Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 92. (Read 96990 times)

For sure that was not your real intention and yeah Melguizael Costa is an entertaining dude for sure I have seen his fights for sure and it was all quite amusing, but yeah Vitiligo is not really infectious but if a person doesn't know about it maybe they will think the same but for sure there are fighters that will be curious on his condition and for sure google about it so for some reason I think you are not bad for not knowing but there are a percentage of people that may think this as weird and make fun of his skin, that is just reality,


Anthony "The Lionheart" Smith for sure will not back out of this fight but Khalil Rountree Jr. is a pure striker and I really don't know if he can adjust to having good defense on wrestling as Anthony Smith is a pretty good grappler, but I am also doubting his offensive takedown as for Khalil Rountree Jr. for sure he has good takedown defense and for some reason this could be a problem for Anthony Smith but will look even further if Khalil Rountree Jr. really has a good takedown defense

Got my picks early for this event...  For some reason I'm kinda more confident with this event that the last one.  Dunno.  Lol.  But like the Majestic 7, that could be a bad sign.  Lol.  Prolly gonna get a worse result with this one. 

Who among you guys is leaning on Anthony Smith?  He's fighting Rountree he I think is a mf beast.  Search for his side kick to the knee vs Bukaukas.  Ooof...  Nasty!

UFC Free Fight:  Smith vs Spann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8p02acPupo

UFC Free Fight:  Rountree vs Roberson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfzwx3Pfd6M

I was not trying to make fun of Melguizael Costa's skin (even though I find it entertaining, I think fans will 100% pay more attention on him fighting and remember him), just wanted to point that he looked unusual. I will be honest, at first, when I saw his photo on ufc page, and later some pictures of him, I was like "I dont want to be with guy and his sweat on the matt". I treated him with disdain. Like he is infectious. (does this makes me a bad person?) Went to wiki, turns out his has vitiligo. I believe some fighters have same thoughts, and he could make this as an advantage in the octagon.

Sportsbet.io - UFC Fight Night 233 - Multi Master Challenge - (Saturday)
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For sure Melquizael Costa is a solid fighter who wants to celebrate with a roll-over, so back flip, and summersault, those kicks that will get to the chest are lethal and can stun his opponent for a couple of seconds and can become an opportunity for a wide variety of attacks for sure after seeing his fights I am interested as well, for sure he is now well-rounded coming into the UFC as he can defeat an opponent in the ground but for sure he wants to do it with style,

For me Arman Tsarukyan deserves a title match, what he has showcased in this event makes sure he can give it a try to get into Islam Makhachev's nerve but before that, I want to see an Arman Tsarukyan VS Charles Oliveira 1st, before Arman Tsarukyan can get into the champion,


Yup! UFC 296 is surely a banger of a fight, no doubt about that however I agree about this event there is not much of a solid fight I really don't see any interesting ones, but for sure Sumudaerji vs Allan Nascimento maybe, Steve Garcia vs Melquizael Costa fight, Tatsuro Taira vs Carlos Hernandez is what I am interested to see for sure Tatsuro Taira this undefeated Japanese is just 23 years old and still have a lot ahead of him is an interesting one to see in this event for sure,

Well, Melquizael Costa's skin problem is not a joking matter but whatever I agree with you, and his skin coloration might be changing a lot I really don't know why but there is a video that explains his skin condition vitiligo has caused him depression but Martial Arts and MMA have saved him and MMA has been a coup for it,

WOW! After this event, we will now see the UFC 296 | Edwards vs. Covington which is a much-awaited event for me the upcoming event I really want to see the Shavkat Rakhmonov VS Stephen Thompson more than the Main Event where I will see Shavkat Rakmonov fight again which is why because no one wants to fight Rakmonov in the upper rankings of the Welterweight division I really feel sorry for Stephen Thompson and Tony Ferguson VS Paddy Pimblett where I want to see Tony Ferguson win this one, (please Tony make a win) and Vicente Luque VS Ian Machado Garry fight which in this fight I want Vicente Luque to teach Garry some manners, The Fighting Kitten Ariane Lipski for me is an outstanding beauty, Randy Brown VS Muslim Salikhov, Cody Garbrandt VS Brian Kelleher, Josh Emmett VS Giga Chikadze,

But back to the UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez for me what I liked about this event was Sumudaerji VS Allan Nascimento, an almost pure striker and almost pure grappler Kenan Song VS Kevin Jousset who was from City Kickboxing, and the undefeated Tatsuro Taira VS Carlos Hernandez,


Dana White might be teasing something, and for sure he is positive in mocking PFL and Bellator because he thinks that many will prefer UFC more than the PFL, which is because the UFC is the number 1 well-known MMA fight organization, well, we will see if UFC could attain something different for sure there are no Kick Boxing VS MMA rules in the UFC that has with the ONE Championship, for sure Dana White will need to pull something interesting and different,


For sure if no one complained that they didn't get their bonus then I think it is safe to assume that the UFC really is giving their bonus, but rewarding the fighter this kind of privilege and for sure that certain fighter still needs a great performance to get that privilege for sure they still need to work hard for it,

UFC still gonna be the number even if Bellator and PFL combined. they will have a huge market since they are going to places like Africa but based on popularity, UFC has it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSoHRQy25Dw
Drakkar caught my attention since he was shouting easy $200K when DC was interviewing him. hes funny and at the same time speaks like he is from the hood. they must have some money discussions behind doors and slip his mouth.

Well, if you know that UFC 296 comes after this FN event, then no doubt this or previous event would look like "not as good" Honestly, I dont see which fight could catch my attention. The main event looks promising on the paper, rank7 vs rank14, but dont know, dont feel like there is going to be something between those 61kg "heavyweights" Maybe Smith will pull this event from swamp of boredom.

So far, the only thing, from whole event, that caught my attention was Park Hyun-sung parting in hair


And this guys skin. His vitiligo looks like someone is playing video game and could not decide which skin he would use.

https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/05/mma-news-lfa-melquizael-costa-vitiligo-depression-prejudice-skin
https://images.tapology.com/letterbox_images/101043/default/melk_cauthymma_145005829_154179259715977_2252577472661698272_n.jpg?1621557446
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzvwmWNgxp5/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=N2ViNmM2MDRjNw==

(sorry for my black Monday humor)

This event is not as good as the one just last weekend at Austin but it's decent enough.  At least for me it is, not sure about you guys.  :/  And I'm glad Garcia vs Costa is still happening and moved to this event.  Excited to see Costa back in the cage.

UFC Free Fight:  Song Yadong vs Simon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ozva8A3-9s

UFC Free Fight:  Gutierrez vs Alatengheili
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTKfpaOhFMw

And here is the last event's results...  And man, Tsarukyan is on a tear.  I wonder who the UFC will give him next.

Arman Tsarukyan def Beneil Dariush  KO R1
Jalin Turner def Bobby Green  KO R1
Deiveson Figueiredo def Rob Font  UD
Sean Brady def Kelvin Gastelum  Submission R3
Joaquim Silva def Clay Guida  UD
Dustin Stoltzfus def Punahele Soriano  Submission R2
Miesha Tate def Julia Avila  Submission R3
Cody Brundage def Zachary Reese  KO R1
Drakkar Klose def Joe Solecki  KO R1
Rodolfo Bellato def Ihor Potieria  TKO R2
Jared Gooden def Wellington Turman  Submission R2
Veronica Hardy def Jamey-Lyn Horth  SD

UFC Austin:  Post Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u714lwtlNbs

I was talking about we hear that they will get a bonus reward, but we never hear or see confirmation they receive it or not. Not saying that UFC cheat, but I think no one here ever thought about fighters loosing their bonuses due to being caught by USADA, or that they wait for that moment for months. Maybe that is only me who was naive enough to think that they get bonuses quickly.

I would gladly have a discussion about "deserve a lot more". If fighters default contracts are kind of 10+10, 20+20 or 30+30, and more or less start earnings starts from 50 to 300 as a base reward for a fight, then would be reasonable payment for their performance from your point of view?

I don’t think there’s ever been an issue with a fighter not getting their bonus, but I don’t really follow that sort of thing. It does seem like if it were happening then there would be a lot of fighters mentioning it on social media. The bigger issue to me is that the fighters deserve a lot more than what they get from those bonuses. They sadly need a UFC union…

You know, the fact that we see UFC are giving bonuses is one side of the coin, because we dont really see how fighters actually receive. Not saying that UFC just say that they give and fake that, but from the interview with Viacheslav Borshchev (he has got fight of the night bonus on UFC295), he has told that he will get this bonus in 2-3 months only, and he does not rely much on them. He has said that bonuses are not instant, because UFC run various doping tests, check if sponsors contracts were not broken and etc. I am sure that most of the fighter get those bonuses, no doubt that they deserve them, but there is always a % that fighter gets caught with something or has violated some kind of a rule.

However, is uncle Dana's mockery of the PFL's merger with Bellator a marketing strategy to promote the superfight that he is presently teasing with MMA news media? What might be this superfight? This article has asked a good question. What would make a fight a superfight for the fans in the modern age of MMA? Has uncle Dana spoken to Francis Ngannou and the PFL?



In a recent interview, UFC CEO Dana White teased that he is working on a “superfight” for 2024, which has sparked some conversation. What could the fight White says he’s trying to put together be, and what actually constitutes a superfight in today’s modern age of MMA?

Source https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/12/1/23984266/heck-of-a-morning-what-ufc-superfight-could-dana-white-be-teasing

Amazing results for the UFC Fight Night - Dariush vs. Tsarukyan and yeah there are so many bonuses for this event, and eventually we are now moving on to the new event,

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez

DATE: Saturday 12.09.2023
TIME: 07:00 PM ET
PROMOTION: Ultimate Fighting Championship
VENUE: UFC Apex
LOCATION: Last Vegas, Nevada, United States



MAIN EVENT
Yadong Song VS Chris Gutierrez

CO-MAIN EVENT
Anthony Smith VS Khalil Rountree Jr.

MAIN CARD
Sumudaerji VS Allan Nascimento
André Muniz VS Jun Yong Park
Nasrat Haqparast VS Jamie Mullarkey

PRELIMINARY CARD
Hyun Sung Park VS Shannon Ross
Tatsuro Taira VS Carlos Hernandez
Kenan Song VS Kevin Jousset
Stephanie Egger VS Luana Santos
Rayanne dos Santos VS Talita Alencar
Daniel Marcos VS Carlos Vera
Steve Garcia VS Melquizael Costa

The Information was from Tapology: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/105194-ufc-fight-night

Actually, that knee got some reaction from Beneil Dariush but not pure damage just a reaction for Dariush getting away, but that straight right punch was something, an indicator that Arman Tsarukyan punches are not just a walk in the park, and there is power within it, the thing that I like about Arman Tsarukyan was his speed for sure that speed was really crashing it because that speed on the Lightweight division was really a dangerous thing for sure I want to see Tsarukyan against top 3 fighters in the Lightweight before getting into Islam Makhachev,


Just like what I thought might happen to see Beniel Dariush defeated by Charles Oliveira that easily, for sure I have bet on Tsarukyan because I have seen similarities and Oliveira and Tsarukyan, not the BJJ or wrestling but the aura of a champion for sure I have noticed that Arman Tsarukyan had the power to knockout Beneil Dariush and I am sure about that,

Well, All Dana White can do is mock the PFL and Bellator organization, which he will eventually regret sure, I don't really want the UFC to be dropped the number 1 spot but if Dana White keeps on doing this kind of shit then he will likely plummet down, and yeah fighters from the UFC might sign in there and because of that 1 time 1 million fight the PFL is offering,

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So many bonuses and I think they really deserve it to get their bonus from the UFC,

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT
Beneil Dariush vs. Arman Tsarukyan   |   $50,000 bonus to Tsarukyan
PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT
Jalin Turner vs. Bobby Green   |   $50,000 bonus to Turner
PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT
Sean Brady vs. Kelvin Gastelum   |   $50,000 bonus to Brady
PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT
Punahele Soriano vs. Dustin Stoltzfus   |   $50,000 bonus to Stoltzfus
PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT
Miesha Tate vs. Julia Avila   |   $50,000 bonus to Tate
PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT
Cody Brundage vs. Zach Reese   |   $50,000 bonus to Brundage
PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT
Joe Solecki vs. Drakkar Klose   |   $50,000 bonus to Klose
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT
Ihor Potieria vs. Rodolfo Bellato   |   $50,000 bonus to each fighter
PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT
Wellington Turman vs. Jared Gooden   |   $50,000 bonus to Gooden

Tsarukyan was very fast, he finished his opponent with a knee and a straight punch, he was right on the chin, the Muah Thai training he received suited his style perfectly. If he finished Daurish so quickly, he proved that he can fight with master names like Gaethji and Porirer or with Bronx. The fourth place is very important, either one of these names will go up from here or he will fall. I think Tsarukyan is a good enough fighter to come back in the rankings even if he falls.

Amazing event for sure and in actuality I was really enjoying what has happened with my bet,

Beneil Dariush (3.30) VS Arman Tsarukyan (1.34) - WIN


It was a fast fight and Arman Tsarukyan was really awesome in this fight for sure Beneil Dariush is still thinking about what has happened, actually watching the fight normally you will never see the punch of Tsarukyan or why he won the fight because it was so fast that you will never see the punch that knockout Dariush, for me I think this is really proof that Arman Tsarukyan is way ahead of Mateusz Gamrot and I was to really see a rematch, and surely Tsarukyan is almost near his target and that is to fight Islam Makhachev,

Jalin Turner (1.54) VS Bobby Green (2.49) - WIN


Jalin Turner really is something and for sure I was right by saying that Turner really has the advantage with his reach and 100% that he will be using it in the fight, with a quick 1, 2 combo Bobby Green was on the canvas and Turner is mowing Green to the ground not stopping until the referee says it, which is he was just doing his task while the referee was just looking at the fight until Green was face flat in the canvass, for sure many are saying that the referee should be fired for that and it was a late stoppage, but a great win for Jalin Turner,

Clay Guida (3.60) VS Joaquim Silva (1.29) - WIN


You can see that Glay Guida keeps on moving and it is like he doesn't want Joaquim Silva to know his movement but for sure Joaquim Silva is just patient in searching for an opening and for sure Guida gets a shot that Silva gets dropped but eventually, Joaquim Silva recovered easily and even though Guida got the takedown Joaquim Silva still got a good position in the scramble, for sure Clay Guida is a warrior was hurt but again he wants this for sure, for sure he takes the fight to Joaquim Silva and amazingly Guida even manage to free himself on one of the Guillotine of Silva, but this fight was really amazing Guida Survives but still Joaquim Silva win the fight,

That was one quickly finished main event and win for Arman, I expected to see more resistance from Dariush but I think he is past his prime.

More important than all fights this week is comments from Dana White who was talking about PFL purchasing Bellator saying that one shit organization purchased another shit organization!
Please someone remind him that Francis Ngannou is there with Criss Cyborg and many other champions, and more of them will sign up soon, so his ufc slave exploits are almost over.
Dana White is worried big time now!  

Watch for yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpFDjtad_aQ

That knee that Tsarukyan has lendec is 100% trained in Tiger Muay Thai, place were spends most of his camp time. However, that right straight that he landed after I think dazed Dariush even more. Imho a well deserved 4th place in a lightweight ranking. Who is next for Arman? Poirier or Gaethji? Do Bronx (whos gonna probably win and have a chance for a rematch with Makhachev)?

Here is the result for my bet and prediction I only got 1 win but I was still happy because of Arman Tsarukyan's win,

Beneil Dariush VS Arman Tsarukyan ROUND 1 KO/TKO - WIN

What Speed, a knee then a following right punch that looks like a Superman punch that took down Beneil Dariush, it was lethal when your opponent can not see the punch, and that punch was like nothing when you watch the video it looks like it was the knee but in actuality the knee doesn't lang physically but it got a reaction to Dariush, the straight right punch that knocks out Beneil Dariush cold for me it was an amazing fight and for sure if Tsarukyan fought Gamrot again it will end up this way aswell, and for sure Arman Tsarukyan VS Islam Makhachev fight is inevitable,

Jalin Turner VS Bobby Green - ROUND 1 KO/TKO - LOST

It was Brutal in fact I really don't know Jalin Turner, and what he is capable of and I thought that Green could eventually get this for sure that range was really opening and has been the offensive of Turner, for sure Bobby Green got a hard time and was struggling in getting inside and because of the range advantage of Turner Green got a difficult time finding his opening but actually Green showed a great technique but because of that range difficulty Turner capitalized on that and he knows what he will do, for sure the Referee should get fired from that late stoppage, and it was my lost,

Rob Font VS Deiveson Figueiredo ROUND 3 DECISION - LOST

Deiveson Figueiredo looks crisp and getting into this division at first Rob Font looked good until Figueiredo down Font in the 1st round getting him Bloodied, then in the 2nd round it looked like Figueiredo managed to knee the ball sack of Font, and just like I have said Deiveson Figueiredo controlled the fight and he was really good at grappling and Rob Font is very aware on this 1 wrong move for him and this is really a thought fght but Deiveson Figueiredo has managed and create a established good output fighting Rob Font,