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To me Blaydes is the biggest challenge for Tuivasa. I thought when Lewis knocked out Blaydes we are somewhat lucky to do so, as I just saw Blaydes controlling the fight if he could get close with his wrestling, and it'll be interesting to see how Tui handles that. If he can handle that, and knock out Blaydes, then I'll be fully supporting him to take the title off of Ngannou despite that being a rather large mountain to conquer. I just love a underdog story, and considering Tui was cut from the UFC once upon a time, it's nice to see him not only winning again, but amounting a serious challenge to the bigger fighters. Also, he has the fans on his side which I believe is half the battle.

Something definitely happened in that fight, because he was definitely more stationary than he usually is. I think it might just be the threat of takedowns though, remember he just suffered his first lost because of being controlled on the ground, well really he lost pretty much every where that night, but understandable considering the weight difference. However, I don't think it can be underestimated how much that has effected him stylistically, especially when he knows his opponent is looking to take him down.

There is no denying that Tuivasa hits hard and can take a punch, and even tho that can be a big factor in the HW division, I can't help but wonder how it will play out when coupled with a grappler, I remember Hunto not doing so well when on his back. Maybe Tuivasa can be considered a new generation of those types of fighters, so he will have much more to offer in the grappling department.

Also, there is a dedicated thread for Bellator and all other promotions that are not UFC, so feel free to join us there

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5197906.new#new

Tai Tuivasa used to train with Mark Hunt with both being native australians. Mark Hunt said Tai Tuivasa hits the hardest out of everyone he fought or trained with.

Brunson might have squeezed with 100% effort to finish that choke in round 1 and gased his arms out.

Not certain what happened to Adesanya after a dominant round 1. It looked like a few of Izzy's kicks hit Robert Whittaker on the point of the elbow. That could have hurt Adesanya and discouraged him from throwing more leg kicks.

There is also bellator 274 this week.  

Welterweight   Neiman Gracie   vs.   Logan Storley            
Welterweight   Andrey Koreshkov   vs.   Chance Rencountre            
Lightweight   Georgi Karakhanyan   vs.   Adam Piccolotti            
Heavyweight   Davion Franklin   vs.   Said Sowma            
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Lightweight   Mandel Nallo   vs.   Nick Browne            
Catchweight (175 lb)   Brennan Ward   vs.   Brandon Bell            
Bantamweight   Chris Disonell   vs.   Jaylon Bates            
Lightweight   Aviv Gozali   vs.   Bobby King            
Women's Flyweight   DeAnna Bennett   vs.   Justine Kish            
Middleweight   Jordan Newman   vs.   Cody Herbert            
Lightweight   Corey Samuels   vs.   Justin Montalvo            
Featherweight   Isaiah Hokit   vs.   Theodore Macuka            
Welterweight   Orlando Mendoza   vs.   Jonathan DiLorenzo   

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellator_274

Tai Tuivasa really outdid what he can really do in the fight, but I really think he needs another fight just to see his technicality in things, and yes a Curtis Blaydes or Stipe Miocic could be a better one just if he has a technical way for things and not just bombarding his opponent with a barrage of punches and hope for the best, because I think he surely has a durable chin, Derrick Lewis has the punching power to make sure he drops Tuivasa but Tai Tuivasa withstand it like bulldozer going into Derrick for the kill, because if he ain't winning to a Blaydes or Miocic fight then I think he's not qualified for a Ciryl Gane or Francis Ngannou level.


I am curious why a sudden reschedule I will look on it to see why, but still, a Johnny Walker fight was really OK I guess, I think that this is one great match to watch disregarding the Rafael Dos Anjos VS Rafael Fiziev fight that I was anticipated to watch, and regarding that the list of Cancelled matches on this event was staggering,




In Actuality, I am for Israel Adesanya on that fight but Robert Whittaker has shown great strategy and that he can surely up his game against Adesanya and again that was pretty much an intense fight and a close match both fighters did their best and I think it was hard for the judges to score this fight since it was a tight close fight even me I was sure that Whittaker won the 4th round, but some judges gave it to Adesanya,

I'm going to get my predictions in early so I don't forget this time. Since I've had some moderately good success as of recent. Although, I often combine my UFC accumulators with football ones for maximum accumulator profit. Anyway:

Jamahal Hill (decision)       
Kyle Daukaus (decision)       
Parker Porter       
Nikolas Motta           
Abdul Razak Alhassan     
Khalid Taha           
Gabriel Benítez           
Stephanie Egger           
Mark Striegl           
Gloria de Paula           
Chad Anheliger

Although, that's my full card prediction I'll hopefully remember to do another one that are only ones I'm somewhat confident in, since this weekend's fight night is absolutely insane in terms of competitiveness. There's a lot of value in a lot of the underdogs, but it'll likely be close. I'm feeling especially confident in Jamahal Hill via decision, Kyle Daukaus to win, and Parker Porter to win. Other than that there's a lot up in the air for me in all those fights.

While it might not be the best idea to put an accumulator on this weekend, in terms of entertainment it should be a really good night of fighting, especially at the Apex.

^  It sucks that they rescheduled RDA vs Rafael Fiziev.  It was supposed the headliner for that weekend event instead of Walker vs Hill.  Curious how Fiziev would be in a 5 rounder.  But yeah..  Let’s how Hill does vs Walker I guess.  Hill looked really good vs Crute.  A lot of people thought Crute would win that match, including me.  Lol.  Buckley vs Alhassan could be a banger too.


I’m happy taking Whitaker for the line value and a little degen action in an underdog.  I just can’t not bet Whitaker at 3.40 when I know the fight would be closer than the odds.  Which it was.

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill



Date: February 19 , 2021
Main Card: SUN, FEB 20 / 2:00 AM EET
Prelims: SAT, FEB 19 / 11:00 PM EET

Venue: UFC Apex

Main card (ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight: Johnny Walker vs. Jamahal Hill            
Catchweight: Kyle Daukaus   vs. Jamie Pickett            
Heavyweight: Parker Porter vs. Alan Baudot            
Lightweight: Jim Miller vs. Nikolas Motta            
Middleweight: Joaquin Buckley vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan      

Preliminary card (ESPN+)
Bantamweight: Mario Bautista vs. Khalid Taha            
Featherweight: Gabriel Benítez vs. David Onama            
Women's Bantamweight: Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Stephanie Egger            
Featherweight: Chas Skelly vs. Mark Striegl            
Women's Strawweight: Diana Belbiţă vs. Gloria de Paula            
Bantamweight: Chad Anheliger vs. Jesse Strader

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_Fight_Night:_Walker_vs._Hill

The guy knows how to market himself well, introducing the shoey which has definitely made him popular among fans, and the guy has started to consistency deliver. I was hoping for a Tuivasa win, however it's not like I was actually expecting it. I know how dangerous Derrick Lewis is, and he's probably the scariest in terms of knock out power, and I'm including Ngannou in that. Ngannou can be avoided quite easily if you look at some of his fights, the recent fight with Gane demonstrated he can be out maneuvered in terms of his punching ability. Though, Derrick knows how to invite pressure, and can counter punch. He's much more technical.

Curtis Blaydes or Stipe would be a nice one for Tuivasa next, I think they also make the most sense. I like Ngannou, and if he stays in the UFC I think that's better for the division, but if Tui comes up against him you can bet your money, I'll be putting a lump sum on Tui, and hoping for the best.

Yep! he sure fought brilliantly and surely uses his advantage over Whittaker and that is his reach although Robert Whittaker got some upgrades on his own kudos to his counter shots and takedowns, not all the time it seems very effective against Adesanya even though there is some takedown that has connected not all the time because of Adesanya's takedown defense, I could really say it was a close round, Robert Whittaker could also win this at some point but that is just my opinion because it was really a close match, but the result goes to the judges and they have seen Israel Adesanya as the winner, but I could have added Robert Whittaker's submission and got Adesanya from behind getting ready for a choke but it was not recorded with the judge's criteria but I should say I am for Israel Adesanya here but I don't really want to get bias and one-sided with the way Robert Whittaker performs, because he had done a great job as well, and hopefully we could see another rematch for this fight.


Tuivasa become my favorite aswell after this fight, I have bet for Derrick Lewis but we can not ignore the durability and strength of Tai Tuivasa from getting a win over Lewis, that was 1 awesome fight, and that exchange of blows really have gotten the black beast stun, and I think he has respected this young fighter's power I think Tai Tuivasa could surely go beyond a long way longer than Derrick Lewis, I don't want to say Lewis to just retire after this fight but I would like to see a rematch or Another fight from Tai Tuivasa to solidifies this win maybe against Jairzinho Rozenstruik, or Curtis Blaydes or Stipe Miocic because that is one shocking win from Tai Tuivasa, you can see speed, power and durability on this fighter to really get into the top.

However, we should also learn to recognize real talent and accept the reality that sportsbooks trick everyone by offering high odds in fighters they are certain to be a loser for us hehehehe. Izzy was also given a new contract and he will become uncle Dana’s new pet and it also appears that Francis Ngannou might also be given a new contract. We cannot bet against the pets hehehe.

It was a hard night for me because I'm a fan of both of them. The only fighter I really didn't want to lose on the night was bam bam, who obviously pulled out that insane elbow knockout against one of the most deadly knockout artists in the game. I had a bet relying on Adesanya which netted me a nice profit. Like I said the previous week it was a x52 accumulator which came in, though I wouldn't have minded Bobby taking it honestly. He worked hard, looked ten times better than he did in the previous fight, and honestly I thought he did enough on the night.

I imagine we see these two fight again, there's not a awful amount of other fighters that can challenge the two. I quite liked Bobby's quote at the end of the fight, where he basically said him, and Adesanya are the best, and we all know it. He put it in a much more elegant way than that though, which is quite impressive considering he did take some heavy knocks in that fight. Especially the earlier rounds.

Tai Tuivasa surprised everyone because it is a huge leap in competition of him and he just showed his drastic improvement in his game plan and when things are going rough he was biting down and swinging probably against one of the heaviest punchers and Lewis landed some heavy solid shots and he was able to absorb that.


Even i thought the fight was 2-2 going into the last round because Whittaker was able to land take downs multiple times even though he was able to stand up. His legs were chopped up and Whittaker was one dimensional as i never saw him throw a right hand in this fight.

Yup sad.  But the line def had value at 3.50 at the day of the event.  The match was close with Adesanya winning it 3 - 2.  Whitaker should’ve shown a bit more aggression at R1.  He gave that round away...

And I think too soon for Whitaker vs Cannonier although that would make the most sense.  But nobody wants to watch that so the UFC would prolly feed either Whitaker or Cannonier somebody like Sean Strickland imho...  Andre Muniz should also be given a top 10 guy this year with the hope he wins.  That would put a fresh face in there.

Tuivasa has quickly become one of my favourite fighters in the UFC. The thing I love about him is, even when he's getting absolutely battered, as he was by Lewis multiple times in that first round, he basically just bites down on his mouth guard, and swings for the heavens. I love that about him, and very rarely do you see that nitty, and gritty response. Usually, fighters try to duck their way out of it, get away, and then reset. Tui just goes for it, and while it definitely isn't always going to work in his benefit, it is entertaining to watch.

Seems a good guy outside of the UFC too, and isn't afraid to have a bit of a laugh. Adesanya did what he needed too, but to be honest I wasn't convinced he won that by the margin that some people think he did. I thought going in the final round there was an argument for it to be 2-2. Whittaker definitely could have taken that if he just took a few more risks every so often.

Israel Adasenya fought really brilliantly, she knew what her opponent could do, she was really well prepared for this, she lost very little effort while winning this match, adesanya was breathing through her nose even at the end of the match, she didn't look tired at all. Whitteaker was much more efficient than his first match, he was afraid of taking a counter punch no matter what, he somehow reduced the distance and threw punches, but he could not tie it back, likewise, he was successful in the takedown attempts, but he could not continue it, it was a good fight, congratulations to both fighters.

The result of the UFC 271 was an amazing event and pretty much I was shocked by some results but it was worth it.

Israel Adesanya VS Robert Whittaker - WIN

It was a genius fight, Robert Whittaker doesn't stand a chance from the distance because Izzy is giving him leg kicks from the distance, and Whittaker is not checking on them or having any defense at all from Adesanya's leg kicks, and because of Israel Adesanya's reach this is 100% possible and effective against Whittaker, but still kudos to Robert Whittaker you can see that he improves his boxing, But it is not enough even though there are takedown attempts for Whittaker this kind of game plan is not effective against Adesanya because Israel Adesanya has pretty good takedown defense.

Derrick Lewis VS Tai Tuivasa - LOST

Derrick Lewis has a lot of fans cheering for him you can surely hear from outside the ring But Tai Tuivasa that leg kick was respected by Lewis, and when Tuivasa would pretty much Give a faint Leg Kick on Lewis and then a fast charge on Lewis giving him knee's while holding Lewis from the cage, kudos to Derrick Lewis high kicks and from that he has landed a big punch on Tuivasa but was held by him but a huge takedown from Lewis and the beast was on top and that exchange of punches I though that Tai Tuivasa wouldn't going to counter that but he has proven that he has a sturdy chin that is pretty much a good exchange of punches, Tai Tauvasa has the speed and the toughness to withstand blows from Derrick Lewis kudos to that if Lewis would deliver his strikes Tuivasa would counter and exchanges of blows would occur, for me, it was an intense fight Derrick lewis was pretty much hurt and becomes wobbly from that exchange it was a great win for Tuivasa, I was really shock, Tai Tuivasa has a durable and tough chin in my opinion.

It's a close fight to me that it came out almost the same as the first fight in which Adesanya couldn't throw a clean strike to Whittaker. The points though are not close.   Adesanya might just still be the winner if there will be another fight for the two. UD is just not what people want to see whenever Adesanya fights.

Right after Lewis fell, you can see how Tuivasa danced like a kid. You wouldn't expect it from other heavyweight fighters. 

I completely missed the fight as I thought it would be tomorrow. Anyway, I lost my bet on under 4.5 but how was the main event? I'm yet to watch the full replay (watched highlights only) but I can see the close score on two judges. Was it really that close?

I'm glad I skipped betting on Lewis by KO

edit: Yeah it's a close one. If only Rob could keep him on the ground but Izzy is surprisingly great at defending or recovering.

No doubts about Adesanya before the fight, he is a super talented fighter who doesn't look like much in appearance, but a force to reckon with in the UFC. IMHO, i think for the now Adesanya is the best Middleweight boxer, and he will be for a while with his very good reflex, balance & counter attack. He makes fighting look so easy with a touch of style but still as deadly as a viper. Congratulations Champ on retaining his belt.

Tuivasa came and did what he makes all the time. Tactics is simply - land heavy punches with a bunch of low kicks. Everyone knows what to expect from, however Lewis did not use that info. And showed his ring dive victory dance, but this time while being asleep

I have confused feelings after watching main event. Yes, Adesanya won by UD. At first I thought that will be a copy of their first fight. But after a knockdown, Whittaker somehow woke up and started to be more aggressive. From round to round his accuracy only increased. "On the legs" Adesanya was better, no doubt, but in punching, I think they were equal. Frankly, not the most exciting fight to watch. Or Whittaker was cautions than usually. Or Adesanya did not show his max.