🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread

[krach]

I am really looking forward to the Daiz vs. Pettis fight. That being said I think it is a hard fight for betting. Since Diaz has not fought in so long, it is hard to figure out where he is, but we do know that he stays in shape, and that he wanted this fight, he was offered some other fights in the past that he rejected. That being said Pettis is a tough style match up for him. Diaz has always had a hard time checking leg kicks, remember how well Conner used them against him in the second fight? I also doubt that Diaz is going to take Pettis down, which would be a good option for him imo, but still I doubt he will go for that. Diaz is going to have to walk down Pettis and make him fight backwards, it might turn out similar to the Condit vs Diaz fight a while back, with Pettis winning via the judges and having much more volume hit while both of them doing some damage. If I was going to bet on that fight I would take "fight goes the distance".

I have not decided on the other fights yet.

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[rosezionjohn]

Planning, huh? He should think a million times again before deciding to enter Heavyweight because it is a whole new different level. The contenders there can knock out opponents with just one punch and most of them are as tall as him thus having a significant advantage for him was so slim. But it was interesting tho, I wonder what would it be like if Jones got knocked out. Lol jk.

You completely misunderstood my comment. I was referring to the division he is ruling and not the heavyweight.

I am really looking forward to the Daiz vs. Pettis fight. That being said I think it is a hard fight for betting. Since Diaz has not fought in so long, it is hard to figure out where he is, but we do know that he stays in shape, and that he wanted this fight, he was offered some other fights in the past that he rejected. That being said Pettis is a tough style match up for him. Diaz has always had a hard time checking leg kicks, remember how well Conner used them against him in the second fight? I also doubt that Diaz is going to take Pettis down, which would be a good option for him imo, but still I doubt he will go for that. Diaz is going to have to walk down Pettis and make him fight backwards, it might turn out similar to the Condit vs Diaz fight a while back, with Pettis winning via the judges and having much more volume hit while both of them doing some damage. If I was going to bet on that fight I would take "fight goes the distance".

That is definitely a fight to watch. It's more interesting for me than the title fight.
Ring rust doesn't really apply to Nate since he always stays in shape especially his cardio. He can literally fight anyone in the division on a short notice if he wishes to. There's a chance that Pettis can finish Nate and that is to follow Josh Thompson's strategy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHZF9c9Q9I0

[tokeweed]

^  Not 'anyone'...  c'mooon.    But yeah, I get what you mean. 

Anyway, like krach said, leg kicks are gonna be a huge huge factor for Pettis' victory.  It's gonna hurt Diaz and limit his movement, esp at the later rounds and make him easier to hit.

UFC 241:  Embedded Episode 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TTBm773MjM

[rosezionjohn]

^  Not 'anyone'...  c'mooon.    But yeah, I get what you mean.  

Within his own weight division of course  

UFC 241:  Embedded Episode 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TTBm773MjM

Pettis looks bigger here. I'm not sure if he is fit enough to go toe-to-toe with Nate for five rounds. If this goes the distance, Nate may steal the fight in the later rounds.

[mich]

UFC 241 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2dFg6W9BpA

UFC 241 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcK_Rs3ykBY

[nydiacaskey01]

Last fight of Nate Diaz was at UFC 202 last August 20, 2016 when he fought Conor Mcgregor for the second time. Thats exactly 2 years and 11 months and 26 days today. While Anthony Pettis is still active in the octagon and his last fight was March 23, 2019 at UFC Fight Night versus Thompson. Diaz being absent in the octagon for quite sometime may have an effect on this fight.

[mich]

Last fight of Nate Diaz was at UFC 202 last August 20, 2016 when he fought Conor Mcgregor for the second time. Thats exactly 2 years and 11 months and 26 days today. While Anthony Pettis is still active in the octagon and his last fight was March 23, 2019 at UFC Fight Night versus Thompson. Diaz being absent in the octagon for quite sometime may have an effect on this fight.

After witnessing DIAZ light up and smoke the Marijuana joint, it makes me wonder if he is in good enough condition to go for 15 minutes against pressure fighter like AP! 
I wish him to win hes got my money

[nydiacaskey01]

Last fight of Nate Diaz was at UFC 202 last August 20, 2016 when he fought Conor Mcgregor for the second time. Thats exactly 2 years and 11 months and 26 days today. While Anthony Pettis is still active in the octagon and his last fight was March 23, 2019 at UFC Fight Night versus Thompson. Diaz being absent in the octagon for quite sometime may have an effect on this fight.

After witnessing DIAZ light up and smoke the Marijuana joint, it makes me wonder if he is in good enough condition to go for 15 minutes against pressure fighter like AP! 
I wish him to win hes got my money

Did you pick nate Diaz because you believe he can pull a win on this fight or you believe in his skills or you pick him because of the odds given to him and how much you can win when when he also win this fight? Current odds for Pettis and Diaz is -129 for Anthony Pettis and +115 for Nate Diaz.

[bbc.reporter]

Last fight of Nate Diaz was at UFC 202 last August 20, 2016 when he fought Conor Mcgregor for the second time. Thats exactly 2 years and 11 months and 26 days today. While Anthony Pettis is still active in the octagon and his last fight was March 23, 2019 at UFC Fight Night versus Thompson. Diaz being absent in the octagon for quite sometime may have an effect on this fight.

However, the Diaz brothers are always training and they participate in triathlons as a routine.

Also, Dana's storyboard for the heavyweight division might be Daniel Cormier versus Jon Jones 3 if Daniel wins or Stipe versus Francis Ngannou 2 if Stipe wins hehehe.

[mich]

Last fight of Nate Diaz was at UFC 202 last August 20, 2016 when he fought Conor Mcgregor for the second time. Thats exactly 2 years and 11 months and 26 days today. While Anthony Pettis is still active in the octagon and his last fight was March 23, 2019 at UFC Fight Night versus Thompson. Diaz being absent in the octagon for quite sometime may have an effect on this fight.

After witnessing DIAZ light up and smoke the Marijuana joint, it makes me wonder if he is in good enough condition to go for 15 minutes against pressure fighter like AP! 
I wish him to win hes got my money

Did you pick nate Diaz because you believe he can pull a win on this fight or you believe in his skills or you pick him because of the odds given to him and how much you can win when when he also win this fight? Current odds for Pettis and Diaz is -129 for Anthony Pettis and +115 for Nate Diaz.

I only put a small amount on DIAZ since he is a underdog but he been out of ring for like 3 years so we dont know how he will perform

DC sounds confident here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwTIw3vnix8

[tokeweed]

UFC 241 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2dFg6W9BpA

UFC 241 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcK_Rs3ykBY

Cormier looks slow doing the mits...  Uh oh.  

Last fight of Nate Diaz was at UFC 202 last August 20, 2016 when he fought Conor Mcgregor for the second time. Thats exactly 2 years and 11 months and 26 days today. While Anthony Pettis is still active in the octagon and his last fight was March 23, 2019 at UFC Fight Night versus Thompson. Diaz being absent in the octagon for quite sometime may have an effect on this fight.

After witnessing DIAZ light up and smoke the Marijuana joint, it makes me wonder if he is in good enough condition to go for 15 minutes against pressure fighter like AP!  
I wish him to win hes got my money

Pretty sure weed will help his lung capacity.  Do a search on 'cannabis and lung capacity.  Lolol.    But he better make sure he doesn't do any ballet moves in the cage or something. 

[mich]

UFC 241 Main Card | 10:00 pm ET on PPV
Champ Daniel Cormier[/b] (236.5) vs. Stipe Miocic (230.5) – for heavyweight title
Nate Diaz (170) vs. Anthony Pettis (169.5)
Paulo Costa (186) vs. Yoel Romero (184.5)
Gabriel Benitez (146) vs. Sodiq Yusuff (145)
Derek Brunson (186) vs. Ian Heinisch (185.5)

UFC 241 Prelims | 8:00 pm ET on ESPN
Devonte Smith (156) vs. Khama Worthy (155.5)
Raphael Assuncao (136) vs. Cory Sandhagen (136)
Christos Giagos (155) vs. Drakkar Klose (155.5)
Manny Bermudez (140) vs. Casey Kenney (139)*

UFC 241 Early Prelims | 6:15 pm ET on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+
Hannah Cifers (114.5) vs. Jodie Esquibel (115)
Brandon Davis (136) vs. Kyung Ho Kang (136)
Shana Dobson (124.5) vs. Sabina Mazo (126)

Maybe we will see some dogs barking tomorrow night  

[DiggerMan]

Looking forward to this weekend 

I'm actually quite a fan of Miocic, he's the only heavyweight champion that I can remember defending his title three times (Overeem, Santos, and Ngannou) but I think he's going to be outmatched against Cormier. DC has faster hands and although Miocic has a boxing pedigree he can't hope to compete on the wrestling side.

Going to go with Cormier to win via KO, probably in the 2nd or 3rd.

As for Pettis v Diaz I'm fairly confident in Diaz taking the win, but it's probably going to be more of a drawn-out fight.

Pettis is arguably the harder hitter, but Diaz has speed on his side and tends to lure opponents into the kind of slug-fest he thrives in.

I'm going for a Diaz victory via decision, unless Pettis can utilise his BJJ/wrestling skills to bring Diaz to ground.

You can check out our odds for the weekend's action here.

I have to agree about Miocic vs Cormier fight. While i am Miocic fan, and i think UFC needs champions like him, Cormier is simply better fighter and my money is on him.But of course, this is UFC, anything can happen.

[mich]

I have to agree about Miocic vs Cormier fight. While i am Miocic fan, and i think UFC needs champions like him, Cormier is simply better fighter and my money is on him.But of course, this is UFC, anything can happen

With his slurred speech and hard to understand accent I dont think UFC will mind too much if hes not the HEAVYWEIGHT Champ 

[bitcoin-shark]

Last fight of Nate Diaz was at UFC 202 last August 20, 2016 when he fought Conor Mcgregor for the second time. Thats exactly 2 years and 11 months and 26 days today. While Anthony Pettis is still active in the octagon and his last fight was March 23, 2019 at UFC Fight Night versus Thompson. Diaz being absent in the octagon for quite sometime may have an effect on this fight.

unfortunately i think you're right, the inactivity, the distance from the fighting will be felt, so even if i believe I believe that Diaz is a better fighter, i think it will lose against Pettis...

[nydiacaskey01]

Here are the odds for UFC 241 to be held tomorrow August 17 (18 in the Philippines) at the Honda Center Anaheim, California

Fight Card (ESPN+)
         
Daniel Cormier (-139) vs. Stipe Miocic (+122)
Anthony Pettis (-134) vs. Nate Diaz (+119)
Yoel Romero (-134) vs. Paulo Costa (+119)
Gabriel Benítez   (+225) vs. Sodiq Yusuff (-267)
Derek Brunson (+126) vs. Ian Heinisch (-142)

Preliminary Card (ESPN)
Devonte Smith (-971) vs. Khama Worthy (+649)   
Raphael Assunção (+180) vs. Cory Sandhagen (-209)
Christos Giagos   (+150) vs. Drakkar Klose (-172)   
Manny Bermudez (-156) vs. Casey Kenney (+137)

Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Hannah Cifers (-287) vs. Jodie Esquibel (+240)
Kyung Ho Kang (-202) vs. Brandon Davis (+175)
Sabina Mazo (-124) vs. Shana Dobson (+110)

*odds courtesy of Nitrogensports

[DiggerMan]

I have to agree about Miocic vs Cormier fight. While i am Miocic fan, and i think UFC needs champions like him, Cormier is simply better fighter and my money is on him.But of course, this is UFC, anything can happen

With his slurred speech and hard to understand accent I dont think UFC will mind too much if hes not the HEAVYWEIGHT Champ 

That is true, he is not attractive fighter at all, he doesn't cause chaos, he doesn't trashtalk etc, but what i meant is that UFC needs champion like him is more from fans POV. I am sure that i'm not the only one who prefers dignified respectful fighters over loudmouths and clowns.
I miss old school type of fighters like  Georges St-Pierre, Fedor Emelianenko  and Cro Cop, so for me Miocic is a breath of fresh air.

[rosezionjohn]

That is true, he is not attractive fighter at all, he doesn't cause chaos, he doesn't trashtalk etc, but what i meant is that UFC needs champion like him is more from fans POV. I am sure that i'm not the only one who prefers dignified respectful fighters over loudmouths and clowns.
I miss old school type of fighters like  Georges St-Pierre, Fedor Emelianenko  and Cro Cop, so for me Miocic is a breath of fresh air.

Some fans prefers the drama while others prefer pure fighting so it's always better to have a good mix of "dignified respectful" and "loudmouthed" fighters. Comier isn't that much of a trash talker either (unless he's fighting Jon Jones) and I don't think "purist" fight fans will have any problem with him winning the title again.

[tokeweed]

UFC 241 Main Card | 10:00 pm ET on PPV
Champ Daniel Cormier[/b] (236.5) vs. Stipe Miocic (230.5) – for heavyweight title
Nate Diaz (170) vs. Anthony Pettis (169.5)
Paulo Costa (186) vs. Yoel Romero (184.5)
Gabriel Benitez (146) vs. Sodiq Yusuff (145)
Derek Brunson (186) vs. Ian Heinisch (185.5)

UFC 241 Prelims | 8:00 pm ET on ESPN
Devonte Smith (156) vs. Khama Worthy (155.5)
Raphael Assuncao (136) vs. Cory Sandhagen (136)
Christos Giagos (155) vs. Drakkar Klose (155.5)
Manny Bermudez (140) vs. Casey Kenney (139)*

UFC 241 Early Prelims | 6:15 pm ET on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+
Hannah Cifers (114.5) vs. Jodie Esquibel (115)
Brandon Davis (136) vs. Kyung Ho Kang (136)
Shana Dobson (124.5) vs. Sabina Mazo (126)

Maybe we will see some dogs barking tomorrow night  

Diaz looks extra ripped for this bout.  And yup, a Diaz and Pettis dog fight! 

UFC 241:  Weigh In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qo5Vke8kEM

UFC 241:  Embedded Episode 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PGTZ14_zRM

UFC 241:  Embedded Episode 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WmbU_MudfY

[Baofeng]

And the results are in:

Stipe Miocic (c) def. Daniel Cormier via fourth-round TKO (punches)
Nate Diaz def. Anthony Pettis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Paulo Costa def. Yoel Romero via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Sodiq Yusuff def. Gabriel Benitez via first-round TKO (punches)
Derek Brunson def. Ian Heinisch via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Khama Worthy def. Devonte Smith via first-round TKO (punches)
Cory Sandhagen def. Raphael Assuncao via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Drakkar Klose def. Christos Giagos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Casey Kenney def. Manny Bermudez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/ufc-241-results-highlights-stipe-miocic-rallies-to-tko-daniel-cormier-regain-heavyweight-title/

@tokeweed - how much you won on Stipe?  . From day one you have been talking about Stipe taking this one so I assume you made a significant bet. Good call!!

I think its more of DC getting tired and gassing out and Miocic taking advantage of it. The landscape has change again with this win and more story board (I'm sounding like @bbc.reporter here ) branching out.

Congrats to those who won in this event.