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Did you see this business with Merab taking Suga Sean O'Malley's jacket was wearing when he entered the octagon after the post fight interview?
While he was doing a face-off with Aljo, Dvalishvili who is training partners with Sterling, stole and then put on the red and black jacket he was wearing.
It was the most peculiar thing seen after a fight many have ever seen.
https://talksport.com/sport/mma/1417267/merab-dvalishvili-sean-omalley-jacket-staredown-aljamain-sterling

Of course Dana asked Merab to give Suga Show his jacket back after the teasing ceased since he had no shirt underneath.
Very strange encounter in the ring and I can see vibes of WWE creeping into the UFC now with this drama ensuing after the match.

^Ouch! That's one bloody result you got there bro @YuginKadoya.
Thankfully, I didn't make a long parlay or I may end up with the same result as you did. Most of your choice in the main card are my choices too but I had my doubts so I didn't risk it.

The Sterling versus Cejudo match gained a lot of attention on Twitter and were still debating about how close it is but here is what both fighters said after the match.
Cejudo Post Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGxWDkqBpXU
"I could've done more."

Sterling Post Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz_iy3owyhY
"The guy is freaking smart."
"It was a high-level physical chess match."

I think both fighters really did great. Some may ask for a rematch because of how close it is but I don't think that will happen soon.

Here are the result for my full picks for the UFC 288 right now I have gotten so much red for this event, and I only got 4 wins, it was sad but will bounce back again next event,

MAIN EVENT

Aljamain Sterling VS Henry Cejudo - LOST

CO-MAIN EVENT

Belal Muhammad VS Gilbert Burns - WIN

MAIN CARD

Jéssica Andrade VS Xiaonan Yan - LOST
Movsar Evloev VS Diego Lopes - WIN
Kron Gracie VS Charles Jourdain - LOST

PRELIMINARY CARD

Drew Dober VS Matt Frevola - LOST
Devin Clark VS Kennedy Nzechukwu - LOST
Khaos Williams VS Rolando Bedoya - LOST
Marina Rodriguez VS Virna Jandiroba - LOST
Parker Porter VS Braxton Smith - LOST
Ikram Aliskerov VS Phil Hawes - WIN
Zhalgas Zhumagulov VS Rafael Estevam - CANCELLED
Joseph Holmes VS Claudio Ribeiro - WIN

Congratulations if you bet on Belal Muhammad.
I lost my bet here as I was all for Gilbert Burns parlayed with Aljamain Sterling to win his fight against Cejudo. I should've gone for singles instead. But that was an enjoyable fight.
When I saw Burns hurt himself, I said there's no way I could win my bet anymore. Belal pounded him with lots of body kicks when he saw that Burns lost one of his weapons, attacked him mostly in the right and that's just it. He kept on pressing him and the judges' scores are all fair in my opinion.
This should be a lesson for Burns, take that rest, no need to rush things after one fight. He must be very devastated about what happened today and he now lost the chance for a title match.

@YuginKadoya Charles Oliveira vs Beneil Dariush was cancelled suddenly as they were toting this venue around them but now Burns vs Belal seem to be getting the attention ahead for the Main Card and getting more hype than the AlJo vs Cejudo one since they have been just jawing each other and it is getting to feel too much like WWE banter back and forth by now.
Also Joseph Holmes missed weight so I think he just might lose this fight as he didn't look to good in his last fight which I had him to win.

@owengtam09 Yes. You would think Belal vs Burns was the main event but they are the co-main event on this card.

He must have hated Colby Covington so much, well back on UFC Fight Night 121 when Belal Muhammad defeated Tim Means he calls out for Colby Covington, but yeah Covington was not really interested in Muhammad at all, so maybe he is getting his attention by wearing this shirt,

There are so many cancellations and injuries for this event and with this event Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush was also in this event but it was canceled because of Oliveira's injury, for sure that will be another highlight for this event but it was scraped due to undisclosed reason, and there are many more Scraped fights and here is the list in the UFC 288 
 
Charles Oliveira vs. Beneil Dariush
Daniel Santos vs. Johnny Munoz Jr.
Andre Petroski vs. Armen Petrosyan
Nate Maness vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Zhalgas Zhumagulov vs. Rafael Estevam


For sure Gilbert Burns is pretty much well known for his massive physique and for Belal Muhammad it is really insane to win this fight I am fully aware of that but he can not ignore the need weight of Burns for this fight but for sure on paper Gilbert Burns has a lot of skills to win this fight but because Balal Muhammad got training with Khabib Nurmagomedov, there is a chance that Muhammad is a different person going inside that ring, fight with Burns, I want to bet on the underdog Belal Muhammad,

For me, I am just getting these 3 picks that I am going to make a prediction about later, for now, I think the Main Event is an unpredictable one, you can see the power of Gilbert Burns with his Physique, and can close the match early with his heavy punches because he is a heavy hitter, but you can not ignore the Finesse of Belal Muhammad with his intricate technical striking that could be the key to out strike Burns, but when it comes to power Burns surely has more power than Belal, but I really see potential for Belal to win aswell,


This is one crazy fight for sure a lot are talking about Belal Muhammad VS Gilbert Burns more than Aljamain Sterling VS Henry Cejudo I really don't know why is that but maybe they are much more curious about the Belal Muhammad fight than the Sterling fight, it looks like to me that the Muhammad VS Burns fight is looking more as the main event than the main event, for sure this is one great fight to watch,

There is a video I just caught before this fight and it is a good one to watch while your waiting for the Burns vs Belal bout as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Nz4lezziU
That is a funny shirt of Belal wearing a shirt with Colby Covington's face on it with scars.

During the Pre-Fight Press conference yesterday Dana White did state that whoever wins this bout between the two will face the winner of Colby Covington vs Leon Edwards for the title.

An update from a video I was watching as well for this UFC event. Movsar Evloev who was going to face off against Bryce Mitchell instead will be fighting a new comer Diego Lopes due to injury during training.
Also Julianna Pena is out of the UFC 289 event according to an update from Dana White on the UFC youtube channel yesterday.
Instead Amanda Nunes will be facing Irene Aldana.

UFC 288 weigh-ins begin in about 10 minutes.

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Good share for the upcoming press conference now something that I may watch while waiting for the fight,

Now here are my full picks for the upcoming fight for UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo

MAIN EVENT

Aljamain Sterling VS Henry Cejudo

CO-MAIN EVENT

Belal Muhammad VS Gilbert Burns

MAIN CARD

Jéssica Andrade VS Xiaonan Yan
Movsar Evloev VS Diego Lopes
Kron Gracie VS Charles Jourdain

PRELIMINARY CARD

Drew Dober VS Matt Frevola
Devin Clark VS Kennedy Nzechukwu
Khaos Williams VS Rolando Bedoya
Marina Rodriguez VS Virna Jandiroba
Parker Porter VS Braxton Smith
Ikram Aliskerov VS Phil Hawes
Zhalgas Zhumagulov VS Rafael Estevam
Joseph Holmes VS Claudio Ribeiro

Sportsbet Odds for UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo

UFC 288 Multi-Master Challenge

UFC 288 Press conference has started and it looks like another shouting match where people in the livechat are screaming "Al Jo: The Paper Champion!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF36NAkKq0U
Pretty good and gets you pumped for the fight right before the weigh-ins!

Here is the link to the Official weigh-ins tomorrow morning on the UFC Official channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx6ALwfEXgE
Ceremonial weigh-ins on the UFC Official channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9ny4ZcwDCA

I really don't know what Henry Cejudo was thinking in getting back for the belt again, I don't really know, it isn't either another division belt so he can have a triple belt just like his name triple C,  or the return of Jon Jones his latest pupil have to spark something in him and decide in getting back again, but I really don't know what he may be thinking and he never really open up that part yet,

Does Henry Cejudo's skill have what it takes in winning Right now it is a hard enough fight and I don't really know who's going to win, we all have thought that Sterling was just a fluke because of how he acquired his championship belt to Petr Yan, And we all witness how he destroys Yan on the ground many were shocked and don't know what happens, this is what happens if you underestimated an Aljamain Sterling,


It is quite good to watch the Press Conference we all know that both of these can talk sh*t on each other and we get to see who's really focused on the fight and who's focused on another thing, on maybe this trash talk was for the hype only we all know the drama in making hype and if a fight can not garner some pay per view then it is up to fighters to lit the flame and spread fire, this is what likely what is happening not only in the UFC but other combat sports and we all know who is the hype king was it was Conor McGregor for a fighter that Trash talk for me it will surely hurt the fighter but the fighter will become thankful enough on his pay after the fight because of the money that has catered during the fights, so it is not new but it is still entertaining,

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And here is the Multi-Master challenge for this fight
UFC 288 Multi-Master Challenge

UFC 288 Pre-Fight Press Conference | ESPN MMA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXKKYwKUKUo

UFC 288 Ceremonial Weigh-Ins | ESPN MMA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaaK0zE0ULg


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I am excited about what will happen in their press conference. The fight is too personal, both fighters are gritting their teeth to get a piece of each other.
Aljamin Sterling said a lot of trash but so do Henry Cejudo. I think when the bell rings both fighters would not even try to size their opponent but they will attack wildly in the very first round.
About who I will bet for, I am still having a difficult time deciding. It's too close.

Nice to see the odds are higher for the champion as that was my pick for this UFC event.
Haven't even checked the odds yet since I am still reeling over the last UFC fight night with Song Yadong knockout of Ricky.
Found this little gem of how he rose up the ranks in a part of Northern China devoted entirely to the muslim upbringing:


Road from Shaolin Temple to UFC - Song Yadong Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxPbl7lRJNg

I didn't realize before watching the above video he was lightning quick like that.
Must of been all that training with those Shaolin Monks!

The clip is out from UFC youtube page.
Sterling vs Cejudo - There Is Only One King | UFC 288
10 pm ET / 7 pm PT on Saturday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-itSIZa60GU


Images SS from the clip itself.

Lots of trash was thrown and this will be one heck of a fight.
"Henry is good, but we are not the same." Aljamain Sterling
"It is personal, and I do want to hurt him." Henry Cejudo

Another good news is, the odds are not that far between the two fighters.
1.92 for Cejudo
1.96 for Sterling
So, there's no telling who will this fight. I do love what Sterling said against Cejudo, "He quit when the competition starts to get tough." But Cejudo won't let this slide and he said there's nothing left to accomplish that's why he retired. We will see if he still has the firepower after resting for a long time. The odds though seem to tell that he still has it.

Didn't know how I would of feel about Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo when I first heard about this back in February.
Triple C as they call him has been out of the ring for so long you would think he was not going to fight anymore after this.
But instead of taking a sabbatical, it seems he has been training from all the media he has been putting out on his socials.
This is one thing he is well known for since seeing him podcasting from his car while driving around and just talking to his followers.

Here is a brief history of what had happened during those three years off for Cejudo:
"After losing to Demetrious Johnson for the UFC flyweight title in 2016, Cejudo won the rematch in 2018. In 2019, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist won the UFC bantamweight title, earning "champ-champ" status. After beating Dominick Cruz in May 2020, Cejudo retired from MMA to focus on his family."
source: https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/mma/news/ufc-288-date-time-odds-price-aljamain-sterling-vs-henry-cejudo/tsgbbminmhcqjv2dd7ajbd2w

While the current active champion of the division has been knocking people out!
"Sterling joined the UFC in 2014 and is 14-3 with the promotion. Beating Petr Yan via DQ in 2021 to win the UFC bantamweight title, he beat Yan in a rematch to secure his status as champion. Funk Master’s last fight was a TKO win against an injured T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 280 in October."
source: https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/mma/news/ufc-288-date-time-odds-price-aljamain-sterling-vs-henry-cejudo/tsgbbminmhcqjv2dd7ajbd2w

We really don't see that every day, Song Yadong is a solid striker but he is ready for those takedowns and is also ready to go in the ground whatever the circumstance is, I really thought that Ricky Simon will just be as good as Merab Dvalishvili but as I watch him against Yadong Merab Dvalishvili have already way ahead of him, he also doesn't have the fight IQ but you can see it on Song Yadong the way he slips those punches it truly amazing, many have been deceived on paper, and by the record of Simon,

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Now going for the next event this early

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo



Saturday 05.06.2023 at 06:00 PM ET
Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
Location: Newark, New Jersey, United States

MAIN EVENT
Aljamain Sterling VS Henry Cejudo

CO-MAIN EVENT
Belal Muhammad VS Gilbert Burns

MAIN CARD
Jéssica Andrade VS Xiaonan Yan
Movsar Evloev VS Bryce Mitchell
Kron Gracie VS Charles Jourdain

PRELIMINARY CARD
Drew Dober VS Matt Frevola
Devin Clark VS Kennedy Nzechukwu
Khaos Williams VS Rolando Bedoya
Marina Rodriguez VS Virna Jandiroba
Parker Porter VS Braxton Smith
Ikram Aliskerov VS Phil Hawes
Zhalgas Zhumagulov VS Rafael Estevam
Joseph Holmes VS Claudio Ribeiro
Daniel Santos VS Johnny Munoz Jr.

Information was from Tapology: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/97782-ufc-fight-night
Sportsbet Odds: https://sportsbet.io/sports/mma/ufc/ufc-288-sterling-vs-cejudo/matches

1 mistake. Ouch!

I like that strategy, maybe I will try it next time. How many wins did you make at this type of bet? I usually just end up making parlays for main cards and sub cards or win by knockout or submission, but I don't try this type of bet. But now that I know it, I may have some ideas for my new input. 
Congratulations to all that won yesterday.

What's next? UFC 288, right?

And just like I have said there is still a chance for Song Yadong to land an upset in this fight and he did, as his coach Urijah Faber they are really expecting the wrestling game on Ricky Simon, and Song Yadong is really expecting those takedowns on the 1st round but it was full on the stand-up, for Ricky Simon, but yeah on those 9 takedowns that Ricky Simon have thrown 7 was defended by Yadong, but surely you can see that his training with Team Alpha Male really paid off,


Congrats on you on the Caio Borralho win, but sad to say Ricky Simon is not what we are expecting him to be Song Yadong was great in the feat and got power than Ricky Simon, and I was really surprised that now Yadong is really improving his wrestling so much now, that he is really in defending those takedowns,

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Result of my full picks for the UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Simón I had many losses for this event in my pick and it is good that I only bet on the main events,

MAIN EVENT
Yadong Song VS Ricky Simón ROUND 5 KO/TKO - LOST

CO-MAIN EVENT
Caio Borralho VS Michał Oleksiejczuk ROUND 2 SUBMISSION - WIN

MAIN CARD
Cody Brundage VS Rodolfo Vieira ROUND 2 SUBMISSION - WIN
Julian Erosa VS Fernando Padilla ROUND 1 KO/TKO - LOST
Waldo Cortes-Acosta VS Marcos Rogério de Lima ROUND 3 DECISION - WIN
Josh Quinlan VS Trey Waters ROUND 3 DECISION - LOST

PRELIMINARY CARD
Martin Buday VS Jake Collier ROUND 3 DECISION - WIN
Cody Durden VS Charles Johnson ROUND 3 DECISION - LOST
Stephanie Egger VS Irina Alekseeva ROUND 1 SUBMISSION - LOST
Journey Newson VS Marcus McGhee ROUND 2 SUBMISSION - LOST
Hailey Cowan VS Jamey-Lyn Horth ROUND 3 DECISION - LOST

@danherbias07
Those odds are too high for me so I will be playing it safe and go with my previously mentioned strategy at the first post of this page earlier.
Taking the Will the fight go the distance markets for both fights.

As for my picks for this main event YuginKadoya, I will be taking Borralho to win and the Simon match to not go the distance.

So far we have the prelims over with and the results of those fights listed below:
Prelims
Martin Buday def. Jake Collier via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Cody Durden def. Charles Johnson via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Irina Alekseeva def. Stephanie Egger via sub (kneebar) (R1, 2:11)
Marcus McGhee def. Journey Newson via sub (RNC) (R2, 2:03)
Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Hailey Cowan via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Main Card
Trey Waters def. Josh Quinlan via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Waldo Cortes-Acosta VS Marcos Rogério de Lima (in progress)

As owengtam09 has mentioned in the above post, we are within the main card fights for the UFC main event.

Yes, it is really certain that Song Yadong already has bested Ricky Simon in his ground game which is his takedown defense, it is really imminent for strikers to have countermeasures against takedowns, and one good takedown is in the combat sambo side, the Dagestan wrestling but with Ricky Simon he has Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that most of the fighters in the UFC have been training, and I think Song Yadong might have some knowledge about it, but let's see if he can apply that on the fight because I think that Ricky Simon is also ready for him and Simon says that 5 rounds will be very beneficial for him,

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Right now as time progresses we are in the Waldo Cortes-Acosta VS Marcos Rogério de Lima fight in the UFC, and 4 matches to go and then the main event, well maybe there aren't so many watching this live, but I still there are some that may watch it, because I am just looking at Tapology, for some results,