Def Tsarukyan is the better guy but Alvarez has been improving a lot and you could see it match after match esp his striking.  And his BJJ is very opportunistic with his back on the mat.  He’s also a big guy which I think could become a factor in this match.  Check out the face off.  His size could give Tsarukyan a hard time to take him down.

My only bets are Alvarez at 3.30 and the under 2.5 at 1.83 for the main event.  Good luck everybody!

UFC Vegas 49:  Weigh In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXM5S-16_hg

UFC Vegas 49:  Face Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-mJU7yIAR4

^  Vettel looks pretty consistent in that new Aston Martin tho.  At least during testing.  He went 5th at day 1, 6th at day 2 and 5th again at day 3.  I’d say a huge improvement for his team from last year’s performance if they really get it going like that this coming season.  The Williams with Albon wasn’t doing bad too.  He was top 10 at day 2 and day 3.

My eye is on the Williams and on Aston Martin this season.  Let’s see how they do against the midtable teams of 2021.

Here are all the results from days 1 to 3.  

2022 F1 Preseason Testing Day 1

1   Lando Norris   GBR   McLaren F1 Team   1m19.568s
2   Charles Leclerc   MON   Scuderia Ferrari   1m20.165s   80
3   Carlos Sainz   ESP   Scuderia Ferrari   1m20.416s   73
4   George Russell   GBR   Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team   1m20.784s   77
5   Lewis Hamilton   GBR   Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team   1m20.929s   50
6   Sebastian Vettel   GER   Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team   1m21.276s   52
7   Yuki Tsunoda   JPN   Scuderia AlphaTauri   1m21.638s   121
8   Fernando Alonso   ESP   BWT Alpine F1 Team   1m21.746s   127
9   Max Verstappen   NED   Oracle Red Bull Racing   1m22.246s   147
10   Valtteri Bottas   FIN   Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen   1m22.572s   23
11   Alexander Albon   THA   Williams Racing   1m22.760s   66
12   Mick Schumacher   GER   Uralkali Haas F1 Team   1m22.962s   24
13   Lance Stroll   CAN   Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team   1m23.327s   67
14   Nicholas Latifi   CAN   Williams Racing   1m23.379s   66
15   Nikita Mazepin   RUS   Uralkali Haas F1 Team   1m24.505s   20
16   Robert Kubica   POL   Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen   1m25.909s   9

https://www.crash.net/f1/results/996819/1/2022-barcelona-f1-test-day-1-wednesday-lap-times-final

2022 F1 Preseason Testing Day 2

1   Charles Leclerc   MON   Scuderia Ferrari   1m19.689s   79
2   Pierre Gasly   FRA   Scuderia AlphaTauri   1m19.918s   147
3   Daniel Ricciardo   AUS   McLaren F1 Team   1m20.288s   126
4   George Russell   GBR   Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team   1m20.537s   66
5   Carlos Sainz   ESP   Scuderia Ferrari   1m20.546s   71
6   Sebastian Vettel   GER   Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team   1m20.784s   74
7   Sergio Perez   MEX   Oracle Red Bull Racing   1m21.430s   78
8   Nikita Mazepin   RUS   Uralkali Haas F1 Team   1m21.512s   42
9   Alexander Albon   THA   Williams Racing   1m21.531s   47
10   Guanyu Zhou   CHN   Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen   1m21.885s   71
11   Nicholas Latifi   CAN   Williams Racing   1m21.894s   61
12   Lance Stroll   CAN   Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team   1m21.920s   55
13   Mick Schumacher   GER   Uralkali Haas F1 Team   1m21.949s   66
14   Esteban Ocon   FRA   BWT Alpine F1 Team   1m22.164s   125
15   Valtteri Bottas   FIN   Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen   1m22.288s   21
16   Lewis Hamilton   GBR   Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team   1m22.562s   40

https://www.crash.net/f1/results/996875/1/2022-barcelona-f1-test-day-2-wednesday-lap-times-final

2022 F1 Preseason Testing Day 3

1   Lewis Hamilton   GBR   Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team   1m19.138s   94
2   George Russell   GBR   Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team   1m19.233s   66
3   Sergio Perez   MEX   Oracle Bull Racing   1m19.556s   74
4   Max Verstappen   NED   Oracle Red Bull Racing   1m19.756s   49
5   Sebastian Vettel   GER   Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team   1m19.824s   48
6   Charles Leclerc   MON   Scuderia Ferrari   1m19.831s   44
7   Carlos Sainz   ESP   Scuderia Ferrari   1m20.072s   92
8   Alexander Albon   THA   Williams Racing   1m20.318s   94
9   Nicholas Latifi   CAN   Williams Racing   1m20.699s   13
10   Daniel Ricciardo   AUS   McLaren F1 Team   1m20.790s   86
11   Lando Norris   GBR   McLaren F1 Team   1m20.827s   52
12   Fernando Alonso   ESP   BWT Alpine F1 Team   1m21.242s   12
13   Guanyu Zhou   CHN   Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen   1m21.939s   41
14   Pierre Gasly   FRA   Scuderia AlphaTauri   1m22.469s   40
15   Nikita Mazepin   RUS   Uralkali Haas F1 Team   1m26.229s   9
16   Valtteri Bottas   FIN   Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen   1m30.433s   10
17   Lance Stroll   CAN   Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team   No Time Set   0
18   Yuki Tsunoda   JPN   Scuderia AlphaTauri   No Time Set   0
19   Esteban Ocon   FRA   BWT Alpine F1 Team   No Time Set   0
20   Mick Schumacher   GER   Uralkali Haas F1 Team   No Time Set

https://www.crash.net/f1/results/996921/1/2022-barcelona-f1-test-day-3-friday-lap-times-final

Good for Kevin Lee if the Eagle FC is paying more than 500k USD per fight plus the PPV bonuses the UFC champs get.  If you believe it, you believe it.  But I wouldn’t take his word for it.  The guy was salty as f when he was removed from the roster.

And I already saw that vid with Dana’s ‘mom’.  That was a meme.  It wasn’t really Dana White’s mom.  Lol.  That got a lot of people talking when it went viral.

Just stay away.  And stay away from any project that uses Tron’s blockchain.  There’s just no long term prospects in there.  

BitTorrent had the potential to be great in crypto imho if Justin Sun and his engineers had done a better job with the implementation.  I think their first mistake was they issued another fkn token.  I mean who would want to have BTT?  No one.  It would’ve been better if they used TRX.  That at least would’ve made the seeders a bit more interested cos TRX is somewhat accepted as payment at some sites.  BTT is not and is completely useless.

He needed to go.  The club became stale after a couple or so very good years with him.  The players were also not playing like they used to compared to when they were first brought to the club by Poch.  And who could really blame them...  Esp Kane.  And Kane is no Gerrard.  So yeah...  I think reaching the UCL final was the peak and it all went down hill from there.  

I think Son should prolly go somewhere else too.  I could imagine him going to SAF’s United if he was still managing it.

Sevilla - Betis
1. Match line - Home
2. Both to score - No
3. Number of yellow cards in the game - 6+

Lazio - Napoli
1. Match line - Draw
2. Both to score - Yes
3. Number of yellow cards in the game - 4-5


Tie breaker: 25' minute

11. Islam Makhachev
10. Misha Cirkunov
9. Ji Yeon Kim
8. Joel Alvarez
7.  Gregory Rodrigues
6. Ignacio Bahamondes
5. Josiane Nunes
4. Terrance McKinney
3. Jonathan Martinez
2. Ramiz Brahimaj
1. Carlos Hernandez

I don’t believe the Kevin Lee thing til I see it.  I mean really?  Khabib will pay Kevin Lee more than most champions in the UFC?  That’s like a bad business decision.  But I hope it sells a lot of PPVs if it’s really true.

And while I do agree that the UFC should pay their fighters more, it’s not like Dana White is this greedy guy taking all the money.  He’s reinvesting the money they make into the business to make it grow.  And I don’t think the UFC is quite there yet compared to boxing.

^  Tempted to put a fiver for the lulz.    But I’ll just be wasting it away.  I’d rather bet it on a football match so I could actually watch the whole 90 mins.  Without a bet, doesn’t have to be a big bet, I can’t seem to finish a football match anymore since the covid happened.  :/  As before I could watch it live and the replays for the whole weekend and taking notes!  Brain prolly saturated of football.  Lol.

Anyway, weigh ins in an hour or so.

UFC Vegas:  Weigh In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1e8HaAydX8

Edit:  Play the Multi Master.

UFC Vegas 49 Multi Master Challenge
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5387180.0

I wouldn’t trust Brahimaj at the current price tag and he could be the pie shitter in your parlay.  The guy gasses out.  But I guess the UFC is giving him somewhat a break right now by matching him up vs an easy opponent in Gilmore.  Lol.  And esp after having some inconsistent results since joining the UFC.

On the other hand with Makhachev, the submission prop could be good.  I’d take anything close to evens and over plus money.  If there was only a prop on which kind of sub finish to bet on.  Lol.  Kimura, guillotine, rear naked choke, etc..  

^  I think we got our answer a few hours ago.  Lots or traders got spooked by Russia’s military movement near the borders of Ukraine then the next day Russia went for it causing the market to sell down some more.  Sucks...  But it seems to look fine atm.  There were short sellers that seemed to cover their positions minutes after US the session started.  I guess they thought US stocks were going to nuke after gapping down at open.  But no, it’s clawing its way back up.

But we’re not out of the woods yet.  Level to watch is around 32.9k.  If that breaks, watch July 2021 lows.  Just IMHO.

^  Well that would be dumb to do now, wouldn’t it.  And I don’t think it was Dana who kicked Mousasi out.  I think Dana really wanted him to stay.  It was either Mousasi let his contract run out or requested to be let out of his contract.  I think...  But nothing a quick search won’t answer.  Too lazy to do it now.  Lol.  I’m locked in on Ukraine news while hanging out here.  It’s crazy what’s going on over there...  So if anybody from Ukraine can read this, stay safe out there guys.  I know it ain’t much but our prayers and our thoughts are with you.

^  AFAIK he left because he wasn’t happy with how he was treated in the UFC.  Like most other fighters who made a name for themselves, he felt like he deserved more and a title shot after winning vs Weidman.  Which he did imo.  But it felt like Dana would have none of Mousasi’s gripes because he wasn’t really this big personality in the UFC and he was kinda boring tbh.

Mousasi prolly regrets the decision.  He could’ve been great in the UFC if he allowed himself to grow and develop more as a fighter and to some extent, a ‘personality’.  Look at Covington.  

^  Conte will be going sooner or later with Kane staying in the club or going and either by mutual consent or a sacking.  It’s just not working...  And they made me lose 5 bucks and also made me look like an idiot.  Check a few posts up. 

There’s something wrong with this Tottenham squad.  And it started during Poch’s last season in charge.  Could even be a tad before that.  I think a rebuild is in order. Get rid of Kane and a couple other overpaid guys and get fresh faces in.

Who United?  Yeah but that away goal by Man United is so crucial tho.  And the second leg is going to be at Old Trafford so it’s a tall order and all United needs to do is prevent Atletico Madrid from scoring a goal and they’re through to the quarter finals.  So we’ll see.

Looking at the results, it’s pretty obv that all 4 English clubs have great chances to progress and go through.  Have a bad feeling City might be paired vs Liverpool at some point.  Lol.  I hope later than sooner.  

FJ username:  tokeweed

I’m iiin!

^  Dunno...  I mean I was hopeful but as the month passed, it’s more looking like it’s done.  BTC did a strong bounce from 33k and hit local top at 44.5k - 45k twice then down again.  There’s a small bounce right now but that also looks like it’s losing momentum.  There’s just not enough new money coming in anymore.  It’s obv not the same conditions we had as last year.  But we’ll see..  I could be wrong.

Locking the thread in a couple of days.

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I'm in

Game 1:  30' 2-1 Arsenal
Game 2:  30'  3-0 São Paulo FC
Game 2:  30'  3-0 Southampton

Oh Aston Martin still has a chance then.    Of all the cars this year, coinlocket$ is right, the Aston Martin does look slow it will be slow in the track with the fat side pods.  But we’ll see.  I just want to see them improve from last season’s performance.  Go Vetteeel!

And after seeing it all, the fastest, slickest, meanest looking car is none other than Red Bull imho.  Adrian Newey might be on to something here under the new rules.  I don’t think I’ve seen a season with all of the cars taking way different approaches with aero.  Can’t wait to see all these cars race!