The ones who had bets on the other guy always will say it was a robbery. I haven't had a chance to watch the fight and only knew Dricus won when my bets cashed this morning.  @rohang @owengtam09 Nice going with your spot on predictions and on having them all correct for your betslips! It feels good when your right for these sort of fights. I think there was a tally and most of the favorites lost their matches and only 2 out of the 9 home country fighters won their matches. Which never really happens much in this sport. Remember when UFC went to Paris, Mexico, Brazil and the UK? Most of the home town fighters won their matches because that was the sole reason why Dana White put them on the card in the first place. To represent! Thanks, it was just luck, but for sure that analysis helps a lot Dricus Du Plessis got wrestling which helped a lot in this fight and I also saw that Du Plessis got the edge on that so I went for Dricus even though it was tempting to bet for Strickland because of his defense it was likely Dricus takedowns that disrupting Strickland's focus on his defense, the Philly shell pretty much needs a straight body and focus on where you will defend, while the takedown defense means you will need to crouch a little bit to get ready to defend it, and Dricus Du Plessis has gotten a lot of takedowns on Strickland, And for sure those Canadian fighters didn't do well on their home turf, mostly Dana thought that Strickland would win this but of course, didn't happen if maybe there is a majority of Canadian fighters won this fight then that would be a relief for the UFC but it didn't happen, Congratulations you guys.
My instincts were right. Du Plessis did a great job controlling the pace.
Congrats aswell I think you did great and Du Plessis did control the pace because of his takedowns, and sure Strickland does a great job not getting entangled with the scramble, for sure the ground is what Du Plessis is aiming for and Strickland didn't for other techniques which mixed martial arts have suggested there are many strategies you can do with the fight and Strickland just resorted to just 1,  Tom keeps calling out jon jones who is in no mood to take the challenge and risk his record If this fight does happen somehow id love to see tom kick jon's ass For sure Aspinall has a point he just wants to fight and I think he got the pass to challenge the real Champion sure this is because Tom Aspinall is the Interim Champion now so he got the qualification that Jon Jones is asking he is just trying to avoid it and go the route of the easy path, for sure if Jon Jones doesn't want to just he should vacate the title for someone who wants to fight not giving Aspinall a fake title just to say there is a representative Heavyweight Champion, just because he wants to fight Miocic, he keeps on Spouting something like that, |
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Saudi Arabia transformed boxing to a different level. Big boxing matches that typically require time to arrange and are politically difficult were accelerated. Thanks to Turki Alalshikh and the leaders of the kingdom. Turki Alalshikh wanted to keep on pushing the large matches to occur. Fury versus Usyk and Joshua versus Ngannou in February and March. And there is more to come, Alalshikh referred to Beterbiev versus Bivol and recently, Haney versus Davis.
There was another buzz when Alalshikh showed no interest in carrying YouTubers into the kingdom any longer. This is sad news for the fans of Jake Paul and other YouTubers who like to box.
That is good news for fans of both Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol sure they wanted to see the fight between these two boxers and Turki Alalshikh is making it happen but it is still going to be the decision of both boxers if they like to fight at Saudi Arabia but for sure Turki Alalshikh will fund that fight that is for sure, and I saw that Turki Alalshikh wants to get Gervonta Davis to fight Devin Haney in Saudi Arabia aswell but Gervonta Davis has twitted “They made me mad. If they want me they gotta send something to my front door…like 2 Ferraris or sum! Like before I even THINK about going over there.
I don't think boxing fans will also be happy seeing Paul getting his fight in the kingdom as this is just exhibition fights. And it's obvious that Alalshikh is a big fan of boxing, the way he shoulder everything and allowing big fights going into Saudi as they have a lot of money.
For Rolly Romero, he was just gifted with that belt, and so we can say that he could be one boxer that is very lucky to get a championship when he should have lost that fight. For Ryan, it seems that GBP wanted him to be tested against former champion Jose Ramirez. But not sure if Ryan is interested though and everyone is leaving as to who Ryan wanted to fight. And so this is another tug of war between him and Oscar and it might turn out ugly again.
They don't like the Exhibition matches right now that is for sure, maybe they realized that they are just wasting money on those, but maybe it is because they are not just interested with such amateur fight events for sure they are just interested in the great boxers and considered those that are not well-known to doesn't really have some value, |
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Rolly's last fight was on May 13, 2023, so he hasn't fought for almost a year already but this guy is a champion although not as popular as Ryan Garcia. I think he would be a good match for Ryan Garcia but so if it's a championship fight there's a chance Ryan will become a champion, so why not get him instead of pursuing Isaac Cruz which is not a champion.
I don't know if Ryan is looking for an easy opponent here but Isaac Cruz I think is better than Rolly as Isaac Cruz almost beat Tank Davis in a controversial fight.
Rolando "Rolly" Romero is an easy fight for Ryan Garcia that is for sure, all of his fights except Gervonta Davis were all cherry-picked, but you can say that I am Bias because I really don't like the way he talks, and the way he thinks he though he is a great boxer all he has was the WBA super lightweight belt, on the Super lightweight he will surely have a hardtime unifying the belt the WBC Champ was Devin Haney, the IBF champ was Subriel Matías, and the WBO was Teofimo Lopez which he already got a hard time against Devin Haney, for sure Teofimo Lopez will also be a hard fight for him aswell, Ed Matthews VS Luis Alcaraz Pineda This is the Mystery fight for Ed Matthews well even though his opponent has many losses he is still a professional boxer while Ed Matthews is just an amateur, this is really not fair for Matthews, this is a skilled fighter even though Matthews had the early knockout from Pineda he stood up and you can clearly see that Ed Matthews is breathing heavily then Luiz Alcaraz Pineda just busted the Knockdown to Matthews then he was saved by the bell, but when round 2 comes Ed Matthews has come with a blitz against Pineda but for sure Luis Alcaraz Pineda evade it and retaliated with his own punches that Knock Matthews out of the ring that let a win for Luiz Alcaraz Pineda, clearly not a great fight but it was entertaining just a sense of watching different boxing. I recently watched this fight and for sure even though on paper it is not unfair Ed Matthews has a chance to win, because he is still an amateur he is easily gassed out in this fight while Luiz Alcaraz Pineda even though Matthews catches him with his punch he recovered easily and he can surely go for almost 10 rounds for sure, that is the level of condition this two have for sure while Ed Matthews surely have that slick move and skills but the condition of Luiz Alcaraz Pineda as a professional boxer is still there, Fox Townley VS Jonah Joseph Chris I thought that the Filipino would win this he had the footwork and the style but seeing the two fighters inside the ring you can clearly see the advantage of Fox, he has the reach, and the height, and surely his boxing is also there and so you can see both have training but because of that reach advantage that punch was getting into Jonah Joseph Chris so he got dominated in this fight. These two surely have some skills maybe it is the way they train that they have such movement, but for sure all Fox Townley's advantage was his reach and height and that was it, for sure this two needs to be in a separate division these are really unfair, but because this is an exhibition match it is not prohibited the referee should monitor the fight even more and the rounds were just 4 to 5 rounds, it is still unfair for him to fight a opponent bigger and heavier, but for sure Jonah Joseph Chris accepted this fight and got a consent to fight a bigger and heavier opponent, |
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Now the results of my pick and prediction for the UFC 297 I was really grateful that I have gotten all of my bets, Sean Strickland (1.95) VS Dricus Du Plessis (1.98) - WIN Sean Strickland was really great in the 1st Round but after that, Dricus Du Plessis has shown that he has the power to go and take him down, and because his Philly Shell would abandon the slightly crouch position down he is effective against Strickland, which Adesanya did not do in their fight it was like he didn't explore in doing it a possibility to defeat Strickland while Dricus Du Plessis did not hesitate in doing until he got the points he needed to defeat Sean Strickland he has the aggressiveness and explosiveness needed in order to win, Raquel Pennington (2.45) VS Mayra Bueno Silva (1.63) - WIN Raquel Pennington was destroying Mayra Bueno Silva with her accurate striking, you can clearly see on Bueno Silva's face the damage Mayra Bueno Silva nearly got the Naked choke but Pennigton stopped that from happening it was clear that Raquel Pennington learned from her fight against Amanda Nunes, and from her fight against her previous opponents, but that Striking was really punishable against Bueno Silva from the looks of it I really thought that she can knock-out her opponent but Mayra Bueno Silva withstood that beating, Chris Curtis (1.56) VS Marc-André Barriault (2.65) - WIN That Counterstrike and the upper were very effective against Marc Andre Barriault, Chris Curtis was looking great in this fight while he expected what style Andre Barriault would do in this fight he landed those uppercuts so well, and even countered his opponent so much that Marc-Andre didn't expect it, until in the last round Marc-Andre Barriault eventually welcome what type of fighting Curtis wants but it was really late for him for not being aggressive enough than entering the 3rd round, |
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The results for yesterday's NBA games clearly it was 2 out of 3 and it was a really crazy close match against the Washington Wizards and the San Antonio Spurs it is still a loss for me, Washington Wizards (1.77) VS San Antonio Spurs (2.10) - LOST New York Knicks (1.34) VS Toronto Raptors (3.40) - WIN Atlanta Hawks (2.16) VS Cleveland Cavaliers (1.73) - WIN
Now my picks for the games for today, Phoenix Suns (1.55) VS Indiana Pacers (2.55) Jordan Goodwin (Ankle/ Game Time Decision) Bol Bol (Foot/ out until at least Jan 22) Damion Lee (Knee/ out until at least Mar 2) - Indiana Pacers Injury List
Tyrese Haliburton (Hamstring/ Game Time Decision) Andrew Nembhard (Back/ Game Time Decision) Isaiah Jackson (Concussion/ out until at least Jan 23) Los Angeles Lakers (1.19) VS Portland Trail Blazers (5.00) - Los Angeles Lakers Injury List
Cam Reddish (Knee/ Game Time Decision) LeBron James (Ankle/ Game Time Decision) Anthony Davis (Achilles/ Game Time Decision) Taurean Prince (Knee/ out until at least Jan 23) Gabe Vincent (Knee/ out until at least Feb 14) - Portland Trail Blazers Injury List
Anfernee Simons (Illness/ Game Time Decision) Scoot Henderson (Nose/ Game Time Decision) Shaedon Sharpe (Abdomen/ out until at least Jan 31) Moses Brown (Wrist/ out until at least Feb 23) Robert Williams III (Knee/ Out for the season) |
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Thinking about something like that can destroy their current chemistry so I think that's not really best for them or anyone to think especially they are struggling. Maybe much better if they could focus on their game to see much better result or have some good developments happening on their team. KD is not consistent this season maybe due to some situation happening in Suns but if they always show that inconsistency and their coach can't find good solution to their struggle then their team will totally fail this season. Their 3 star combination is strong already but they can't manage to make this roster works well that's why they struggle. Booker performance is really great so let see if he can sustain that since that's what their team need at the moment.
If this keeps up and the Phoenix Coach and the management can not think of ways to properly handle their team in make them great then this is not going to be any better for the team it will not work out at all maybe taking out Kevin Durant would be an ideal thing to do according to the rumors but it will not help the team at all and it will just brought turmoil inside and outside of the team, even though Devin Booker is showing his caliber play for the team, it is not enough as they still losing important games, Sometimes Anthony Edwards plays very well and sometimes he makes simple mistakes like this. OKC deserved this game in the end. Should we not talk about SGA? He doesn't seem to get the attention he needs. He took the Oklahoma City Thunder to the top of the West. When you look at the roster, you can't imagine the Thunder here. They really have a different chemistry. There's no one player that comes to mind as a superstar, but when they come together they play really well. It's the first time they are this good since the days of Durant, Westbrook, Harden.
Shai-Gilgeous Alexander really needs the attention not to brag about what he has done, but to raise him up and to motivate the kid to do more, it is clear that he has set himself high this season, and for the Oklahoma City Thunders to do well it is clearly because of him but the OKC's main core need help because they are relying so much on SGA, right now versus the Timberwolves they have done well, maybe it was the inconsistency of Anthony Edwards, why they lose or maybe it was the lack of potential players in my opinion and looking from their losses they still needed something there is no way Shai Gilgeous-Alexander can done this alone the guy needs his rest once in a while so for sure the OKC needs to build a team revolving around SGA's play style a core team that could help the kid, And for sure that trade window is what the Oklahoma City Thunders needed to fill out the gap and traded away players that are not needed and fill the team with helpful companions fr SGA, |
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Congrats! That's 3 out of 3 wins! Well done. Fairly good fights and DDP vs Strickland was very very close. I think Strickland started off really well and overwhelmingly won the first round but Strickland turned it around and won 3 straight after that. Cut Strickland open in the 2nd was crucial to get some positive reinforcement and keep going. Both men had amazing cardio, especially DDP who kept going for all 5 rounds while Strickland slowed down in the middle rounds. Take-downs were pretty crucial too. Strickland seemed like he just had 1 game plan in mind, and when that wasn't effective enough, he just kept doing the same thing. Mallot vs Magny was great as well, Somehow Magny turned it around after being battered for 2 straight rounds and won it via TKO. Same with Patterson, who was getting battered but grappled his way to a win.
WOW! Thanks, it was really amazing actually after I made my bet I got some plans with friends so I didn't watch it live, and this is the only time I saw the fights and it was a relief seeing that all of my bets won, for sure the defense of Strickland is really amazing but if that is the only thing he knows he will never win with a fighter that has knockout power, Dricus Du Plessis is also a is a scary dude but Sean Strickland has handled him in the 1st round but that was enough because in the following round, While Niel Magny is somewhat prove that he is still got it in him, he is the gatekeeper in that ranking from that division,
Now the results of my pick and prediction for the UFC 297 I was really grateful that I have gotten all of my bets, Sean Strickland (1.95) VS Dricus Du Plessis (1.98) - WINSean Strickland was really great in the 1st Round but after that, Dricus Du Plessis has shown that he has the power to go and take him down, and because his Philly Shell would abandon the slightly crouch position down he is effective against Strickland, which Adesanya did not do in their fight it was like he didn't explore in doing it a possibility to defeat Strickland while Dricus Du Plessis did not hesitate in doing until he got the points he needed to defeat Sean Strickland he has the aggressiveness and explosiveness needed in order to win, Raquel Pennington (2.45) VS Mayra Bueno Silva (1.63) - WINRaquel Pennington was destroying Mayra Bueno Silva with her accurate striking, you can clearly see on Bueno Silva's face the damage Mayra Bueno Silva nearly got the Naked choke but Pennigton stopped that from happening it was clear that Raquel Pennington learned from her fight against Amanda Nunes, and from her fight against her previous opponents, but that Striking was really punishable against Bueno Silva from the looks of it I really thought that she can knock-out her opponent but Mayra Bueno Silva withstood that beating, Chris Curtis (1.56) VS Marc-André Barriault (2.65) - WINThat Counterstrike and the upper were very effective against Marc Andre Barriault, Chris Curtis was looking great in this fight while he expected what style Andre Barriault would do in this fight he landed those uppercuts so well, and even countered his opponent so much that Marc-Andre didn't expect it, until in the last round Marc-Andre Barriault eventually welcome what type of fighting Curtis wants but it was really late for him for not being aggressive enough than entering the 3rd round, |
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Here is the result for today's game on the Bundesliga I only got 1 out of 3 wins, RB Leipzig (2.40) - DRAW (3.40) - Bayer Leverkusen (2.60) - WIN It was really a close match and it was a surprise at the end for the Leverkusen fans but before that Leipzig was surely amazing in this game they managed to get the 1st goal for this game it was a back-to-back goal for the two teams and I really thought that it's going to end in a draw but an unexpected have caught Leipzig by surprise as they haven't seen Piero Hincapie going into the goal and with the pass from Alex Grimaldo Hincapie manage to make his goal and the 3rd goal was a very difficult one for the Leverkusen as Leipzig has a great defense for this game, but they still manage to win this, VfL Bochum (3.55) - DRAW (3.45) - Vfb Stuttgart (1.94) - LOST In all efforts for Stuttgart To reach their goal for the 19 shots they made they managed to get zero goals which was really absurd in the game of Bochum, they were not getting into focusing a shot or they were just underestimating Bochum for sure, 19 shots and no score for Stuttgart was really disappointing they are not a consistent team for sure but against Bochum, there is this one that likes to really win in that match and for sure it was Bochum that is pretty much hungry for the win, SV Darmstadt (3.75) - DRAW (3.30) - Eintracht Frankfurt (1.93) - LOST I thought that Frankfurt would likely be getting this win but Darmstadt is not sleeping in this game and likely wants a win for themselves, it was an amazing thing for both teams and Darmstadt managed to get 2 goals for this game well actually I am really expecting that something like this might happen and it did I was just so surprised when it happens, that I really never want to bet for a Draw but the match has become a Draw that surely was another lost for me, |
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He should stop thinking of getting traded again as that would not help his legacy. It's very obvious that he is not as great as Lebron who can easily bring his team to the championship during his prime. Durant is a good scorer though, but as we can see, Booker's performance have decline, and probably that's the reason why they are losing on their recent games.
It's still early, they can still figure out to win. And no excuses for them as they are fully healthy, so they have to play like they used to.
I think what's missing here is the likes of Ayton which Nurkic where not able to provide.
Kevin Durant should stop thinking something like that because it could not lead to something really great, right now The situation of the Phoenix Suns is just getting worse for sure they could find something that could bring them back again, but Kevin Durant is not that consistent anymore unlike LeBron James that still mostly faster inside the court he is getting the affect of father time getting into his performance, while Devin Booker is having his slumps back then after getting back from an injury, but right now their latest game Devin Booker is getting back in his natural performance scoring 52 points again, Utah won 4 of the 5 matches it played at home, excluding the postponed Golden State match. In its last game, it lost 129-134 to Oklahoma at home. After the Lakers and Clippers, Oklahoma defeated Utah, which was in great form, in its last away match. Oklahoma's last away game will be against Minnesota on January 21, but I don't think it can beat Minnesota.
The Utah Jazz will now go on a 6-game road series.
If they really aim for the top positions, they need to get at least 3 wins out of these 6 matches as a team.
I really like the Utah Jazz as a team and I believe they can get at least 4 wins.
Like you I also like Utah Jazz aswell, they are now doing great after their experience last season, for sure it is not just Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkannen who are making highlights for the team but they can also include Collin Sexton who has an amazing contribution for the team, John Collins that is really amazing and I think need to have more time to improve more for sure he will give a team a great boost when some of the main players is having a shooting slump, and Simone Fontecchio is getting there aswell but his truly remarkable contribution was his block and steals for the team but for sure getting some minutes will get the team into something, that is why Utah Jazz is some team that is making some progress, Lakers again!
They lose to the struggling Nets. I don't understand this team, they can beat strong teams but could lose to a team that are on a losing streak. The way they are playing aren't even competitive enough, they start with a good lead but in the 2nd half, it's all Nets as their 3 point shoots are falling.
What I saw in that game is Lebron complaining a lot, he didn't get the foul and he continues to explain, and being the leader of the team, it affects the overall performance of a team. I think Lebron is the problem here, what do you think?
What can we say there is no backup from their real MVP players after the incident with the Toronto Raptors and the Coach is having some BS officiating inside the game as we can all see the leading Free Throws that the referee is giving the team were insane and that has been questioned for sure, and so maybe the officiating have lie low for a bit so the issue would subside for a while but for sure they will eventually get back in what they are doing in no time, and it was really hilarious that the NBA is letting this slide like that, |
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At the Press Conference, There wasn't much trash talk for Sean Strickland maybe because the ticket and PPV sales have reached what they expected just like Dana White said, but for sure it will be a great fight right now it is a close odds for these two fighters and I also am still picking who to pick yet, because each style can surely go on their way, but after seeing that press conference Dricus Du Plessis looks serious it could be a seriousness that he can not defeat Strickland or a seriousness that he has a plan in defeating Strickland this is the way I see things, but right now here is my pick for the UFC 297, Sean Strickland (1.95) VS Dricus Du Plessis (1.98) Getting into this fight Sean Strickland's defense is a sure massive threat for Dricus Du Plessis the question is can Dricus penetrate it, for sure Du Plessis has the power in his striking so this is what Strickland should be careful with but if he can negate that using Philly Shell defense he is safe but as Dricus is not all about striking as he has grappling that is deadlier than stand-up fight for sure even though Strickland has said in the press conference that they will come at each other in a standing match Dricus Du Plessis for sure would soon realize that he truly needed to take the fight in the ground and because of that wrestling advantage my pick is Dricus Du Plessis, Raquel Pennington (2.45) VS Mayra Bueno Silva (1.63) For this fight, Mayra Bueno Silva can finish the fight on the ground while he doesn't have great boxing it doesn't matter because he got great takedown and grappling and even clinched that knee that he can try against Pennington, while Raquel Pennington, is definitely a beast in her own right and just like she had said she is long in the business and have fought well-known fighter than Bueno Silva ever did, Ketlen Vieira, Aspen Ladd, Macy Chiasson, Miesha Tate, Amanda Nunes, and even Holly Holm her level of stand-up was superb, and for sure Raquel Pennington has more experience, also my pick is Raquel Pennington, Chris Curtis (1.56) VS Marc-André Barriault (2.65) In this fight, I like Chris Curtis and how his Striking can progress with the fight for Marc-André Barriault he likes to break guys and pressure them in the standing, but I think he can not break Chris Curtis the fundamental with Curtis's boxing is superb while he also got great ground game, for sure I would like to believe that Andre Barriault can defeat Curtis because he was from a lost while Barriault was from 2 consecutive wins which is not the thing in the UFC, right now I am leaning towards Chris Curtis and my pick for sure is definitely Chris Curtis, |
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Here are mine for the NBA games today Washington Wizards (1.77) VS San Antonio Spurs (2.10) - Washington Wizards Injury List
Daniel Gafford (Concussion/ Game Time Decision) - San Antonio Spurs Injury List
Sidy Cissoko (Ankle/ Game Time Decision) Victor Wembanyama (Rest/ Game Time Decision) Zach Collins (Rest/ out until at least Jan 22) Charles Bassey (Knee/ Out for the season) New York Knicks (1.34) VS Toronto Raptors (3.40) - New York Knicks Injury List
Josh Hart (Knee/ Game Time Decision) Mitchell Robinson (Ankle/ out until at least Apr 2) - Toronto Raptors Injury List
Otto Porter Jr. (Knee/ Game Time Decision) Jakob Poeltl (Ankle/ out until at least Jan 26) Atlanta Hawks (2.16) VS Cleveland Cavaliers (1.73) - Atlanta Hawks Injury List
Trae Young (Illness/ Game Time Decision) Vit Krejci (Shoulder/ Game Time Decision) De'Andre Hunter (Knee/ Game Time Decision) Wesley Matthews (Calf/ Game Time Decision) Mouhamed Gueye (Back/ out until at least Feb 7) - Cleveland Cavaliers Injury List
Caris LeVert (Wrist/ Evan Mobley) Darius Garland (Jaw/ out until at least Jan 29) Ty Jerome (Ankle/ out until at least Jan 22) Evan Mobley (Knee/ out until at least Feb 5) |
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^ There wasn't much trash talk for Sean Strickland maybe because the ticket and PPV sales have reached what they expected just like Dana White said, but for sure it will be a great fight right now it is a close odds for these two fighters and I also am still picking who to pick yet, because each style can surely go on their way, but after seeing that press conference Dricus Du Plessis looks serious it could be a seriousness that he can not defeat Strickland or a seriousness that he has a plan in defeating Strickland this is the way I see things, but right now here is my pick for the UFC 297, Sean Strickland (1.95) VS Dricus Du Plessis (1.98)Getting into this fight Sean Strickland's defense is a sure massive threat for Dricus Du Plessis the question is can Dricus penetrate it, for sure Du Plessis has the power in his striking so this is what Strickland should be careful with but if he can negate that using Philly Shell defense he is safe but as Dricus is not all about striking as he has grappling that is deadlier than stand-up fight for sure even though Strickland has said in the press conference that they will come at each other in a standing match Dricus Du Plessis for sure would soon realize that he truly needed to take the fight in the ground and because of that wrestling advantage my pick is Dricus Du Plessis, Raquel Pennington (2.45) VS Mayra Bueno Silva (1.63)For this fight, Mayra Bueno Silva can finish the fight on the ground while he doesn't have great boxing it doesn't matter because he got great takedown and grappling and even clinched that knee that he can try against Pennington, while Raquel Pennington, is definitely a beast in her own right and just like she had said she is long in the business and have fought well-known fighter than Bueno Silva ever did, Ketlen Vieira, Aspen Ladd, Macy Chiasson, Miesha Tate, Amanda Nunes, and even Holly Holm her level of stand-up was superb, and for sure Raquel Pennington has more experience, also my pick is Raquel Pennington, Chris Curtis (1.56) VS Marc-André Barriault (2.65)In this fight, I like Chris Curtis and how his Striking can progress with the fight for Marc-André Barriault he likes to break guys and pressure them in the standing, but I think he can not break Chris Curtis the fundamental with Curtis's boxing is superb while he also got great ground game, for sure I would like to believe that Andre Barriault can defeat Curtis because he was from a lost while Barriault was from 2 consecutive wins which is not the thing in the UFC, right now I am leaning towards Chris Curtis and my pick for sure is definitely Chris Curtis, |
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My picks for games today in the Bundesliga RB Leipzig (2.40) - DRAW (3.40) - Bayer Leverkusen (2.60) Amadou Haidara (Away on International duty/ 2 Games) Willi Orban (Knee injury/ A few days) - Bayer Leverkusen Injury List
Amine Adli (Away on International duty/ 2 Games) Odilon Kossounou (Away on International duty/ 2 Games) Edmond Tapsoba (Away on International duty/ 2 Games) Victor Boniface (Groin injury/ Early April) Arthur (Tendon injury/ Early March) VfL Bochum (3.55) - DRAW (3.45) - Vfb Stuttgart (1.94) Takuma Asano (Away on International duty/ 2 Games) Cristian Gamboa (Disciplinary/ 1 Game) Michael Esser (Knee injury/ Early February) - Vfb Stuttgart Injury List
Serhou Guirassy (Away on International duty/ 2 Games) Hiroki Ito (Away on International duty/ 2 Games) Woo-yeong Jeong (Away on International duty/ 2 Games) Silas Katompa Mvumpa (Away on International duty/ 2 Games) Lilian Egloff (Knee injury/ A few days) Nikolas Nartey (Knee injury/ Early February) SV Darmstadt (3.75) - DRAW (3.30) - Eintracht Frankfurt (1.93) Mathias Honsak (Illness/ A few days) Aaron Seydel (Calf Injury/ Early February) Marvin Mehlem (Broken leg/ Early May) Fraser Hornby (Ankle injury/ Out of season) Braydon Manu (Ankle injury/ Early February) - Eintracht Frankfurt Injury List
Farès Chaïbi (Away on International duty/ 2 Games) Omar Marmoush (Away on International duty/ 2 Games) Ellyes Skhiri (Away on International duty/ 2 Games) Jens Grahl (Illness/ A few days) Sebastian Rode (Calf Injury/ A few days) Mehdi Loune (ACL Injury/ Late February) |
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Here's the essence and probably the most quoted/retweeted bit. https://twitter.com/SStricklandMMA/status/1747734279516250446Strickland says how it is. He already won in my eyes Hope he doesn't get arrested for "hate" speech or something. There's no free speech pretty much anywhere outside of the US. But it's also good to see these guys act nice with each other before a match. The McGregor routine is getting old now.
I just watched a live pre-fight conference. Sean said it was never personal and they both shook hands on the agreement to fight to the death or something. It was nice. In terms of odds, I'm leaning towards DDP. Strickland made it clear he's going there to brawl and will keep pressing forward, which is not a smart tactic for him. Dricus is visibly much bigger and stronger than him so he should be focussing on utilising his cardio advantage. Hopefully his team will talk some sense into him before the fight. He got to say such a thing now that he is a champion but with no remorse to the interviewee, but he likes to really say what he wants to say, and I think there is a sense to what he is implying, for sure that is just how Strickland on how he approached such issue, I am more of thinking that Strickland wants to brawl in a more defensive way for sure he will not be getting into Dricus Du Plessis's all-out war on him without that proper knowledge about his opponent for he already be thinking of ways on how he can clobber Dricus, but I think he still be going with his Defense style I think I will lean on towards Sean Strickland in this fight, If that is his game plan, then we would have a new champ soon  Dricus is a hard punches that blocks all incoming punches with face. Going in punch exchange with him is a suicide. It is even possible that DDP could survive Pereiras left punch Frankly I can stop being amazed by DDP techniques or better say lack of it He is kind of guy who has pre-loaded all kind of skills, but use them randomly. He wins due to strong chin and his opponents being "who would have done this?" lag all the time. Seriously, who opens a punching combo with low kick? Who blocks one punch (lets say left hook) with both hands in block? For sure Dricus Du Plessis has the power to knock out Sean Strickland so it is really a bad idea to get into Dricus with a Brawl, for sure he is saying this to take off Dricus's guard, but let's see if that is his real goal for sure his corner will be implying to not engage with the brawl and it is a bad idea, it is still safe to go on defense mode against Dricus Du Plessis, and for sure Sean Strickland has proven that he got a good defense, what I want for Dricus is he's going for the takedown for sure, and Strickland was only implying something like to Brawl so Dricus will not go into the takedowns, |
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Took a quick look and can't tell the difference from last seasons so yeah, they are minor changes. Just more black wrap it seems. Other than that can't see anything they need to change since they ended last season on a high except for the last race.
The ones with the name changes must have their livery design altered the most so to fit with team specifications.
So all we can do is to wait and see what comes from each team released from day-to-day until start of race day.
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Thank you for the updates on the F1 Academy teams and their drivers so far. They did make an impression last season for the F1 racing fans for a change if Red Bull are totally dominant this season as well.
Of course all F1 teams will make official announcements of their new cars even if they do have minor changes.
It is a tradition in the sport afterall and common courtesy to show what you got!
Livery design for sure doesn't matter as they can surely drive to the finish line just coated in white or black, but because it represents their team and the sponsorship that they at designs like livery seem popular with the audience, and for sure the teams can be distinguished by their car design, I just wish that the color of Haas look like Alpha Tauri and Mercedes close color with the Aston Martin can change a bit so we could distinguish the team even more, There is news right now that Alfa Romeo has dropped their name moniker but this season a new title sponsor brings a new identity to the famous Swiss team Alfa Romeo no more and this team will be called Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber or Kick Sauber now with the upcoming reveal of their livery and their driver uniform is now yet known,
F1 Academy News Prema Racing is the 1st team in the F1 Academy that now has a full team because right now Maya Wueg has been announced as the new driver for the team, with the reigning Drivers’ and Teams’ Champions the first to finalize their roster, Born in Spain, 19-year-old Weug also holds Belgian and Dutch nationality. After starting off in karting at age seven, she went on to become Vice Champion in the Spanish Championship in 2015, before going on to make her debut in the European Karting Championships two years later And addition to Campos Racing Chloe Chambers joined the F1 Academy grid as Haas has announced the 19-year-old as their nominated driver for the upcoming campaign, for sure I will keep yu guys updated if F1 Academy will have a newer racer or if the team roster is now complete, |
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The result of my pick for today's NBA game was really weird as favorite teams are now getting decimated even the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks (1.50) VS Houston Rockets (2.65) - WIN It was a great game for both teams to have clashed like this close game at the end of the 1st half, but the New York Knicks bested the Houston Rockets in this game, and it was wild because the game was so close, Fred VanVleet was great in this game along with Alperen Sengun but it was not enough as the New York Knicks Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson's tandem was very formidable in the 4th quarter of the game, along with Josh Hart's double-double performance the New York Knicks have knock the winning in this game, Toronto Raptors (2.08) VS Miami Heat (1.79) - LOST It was a very one-sided game at the start the Toronto Raptors bested the team of Emo Jimmy, who is not consistent of a consistent player anymore and led the downfall of the team, for sure he is just aesthetics with his appearance but not with his functional and performance to the team, that simply led for the Miami Heats destruction, for sure Immanuel Quickley, Scottie Barnes and RJ Barrett was the teams great performers, while Gary Trent Jr. lead the team to victory, Cleveland Cavaliers (2.41) VS Milwaukee Bucks (1.60) - LOST I really thought that the Milwaukee Bucks would win this game, apparently, I was wrong about it, as the Cavaliers have a great start, for sure while there is no Giannis Antetokounmpo there is minus offense and defense for the team because Giannis Antetokounmpo not on the team, Damian Lillard is not much of a help anyway for the Milwaukee bucks as there is no detrimental defense for them as Damian Lillard is not a big help when it comes to the team of the Cleveland Cavaliers at all, |
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The answer to every of those questions is No Essentially, to say Strickland was "lucky" is like taking away the credit he deserves. He put in a lot of hard work and executed an effective tactic. Out of his last 11 fights he only lost to Pereira, who later won 2 belts. Anyhow, here's the video from the press conference. Sean did not disappoint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsQYhhAlu7o&tAnd here's Dricus' one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S0pZmBxUL0For me, luck is in every one of us, those fighters can not be aware that a punch is coming so they are unaware that they dodge it, in some cases there are kinds of things that might happen, but I get your point Strickland and for sure other fighters didn't train this much just to win the fight with luck but there is a contribution of some sort for sure we could say there is an element of hard work and luck for sure, but all idea is correct and have surely there is no wrong answer to it,
Adesanya was really lucky to win against Pereira. Overall, Pereira was dominating the match but Adesanya got a super lucky moment and a very lucky shot and knocked him out. Yes, Adesanya won it but we didn't see him dominating the match. Then we saw a very weak Adesanya against Stickland, Adesanya who was doing nothing in the octagon. Current Adesanya can't beat not only Stickland but many other fighters but old Adesanya can do it for sure.
That is quite true, for sure Israel Adesanya did act a possum thinking that Pereira was punching and pressuring him in the corner but Adesanya was waiting for the right opportunity to strike back, and from that position, he surely unleashed that fury that he had on Pereira and from that Alex Pereira didn't do much from this fight and I think let us not argue anymore that there isn't an element of Luck and hard work in that one as for sure Adesanya is lucky in landing that punch that could knock out Pereira, and for sure hard work honed that hand to be that devastatingly damaging, And that's why Adesanya just took an indefinite vacation since he doesn't want a rematch with Alex. Whoever wins will fight anyway will fight Alex
so if it's Seam, he will face Alex once again. I don't know if he could trash talk still, Alex wouldn't even understand what he's saying, it could be a dilemma for Sean unless he wants to fight Alex again.
Sean will lose this fight. DDP has the cardio of a horse. This is gonna be a striker vs striker which Sean may only be on in his defence at all time.
That will be an interesting fight for sure as we all know that Alex Pereira after a title defense for the belt might return to get the belt from the middleweight division so even if they have good terms with Pereira and Texeira because they have helped Sean Strickland trained with his sparring sessions, they will eventually needs to fight but if Dricus Du Plessis did won this one, or maybe Strickland will let him take the belt, so that Pereira would target Dricus instead, but let's just wait this is really interesting, |
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My picks for today's NBA game New York Knicks (1.50) VS Houston Rockets (2.65) - New York Knicks Injury List
Josh Hart (Knee/ Game Time Decision) Jalen Brunson (Calf/ Game Time Decision) Mitchell Robinson (Ankle/ out until at least Apr 2) - Houston Rockers Injury List
Reggie Bullock (Back/ Game Time Decision) Victor Oladipo (Knee/ out until at least Jan 20) Tari Eason (Lower Leg/ out until at least Jan 20) Toronto Raptors (2.08) VS Miami Heat (1.79) - Toronto Raptors Injury List
Pascal Siakam (Not Injury Related/ Game Time Decision) Gary Trent Jr. (Illness/ Game Time Decision) Gradey Dick (Thumb/ Game Time Decision) Christian Koloko (Illness/ out until at least Feb 2) Otto Porter Jr. (Knee/ out until at least Jan 18) Jakob Poeltl (Ankle/ out until at least Jan 26) Dru Smith (Knee/ Out for the season) Kevin Love (Knee/ out until at least Jan 19) Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Groin/ out until at least Jan 19) Cleveland Cavaliers (2.41) VS Milwaukee Bucks (1.60) - Cleveland Cavaliers Injury List
Caris LeVert (Wrist/ Game Time Decision) Darius Garland (Jaw/ out until at least Jan 24) Ty Jerome (Ankle/ out until at least Jan 20) Evan Mobley (Knee/ out until at least Feb 5) - Milwaukee Bucks Injury List
No Injuries |
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The Nuggets looked like they had it when they led at the start of the fourth quarter, but it all fell apart in the last five minutes.
It was abruptly taken from them that instant it was really interesting how it all ended up like that Joel Embiid is a monster and he has some teammates that he can count on right now, but it was really a tight game and a close one, Kelly Oubre Jr. is an interesting addition for the team getting those steal even though Jamal Murray have tied the game in the 1st half it was the 4th quarter lead that get the win for the Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid getting a double-double of 10 assists and 41 points seems that Nikola Jokic should also have those numbers but they have let the Joker take the lead in getting those points, that led the 76ers to win,
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I saw at the press conference after the fight and Ankalaev challenged Pereira to fight for the belt. I think it's natural that Ankalaev would want a title shot as he is currently on a 12 win streak, being the longest winstreak of any active fighter in LHW currently. And he said that he would fight standing and that reminded me of what Blachowiz said when he fought Adesanya before where Jan said he would fight standing but in the end when he saw Adesanya's striking ability he chose to use his wrestling. I think Ankalaev is worthy of a title shot in his next fight.
His camp and even Ankalaev would surely want a shot at the belt they want now but for sure Dana White and the UFC have some plans for Alex Pereira, this is what I think, Alex Pereira has been the cash cow right now because Israel Adesanya unexpectedly lost to Sean Strickland which is not in the plan for the UFC, because the real Cash cow was Adesanya and now it is Pereira, they are making Pereira big, and for sure 1 more fight for Ankalaev and then the UFC will promise the title shot,
I didn't think he got lucky. I think he actually did the hard work and he was able to earn the belt. Now there is a catch. People will tell me that if he actually earned the belt, he should be able to defend the belt successfully, but I think it is going to be hard for him for sure.
I don't know if DDP will knock him out or not. But I think this is a hard fight for Strickland and I won't be surprised if he actually gets knocked out by Du Plessis. But it is also not going to be a surprise for me if Strickland can actually win this fight.
What I am trying to say is that this fight is going to be 50-50 for both of the fighters. And I also think that in this fight, timing is going to be everything.
Duke Khan
Du Plessis is ginormous if you look at him and compare him to Strickland he looks like a buffer, but for sure Sean Strickland's defense is unparallel It is really effective against Adesanya, and for sure Israel Adesanya will be on long hiatus because of that lost, Sean Strickland really did get into his head from all those trash talks he has said to Adesanya while in the fight Adesanya can not do a thing he was really frustrated on what has happened he was really pissed in himself and for sure he doesn't really know why his punch isn't making through to Strickland, for sure Strickland's trash talking works in pissing Izzy, for sure right now he is enjoying his time Vlogging in his channel, |
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