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Anyone here watching the fight live fellows.

It is a crazy night of fights and i am overwhelmed watching all the fights. Majority of the fights went to the judges

Jeremy Stephens v Calvin Kattar

Jeremy Stephens was having the momentum in the first round and he landed some good shots but in the second round Calvin Kattar landed with one elbow and that decided the fight and a second elbow was nasty and the fight was stopped.

Francis Ngannou v Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Rozenstruik called out the grim reaper , the fight is over as it started, Rozenstruik was thinking about a technical fight landing a couple of heavy leg kicks and Francis Ngannou had enough and closed the distance fast with wild swings and the first shot he landed Rozenstruik slept and a few shots added as flavor, it was brutal.

Henry Cejudo v Dominick Cruz

It was a bit controversial but Cejudo landed many unanswered shots when the referee called off the fight but he was trying to stand up when the fight is called off and the most surprising was Cejudo retired for good.

The main event is going on, hoping fireworks

EDiT:

One of the best and dominating performance by Justin Gaethje and Tony could take a punch as he was eating punches after another for 5 rounds and he looked like he fell off a train and referee had no choice than to stop the fight.

My stand out performance i liked was Calvin Kattar and Francis Ngannou and Justin Gaethje for interrupting the landscape of the division, Justin Gaethje v Khabib would be great but everyone will miss the Tony fight.

We will see the extend of the situation two weeks after the event and hopefully no one will be infected after the event, what i see from reports is that the coaching staff of Jacare Souza is also positive and his training partners will also be infected and who knows which all fighters had contact with him when he came for the event.

Two more hours for the event to start, i am excited to see the fights and if everything goes well we will see all the planned fights with restrictions.

@tokeweed I have good news for you and others i.e. the event is not being canceled as Dana White has confirmed that the event will continue as per the schedule set by him, and he’s even proud of the fact that the system that he put in place to check their fighters is working. At this stage I do feel bad for Jacare as he won’t be able to participate in the event, but I’m also glad that their system for checking their fighters is working as that’ll ensure everyone’s safety in the arena.


Source:

https://www.essentiallysports.com/ufc-249-news-dana-white-releases-statement-after-fighter-tests-postive-at-ufc-249/

That is unfortunate, but it is fine they identified and taken him off the card, but who knows how much people he contacted while training for the fight and when he reached the arena. I was looking at the news whether they will cancel the event but there is nothing of that sort yet, this is a really great fight card from top to bottom and i hope it will continue without much issue.

Football is a group event and if someone is positive then the entire team is in trouble and they will be forced to pause or cancel the season.

Looks like Tony was fighting shark 

Awful injury, huge scar (probably has metal plastine now inside) and bruises like he had lots of torn muscles. This leg gonna be Gaethje main goal.

I find it always interesting, how much strikes fighters with such injuries could hold, before injury starts to show signals for stop.

I got Cerrone too.  

And yeah...  I hope so too.  Been checking online for updates.  No bad news so far.  

UFC 249:  Weigh In Face offs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa5dYXxVIxE

How unfortunate that Jacare is not the only one who got the virus, two of his cornermen did as well. Good for them they are all asymptomatic and now isolated with the others. Moreover, the Florida Boxing State Commission agree to continue the event since all remaining 23 fighters test negative. So chill, there's no need to worry abouy .

What the. . . I got my bet on that specific fighter. Hoping that the whole event will not get cancelled just because of it. Jeez.

Anyways, I still got 1 pick and if someone of you are interested, here's my write up on these fights. 

Uriah Hall vs Ronaldo Souza

Donald Cerrone vs Anthony Pettis

Just got a text...  Jacare vs Hall is cancelled.  Jacare has the Rooona.  I hope the comission at Florida or some regulatory body doesn't cancel the whole thing.

And here's the same question I've been asking football fans.  If a player tests positive, will a league's FA cancel the season again?

Here are the Face Offs !
https://www.facebook.com/46299886275/posts/10158265028631276/?app=fbl

It's unusual to see that Tony didn't surprised Dana by his yell and kung fu stance lol. He is so serious. On the other hand, I don't like Cejudo's stunt but it adds spice to their match up to be honest and I enjoyed it. Let's just wait how karma treats him .

UFC is a premier monopoly for MMA and majority of the fighters would not dare to speak against them fearing that they will loose their career.

That is a horrific pic you posted.

Even if it a normal situation Khabib will not fight citing religious obligation as he is fasting, McGregor and Masvidal would be great, will they put a BMF belt for the fight to make it a title fight  .

I really hope McGregor will decline that. A fight without audience will be hugely boring. It will look like a fight of TUF(The Ultimate Fighter)... 
McGregor would be more inspired to wait few more months...

Askren seems kinda like a nerd...  I wonder if he lurks around here.  Lol.  

Hi Ben!  *just in case*  

And that knee...  Nasty.

UFC Pros Pick:  Ferguson vs Gaethje
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ynyMSQcT8k

UFC Pros Pick:  Cejudo vs Cruz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-9hJRBq0MY

Again, initally my gut feeling says Gaethje but I already bet on the over 2.5 rounds at 2.10...  Which goes against my gut feeling.  Not betting on the main event.  I think it's more likely gonna happen like Poirier vs Gaethje..  Dunno.

Edit:  Hmmm...  I could change my mind about not betting.  Ferguson looked better on the scale than Gaethje imo. 

UFC 249:  Weigh Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnuEX0VuKjA

Things had changed so people who loved to be on the stadium would have to go PPV unless they are willing to risk. McGregor and Masvidal I guess are confirmed to be in the island. But not Kabib. Still the profit from the gate receipts will not be the same.

That's fun of Askren, he uses his account for the countdown.

Tony Ferguson is not human, he started his own rehabilitation and set up his own gym and started practicing for the next fight in three months after the surgery which is unheard even for other fighters as they were amused by the early recovery.




In a world where you cannot uphold privacy you think that if there is an agreement it will not leak to the media, even if there is a private deal if they are admitted to the hospital for the treatment it will be public knowledge .

We will get the clarity after this event, majority of the people are on the verge of loosing their jobs and business and it will be a success but expect more illegal streams unless they reduce the PPV charges.

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Ben Askren is a crypto enthusiast for a long time, good to see Eddie Alvarez jumping in knowing that the halving is approaching  .

249 should be great but after that I'm more interested in the potential Fight Island. Dana did an interview recently with BT sports where he gave updated on everything he's working on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDqq8wK6K7s

If he can get just one big fight for the Island it will be huge, but he mentions with fighters like McGregor they will miss out millions from gate receipts. I still think they will make up for that in PPV sales though as if that's the only way you can watch it they could get away with charging a premium, which would be understandable given how much they've probably spent on the infrastructure etc.

Did anyone see this?


https://cointelegraph.com/news/former-ufc-champion-cant-sit-on-sidelines-any-longer-buys-bitcoin
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ufc-fighter-changes-twitter-name-to-promote-bitcoin-halving

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Looking ahead, just take a glance on the next event (FN173) fight card 

While UFC249 is a "pure gold", FN173 can be compared to dull copper. After all the stars in UFC249, people will be a bit confused with FN173.
Anyway it was really a tough work for Dana to find available, willing to fight and be able to visit the event fighters.

UFC 249 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7ZcCpMjis8

UFC 249 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS9-Woq3g-A

A fighter with injury will not fight like he would back when he isn't yet injured. When the spider broke his leg he isn't just as he was after it. Cruz also suffers the same. He might not be a fighter anymore. Cejudo is always been agressive, faster and still in his prime.

The reason i am staying away from Cruz is because he is returning after a long lay off due to injury, the odds look tempting though.

My predictions are
Francis Ngannou to win by KO
Justin Gaethje after seeing Inside the Octagon
Greg Hardy by KO
Henry Cejudo because of his superior wrestling and Cruz returning after a long lay off.