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Jon Jones arrested again, and this time for domestic violence with multiple charges by Las Vegas Metro Police!
He became hall of famer but this guy is never going back in octagon with that behavior and Colby Covington called him a scumbag after this.
Hall of shamer last interview before his arrest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcwzPaVbx8k


 

I am expecting the fight to go to a decision unless Nick Diaz comes up with a submission move and surprises Robbie Lawler. The problem is that Nick Diaz is not fighting from 2015 and his last win was in 2011 and i must be dreaming to see someone like that to win after 10 years and the last win for Robbie Lawler was in 2017 and that too against Donald Cerrone who was moving up in weight. My pick will be Robbie Lawler because he was facing high quality opponents while Nick Diaz was retired even though it was not official.

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I’m not sure what FJ’s thought process here is but this is an easy spot to lay some action on Ortega.  If Volk wins it’s most likely via decision.

Diaz vs Lawler fight will show not who is the best striker, wrestler, well prepared, but who is just in a better shape.

Nick Diaz record shows that it is hard to knock him out; Lawler is a perfect striker. This weekend will see how one veteran beats crap out of another. It will be hard to watch, as I predict that Nick will eat all punches Lawler throw.

WOW! will join this later and would just fix my picks on the whole event, pretty much I have my picks on the   main event, the Alexander Volkanovski VS Brian Ortega fight and Curtis Blaydes VS Jairzinho Rozenstruik fight, hopefully, I could get those free bets.


Well, a lot has changed and USADA have changed rules in punishing athletes who will be tested with 11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol, they should have done this early, Nick Diaz has 3 times tested positive after the fight, 1 fight should be a winning record for him, not a No Contest, surely enough it is almost 6 years after Nick Diaz has returned to UFC, but his opponent has 4 consecutive wins but still active since August 29, 2020, his last fight with Neil Magny.

I don't know how UFC will pull it off, but I am sure this is the last fight in the UFC for both of them. Actually, I do. Lawler loses and get's cut. Diaz wins and takes a 45-year sabatical. This fight does nothing for me. It does nothing for the rankings. It's nothing more that Tito vs Silva, but in MMA.

I do agree with you but i think this is going to be the last fight for Robbie Lawler as well so you cannot make a conclusive decision on how this fight will go but Robbie being active and a tough fighter he does have the chance to win, the amount of time Nick Diaz was in the sidelines because they were flagged for smoking marijuana is the main reason he was not interested in returning to fight even though they relaxed the weed rule .

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I also think the same, Brian Ortega needs to prove that he can really take Volkanovski even though Alex Volkanovski is small in height than Max Halloway he can quite get the fight on Halloway, and with his calm demeanor, I guess this is a good trait for him and never really rushing things.



Yes, I also agree, Blaydes is a technical fighter than Jairzinho Rozenstruik, Rozenstruik is just there to make an attack and count that his durability can handle those strikes, but Curtis Blaydes has a variety of what he may do inside the ring, he can destroy the momentum of Jairzinho with takedowns, and with his first fight over Francis Ngannou, I think he has done well on that fight if it wasn't for that doctor stoppage, and those takedowns on their 2nd match it will likely not going to work on Ngannou but I think it will definitely work against Rozenstruik.

Me being a Nick fan, I think he should have prepared himself better for this fight. This fight is important, but Nick should think the same about this fight. If this goes to the judge's scorecard, this fight might go to Nick's way but there's gonna be carnage in that ring if that happens and both fighters gonna get hurt real bad. Lawler does look better prepared for this fight though and also seems to be the favorite. But I still want nick to win.

^ Brian Ortega has improved his striking a lot lately. But I still think his jiujitsu is the best version of him. And looking at the press conference I think Brian is well ready for the fight however Volkanovaki's stand-up is something to be feared. I will say Volkanovaki is going to have a better chance here.



^ This should be an easy one for Curtis. I think he's just a really good grappler. So he is going to take the fight to the ground and if he does so it will be a really long night for Jairzinho. Curtis just needs to close the gap and score takedown and then use his ground and pound.

Damn, that makes me think about my opinion on Nick being the winner. And I am honestly disappointed about Nick not making the weight. Now I am not sure about my decision I really thought that Nick was going to win easily as in my opinion Nick is the better fighter among these two but when I see these things it makes me question my thoughts about Nick. Honestly now I still want nick to win but if Lawler does win this, I won't be much surprised.

Yup..  Always put your money in the more active guy.  How many years was Nick Diaz in the sidelines..  And when was his last win?  Around 10 years ago?  That’s a long time.  But I’m skipping it from s betting perspective.  I’ll just get my popcorn and soda and enjoy the match.  

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Could this be the reason why Nick is now the underdog?
Last time I checked here I saw one member posted about the odds being almost equal but now Lawler became the favorite.
This will be good for all the Diaz fans and I am one of them. So I am locking my bet for him and I do think this will be a decision match for points because of the endurance of both fighters. If that happens, it will be a win for Diaz as Lawler doesn't throw many punches with the aim for a one punch knockout.
Good luck guys.

Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega

Both will return after a lot of months without a fight but Ortega has recently fought the Korean Zombie last Oct. 18, 2020, and it is a great fight for Brian Ortega, and Volkanovski has another controversial fight with Max Halloway, but for this pick, I will be basing my decision with the Max Halloway fight, Brian Ortega doesn't quite go his way with Max Halloway and lose the fight but Alexander Volkanovski have settled a 2 win decision against Halloway, but we can not say for sure if this is a new Ortega that can take Volkanovski or if the favor will not go again for him and with being said Volkanovski has a win versus Halloway, and with that stat, I am going with Alexander Volkanovski, and with stake.com odds, Volkanovski has 1.59 while Ortega got 2.55.

Curtis Blaydes vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

This is a great fight for a heavyweight but oh man this two is just below in the great division of the Heavyweights, just below Derrick Lewis, and much below than Cyril Gane and Francis Ngannou, both are just can surely compete to the top leverage of the Heavyweight food chain and right now we are seeing them clash against one another, and this fight I think that Jairzinho Rozenstruik had the power on his right and left strike, he surely has the takedown defense that he needs but he never really fought Curtis Blaydes and I think that Rozenstruik doesn't really have a ground game or a takedown move he is just using this power and always ending the fight with a sudden punch, but I think that Blaydes has the durability to withstand that, and can takedown Jairzinho and go with a barrage of punches, to win this, so I am going with Curtis Blaydes and has 1.34 on his odds while 3.65 on Rozenstruik on stake.com.

Sure, it was actually suggested by Diaz camp to fight a different weight. And at this point in Lawler's career, I'm sure he doesn't care. The crazy thing of all of this is that Gibert Melendez thinks Diaz could be in title contention with a win ower Lawler XD I don't know if he's toling or just brain-damaged.

what wrong's with nick , he look unprepared for this match.

lawler 100% gonna win this match , it might not go for decision

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CUJL5rBpnBa/ - after seeing these, my prediction to this fight would be Lawler winning it.
https://www.instagram.com/Ruthless_RL/ - he looks more hungry and ready. While Nick is somehow, does not look like he is prepared well. There is a funny comment - "This in slow mo?"  

Btw, Diaz vs Lawler fight had to be in welterweight, but several days before the event they were allowed to fight as middleweight. Someone did not manage to make weight. And according to Instagram, this is Nick Diaz. Good point - these veterans wont be exhausted by weight cutting, bad point - Lawler gonna win. Make your bets gentlemen's. 

Oh my bad. I'm still confused with the names of those two.

Yeah the passive style comes with his confidence on his almost unlimited gas tank and iron chin. He was quite the aggressor during their first fight though and that somehow intimidated Roby.

When Nick fought Coner, I still remember that blood was pouring all over his face and I was amazed that he could even see through all those blood, and eventually Nick came out victorious. So I don't care what anyone says about this fight and about Nick and Nick being on the losing side, I still think Nick will be the winner if something magical doesn't happen.