🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread

[tokeweed]

^  Yup exactly.  I know at that line it looks good but it could be a trap.  Lemos dropped down two weight classes at her last bout and subbed her opponent in the first round.  Inoue on the other hand didn't really look good in her UFC debut.  Slight lean on Inoue but pass.

Anyway Prachnio didn't look bad at the scale so pass on the under 1.5.  Waiting for OSP...

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[BlackFor3st]

Frankie Edgar  has an advantage in terms of experience as he has a total of 31 fights while Pedro Munhoz has a total of 22 fights only but their winnings is not that far so I guess that this fight is gonna be interesting.

They have 5 years age gap which is not that far, so I am expecting that this will be a close fight and will likely to finish the game without any KO's or TKO's if none of them will make a little mistake.

[tokeweed]

^  But you have to consider that Edgar is moving down to 135 for this bout at 38 years old and has been KO'd twice in his last two fights.  All the damage over the years fighting is taking its toll.

Edit:  OSP looked deflated...  Bet on Menefield at 1.78.  Lol.

[eaLiTy]

^  But you have to consider that Edgar is moving down to 135 for this bout at 38 years old and has been KO'd twice in his last two fights.  All the damage over the years fighting is taking its toll.

Edit:  OSP looked deflated...  Bet on Menefield at 1.78.  Lol.

The age is a major factor as none of the fighters moving down at the later of their career never did well and even though he was not a big fighter the weight cut could have an impact on the performance but i feel he can be durable but Pedro Munhoz is much faster and it could create problems and i expect the fight to go the distance.

My other pick will be Joe Solecki simply because of his striking accuracy. OSP is a tough pick as he always have one odd performances, one day he looks like a world beater and the next fight he looks like he is finding it difficult to get to the grove.

 

[tokeweed]

^  At first I was leaning Solecki but then watching tapes on Hubbard, I like that I know he'll fight for my money.  And he's with Elevation MMA, training with the likes of Blaydes and Gaethje.

Anyway, most confident picks are Hubbard and Menefield...  But degen mode turned on and ended up making small bets on:  Semelsberger, I think he looked better at weigh ins.  Villanueva, he's fighting somebody on super short notice who weighed in 5 lbs short.  Inoue, I was back and forth on this but that sexy pic got me.  Lol.  And she does have great cardio, Lemos cardio is questionable.  

Edit:  And I did some props for Munhoz to win at rounds 3, 4 and 5 at 8.22, 12.05 and 16.70.  I think Edgar's falling on the later rounds.  We'll see...

[notblox1]

Braking news!
Ovince Saint Preux tested positive for COVID19 and co-main event with Alonzo Menifield has been canceled.
He tested both positive and negative this week, but they still decided to cancel this fight.
I think all this covid10 tests are pure shit and highly inaccurate :
https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/08/ovince-saint-preux-tests-positive-for-covid-19-alonzo-menifield-fight-removed-from-ufc-on-espn-15

[bbc.reporter]

Dana should go back to Abu Dhabi for the next events, I reckon. I am certain that this will not be the last infection on a UFC athlete if this stays in Las Vegas. They are putting themselves at risk!

In any case, @YuginKadoya, our cute Japanese doll has lost the fight hehehehe.

[YuginKadoya]

^  Yup exactly.  I know at that line it looks good but it could be a trap.  Lemos dropped down two weight classes at her last bout and subbed her opponent in the first round.  Inoue on the other hand didn't really look good in her UFC debut.  Slight lean on Inoue but pass.

Anyway Prachnio didn't look bad at the scale so pass on the under 1.5.  Waiting for OSP...

Amanda Lemos is really is one tough bastard to take you can see on her recent opponents and the during her fight with Mizuki that she has an accurate strikes and even her nasty spinning elbow are connecting to Mizuki Inoue but in my opinion even though it is sounded bias Mizuki for me had done many strikes than Lemos, But I surely respect the judges decision.

Dana should go back to Abu Dhabi for the next events, I reckon. I am certain that this will not be the last infection on a UFC athlete if this stays in Las Vegas. They are putting themselves at risk!

In any case, @YuginKadoya, our cute Japanese doll has lost the fight hehehehe.

I Agree that Abu Dhabi is a best place to do the UFC events for the safety of all the athletes, But in my opinion he is cost cutting right now, but the health of the fighters are more important than putting them in a risky situation.

  She might have lost against Amanda Lemos but she will still be my favorite cute Japanese doll fighter, and she really did her best so I am still very proud of her Amanda Lemos is really a tough bastard to take, And I have still bet for Inoue knowing that she might lose this fight.

[tokeweed]

^  Lemos def won.  I guess that answers the cardio question.  Lol.  It could be assumed that moving down two weight classes required a good diet, discipline and a whole lot of conditioning which improves cardio by a whole lot.  Something to remember.

And Edgar...  Just wow.  Looked pretty good at 135.

[TopTort777]

Here are the results of UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar

Frankie Edgar def. Pedro Munhoz   by decision (split) (48–47, 46–49, 48–47)
Mike Rodriguez def. Marcin Prachnio by KO (elbow and punches) at round 1 on 2:17   
Joe Solecki def. Austin Hubbard by submission (rear-naked choke) at round 1 on 3:51   
Shana Dobson def. Mariya Agapova by TKO (punches) at round 2 on 1:38   
Daniel Rodriguez def. Dwight Grant by KO (punches) at round 1 on 2:24   
Amanda Lemos def. Mizuki Inoue   by decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
Jordan Wright def. Ike Villanueva by TKO (doctor stoppage) at round 1 on 1:31   
Matthew Semelsberger def. Carlton Minus by decision (unanimous)
Trevin Jones def. Timur Valiev by TKO (punches) at round 2 on 1:59

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_on_ESPN:_Munhoz_vs._Edgar   

[notblox1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_Fight_Night:_Smith_vs._Raki%C4%87

I am very excited for upcoming UFC fight night 175 Smith vs Rakic.
Main event is Anthony Smith vs Aleksandar Rakic, but there are more interesting fights.
Anthony Smith (33-15) is coming from lose in fight against Teixeira in May.
Aleksandar Rakic (12-2) also lost last fight against Volkan Oezdemir, but has won four previous UFC fights.
Looking at betting odds, we can see that Rakic is heavy favorite here, and early odds are very low.
I am thinking fight will go long distance, but waiting to see next days and news.

Anthony Smith interview calling Rakic one trick Pony:
https://youtu.be/k2quVWBRRVs

[YuginKadoya]

Anthony Smith vs. Aleksandar Rakić

I could say many Pro fighter believing that Anthony Smith could certainly win this, In my opinion, Anthony Smith is a Seasoned fighter with lots of win and losses so he got the experience he needs to simply put down Rakic but his performance with Jimi Manuwa was the performance of the night and considering how great of a fighter Manuwa is Rakic really did a stunning performance so I guess Anthony Smith must take precaution in fighting Rakic, Anthony Smith if he can pull a Lionheart move just like he did with Elvis Mutapcic, Andrew Sanchez, Hector Lombard, Rashad Evans, And Mauricio Rua in Keeping his distance and taking the opportunity and time to strike hard, That is why Respect for Anthony Smith.

[tokeweed]

^  Yup, Smith in his current line is def value.  But you gotta consider the beating he got from Texiera at his last match.  Go look it up and watch the tape.  It was a nasty beating.  Not so sure if he has recovered from that one.

And the match is only three rounds, not the usual 5 for a main event.  I wonder why...

Anyway, the only bet I have so far is for Impala ML at 1.71.

[TopTort777]

Strange that no one excited to see Robbie Lawler vs Neil Magny fight. Lawler is a veteran of MMA sports that has been in business for 20 years.

Next fight that I would like you to pay attention to is Sean Brady vs. Christian Aguilera. Christian Aguilera - I think I know why this guy started to train mix martial arts. Because he was bullied at school due to his name, that sounds similar with Christina Aguilera (American singer and actress)

[-CryptoViking-]

^  Yup, Smith in his current line is def value.  But you gotta consider the beating he got from Texiera at his last match.  Go look it up and watch the tape.  It was a nasty beating.  Not so sure if he has recovered from that one.

And the match is only three rounds, not the usual 5 for a main event.  I wonder why...

Anyway, the only bet I have so far is for Impala ML at 1.71.

If it was a 5 round fight I would say that Lionheart takes this one 100%, he would wear down Rakic and we all know that Lionheart can take a beating too if needed and still win. Since it is 3 round fight I'm not so sure, simply because Rakic can stay fast and explosive for 2 rounds for sure and he will start slowing down in third if Lionheart does not press him all the time.

Lionheart has only one main problem overall, he tends to relax to much during the fight and his concentration drops and rhythm too. He gets so comfortable during the fights, talks to judge and commentators while being hit and makes a lot of fights that he is winning look like he is losing them.

If he does this while fighting Rakic he will lose the fight.

And yeah, I wrote Lionheart all the time, he is my favorite fighter in this division 

[Bttzed03]

Strange that no one excited to see Robbie Lawler vs Neil Magny fight. Lawler is a veteran of MMA sports that has been in business for 20 years.

No, it's the fight that first caught my attention when I saw the card. We know what he brings to the octagon whenever he fights. I don't remember seeing him again after that fight with Askren. He really looked good there.

~ Anthony Smith (33-15) is coming from lose in fight against Teixeira in May.
Aleksandar Rakic (12-2) also lost last fight against Volkan Oezdemir, but has won four previous UFC fights.

Is this the first ever main UFC card where both fighters came from a loss? No offense to both fighters and their supporters.

[YuginKadoya]

^  Yup, Smith in his current line is def value.  But you gotta consider the beating he got from Texiera at his last match.  Go look it up and watch the tape.  It was a nasty beating.  Not so sure if he has recovered from that one.

And the match is only three rounds, not the usual 5 for a main event.  I wonder why...

Anyway, the only bet I have so far is for Impala ML at 1.71.

That is one hell of a beating he receives from Texiera and many fans are blaming Marc Montoya for not throwing the towel, But Anthony Smith defended him by saying that he doesn't allowed any stoppage of the fight that if he dies he dies, actually I think that Anthony Smith should be saved from himself for asking crazy stuff like that but, he would surely live for his name the lionheart,

Well I guess he is in good condition right now and preparing the fight that he has right now I guess he has a complete set of teeth ready to fall out again. lol

[notblox1]

Look at this bomb news from Dana White.
He said Jon Jones deserves immediate title shot for heavyweight!
I think he is a great fighter but I predict he will be crushed by Stipe Miocic or some other big guy.  
https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/8/26/21402285/dana-white-says-jon-jones-will-get-an-immediate-title-shot-when-he-does-move-up-to-heaavyweight

[TopTort777]

Look at this bomb news from Dana White.
He said Jon Jones deserves immediate title shot for heavyweight!
I think he is a great fighter but I predict he will be crushed by Stipe Miocic or some other big guy.  
https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/8/26/21402285/dana-white-says-jon-jones-will-get-an-immediate-title-shot-when-he-does-move-up-to-heaavyweight

Looks like Dana tries to somehow apologies to Jones. I remember when Jones said he wants to get more money for his fights and Dana said he could stfu and is free to go after Jones contract is over. Now he offers him immediate title show when there is for example Curtis Blaydes is top2 heavyweight with 4 wins in a row.  

[tokeweed]

^  ^  Lol_Dana.

Anyway I cashed out my Impa Kasanganay bet and changed it to Maki Pitolo at 2.09.  Pitolo has the better striking and is strong in the clinch if it comes to that.  So it's gonna be hard grinding him with his back at the cage.

That's the only bet I have so far.  Waiting for the weigh ins til I make more.