, and his 1st defeat could be an eye-opener for him and will still bet for Ciryl Gane next time they brawl.
This is what Dana White is afraid of happening, he really wants Ciryl Gane to win so badly, to discard Francis Ngannou on the side, but I guess there is a side on me that feel happy that Francis Ngannou won, so Francis Ngannou has a certain ability to demand a high payment and to really change that small paycheck every fighter is getting, well I hope it could Deliver and I am waiting what Dana White would say to this.
^ Why doesn’t Dana White just pay Ngannou his due..? He obviously deserves it. I mean he paid Masvidal who isn’t even really that good of a fighter these days, didn’t he?
And I don’t think I’d like to see a rematch vs Gane. But that’s just me. I would like to see Ngannou vs Jon Jones tho.
Moving on... We have a not so great card at the weekend after next. The roster for the event isn’t final yet but here’s the link to Tapology.
https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/83125-ufc-fight-night
The only bout I’m looking forward to is Rakhmonov vs Harris. Check it out. I’m not sure why it’s at the bottom of the card. It deserves to be in the main card imho.
https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/616173-ufc-fight-night-shavkat-nomad-rakhmonov-vs-carlston-mocambique-harris
Now, I know that Ngannou looks a bit underdogish for this fight, but I bet on him because, firstly, I like to bet on the underdog, you get high multipliers, and, secondly, in my personal opinion, Ngannou's chance of winning is above 50%.
From an outcome perspective, I'd say Gane has a chance of submission, and points with a outside chance of knocking him out. While Ngannou has a chance of knockout, potentially a very slim chance of a submission. So, I'd say that purely from a outcome perspective Gane has the better probability because of his tools at his disposal. However, we know the power of Ngannou, but we also know the movement of Gane. This is probably one of the hardest to call fights in the heavyweight division for some time. Completely opposite fighters, but you can never really rule out a power hitting such as Ngannou.
Gane is a great fighter, but imo he underestimated Ngannou a bit(as many bettors did too). During the fight Gane was performing some very risky moves as if Ngannou had no clue how to respond. I think half of those hits and kicks would be enough to defeat almost anyone, it's just Ngannou is no your average fighter. He was prepared. His responses were amazing. And he won via unanimous decision.
I bet a significant amount on Ngannou, and the odds were pretty good
I'm glad he won.
From the very beginning it was known that Ngannou's advantage is his strength and a monstrously strong blow. I thought if the fight ended positively for Ngannou it would be a knockout on Gane after a very heavy hit. Unfortunately, Gane let me down a bit, because I was betting on him this fight. I think he lacked some speed and certainly luck.
Dana White was a bit unprofessional as he should have put this belt on. As you write, there is definitely something wrong between them.
I don't know about you but in my opinion, the speed of Ciryl Gane is very visible he surely dodges most of Ngannou's critical strikes, in fact, if we look at the stats of the fight, Ciryl Gane has more total strikes percentage than Ngannou, and has the more significant strikes percentage and even though Francis Ngannou has most of the takedowns he doesn't seem to attempt any submission moves, but Ciryl Ganes has more attempts on the submission and really wants to finish Ngannou on the ground, I really think Ciryl Gane deserves more points on the 5th round than Ngannou, I think Submission attempts have a significant score on the ground, but a rematch will sure do in my opinion.
Ngannou really improved his skills which he now has the grappling. I thought it would just be clash of strength in the middle that will last in the 1st round but the two had shown thier technicality with thier strategy. I couldn't even find a really heavy and clean shot by Ngannou to put Gane down except after taking down Gane.
Hard to make Dana and Ngannou shake hands again. It will go down to one of the fighters Dana let go and might regret. He let go Fedor before all because of a shirt to wear so Ngannou will be no different, he can see him be a threat anymore. If he bends to give Francis what he wants everyone will also demand their pay.
I really don't consider Francis Ngannou as a grappler, but he does improve on his takedown, with that strength he has shown, in lifting Ciryl Gane kudos to that, and finally using his strength in good use, but apparently, if he added a submission attempt to his arsenal I think he could really end the match faster, and winning it with a submission, but my boy Ciryl Gane wants a rematch and feels sad if Francis Ngannou would leave UFC without another fight, and I think Ciryl Gane has learned a lot, and his 1st defeat could be an eye-opener for him and will still bet for Ciryl Gane next time they brawl.
This is what Dana White is afraid of happening, he really wants Ciryl Gane to win so badly, to discard Francis Ngannou on the side, but I guess there is a side on me that feel happy that Francis Ngannou won, so Francis Ngannou has a certain ability to demand a high payment and to really change that small paycheck every fighter is getting, well I hope it could Deliver and I am waiting what Dana White would say to this.
^ Yup!!! Ngannou really improved when he left MMA Factory. Who knew he now had some wrestling in his back pocket.
And yeah, Dana White and the UFC would have to renew Ngannou’s contract and pay the man his due. Give him a little respect ffs. Did you guys notice Dana wasn’t there to put the belt around Ngannou’s waist as per tradition? He wasn’t in the post fight press conference either which could mean things are not ok between the two.
As for my bets, I think I should stop looking too much into underdogs. Won with Ngannou and Fig. The Fialho one was ok, I knew the match would be closer than what the line showed. But Stamann, Giles and Juarez were all dumb bets. Meh.
UFC 270 Results: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/82993-ufc-270
And yeah, Dana White and the UFC would have to renew Ngannou’s contract and pay the man his due. Give him a little respect ffs. Did you guys notice Dana wasn’t there to put the belt around Ngannou’s waist as per tradition? He wasn’t in the post fight press conference either which could mean things are not ok between the two.
As for my bets, I think I should stop looking too much into underdogs. Won with Ngannou and Fig. The Fialho one was ok, I knew the match would be closer than what the line showed. But Stamann, Giles and Juarez were all dumb bets. Meh.
UFC 270 Results: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/82993-ufc-270
From the very beginning it was known that Ngannou's advantage is his strength and a monstrously strong blow. I thought if the fight ended positively for Ngannou it would be a knockout on Gane after a very heavy hit. Unfortunately, Gane let me down a bit, because I was betting on him this fight. I think he lacked some speed and certainly luck.
Dana White was a bit unprofessional as he should have put this belt on. As you write, there is definitely something wrong between them.
Ngannou really improved his skills which he now has the grappling. I thought it would just be clash of strength in the middle that will last in the 1st round but the two had shown thier technicality with thier strategy. I couldn't even find a really heavy and clean shot by Ngannou to put Gane down except after taking down Gane.
Hard to make Dana and Ngannou shake hands again. It will go down to one of the fighters Dana let go and might regret. He let go Fedor before all because of a shirt to wear so Ngannou will be no different, he can see him be a threat anymore. If he bends to give Francis what he wants everyone will also demand their pay.
^ Yup!!! Ngannou really improved when he left MMA Factory. Who knew he now had some wrestling in his back pocket.
And yeah, Dana White and the UFC would have to renew Ngannou’s contract and pay the man his due. Give him a little respect ffs. Did you guys notice Dana wasn’t there to put the belt around Ngannou’s waist as per tradition? He wasn’t in the post fight press conference either which could mean things are not ok between the two.
As for my bets, I think I should stop looking too much into underdogs. Won with Ngannou and Fig. The Fialho one was ok, I knew the match would be closer than what the line showed. But Stamann, Giles and Juarez were all dumb bets. Meh.
UFC 270 Results: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/82993-ufc-270
And yeah, Dana White and the UFC would have to renew Ngannou’s contract and pay the man his due. Give him a little respect ffs. Did you guys notice Dana wasn’t there to put the belt around Ngannou’s waist as per tradition? He wasn’t in the post fight press conference either which could mean things are not ok between the two.
As for my bets, I think I should stop looking too much into underdogs. Won with Ngannou and Fig. The Fialho one was ok, I knew the match would be closer than what the line showed. But Stamann, Giles and Juarez were all dumb bets. Meh.
UFC 270 Results: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/82993-ufc-270
From the very beginning it was known that Ngannou's advantage is his strength and a monstrously strong blow. I thought if the fight ended positively for Ngannou it would be a knockout on Gane after a very heavy hit. Unfortunately, Gane let me down a bit, because I was betting on him this fight. I think he lacked some speed and certainly luck.
Dana White was a bit unprofessional as he should have put this belt on. As you write, there is definitely something wrong between them.
And So UFC 270 has ended and pretty much that is truly one of the tasty and exquisite fights to watch, surely there are more topics we can say from all of the fights there, but moving on this is next week event and after this, another exquisite event and that is UFC 271 where Main Fight will be against Israel Adesanya VS Robert Whittaker.
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
February 5, 2022
UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
MAIN CARD
Jack Hermansson vs. Sean Strickland
PRELIMINARY CARD
Featherweight Hakeem Dawodu vs. Michael Trizano
Middleweight Chidi Njokuani vs. Marc-André Barriault
Women's Bantamweight Alexis Davis vs. Julija Stoliarenko
Light Heavyweight Jailton Almeida vs. Danilo Marques
Flyweight Malcolm Gordon vs. Denys Bondar
All information was on the wiki.
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
February 5, 2022
UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
MAIN CARD
Jack Hermansson vs. Sean Strickland
PRELIMINARY CARD
Featherweight Hakeem Dawodu vs. Michael Trizano
Middleweight Chidi Njokuani vs. Marc-André Barriault
Women's Bantamweight Alexis Davis vs. Julija Stoliarenko
Light Heavyweight Jailton Almeida vs. Danilo Marques
Flyweight Malcolm Gordon vs. Denys Bondar
All information was on the wiki.
^ Yup!!! Ngannou really improved when he left MMA Factory. Who knew he now had some wrestling in his back pocket.
And yeah, Dana White and the UFC would have to renew Ngannou’s contract and pay the man his due. Give him a little respect ffs. Did you guys notice Dana wasn’t there to put the belt around Ngannou’s waist as per tradition? He wasn’t in the post fight press conference either which could mean things are not ok between the two.
As for my bets, I think I should stop looking too much into underdogs. Won with Ngannou and Fig. The Fialho one was ok, I knew the match would be closer than what the line showed. But Stamann, Giles and Juarez were all dumb bets. Meh.
UFC 270 Results: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/82993-ufc-270
And yeah, Dana White and the UFC would have to renew Ngannou’s contract and pay the man his due. Give him a little respect ffs. Did you guys notice Dana wasn’t there to put the belt around Ngannou’s waist as per tradition? He wasn’t in the post fight press conference either which could mean things are not ok between the two.
As for my bets, I think I should stop looking too much into underdogs. Won with Ngannou and Fig. The Fialho one was ok, I knew the match would be closer than what the line showed. But Stamann, Giles and Juarez were all dumb bets. Meh.
UFC 270 Results: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/82993-ufc-270
We saw how Ngannou used his strength in wrestling. I would never have thought that such a man could wrestle for 25 minutes Francis proved it to me, how he was able to tirelessly hold Gane like that is truly admirable. I was actually close to Francis for this match, but I expected a hard knockout from him. We have seen that he is a good athlete to add to his wrestling skills. Francis really needs to be congratulated.
Heis an evolution in the sports of MMA based on Rogan, and he is indeed an evolution he lost to Miocic because of a lack of knowledge in grappling and now he is so good at it Gane do not know what to do when Ngannou is wrestling him, Nggannou is all over him never thought that he can do better in grappling he is known as a pure puncher, whoever will fight him next should be good in grappling.
Ngannou actually won by decision the crazy bastard. This sport is absolutely nuts sometimes. That's literally the one outcome I would have put a lot of money on not happening. Ngannou showing massive improvement in his grappling, didn't do a lot when he did get top position, but the body slams were sexy.
Wonder what his next move will be, as for Gane unlucky, but just couldn't handle the sheer strength of Francis. Dana is probably sweating buckets now, since his future in Gane has been temporarily derailed, and his current champion looking elsewhere.
Wonder what his next move will be, as for Gane unlucky, but just couldn't handle the sheer strength of Francis. Dana is probably sweating buckets now, since his future in Gane has been temporarily derailed, and his current champion looking elsewhere.
Ciryl Gane is pretty good on the stand-up there is no thought the fight is pretty much close so Francis Ngannou resulted in leveling up his wrestling for this event, and that is actually great for him, Francis Ngannou is really serious when it comes to this fight and he is surely focused on what is up ahead of him, for me I don't really want to say that Ciryl Gane really lost, I am sure that it could be a draw and if you look at the controversial round 5 I really think that Ciryl Gane won that round, from that takedown he engages more than Francis Ngannou and if you would look at the official rules when it comes to takedown a fighter would do something after the takedown but Ngannou after the takedown is just sitting at the takedown so for me Ciryl Gane can take the 5 round, but that is the judge's decision so we can not do something about it, and surely I want a rematch for this fight, the 5th round should be for Ciryl Gane and he should won this fight This is Francis Ngannou VS, Ciryl Gane's SCORE CARD
Brandon Moreno VS Deiveson Figueiredo
Well I was really Shock with the result of the Brandon Moreno VS Deiveson Figueiredo it was really a close match but yeah a lot of speculation that Brandon Moreno have been robbed of this win against Deiveson Figueiredo but I think that is the 4th round they are actually talking about and yeah that round should go to Brandon Moreno he sure gives more strikes on that round than Figueiredo, but Deiveson Figueiredo got the 5th round, and if I am the one Scoring that fight I would give the 1st, 3rd, and 5th round to Deiveson Figueiredo, and 2nd, and 4th to Brandon Moreno, giving this round to Deiveson Figueiredo, well and I surely lost my pick but that was really a close fight, and this is Brandon Moreno VS, Deiveson Figueiredo SCORE CARD
Cody Stamann VS Said Nurmagomedov
Said Nurmagomedov is one thrilling dude to watch and that 1st round submission win you got to give credit to the guy and we can say that on the stand-up and the ground he is pretty dominant against Cody Stamann, so I will surely look forward to watching all of his fights if he's going to be champion,
Kay Hansen VS Jasmine Jasudavicius
Jasmine Jasudavicius is pretty dominant when it comes to striking and takedowns so I am not going to give certain analysis for this one because I am sad that Kay Hansen lost, and I really love that girl, but again Dana White's fighter contender Jasmine Jasudavicius really won this from the stats of the fight and the SCORE CARD Jasmine Jasudavicius really won.
I wonder what is going to be Ngannou future now. He has controversies with UFC, his contract has ended now, he wants more money (got 600k for this fight and no win bonus (you can check UFC 270 payout on wiki)), and he is a champ right now I think UFC will have to fork out now.
600k is the fixed payment for showing up for the main event, then there will be undisclosed payment for the PPV. Dana White did not strap the belt on Francis Ngannou in the octagon and hopefully he will resign rather than pursuing a boxing career with Tyson Fury. I think UFC will have to fork out now.I was expecting Kratos to win and get his belt back, but I completely did not expect takedowns and ground work from Ngannou. I thought he is able only to punch people.
Everyone is surprised with the way Francis Ngannou won the fight as i never expected the fight going the distance and only after the fight his injury status was public as he was having a really damaged knee and his power was on display with his takedowns. I thought Brandon Moreno is screwed because i thought he won the fight and yet the decision went to Deiveson Figueiredo which was a bummer.
^ Yup!!! Ngannou really improved when he left MMA Factory. Who knew he now had some wrestling in his back pocket.
And yeah, Dana White and the UFC would have to renew Ngannou’s contract and pay the man his due. Give him a little respect ffs. Did you guys notice Dana wasn’t there to put the belt around Ngannou’s waist as per tradition? He wasn’t in the post fight press conference either which could mean things are not ok between the two.
As for my bets, I think I should stop looking too much into underdogs. Won with Ngannou and Fig. The Fialho one was ok, I knew the match would be closer than what the line showed. But Stamann, Giles and Juarez were all dumb bets. Meh.
UFC 270 Results: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/82993-ufc-270
And yeah, Dana White and the UFC would have to renew Ngannou’s contract and pay the man his due. Give him a little respect ffs. Did you guys notice Dana wasn’t there to put the belt around Ngannou’s waist as per tradition? He wasn’t in the post fight press conference either which could mean things are not ok between the two.
As for my bets, I think I should stop looking too much into underdogs. Won with Ngannou and Fig. The Fialho one was ok, I knew the match would be closer than what the line showed. But Stamann, Giles and Juarez were all dumb bets. Meh.
UFC 270 Results: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/82993-ufc-270
We saw how Ngannou used his strength in wrestling. I would never have thought that such a man could wrestle for 25 minutes Francis proved it to me, how he was able to tirelessly hold Gane like that is truly admirable. I was actually close to Francis for this match, but I expected a hard knockout from him. We have seen that he is a good athlete to add to his wrestling skills. Francis really needs to be congratulated.
I wonder what is going to be Ngannou future now. He has controversies with UFC, his contract has ended now, he wants more money (got 600k for this fight and no win bonus (you can check UFC 270 payout on wiki)), and he is a champ right now I think UFC will have to fork out now.
I was expecting Kratos to win and get his belt back, but I completely did not expect takedowns and ground work from Ngannou. I thought he is able only to punch people.
I think UFC will have to fork out now. I was expecting Kratos to win and get his belt back, but I completely did not expect takedowns and ground work from Ngannou. I thought he is able only to punch people.
This is the first time he fight that ended this long. The grappling and 5 rounds are never expected in this fight.
Congrats to N'gannou, I think this is the most hyped heavyweight actually that even the politically motivated news channel featured N'gannou vs Gane fight. Now that he had attracted the media about his issues, I think his contract will be negotiated. Dana will probably still offer him but he may also be free to fight in boxing which he had expressed in his interviews. Well, probably or he will really move on to boxing completely. I watched post-interviews and he was asked about his plans, he is still unsure yet but I think he will still be interested in Jon jones match.
^ Yup!!! Ngannou really improved when he left MMA Factory. Who knew he now had some wrestling in his back pocket.
And yeah, Dana White and the UFC would have to renew Ngannou’s contract and pay the man his due. Give him a little respect ffs. Did you guys notice Dana wasn’t there to put the belt around Ngannou’s waist as per tradition? He wasn’t in the post fight press conference either which could mean things are not ok between the two.
As for my bets, I think I should stop looking too much into underdogs. Won with Ngannou and Fig. The Fialho one was ok, I knew the match would be closer than what the line showed. But Stamann, Giles and Juarez were all dumb bets. Meh.
UFC 270 Results: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/82993-ufc-270
And yeah, Dana White and the UFC would have to renew Ngannou’s contract and pay the man his due. Give him a little respect ffs. Did you guys notice Dana wasn’t there to put the belt around Ngannou’s waist as per tradition? He wasn’t in the post fight press conference either which could mean things are not ok between the two.
As for my bets, I think I should stop looking too much into underdogs. Won with Ngannou and Fig. The Fialho one was ok, I knew the match would be closer than what the line showed. But Stamann, Giles and Juarez were all dumb bets. Meh.
UFC 270 Results: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/82993-ufc-270
I wonder what is going to be Ngannou future now. He has controversies with UFC, his contract has ended now, he wants more money (got 600k for this fight and no win bonus (you can check UFC 270 payout on wiki)), and he is a champ right now I think UFC will have to fork out now.
I was expecting Kratos to win and get his belt back, but I completely did not expect takedowns and ground work from Ngannou. I thought he is able only to punch people.
I think UFC will have to fork out now. I was expecting Kratos to win and get his belt back, but I completely did not expect takedowns and ground work from Ngannou. I thought he is able only to punch people.
Ngannou actually won by decision the crazy bastard. This sport is absolutely nuts sometimes. That's literally the one outcome I would have put a lot of money on not happening. Ngannou showing massive improvement in his grappling, didn't do a lot when he did get top position, but the body slams were sexy.
I thought he was losing from chasing Cyril in the early rounds but kudos to Ngannou's corner for making the adjustments from rounds 3 to 5. It was clear Gane's game plan was to keep distance and out strike the champ but they probably didn't see him wrestling/grappling. They had no response to that.Some people on social media even gave him a new name, Francis "The Eagle" Ngannou
Lost my bet on the main event but glad that Figueiredo came through. That was a close fight and the trilogy might not be enough to settle the score between the two.
Ngannou actually won by decision the crazy bastard. This sport is absolutely nuts sometimes. That's literally the one outcome I would have put a lot of money on not happening. Ngannou showing massive improvement in his grappling, didn't do a lot when he did get top position, but the body slams were sexy.
Wonder what his next move will be, as for Gane unlucky, but just couldn't handle the sheer strength of Francis. Dana is probably sweating buckets now, since his future in Gane has been temporarily derailed, and his current champion looking elsewhere.
Wonder what his next move will be, as for Gane unlucky, but just couldn't handle the sheer strength of Francis. Dana is probably sweating buckets now, since his future in Gane has been temporarily derailed, and his current champion looking elsewhere.
My Picks for UFC 270 and I can not wait to watch Cyril Gane VS Francis Ngannou in action, highlighted in green are my picks
Francis Ngannou VS Cyril Gane
Just like I have said, Francis Ngannou has no doubt got the power to knock out Ciryl Gane, maybe a 1 punch from him could definitely get him this win, but Cyril Gane has the speed and technique to counter Ngannou, in fact, there are sparring video that is floating on the internet showing that Gane has the capability of overcoming Ngannou but yes, Francis Ngannou can defend himself from those videos that he looks kind of weak and those videos were just a sparring match, well he is sure right about that, it is not that serious but if you look at that fight even though you can not see the full potential of Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane, you can sure see a small glimpse of what may happen inside the octagon, Ciryl Gane is rotating and finding Ngannou's spot, and giving him that straight punch that is connecting to the face, we all see that Ciryl Gane is more dominant from that videos, but not all is proven when it comes to a real fight, and Francis Ngannou is saying that he is a change man from those sparring videos, but so does Ciryl Gane,
Brandon Moreno VS Deiveson Figueiredo
From their first match, it was a draw, but I really think that Brandon Moreno won that fight, and if it isn't for that eye poke from Figueiredo that takedown should have gotten Deiveson Figueiredo defeated, well that is what I think, and from their 2nd fight, Brandon Moreno really is a badass when it comes in submitting Deiveson Figueiredo, that was one astonishing fight so my pick will be Brandon Moreno,
Cody Stamann VS Said Nurmagomedov
I really like Said Nurmagomedov to win this, and Cody Stamann once is not kind of a striking guy, he sure wants to punch and submit his opponent or take them to the ground, but I really think that Said Nurmagomedov was a better wrestler than Stamann but Said Nurmagomedov is really good at striking and is quick in his kicks and has a good takedown defense that is why Stamann would surely have a difficult time when fighting Nurmagomedov,
Kay Hansen VS Jasmine Jasudavicius
from Dana White's contender series Jasmine Jasudavicius 32 years old will debut against a 22 years old Kay Hansen and I think yeah older fighter has taken on a younger one and what may happen inside the octagon, I don't know why but I am really not fond of Jasmine Jasudavicius when it comes to striking, and with Kay Hansen, she has a boxing career back but has a record of 5 fights 1 win 4 losses so I think she could be dominant and familiar with boxing and a more versatile fighter than Jasmine Jasudavicius, so I will go to the beautiful and younger Kay Hansen.
Francis Ngannou VS Cyril Gane
Just like I have said, Francis Ngannou has no doubt got the power to knock out Ciryl Gane, maybe a 1 punch from him could definitely get him this win, but Cyril Gane has the speed and technique to counter Ngannou, in fact, there are sparring video that is floating on the internet showing that Gane has the capability of overcoming Ngannou but yes, Francis Ngannou can defend himself from those videos that he looks kind of weak and those videos were just a sparring match, well he is sure right about that, it is not that serious but if you look at that fight even though you can not see the full potential of Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane, you can sure see a small glimpse of what may happen inside the octagon, Ciryl Gane is rotating and finding Ngannou's spot, and giving him that straight punch that is connecting to the face, we all see that Ciryl Gane is more dominant from that videos, but not all is proven when it comes to a real fight, and Francis Ngannou is saying that he is a change man from those sparring videos, but so does Ciryl Gane,
Brandon Moreno VS Deiveson Figueiredo
From their first match, it was a draw, but I really think that Brandon Moreno won that fight, and if it isn't for that eye poke from Figueiredo that takedown should have gotten Deiveson Figueiredo defeated, well that is what I think, and from their 2nd fight, Brandon Moreno really is a badass when it comes in submitting Deiveson Figueiredo, that was one astonishing fight so my pick will be Brandon Moreno,
Cody Stamann VS Said Nurmagomedov
I really like Said Nurmagomedov to win this, and Cody Stamann once is not kind of a striking guy, he sure wants to punch and submit his opponent or take them to the ground, but I really think that Said Nurmagomedov was a better wrestler than Stamann but Said Nurmagomedov is really good at striking and is quick in his kicks and has a good takedown defense that is why Stamann would surely have a difficult time when fighting Nurmagomedov,
Kay Hansen VS Jasmine Jasudavicius
from Dana White's contender series Jasmine Jasudavicius 32 years old will debut against a 22 years old Kay Hansen and I think yeah older fighter has taken on a younger one and what may happen inside the octagon, I don't know why but I am really not fond of Jasmine Jasudavicius when it comes to striking, and with Kay Hansen, she has a boxing career back but has a record of 5 fights 1 win 4 losses so I think she could be dominant and familiar with boxing and a more versatile fighter than Jasmine Jasudavicius, so I will go to the beautiful and younger Kay Hansen.
Getting odds I'm definately taking Francis Ngannou. Dude is a straight beast and can see this being a quick fight. Looking for a 1st round ko and a quick fight. The longer this one goes the more the scale tilts the other way. Gonna be a good fight either way!
Jump to: