Yeah, Dana White was very happy after this event because he saw a lot of KO finishes ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) Jafel Filho ended up in hospital after the fight but he got the contract, Nurullo Aliev face reminds me a little on Khabib's face and he is first UFC fighter from Tajikistan, Austen Lane will be good addition in heavyweight, Raul Rosas signed with being only 17 years old, and Brunno Ferreira has a perfect 9-0 record. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxwjAyN02KMI have watched all replays, and it was amazing that is why Dana White is so much happy for giving them UFC Contracts these 5 fighters deliver an amazing finish to their fights, So sad for Jafel Filho to get an injury on the fight, but it was worth it getting the UFC contract was all he needed, and pretty much he is very happy in hearing about it, pretty much that Contender series is a banger, that is why I am looking forward for more Contender series like these, I've seen a lot of posts about Raul Rosas in Twitter and Instagram. I havent watched full fight, just scrolled it through, but havent noticed anything special to see why there is so much hype around him. The hype is because he is 17 and he is in UFC ? Or that 17 years old kid compete with adults? I dont understand that. He is allowed to his people in the face, get paid for that, but is not allowed to buy an alcohol - lol If we impose that information on current a situation that is going on in the world (huge war), then there is no big deal about 17 years old kid performs in UFC. From age 18, kids are allowed to go to military service, with allowance from parents from 16. That means from 16 they are allowed to kill. ![Huh](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/huh.gif) Manny Pacquiao was age 16 when he started fighting inside the ring with adult boxers, but back then the age limit was very strict so he used fake age when he fights inside the ring, they say that he is already willing to fight a guy with 10 years gap to him, but you can never be young or old to get what you wanted, or to be who you wanted to be, It just that in a young age he is early to look for things that could make him money for his family,
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The fight tickets will surely sell-out if a date will be determined soon. Anyway, I didn't really expected that, why would Manny fight his former sparring partner in an exhibition fight? Is there some beef between them that I didn't know? Or this is just a born rivalry inside the camp? I'm starting to get curious because out of all boxers or any fighters out there, Manny is going to have an exhibition fight to his former sparring partner, Jaber.
I don't think they have some beef, for me signing the contract for an Exhibition fight was really what Manny Pacquiao is after while Jaber Zayani just really wants to fight Pacquaio just a confirmation if his skills really improve I think this is just a fight to help Jaber Zayani with his career and while getting Jaber Zayani ready for a much upper fight in Zayani's career, and fighting Pacquaio could also mean one thing an Exhibition match surely provide a lot of money, and I think Jaber Zayani is saying that he will not think this fight as an exhibition only fight and will be giving his all is that he truly knows what Manny Pacquiao is really capable off and to hype the fight, Well, it's actually more of the entertainment that they want to see and one of it is to see their idol. But knowing the fact that the ticket they're paying for will go to the charity.
That will make them more hype on this match because it is for a good cause. There could even fans that would just buy a ticket without watching the exhibition match because they want just to help.
The split of money is there but the main idea is all about the charity.
I Agree, an exhibition match like this can surely generate a huge sum of profit and money for them, and knowing Pacquiao really likes charity work it could be possible he doesn't hesitate in getting into this fight just to give to the people, but for me, he doesn't need to do such things, if this is to really help out then it is OK but if this could have a hidden agenda or for politics purposed then I really don't like it, in actually I like him as a boxer, an artist and father to his kids, and doing charitable work, or being a senator, but I am against him running for Presidency, for me, he is not really cut to being President, Do you seriously think Manny cared much about his record like Mayweather? Manny did not duck a single fight, who ever comes up to the table he'd always gladly accept every challenge that comes along his way all throughout the 8 divisions. He decided to resign because he has done more than enough and father time is already calling. Also, nobody is having a death wish in an exhibition matches. DK Yoo or even Jake Paul is also trained to be a fighter. While Manny and Anderson are all past their prime. This isn't a serious match anyway.
Probable and probably not, who would probably don't want to settle down with a good record right, but Manny Pacquiao is the one that can answer this, I am just giving my opinion in what I think, even though Manny Pacquiao has some losses I have said that he doesn't want to probably tainted even more his record with losses and I agree he resign because he way passes his prime already and he has had enough, that his body can not handle anymore, and I also think that Exhibition match is way safer that with regular fights,
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You can be a great MMA fighter without top boxing skills, Khabib did great for years before he improved a lot in that area. MMA can be better because it combines other combat sports, but some people don't like wrestling or grappling and find it boring. Spoiled crowd only likes to see blood and KO's but you can't have that all the time. Guys, check out Israel Adesanya's great trailer for fight against Alex Pereira at UFC 281. I can't wait to watch this fight, this has potential to be one of the best comeback stories and best fights of the year 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZaLuDSmklgWell, I agree, I think Khabib Nurmagomedov had an unorthodox kind of boxing, it is simple and surely effective, but over the years his boxing skills have tremendously increased, but as you have said his boxing skill is just basic when he started to UFC, but still he is using boxing towards his fight, just to check his opponent and to set up when he can get that takedown, it is still important to have some techniques you don't usually use just to have an upper ground than your opponent, Adesanya-Alex Pereira is a kind of match to watch. It's going to be a wild fight for thier skills. Who will win is very unsure because of thier records. Pereira climbed fast his rank on UFC only to chase Izzy's belt. He only has a few fights in UFC but he has already been given the opportunity for the belt. He really is that good that need not fight fighters below Adesanya.
Alex Pereira might get the fight IQ in dealing with Israel Adesanya, but I think Pereira is Overrated so much in giving him this kind of treatment just because they think he can be the one to get Adesanya down the championship title, just because he wins against Izzy on a kickboxing match, is giving him to much credit on that feat, in just beating Izzy in the past, which is this is MMA it is surely a different turf than with a kickboxing match, this would need a huge fight IQ to able to win, and Israel Adesanya has perfected his craft with his defense,
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At the moment, no team's performance is stable except for Union Berlin. Leverkusen and Leipzig are worst off. Leverkusen are now closest to the relegation zone. On the other hand, Leipzig managed to score only 8 points with 7 mats. As all the teams have made internal changes to their squads, the performances of all the teams have been somewhat erratic. Hopefully we will see stable performances from the teams in a few days. Union Berlin, Dortmund and Freiburg will battle it out with Bayern Munich for the title this season. It seems that the road to the title this season will not be easy for Bayern Munich.
Yes, I agree, but 1 thing is for certain we can not assume this will be permanent because I witnessed this in the 2nd division last season, SSV Jahn Regensburg is doing fine during matchday 1 up to matchday 9 but it all shifted when Werder Bremen and Schalke have put a pace on their play to catch up to the standings, I think it could be the same in the 1st division that those teams were just waiting for a good opportunity to strike back, but apparently right now they are struggling to perform well, That's mainly because they are lacking a striker like Lewandowski and they were so used to him finishing those positions. He scored 40 goals a year just on bundesliga, add in UCL and the cup games as well, that dude had 50 goals a year every year for them, and that meant that it would be easy for them to score, get it to a point and then give it to lewandowski so he could score.
Nowadays, they do not have him, and they still come to a point but then they are lacking that finishing, nobody in the team has it as good as Lewa did and that is the problem. They will adjust and start scoring too, but it will take time to get that responsibility distributed to everyone.
I don't really think they need Robert Lewandowski anymore and in actuality, Lewandowski needs Bayern Munich right now Robert Lewandowski only got 8 goals for FC Barcelona which is not the same performance last season with Bayern Munich, that game on the UEFA Championship League Bayern Munich have won against Barcelona not because of the striker but because of the team, and they really know how Lewandowski is playing and Lewandowski is not used in the team play of Barcelona, while Barcelona still doesn't know how they will make a great game for Lewandowski,
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MMA is more barbaric and brutal? It is more entertaining and exciting to watch. If we compare the damage boxers get and the damage MMA fighters get, then I would say boxing is far more dangerous. In MMA we have 1001 way to finish the fight, to stop your opponent. In boxing, every head punch is dangerous and can end persons life. Cut can heal, bruises will be gone after some time, broken bones can be fixed, but damage to the brain can not be cured. Also, I have never seen stories when an MMA fighter died in the ring or on same or next day after the fight. In boxing, we have such examples, and they are more than "can be counted by fingers on one hand".
Agreed, and if Simon Jordan would only learn the technicality of MMA he would surely notice it, and I think Michael Bisping has utterly humiliated Jordan in a right way where he doesn't debate it furthermore because he doesn't have much knowledge with the MMA, but we can not blame him because MMA is close to a real fight, what we call a street fight, but in MMA it is more technical and like Bisping have said it has all the aspect of different sports in one, that is why it is so exciting to watch Than good old boxing, ^ Whatever anybody says MMA is as close as it gets to real fighting. Western boxing is just a part of MMA's whole. It's a skill set that every MMA fighter needs to learn but it's not the end all and be all of the sport. I used to watch a lot of boxing but once you get into MMA, esp the UFC and know the all fighters from top to bottom, it's just better, more well organized and it's an easy sport to follow overall. And as far as the betting market goes, MMA is waaay better.
I agreed aswell, MMA is outstanding having many varieties of sports in one, well includes boxing in it, and you can surely use every martial arts possible even the Jeet Kune do style imagine brutal kicks from the legendary Bruce Lee there are a lot of variety of martial art you can apply and the way you can finish your opponent is surely a lot aswell, and I surely agree that it is way better,
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Agree, that's one thing to describe if one of them will pick a fight with against Pacquiao and I have no doubt as well that the fight will surely generate millions of revenues plus PPV-buys if there's indeed a fight that will likely happen soon of Manny Pacquiao against one of the two Paul Bros. in an exhibition match, surely that fight will be epic and fun to watch if it will materialize soon. But for now, Pacman has already 2 fights queued in his comeback. 1. Manny Pacquiao vs DK Yoo - December 10 (Seoul, South Kore) 2. Manny Pacquiao vs. Jaber Zayani - February 2023 (Saudi Arabia) WOW! Pacquiao is getting really ready until the next year, this is surely for his profit gain, most of those exhibition matches that he is establishing, and knowing Manny Pacquaio this money that he will be getting with those Exhibition fights half of those will be going to the needy people because some of this money will be given as a donation that is why for me I would surely like Manny Pacquaio to get many exhibition fights if he can still do it, and if the Paul Brothers would likely want a fight with PACMAN that would be great because I think that fight will be big money, and also a Floyd Mayweather fight will be profitable for him, that is for sure, I saw this one lately and he's really going to be back with another match after his fight in South Korea. Well, not that much going to say as he's still a boxer no matter what he went through with all of those politics and other commitments he did. But I'm sure many would be mad against him after telling that he's really going after retirement during the elections.
An 8-time world division championship boxer is surely not just a title the hardship he did in getting it was really remarkable for me Pacquiao is really something but because of his age, I think it's better to have him fight on these exhibition fights than with a regular match and it is better that he is already retired, and because I think there is more money with this kind of fights,
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Next Friday there's two events on Bellator and Cage Warrior
I don't watch Cage Wariors but this Bellator 285 event could be very interesting to watch with Yoel Romero coming back in octagon again against other oldtimer Melvin Manhoef. If I was making this card I would move Manhoef vs Romero for main event instead of Henderson vs Queally, but I am not even near matchmakers ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) Romero should win, he is huge favorite and he has the reach advantage, but I don't like this odds at all, so much that I would even try small bet against him. Bellator 285 is already available on Sportsbet website: https://sportsbet.io/sports/mma/bellator/bellator-285/matchesDana White Contender Series week 9 is starting in few hours and that is always fun to watch when we have prospects like this. ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FaK2sOVF.jpg&t=665&c=4Oepzy7N6nC_Xg) You are right Bellator 285 could be a crazy fight with Yoel Romero from UFC, the Main event could be promising but the Yoel Romero VS Melvin Manhoef is the one that I think fans would likely see but for me, the Main Event is Benson Henderson lost to Damian Maia and they surely fight with grappling that fight was really have the pressure on Benson Henderson, I have watch it and Damian Maia was just chilling and Henderson seems pretty much scared to close the distance, he knows that Damian can surely reversed their situation and Benson Lost it, while Peter Queally have lost brutally against Patricky Pitbull, for me I would go with Benson Henderson, while on the Yoel Romero VS Melvin Manhoef I will surely go with Romero with these fight, And the Contender Series Week 9 results Brunno Ferreira Defeated Leon Aliu and gets UFC Contract Raul Rosas Jr. Defeated Mando Gutierrez and Gets UFC Contract Austen Lane Defeated Richard Jacobi and Gets UFC Contract Nurullo Aliev Defeated Josh Wick and gets UFC Contract Jafel Filho Defeated Roybert Echeverria and gets UFC Contract pretty much all fighters that landed the victory all got their UFC contracts so congratulations to them,
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We thought Bayern didn't get affected much after Lewandowski leave but after first three games they went to downhill pretty fast. I've never expected four games in a row without getting them any win. On one hand I'm glad their domination of a decade may come to an end, competition bring more excitement to Bundesliga again. On the other hand this might be a temporary setback. I just wish Dortmund and other contenders use this opportunity and make some point difference. So we can see more competitive league for whole season.
Not just Bayern Munich, Leverkusen, and RB Leipzig also get to that spiral downfall, maybe a slight downfall for Dortmund aswell but they still manage a good game so far, but they are struggling every game, funny thing is Union Berlin has kept their pace to the game, Freiburg has managed to also hang on, we can see in the future game if what may unfold to happen, and we can surely see it on matchday 8 and because Bundesliga is taking a break and the games will resume on October 1, Is Bayern Munich affected by the exit of Robert Lewandoski? I don't think their poor performance in the German Bundesliga is a result of the player because they are doing very well in the Champions League without the player. The problem with the team I think is their form, they are not playing with seriousness when it comes to their league matches a typical example is their defeat against Augsburg in their last match, they couldn't utilize their chances to score goals.
In the other hand, other teams will have more motivation to perform since the league is now open to more competition and we will see a change if Bayern Munich will not overturn everything within a short time.
For me, they are slightly affected by Lewandowski's departure, and because of that Nagelsmann is pushing a player to be in Lewandowski's shoes which kind of affected their form, Nagelsmann is used to having Lewandowski and he performs that role very well but with Sadio Mane, it has full of holes and have many mistakes, on their match with Barcelona Nagelsmann is familiar with Lewandowski that is why they have snuck 2 goals, and they have guarded the polish goaler very well, Indeed everyone are counting on this break to see Bayern get back to their usual form. Kahn and the other folks in Bayern are insisting that Nagelsmann is the best choice and shouldn't be replaced but of course this opinion might change if the results won't improve. It is sad to see Bayern doing like that. I understand some people like to see Bundesliga more competitive but I would like to see competitiveness by better performance of teams rather than a drop of the best one..
I surely agree, Union Berlin is surely doing great right now so that might be the case of a team getting competitive for the Bundesliga, but for me it is good for Lewandowski and Haaland was now out on the Bundesliga just to have a balanced play for the other team, for me they have that level of striking skill that surely get a team to the top,
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The Connecticut Sun was perfect at game 3 but there will always be adjustments and the Las Vegas Aces did great at how they will counter it. By using their reserves. They knew it was difficult to stop Jonquel so the Aces relied on speed by adding another guard. Riquna Williams and she shine at the best time they needed it.
I liked their domination in game 3 but the Aces have seen to their strategy aswell, I thought that game will be their retaliation against the lead points of the Las Vegas Aces, and Alyssa Thomas was really firing up, having that triple-double performance, was really amazing but it was not enough to the determination to win of the Aces, and that bench warmer was the one the Aces needs to have their thanks in providing an extra score for the game, That's nice. Thanks. Brings back memories, especially the era of Lisa Leslie (those are blocks, not assists). I was young back then watching WNBA games on a small television. Look at Candace Parker though, she still made 2 triple-double this year despite her age.
I think it was a typo from the site I copied it, it should be an Assists and not blocks, I really think WNBA is here to stay despite many people that don't like it as long as there are people like us that are still appreciating it, It will surely continue, and for me, players are constantly evolving with their craft, as I am looking at that list Candace Parker was really something but surely after realizing that she is already 36 years old, but maybe she will still be that good within the age range of 40, Yeah, it's the adjustment that Aces made during game 4 that surprises the Suns,
Using one of their reserves who contributed a lot to something that might not in the game plan of the Suns, they are focused on starters and the legit scorers, unknowingly that this player are capable and really shines high after being given a chance to play with good minutes inside the court. No doubt with Sun's caliber they earn a big respect to all fans and viewers who follows them from each game that they've made.
After you said that I was constantly thinking that Riquna Williams may be a hidden talent for the Las Vegas Aces, and they are trying to suppress her from making a blatant move, and have taken the right opportunity for them to use her, but this is just a maybe, a theory that will remain that way as long as no one ever said something to it,
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No wonder there are such huge cuts only in MMA. It is impossible to make such a cut with boxing glove. Such cuts can occur in boxing after head clash or if a bloody bruise explodes. But boxing, imho, is much more traumatic, mainly because there is no pause (like clinch, ground game) from receiving punches.
Most of this terrible cuts are done by elbows or knees and that is not allowed in boxing, there are gloves in MMA but I think they could be improved a lot to avoid or reduce eye pocking. When I say cuts I always remember Diaz brothers that are always bleeding a lot, and once you get cut it's easier to open old wounds again much easier. I think I never saw Adesanya seriously getting cut, maybe because he has such a great defensive play for avoiding punches. This will surely happen a lot but maybe if there are knee or elbow pads those cuts will surely be prevented, but it will surely lessen the impact of that knee and elbow, and it could be implemented if the UFC wants to, but Boxing is different because they only allow punching with gloves and they surely don't allow hammering punch just like in the UFC, and that eye pokes can not be reduced if they switch the gloves with a more close one, the Grappling or wrestling will tremendously limited, Now the Diaz Brothers are more tolerable to pain that is why they can withstand those blows that hurt the most, and even though there are gushing blood they would simply ignore it, While Israel Adesanya sure has a great defense, I think he incorporates Floyd Mayweather's technique, on his defense that is why it is so good, and right now he has the best fight IQ in my opinion so in the fight between him and Pereira I will still bet for him, I also expect more cuts in MMA because fighters are allowed to use elbows and they can also kick. The worst cuts I saw in boxing so far were from Badou Jack, Travieso Arce, Vitali Klitschko, and Denis Lebedev.
I remember when UFC goes mainstream and Don King a former top boxing promoter tried to stop it calling MMA a barbarian and very brutal sport. It's been decades now and I cannot remember any deaths from the UFC. While boxing sadly has regular casualties over time. Boxing also has 12 3-minute rounds for a total of 36 minutes compared to UFC's 25 minutes. And boxing's only chance to stop its opponents is by knockouts or technical knockouts where most of the punches are towards the heads. Whereas there are many creative ways in the UFC to stop an opponent.
I have remembered a podcast if I am not mistaken where Michael Bisping defended the MMA by saying that it is more barbaric and brutal than boxing I think it is Simon Jordan that said that MMA fights are Brutal and he doesn't want to watch things where an opponent comes down the canvas and the other will simply still makes another punch until the referee stops the fight, Michael Bisping really put Simon Jordan in his place, here is the LINK
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I dont know whats going on with Leverkusen at the league at the moment , they have played well in the Champions League. But its at all crazy at the moment with a few teams , best example Bayern Munich and Union Berlin. Maybe we will see soon some nice good games from leverkusen hopefully in the league.
Leverkusen's performance in the Champions League was also not so good. in the first match against Brugge, Leverkusen also lost 1-0. whereas in the Bundesliga, they performed very poorly. it's very different from what they showed last season. last season, Leverkusen was in the top 3 in the standings. and currently, Leverkusen is almost part of the relegation zone. Leverkusen is surely down this season and they might end up in the 2nd division they are now below the unthinkable, and they are just a husk of a once great team, I really don't know what happens but if this keeps up then they will surely be regulated to the 2nd division, And on matchday 8 Bayern Munich will be facing Leverkusen and Leverkusen could use this game in winning against Bayern that is making a lot of mistakes, or they will end up losing to Bayern Munich, I think, Bayern Munich will definitely improve higher to be in a good position to win this season title, because their coach is seriously working to ensure his midfielders and strikers get it right by working together to achieve many goals that will increase their points higher in this season. If union Berlin continue with their strategies they are using in this season, i don't think they will win this title because they found it difficult to achieve many goals from any competitions in this season. It will be difficult for union Berlin to win their next match, because their opponent will not allow them to achieve victory from the match.
Here we go again, Bayern Munich is losing it, they are in the 5th position now, this is very alarming for the champion putting a play like that, and for Union Berlin, it doesn't really matter if they have little goals as long as they are winning this season without any losses, I think that it is enough for Union Berlin I think they will need to be consistent and on Matchday 8 they will be facing Eintracht Frankfurt, lucky for them because I think they can surely win this, I have lost many bets this season for Bayern Munich. They have lost points in their last four matches. They lost points even when the opponent was not strong. After defeating strong opponents like Barcelona in the Champions League, they lost against Augsburg in the Bundesliga. After the performance against Barcelona, I thought Bayern Munich was back on track. But they continued their poor performance in the Bundesliga. I am not interested in betting on Bayern Munich's next few matches. They may need some more time to stabilize.
And because of that, I am staying out of betting for them, and because I have lost a lot aswell this season on counting they would win, even in the easiest way possible, for them to win, for me I want a shift for the Bundesliga, and for other teams to beat Bayern Munich but I never realized that a team like Bayern Munich will have a hard time and getting beaten by Augsburg, well it all started when Nagelsmann allowed the trade of Robert Lewandowski but apparently Lewandowski will surely eventually leaves,
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No wonder there are such huge cuts only in MMA. It is impossible to make such a cut with boxing glove. Such cuts can occur in boxing after head clash or if a bloody bruise explodes. But boxing, imho, is much more traumatic, mainly because there is no pause (like clinch, ground game) from receiving punches. Last UFC was kinda bloody. If not mistaken, Gregory Rodrigues was not the only one to get a huge cut. Song Yadong also got a juicy elbow cut. ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fthumbor%2Fl0RJF9ad5lVPpBDKIq6738y_SB0%3D%2F0x0%3A5616x3744%2F1200x800%2Ffilters%3Afocal%282126x1176%3A3024x2074%29%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_image%2Fimage%2F71382036%2F1424765997.0.jpg&t=665&c=4VFZ0zNJvWuF7w) But that is nothing to Overeems smile ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.1K6_3v-7HBj4SteYkBSJzwHaG4&t=665&c=5zf4iqmeiPrHBA) Some good cuts can be found on Reddit (just scroll down, and in case link is broken, just google fighters name) Yup! cuts in boxing were all due to headbutts, but likely boxing fighters will focus more on the head, which may cause head injuries, and concussions to boxers, but with cuts like that, I think it has just less risk with the MMA fights while on boxing boxer could have a trauma with his brain or it can cause brained damage, That cut was pretty much because of Elbows and Song Yadong has taken it like a man, for me if the fight is not stopped by the doctors there might be a chance that Song Yadong can win this match, That MMA cut for me is not really life-threatening it is still gruesome, but as you can see Overeem is still smirking although he got a bad lip cut injury, and the thing that surely can cause that head Concoction, was on the boxing part because they focus on hitting the head,
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Yes, Manny can still fight professionally if he chose to do so but he knows well that he ain't the same Manny anymore that the people knew and his skills are not the same when he was still in his prime. It's still a good idea to do some fights in the form of exhibition fight and that way he can still do his passions in boxing.
Maybe soon, we can see him running for a senatorial seat or maybe he will go back and run as a congressman.
yes, he can still fight but I don't think he would risk to tainted his record with losses upon his retirement, I think he had already felt it in him that he can not last anymore it is good for him to just focus on exhibition matches that are not that risky even an amateur can surely go and fight with a well known retired boxer, for me DK Yoo is an amateur boxer and he will likely be pursuing his death wish fighting Manny Pacquiao, And speaking of exhibition matches Jake Paul is challenging Anderson Silva, I think Jake Paul has a death wish aswell, ~snip~
Hehehe, for sure the brothers can offer Manny a fight, as someone suggested in a catch weight and it could generate huge money for both of them. I don't think Manny is hard to negotiate though, so it can be made as long as the money in the table is very attractive. Yeah, I also think that Manny could easily accept the offer that they might do if there's really a good and interesting amount for Manny. Since he's all into his businesses now and these exhibitions, he could give time and entertainment with a good talent fee on the side. are we talking about the Paul brothers here, if we do the Paul Brother is surely digging their own grave by challenging Manny Pacquiao in an exhibition match, but this could be a great match that many will surely watch, people that want the Paul brothers to win, over PACMAN, people who want the Paul Brothers to lose and beat the crap out of them by yours truly, and others that are curious in seeing this fight, there are different people that wants to see this match-up,
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Event was brutal with fighters we had and I never in my life saw so deep inside meat and blood vessels in fighters head. This is just reminder how dangerous with combat sport is, it could end up with tragic endings in some cases. I remember when Mike Tyson bit Holyfield ear and this was bad, but this is nothing compared to MMA injuries.
It was pretty much brutal but that is why the UFC referee has ensured to stop the fight if the doctor won't allow the cut to worsen even Further I think this is to ensure the life of a fighter because they are pretty much for the MMA life is more informant for them, while on boxing which is I would say have many deaths than with the MMA, and pretty much cuts like these are pretty much common, but with the deep worse cut is pretty much rare to see for an event, One thing is for sure, I really like the long cards. The pacing on them is exceptional, and they start early which is also quite nice for us Europeans. As long as you don't start drinking early that is. Good event, not the blow your socks off type of event, but a entertaining one no less.
We've got some good events coming up this week, so I'm hoping to bag my self an accumulator. I'll try to get my predictions out a little earlier this time, and just hope no one misses weight or any fights get cancelled, since I'll probably be betting a few days before to add some of the football to the accumulator.
We will be having a lot of events and right now it is starting, the Contender Series 2022 Week 9, on Sept. 27, another Contender Series 2022 this time Week 10, and after the 2 contender series, on Oct. 1, that is the time we can get UFC Fight Night Dern vs. Yan, on Oct. 15, UFC Fight Night Grasso vs. Araujo, Oct. 22, UFC 280 Oliveira vs. Makhachev, which is the event that I am waiting but for now, these events are likely we are going to see this year, I will surely be going to give my early predictions and pick aswell but for now, waiting for the Contender Series to start,
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Their problem most of the time is when their opponent is in the lead, they start to lose control of the game. Connecticut Sun needs some powerful shooters. Heideman is the only one I can see shoot and it's an awkward form that takes time before she sets it up. William is a perimeter jump shooter and she became less powerful when the playoffs started. She doesn't play like that, she is also an assassin but it seems like she lost confidence. I don't know what happened.
It seems because of the pressure they feel and that the Las Vegas Aces are likely giving to them they seem to just lose control of the game, I really don't want to see this but I think they also need a defender that is likely to shoot outside, like a Draymond Green type of player, so in some cases like this that player will be sure to hit the 3 point shots, they surely need those players to score 1st to reserves Alyssa Thomas's stamina in playing under Crucial instance, there is next season and adjustments to the team will likely be needed to make, True. It was an experiment but luckily it worked. They took the risk and it was a fruitful one. I guess they realized that all eyes are on their offense like Gray which leaves a heck of space for other players. Now they are champions.
Even though they lost the game the incredible performance of Alyssa Thomas is very remarkable in the WNBA because she become the 1st WNBA player to record a back to back triple-doubles in one season, and WNBA history will surely change the pace of their play, because of this Triple double this season, Sheryl Swopper was the 1st to record the 1st triple-double on the WNBA on July 27, 1999, and other WNBA players that recorded their Triple doubles and what year, SHERYL SWOOPES - July 27, 1999, 14 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists - On September 3, 2005, 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists MARGO DYDEK - June 7, 2001, 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks LISA LESLIE - September 9, 2004, 29 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocks DEANNA NOLAN - May 21, 2005, 11 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists TEMEKA JOHNSON - July 24, 2014, 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists CANDACE PARKER - July 28, 2017, 11 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists - On May 22, 2022, 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists - On June 23, 2022, 10 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists COURTNEY VANDERSLOOT - July 20, 2018, 13 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists - 2021 postseason, 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. CHELSEA GRAY - July 7, 2019, 13 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists SABRINA IONESCU - May 18, 2021, 26 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists - On June 12, 2022, 27-point, 13-rebound and 12-assist - On July 7, 2022, 31 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists MORIAH JEFFERSON - June 28, 2022, 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists ALYSSA THOMAS - July 22, 2022, 15 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds - On August 2, 2022, 10 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists - On September 15, 2022, 16 points, 15 rebounds, and 11 assists - On September 18, 2022, 11 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds Information was from this SITE
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What a warrior Gregory Rodrigues is. The way he survived from that huge knee alone and was able to unleash his own attacks was very impressive. I'm pretty sure that doctor would stop the fight if Rodrigues was not able to finish Chidi early in the second round as the cut will easily re-open even during clinches.
Rodrigues will now have to be extra careful with his forehead in his next fights because there is a high tendency that old wounds that were stitched will re-open even from lighter strikes.
And that kind of gruesome cut is likely very alarming and Gregory Rodrigues would need to lie low for about a couple of months so the injury would likely heal properly, but that was one hell of a fight and Gregory Rodrigues deserves that win, he has shown heart and determination to win that match, and that is one fight that I want to watch again, Tanner Boser has lost again and right now to Rodrigo Nascimento, and for this, I think Boser needs to plan his retirement because he just got some bad records and a lot of losses on it, it was a slow pace fight, and likely he can surely become a gatekeeper on the top 15 for the Heavyweight division but aside from that he should already target the money fights, MMA legend Jose Aldo has announced his retirement from the sport after being granted a release from his UFC contract and as the birth of his son. He was a name with many fans and a legendary master of mixed martial arts. His contract is over and his child was born, I think he left with the right decision. I hope everything turns out the way he wants, I have the utmost respect for him. The 36-year-old is one of the greatest champions in UFC and WEC history, and is a virtual lock to earn his place in the hall of fame. His UFC release likely sets him up to try his hand at boxing, something he has shown an interest in for many years. It would be nice to see him in boxing. Jose Aldo <3Yup! it was a great decision for Jose Aldo and he will be remembered as a legend in the MMA world and his career in the UFC, for me he is one of the great boxers and strikers who has ever fought in the UFC, and his last fight was full of respect from Merab Dvalishvili we can see that Aldo is not really the same anymore, he is likely caught by takedowns that probably he got decent defense with but yeah his age has caught up to him and having a kid surely he must have thought about the future of his family and his newborn kid with a legendary father that is Jose Aldo, Goodluck in whatever you would do,
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Look at this guys, an event probably I know this is a boxing thread but I think RIZIN will have the retired boxer, Floyd Mayweather, in an exhibition match against MMA fight Mikuru Asakura
Super RIZIN
Saturday 09.24.2022 Location: Saitama, Japan
MAIN EVENT
Floyd Mayweather Jr. VS Mikuru Asakura
MAIN CARD
Nadaka Yoshinari VS Bandasak
Kota Miura VS Bunchuai Phonsungnoen
Koji Tanaka VS Ray Sadeghi
Like I have said I know that this is a boxing thread and the event is RIZIN and probably Mayweather is fighting a MMA fighter, but sure this is a boxing exhibition match and likely Floyd Mayweather will surely play with his opponent Mikuru Asakura,
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what do you guys think about leicester city? so far this club has been earned only 1 point. That must be a shame for the leicester's coach. Did you guys think leicester will shacked the current coach with the new coach? In my opinion if leicester is in a very difficult situation right now consider about it been placed at the bottom along with 2 teams. In my opinion if leicester will be loosint until 10 matches in a row and leicester may be going to the earth.
It will likely be for Leicester City to change their coach if their play and strategy would not bear fruit, for Leicester this is not quite looking good for them, the next match for them could be a great match and that is the Nottingham Forrest that is likely they will need to win this to get 1 win, for the Premier League, and Nottingham Fores could be a start for them to get their 1st win for this season, They have to react quick otherwise they might digging their own grave soon.
Before it's too late , things must be completely changed , from the managerial team to the squad composition. Sad to see a giant killer like leicester have to fight at the bottom , despite yeah it's only 7 games but things could be much worse isn't it?
But judging from their performance they are pretty much hard for them to get a win, many have thought that they will have a change of performance for this season because they have shown great performance against Manchester United, Man United only got 1 goal while Leicester got nothing but their defense have really improved, but this could just be fluked and pretty much Manchester was just having difficult time aswell,
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^ Pretty much not a great card but still a UFC event with the Beautiful Mackenzie Dern I think your list is not updated and there are particularly Preliminary fights that are not included in there, So here are the additional fights for the Preliminary Card Bantamweight: Randy Costa VS Guido Cannetti Middleweight: Brendan Allen VS Krzysztof Jotko Women Bantamweight: Julija Stoliarenko VS Chelsea Chandler Lightweight: Joaquim Silva VS Jesse Ronson Light Heavyweight: Maxim Grishin VS Philipe Lins Heavyweight: Aleksei Oleinik VS Ilir Latifi And here is the Canceled fights Cody Garbrandt vs. Rani Yahya - Yahya Withdrew Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Chris Daukaus - Bout Reschedule It was a Canceled fight that I have known a fighter the Cody Garbrandt VS Yahya fight I think will be a great one but Rani Yahya withdrew from the fight, while the Jairzinho Rozenstrik VS Chris Daukaus is an extreme one but the bout has been rescheduled, it was a bummer but pretty much it is still OK, All Information was from TAPOLOGY
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I am taking the Aces in Game 4 in their series against the Sun. I believe that Chelsea Gray will be able to adapt against the defense of Bonner if Sun will replicate the same defense they had last game. I also believe in Coach Hammon to be able to address the things they lack and counter the defense and offense that the Sun has shown. The Aces know that if they lose this game, it will be an anybody's game in Game 5. They do not want that to happen and will try to close this series at this game. Good luck with your bets! ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FUc5sI7A.png&t=665&c=ImdpafGfK_m1-w) Congrats on taking a great win you surely stick to the Las Vegas Aces at the very end, while I have to stick to the Connecticut Sun, even though it is risky I want to try my luck and have a good opportunity to win big because of the slight difference with odds, it was not the same as game 3 but despite that, it was really a great game, even though Alyssa Thomas got another triple-double it was not enough and right now Joyner Holmes, Nia Coulden and Bria Hartley was not there with the Sun, and the Las Vegas Aces have really seen to all of their play, ^Congratulations bro. You won it despite losing the game 3 bet, you came and ended it strong by taking the Aces bet. Chelsea Gray as we discussed last day, she needs to find a way to get away from the Bonner defense and she did. Finish the game strong at 20 points. But the talk of the day is Riquna Williams. A bench player who stepped up her game by contributing 17 points in just 22 minutes of playtime. We could say she didn't waste the opportunity that was given and became dominant.
Another triple-double for Alyssa Thomas. Wow.
Aces won and a big congratulations to them. They truly deserve it.
I was also very shocked by Riquna Williams's performance, and after that game, I looked at her previous scores, in game 1 she only got 3 points, in game 2 she got 1 rebound and 5 points game 3 she got 3 points, while on game 4 she might have gotten familiar with the game style of the Aces she got 2 rebounds and 17 points, this could be another rising star for the Las Vegas Aces, next season, it was really a close game and the Aces just know what they will do, so that's it, Another great performance for Alyssa Thomas, another Triple Double we might see a Russell Westbrook (in his prime) on the WNBA right now, and I think the latent talent for these female players is showing great potential to progress we can never know if the WNBA will be like the way the NBA has gained fans and surely an audience because of this shift, right now there are triple-double on the WNBA,
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