UFC FN 136: Hunt vs Oliynyk Info and Prediction Thread

[tokeweed]

Date: Saturday, September 15th
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass): 14:30 BCT / 7:30am PST / 10:30am EST
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass): 2:00 BCT / 11am PST / 2pm EST
Live Streams: http://www.fìrstrow.eu/




Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)

Mark Hunt (13-12-1) vs. Oleksiy Oliynyk (56-11-1) (Heavyweight)
Jan Blachowicz (22-7) vs. Nikita Krylov (24-5) (Light Heavyweight)
Andrei Arlovski (27-16) vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov (18-4) (Heavyweight)
Alexey Kunchenko (18-0) vs. Thiago Alves (22-12) (Welterweight)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)

C.B. Dollaway (17-8) vs. Khalid Murtazaliev (13-2) (Middleweight)
Petr Yan (9-1) vs. Jin Soo Son (9-2) (Bantamweight)
Rustam Khabilov (22-3) vs. Kajan Johnson (23-12-1) (Lightweight)
Mairbek Taisumov (26-5) vs. Desmond Green (21-7) (Lightweight)
Magomed Ankalaev (8-1) vs. Marcin Prachnio (13-3) (Light Heavyweight)
Jordan Johnson (9-0) vs. Adam Yandiev (9-0) (Middleweight)
Ramazan Emeev (17-3) vs. Stefan Sekulic (12-2) (Welterweight)
Merab Dvalishvili (7-4) vs. Terrion Ware (17-8) (Bantamweight)

Other

- Douglas Silva de Andrade was briefly scheduled to face Petr Yan at the event. However, Andrade pulled out of the fight on August 9 citing a foot injury. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Jin Soo Son on August 18.

- Krzysztof Jotko was expected to face promotional newcomer Adam Yandiev at the event. However, Jotko pulled out of the fight on August 16 citing injury and was replaced by Jordan Johnson on August 17.

- A lightweight bout between Desmond Green and Mairbek Taisumov was scheduled for this event. However, the status of the pairing is unknown after Green sustained minor injuries in a serious car accident in Davie, Florida on August 18 which left two people dead.

- Claudio Silva was scheduled to face Ramazan Emeev at the event. However, Silva pulled out of the fight in early-September citing a lower back injury. Emeev will now face promotional newcomer Stefan Sekulic as of September 7.

- Omari Akhmedov was expected to face C.B. Dollaway at the event. However, Akhmedov pulled out of the fight in early September and was briefly replaced by promotional newcomer Artem Frolov. However, after just three days, Frolov backed out of the fight citing lingering injuries. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Khalid Murtazaliev on September 9.

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[NightSabre]

I can see it going to Oleinik, probably by submission in the first 3 rounds. Hunt looked poor in his last fight.

[krach]

I like Hunt via KO

lol

Ollynyk is not the kind of wrestler that Hunt faced last fight


I dont think this is going the 5 round distance lol

SUB OR KO

[tokeweed]

^  Where were you during 228?  Nice win on the Chosen One.  And I assume you bet on the under 4.5 as well?  I think the under was what the bookies really got wrong imo.

Anyway, who you got on 229's main bout?  I got the underdog (while he's still the underdog).  Lol.

[krach]

I had woodly and didnt bet on the totals. I was a sucker and bet on the two women underdogs  


Ive got Khabib, even the best wreslters have issues stopping that takedown
Also there is zero threat of sub from the bottom, hell Khabib could even pull guard and that would be bad for Mc Gregor.

[tokeweed]

Dunno man...  It feels like McGregor's gonna snipe one straight to Khabib's chin.    Notice how he extends his right arm like a frame to feel out wrestlers like in his match vs Alvarez.  If he feels it isn't a td, he releases, then *pew pew pew*, McGregor fires the lasers.

[NightSabre]

I like Hunt via KO

lol

Ollynyk is not the kind of wrestler that Hunt faced last fight


I dont think this is going the 5 round distance lol

SUB OR KO

You seem to know what you are talking about, so I'll put £5 on Oliynyk via submission and £5 on Hunt via KO  

(big spender over here  )

[btc_angela]

Not a bad match up, a classic striker (Hunt) vs and submission guy (Oliynyk).

If Mark Hunt can land a solid punch on that chin, its going to be a walk-off KO.

But if Oliynyk, gets him to the ground, constrictor will choke the hell out of Hunt and taps out.

[Hydrogen]

Notes.

--This will be the 1st UFC event in russia. It should be mentioned that being in russia many russian fighters could be fighting in their home country in front of their families and friends. It could mean russian fighters will train harder to win than they normally would. Sometimes there is also home country judging where those fighting in their home towns receive preferential treatment from judges. An example of this could be Fedor Emelianenko being awarded a winning decision over Fabio Maldonado.

--Mairbek Taisumov is reportedly having difficulty obtaining a travel visa. If he can't acquire a visa he can't fight.

--Magomed Ankalaev is a very good wrestler and fighter. Former dagestan greco wrestling champion, etcetera. He might be a lock here(hence the low odds on him).

--Merab Devashvili is also a good and well rounded fighter. Might also be a betting lock with low odds.

--It is possible Andrei Arlovski should be the betting favorite over Shamil Abdurakhimov. Arlovski moved from Jackson-Wink to American Top Team awhile ago and has looked much better since making the move.

--Mairbek Taisumov might also be a lock if he is granted a travel visa to fight.

--Not many notes here, I don't recognise many names fighting @ this event.

--Being in russia, it is possible this event will air much earlier or later due to timezone differences.

--Mark Hunt may also be a lock. He's 44 years old. If he were a few years younger and his opponent didn't have such an unorthodox fighting style I would definitely bet him here. As things are, I'm leaning towards Hunt but wouldn't bet too heavy on him in case he goes to sleep one day a competitive athlete and wakes up the next a little past his prime.

These would be my picks, although it helps to read the fine print.

-Ankalaev
-Devashvili
-Taisumov
-Hunt
-Arlovski

[Binugon]

Date: Saturday, September 15th
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass): 14:30 BCT / 7:30am PST / 10:30am EST
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass): 2:00 BCT / 11am PST / 2pm EST
Live Streams: http://www.fìrstrow.eu/




Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)

Mark Hunt (13-12-1) vs. Oleksiy Oliynyk (56-11-1) (Heavyweight)
Jan Blachowicz (22-7) vs. Nikita Krylov (24-5) (Light Heavyweight)
Andrei Arlovski (27-16) vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov (18-4) (Heavyweight)
Alexey Kunchenko (18-0) vs. Thiago Alves (22-12) (Welterweight)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)

C.B. Dollaway (17-8) vs. Khalid Murtazaliev (13-2) (Middleweight)
Petr Yan (9-1) vs. Jin Soo Son (9-2) (Bantamweight)
Rustam Khabilov (22-3) vs. Kajan Johnson (23-12-1) (Lightweight)
Mairbek Taisumov (26-5) vs. Desmond Green (21-7) (Lightweight)
Magomed Ankalaev (8-1) vs. Marcin Prachnio (13-3) (Light Heavyweight)
Jordan Johnson (9-0) vs. Adam Yandiev (9-0) (Middleweight)
Ramazan Emeev (17-3) vs. Stefan Sekulic (12-2) (Welterweight)
Merab Dvalishvili (7-4) vs. Terrion Ware (17-8) (Bantamweight)

Other

- Douglas Silva de Andrade was briefly scheduled to face Petr Yan at the event. However, Andrade pulled out of the fight on August 9 citing a foot injury. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Jin Soo Son on August 18.

- Krzysztof Jotko was expected to face promotional newcomer Adam Yandiev at the event. However, Jotko pulled out of the fight on August 16 citing injury and was replaced by Jordan Johnson on August 17.

- A lightweight bout between Desmond Green and Mairbek Taisumov was scheduled for this event. However, the status of the pairing is unknown after Green sustained minor injuries in a serious car accident in Davie, Florida on August 18 which left two people dead.

- Claudio Silva was scheduled to face Ramazan Emeev at the event. However, Silva pulled out of the fight in early-September citing a lower back injury. Emeev will now face promotional newcomer Stefan Sekulic as of September 7.

- Omari Akhmedov was expected to face C.B. Dollaway at the event. However, Akhmedov pulled out of the fight in early September and was briefly replaced by promotional newcomer Artem Frolov. However, after just three days, Frolov backed out of the fight citing lingering injuries. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Khalid Murtazaliev on September 9.

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In the previous match Hunt had an unfavorable winning record because he was able to win one of four matches, while the oleinics would have high confidence because they fought in his own hometown, I thought oelically more likely to win the match against Hunt

[YuginKadoya]

Well This for me in my opinion was not very interesting, Well just my opinion I really think that Oliynyk had the upper hand maybe because of his build an power over The Super Samoan, But hey maybe Hunt can have a defense build that Oliynyk can not penetrate, But I can say that Oliynyk had the the speed and Power, But Hunt had the upper hand on the defense, I am not fairly excited with the main event particularly I am not interested with Hunt, I don't want to sound bias but that is my own decision and I had my Bet on Oleksiy Oliynyk all the way in this fight.

[JanpriX]

Most of the predictions above are mainly focused on Hunt vs Oliynyk (well, obviously they are the main card here) but I just wanted to spare some space for our prelims match mainly on Mairbek Taisumov vs. Des Green. This will definitely be a battle of wits and endurance resulting Taisumov's first UFC decision in ages. We all know that Taisumov is focusing on his speed and will try to land those sledgehammer punches but we shouldn't forget that Des Green is very durable and will definitely try to pressure Taisumov by halting its pace. This will be a battle between sword and shield, offense versus defense.

These could go both ways (like in any sports) but I'm not expecting any KO's here. Again, I'm expecting a decision here favoring Taisumov unanimously.

[Terence Crawford]

Most of the predictions above are mainly focused on Hunt vs Oliynyk (well, obviously they are the main card here) but I just wanted to spare some space for our prelims match mainly on Mairbek Taisumov vs. Des Green. This will definitely be a battle of wits and endurance resulting Taisumov's first UFC decision in ages. We all know that Taisumov is focusing on his speed and will try to land those sledgehammer punches but we shouldn't forget that Des Green is very durable and will definitely try to pressure Taisumov by halting its pace. This will be a battle between sword and shield, offense versus defense.

These could go both ways (like in any sports) but I'm not expecting any KO's here. Again, I'm expecting a decision here favoring Taisumov unanimously.

Wrong!  Beckan by KO #6 in a row

[JanpriX]

Most of the predictions above are mainly focused on Hunt vs Oliynyk (well, obviously they are the main card here) but I just wanted to spare some space for our prelims match mainly on Mairbek Taisumov vs. Des Green. This will definitely be a battle of wits and endurance resulting Taisumov's first UFC decision in ages. We all know that Taisumov is focusing on his speed and will try to land those sledgehammer punches but we shouldn't forget that Des Green is very durable and will definitely try to pressure Taisumov by halting its pace. This will be a battle between sword and shield, offense versus defense.

These could go both ways (like in any sports) but I'm not expecting any KO's here. Again, I'm expecting a decision here favoring Taisumov unanimously.

Wrong!  Beckan by KO #6 in a row

Such nice words from a Newbie like you. You really cracked me up and made me laugh for a while there. I guess we will see about that in the coming hours.

[Jannn]

Not really impressed with either Hunt or Olinynk, both don't really deserve to be at the top of the game in my opinion, just waiting for an up and comer to come and destroy them both. Looks like quite a 50/50 match up, though I'll give the slight edge to Hunt due to his conditioning.

[nydiacaskey01]

Not a bad card for a Fight Night that usually have good head liners only. Aside from mark Hunt I see good names like Andrei Arlovski and Thiago Alves, both fighters have earned good reputation over the years they are fighting in UFC and being paired to fighters with 0 and 4 losses might help catapult the career of other fighters if they can pull a win over this seasoned fighters.

[Cloudbet]

We actually have pretty good odds on the weekend's main card:

UFC: Fight Night 136

Outrights: Aleksei Oleinik (2.31) v Mark Hunt (1.62)
Rounds: Over 1.5 (1.91) Under 1.5 (1.86)

I'm pretty terrible when it comes to predictions and tips, but if I had to go with my heart it would be Oleinik (I always tend to side with the underdog) but head is saying Hunt. Over 1.5 seems to have some value too as I don't think we'll see an early KO.

Ronnie @ Cloudbet

[tokeweed]

^  Yup, the over looks good imo.  I could see this go a tad over the second of the second round...  It's close.  But for 1.91 it's essentially a coin flip.  

Anyway if anybody wants to post the weigh ins, video and the actual weight of the fighters feel free to do so.  Thanks.  

[Cloudbet]

Anyway if anybody wants to post the weigh ins, video and the actual weight of the fighters feel free to do so.  Thanks.  

Why not, i'm just writing some tweets for this weekend anyway  

From MMA Junkie:

Hunt - 265 pounds
Oleinik - 235 pounds

Two misses on the undercards:

Jin Soo Son - 137 pounds
Mairbek Taisumov - 161 pounds

"Per UFC officials, Son surrendered 20 percent of his purse to Yan, while Taisumov paid 40 percent of his purse to Green. Both fights will go on as scheduled."

"MAIN CARD:

Mark Hunt (265) vs. Aleksei Oleinik (235) Jan Blachowicz (205) vs. Nikita Krylov (205) Shamil Abdurakhimov (256) vs. Andrei Arlovski (244) Thiago Alves (171) vs. Alexey Kunchenko (170)

PRELIMINARY CARD:

C.B. Dollaway (186) vs. Khalid Murtazaliev (185) Jin Soo Son (137) vs. Petr Yan (136) Kajan Johnson (155) vs. Rustam Khabilov (156) Desmond Green (156) vs. Mairbek Taisumov (161) Magomed Ankalaev (204) vs. Marcin Prachnio (205) Jordan Johnson (186) vs. Adam Yandiev (184) Ramazan Emeev (171) vs. Stefan Sekulic (170) Merab Dvalishvili (135) vs. Terrion Ware (135)"

Ronnie @ Cloudbet

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Hunt is a fat bastard
He looks so unfit but he’s a bit of a machine with a really powerful punch & an aggressive style. I actually think he’ll win by TKO.