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I believe you and respect Merab Dvalishvili I have said he has adjusted his game against Sean O'Malley and O'Malley can not do a thing against him we can surely see in that fight that even though Sean O'Malley came prepared for the wrestling game of Merab I really think in the cardio department no one can beat the guy I thought that O'Malley will be prepared with the adjustment of Merab Dvalishvili I really don't like Sean O'Malley but maybe he come prepared for this fight as I found that his fight really is interesting but Merab is really a beast that I think will rule this division for sure

And right now that dislike for O'Malley just got to the roof as his latest interview that he has won the 1st, 3rd, and 5th rounds he is truly delusional just like his loss against Marvin "Chito" Vera he said that Merab doesn't have any damage on him and all he did was bring him into the ground I really think he is just joking in his statement or he is delusional totally his brain was really busted in that statement of his.

Without that right hook, I think Poirier will possibly go down eventually. He was almost submitted and probably in another few tries BSD would have succeeded to choke Poirier. Saint-Denis is young and motivated to get back on track. Assuming he is still him just as how he fought Poirier, he can pressure Moicano to the very end. It's still a gamble but it will be a fight for whoever has a bigger tank to last. Yep, anything can happen I'm just more confident that BSD will be able to make it against Moicano.

As I said in the previous comment, it is something very uncertain. But the best thing to do is to trust in Saint's favoritism, despite coming with blood in his eyes, Moicano will also be there, seeing his consecutive victories.

UFC Fight Night Moicano versus Saint Denis
https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-fight-night-september-28-2024


Benoit Saint-Denis is the favorite in this match with -278 odds.
Remember Saint-Dennis was defeated by Dustin Poirier with a right hook TKO in Round 2 of the UFC 299. That's 6 months ago so I bet he is returning on the Octagon with a strong will to defeat every opponent that will stop him from climbing the rankings.

Moicano on the other hand has a good record in his previous fights and is not defeated yet in his last 4 fights including the invitational.
Tough decision for gamblers out there. Moicano might continue his win streak, we will see.
Good luck with your bets.

It's a possibility, like many others. I don't like to bet on these fights with a lot of possibilities and uncertainties, at least for me this is one. Because anything can happen, including nothing. So I hope it's something good for both of them.

They are both grapplers, Moicano is the more experienced obviously who won his last 2 fights but he is getting older so it may just be about who gas out the first.

Saint-Denis though has a KO power so this is something he can capitalize on to defeat Moicano by KO. He went toe to toe with Poirier and gassed out. So I'm guessing Moicano wouldn't last if BSD would be doing exactly like how he was doing with Poirier. Most probably Saint-Denis by rear-naked choke.

I'm excited about the next card. Moicano has been doing a great job marketing. Last time he was able to go to several places and broke through the UFC bubble by citing freedom of speech. I hope he's as good inside the octagon as he is outside with his words and readings.

Sounds like Merab. Nobody had his back except for Aljamain Sterling who came to his aid during their face-off in the octagon who stole O'Malley's red jacket and wore it.

Suga Show is now seeking answers for his loss and it doesn't seem he has come to realize what losing to Merab actually has done to his career with the loss of the title all in one go.
You know I saw the numbers of how much each fighter made from their fights from Noche and this is astounding.
Sean O'Malley made $2.5mln in total with his loss of the belt while Merab received only $350,000 from winning the championship title. You know why? All to do with those precious PPV points each fighter generates per UFC event.

In this article he is handling with some copium saying it was the infamous Conor McGregor curse:

source: https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/merab-dvalishvili-accuses-ufc-referee-sean-o-malley-s-conor-mcgregor-curse-aljamain-sterling-injury-mma-news-roundup

Also Aljamain is out of this bout he had scheduled for UFC 307 with an injury.

I agree, he entered the fight as if it were just a normal fight, worth nothing. And that made him superior to Omalley who literally did nothing. Humility and strategy got him there, he really is better there than anyone else.

That's an inspiring story. Like the boxing kids from South America, most of them start with nothing and just training in a made-up boxing bag and then end up in Tecate.
The dedication pays, did you guys see both champs dance that day? https://x.com/ufc/status/1835204567153492184 

Sean seems to have accepted the loss without complaint though.
My analysis is that months before the fight, he used to exchange tweets with Ryan Garcia which Ryan showed interest in UFC. If Ryan vs Omalley happens, I think Ryan will turn Sean's light out in the first round.

So true.

When he said he was working for construction at the post-game interview, I was kind of shocked. He even said he is just a normal human and he can make the great players look normal too. I love the confidence and the humility and he is not afraid to say where he came from.
Truly, those who came from nothing do appreciate greatness more and when he fell on his knees after receiving the belt, it was all real. He was just focused on fighting Suga Sean and didn't even realize that he would be claiming the belt until he did and all his emotions poured out.

He made me a fan now but I want to see him do some damage next time when he is dominating his opponents. The title defense is where it will be sealed and he will need to win that strong.

Someone who has nothing to lose will always be better than the other fighter. That's a fact, many fighters before entering the UFC fought to eat. Merab simply showed who he was, it looked like he was training inside the octagon. He was simply superior.

I don't hate Seaon O'Malley. I'll be frank and say that he is one of my favorite, he is one of the best fighter that we have seen recently but in front of Merab, he is nothing and I'll tell you why. Merab is a guy who came from an unknown 3rd world country, from an unknown village, all the way to the USA to earn some money for himself and his family in his homeland. He was working constructions, a manual labor, he was working physically very demanding job, destroying of stuff and then cleaning the space and during this time, he managed to go to home from work, have a bath and then go to the GYM to train to become a fighter. Now tell me, have you seen anyone with that much hunger and dedication? Frankly, I haven't seen. What's why I believed that Merab would win because he sacrificed absolutely everything to be there and there was no way for him to lose, he simply wouldn't lose because he is THE MACHINE.

While Lopes fight was a good rivalry fight since Ortega missed their first attempt and Erceg had to substitute for him, it was not Fight Of The Night.
So technically the Daniel Zellhuber vs Esteban Ribovics one was the best there was and many had said post event it was the best fight in history of the UFC's 30 years of existence.
As I had mentioned before, I will need to rewatch this entire UFC event to get a feel of why many have said this including former UFC fighters who were with the organization since those 30+ years.

Congratulations to jakelyson & famososMuertos for receiving their freebets and making something out of them with those good single bets placed. And not falling into the pressure of making them into a parlay bet for an increase of profit.
Playing smart will always win you the race!

I really like Merab Dvalishvili and I hated Sean O'Malley but watching O'Malley's Jiu-jitsu fight against Takanori Gomi Sean O'Malley is not a slack-off and Merab should not take this lightly because O'Malley surely has some moves and regarding his striking, we can say that he is really something, his accuracy with his strikes and his level of Jiu-jitsu is that really high even though he is not using it more,

And yes I was really wrong with my bet about the fight because Merab Dvalishvili was on another level and O'Malley was really confused and didn't know what to do against Merab in that fight for sure Merab was 2 steps over O'Malley, we can say that Merab Dvalishvili had adjusted on that fight he was not aggressive with his takedowns and O'Malley was puzzled about it because he is expecting an aggressive Merab.


Thanks, it was a perfect bet but it was not the perfect outcome that I have inside my mind, Merab was really something and he is on a different level you can say that Merab Dvilishvili was really ready for O'Malley in that fight, and with Alexa Grasso VS Valentina Shevchenko's fight you can see that there might be something off, but Shevchenko really got most of the takedowns even though Grasso got those submission attempts and you can really see it in Shevchenko that she knows that she have won,

While Diego Lopes is really something and I am fully aware that he will surely take that won against Brian Ortega no doubt.


I do not feel like taking the parley in this fight if I am not that confident in making a bet I am not going to bet on a parley but if I do I surely will but right now in making this bet I am really not sure on who's going to win both fighters can and have a chance in winning against the other fighter.

I did well, I'm not complaining about my earnings, but I was more successful with the preliminary fights than with the main fights.


Man, thanks to sportsbet and you initiative for that great opportunity to participate in those FB... it's always cool to be able to boost our funds with those extra money, of course we have to get it right first but the important thing is to have the chances.

I liked the Ortega vs. Lopez fight, but I expected more from Ortega, after this fight I don't expect anything from him, it seems like his time is running out. Lopez behaved more reservedly and didn't rush, didn't make hasty decisions, complete superiority over his opponent.

Before the main fight of the evening, I couldn't decide on a favorite, on the one hand I preferred O'Malley, but on the other hand I understood that Dvalishvili is also very good. O'Malley couldn't adjust his aim from the very beginning, Dvalishvili moved well around the ring, knocked Sean down on the canvas several times, overall it was boring.

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Diego Lopes's fight is one of the best there. I was looking at some chatboxes before that fight began and all I saw was people saying that Brian Ortega has a glass chin. I doubt that, Lopes is just strong and he timed that punch perfectly that made Ortega wobble.
We might see Lopes in a title match very soon.

How I wish there's a technical judge who would give points on that but it will become a questionable result and I don't think they want that.
Most of the movements come from Grasso even though she is pinned down, she was the one working as hell even though all the weight of Shevchenko was tiring her.

Anyway, the next fight is UFC Fight Night but it's still far. Moicano versus Saint-Dennis.

A couple of days after the event many do not think it delivered on the hype Dana and UFC said it would be to everybody who witnessed this historic event.
What do you think?
Was it worth the now $20 million price tag from the $17 million the CEO estimated it would of cost his company at the very start?

Having watched it live I would have to say it was like going to the IMAX but with a curved screen surrounding you.
Think of the Odyssey OLED G9 but watching a UFC fight instead of gaming on it as many in the sports chat mentioned I was on during the display of the so called Love Story to Mexico White had said this spectacle was for the people during Noche - their offical Independence Day

G9 Review: Immersive Monitor for Productivity and Gaming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umJwCS442qs

As for the fights, there were alot of upsets in both the womens and mens fights all night long.

Esteban Ribovics defeating Daniel Zellhuber was one of the greatest fights even the experts and announcers who were former fighters since the organization began mentioned this post fights.
Ignacio Bahamondes knocking out Manuel Torres was an astonishing result since it all happened so quick and over in the first round.
Ketlen Souza submitting Yazmin Jauregui was another shocker since you can see the odds from when I posted them right before the fights began. A huge underdog Ketlen Souza was unstoppable in this dissection to one of the Mexicans predicted to win their matchups easily.
Ketlan and Ignacio received performance bonuses for their fights:
https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/9/15/24245136/ufc-306-bonuses-esteban-ribovics-and-daniel-zellhuber-win-50000-for-fight-of-the-year-contender

Joshua Van put down the first fighter who was to be one of the representatives for night but went down to a decision and possible FOTN but no that was decided to go towards Ribovics:
https://www.mmanews.com/news/ufc/fans-react-joshua-van-edgar-chairezearly-fotn-contender-noche-ufc-306
Awesome clip of the round two that went savage!
https://x.com/MMAonSiriusXM/status/1835114812310745306

Possibly Fight of the Year nominee?
https://www.essentiallysports.com/ufc-mma-news-joshua-van-confesses-he-was-at-the-brink-of-a-break-before-fight-of-the-year-worthy-edgar-chairez-ufc-306-fight

Another Mexican fighter who lost on Noche was Norma Dumont defeating Irene Aldana.
Lastly the co-main event saw Valentina Shevchenko recovering her title from Alexa Grasso making her the last Mexican to lose at Noche.

That does sound like a good night of fights too me!
Definitely worth a rewatch so one can just concentrate on the actual fights and not be mesmerized by the bright lights and loudness of the entire event.

She tried but for me Grasso tried much harder than her opponent. And that should mean something to the judges, I believe she took at least 2 rounds and they must have had doubts in 1 round for her. It's not possible.