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I very may well just do it...  If I'm not lazy.  Lol.  And if there aren't any events during a weekend I usually watch fight replays at YT or MMACore and wherever I could find them.  I also watch the EPL which I used be a huge fan of.  I still am but I haven't been watching it as much as I used to.  And there's also F1.  But my interest has been waning as of late too tbh.

Here's a fight reply that was uploaded in the UFC's Brazilian recently.  What a banger.

UFC Free Fight:  Pantoja vs Moreno 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsqA3rke8Zg

Enjoy...

Here is the result of my picks for the UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig

Brendan Allen (1.23) VS Paul Craig (4.20) - WIN


Great job for Brendan Allen Dominating the fight from the stand-up to the ground he dominated it, and those 2 successful takedowns that he got, while Paul Craig can not get any great takedowns, for sure Paul Craig was nothing for this guy I would say from start to finish Brendan Allen is destroying this guy so much, he might get a few shots or so but the damage is not here while Allen is too vicious for Paul Craig, it was really not fair to pit Craig against Allen that is for sure,

Michael Morales (1.31) VS Jake Matthews (3.50) - WIN


When it comes to striking for sure Jake Matthews sucks, and it is not fair to pit him against Michael Morales because this dude has insane accuracy with the standing actually Matthews has tried but because of the good takedown defense of Morales sure it really sucked for Matthews for not really giving him chance, while Michael Morales also give a takedown of his own but Jake Matthews also prevented it which for me he should stay in the ground and let Morales take him down and from there he should have scramble it up from there,

Jordan Leavitt (2.85) VS Chase Hooper (1.47) - LOST


The stand-up was really great but Hooper didn't expect that the fight would be on the ground early because he was expecting a lot more and the fight could be in a 3rd round at least, but again the scramble on the ground is what happened and for sure these two did exchange a great ground battle but again Chase Hooper was really excelled what Jordan Leavitt can do with the wrestling and for sure Chase Hooper have given him,

For sure I believe that there is no other reason for Jon Jones to be back in the UFC, and Dana White just needs time to think about it but yeah it was surely all about money for sure, and that injury from before was just not what Dana White is expecting but it surely happens, and if the Tyson Fury VS Jon Jones could happen then that would be big money for both the UFC and Jon Jones, but I think Tyson Fury might be thinking carefully after his fight with Francis Ngannou, but it will depend if Tyson Fury will approve it, for sure if Jon Jones can win against Fury then what Francis Ngannou did will be worthless,

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I was really happy with my bet results and for sure it was a perfect bet for me now here are the results and what happened with the UFC Fight Night Vegas 82 now the results

Brendan Allen VS Paul Craig ROUND 3 SUBMISSION - WIN

Brendan Allen was an exciting fighter to watch as well, Paul Craig got his defense in place at first but Brendan Allen did not stop with his pursuit with his submission. Allen dominated the fight in both stand-up and on the ground and Brendan did seem to get into the full mount on Paul Craig, even though Craig was defending the submission of Allen, Brendan Allen still got his great position on the ground, and gave Craig, not a crazy ground and pound but a very effective for sure an intelligent ground and pound for Allen, and for sure that submission Paul Craig have given his back to Allen and it was a dominant win for Brendan Allen,

Jake Matthews VS Michael Morales ROUND 3 DECISION - WIN

Another step-up win for Michael Morales even though it was a decision win for sure seeing the fight Michael Morales got amazing accuracy with his striking and was sure he remained undefeated Michael Morales was accurate with his distance and found an opening against Jake Matthews, and both have defended each takedowns and both fighters have shot only 1 takedown but for sure Morales gaining the upperhand with his striking and being consistent with his striking and sure I was right with my decision,

Amanda Ribas VS Luana Pinheiro ROUND 3 KO/TKO - WIN

The taller Amanda Ribas at 1st was getting a hard time against Luana Pinheiro but she made an adjustment with the fight for her to get back with the scoring, she targeted a Knockout for this fight with a very accurate Spinning kick to the face to knockout Luana Pinheiro for sure and for sure Amanda Ribas didn't stop until she is now winning the fight at first I really thought that Ribas will lose this fight because the 1st round was really imminent that she has gotten great shots from Pinheiro but still Amanda Ribas was victorious with that Spinning kick that Knockout Pinheiro,

Well, next event is in two weeks. Dont know how we gonna kill that time quick But it promised to be much better than Allen vs Craig. At least 4 fights in main event card looks to be exciting. Hey tokeweed, are you ready to make fight card post or is lazy today like me?

P.S. Btw, what do you guys do during these long pauses between events? Watch other promotions or power slap?

^  It was decent for just a fight night event in the Apex...  9 finishes out of 14 match ups.  I'd say it delivered and the results are a lot better than many of the past events this year.

Anyway here are the results.  I think 155 and 170 should be on the look out for this guy Orolbai.  I was surprised he beat up Uros Medic the way he did on short notice...  Pure dominance.

Brendan Allen def Paul Craig  Submission R3
Michael Morales def Jake Matthews  UD
Chase Hooper def Jordan Leavitt Submission R1
Payton Talbott def Nick Aguirre  Submission R3
Amanda Ribas def Luana Pinheiro  TKO R3
Myktybek Orolbai def Uros Medic  Submission R2
Joanderson Brito def Jonathan Pearce  Submission R2
Jose Johnson def Chad Anheliger  Submission R3
Christian Leroy Duncan def Denis Tiuliulin  TKO R2
Mick Parkin def Caio Machado  UD
Jeka Saragih def Lucas Alexander  KO R1
Ailín Pérez def Lucie Pudilova  UD
Trey Ogden vs Nikolas Motta  No Contest
Rafael Estevam def Charles Johnson  UD

And here's the post fight press conference.  Enjoy.  

UFC Fight Night:  Allen vs Craig - Post Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4FEJYRFWZU

Allen vs Craig event has ended. Any comments on it guys? I havent watched it fully, but watched only post event review. I can say that there some good fights to see, think I am gonna watch all the fights that have ended with submission. There were quite a lot of them this time actually. Whole event surprisingly have few fights that ende with UD.

Not quite, the purpose of the interim belt is to provide replacement if the undisputed champion is out due to an injury etc. But when he's back in action, there should be a unification bout between him and the interim belt holder.
So if Jones refuses to fight Tom, he will get stripped of the title in favour of Tom.
For some reason, the UFC still want to go ahead with Jones Vs Stipe, but, after that, Jones (or Stipe if he wins) will have to fight the interim belt holder or lose the title.

So Aspinall doesn't need to do anything to get the fight with Jones, unless he himself (or the UFC) doesn't want to be inactive for that long.
The UFC could force Tom to defend the interim belt, but that would be quite nonsense, as it would be like creating two parallel titles within the same weight-class.

Because of the postponement of the fight, we also don't know whether when Jones returns, he will actually fight Stipe Miocic or not because it still long time coming, and Aspinall himself previously wanted to be able to fight Jones, but the UFC president refused or stated that Aspinall will not meet Jones before the fight against Stipe Miocic can be held.
It seems that Aspinall is only destined for the interim title and he has to fight more fighters to be able to actually fight against the real heavyweight champion, who knows who will win between Jones and Miocic will definitely be the fighter that Aspinall challenges for the title.

Jon Jones and Dana White had problems some years ago because Jon Jones was asking for 30 million dollars salary and Dana was refusing that. Then, Jon Jones left the UFC and recently he returned back. This makes me think that they have figured out the problem and agreed on something that benefits to both of them and in their case it's money for sure. So, Dana White is a guy who admires money and he will milk Jon Jones for sure and from a marketing standpoint, it's really very possible to see Jon Jones VS Stripe Miocic but from marketing standpoint, Jon Jones VS Ngannou would be the best. To be honest, I think nor Dana White, nor Jon Jones are afraid to fight anyone. Dana wanted Jon Jones vs Tyson Fury and Jon Jones vs Ngannou and if we keep in mind how talented Jon Jones is, even still at his age, he is unbeatable. This guy reminds me Diego Maradona from football world, guy was obese, always high and in his 50s and still was doing wonders with the ball. What can I say more, he was a pure talent and Jon Jones is a pure talent too in mixed martial art world. And keep in mind that man's prime doesn't end soon when it comes to fighting, especially for the one who is the goat.

For sure if Tom Aspinall did recover correctly and if he can withstand another metal leg of Curtis Blaydes as they are literally Blades of steel, but sure it is a good fight for fans to see as the fight ended up in a horrible injury and it will be a great fight for fans to witness as for sure both fighters would want that to happen and enjoy a beer after the fight ends,

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Here are my bets and predictions for this fight for the UFC Vegas 82

Brendan Allen VS Paul Craig

The odds for this fight are 1.26 for Brendan Allen and 4.30 for Paul Craig, for this fight I see Brendan Allen as more well-rounded than Paul Craig even though Paul Craig has really good Jui-Jitsu he is not that great with his offensive and defensive stand-up, and Brendan Allen got a great defensive Jui-Jitsu so for sure Paul Craig will have a hard time submitting Allen, he also got good takedown defense, for me although Paul Craig can submit any best fighter Brendan Allen is younger and fresher for this fight so my pick will be Brendan Allen,

Jake Matthews VS Michael Morales

The odds for this fight are 3.60 for Jake Matthews and 1.33 for Michael Morales, Jake Matthews for this fight has good boxing and wrestling let's say he is very well-rounded but I am doubtful about his wrestling defense for sure he can also be taken down and had a hard time with opponents that have wrestling and for sure Michael Morales will not going to have a hard time with him, Morales got solid striking and can hit harder than Matthews, and he also got good takedown defense aswell so my pick is Michael Morales,

Amanda Ribas VS Luana Pinheiro

The odds for this fight are 1.44 for Amanda Ribas and 2.95 for Luana Pinheiro, Both of these fighters for me fighting kittens, but for my bet, I am a little bit concerned here because Luana Pinheiro can hit harder for sure and she got good striking, and for sure Amanda Ribas isn't great with her striking but she got better output in this fight but I am sensing a copy of the fight of Jéssica Andrade against Mackenzie Dern, but for me, Amanda Ribas has decent stand-up defense and she can also break Pinheiro with a decision win so my pick is Amanda Ribas,

Tom ended a knockout machine, he did it very quickly. Frankly, I didn't expect much. I was one of those who thought Tom would not be able to stabilize after his injury, but now he is the interim heavyweight interim champion. I hear some are worried about Bones after Tom Aspinal's dominant win, but I think Bones will continue to be the best at welterweight. First of all, a re-organization will be made with Miocic. Sergei has come this far in the welterweight class with a six-match winning streak, but I don't think he can come back from now on. Ciry Gane is another dangerous name. He is very agile and strong compared to his weight in the welterweight class. In fact, the match I am most curious about is the match between Gane and Bones.

While Jones vs Moicic isn't yet happening. Tom should fight more with any challenger. If he had to get back to Blaydes, he should go for it rather than wait for Jones when its not a very certain that Jons will not rest after fighting Moicic. Going back to LHW is his option too since LHW is where the exciting fighters.

I too expect too much from Gane, only because he is huge and poses like a bantamweight boxer.

I don't think Gane's mistake was giving too much respect to Jones, he probably assumed Jon's plan was to take the fight to the ground (since we all know Gane is lacking in that area) and was overly cautious. But we can't dismiss the fact that, like him or not, Jones is simply really good, probably the best fighter in the history of the sport.

And who knows when Jones-Miocic will actually happen? It could be well over a year, given the recovery time was estimated to be around 10 months. I'm not convinced the best move for Tom is just to sit out and wait, as it could mean he would be inactive for even 1.5-2 years and (as you said) there's no guarantee that the winner of Jones Vs Miocic will not announce their retirement after that fight.

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I would love to see all fight suggestions for Tom Aspinall and now that he surely deserves the Heavyweight Champion, for sure the Interim Heavyweight title is good enough to let the UFC give him what he wants for a fight, but for sure that Curtis Blaydes fight will be meaningful for him as well it will surely take out the injury lost he got and for sure many will realize that he will win that match if given a chance, but surely that fight can wait, and we are on to the given event right,

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My picks and predictions for the UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig

Brendan Allen (1.26) VS Paul Craig (4.30)


firstly Paul Craig has great Jiu-Jutsu sure he can submit Brendan Allen if he wants to but because Brendan Allen has good Jiu-Jutsu Defense and is very well -rounded and for sure his striking is just as good as his wrestling defense, and I think Paul Craig's can not stand a chance against Allen when it comes to the stand-up because Paul Craig doesn't really have great stand-up in my opinion, and if Brendan Allen got good takedown defense for sure so for me he can knock down his opponent so my take in this fight is Brendan Allen,

Jake Matthews (1.44) VS Michael Morales (2.95)


Michael Morales has had a solid striking his boxing sure has great form and against Jake Matthews, I really think he can hold his ground as Morales got huge input with strength in his strikes and also got good takedown defense for sure Jake Matthews is well-rounded but he can also be submitted if a stronger wrestlers could take him, but for this fight I think Michael Morales has the huge chance in getting a win here so my pick is Michael Morales,

Jordan Leavitt (2.85) VS Chase Hooper (1.47)

 
For sure I will be going with the underdog for this fight, Chase Hooper is really OK he has good Jiu-Jitsu and taking the fight with his pace for sure Jordan Leavitt got slowed down by Paddy Pimblett, but for me, Chase Hooper doesn't have great wrestling defense so for sure Leavitt got a chance in that and because he got the wrestling offense than Hooper, for me I like Leavitt because of the odds I will be risking my bet here, for sure this is one close match,

you mean jones retiring again. he does that everytime. but this time i think he won't do that, i see aspinal not a threat to him unlike ngannou its just a question if aspinal is worth the ppv

alex message to izzy is not very arrogant so far, he admire izzy that he was broke that time and see izzy as inspiration to go ufc. it hink its all money for him and in order for izzy to comeback he said come to daddy. after all izzy once want to conquer lightheavy weight. it was just unfortunate he met Jan.

this weekend we have some fights in which you can predict the winner with some ease, of course these types of scenarios when you lose a bet are very irritating due to the low odds value of the favorites and as to get a decent odds you have to resort to a bet multibet and it gets annoying when you get almost every fight right and only lose one fight, causing the entire bet to be lost. well, the first fight that for me is much easier to predict the winner will be Jeka Saragih's fight against Lucas Alexander, in this fight Lucas Alexander is being seen as the favorite to win the fight. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is 28 years old and has a 7-year professional career. During the 7 years of his professional career he had 11 fights of which he won 8 fights and lost 3 fights

while Jeka Saragih is 28 years old too, but he was born in Indonesia. He has 7 years of professional career and has had 16 fights and won 13 fights and lost in 3 fights. He has a high level fighting style, he managed to obtain 8 victories by knockout. In my opinion, Lucas Alexander would win this fight, I added him to my multibet bet. Another fight that I also added to my multibet bet was Christian Leroy Duncan's fight against Denis Tiuliulin. This is a fight in which Duncan comes as the favorite, he was born in Gloucester, England and is 28 years old and has a 3 year professional career, and he has had 9 fights of which he has won 8 fights and only lost in 1 fight only. and on the other side we have Denis Tiuliulin who was born in Russia, in the city of Moscow, he is 35 years old, has already had a 10 year professional career and has 19 fights in which he won 10 victories and 8 defeats. he had 8 wins by knockout. In my opinion, I believe that Duncan, despite being a fighter with a short professional career, I believe that he will win this fight

Aspinall said he won't give Gane the shot after ignoring him earlier. He suggested Gane face Almeida and then he could fight the winner. So it's more like he'll fight Gane-Almeida winner only after his fight against the winner of Jones-Miocic. Aspinall could also wait but it might reach for about a year and I have doubts about Jones wanting to face him. And if Miocic wins over Jones, he should retire for good. 


I'm more disappointed with Gane. He seemed rattled and gave too much respect to Jones. He was lost in that fight and Jones did what had to be done.

Aspinall's next move will be clearer after the Jones-Miocic fight. I think the Jones-Miocic winner won't fight Aspinall and will retire.

^  Yup the UFC would prolly give Aspinall some respect and match him up vs the winner of Jones vs Miocic which we all already know is gonna be Jones.  Lol.  And pretty sure Aspinall made a bunch of many for taking Pav on short notice and saving the event in the process.  Giving him Blaydes hext wouldn't just not make sense but wtf would Aspinall take the risk of getting injured?

Anyway here are the weigh ins and the results.

UFC Fight Night:  Allen vs Craig - Weigh In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk2dU3oY_m0

UFC Fight Night:  Allen vs Craig - Face Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLGHor6GOA8

Brendan Allen (186) vs Paul Craig (186)
Jake Matthews (170.5) vs Michael Morales (171)
Chase Hooper (155.5) vs Jordan Leavitt (155.5)
Nick Aguirre (136) vs Payton Talbott (136)
Luana Pinheiro (115.5) vs Amanda Ribas (115.5)
Uros Medic (171) vs Myktybek Orolbai (170)
Joanderson Brito (145) v Jonathan Pearce (145.5)
Chad Anheliger (134.5) vs Jose Johnson (136)
Christian Duncan (186) vs Denis Tiuliulin (186)
Caio Machado (250) vs Mick Parkin (262.5)
Lucas Alexander (148)* vs Jeka Saragih (146)
Ailin Perez (136) vs Lucie Pudilova (135.5)
Nikolas Motta (155) vs Trey Ogden (155.5)
Rafael Estevam (128)* vs Charles Johnson (125)

And last call for the Multi Master.

UFC Fight Night 232:  Multi Master Challenge
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sportsbetio-ufc-fight-night-232-multi-master-challenge-saturday-5473979

Sure, he lost some of the speed due to age and more muscle mass, but his performance against Gane was very impressive and it's fair to say that he did way better than anyone expected.
Every fighter will face a defeat eventually if they carry on fighting past their prime and don't know when to quit, but Jones is definitely not there yet. I think him mentioning retirement in the past was either due to slight mental burn-out (rather than loss of physical abilities) or just a negotiation tactic, to force UFC to give him more profitable fights.

Aspinall Vs Blaydes makes no sense. Blaydes is not there yet to fight for the belt and Aspinall has nothing to win there and nothing to prove - he lost to the injury not to Blaydes.

No, Jamahal Hill is not avoiding Magomed Ankalaev because what Hill is hoping for now is to be able to fight again soon and get approval to challenge Pereira with the aim of fighting for the championship title.
Moreover, when he finally faces Jiri or Ankalaev it still depends on the UFC decision because every fight schedule must be approved by the UFC so it is not problem if Hill fights Pereira for the light heavyweight championship belt.

Not only does he rarely smile, but because he is fighter who often causes controversy, I would say that he will probably end up like Conor who looks so strong and arrogant but in the end falls.
Look at some of the great fighters who are so arrogant and think they are the rulers of the class they live in, but instead experience truly embarrassing destruction, just like Conor.

I don't know what Pereira words meant, but Adesanya said that this expression was mockery made.
He also stated that he would prefer to rest for some time before deciding to return to fighting and fight for the light heavyweight title again.