Everyone is overreacting to Bearman, yes he is 18 years old and that is very young to drive at F1 there is no doubt about that, and this Sainz situation did benefit him a lot. But to be fair, Bearman has no way to get into Ferrari anytime soon. Hamilton and Charles will be there, and the earliest Bearman could ever get into f1 would be Hamilton retiring, which I do not see anytime soon, he could go for like at least 3-4 more seasons maybe even more.
So all in all, Bearman could be in f1, but not in Ferrari and we all know what that means because if he goes to some team like Haas or any other car, he would not be that good, there are 5 good cars and none of them has a spot for him at all, not right now. Maybe Aston Martin if Alonso retires.
Yeah... Kinda like how everyone was reacting to George Russell during that year when he drove for the first time as a replacement. And was it for Hamilton or Bottas..? I forgot.  And I don't really care enougn to look it up. But yeah it's just one race and that doesn't really say anything about how good he is imho. As for where he could go, it could be either with the Sauber or the Haas F1 teams as they're engine partners with Ferrari. So there could be some behind the scenes talks going with those guys. Dunno... And it can't be at Aston Martin. Bearman and Stroll?? |
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As for McGregor, I don't think I'll watch that show but I hear he's getting very good reviews for his acting. If that's true, there's a chance he would want to focus on that and give up fighting completely. We all know he's more likely to lose to whoever he would be fighting and possibly would retire straight after. So, from his perspective, it might not be worth it, as there's a risk many fans will turn away from him if he performs poorly. It makes much more sense just to keep his hype up with other activities, such as acting.
In his most recent interview McGregor looked pretty bad. He was seemingly high on drugs and looked like he hasn’t been training but instead going on benders. I’m starting to think that he’ll never fight again. After seeing his condition, I’m pretty sure he’ll never win another UFC fight whether he fights or not. That guy has so much money now... And he really doesn't need to fight anymore. So I don't really know why he keeps teasing people that he will. :/ Maybe just to stay relevant. Great wins by Maddalena and Poirier but heart-breaking losses by Gilbert and Saint-Denis. Damn, Gilbert should've stayed it safe but he has a heart of a warrior and risked his position in the last seconds of the final round. Saint-Denis was a bit reckless there and was finally caught hard.
Saint-Denis got some reality-check, fighting no-names is not the same as fighting guys from the top 5, but I don't think that loss would hurt his career in any way. He still managed to present himself well and caused Poirier a lot of troubles in the first round. Saint-Denis is still young and can climb back in the rankings. But the stoppage can make or break him depending on how it affects him mentally. I just thought Poirier is already in the sunset of his career and the younger French is taking over. Saint-Denis was winning as expected but he really needs to address his bad habits if he wants to reach the top. There's really nothing to climb back for Saint Denis as he's ranked lower than Poirier... So he stays where he is and being the tough guy that he is, he'll really ask the UFC for another shot vs somebody in the top 5 again. Edit: Looking at the rankings at 155, nobody makes sense for Saint Denis except for maybe Gamrot. But he recently just won. So somebody from the top 10 is more likely for him. Hopefully it's Fiziev. I'd like to see that guy back in the cage. |
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Yeah I think all the sides of the bridge count as one. Oh well, but I'm still happy to have gotten these tokens even though they're a tad less than I expected. :/ I will stake these and like PYTH staking, I think it could give you a better chance to get eligibility for the real prize... Monad's airdrop.
After analyzing the transactions on my wallets, I came to the conclusion that coins were separately credited in various networks, which will need to be claimed in various blockchains. And if this really happens, then you will receive 800 W tokens in EVM and another 800 W tokens in Solana. Accordingly, I will additionally receive tokens in the Aptos and SUI networks. Oh man, hope so... It would really make a whole lot of difference. Thanks for posting. But you know what I think I would've gotten a lot more if not for the ' negative multiplier'... That happens when somebody bridges to a chain with no liquidity for the token. It has happened more than a couple of times to me and I had to bridge back right away. I think it's unfair but whatever... Can't really do anything now. And if you guys are still chasing Layer Zero, I think the negative multiplier thing could apply. So be careful guys. Thanks for the reminder... Been lazy lately. Lol. |
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I think the Saudi Arabian GP was a good race for Leclerc and Bearman. Ferrari and Leclerc in particular will be the favorites for third place throughout the season. Maybe it's too early to say, but if the guys behind Leclerc don't go for him, he could see 2nd place a couple of times, depending on how Perez does during the season.
Bearman's got that Verstappen vibe. He's crazy. And that reminds me of Max Verstappen.
Red Bull's race pace is incredible. Maybe Leclerc will push them, but there is no one else to push them. I don't think we'll see any exciting races this season except Monaco and Barcelona.
Ferrari could finish second at every race if Sainz is there to back Leclerc up and protect his rear and it could be the other way around too if Sainz is faster in some races. As for exciting races, Monaco is usually a boring race because the cars have a hard time to make a pass vs each other. It's not just because the roads are a bit narrow, it's also due to the cars today are bigger than the years prior. Anyway Aussie GP next! The real season is finally starting. Edit: Oh... Japanese GP is next after Aus. Love it! |
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At first I wanted to write "this one looks like a filler between UFC 299 and UFC 300", but opened ufc.com and just saw that before UFC 300 we are going to have 2 events with chick fights as main events This Tuivasa vs Tybura aint that bad after all Not many big names, but still would be fun to watch if one of them knockouts his opponent, but not fight oxygen for 15 minutes. I was actually kidding. The next event ain't really that bad but it isn't really want I wanna watch after 299. But it is what it is... There are some pretty good match ups in there tho like Battle vs Loosa, Rodriguez vs Dulgarian, Davis vs Levy and I'd like to see Culibao back in there. I think the underdogs win in these match ups except the Culibao one. Seems like there's money on Dulgarian as he isn't really tested. He could gas out vs a guy like Christian Rodriguez. Vids... UFC Free Fight: Tuivasa vs Lewishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tHEFoDa6L4UFC Free Fight: Tybura vs Harrishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf0FrrGpZdAEdit: The Multi Master is up in case some of you didn't see it. UFC Fight Night 239: Multi Master Challengehttps://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5488471.0 |
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^ With the way things are happening as they are now, it would be far fetched to think something like going below 60k don't you think? It's like setting yourself up to take your money out of the market and leave a lot more on the table for being too cautious. Dunno... But it's prolly a good decision if taking some money off now makes you feel better about the trade. Anyway here's what the poll looks like so far... I will be locking it on March 15, so if you haven't voted please do if you want. Stay safe out there guys...  |
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And here it is guys... The draws for the Round of 16 was done just a tad over an hour ago. Group A has teo good players in Soulkey and Bisu, Group B has one in Mini who's among the elite, Group C is the group of death with Rush, Best and Light, while Group D is the weakest group among the whole bunch. But just like Group B, it has one elite player in Snow. Can't wait for these match ups next week! Let's see how the books line these match ups...  |
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^ I think the last thing he wants to do is go back to the UFC after making enormous amount of money after just a couple of boxing matches. But yeah, he'll never be considered as one of the greats in MMA. He chose money over status which is ok if that's what he really wants. But if he wants to build himself back up he could still do it by starching all comers in the PFL and Bellator. It won't be the same as winning against Jones or Aspinall tho. Edit: The most exiciting event that everyone wants after 299... Date: Saturday, March 16 Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+): 6:00pm EST Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+): 4:00pm EST Venue: Apex Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Live Streams:  Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+)Tai Tuivasa vs Marcin Tybura Bryan Battle vs Ange Loosa Ovince Saint Preux vs Kennedy Nzechukwu Christian Rodriguez vs Isaac Dulgarian Pannie Kianzad vs Macy Chiasson Gerald Meerschaert vs Bryan Barberena Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+)Natan Levy vs Mike Davis Josiane Nunes vs Chelsea Chandler Jafel Filho vs Ode Osbourne Joshua Culibao vs Danny Silva Cory McKenna vs Jaqueline Amorin Charalampos Grigoriou vs Chad Anheliger |
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Here are the results for groups D to F. I knew Jaedong would not give his best performance. I think his best days are behind him and he's the type of SC player who likes taking a lot of risk. It's good for Bo5 and Bo7 games but not in the group stage format. The surprise for me was Rain and Mong losing their initial Bo1's. The group draws for Round of 16 is tomorrow.    |
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What a race right ? Piastri is proving race after race to be way better than Norris but also he can be a top 4 easily race after race with just a bit of improvement to the car because the kid has everything it needs to bring success to McLaren. Charles looked so focused the entire race that he forgot he was on the podium because his mind was still racing at that point and barely cameras barely got a smile from him so I guess this version of Charles 2024 is the most motivated one so far.  He prolly was thinking if he had Sainz instead of Bearman, Sainz would've finished third at quali and Sainz would've defended his rear and he would've finished second or better. This year is his last chance as next year Ferrari will have Hamilton and possibly Horner and Newey. Who would be the second driver under that scenario. :/ I feel for the guy... I like Leclerc tbh. He'll be a champ one day. |
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Boring main event. Both looked like non-championship fighters. I wonder how long Dana White protects this Pink Poodle from Dvalishvili. Cejudo was already taken care of. Long time champion Aljamain Sterling should've been given an immediate rematch but surprisingly his mind changed and is now moving up in weight, probably convinced or paid by Dana.
Great wins by Maddalena and Poirier but heart-breaking losses by Gilbert and Saint-Denis. Damn, Gilbert should've stayed it safe but he has a heart of a warrior and risked his position in the last seconds of the final round. Saint-Denis was a bit reckless there and was finally caught hard.
MVP's debut was another uneventful one. He is already 37 years old though but I do not see him getting better or goes near the top rankings if he continues fighting.
The main event was alright... Wouldn't call it boring but yeah, it was just alright. I think Merab Dvalishvili should be next. And Sterling wasn't really a 'long time champ'... He also moved up to 145 after he lost the belt to O'Malley. But I am not surprised that Saint Denis has lost. He is very straightforward in his fights. Won usually due to having strong chin. But with Poirier that did not worked. In lightweight division, Poirier probably has best boxing and strongest punch (check records and wins by punches). Obvious thing happened in that fight. What Saint Denis did wrong - it was second round, but his hands were low he was tired, and he walked straight back and forward on the attack line of Poirier hands.
I was... Lol. Never thought Poirier still has that dog in him. I really thought all the comforts of having a lot of money had made him kinda soft. It was a huge win for him if we look at where he's it in his time with the UFC. Anyway here are the results. Sean O'Malley def Marlon Vera UD Dustin Poirier def Benoît Saint Denis KO R2 Michael Page def Kevin Holland UD Jack Della Maddalena def Gilbert Burns KO R3 Petr Yan def Song Yadong UD Curtis Blaydes def Jailton Almeida TKO R2 Maycee Barber def Katlyn Cerminara UD Mateusz Gamrot def Rafael dos Anjos UD Kyler Phillips def Pedro Munhoz UD Philipe Lins def Ion Cuțelaba UD Michel Pereira def Michał Oleksiejczuk SUB R1 Robelis Despaigne def Josh Parisian TKO R1 Assu Almabayev def CJVergara UD Joanne Wood def Maryna Moroz SD UFC 299: Post Fight Press Conferencehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_OQnxRF82s |
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Saka, Ollie. I rather prefer Arsenal to lose but they can't seem to find a wrong step these days, and I like Saka anyway so I'm happy to win that pick, or lose it if Arsenal drop points.
Brighton are a weird bunch, able to score freely on a good day, blanking against Fulham, but I went with Ferguson there. DCL retains my faith, they'll beat United, won't they?
Brighton is one of those clubs that play at the level of the competition. If they play vs a club bigger than them they tend to get a higher than expected performance from their squad and sometimes could even win the match. But then if they play vs an inferior squad they play kinda dull and worse than what they're really capable of. In the UFC there are some fighters that fight this way... But why that is, nobody knows. Lol. Just one of those mysteries in life I guess. Edit: Btw I missed the Majestic 7 because I was typing all this. Lolol.. |
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Pole position for Verstappen once again. Decent confidence for Bearman, he was so close to join q3. Max already won the 2024 title Meh. I hate to say it but yeah. It could be another one of those dull and boring seasons again. And around September when you're watching a race, you'll be at a mindset asking yourself... 'Wtf am I even watching this?'. Lolol. Looking at the quali's results... Pretty sure Sainz would've gotten third and would be defending Leclerc's rear to give the him a go at it vs Verstappen. Could get dicey with Perez behind him. Here are quali's results. Enjoy the race later. 2024 F1 Saudi Arabian GP Qualifying ResultsMax Verstappen 1:28.171 1:28.033 1:27.472 Charles Leclerc 1:28.318 1:28.112 1:27.791 Sergio Perez 1:28.638 1:28.467 1:27.807 Fernando Alonso 1:28.706 1:28.122 1:27.846 Oscar Piastri 1:28.755 1:28.343 1:28.089 Lando Norris 1:28.805 1:28.479 1:28.132 George Russell 1:28.749 1:28.448 1:28.316 Lewis Hamilton 1:28.994 1:28.606 1:28.460 Yuki Tsunoda 1:28.988 1:28.564 1:28.547 Lance Stroll 1:28.250 1:28.578 1:28.572 Oliver Bearman 1:28.984 1:28.642 Alexander Albon 1:29.107 1:28.980 Kevin Magnussen 1:29.069 1:29.020 Daniel Ricciardo 1:29.065 1:29.025 Nico Hulkenberg 1:29.055 DNF Valtteri Bottas 1:29.179 Esteban Ocon 1:29.475 Pierre Gasly 1:29.479 Logan Sargeant 1:29.526 Zhou Guanyu DNF 2024 F1 Saudi Arabian GP Qualifying Highlightshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mquz3QK0SNY |
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^ For sure... But dunno man, Vera looks like he could party too.  Page is well known to have an interesting style. I'm rooting for him to win. Hope it won't end up as a Lima swept. ^ I'm back and forth on that one... I'm was leaning Blaydes at first glance but the more I look into it dunno. Blaydes could get caught in Almeida's guard with something or could back pack behind Blaydes somehow and it's game over. Blaydes doesn't have the highest of fight IQ's.
Almeida moves like he isn't a heavyweight but I'm not sure also whether he can submit Blaydes. He wasn't able to knock Lewis last year. Either this will be Almeida by KO or UD which Almeida will also exhaust his cardio in 3 rounds. Chito is the underdog but I think he still will be successful chasing Sean. He is disciplined and as long as he can avoid getting hit by the head from Sean's strikes, he will defeat Sean again. In their first fight, even before the kick that rocked Sean's leg, he wasn't able to execute well against Chito. Almeida is mostly a BJJ guy. So more likely it ends up as a submission finish for him than via KO if the match doesn't go the distance. Mmm not sure about that about Vera but maybe in the later rounds. At R1 to R3 I think it will mostly be for O'Malley beating Vera's face to a pulp kinda like what O'Malley did to Moutinho. So that's possibly three rounds already scored for O'Malley. If ever Vera wins, he'll need to finish O'Malley at R4 or at R5. I guess if some of you guys really wanna bet Vera, go for the late round props. Vera at R4 and R5 are at 25 and 35 respectively.  But I think O'Malley gets the W overall. UFC 299: Embedded Episode 4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK_Sda7D77EIt could be. Chito will give him the first rounds but once Chito hits Sean hard in the mid-round, he will stick Sean gradually in one corner to kick that leg again. Chito may have boring boxing skills but it works for him. Earlier today I read that Sean wanted to make a deal for the trilogy in case Chito wins, that is kind of having doubts about himself. The doubts grew when the crowd didn't cheer for him. Between Page and Holland, I'd lean Page because Holland just makes a lotmof dumb decisions in there. We've seen it time and time before. But if he's smart, he'd use his grappling skills vs Page. We'll see. As for O'Malley wanting to make it a trilogy if he wins, I think it's just his way to stay the fck away from Merab Dvalishvili. That guy is gonna do what his friend Sterling wasn't able to do. :/ Here are the weigh in results. There's one miss but not by much. Champ Sean O’Malley (135) vs Marlon Vera (135) Dustin Poirier (156) vs Benoit Saint-Denis (155) Kevin Holland (170) vs Michael Page (170) Gilbert Burns (171) vs Jack Della Maddalena (170) Yadong Song (136) vs Petr Yan (135) Jailton Almeida (261) vs Curtis Blaydes (257) Maycee Barber (125) vs Katlyn Cerminara (125) Rafael dos Anjos (156) vs Mateusz Gamrot (156) Pedro Munhoz (135) vs Kyler Phillips (135) Ion Cutelaba (205) vs Philipe Lins (206) Michal Oleksiejczuk (185) vs Michel Pereira (186) Robelis Despaigne (261) vs Josh Parisian (266) Asu Almabaev (126) vs CJ Vergara (127)* Maryna Moroz (126) vs Joanne Wood (125) *Missed weight Some final vids. UFC 299: Ceremonial Weigh Inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL5u6QZ4K8IUFC 299: Embedded Episode 5https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsuIOkubdEgUFC 299: Embedded Episode 6https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUMVmcFURCIAnd here's the final call to jeremypwr's Multi Master. UFC 299: Multi Master Challengehttps://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5487551.0Fade or follow, up to you. 14. Sean O’Malley 13. Benoit Saint-Denis 12. Michael Page 11. Gilbert Burns 10. Petr Yan 9. Jailton Almeida 8. Katlyn Cerminara 7. Mateusz Gamrot 6. Kyler Phillips 5. Philipe Lins 4. Michel Pereira 3. Robelis Despaigne 2. Asu Almabaev 1. Joanne Wood |
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Hey there!
I have around $26k in stable coins, and currently own:
30% BTC
20% ETH
20% SOL
20% LINK
I see what you did there. I'll not include the projects 'in your radar' but for the benefit of the other guys reading these boards I think PYTH is a good long term choice to add in your portfolio. It could even be a good replacement for LINK even. Other ones that are good long term bets could be TIA and INJ which are somewhat more established players in crypto. But mostly leaning more towards TIA as staking some could make you eligible for airdrops. Add in some DYM staking for more possible airdrops. |
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Nice one! I only get a tad over 800 tokens for using Portal Bridge. But I'm confused, does that mean I get 800 from just the EVM side and another 800 from the Solana side? Are does it already account for both? :/
Hoping the 800 plus change is for each. Lolol.
And I was checking the Wormhole Discord server a little while ago. Things are going crazy over there. Apparently a lot of people who were grinding the server for roles didn't get any airdrop. Now they're mad.
Edit: And what dapps were you using? Mayan?
I also used the Portal Bridge exclusively, but it is obvious that the number of blockchains and the volume that was transferred through the bridge are different for us. In addition to EVM, I used Aptos, SUI, Solana and there was also one interaction via ONFT Bridge Merkly. Regarding Discord, I have already said many times that this is a waste of time, but I do not rule out that in the end some project can generously reward. I connected my wallets to the checker via MM, Aptos, SUI and Solana, but everywhere it showed the same number of coins. And if they really gave me all these coins, it would be very good. But unfortunately, this will not happen. Yeah I think all the sides of the bridge count as one. Oh well, but I'm still happy to have gotten these tokens even though they're a tad less than I expected. :/ I will stake these and like PYTH staking, I think it could give you a better chance to get eligibility for the real prize... Monad's airdrop. Anyway Layer Zero Labs announced something about Aptos and Injective. I think I'll copy what you did and use different bridges and bridge to different chains instead of using just Stargate. Thanks for the tip. |
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^ I'm back and forth on that one... I'm was leaning Blaydes at first glance but the more I look into it dunno. Blaydes could get caught in Almeida's guard with something or could back pack behind Blaydes somehow and it's game over. Blaydes doesn't have the highest of fight IQ's.
Almeida moves like he isn't a heavyweight but I'm not sure also whether he can submit Blaydes. He wasn't able to knock Lewis last year. Either this will be Almeida by KO or UD which Almeida will also exhaust his cardio in 3 rounds. Chito is the underdog but I think he still will be successful chasing Sean. He is disciplined and as long as he can avoid getting hit by the head from Sean's strikes, he will defeat Sean again. In their first fight, even before the kick that rocked Sean's leg, he wasn't able to execute well against Chito. Almeida is mostly a BJJ guy. So more likely it ends up as a submission finish for him than via KO if the match doesn't go the distance. Mmm not sure about that about Vera but maybe in the later rounds. At R1 to R3 I think it will mostly be for O'Malley beating Vera's face to a pulp kinda like what O'Malley did to Moutinho. So that's possibly three rounds already scored for O'Malley. If ever Vera wins, he'll need to finish O'Malley at R4 or at R5. I guess if some of you guys really wanna bet Vera, go for the late round props. Vera at R4 and R5 are at 25 and 35 respectively. But I think O'Malley gets the W overall. UFC 299: Embedded Episode 4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK_Sda7D77E |
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^ Lol yup! For a time there the market was looking like it's starting to show signs of a huge drop but a day later like some whale bought up all the coins that were dumped and then some then said 'nope, not today...'. Now that could force the guys who are sidelined to buy way higher than at the price they wanted but then what usually happens when they lock everything in..? The whales sell their bags and they guys who just bought get trapped. :/ It's almost always the case in the these things. So yeah... Stay safe out there guys. |
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Wormhole has published tokenomics on his blog, according to which 17% of tokens (Ticker:W) will be allocated to the community - https://wormhole.com/wormhole-w-tokenomics. There they also said that the snapshot has already been completed, but they did not specify the exact date of the snapshot. This will be a large airdrop, given that the number of active wallets that have completed at least one transaction is only 90 thousand. Is there anyone here besides me who has performed any actions in Wormhole? It's time to check your wallets - https://airdrop.wormhole.com/ Now the price of the W coin is about $2 on the premarket, I hope to see it even higher on the listing.  Nice one! I only get a tad over 800 tokens for using Portal Bridge. But I'm confused, does that mean I get 800 from just the EVM side and another 800 from the Solana side? Are does it already account for both? :/ Hoping the 800 plus change is for each. Lolol. And I was checking the Wormhole Discord server a little while ago. Things are going crazy over there. Apparently a lot of people who were grinding the server for roles didn't get any airdrop. Now they're mad. Edit: And what dapps were you using? Mayan? |
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^ I'm back and forth on that one... I'm was leaning Blaydes at first glance but the more I look into it dunno. Blaydes could get caught in Almeida's guard with something or could back pack behind Blaydes somehow and it's game over. Blaydes doesn't have the highest of fight IQ's. Anyway another fun match up is between Kevin Holland and MVP. I think there are some hardcore Bellator fans in here who would love it. That's another one I'm back and forth with. Some vids... UFC 299: Embedded Episode 3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j17vqtIGWmQUFC 299: Pre Fight Press Conferencehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRXkQKVjvNcUFC 299: Live Weigh In Showhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpxLS16kRYUThe pre fight press conference should be hilarious. |
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