^ McGregor has bad cardio. Early rounds are for him. If it goes to the later rounds, Poirier could win.
This is exactly the sole reason i am going with Dustin Poirier to win the fight, if McGregor cannot catch him early in the fight especially in the first two rounds it is going to be a difficult fight for Conor McGregor as Dustin Poirier will gain momentum as the rounds increases and his stamina and endurance will prevail and that is what i am expecting and with the level of respect both fighters are showing which is unusual for Conor McGregor, i am confident on my bet . 
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^ McGregor has bad cardio. Early rounds are for him. If it goes to the later rounds, Poirier could win.
It’s fun to have the ceremonial weigh ins again.
UFC 257: Weigh ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SnkcDn3nrE
A spot I really like is Chandler at 2.15 at Stake and his KO prop at 4.6.
It’s fun to have the ceremonial weigh ins again.
UFC 257: Weigh ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SnkcDn3nrE
I like Pena and Jojo
I even like Jojo via KO at over 7
That is my short write up
I even like Jojo via KO at over 7
That is my short write up
A spot I really like is Chandler at 2.15 at Stake and his KO prop at 4.6.
I just saw the weigh-in of Gregor and Poirer and I must say that McGregor is looking way more ripped than the last time and you can clearly see this on his body and legs that are huge since the last time. Also his abdomen and neck muscles are more trained so I really can't see how Poirer can win this fight. I saw him in his last fight , I saw him now and I think he improved a lot until this fight but for me , McGregor has a huge advantage.
I like Pena and Jojo
I even like Jojo via KO at over 7
That is my short write up
I even like Jojo via KO at over 7
That is my short write up
Bad news... fight Ottman Azaitar vs. Matt Frevola and Nasrat Haqparast vs Arman Tsarukyan are canceled and removed from UFC 257 fight card 
Ottman Azaitar was one of my UFC picks this time but he missed to show up for weigh-in, and similar thing happened with other mentioned fighter Nasrat Haqparast.
Ottman Azaitar and Matt Frevola could have been a great fight but the rest of the main cards are intact and the match up i am looking forward is how Michael Chandler performs in the UFC, Dan Hooker clearly has the height advantage and he is good in take down defense and how Michael Chandler could perform during adversity is what makes this fight interesting.Ottman Azaitar was one of my UFC picks this time but he missed to show up for weigh-in, and similar thing happened with other mentioned fighter Nasrat Haqparast.
For the main card i am going with Dustin Poirier as i feel like he is much established in the division and have gone through great strikers and came on top while McGregor is having his third fight.
^ Main card starts at 11pm ET so main event could prolly be starting at around 1:00am ET.
I'm not so sure. I think the first fight of the undercard is on at 11:30 and McGregor is looking like it'll be at 5am. I doubt I'll stay up for that and just watch the replay in the morning: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/mma/13774465/ufc-257-mcgregor-poirier-card-prelims-uk-start-time-chandler-hooker/
Really crappy odds for Conor. I just went for McGregor-Hooker parlay.
I don't think he will be troubled in this fight.
Bad news... fight Ottman Azaitar vs. Matt Frevola and Nasrat Haqparast vs Arman Tsarukyan are canceled and removed from UFC 257 fight card
Ottman Azaitar was one of my UFC picks this time but he missed to show up for weigh-in, and similar thing happened with other mentioned fighter Nasrat Haqparast.
Good thing is that main and co-main events are confirmed!
Ottman Azaitar was one of my UFC picks this time but he missed to show up for weigh-in, and similar thing happened with other mentioned fighter Nasrat Haqparast.
Good thing is that main and co-main events are confirmed!
I wonder if this will effect the times of the other fights and they're all bumped up.
Bad news... fight Ottman Azaitar vs. Matt Frevola and Nasrat Haqparast vs Arman Tsarukyan are canceled and removed from UFC 257 fight card
Ottman Azaitar was one of my UFC picks this time but he missed to show up for weigh-in, and similar thing happened with other mentioned fighter Nasrat Haqparast.
Good thing is that main and co-main events are confirmed!
Ottman Azaitar was one of my UFC picks this time but he missed to show up for weigh-in, and similar thing happened with other mentioned fighter Nasrat Haqparast.
Good thing is that main and co-main events are confirmed!
Guys, anyone of you visited any ufc even live? Just curious.
If you are asking about watching a live event in the arena, the last event i was able to watch was UFC 242 when Khabib Nurmagomedov faced Dustin Poirier and it was a crazy experience because prior to that all of my experience were going to OneFC and Brave events which is a different experience altogether and more over there were fighters personally known to me especially Bala Shetty who competed in OneFC in the past and Rahul Raju who is still competing in OneFC.After watching the pre fight press conference i felt like Dustin Poirier is nervous even though both Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor praised each other and we are seeing a completely different McGregor.
Yup, Poirier def was. He looked deflated and I guess it’s an energy or vibe thing cos you could tell McGregor could sense it as he was projecting himself a lot more. That face off tho.. Poirier is ready. Don’t you guys forget he fought Gaethje and won.
We are only two days until UFC 257 start and I just watched pre-fight press conference and Conor with new glasses and his proper attitude when he suggested that Khabib should be stripped from his title 
Put that aside, I am really interested watching co-main event and for fight Ottman Azaitar vs Matt Frevola.
Azaitar is undefeated with 13-0 score and most of his wins are KO or TKO, so it will be interesting to see him against Frevola who is good with submissions and has only one lost fight with score 8-1.
Put that aside, I am really interested watching co-main event and for fight Ottman Azaitar vs Matt Frevola.
Azaitar is undefeated with 13-0 score and most of his wins are KO or TKO, so it will be interesting to see him against Frevola who is good with submissions and has only one lost fight with score 8-1.
Guys, anyone of you visited any ufc even live? Just curious.
If you are asking about watching a live event in the arena, the last event i was able to watch was UFC 242 when Khabib Nurmagomedov faced Dustin Poirier and it was a crazy experience because prior to that all of my experience were going to OneFC and Brave events which is a different experience altogether and more over there were fighters personally known to me especially Bala Shetty who competed in OneFC in the past and Rahul Raju who is still competing in OneFC.After watching the pre fight press conference i felt like Dustin Poirier is nervous even though both Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor praised each other and we are seeing a completely different McGregor.
Really crappy odds for Conor. I just went for McGregor-Hooker parlay.
Just found out that Khabib is the owner of a mobile operator Eagle Network (https://eaglemobile.ru/#toggle-top-menu - sorry, this is available only on Russian language, but your browser could translate it easily). The network is freshly created (Dec 20, 2020). I think that took a great part of Khabibs savings and we might see his “last 30th fight”
This business on top the MMA promotion and his own gym? He's trying to do a Shaq but yeah he'll most likely come back if the cash starts drying up from over investments. It's good for us though if that happens. Fighting Conor again would most likely generate more money. 
^ It was fight if the night. And yeah.. I was rooting for him too. He’s Welsh in case you didn’t know.
Yeah I did indeed know that. Generally, its a good indicator if someone has the last name "Jones" 
. I'm rally excited for his future though, he's only going to grow, and learn from these experience, and honestly I'm kind of glad he's removed that 0 losses from his record, because now he can focus on training, and not worrying about losing it. Mason will be rise up the occasion no matter the opponent, at least that's what I think.Anyhow, I'm going to watch a few more past fights for some of the lesser knowns on the up, and coming card, and I can chuck my predictions out there again if anyone wants too.
I wasn't a million miles away last time, and chucking an accumulator (parlay) on the fights always spices things up.
^ It was fight if the night. And yeah.. I was rooting for him too. He’s Welsh in case you didn’t know.
Anyway, time for some McGregor PPV! Watch this pre fight press conference. It’s nice to see the UFC getting this format back again. It still needs a couple more fighters in there but it’s still good.
UFC 257: Pre-fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4KdyXrvB3w
Here are the preview and countdown vids.
UFC 257 Countdown: Full Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uvTGWaK_yI
Edit:
Date: Saturday, January 23
Main Card (PPV): 11:00pm EST
Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+): 9:00pm EST
Early Prelims (ESPN+/Fight Pass): 7:30pm EST
Venue: Fight Island, Abu Dhabi
Live Streams: http://crackstreams.com/mma/2/
Main Card (PPV)
Lightweight: Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor
Lightweight: Dan Hooker vs Michael Chandler
Women's Flyweight: Jessica Eye vs Joanne Calderwood
Lightweight: Matt Frevola vs Ottman Azaitar
Women's Strawweight: Marina Rodriguez vs Amanda Ribas
Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+)
Lightweight: Nasrat Haqparast vs Arman Tsarukyan
Middleweight: Brad Tavares vs Antônio Carlos Júnior
Women's Bantamweight: Julianna Peña vs Sara McMann
Light Heavyweight: Khalil Rountree Jr. vs Marcin Prachnio
Early Prelims (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass
Middleweight: Andrew Sanchez vs Makhmud Muradov
Catchweight (150 lbs): Movsar Evloev vs Nik Lentz
Flyweight: Amir Albazi vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Anyway, time for some McGregor PPV! Watch this pre fight press conference. It’s nice to see the UFC getting this format back again. It still needs a couple more fighters in there but it’s still good.
UFC 257: Pre-fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4KdyXrvB3w
Here are the preview and countdown vids.
UFC 257 Countdown: Full Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uvTGWaK_yI
Edit:
Date: Saturday, January 23
Main Card (PPV): 11:00pm EST
Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+): 9:00pm EST
Early Prelims (ESPN+/Fight Pass): 7:30pm EST
Venue: Fight Island, Abu Dhabi
Live Streams: http://crackstreams.com/mma/2/
Main Card (PPV)
Lightweight: Dustin Poirier vs Conor McGregor
Lightweight: Dan Hooker vs Michael Chandler
Women's Flyweight: Jessica Eye vs Joanne Calderwood
Lightweight: Matt Frevola vs Ottman Azaitar
Women's Strawweight: Marina Rodriguez vs Amanda Ribas
Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+)
Lightweight: Nasrat Haqparast vs Arman Tsarukyan
Middleweight: Brad Tavares vs Antônio Carlos Júnior
Women's Bantamweight: Julianna Peña vs Sara McMann
Light Heavyweight: Khalil Rountree Jr. vs Marcin Prachnio
Early Prelims (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass
Middleweight: Andrew Sanchez vs Makhmud Muradov
Catchweight (150 lbs): Movsar Evloev vs Nik Lentz
Flyweight: Amir Albazi vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov
I'm gutted for Jones as I really thought he might have stolen it. Although, what a fight it was I didn't catch the end so not sure if it was awarded fight of the night?
This was a decent card which had some decent fights. I know many aren't a fan of the midweek fights, but it definitely made my Wednesday more entertaining. I purposely didn't put out my picks for this one though as i had a lot of doubts about them. I'll probably have some more input this Saturday! I don't care if you don't like Connor he definitely brings the hype with him!
This was a decent card which had some decent fights. I know many aren't a fan of the midweek fights, but it definitely made my Wednesday more entertaining. I purposely didn't put out my picks for this one though as i had a lot of doubts about them. I'll probably have some more input this Saturday! I don't care if you don't like Connor he definitely brings the hype with him!
As for Umar Nurmagomedov who won today by submission, I listened to his and Khabibs coach who said that Umar is most talented fighter he ever saw in his life, good all around fighter that is more talented than Khabib was!
The hype on Umar Nurmagomedov is the only reason i made a bet in this fight card, after a disastrous betting spree in the last fight card i was not confident on placing a bet and i just went with Umar Nurmagomedov in a parlay which includes other sports.Michael Chiesa won the fight against Neil Magny, i was expecting Neil Magny to win the fight and glad that i stayed away from it.
I missed watching the entire card, i messed up because of the odd timing than usual.
Here is the results, source from Wiki
I’m leaning Magny and Schnell. But no bets yet atm. And the fighter to watch for the event is Mason Jones. He’s a LW and WW double champ at Cage Warriors... It’s his UFC debut. I’m hoping to see good things from the guy.
Jones The Dragon lost and this is his first defeat.
As for Umar Nurmagomedov who won today by submission, I listened to his and Khabibs coach who said that Umar is most talented fighter he ever saw in his life, good all around fighter that is more talented than Khabib was!
Why would they even make this event in the middle of the week? Come on... It is Wednesday and I'm stuck at the office. No way I'm going to watch this live...
Update: while checking this event info, found that it is already live and 4 prelim fight has already been ended. Hope I've missed all the boring part, as all the fights ended by decision and by submission by Umar Nurmagomedov.
Guys, anyone of you visited any ufc even live? Just curious.
Update: while checking this event info, found that it is already live and 4 prelim fight has already been ended. Hope I've missed all the boring part, as all the fights ended by decision and by submission by Umar Nurmagomedov.
Guys, anyone of you visited any ufc even live? Just curious.
^ Main card starts at 11pm ET so main event could prolly be starting at around 1:00am ET.
I’m leaning Magny and Schnell. But no bets yet atm. And the fighter to watch for the event is Mason Jones. He’s a LW and WW double champ at Cage Warriors... It’s his UFC debut. I’m hoping to see good things from the guy.
Just a quick reminder that today UFC event is starting much earlier in just few hours and you can check countdown for exact start:
https://www.countdownmma.com/
To get familiar with some of the fighters check out Dana White If you don't know, now you know preview video:
https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/1351802765505400832
I see main event as more equal than odds suggest but bookies have Neil Magny as favorite Chiesa is much better with submission game than Magny.
Very interesting fight card starting from prelims having Khabib cousin Umar Nurmagomedov fighting against Sergey Morozov in all Russian fight.
Umar is huge favorite, but I would bet this can be fight of the night or fighters will get bonus, and Morozov is not that bad to justify this odds.
https://www.countdownmma.com/
To get familiar with some of the fighters check out Dana White If you don't know, now you know preview video:
https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/1351802765505400832
I see main event as more equal than odds suggest but bookies have Neil Magny as favorite Chiesa is much better with submission game than Magny.
Very interesting fight card starting from prelims having Khabib cousin Umar Nurmagomedov fighting against Sergey Morozov in all Russian fight.
Umar is huge favorite, but I would bet this can be fight of the night or fighters will get bonus, and Morozov is not that bad to justify this odds.
I’m leaning Magny and Schnell. But no bets yet atm. And the fighter to watch for the event is Mason Jones. He’s a LW and WW double champ at Cage Warriors... It’s his UFC debut. I’m hoping to see good things from the guy.
Does anyone know what time the McGregor fight is actually on this weekend? In the previous promo image it seemed to state 11AM but not sure whether that was the start of the card or what. The main fight cards are usually around 3 hours long but Skybet are listing the headliner at 5AM. Can't stay up for that haha.
Brand deals will soon dry up if he's not actively fighting. Companies don't usually sponsor ex athletes. The whole point of them is to sponsor them whilst they're active and in the public eye. Taking big fights is easy money for Khabib and it's better to take what he can get whilst he's young and in his prime rather than need the money later when you're washed up and out of shape.
@7788bitcoin. Also, running his own MMA promotions company and supporting a stable of 20 Russian MMA fighters requires much money to maintain hehehe. Conor will be his gold mine to have all those expenses paid for years hehe.
Khabib Nurmagomedov earned over $6 million in his last fight against Justin Gaethje, he is one of the highest paid athletes in Russia as per the reports and he has other ventures other than the recently purchased MMA promotion. He is opening gyms under his name in different countries including London and he is a brand ambassador for different brands earning millions and he does have other business ventures as well and some of them including his earnings are undisclosed . Brand deals will soon dry up if he's not actively fighting. Companies don't usually sponsor ex athletes. The whole point of them is to sponsor them whilst they're active and in the public eye. Taking big fights is easy money for Khabib and it's better to take what he can get whilst he's young and in his prime rather than need the money later when you're washed up and out of shape.
Just a quick reminder that today UFC event is starting much earlier in just few hours and you can check countdown for exact start:
https://www.countdownmma.com/
To get familiar with some of the fighters check out Dana White If you don't know, now you know preview video:
https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/1351802765505400832
I see main event as more equal than odds suggest but bookies have Neil Magny as favorite Chiesa is much better with submission game than Magny.
Very interesting fight card starting from prelims having Khabib cousin Umar Nurmagomedov fighting against Sergey Morozov in all Russian fight.
Umar is huge favorite, but I would bet this can be fight of the night or fighters will get bonus, and Morozov is not that bad to justify this odds.
https://www.countdownmma.com/
To get familiar with some of the fighters check out Dana White If you don't know, now you know preview video:
https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/1351802765505400832
I see main event as more equal than odds suggest but bookies have Neil Magny as favorite Chiesa is much better with submission game than Magny.
Very interesting fight card starting from prelims having Khabib cousin Umar Nurmagomedov fighting against Sergey Morozov in all Russian fight.
Umar is huge favorite, but I would bet this can be fight of the night or fighters will get bonus, and Morozov is not that bad to justify this odds.
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