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Based on his training I think he is enhancing his cardio more and readying into an all-out wrestling for sure, right now he can apply a Merab Dvalishvili kind of style to Alex Pereira, I think he can really dominate him with that kind of tactic it will surely disrupt Pereira just like what Petr Yan, did but what if Alex Pereira would be accustomed to wrestling as well, but surely because he just recently entered MMA I think Israel Adesanya will be more advance than him, just look at that intense training,


WOW! Alexander Volkanovski is in the top 1, while Jon Jones is in the 3rd position I think this is a pound-for-pound rank that is not really biased on fight 1 fighter but what if CBSSpots is biased for Alexander Volkanovski, well we will never know, and I think Leon Edwards really deserves to be there but surely he needs to minimize those fouls that he is committing against his fight to Kamaru Usman, but right now I really focus with the upcoming Marlon Vera VS Cory Sandhagen fight and I really forgot to put my full picks in here, but maybe later, when I finish work,

No doubt.
Sparring with heavier fighters might be the key to his win. Pereira really looks big especially his upper body, if Adesanya will try to dominate him using a takedown strategy, he may need upper body strength too and that's to keep him down and dominate as many rounds as he possibly can. The stand-up fight seems to not work unless he can use his kicks but that would be risky and we saw it at their last fight, so using other means will be their next step.

Meanwhile, here is the update for the pound-for-pound rankings according to CBS after Leon Edwards won against Usman.
https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/ufc-pound-for-pound-fighter-rankings-leon-edwards-ascends-into-top-five-with-second-win-over-kamaru-usman/
1. Alexander Volkanovski -- Featherweight champion (24-2)
2. Islam Makhachev -- Lightweight champion (24-1)
3. Jon Jones -- Heavyweight champion (27-1, 1 NC)
4. Leon Edwards -- Welterweight champion (20-3, 1 NC)
5. Israel Adesanya -- Middleweight champion (23-2)
It's surprising how Adesanya is still there but that's a sign he will be the favorite on their bout on April 8.
Leon Edwards though, I still want to see him KO some fighters and be a real dominant champion. We only saw him fight Usman with the belt on his side, I am expecting a better performance in his upcoming bouts before I put him on my own top 5 pound-for-pound rankings.

For sure he and his team are cooking up some plans to take down the current champion and I guess he has rested well and watched his Stylebender channel right now he has certain training for stress and the mind aswell so I think he was all good and prepared for the rematch, and if you want to watch the whole video here is the LINK he got Blood Diamond in the UFC Welterweight division, Carlos Ulberg, in the Light Heavyweight as his sparring partners, and Tyson Pedro in the Light Heavyweight in the training camp,


No problem, nice to be of help, surely later will put up my full predictions for the upcoming fight in this thread later,

Well, Adesanya has so many skills up his sleeve, I am guessing there is already a game plan written and a part of it is the weakness that they saw in their first fight. First, Pereira's chin is not that hard, Adesanya already made him wobble in that first round of their fight. Alex might become more cautious about those fists of Israel and that will be an opportunity for takedowns if he becomes too careful defending his upper body.

Thanks for the link. Nice, I will soon put up my bet predictions on that fight.
The stats don't lie and thank you for sharing that. I think cardio will be a big deal here again but I am hoping Adesanya already made some improvements on that part. The same with Alex he needs to be focused every time and he cannot just give away free shots in his head. If possible, take the fight to the mat and exhaust Alex first.

I have checked on Stake that Israel Adesanya was still the favorite to win, over Alex Pereira, we can see from their last fight that he is still dominating most rounds until Alex Pereira just lost himself out of rage then that sudden burst of punches got him, well for me wrestling was the only weakness of Pereira and Israel Adesanya should go and finish this up into the ground, even though stylistically it is not his style this is the only way he can win against Alex Pereira,

I think both fighters are preparing eagerly and for Pereira, I think it is enhancing his takedown defense more, he can not learn wrestling that fast, so I think this is the only thing he is training on right now, while Adesanya on his wrestling even more,


Well in the interview she is not very sure what in her last fight that is it, but she wants to fight some more, I think this time it is a 6 fight contract for the UFC, that she has signed, I think Holly Holm just needs a long break that is why she has cut ties suddenly with the UFC, I think a lot of rest is needed by Holms while I think Ronda Rousey just don't want to get hurt anymore, that is why she changed her career to fake wrestling, well showbiz ness isn't really that bad, as long as she is safe in doing what she loves most,

I was surprised to read that Holly Holm was given a six-fight contract with the UFC.  I figured her fighting days were behind her after taking down Ronda Rousey in one of the biggest upsets ever, who everyone thought was unbeatable.  That was a while ago and Holly wasn't a spring chicken back then, so it's surprising to see she's signing long fight deals with the UFC while Ronda Rousey is messing around with fake wrestling.  Congrats to Holly, and while I'm surprised, that seems to be the trend with her.  Surprising everyone.  Let's see what she does next.

 

I believe that the odds this time should be in favor of Perreira, I remember that when the two fought the odds were @1.40 for Israel Adesanya and @2.40 for Pereira, but as Perreira won the fight I think that this time Pereira should have @1.30 or @1.40 and Adesanya had to be at odds above @2.00, probably many people will bet on Adesanya to win the fight, I can't understand why they keep underestimating perreira


many people and even bookmakers are looking in the direction that Adesanya is preparing very well so that this time he wins and takes revenge for past defeats, the problem is that in a fight in which the fighter will fight the same opponent as already defeated you in the past, the fighter who was defeated loses his fighting spirit or optimism right at the beginning of the fight if he suffers blows, this is a reaction that the body has, the head of the fighter who was defeated becomes a mess and the fighter loses concentration, for this reason I prefer to bet on perreira. but many news and analyzes and even data from the past fight indicate that Adesanya has a small advantage over perreira




perreira needs to be focused during the whole fight and wait for Adesanya to make mistakes due to his emotional state, because Adesanya is a fighter who performs well in the fight and this time he becomes very motivated to win the fight

Speaking of Khamzat Chimaev here is a VIDEO clip on why nobody wants to fight Chimaev, and it was also hilarious

I really like Khamzat Chimaev to stay in the Welterweight because there are rumors that he will be going up the Middleweight class to fight Alex Pereira for the belt, but I really want him to stay for now so he can settle his score with Colby Covington, for me, Kamaru Usman will be bulldozed by Chimaev for sure just like what he did with Kevin Holland, but because of Usman's level of grappling he will be having a hard time with Usman but eventually Khamzat Chimaev strength is really proven out of this world, Yes he will surely Slaughter Nate Diaz, I am picturing out what will happen with their fight, actually the one that I am not picturing out was the Usman VS Edwards fight so I can not make a decision back then,

Well, Dana White is bullying Leon Edwards to fight Colby Covington and he can not do something about it, because even though he is the champion Dana White still has control over who's fighting who,


WHOA!!!! Surprise-surprise, I was really excited about this fight I really want Israel Adesanya to conquer that fear over Alex Pereira, and this fight will surely prove a lot I want to really see Israel Adesanya getting back and settle his score with Alex Pereira he should transition into wrestling he is quite good at it actually so why not make it as a 100% tool kit he can let go as kryptonite for Alex Pereira I really like that to happen and to see because I also predicted that Israel Adesanya will surely show us some new moves and this time wrestling was really what he had shown us,

And also here is the link to the Multi-Master Challenge for the UFC Fight Night San Antonio Marlon Vera VS Cory Sandhagen,

Iiiitttt's Time!!!!

UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 - The Heat Is On | Official Trailer | April 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq0FPm_7NzE

The Brand Ambassador of Stake.com is Israel Adesanya so I think I will be a bit biased when the odds come out.
 
Flashback: He got Pereira on the first round of their first meet and if only there is more time it could've been an early KO. But the fight went to Round 5 with both fighters having exhausted bodies. Pereira got Adesanya on the chin and the rest is history. Ref stopped the fight.

A revenge fight for the last stylebender so we might see all the skills that he has in this fight. He has nothing to lose anymore but there is something he can gain back. The title, the fame, and his reputation.
Most fighters will come back strong after a huge loss, this is it, he can win it now without a doubt. As for Alex, he should be ready because the challenger will give his everything with no hesitation.

They are wanting Usman to fight Chimaev which I mean wouldn't be like Diaz vs Khamzat, He didn't want it from the get go and missing weight just to slide out of that fight from happening. And to be honest, I didn't mind it since everybody was saying he was going to just slaughter poor Nate in the first.

Just let Leon bask in the glory for now since he well deserved it and nobody can say anything about it this time around.

I think uncle Dana White has something to say about who's going to fight who, but surely now that Khamzat Chimaev is moving up to 185 to the Middleweight surely to face Paolo Costa and Alex Pereira, now Colby Covington in the 2nd rank is getting at Leon Edwards, well even though Leon Edwards has express that he doesn't like Colby Covington as an opponent well he is champion now because now he is nit-picking a fight for himself, and Edwards wants Jorge Masvidal, but yeah the UFC and Dana White fuck it they want a Colby Covington VS Leon Edwards fight instead,


It was really a sell out I think it did well in the pay per view aswell, but right now Leon Edwards wants Jorge Masvidal but because Masvidal is way below the ranking I think ranks 11th a title match is not proper for him, and the hype is on for Colby Covington, many surely wants him to fight Leon Edwards and he was in the UFC 286 for weight in because he is a replacement fighter and doing the UFC the favor if 1 in the main event is not available that is why he is fighting next against Leon Edwards, and I guess the pay per view will blow out again when this two fight for sure,

It was a very entertaining fight and the buildup to it was spot on with all the jawing at eachother at the press conference along with the weigh-ins staredowns. It was all done to perfection!
Well done on one of the best UFC events I have seen and witnessed in a very long time.
Now the story is on who Leon Rocky Edwards will chose to fight next. Everyone wants to see him get the fight he wants with Masvidal for all the bad blood between them boiling over for all these years now. Didn't know he attacked Leon before until I had seen this video.
Jorge Masvidal Attacks Leon Edwards Throw Punches in Backstage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15ZHijrXk2Y

He had his side of the story of the incident during the Joe Rogan Experience afterwards:
The Story Behind Jorge Masvidal's Backstage Fight | Joe Rogan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-CPQUCfXMI

It did not disappoint and probably only for those who thought Usman could beat Edwards at the O2 which was a sell out and had their best gate of any event. I can't imagine how much in Pay-Per-Views made for them that night.
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/ufc/1748193/UFC-286-Anthony-Joshua-WWE-O2-Arena-record-attendance-ticket-sales-gross

What I have seen was a win for Leon Edwards although not a perfect win because he just got to resort to making those fouls and stuff the number of groin kicks, the number of grabbing the glove and grabbing the ring cage, and the eye pokes which have some history with Belal Muhammad to received a No Contest because of an accidental eye poke, because for me if you did it once that is just an accident and you are in the heat of the battle but Do it multiple times well, I think that is something that needs to be penalized but I am not here to judge just because I go with Kamaru Usman this doesn't make me hate Leon Edwards as a champion but what he is doing with those fouls,


It was really an unbelievable event where Herb Dean doesn't see the glove grabbing of Leon Edwards I think Kamaru Usman could protest about this but surely Dana White doesn't like him anymore, so yeah he surely wants Colby Covington to fight and compete for the belt against Leon Edwards like he used to want, or maybe Conor McGregor to be back again just like what Jon Jones did, in the same manner of fashion, but yeah it was really the officials of the UFC that is deciding who's fighting who and not Dana White,

It really was an unbelievable event, Herb Dean just call 2 groin kick against Leon Edwards but I have seen 5 in all, and Kamaru Usman was really complaining the whole fight that he can not focus so much, it goes to show how badly Leon Edwards wants to win this, that he resulted in glove grabbing that Herb Dean doesn't see, cage holding to secure those crucial takedowns from Usman, and an eye poke that Herb Dean also doesn't call that Kamaru Usman needs to shrug off because it wasn't called, while there are a groin kick that Usman fell down and struggles but he eventually needs to shrug it off aswell because it wasn't call as a groin kick I really think Kamaru Usman is feeling really frustrated, I really don't know what to feel for the fight but yeah Leon Edwards still has a great performance Through in through despite all of that fouls he committed, Well we can not blame him in the heat of the battle,

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Here are the result of my full picks

MAIN EVENT

Leon Edwards VS Kamaru Usman - LOST

CO-MAIN EVENT

Justin Gaethje VS Rafael Fiziev - LOST

MAIN CARD

Gunnar Nelson VS Bryan Barberena - WIN
Jennifer Maia VS Casey O'Neill - LOST
Marvin Vettori VS Roman Dolidze - WIN

PRELIMINARY CARD

Jack Shore VS Makwan Amirkhani - WIN
Chris Duncan VS Omar Morales - LOST
Sam Patterson VS Yanal Ashmoz - LOST
Muhammad Mokaev VS Jafel Filho - WIN
Lerone Murphy VS Gabriel Santos - WIN
Christian Leroy Duncan VS Duško Todorović - WIN
Jake Hadley VS Malcolm Gordon - WIN
Joanne Wood VS Luana Carolina - WIN
Jai Herbert VS Ľudovít Klein - DRAW
Veronica Hardy VS Juliana Miller - LOST

Leon was confident that he was going to be able to defeat Usman again and he did it even if it was by majority decision and not KO as before. I think he has become used to fighting Usman and then not as much fear as he did the first time they fought were Usman dominated three rounds and would have won by decision had Leon not pulled the Magic kick that Knocked him out. Leon's win settles any doubts that he won the first fight by luck, he deserve the Welterweight title.

For Usman, It is going to be another difficult time for him, he really thought he will be able to reclaim his title, a title held for a long time by him. He worked hard for this fight and prevented Leon any chance to knock him out again. It was a close fight and he could have won. Kamaru Usman after the fight said he was not done and was going to get back up, I will be looking to see maybe he will want to fight Leon again.

Very entertaining and competitive fight from both fighters, Good to watch.

Wow! What a UFC event as I haven't seen one with so many upsets on top tier fighters in a very long time even the main event was a shocker having the defense of the title being an upset @3.15x odds just before the fight.

Had Leon Edwards to win but it was too close to call especially with all the fouls/glove&cage grabbing/point deduction against him. Rocky managed to do it in that champion style he is now a legend for in his home of England.

Amazing fights every single one of them. Hope you all made some bank from atleast a few like I did.

Colby showed up in his purple suit and Elvis glasses as the backup fighter for this main event but he was yelling at Rocky after he won the fight because he is the next up to challenge with a shot at the title.
He was saying he was going to kill him.
That was a bit excessive to be screaming at someone in the arena and across the octagon when he just fought and won his fight against Usman.
Come on, he has no class. And even told during the interview that he is Trump's main guy.
So that tells you a little something about him and what kind of mindset he is currently in.

Actually, because I am not sure who's going to win because these two fighters are full of surprises, I have bet for both but because of the Odds I have placed a small amount on Leon Edwards either who's going to win I can get a hefty amount of profit, and I really don't want to get greedy on it so I place a just enough to make this an exciting match for me, and I think I will share my bet slip with just the Kamaru Usman VS Leon Edwards fight




As you can see the date and time interval were really far away because of hesitation and computation if I still got enough to spare with my BTC amount, but yeah pretty much it was an OK to lose money for me so no worries, and so I wish everyone good luck with your prediction and bets,

I also think Usman wins against Edwards and then Fiziev on the co-main card but their odds feel like a trap as both favorites are currently hovering at 1.40.

I just went with Edwards for the sweet 3x odds and hope for a good fight as the loss won't sting as much compared to a favorite that's priced at 1.5 or less.  

Michael Bisping is a cool dude, and his new work simply suits him being the host of the UFC just fits him perfectly, well it was a shocking thing for Kamaru Usman to say to Leon Edwards but he's got a point there, but surely this is one fight that is very hard to predict in my opinion, is it going to be Kamaru Usman getting back from the Knockout lost or is it for Leon Edwards and if he's going to stop the takedowns of Kamaru Usman that have taken him to the edge, So you can tell that this is really one hell of a fight to watch,

And in the weigh-in, Malcolm Gordon was the only one that missed weight and I think Michael Bisping just lambast him for not getting his weight and call it unprofessional because it was on the contract to keep them in shape and have weight, Here is the clip

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Here are the Press Conference highlights



This is the Weigh-in highlights for guys who want to see it

Looks like they just wrapped up the official weigh-ins just an hour ago since this UFC event is in London.
With the time difference the ceremonial weigh-ins will be sooner rather than in the middle of the day, so watch out for that one. It should be more intense face-off between the main card fighters from the press conference.
Some one I had been watching for a while now on those UFC tipping shows mentioned what Usman was saying during the conference was the most epic thing said during a press conference including when Conor McGregor was still doing his.
"Don't let them bully you son!" Usman was telling Leon Edwards repeatedly until he finally got the point.
I think this what unnerved Edwards the most during the whole conference and it showed in his face during the face-offs.

Here is the official weigh-ins for UFC 286:
LIVE #UFC286 Weigh-In Show With Michael Bisping 🇬🇧 Edwards v Usman 3 | Trilogy Goes Down In London
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQDtfxRYPXI