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He got $600k in bonuses actually. $300k for the performance of the night and another $300k for the fight of the night.

I wonder what's next for him. Will he stay at 155 or go back down to the featherweight to face Topuria for the belt. After last night, Topuria will not be as strong of a favourite.
If Holloway decides to stay at 155, there's a chance he could get a title shot, but will have to wait a bit. Islam says he wants to do 3 fights a year, that's why he got Poirier for June. Later (if he wins) he'll probably fight Arman (again) and then he could be matched up with Max.
Although it's possible that the UFC will prefer to give the shot to Max before Arman, given Max's great performance and the fact that Islam has already fought Arman in the past (and it wasn't a super exciting fight).

A lot of badass in UFC besides Alex, some of them even talk to the audience/judges while fighting. Herb thought Alex was hurt from the low kick but Alex just did a hand sign telling Herb to back off it's fine and then just punished Hill for it. It is quite an uppercut but a bit short but did the job. If Max didn't ask Gaethje to just stay in the middle to fight together, the 300k may just belong to Pereira.  all in all, Max got the performance and fight of the night.

Costa seeing Sean's tweet naked in the pool wanted to cancel the fight. Probably not serious but Sean is showing signs of a head case.

I don't usually post in this thread (for obvious reasons), and I'm not watching UFC that much, but the final 2 match-up was just INSANE especially the co-main event where they just threw punches until the final second of the game. That fight would not be the "Fight of the Night" if Gaethji didn't knocked out in the final second of the game. Many are rooting for him to win (including me), but that just shows how good Holloway is, and it just shows as well that "One punch can change the whole game".

I know, I know that the co-main event was a good show, but why nobody is talking about the main event? I mean isn't it pretty rare that a fighter is stopping the referee who wants to stop the fight momentarily? Hill kicked him near the belt, Herb Dean tried to stop the fight, but Pereira was locked in on Hill already and stopped the referee. It's like "Hey Ref, don't stop me. I'm about to knock this b*tch up" and sure enough, he knocked him out with a left upper cut to the face. What's hilarious is that "Khabby Lame signature hand gesture". Pardon me, but it was my first time seeing a fighter stopping the referee who supposed to stop them, and that gesture.

To add as well: Dana White also said to one of the interviews that in June 1st, we will see Makachev and Poirier fighting on the main event with Stickland and Costa being on the co-main event, and in June 29th, we will see the comeback of "The Notorious" McGregor up against Chandler. More fights incoming and these will be huge ones (at least for me ).

Max and Justin stole whole event Their fight was much interesting, excited and unexpcted than main and co-main events. I was sure that Gaethji is going to finish him somewhere in the middle of the fight. Thought it would be kicks, wait till Max looses mobility and finish with heavy punches. Instead, Max one again, showed whos boxing is one of the best in UFC. Well deserved 300k for a fight.

Totally agree, it was a historical fight for the Best Mother Fucker title, and he proved he is the best, even in the interview he say, "No one believes i can win this one, just watch me".

I bet on Holloway to win by KO, it was a small bet $5 to win x7.5, and winning that bet in the last second was awesome. That end made me stand up, it was impressive, i could say the best fight i have ever seen.

^  Yup!  Holy fck, I never everrr imagined it could happen the way it did.  It doesn't feel like real life.  I mean it's Justin Gaethje we're talking about and Holloway moves up at 155 and beats the living sht out of Gaethje?  Wtf.  Sure Holloway has a chance to win but not who would've imagined it to be like that!  Epic event!

UFC 300:  Post Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG9dx1NrL3Y

UFC 300:  Results

Alex Pereira def Jamahal Hill  KO R1
Zhang Weili def Yan Xiaonan  UD
Max Hollow def Justin Gaethje  KO R5
Arman Tsarukyan def Charles Oliveira  UD
Bo Nickal def Cody Brundage  SUB R2
Jiří Prochazka def Aleksandar  Rakic TKO R2
Aljamain Sterling def Calvin Kattar  UD
Kayla Harrison def Holly Holm  SUB R2
Diego Lopes def Sodiq Yusuff  TKO R1
Renato Moicano def Jalin Turner  TKO R2
Jéssica Andrade def Marina Rodriguez  SD
Bobby Green def Jim Miller  UD
Deiveson Figueiredo def Cody Garbrandt  SUB R2

No UFC next weekend.  If there are any other good MMA or boxing events next weekend feel free to post them itt.

Max is an absolute savage. I'm not a big fan of the "BMF" belt concept, but if anyone deserves it, it's Max Holloway, hands down. The ending of the fight was simply perfect. A cold KO literally a second before the end of the fight is not something you would see even in a movie.
I'm yet to check who received performance bonuses, but Max has to be one of them.

Here are the highlights of the fight for those who haven't seen it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhcd5rWm5LI

Yeah I guess from a betting perspective with Holm lined at around 4.70, there's no other way around it but dog or pass.  But if anything we really can't trust Holm at the point where she's at esp after losing vs Bueno Silva who isn't really that good...

Here are the weigh in results.  Everybody made weight and there are no cancellations.  Yippeee!

UFC 300:  Weigh In Results

Champ Alex Pereira (205) vs Jamahal Hill (205)
Champ Zhang Weili (115) vs Yan Xiaonan (115)
Justin Gaethje (156) vs Max Holloway (156)
Charles Oliveira (156) vs Arman Tsarukyan (156)
Cody Brundage (186) vs Bo Nickal (186)
Jiri Prochazka (206) vs Aleksandar Rakic (206)
Calvin Kattar (145.5) vs Aljamain Sterling (146)
Kayla Harrison (136) vs Holly Holm (136)
Diego Lopes (146) vs Sodiq Yusuff (146)
Renato Moicano (156) vs Jalin Turner (155.5)
Jessica Andrade (116) vs Marina Rodriguez (116)
Bobby Green (156) vs Jim Miller (155.5)
Deiveson Figueiredo (135.5) vs Cody Garbrandt (136)

Here's jeremypwr's Multi Master and my picks.

UFC 300:  Multi Master Challenge
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sportsbetio-ufc-300-multi-master-challenge-13-april-5492088

13. Jamahal Hill
12. Zhang Weili
11. Justin Gaethje
10. Bo Nickal
9. Charles Oliveira
8. Jiri Prochazka
7. Calvin Kattar
6. Kayla Harrison
5. Diego Lopes
4. Renato Moicano
3. Marina Rodriguez
2. Bobby Green
1. Deiveson Figueiredo

Here are the rest of the Embedded vids just for completeness sake...  Enjoy.

UFC 300:  Embedded Episodes 3 - 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoilBP58Kx4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDZNcVYzIBE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BI4_OCXicU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGg7ddGmvg4

@notblox1. You might be correct. I speculated in @rdbase's thread that Kayla Harrison will put Holly Holm on the stretcher, however after this weight cut, it appears that if her stamina is not there on round 2 and round 3, Holly Holm might win this with a decision. This is also not only a larpy speculation. Miesha Tate has said this during an interview with her on January. This is 3 months before the fight.

I will change my pick to Holly heheheh.



but Miesha Tate would like to remind her that hitting the weight and competing well after are two different things.

“When I saw it was at 135, I was shocked,” Tate said on SiriusXM’s Fight Nation. “Because Kayla Harrison begged for a 155-pound division at PFL, and she got it, and I think she’s been great there. She’s been tremendous. I know she’s made 145 before, I think it was tough for her. I think 135 is going to really suck the life out of her, and it’s not the best move.”

Source https://www.mmamania.com/2024/1/28/24053901/miesha-tate-worried-for-kayla-harrison-at-ufc-300-135-is-going-to-really-suck-the-life-out-of-her

We are nearing the next UFC event and I cant wait for it to start, and hoping to see some cracking fights.
I just saw weight results for UFC 300 and Kayla Harrison looks like a completely different person after this brutal weight cut 
She looked sick to me and I hope this wont affect her performance in fight against Holly Holm, odds are remaining heavily in her favor:
https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/mma/ufc/ufc-300/holm-holly-vs-harrison-kayla-65b2d013aafd2b000174b630

Sportsbet.io is offering "Fight Specials" for UFC 300
https://sportsbet.io/sports/mma/ufc/ufc-300/matches

Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill


Zhang Weili vs. Yan Xiaonan


Justin Gaethje vs. Max Holloway

Obviously it was because of UFC 300 that he's giving a $300,000 bonus but I think it also says a little something...  Dana White seems to be acknowledging that fighter pay needs some improvement and I hope this is just a first step.  These fighters should probably be making 10x as much as they are and a bigger bonus is nice, but it would also be nice if he announced things like paying for training leading up to fights for fighters, better insurance, and some individual advertising for their brands.  UFC needs to start making fighters into stars instead of finding stars to make into champions.

Squirrel

^ Don't get me wrong, all in all I think it's good rule since most of these guys just get their post count up.  And I'm not telling anyone what to do, I just think there should be exceptions.  But again, it is what it is.  The managers should run the campaigns as best as they could for their clients.

On the 300k bonus, they prolly did it because it's UFC '300'...  Get it?    And I didn't watch the vid.  Is it just for this event or is it gonna be a regular thing?  Expect violence for the 300k, 10 matches might not go the distance.  

Yeah, I think all campaigns ran by Icopress have a rule that participants won't get paid for posts made after 250 page in a thread. I could argue either way on whether or not it's a good rule.

They decided to go bold for the special event and they're sticking to it. I think Dana made the decision on a whim and this had nothing to do with low popularity.
Funny to see him splashing money like that and casually increasing bonuses 6-fold, knowing the UFC was notorious for underpaying their fighters. Maybe it's an attempt to fix their image?

He doesn't speak English you know 

^  Lmao ain't no nothing is gonna change that facial expression.  As for not getting any popularity, dunno...  The event is in Vegas, it's surely gonna be sold out.  We're not getting our creme de la creme main event but all of these match ups are great!

Anyway, I'm back and forth in the main event.  Does everybody think Hill is totally healthy?  I feel like the UFC couldn't find a headliner for the event then just settled with Periera vs Hill...  To think about it, Periera vs Hill is kinda short notice with Hill possibly still recuperating from his ankle injury.  The UFC prolly offered him good money to headline and Hill thinking it would be a good opportunity to get the belt back, signed the contract.  :/  What do you guys think?


I'd go for Nickal, Gaethje and Weili as a parlay.  Hill and Tsarukyan could be pie shtters.  I'd put them in a separate parlay.

Here's the pre fight press conference.

UFC 300:  Pre Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezlJzCNrXZ0

UFC 300:  Weigh In Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o76dmhvGySs

UFC 300:  Ceremonial Weigh Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00FTH6KYz40

Now it is getting more interesting, as fighters going to do a maximum of what they are able to and a little bit more to win, as fight bonuses have been increased from 50k to 300k ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow_BdBRtU0w). For someone that might be a life changer, if he has default contract with 10+10 or 25+25. Amazing how Dana easily agreed to that. Seems that UFC 300 isnt getting as much popularity as the planned.

P.S. look at Pereira stone face when increase was announced

^ We don't see those regular UFC fans here anymore. It's getting fewer

I watch BISPING: UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill | FINAL PICKS & PREDICTIONS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDmf0N6rbsE

He predicted Charles would lose against Tsarukyan for Tsarukyan could nullify Charles's jujitsu on the ground. That's what he said here.


So basically this is his take on the main card. Not Alex on the main event to which he said Jamahal will KO Alex. I am quite unsure why he says this but his point on Tsarukyan seems valid.

Is his picks good for Parlay?

^  I'm not really sure.  Lol.  Maybe their campaigns prevent them from posting in threads that have gone over some number of pages.  :/  I think it applies in some threads like 'My friend has gambling addiction' and those ones that have really no real discussion.  Just guys getting their post count up.

But yeah, it is what it is.  I'm happy to post everything I watch, read and think that's UFC related here itt.  Like Garbrandt, I looked at the odds and I'm thinking why is he lined at 3.55 here?  It's almost like the sports betting site is forcing you to drop some money on him.  The lines should be closer imho.  The guy could crack.

Edit:  Checked all the lines...  This event is a parlay buster.  I could see up to 8 underdogs shtting on the pie.

Arent you surprised how silent this topic is last days? Few days left, great card, lots of fights that can end unexpectedly. And maximum we get is few posts a day. I dont remember we have discussed UFC 300 previously much, so that we wont have any topic of discussion left. Is it so silent here, because people are not impressed with main event and expected to see Khabib vs Conor 2 ? Even first of early prelims is worth watching and discussing. Like can someone explain why Cody Garbrandt is tagged as one of stupidest ufc fighters ?