Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 77. (Read 93626 times)

Colvington was one of the best Welterweights of his time. Even though he never won the title because Kamaru Usman was too strong at that time. I still think Colvington is a dangerous opponent for Edwards. People hated Colvington because of the trashtalk he had and the dirty words that came out of his mouth. But actually he is a good person. I once saw a video on YouTube when a fan asked him a question and how he responded. Hopefully I can still find video footage.

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To be honest I was holding my money on Paddy in that match. But I was very sad when I had to watch Tony fight and fight again even though he had already received so much damage in his previous defeat. A Legend shouldn't retire like that. I know Tony is a unique fighter that you rarely find in fighters today. You could say he has the same persona as the Diaz brothers. Everyone wants to watch his fights and like you said, I think Tony is the only fighter who only thinks about fighting without caring about his legacy.

Strickland become suddenly underrated when he won Adesanya Before that he was just a good fighter with charisma, imho. If we look on his record, Adesanya perhaps is his biggest achievement so far.  And people say that he had won not because of skill, but because Adesanya has burned and required a vacation. DDP on the other hand has beaten one of best middleweight striker (Whittaker). Got stone chin. I even think that he would survive one or two Pereira left hands Either DDP gonna knock out Strickland (more likely) or Strickland wont have enough power to penetrate DDP stone chin (DDP by UD)

Tony is a real warrior, of course he can come back, but he is a warrior who has suffered a lot of damage, and the possibility of him returning after that much damage is very low. Yes, the audience still wants him, but I made such a comment because I care about his health, otherwise I still get excited when I see him in the ring. By the way, my money is on Paddy Pimblett. Maybe Tony will surprise everyone and make everyone lose money. Let's see, I'm looking forward to this match. I think Paddy will somehow lead to submission.

My first thought was to go with DPP, but on a second thought, I think Strickland is a bit underrated (despite holding the belt), people assume that since he's got a big mouth he must be lacking in skills. He might not be as strong as Dricus but his cardio is A LOT better and can be relentless in his attacks (as demonstrated fighting Adesanya). Du Plessis has been very effective so far but seems to be gassing out quite early and gets hit quite a lot. So if he doesn't finish Sean in the first two rounds, he probably won't make it.

I don't really mind either of them winning. But after Adesanya took a break and Pereira moved up, there aren't many others worthy of the title shot, unless Chimaev gets the chance despite being ranked #9.

At this moment Du Plessis does look to be better compared to Sean Strickland. but I actually don't believe that Sean Strickland was actually able to win the belt by mistake. I think he has created a persona that he is not serious about anything and he is always trolling. But behind the scenes, He is actually trying his heart out. I have heard that whatever he does in front of the camera, is talking trash with his opponent or calling Nina that she leaves her tits out hanging, is just for the show. He is a very different person in real life. So I think it is definitely going to be a very close fight.

How do you expect Tony vs Pimblett fight to go? Would we see last time how Tony opens people with his elbows? Or the fat kid gonna choke him from the back? Which is kinda hard to do, because Tony never taps, and he is good at bjj himself. Or it is going to be a KO? What I really know, that if the fight goes full distance, judges will never give Tony a victory. We have already experienced that. UFC likes Pimblett to much and he is their milking cow.

European fell asleep as the fight started well it is because the fight was late I often fall asleep and when I don't like the fight or even If I don't have any bet on that particular event I surely fall asleep but sometimes there is some snack and beer for sure,

But anyway it was the calf kick that already damaged the calf, well, the punches just managed to remind him that his calf was injured and it hurt like hell, but that calf punch was surely legal,


Actually, I am curious about Khamzat Chimaev if he can surely continue to fight because his last fight against Kamaru Usman is really terrible for me he can surely do something about it and he can showcase even more, but what I see in that fight is a Khamzat Chimaev that is not performing well and for me back then he can surely dominates even Leon Edwards but seeing his fight against Kamaru Usman is pretty much not that great, For sure Shavkat Rakhmonov can have a bigger chance of smashing Khamzat Chimaev,

^  DDP before seeing him vs Robert Whittaker, I'd say Strickland would win in a close fight.  But after seeing how he ran over Whittaker, yup he'll def run over Strickland too.  Lol.  Even Adesanya imho.  Too bad DDP didn't accept the fight on short notice.  He would've won it and be champ rn instead of Strickland.

Here's Embedded and some vids to watch if you have time to spare.  

UFC 296:  Embedded Episode 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrngQPqWkmA

UFC Free Fight:  Covington vs Masvidal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxS9I9oiui8

UFC Free Fight:  Edwards vs Diaz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR_f1O7vZEI

UFC Free Fight:  Pantoja vs Royval 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIzB05SC4QY

Enjoy...

I would got with DDP. People say that Strickland got his belt by accident, but Du Plessis is just a phenomenon in middleweight. His striking is something hard to describe. There are not specific fighting style in his striking. He is just like... Imagine you are at redneck disco, everyone got drunk and a fight starts. You swing and throw hands everywhere, on any angle, any speed, any power. You get yourself hit with a log, mugs got smashed on your head, but you stay like that is nothing. Then you throw a right backfist under your knee and land it left side of opponents temple, and knock him down. That is the style of Du Plessis. He is like bull that only goes forward and dont have reverse gear. Block everything with open head, strike like heavyweight and one could read where his strike would go from.

To be fair, I'm glad he didn't retire just yet and I really like the match-up against Paddy. I don't think we realise how hard it is to quit something you love and you've been doing all your adult life. If Tony feels he still has it in him and the people want to watch that (I do) then let him. Who knows, maybe he'll surprise everyone and will bounce back.
My money would be on Pimblett but it might not be an easy fight.

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I just learnt that Strickland will be fighting DuPlessis in January. That's another interesting fight that could go either way, but I slightly favour Sean.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39dFOcE-O1k&t=1s

Did you see the latest Sparring video of Conor McGregor and how small his partner compared to him, for sure if he fought Michael Chandler one would need to eventually cut weight or one will need to gain weight, either way as long as the fight continues, sure this kind of thing on the UFC will be OK as it could also be a special match or an exhibition match between two fighters, for sure it could either way,

Or it could be something for his role in a movie just like what you have said but I guess it is either way,


Conor McGregor is the UFC's best Cash Cow so for sure the UFC will do anything for him to fight again not to return but to just fight one last fight that is why the UFC has pitted him against Michael Chandler because Conor McGregor has some issue with Chandler and also I think they are OK to fight as Chandler also is not active anymore,

Now UFC put Tony Ferguson in front of Paddy Pimblett. Tony Ferguson should have quit long ago instead of suffering so many defeats and he would have been well remembered and he is still a hero to me. He couldn't fight Khabib for the belt, his fight was canceled many times and finally he signed a contract against Justin Gaetcje, it was his fate to accept that fight and he still doesn't choose the fight, he accepts all of them unfortunately. Everyone still wonders what would have happened if he fought Khabib. Paddy Pimblett wouldn't last long against prime Tony, but Tony isn't the old Tony anymore, so I can think of something for Pimblett to win. There are two belt protection matches on the UFC 296 card. Actually, it is necessary to interpret them. The match between Leon Edwards and Covington was made clear when Covington made remarks from the sidelines during the Edwards Usman trilogy. It is not an easy opponent for Edwards, but in my opinion, Covington is a lower level fighter than Usman, so I support Edward, but I don't know how he will finish. I'm just deciding for now.

Sportsbet.io - UFC 296 - Multi Master Challenge- (Saturday)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sportsbetio-ufc-296-multi-master-challenge-saturday-5477474

He needs to win this fight before he can get a chance to face Chimaev inside the cage because he already established a great record which only few have accomplished in UFC history. Rakhmonov is a rising star and surely after he gives the fans an outstanding performance in this upcoming fight, he will surely be a match for another interesting opponent like Chimaev since he is gaining more market value after that.

He's pretty good and prolly one of those guys who was just kept under the radar because it was mostly Fig and Moreno who kept getting into all the PPV main events for 125 for more than a couple of years.  At the other side Royval is pretty good too.  I still lean towards Pantoja but Royval could show up and make it closer than what the lines suggest.

Anyway, who you guys got in the main event?  At first glance I got Covington but I'm going back and forth the more I look into it.

UFC 296:  Countdown - Full Episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqqdG2xqdqk

And I think we're gonna witness a murder in the Thompson vs Rakhmonov match.  Rakhmonov is the real deal, I think he could even make it look easy vs Chimaev.

The fight schedule for the end of this year brings together several great fighters owned by the UFC.

But the most interesting thing is in the main event which brings together Leon Edwards as the welterweight belt holder and Colby Covington as the challenger.
In this fight, Leon Edwards will defend his belt for the second time and he also emphasized during an interview that he is ready and will beat anyone who tries to get in his way, including Colby Covington.

They both have quite dominant basic wrestling and of course for defense each fighter will have almost the same endurance as other fighters who also have basic wrestling.
But Leon Edwards has strong enough punches and kicks that he can easily do takedown due to his superior physical stature.
And what is clear is that this will be very interesting match to watch.

To start a week with a nice mood, I have found two videos for you.

1) https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0mv0gWrZad/?igshid=ZDE1MWVjZGVmZQ How do you watch UFC ? I am a European, but I have try to watch it silently at nights on the kitchen on ipad with beer, pizza and chips

2) https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0aDOUyJJCZ/?igshid=ZDE1MWVjZGVmZQ%3D%3D - calf punches. Never seen anyone would land that

Alexandre Pantoja lost to Deiveson Figueiredo back on UFC 240 on July 27, 2019, for sure many are looking at that fight if Deiveson Figueiredo could make a good move on Pantoja or if he was really lucky in that fight just like how he got lucky with the Brandon Moreno fight, actually all Deiveson Figueiredo fight was a close one so you will be having a hard time thinking who really won, and will end up in a decision win, for me those Deiveson Figueiredo VS Brandon Moreno fights are one of the boring fights that is on the main event well this is just my opinion, but I am still end up betting on those fights,


Sure Conor McGregor loves publicity, even if it is a positive to a negative one, Conor McGregor will surely take it and turn that publicity into profit for sure, his latest sparring videos are up on the internet for his fans to view, and he looks really heavy now I really don't know if what is his plan weight division now that he gained weight, maybe the Welterweight or the Middleweight I really don't know, but it looks like he gained weight and now has power in his strike, but he is now slower than usual,


Actually seeing his record it looks like he can dominate the Flyweight division if given a fight that has less wrestling because for sure he will dominate in that fight for sure, but I am really curious about Alexandre Pantoja, I really think he will not last being the Flyweight champion for sure,

Also Islam Makhachev was present on that boxing event. With all the background Conor and Khabib team had, strange to see no reaction from Conor. Also I was surprised to see how harmless and nice he was with Yan in the ring. Jokes, smiles. Hard to recognize him today, when we know who he was in past. Also have you noticed how bigger than Yan he was? What makes it special, that Yan is the same size as Aldo, and Conor fought Aldo years ago.

Conor McGregor is just doing everything he wants to do with his life. And he is good when it comes to any type of publicity. He even mentioned becoming president of Ireland which Elon Musk responded, making it a trend.

I doubt he will ever make a return, especially in the UFC. He's already in his mid-30s and has been inactive for many years. I guess even Petr Yan will beat him. He's got too much money anyway so there's no more motivation left in him. If he wants to stay physically active then maybe he can join the WWE.