🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread

[tokeweed]

Just done watching the weigh ins.  First impressions...  Anthony Smith looked like he didn't want to be there right after his face off with Rakic.  And Cummings kinda looked like he wasn't training.  Lol.

Anthony Smith (205) vs Aleksandar Rakic (205.5)
Neil Magny (171) vs Robbie Lawler (171)
Magomed Ankalaev (205) vs. Ion Cutelaba (205.5)
Alexa Grasso (126) vs Ji Yeon Kim (126)
Ricardo Lamas (145) vs Bill Algeo (146)
Maki Pitolo (184.5) vs Impa Kasanganay (185.5)
Mallory Martin (115.5) vs Hannah Cifers (117)*
Zak Cummings (185) vs Alessio Di Chirico (184)
Alex Caceres (145) vs Austin Springer (151)*
Emily Whitmire (115.5) vs Polyana Viana (116)
Sean Brady (170.5) vs Christian Aguilera (170)

*Missed weight

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[-CryptoViking-]

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.  

There is a lot of time before it comes to that, so things and positions will change. I personally don't believe we will see Stipe and Francis fight next. I think Stipe will take it slow now a bit, which will cause Francis to get some other opponent first before he gets a chance for a title fight.

[tokeweed]

If anybody cares...  My bets are:  Pitolo at 2.11, Whitmire at 1.71, small bet on Cifers at 3.53, Brady vs Aguilera to go the distance at 1.96, Chirco at 1.81 and small bet on Lawler at 2.99..

I also got 7 leg parlay:  Whitmire vs Ciana to go the distance, Brady win, Chrico win, Ankalaev win, Grasso win, Lawler vs Magny to go the distance, Smith vs Rakic over 1.5 at 15.34ish.  

And a 3 leg parlay:  Brady win, Ankalaev win and Grasso win at 2.12.

One of these days hopefully I'll look like a genius.  Lolol.

[notblox1]

https://twitter.com/UFCEurope/status/1299772554677112832

I am very excited for this fight card and main event Smith vs Rakic.
Odds for Rakic win are low, and even if I think odds should be higher I believe Rakic is more complete and better fighter.
There is no more Jones and road for the title is open for both of them.
Keep in mind that fight will be 3 rounds, and I expect to see fight go long distance.

My second pick is Ankalaev win against Cutelaba.

Rest of the fights I will just watch and enjoy  

Follow countdown for start here:
https://www.countdownmma.com/

[skarais]

I am very excited for this fight card and main event Smith vs Rakic.
Odds for Rakic win are low, and even if I think odds should be higher I believe Rakic is more complete and better fighter.
There is no more Jones and road for the title is open for both of them.
Keep in mind that fight will be 3 rounds, and I expect to see fight go long distance.

The most anticipated fight starts in 5 hours and I can't wait for the main fight, I also hold the same hero, Rakic. Even though you think Rakic ​​has a low chance of winning but I think 3 rounds can change the fight and there is a big hope that Rakic ​​will win the match.

[-CryptoViking-]

The most anticipated fight starts in 5 hours and I can't wait for the main fight, I also hold the same hero, Rakic. Even though you think Rakic ​​has a low chance of winning but I think 3 rounds can change the fight and there is a big hope that Rakic ​​will win the match.

I'm the opposite of you. Rakic looks great, but I believe in Lionheart. He will adapt to Rakic as he does to every opponent and make it a lot harder for him to fight the way he want to. If Lionheart goes hard on Rakic and outs him on the ground it's his fight to lose.

[Clement Kaliyar]

I'm the opposite of you. Rakic looks great, but I believe in Lionheart. He will adapt to Rakic as he does to every opponent and make it a lot harder for him to fight the way he want to. If Lionheart goes hard on Rakic and outs him on the ground it's his fight to lose.

The doubt i have is the lion heart and the amount of damage he took in his last fight against Glover Teixeira in May and i feel like he is returning too soon as the damage he took and the mental scar will be huge returning to fight and if Rakic could give him pressure from the start that could deter Anthony Smith to go into offense.

[7788bitcoin]

And a 3 leg parlay:  Brady win, Ankalaev win and Grasso win at 2.12.

One of these days hopefully I'll look like a genius.  Lolol.

I am also going for a parlay with Sean Brady, Mallory Martin and Magomed Ankalaev. The main event is a bit confusing as i have no idea about the mental strength of Anthony Smith after starting well in the fight against Glover Teixeira he lost it completely in the later rounds and how well he recovered is a big issue. The other fight i am wagging is Neil Magny VS. Robbie Lawler and i am picking Neil Magny to win the fight.

[-CryptoViking-]

The main fight with Lionheart vs Rakic is just abuout to start, already a bit tense. Lionheart looks ready and focused, but Rakic looks hungry and prime to go. Whatever happens this will be a crazy fight no matter what, first round is gonna be highly explosive most likely.

Letssss get reeeaaaaaadyyyyy toooooo ruuuuuumbleeeeeeeee!!!

[notblox1]

Rakic dominated and destroyed legs of Lionheart Smith, winning all 3 rounds without a doubt.
Both my predictions won as I predicted, and fight did go long distance.

Cutelaba vs. Ankalaev was again canceled because of positive covid19 test.
I am seriosly suspecting on this stupid test results as we saw many of them are just worng.

Neil Magny easy win in co-main event.

Full results:

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

[tokeweed]

^  Lawler should retire imo.  He made Magn look like he's as good as Colby Covington.  Lol.  The Lawler of old is gone folks.  He wasn't the same after getting KO'd by Woodley.

Anyway, bad results for me.  I lost a lot in this card.  On to the next one...

[Bttzed03]

I really love UFC! For me best young fighter is Usman Nurmagomedov! He is sickkk!!!

His current record is impressive. He's got range, decent power, and striking. Some people say he's a better version of Khabib but I wouldn't jump on the hype for this guy yet.

^  Lawler should retire imo.  He made Magn look like he's as good as Colby Covington.  Lol.  The Lawler of old is gone folks.  He wasn't the same after getting KO'd by Woodley.

Yeah, really disappointed with the way he fought. You can't see the usual aggressiveness and explosiveness. Maybe I'm expecting to see his old self when he fought the likes of MacDonald, Condit, and Hendricks.

[YuginKadoya]

Aleksandar Rakic Def Anthony Smith  Maybe the peroneal nerve was true and Rakic was really aiming that for Smith to be outbalanced but not like Sean O'Malley that hasn't recovered quickly Anthony Smith had recovered and we can see that he only tripped down for Rakic to do more damage on him so Smith can go to the second round of the fight, but I am seeing this technique now very common were fighters are now kicking the back of the knee where fighters getting damage by numbing the feet,

But again I am pretty devastated with the result and I thought that the lionheart had fully recovered from the beating he sustains in the first round but that only gotten worst in the next 2 rounds certainly Aleksandar Rakic really had up the notch in getting into the rankings.

[skarais]

His current record is impressive. He's got range, decent power, and striking. Some people say he's a better version of Khabib but I wouldn't jump on the hype for this guy yet.

Usman Nurmagomedov name is not yet popular and many people may not be interested in him, not only Khabib Nurmagomedov cousin but he has the same manager and coach. So far he hasn't tasted defeat in 10 fights and this is the start of Usman's good record.

[YuginKadoya]

After my defeat on the Anthony Smith Vs Aleksandar Rakic I expect more on this next even So let's all move on and prepare for this next event.

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai Or UFC Fight Night 176



When: September 5, 2020.
Where: UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

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provide Link. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_Fight_Night:_Overeem_vs._Sakai

[TopTort777]

Augusto Sakai - never heard of this guy, even thought I try to pay a lot of attention to heavyweights. This gem must have slipped away from my sight. He is 17-1-1 so far. He is a Japanese Brazilian (he-he, what a mix) with brown belt in BJJ, but finishes most of his fight by TKO/KO. My conclusion - Overeem is in trouble and most probably he will get TKO in first round.

[-CryptoViking-]

Augusto Sakai - never heard of this guy, even thought I try to pay a lot of attention to heavyweights. This gem must have slipped away from my sight. He is 17-1-1 so far. He is a Japanese Brazilian (he-he, what a mix) with brown belt in BJJ, but finishes most of his fight by TKO/KO. My conclusion - Overeem is in trouble and most probably he will get TKO in first round.

I agree that Overeem is in trouble. Sakai is very unconventional for the lack of better word at the moment. From what I've seen of him he has a kinda weird stance and looks quite slow, but that is very deceiving. I think he can go far from what I've seen and it looks he can take a punch of two which is also a plus.

[bbc.reporter]

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.  

There is a lot of time before it comes to that, so things and positions will change. I personally don't believe we will see Stipe and Francis fight next. I think Stipe will take it slow now a bit, which will cause Francis to get some other opponent first before he gets a chance for a title fight.

The new storyboard for Dana is for Jon Jones to fight versus Francis Ngannou. Was this not Jon wanted before he removed himself as the light heavyweight champion?

@CryptoViking. Sakai also was never finished. This is a 5 round fight, however. His fat body might become tired hehehe.

[TopTort777]

The new storyboard for Dana is for Jon Jones to fight versus Francis Ngannou. Was this not Jon wanted before he removed himself as the light heavyweight champion?

What a funny present from Dana. Jones should start to look for a coffin already. Ngannou wont let him stomp feet or poke eyes. He will counter with face destroyer.

Do you know when they probably would fight? Maybe JJ could gain some weight and convert it to true muscles.

[YuginKadoya]

Augusto Sakai - never heard of this guy, even thought I try to pay a lot of attention to heavyweights. This gem must have slipped away from my sight. He is 17-1-1 so far. He is a Japanese Brazilian (he-he, what a mix) with brown belt in BJJ, but finishes most of his fight by TKO/KO. My conclusion - Overeem is in trouble and most probably he will get TKO in first round.

Great analysis I also think that Overeem is in trouble as well, and after watching some of Sakai's highlights he is really a heavy hitter and by the looks of it every punch he let go would surely make damage on his opponent, and his body mass and height may taunt his opponent as well and because of his body mass he is like a living vanguard in my opinion, I fear for Overeem that he might have another injury on his lips again and judging on Sakai's latest photos he looks leaner now that would make him faster in my opinion.



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@CryptoViking. Sakai also was never finished. This is a 5 round fight, however. His fat body might become tired hehehe.

He looks Leaner now in my opinion, this might come in handy with his cardio, If you would look closely in the image.