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Here are my bets and predictions for UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green

Grant Dawson VS Bobby Green

The Odds for this fight are 1.20 for Dawson and 4.60 for Green, for this fight for sure Grant Dawson has some great submission moves and his wrestling is great, and likely when he gets the back of his opponent it is all over, but for sure Bobby Green has great stand-up than Dawson and he also got great takedown defense so it will be hard for Dawson to submit Green, but if Dawson did Submits Green then he can win this match for me this is the 1st time for Grant Dawson to test going into 5 rounds but I think he can surely make it and he is a young athlete and a rising star so my pick is Grant Dawson,

Alex Morono VS Joaquin Buckley

The Odds for this fight are 2.40 for Morono and 1.58 for Buckley, For this fight the bookies have opened this up with Alex Morono as the favorite but then Joaquin Buckley just managed to turn the tables for me Alex Morono's fight with Tim Means, Means was winning that fight until he caught him with a Guillotine but in this fight, I really hate Alex Morono's Standing even though he got wrestling in his arsenal I really think it is not that good and Joaquin Buckley has better striking, and surely has a better takedown defense so  my take here is Joaquin Buckley winning this fight

Karolina Kowalkiewicz VS Diana Belbita

The Odds for this fight are 1.65 for Kowalkiewicz and 2.26 for Belbita, For this fight I really like Diana Belbita's Beauty but for this fight, I really think that Karolina Kowalkiewicz can overpower her with her range and height, and for me even if Belbita won against Maria Oliveira it is not a great of a fight and Maria Oliveira also lost to Vanessa Demopoulos while Karolina Kowalkiewicz won against her for sure I really think that the veteran Karolina Kowalkiewicz could win this but I could be wrong because Belbita had a solid Striking output, but the power and wrestling of Kowalkiewicz in there, so my pick is Karolina Kowalkiewicz,

UFC FIGHT NIGHT:  DAWSON VS GREEN IS ABOUT TO START.

Here is my bet for this event.

Dawson, Grant vs Green, Bobby Dawson is 4-0 in his last five fights while Green is 2-2 with 1 no contest. Dawson is heavy favorite.

Pyfer, Joe vs Alhassan, Abdul Razak Pyfer is looking to build momentum while Alhassan will try to derail that with his heavy hand. This fight might not take too long to finish.

Morono, Alex vs Buckley, Joaquin  Buckley is the narrow favorite in this fight. Morono is trying to go 2-0 in his new weight class.

Dober, Drew vs Glenn, Rick Dober is notorious for his durability and will be able to show this off against Glenn. I expect this fight to be a war.

Hernandez, Alexander vs Algeo, Bill Algeo is coming off his best performance in the UFC with a second-round submission victory over TJ Brown.

Lins, Philipe vs Cutelaba, Ion

^^ Agreed with you there cabron!
I think Joe Pyfer has more appeal than Bobby Green does from when he was back in the DWCS. He is also highly proclaimed by Dana White as his highest prospect to dominate the division.

Here are the weigh-ins face offs from yesterday night for this main event:

UFC Vegas 80: Weigh-In Faceoffs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1v23lfs99w

As a fan of this sport, I couldn't remember any match of Green that stands out actually. He isn't the kind of fighter that made a big KO that surprised viewers. If that hasn't happened then you will more than likely remember Clay Guida than him.

Green did have a great winning streak before the zebra happened. I think once upon a time, Dana considered him to be a well-rounded fighter who could fight either standing on foot or down the ground.

Truth @owengtam09
UFC wants that star power to be praised for their champions.
And to be honest Bobby just doesn't have that. He doesn't have any explosive power that draws in the crowds and that is the reason he doesn't have fights for those main event pay-per-views.

People will shell out the money to see a Conor and a Chimaev fighting anybody else just not a Green.
Sorry to say it but this is a reality and also sad but true for any type fighter.

Also the welter weight division is also dying as nobody really wants to be in that weight-class and trying to gain more weight to get out of it.

Found this video earlier today about a fighter who I first heard about getting into a car accident (which I at first thought it was that female fighter who died early in the year - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/08/victoria-lee-mma-one-championship-dies-age-18-angela-christian-lee-hawaii https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB7VrDT-Foc) but wants to quit the sport outright:

Angela Lee Explains Why She Called It Quits From MMA | The MMA Hour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDGytQvkL1k

Quite an interesting interview to watch to learn what fighters go through to make these fights happen.

Bobby Green hasn't been given the spotlight because UFC doesn't see him as a champion-material kind of a guy, for sure most champion-material guys that the UFC wants to become champions, and most of those guys have a fountain explosion of charisma on people, for instance, Conor McGregor run pretty much the UFC wants McGregor to be champion because he is more profitable because McGregor got huge endorsements than a plain Khaibib Nurmagomedov, for sure McGregor hasn't climbed from the top not only because of his fighting prowess but also with his Charisma as well, Let's say Paddy Pimblett perhaps is an unsuccessful and was exposed due to the Jaed Gordon fight for sure,

Now we are having an individual fight interview for the fighters of the UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green

Grant Dawson
Nickname: KGD
Age: 29 | Date of Birth: 1994.02.20
Weight Class: Lightweight | Last Weigh-In: 156.0 lbs
Pro MMA Record: 20-1-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Current Streak: 11 Wins
Last Fight: July 01, 2023 in UFC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sgHudlYziQ

Bobby Green
Nickname: King
Age: 37 | Date of Birth: 1986.09.09
Weight Class: Lightweight | Last Weigh-In: 155.5 lbs
Pro MMA Record: 30-14-1, 1 NC (Win-Loss-Draw)
Current Streak: 1 Win
Last Fight: July 29, 2023 in UFC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFzsTrbfa-k

Joe Pyfer
Nickname: Bodybagz
Age: 27 | Date of Birth: 1996.09.17
Weight Class: Middleweight | Last Weigh-In: 185.5 lbs
Pro MMA Record: 11-2-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Current Streak: 4 Wins
Last Fight: April 08, 2023 in UFC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVVmB6SR1F4

Abdul Razak Alhassan
Nickname: Judo Thunder
Age: 38 | Date of Birth: 1985.08.11
Weight Class: Middleweight | Last Weigh-In: 185.5 lbs
Pro MMA Record: 12-5-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Current Streak: 1 Win
Last Fight: January 14, 2023 in UFC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf60tneH1zo

About the fight week, ran into a bout with Bobby Green over the weekend and they had the weigh-ins run along side before showing the result of that fight.
He is one of those behind the scenes type fighter who doesn't get much of the spotlight a Leon Edwards, Aljamain Sterling and Jon Jones have being put on them but he is formidable fighter who last fought Tony Ferguson and lost.
It should be a good weekend fight night to just see for the fights and not put much on the event so to keep it fun.

As for the discussions about Strickland and Adesayna in the last few posts, I just see their last incidents as attention getting and nothing more.
So to keep their names on top of everybody's minds of the fight game discussions on all the major MMA socials.

Now that we get a 1 week break for the UFC event this week UFC event is on the horizon 

UFC Fight Night: Dawson vs. Green

DATE: Saturday 10.07.2023
TIME: 04:00 PM ET
PROMOTION: Ultimate Fighting Championship
VENUE: UFC Apex
LOCATION: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States



MAIN EVENT
Grant Dawson VS Bobby Green

CO-MAIN EVENT
Joe Pyfer VS Abdul Razak Alhassan

MAIN CARD
Alex Morono VS Joaquin Buckley
Drew Dober VS Ricky Glenn
Philipe Lins VS Ion Cutelaba
Bill Algeo VS Alexander Hernandez

PRELIMINARY CARD
Karolina Kowalkiewicz VS Diana Belbiţă
Chris Gutierrez VS Montel Jackson
Johnny Munoz Jr. VS Aoriqileng
Kanako Murata VS Vanessa Demopoulos
Nate Maness VS Mateus Mendonça
Montana De La Rosa VS JJ Aldrich

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UFC Fight Night 228 - Multi-Master Challenge: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/sportsbetio-ufc-fight-night-229-multi-master-challenge-saturday-5468915

I do agree with him about boys judging characters by what people own. Since the time he showed the broken belt, I started liking him. He can be funny and annoying at the same time but he has some wisdom in him. He doesn't need to ride a luxury car to be validated, he won the greatest upset, it must be enough as the referee raised his hand.

To him, it won't matter if Adesanya gets the belt back, he probably will give it to Izzy during the face-off for the rematch. The man values his guns more than that belt.

Somehow I like this guy Sean Strickland for being practical or maybe he is just really cheap. He may have a foul mouth before the fight or maybe that's adrenaline consuming him but what he said here made me curious.
https://talksport.com/sport/mma/1585956/sean-strickland-cars-conor-mcgregor-ufc-champion/
Sean Strickland doesn’t drive luxury cars like Conor McGregor despite becoming UFC champion

But, there's also news about him chasing a guy with a flamethrower after the fight, that dude may be part of his team but what he did is still dangerous. Then, he said he broke the title belt too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46zhmHlNrDo
I don't know if he is crazy or something but whatever is in that mind of him is difficult to understand. Adesanya is probably boosted now to get that title back and we saw against Alex Pereira that he can come back stronger whenever he loses.

For sure I am phrasing it correctly but sadly Spelling was wrong,   sorry Shavkat but for sure they sound the same so I will just leave it as that,

Well the Shavkat Rakhmonov VS Stephen Thompson fight was from the event UFC 296 for Leon Edwards VS Colby Covington that will be on December 16, and we already engaging in this discussion but for sure many are excited about this game for sure,


for sure at first, Stephen Thompson had a good reason why he is not to accept this fight back because Shavkat Shavkat Rakhmonov was not in a higher tanking spot back then, and Stephen Thompson was not really aware of Shavkat Rakhmonov back then and now that he is in a good ranking then Thompson now acknowledges him for sure Thompson is not really that picky for sure,

And Dana makes sure the odds are on his side. He'd be very disappointed if Ferguson and Thompson put up a fight. They are very capable, they just need a good shot at the right time or create his own opportunity just like Derrick Lewis did and won.


The Arabs are paying more than the audience from somewhere else. This is the part of the world where the economy is still thriving. The other parts of the world are just downloading videos from torrent sites. Charles just has to focus more on his fight plan, no risky attempts this time so he can request the 3rd fight in Sao Paulo.

I am glad many are excited about those fights even though the set date is still way too far.
For now, I am trying to get excited with UFC 294 though which I think has cards that are also interesting.

And Charles Oliveira has something to say about his fight against Islam Makhachev in Abu Dhabi.
https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/09/ufc-294-news-charles-oliveira-opinion-islam-makhachev-rematch-abu-dhabi-not-fair-mma-game

Well, he cannot do anything about it since he is the challenger. All he needs to think about is winning this match in a way that no questions will come out. Knock him out if possible, submit him if he can, and then he can pick his own venue once he does that.
Also, this is not just about the hometown or whatever he is thinking about, it is also about boosting the UFC in different countries so Dana White's pocket will not stop being filled with money. 

Fully agree with you there cabron!
Dana wants to see the aging fighters such as Ferguson and Thompson make way to these new and younger fighters. So he can get them up to higher status so to cash in on that sweet PPV money of course.

So you sort of wonder why he puts them up against these up and coming rising stars so quickly.
So to capitalize on a new audience who are coming in on these sort of fights.
Both are stacked cards up until the end of the year for sure!

He wasn't determined to accept the fight with Rakmonov months ago. That's why many are surprised about the decision because it doesn't sound like him. He must have expected a pay from the canceled fight yet seeing Dana fucked him with the pay, Dana give him a deal to shut his mouth to the media and fight Rakmonov so he'll get bigger pay. Risky but bigger pay. That's as far as I got.

This is his last fight probably and it will be a lot funnier if he finishes Rakmonov. Pretty sure Dana will not like it.

From the posts above, it seems that many don't know how Shavkat's last name is .. Rakhmonov.

It is understandable since many haven't seen him fight and Stephen Thompson even said during that interview which @owengtam09 has mentioned he didn't even know who Shavkat was when they mentioned him for a fight a year ago.

Here is another video from TheWeasle mentioning the UFC 296 card as it is the last main event fight card of the year:
UFC 296 is STACKED (Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington Preview)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6jiZ3hMjU0

Well, on Stephen Thompson's part for sure he said in the Ariel Helwani interview that he will get all fights that are above him this time, so for sure even if the UFC will pay him double to fight Shavkat Rhakmanov (if this is true) he will still fight Rhakmanov because Shavkat Rhakmanov is higher than him so for sure there are no excuses on who he should fight, for sure Stephen Thompson would like that double payment but he is prideful to accept that,


For sure every fighter wants their opponent to be at their 100% best and Jiri Prochazka looks at his 100% but the real issue in my opinion was his performance if it will be as great as the Glover Texeira fight fr sure this is a great fight to watch and right now I am still torn on who I should make my bet on, Alex Pereira or Jiri Prochazka,


For me, Colby Covington is pretty much positive about this fight so for sure he has his gameplan for this fight looking at Leon Edwards it is really hard to predict this fight as for me I really have no idea about what may happen in the fight, but for this fight, for sure I will surely be looking  for this two-person if who might be able to win on this one, will be looking at the past fight of this two fighters if who will be winning in this one,

Paying double? You got this from the ending of the post fight interview of this week's contender series?
Dana said "Well if that is what Wonderboy Thompson said, then it must be true!"
So it is neither denied nor confirmed by either the CEO or by Thompson from the interview he did with MMAFightingonSBN on the MMA Hour yesterday regarding this fight:
Stephen Thompson Turned Down Shavkat Rakhmonov Fight First Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1UZOZpudro

With several cancellations and having his opponent miss weight he hasn't fought in nearly a year coming up to this fight with Rakmonov but it doesn't seem he is too worried about it.

For sure he was hurt more than he lost with Alex Pereira and it is true it is more hurtful the 2nd time around, Adesanaya is now in a state of confusion on questioning why he lost in an easy manner against Sean Strickland, for sure this is really hard to take for Israel Adesanya, and comparing the level with Ronda Rousey I think it is still hard for Israel Adesanya to experience it again, after he lost to Pereira, for sure this have triggered some mental issue's within him,


For sure it will, as both these fighters are great with the striking department Alex Pereira is great with kick-boxing while Jiri's kicks are lethal at the same time, for sure this is a truly great fight to watch my only concern here is if Jiri Prochazka's injuries are all 100% OK he is from a certain injury that could some fighters will not return but in his case this is the 1st time he is using that injured shoulder, this is just my concern going into the fight,


For sure there are clues that we could likely see going into the fight and Colby Covington last fight Jorge Masvidal in a technical win against him, for sure this could be a close match for sure but let's just wait for it for me I am still going with the champion for sure, but I would look at Colby Covington's fight just to be sure about it and I could have missed something,

There are many interesting encounters in the card. The main card is of course the most popular. It will be a good night for Edwards and Covington followers and fans, I am very sure that it will be a match where they will destroy each other for five rounds. There are also good fights outside the main card. For example, I am curious about the Wonder Boy match. I think I need to analyze his Kazakhstani opponent a little more before playing any game. Isn't it time for Ferguson to announce his retirement? Maybe they thought of Ferguson as bait for Pimblett. Ferguson has no trace of his old self, but in my opinion, Pimblett is not that good of a fighter, I think they treat him specially just because he is loved, sometimes it will come out more clearly in this fight. I don't really expect Ferguson to win, but he is a very experienced guy, so I expect him to surprise me and win this fight, no matter how bad he is.