Topic: UFC Fight Night & Main Event: Sportsbet.io Predictions & discussion - page 9. (Read 19236 times)

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I hope I can experience that. That's not a thing here in our country. It's only when Manny Pacquiao fights back when he is in his prime that people would go together in one place to watch him while drinking beers and eating snacks. Well, PPV is expensive so we watch in food houses (carinderias) who can afford it or a freebie from the mayor in a covered basketball court. You need to watch with them or else you will be rained with spoilers before you can even watch the replay.

Anyway, Tipuria versus Holloway and Chimaev versus Whittaker. Both are great fights and I will be betting for the favorites.
Topuria has a good stance at 15-0, and Chimaev has the same at 13-0. I don't think this is where they will lose, yet. Good luck with your bets.

It's really great to go to a bar and enjoy the fights with friends. But I still prefer a barbecue at home with friends and bet on each fight.

As for the fight, I believe that more than 3.5 rounds is a good bet. Holloway has shown that he can handle an extreme fight.

The pre-fight press conference was better than anyone could of hoped for this UFC 308.
We had a little bit of everything from Holloway just repeating "Wait til Saturday night!" to a fighter getting a contract with just asking for one while Daddy Dana was up there. Don't need to go through The Contender Series which just signed over 40 fighters on to their roster last week.

UFC 308: Pre-Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCr9zKiWUak

For those who just want the highlights can watch this one from TNT Sports:
UFC 308 Pre-Fight Press Conference Best Bits | Topuria vs. Holloway 🏆 Whittaker vs. Chimaev
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdtYwkJL0DU

As for the news that @bbc.reporter put up earlier about the lawsuit settlement for the fighters, there was a video put out by Ariel early today inregards to how much these fighters will get and the settlement payouts most likely be June next year:
MMA veteran details $375M UFC lawsuit settlement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paXsKaUKbKM


This is what I have when checking the markets:

https://sportsbet.io/sports/mma/matches/future

They will probably have the rest closer to the start time.
As you had mentioned, this event starts very early and it will be the morning time when the first bout start for people in North America.

I already have some ideas on my betting idea with the fight between Topuria vs. Holloway after reading yours posts guys, but! why, the betting market on sportsbet only shows Magomedov, Abusupiyan vs. Ferreira, Brunno, I don't know if I'm missing something or it's my region...

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You're right about the time, but it's Saturday fights at night, that is,when you can watch a UFC event, the music, or the chat, the atmosphere and in the back of the bar we're only interested in watching the fight, in these parts it's too early to go to a sports-bar. 

I don't know about you, but here Abu Dhabi's fights are so good in terms of timing. Here everything is earlier, you can watch without going to bed late, without falling asleep during the last fight, etc. For me these times are perfect, they even add to the bets.

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That is some great news to hear and might be a talking point now that Donald Trump agreed to make an appearance on a heavily influenced podcast of the UFC since Joe Rogan is currently contracted by the organization announcing at main events:

Is Joe Rogan a conservative? Donald Trump set to appear on popular podcast with 14.5 million followers on Spotify

source: https://www.soapcentral.com/human-interest/news-is-joe-rogan-conservative-donald-trump-set-appear-popular-podcast-14-5-million-followers-spotify

Hehehehehe Ilia Topuria might very much be the big favorite for this fight, however, the oddsmakers are certainly underrating him very much similar to Khabib hehehe. I predict that after this fight against Max Holloway, this will be everyone's last time to bet Ilia Topuria on 1.35 or better. The odds on Ilia's next fights will be 1.20 or lower because the sportsbooks will witness that this is the new Khabib of the UFC and he will retire undefeated heheehhe.

Also, the UFC will have a settlement with the fighters who have complained that the company is very unfair on their contracts. It appear there will be more of this.



A Nevada judge has issued preliminary approval for a $375 million settlement to conclude the first of two antitrust lawsuits against the UFC.

Last month, UFC's parent company TKO Group and the plaintiffs in the Le v. Zuffa case agreed to settle a class action lawsuit. On Tuesday, Judge Richard Franklin Boulware II approved the terms of the agreement, ending the decade-long litigation.

A hearing for final approval will be held in the coming months, and the final payout to the several hundred fighters involved will be calculated after legal fees are paid.

"Today's decision is welcome news for both parties," a UFC spokesperson said in a statement to ESPN. "We are pleased to be another step closer to bringing the Le case to a close."

Source https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/41950092/ufc-fighters-close-375m-settlement-judge-approval

Holloway can put the champion to sleep so I wouldn't bet against him either @Pumared

Anyways there has been some videos already put out and they are early so I guess the timezone will be a  factor for this fight week. So expect the weigh-ins and the press conference to come out early too.

Here they are:
UFC 308 Countdown - Full Episode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfrUF74cDQc

UFC 308 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KGPNAEZzcw

UFC 308 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9K61eLR9L0

Holloway is automatically the favorite for me. Max is tough and can fight well, he is challenging and wants the belt. I see him as much more resilient and with more desire to win, I hope that is enough for him to win the fight.

Pereira is a fighter who explodes in the first few rounds but if he doesn't get his opponent out of there early he runs out of energy fast.
He hurt Hernandez with that front kick in the first few minutes of the fight but he recovered.
That is what I was saying. He is like a stone guy who is made out of rock. He can wear you out as he did with Michel with his wrestling.
It was easy 1.70x odds for Fluffy to win in that UFC Fight Night's main event.

Let's move on to the next UFC 308: Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

This weekend's fight was really sad to watch. Michel was simply exhausted, very tired and couldn't overcome his opponent. I expected much more than what he showed. I expected a show, but we didn't even have a fight.

The undercard bouts are just about done.
Nicolau is fighting quite well against Almadayev who was set to dominate this fight but into the second round hasn't done much yet with no ground time where his fighting style is put on display.

Rob Font could go one of two ways: He can get a quick knockout or he will get knocked out several times and get back up.

As for who I think will win for the main fight tonight, I will go will Fluffy Hernandez.
The guy is built like a boulder and it will take many hard punches and elbows for Michel to knock him out.

I really hope that Michel Pereira puts on a show and gets a great victory in this fight. I will bet on him without a doubt, he has everything to be a great champion and he is the kind of fighter who is good to watch, you get nervous, laugh a few times and are impressed, all in a matter of seconds. Literally a show of fighting and entertainment.

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I like the match too.

Pereira looking to continue his winning streak and Hernandez is taking the chance to win more after a long rest. Number 13 and  14 in the middleweight rankings. This could become an entertaining fight.

How about the co-main event? Rob Font? I didn't know he would still fight, I thought he retired. Well, here he is now ready to fight again after almost a year of rest. But he is aged, that's the problem and his opponent is a young active dude Kyler Phillips. I think this could also become a good match if Kyler will be aggressive and make Font start those engines again like how he battled with known fighters like Aldo, Vera and Sandhagen.

I will bet on Michel Pereira and Kyler Phillips.

Michel Pereira vs. Anthony Hernandez will be a great fight to watch, one of the best on this card. Michel is the kind of fighter who always gives his best no matter what happens. That's why I like him so much, and he always does different things, he goes beyond the ordinary.

The upcoming fight night looks actually quite exciting too.
UFC Vegas 99 - Main Card
Michel Pereira vs. Anthony Hernandez
Rob Font vs. Kyler Phillips
Charles Johnson vs. Sumudaerji
Jake Hadley vs. Cameron Smotherman
Darren Elkins vs. Daniel Pineda
Undercard
Matheus Nicolau vs. Asu Almabayev
Brad Katona vs. Jean Matsumoto
Joselyne Edwards vs. Tamires Vidal
Jessica Penne vs. Elise Reed
Melissa Martinez vs. Alice Ardelean
Austen Lane vs. Robelis Despaigne

https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/10/ufc-fight-night-245-las-vegas-anthony-hernandez-vs-michel-pereira-reader-predictions-picks

This is another one of his great ideas. I believe that he should have some percentage of the PPV for every fight because it's always the same thing. It doesn't make sense for him to be this character all the time, the only reason I see is money.

Thought it was crystal clear on why he is wanting to announce fights and keep in the public eye.
It is due to the sexual assault allegations against him and if he is scheduled for a fight he can't have the court case go to trial until he is not scheduled to fight.
So it is all smoke and mirrors with him and any future fights.
Both those youtube videos I linked discussed about this already.

Is it just me or is McGregor doing everything he can to get exposure in the media? A few weeks ago we would never have talked about him as much as we have been talking about him in the last few months. He is literally increasing engagement for his side.

The Caliber of Brandon Royval's takedown defense proves how witty he is in defending Taira's takedowns but maybe Tatsuro was just tired and was having a hard time with Royval but we are just guessing all of this for now as for sure the camp of Taira can improve this for him the kid is still young and had a future in this sports but you are right that the fight was pretty much close but Taira will show spirit inside the octagon for sure he can still improve and move on forward.


It was really funny that I was saved because I don't have any in me right now but I was surprised that the kid still has a fight in him and have shown the veteran Brandon Royval that he should not underestimate Tatsuro Taira the next time they had their rematch because this kid is really something with his takedowns and offering him to honed his skills is a good thing to say that Royval really respect Taira and the kid surely have a bright future ahead of him,

, I think that we are just wasting time on Connor McGregor as there are a lot of exciting fighters in the division that need attention even though he is the hype king giving people this kind of false hope to see McGregor inside the ring again as this is how good McGregor is in giving anyone that hype, but let's see if he really end up in the BKFC that is good for him because I don't really care anymore.