Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 549. (Read 99604 times)

Idiot judges!
No way Volkanovski won this fight, and Holloway was better in this fight overall.
Even Dana White said it was bad judging this time and I agree

Would you be able to say its an upset fight between Usman and Masvidal?

Holloway lost twice with Volkanovski, its not so much of a surprise but I would say its still upsetting to see I bet for his win this time but the same result. For Aldo I think some are expecting that Yan will really win the fight. Its Namajunas win that's surprising.

Finally UFC 251 is over and it was a great night of fights.

Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal did not live up to the hype but Usman was not able to finish Masvidal and the first round i scored for Masvidal and then the two head butt that changed the fight and Usman basically controlled the rest of the fight, there were really great take down defense from Masvidal but later on Usman was able to control him on the ground in the final round.

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Alexander Volkanovski was able to defeat Max Holloway but i scored the fight to Max as he was able to knock down Volkanovski in the first two rounds in the closing minutes and the third round also belonged to Holloway but it looks like the judges were watching another fight and only in the final round Volkanovski was able to take Holloway down, a bit disappointed with the results.

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Petr Yan defeated José Aldo and the first 3 rounds were great and the old leg kicks of Aldo was on full display as he as able to sweep Petrn Yan off his feet in the first round with that brutal kick but then he gasses out and Petr Yan displayed a classic display of waiting for Aldo to gas out and then was able to finish him.

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Rose Namajunas defeated Jéssica Andrade and the score card looks close but Rose was dominating in the first two rounds and in the third round Andrade was able to put some offense and a good win for Rose and hopefully Rose will be facing the champion next.

Few hours left until UFC 251.
My main picks are:
Volkanovski VS. Holloway
Holloway is underdog in this fight, and I see great value in his win here.
Last time in UFC 245 he lost against Volkanovski, so I expect to see revenge here.
Smaller stakes.

Jessica Andrade VS. Rose Namajunas
I will go for Namajunas win.

Jose Aldo ML is my bet but we will see

Paige Vanzant and Amanda Ribas are beautiful but i am going with Amanda Ribas to win the fight as i watching all the interviews Paige was talking about the amount of money she makes outside fighting and i doubt her dedication. Look wise both a gorgeous.


If Usman is going to win the fight then it will end up in a decision as it is hard to finish Masvidal and for everyone who is betting on the main event should know these, Jorge Masvidal was wrestling with Bo Nickal who is a world class wrestler and Yoel Romero to prepare for Kamaru Usman and i see Masvidal winning the stand up and if Usman falls for the trap then he will get knocked out, the path to victory for Usman is chain wrestling and holding Masvidal on the ground.

Aldo didn't look as dehydrated as Holloway and Volk to me.  The latter two looked like they were zombies...  Esp Holloway.  Lol.

UFC 251:  Face offs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgzTO211Wec

Kamaru Usman (170) vs. Jorge Masvidal (170) – for welterweight title
Alexander Volkanovski (145) vs. Max Holloway (145) – for featherweight title
Petr Yan (135) vs. Jose Aldo (135) – for vacant bantamweight title
Jessica Andrade (115) vs. Rose Namajunas (116)
Amanda Ribas (126) vs. Paige VanZant (126)
Volkan Oezdemir (205.5) vs. Jiri Prochazka (205)
Muslim Salikhov (171) vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (171)
Makwan Amirkhani (146) vs. Danny Henry (146)
Roman Bogatov (155.5) vs. Leonardo Santos (156)
Maxim Grishin (223) vs. Marcin Tybura (252)
Raulian Paiva (129)* vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov (126)
Vanessa Melo (141)** vs. Karol Rosa (136)
Martin Day (136) vs. Davey Grant (136)

Paiva and Melo missed weight.

Anyway for my picks, I got:  Henry at 2.60, cancelled my bet on Oezdemir and got Prochazka at 2.28, Holloway at 2.58 and under 4.5 rounds for the main event at 1.61.

Still thinking if I should pull the trigger on Andrade.

Edit:  I should've waited.  The under 4.5 for Usman vs Masvidal is now at 1.84 rn.  I think that's good value.

Where is @mich? There is another battle of the sex kittens.

Paige Vanzant 38 - 24 - 36.



versus

Amanda Ribas 33 - 24 - 35.



Vital statistics are only estimated hehehehe

Episode 5 - https://youtu.be/eouaLXZ8Bbc

I wouldn't bet against Petr just by looking at how drained Aldo is tbh but let's see.

Right  I can only imagine how the fight would go if they would actually do it under the sun hehe.

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Masvidal had to shred 20 pounds in six days for this title fight. I'm no nutritionist but that's really a rough cut for any fighter. That could be a huge factor for him especially if the fight goes beyond three rounds. He should finish the fight early or the belt remains with Usman.


Faceoffs - https://youtu.be/IgzTO211Wec

I believe Masvidal will win, it will most likely be a long, tough fight, but Masvidal looks like a guy with great mindset, he goes out to fight and he is not scared to take and give. He looks like a person that enjoys beating people and taking the beating also

I watched Masvidal short interview before fight, and he looked very sharp and ready.
Getting ready for UFC 251 with MMA fighting preview show youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmPSGOuQqGI

Frankly speaking, this looks fake. Where all the crowd is going to be? Where are vip spots? Sunbeds on the left? This could be a place for a work-up in front of the crowd, just to get more attention to the event.

If this is a cage for the fight, all the wrestlers can say "goodbye" to an opportunity to win. Sun and sweat will their main enemy in the fight.

No, though I wish it was. It would have made it so much better being on the beach. It's just for practising in.The main card is at bout 3-5AM UK time. Shame it wasn't on in the evening Abu Dhabi time but I guess they've done it early there for the US audience. I'll probably just go to bed early and set an alarm for the main card fights which should all be pretty decent.

During his younger days he was struggling to make 145 and now 15 years into his career he is going down to 135 pounds which i initially thought was impossible but he is somehow maintaining a good diet and making the cut even though draining, personally i would like to see Jose Aldo winning the title but i would not bet against Petr Yan after seeing some of his old fights and his athletic gifts.

Everyone made weight and there is no way they will fight in the open during this season, it feels like you are in a hot spa in the open and the fighters will gas out within a round .

next one tommrrow

Well F*ck that, I fell for the trap 

Not interested in the other fighters and just looked for weigh ins for the title fights:
Jose Aldo vs Petr Yan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgBGRLa-BjE (Aldo really looks bad)
Alexander Volkanovski vs Max Holloway - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezAcVJ39yTc
Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfDVcP7yx9E (I thought Jorge looked slimmer than before)

^  It's gonna be inside the dome.

Just saw Masvidal at the scale.  I think he looked good.  I'll watch it again later.  I now regret not taking him early...

UFC 251:  Weigh Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrr_UFKwoAQ

Edit:  Replay on rn. 

Episode 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-HUW20_N4c

Jose Aldo looks drained judging from his face.

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I hope everyone makes weight and be hydrated enough for the fight. If main card starts at 8:00 AM as suggested by @tokeweed, they could be fighting under the sun with 40°C+. That's going to be tough even for these pro fighters.

That is correct.
I heard Max Holloway complaining about this.
Not sure how it will affect all fighters, but ones that adapt faster may have advantage.

I agree with you.
Also Masvidal will fight with less pressure, as he achieved what he wanted and secured his family future with this good deal, win or lose.

I do not remember anyone stopping Jorge Masvidal and the fight going the distance is a real possibility as he is a really tough fighter, the climate situation in the fight island is going to be humid and Usman might not get the grip to hold Jorge Masvidal down and i really like the set ups Masvidal does to land the knockout punch in some of his fights and there is no doubt he is a superior striker than Usman.

My picks for this fight card are, Petr Yan, Rose Namajunas, Amanda Ribas, Muslim Salikhov.