🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread

[Marvell1]

Islam is a great fighter and also has a far better record than Green in my opinion.
For this fight, I don't care about the odds. I believe Islam will be the winner.
Eidt: Oh I see! odds for Green are 6+ 

Tsarukyan vs. Alvarez, I believe Tsarukyan is really good at takedowns and his game shines while he gets his opponent on the ground. So Alvarez better is careful about the takedowns of Tsarukyan. But overall I think this fight is quite even and anyone can win. Tsarukyan currently caught people's eye with his skills with takedowns and his accuracy of takedowns are also really good.

Upset for Islam and huge success for those who placed a bet on Green, as the odds are crazy

Who can save this event or show a fight of the night despite Makhachev vs Green fight ? Tsarukyan vs. Alvarez can be a good fight. Both have nice record of series of wins and only several losses. I am not familiar with Tsarukyan, but my recommendations on youtube are flashing with his name.  Who is he? A rising star?

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[Swordsoffreedom]

I wouldn’t trust Brahimaj at the current price tag and he could be the pie shitter in your parlay.  The guy gasses out.  But I guess the UFC is giving him somewhat a break right now by matching him up vs an easy opponent in Gilmore.  Lol.  And esp after having some inconsistent results since joining the UFC.
On the other hand with Makhachev, the submission prop could be good.  I’d take anything close to evens and over plus money.  If there was only a prop on which kind of sub finish to bet on.  Lol.  Kimura, guillotine, rear naked choke, etc..  

Yeah, you might be right. Hopefully not since I'm already quite deep in the accumulator, and got some nice wins. Two football matches left, which I'm pretty confident on, and these fights. I'm hoping Brahimaj can get it done before he gasses out, that would be nice.
Yeah, current betting website I'm using since I'm combining it with bet builders on  football doesn't even allow you to select by what finish, so they bundle DQ, submission, and knock out all in one which lowers the odds, I much prefer betting only submission or knockout as it increases the odds, even if only slightly. I'm feeling a Makhachev rear naked choke though.

I think Ramiz Brahimaj might just get exhausted and the opponent will take advantage of that. the opponent is going to stall for some time and make him tired. But Ramiz Brahimaj needs to find an opening before he reaches that point. That's his chance.

In the Islam Makhachev match, I think it's going to be either rear-naked choke or guillotine, but I also think he is also good with his stand-up, so could be a wrong prediction. But I think this is a quite educated guess.

[Welsh]

I think Ramiz Brahimaj might just get exhausted and the opponent will take advantage of that. the opponent is going to stall for some time and make him tired. But Ramiz Brahimaj needs to find an opening before he reaches that point. That's his chance.

In the Islam Makhachev match, I think it's going to be either rear-naked choke or guillotine, but I also think he is also good with his stand-up, so could be a wrong prediction. But I think this is a quite educated guess.

Yeah, there's an element of risk there definitely. I just have a good feeling, his opponent isn't exactly without his issues, and I think he might just find that opening. The only problem is like tokeweed said the return isn't that great. I've got 10k riding on those selections above, plus Liverpool beating Milan in the Champions League, so I think I'm just going to stick with it, and hope for the best as I've already got a lot on the accumulator correct.

[YuginKadoya]

I will now be putting my picks for tomorrow's fight UFC Fight Night Makhachev VS Green

Islam Makhachev VS Bobby Green

This will be an interesting fight, in my opinion, this should be a Beneil Dariush fight but it was canceled because of an ankle injury on Beneil Dariush, so he was replaced by Bobby Green, and Green recently have fought Nasrat Haqparast last 2 weeks, so this is a sudden fight for Bobby Green, and a Rank 16 of the Lightweight will fight a number 4 in the Rankings, and the question is why? well, it is because no one wants to fight Islam Makhachev, to be a replacement, so he will get Bobby Green to fight him, I really think Islam Makhachev is not just good at wrestling his standing is superb aswell, and even though Bobby Green has great takedown Defense, a Dagestan way of wrestling is like a chain, it will continue and will combo Green with takedowns.

Ji Yeon Kim VS Priscila Cachoeira

Now, this is a weird fight, in my opinion, Priscila Cachoeira but Priscila Cachoeira is all about strength with his strikes, but Ji Yeon Kim will sure go with counters, but what I like about Ji Yeon Kim is she was an all-rounder fighter, she is good at her striking and has a decent Grappling, Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, black belt in Hapkido, and Black belt in Wushu, I would go with Ji Yeon Kim.

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In the Islam Makhachev match, I think it's going to be either rear-naked choke or guillotine, but I also think he is also good with his stand-up, so could be a wrong prediction. But I think this is a quite educated guess.

Islam Makhachev will win the fight easily and there is no way Bobby Green is going to stand a chance unless Islam Makhachev thinks that he wants to prove his striking credentials. If he sticks to his game plan he will win easily because Bobby Green has really fast hands and he was slick in his feet the last time he fought recently against Nasrat Haqparast and i doubt Islam Makhachev will try to prove himself with the stand up .

[bbc.reporter]

I know this is not MMA news but seems EAGLE FC is eying a GSB vs Khabib grappling match. That seems interesting. As for Green vs Makachev, this isn't the best decision Makachev and his team could have made. Yeah, on paper Makachev get's a fairly easy win, but, what if he doesn't? It's still MMA and anything can happen so what if he doesn't? Then he falls so deep back into the division it will make the Kola Superdeep Borehole look like a mole hole.

Who is GSB? Did you mean to type GSP? Yes this will certainly help Eagle FC in marketing and promotion of the organization and also help them increase their fans. However, if Khabib wants to grow his business much more quickly he should offer Conor to be a shareholder in his company as payment to be a fighter for Eagle FC hehehe. This is will be a master level business move by Khabib if Conor agrees.

Oh come on, you know I meant GSP, it was a typo And not just GSP, but 'Best life' GSP as he seems to be living his best life after stepping out of fighting. I am certain Conor would take him up if that type of offer came up XD I mean, seriously, without Conor fighting, those two would make a serious business threat if paired, maybe even disrupting the current balance of MMA power (UFC, Bellator, ONE...). And I bet Conor would be totally up to it, KHabib seems to be the problem here.

In other news, dashcam footage of Jon Jones arrest has surfaced, and Chad Mendes seems to be back on the juice, at least that's what Bisping says

Khabib might not have a problem in making Conor join Eagle FC. There was an interview with Khabib where he said that Conor is the strongest of his rivals in the UFC. You can try find the video in Youtube. Khabib should also include El Cucuy hehehe. This will certainly cause other fighters to join Eagle FC instead of Bellator or One.

[Welsh]

You guys have got me really doubting my Ramiz Brahimaj pick . Just looked at my accumular, I've got Man City to win against Everton while retaining a clean sheet, then I have Ramiz Brahimaj, Islam Makhachev, Umar Nurmagomedov (5th of March), Devonte Smith (5th of March), and Marina Rodriguez (5th of March), and then finally Liverpool to beat Milan without conceding. That's for a little over £10k. Ramiz was originally one of my confident picks, with Liverpool, being my biggest concern on the accumulator. The annoying part even if I was going to cash out, Ramiz fights before most of the other fighters I've got, I'm currently being offered a £400 cash out, although it should be more, but this particular betting site doesn't really offer very good odds on cash out as I've already had two bet builders come in, and a couple of other football matches.

Depending on the Man City result, and what I'm offered I might cash out if I get a 1k+ offer, which I do doubt will happen.

[TheNineClub]

I know this is not MMA news but seems EAGLE FC is eying a GSB vs Khabib grappling match. That seems interesting. As for Green vs Makachev, this isn't the best decision Makachev and his team could have made. Yeah, on paper Makachev get's a fairly easy win, but, what if he doesn't? It's still MMA and anything can happen so what if he doesn't? Then he falls so deep back into the division it will make the Kola Superdeep Borehole look like a mole hole.

Who is GSB? Did you mean to type GSP? Yes this will certainly help Eagle FC in marketing and promotion of the organization and also help them increase their fans. However, if Khabib wants to grow his business much more quickly he should offer Conor to be a shareholder in his company as payment to be a fighter for Eagle FC hehehe. This is will be a master level business move by Khabib if Conor agrees.

Oh come on, you know I meant GSP, it was a typo And not just GSP, but 'Best life' GSP as he seems to be living his best life after stepping out of fighting. I am certain Conor would take him up if that type of offer came up XD I mean, seriously, without Conor fighting, those two would make a serious business threat if paired, maybe even disrupting the current balance of MMA power (UFC, Bellator, ONE...). And I bet Conor would be totally up to it, KHabib seems to be the problem here.

In other news, dashcam footage of Jon Jones arrest has surfaced, and Chad Mendes seems to be back on the juice, at least that's what Bisping says

Khabib might not have a problem in making Conor join Eagle FC. There was an interview with Khabib where he said that Conor is the strongest of his rivals in the UFC. You can try find the video in Youtube. Khabib should also include El Cucuy hehehe. This will certainly cause other fighters to join Eagle FC instead of Bellator or One.

Eagle FC has the opportunity to gather some considerable names, but it can only do so by offering them money, much more than they would get from UFC, Bellator, and ONE, and, I am not sure they have that financial power just now. Maybe in time, they will, but not immediately, and they will have to accept being down on the list of desirable promotions for a while until they grow their brand. Having Khabib on board is not enough for brand recognition.

[Welsh]

Eagle FC has the opportunity to gather some considerable names, but it can only do so by offering them money, much more than they would get from UFC, Bellator, and ONE, and, I am not sure they have that financial power just now. Maybe in time, they will, but not immediately, and they will have to accept being down on the list of desirable promotions for a while until they grow their brand. Having Khabib on board is not enough for brand recognition.

While Khabib alone isn't enough of a draw, the prospect of earning more money than the UFC in the long term could be. I'm still undecided on Eagle FC, when you think about them competing with Bellator, and the UFC. However, I do think organisations such as them will promote a more healthy pay structure in the UFC. I'm all for competition, as it does usually create better deals for the fans, and the fighters, which I think is desperately needed in the UFC. They've been dominate for so long, they can pretty much dictate to their fighters.

I think the rumour of Khabib stepping into the cage via Eagle FC again would be an excellent marketing move though.

[tokeweed]

Islam is a great fighter and also has a far better record than Green in my opinion.
For this fight, I don't care about the odds. I believe Islam will be the winner.
Eidt: Oh I see! odds for Green are 6+  

Tsarukyan vs. Alvarez, I believe Tsarukyan is really good at takedowns and his game shines while he gets his opponent on the ground. So Alvarez better is careful about the takedowns of Tsarukyan. But overall I think this fight is quite even and anyone can win. Tsarukyan currently caught people's eye with his skills with takedowns and his accuracy of takedowns are also really good.

Def Tsarukyan is the better guy but Alvarez has been improving a lot and you could see it match after match esp his striking.  And his BJJ is very opportunistic with his back on the mat.  He’s also a big guy which I think could become a factor in this match.  Check out the face off.  His size could give Tsarukyan a hard time to take him down.

My only bets are Alvarez at 3.30 and the under 2.5 at 1.83 for the main event.  Good luck everybody!

UFC Vegas 49:  Weigh In
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UFC Vegas 49:  Face Off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-mJU7yIAR4

[Welsh]

My first gut feeling was Tsarukyan, but I'm going for Alvarez just because I think it's going to be a close fight, and I think the dog in Alvarez might make it into a dirty fight, which could result either in a knockout or him winning on points from sheer volume. Plus, the odds make sense from a betting perspective. I'll get my definite full list out later one closer to the event.

His size could give Tsarukyan a hard time to take him down.

My thoughts exactly, I'm thinking that Alvarez will use the knees to keep Tsarukyan guessing, and being a little wary of just diving in, and he'll struggle to get the lift required to get a pretty long Alvarez down. Without takedowns I see Alvarez putting on a show on the feet.

My only bets are Alvarez at 3.30 and the under 2.5 at 1.83 for the main event.  Good luck everybody!

Good odds on the under there for the main event. I don't see Green surviving beyond the second, and think it might be eyes shut in the first through a submission win. Still hoping for that rear naked choke. Thinking of putting a cheeky bet on for Makhachev with a stoppage in round 1 @ 8.00 odds, I just think it's such a mismatch in terms of wrestling ability.

[YuginKadoya]

Islam Makhachev will win the fight easily and there is no way Bobby Green is going to stand a chance unless Islam Makhachev thinks that he wants to prove his striking credentials. If he sticks to his game plan he will win easily because Bobby Green has really fast hands and he was slick in his feet the last time he fought recently against Nasrat Haqparast and i doubt Islam Makhachev will try to prove himself with the stand up .

That is what I am seeing the fight will go aswell, Islam Makhachev just like Khabib Nurmagomedov the quality of wrestling is grade S, if we look at all Khabib Nurmagomedov's fight all strikers even fighters that have a good takedown defense will surely get that defense down, Dagestan Wrestling has a chain of combo and it is very effective when near the cage walls, Islam Makhachev will not prove his stand up, but will surely go to wrestling where he is good of.

Khabib might not have a problem in making Conor join Eagle FC. There was an interview with Khabib where he said that Conor is the strongest of his rivals in the UFC. You can try find the video in Youtube. Khabib should also include El Cucuy hehehe. This will certainly cause other fighters to join Eagle FC instead of Bellator or One.

I think you are talking about the video back on December 16 2021 if I am not mistaken, well if the deal will surely Favor Conor McGregor then Khabib Nurmagomenodov will surely get the guy, McGregor is the type of person that will do anything for money so baiting him with Gazillion of money will surely make Conor McGregor Approve anything.

[Minecache]

Eagle FC has the opportunity to gather some considerable names, but it can only do so by offering them money, much more than they would get from UFC, Bellator, and ONE, and, I am not sure they have that financial power just now. Maybe in time, they will, but not immediately, and they will have to accept being down on the list of desirable promotions for a while until they grow their brand. Having Khabib on board is not enough for brand recognition.

While Khabib alone isn't enough of a draw, the prospect of earning more money than the UFC in the long term could be. I'm still undecided on Eagle FC, when you think about them competing with Bellator, and the UFC. However, I do think organisations such as them will promote a more healthy pay structure in the UFC. I'm all for competition, as it does usually create better deals for the fans, and the fighters, which I think is desperately needed in the UFC. They've been dominate for so long, they can pretty much dictate to their fighters.

I think the rumour of Khabib stepping into the cage via Eagle FC again would be an excellent marketing move though.

I don't think Khabib Nurmagomedov is going to do that as he has already said that he is done with fighting.

You know, he wouldn't have even fought his last fight which was against Justin as he was going through a lot of mental warfare at that moment.

So, I really don't think that Khabib Nurmagomedov stepping into the cage is an option for the Eagle FC. But that would be a great option for them to really gather a lot of interest. But, I have seen Khabib Nurmagomedov in a few podcasts and he has always stated that he is done with fighting as a competition.

[S A KHAIR]

You guys have got me really doubting my Ramiz Brahimaj pick . Just looked at my accumular, I've got Man City to win against Everton while retaining a clean sheet, then I have Ramiz Brahimaj, Islam Makhachev, Umar Nurmagomedov (5th of March), Devonte Smith (5th of March), and Marina Rodriguez (5th of March), and then finally Liverpool to beat Milan without conceding. That's for a little over £10k. Ramiz was originally one of my confident picks, with Liverpool, being my biggest concern on the accumulator. The annoying part even if I was going to cash out, Ramiz fights before most of the other fighters I've got, I'm currently being offered a £400 cash out, although it should be more, but this particular betting site doesn't really offer very good odds on cash out as I've already had two bet builders come in, and a couple of other football matches.

Depending on the Man City result, and what I'm offered I might cash out if I get a 1k+ offer, which I do doubt will happen.

Ramiz is not the best pick in that fight in my opinion because that pick certainly can backfire. Islam Makhachev is fine, Liverpool is also fine, others are ok in my opinion but I don't really think that Ramiz was a good pick. But the cash-out option is also not that great, to be honest. Otherwise, it could be a valid option B. And a 1K plus offer seems to be really doubtful.

[Welsh]

I don't think Khabib Nurmagomedov is going to do that as he has already said that he is done with fighting.

You know, he wouldn't have even fought his last fight which was against Justin as he was going through a lot of mental warfare at that moment.

So, I really don't think that Khabib Nurmagomedov stepping into the cage is an option for the Eagle FC. But that would be a great option for them to really gather a lot of interest. But, I have seen Khabib Nurmagomedov in a few podcasts and he has always stated that he is done with fighting as a competition.

I do believe the owner/president recently hinted that Khabib vs GSP in a grappling match could potentially take place. I assume this would be competitive, and therefore would count to their records. Khabib coming out of retirement in the first place will draw people in, but he would also be looking to make it 30-0 which is another way to draw in the fans, plus GSP has a decent enough fanbase to get some new eyes on the competition.

I don't know if it's going to happen or if that was just said in an attempt to garner some interest at the time, but the prospect of it would be huge for Eagle FC if they could make it happen.

[Maidak]

I don't think Khabib Nurmagomedov is going to do that as he has already said that he is done with fighting.

You know, he wouldn't have even fought his last fight which was against Justin as he was going through a lot of mental warfare at that moment.

So, I really don't think that Khabib Nurmagomedov stepping into the cage is an option for the Eagle FC. But that would be a great option for them to really gather a lot of interest. But, I have seen Khabib Nurmagomedov in a few podcasts and he has always stated that he is done with fighting as a competition.

I do believe the owner/president recently hinted that Khabib vs GSP in a grappling match could potentially take place. I assume this would be competitive, and therefore would count to their records. Khabib coming out of retirement in the first place will draw people in, but he would also be looking to make it 30-0 which is another way to draw in the fans, plus GSP has a decent enough fanbase to get some new eyes on the competition.

I don't know if it's going to happen or if that was just said in an attempt to garner some interest at the time, but the prospect of it would be huge for Eagle FC if they could make it happen.

Khabib Nurmagomedov versus GSP is going to be big at any time of the year. This is the type of fight that you want to get in fantasy MMA. Even Khabib Nurmagomedov said that he will never come back for money but if he finds a  worthy opponent he might come out of retirement.

So, in the case of GSP vs Khabib, I think there is some potential. But I think Khabib would like to fight in the 145 category and if GSP reduces weight to 145 I think there will be a lot of skill difference by that wait cutting. So there are a lot of problems too.

[Welsh]

Right. Man City are currently winning 1-0, cash out is £879 so as I said earlier I'm not cashing out for anything less than 1k, so I'm going balls to the ball with my current picks.

Anyhow, here's my predictions for the night:

Victor Altamirano
Ramiz Brahimaj (I'm very nervous about this fight now)
Alejandro Perez
Terrance McKinney
Josiane Nunes (decision because the odds are too good to pass up, but could be a knockout)
Ignacio Bahamondes
Armen Petrosyan
Joel Alvarez (tko or decision)
Ji Yeon Kim
Misha Cirkunov  
Islam Makhachev (submission, rear naked choke)

That's my predictions for tonight, some close fights in there, and to be honest this is a quietly stacked card. I'm expecting quite a few finishes tonight. I'd say it's safer to assume Nunes will find a finish, but the odds being 5.00+ for the decision are too hard to pass up for me.

[erep]

Khabib Nurmagomedov versus GSP is going to be big at any time of the year. This is the type of fight that you want to get in fantasy MMA. Even Khabib Nurmagomedov said that he will never come back for money but if he finds a  worthy opponent he might come out of retirement.

The surprise return of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs GSP may be real in the game but it doesn't happen in the real world, I have just seen Khabib Nurmagomedov standing in the octagon during Islam makhachev victory in the fight match with Bobby Green, even though he is positioned as coach and team but his presence on broadcast UFC PPV has excited the fan community.

[eaLiTy]

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The surprise return of Khabib Nurmagomedov vs GSP may be real in the game but it doesn't happen in the real world, I have just seen Khabib Nurmagomedov standing in the octagon during Islam makhachev victory in the fight match with Bobby Green, even though he is positioned as coach and team but his presence on broadcast UFC PPV has excited the fan community.

Khabib Nurmagomedov had a presence in the cage when he was cornering Islam Makhachev and yes i would love to see him fight again because i am a huge fan of Khabib Nurmagomedov and he never disappointed me from his first fight in the UFC and wagged a lot of bet even though the moneyline odds are not great whenever he fights as he will be a lopsided favorite. But to expect him to return is just a dream, he moved on to become a fight promoter, coach and a businessman and you will not see him fighting in a cage again.


The ease with which Islam Makhachev won the fight is incredible and it was expected but not this fast, the surprise of this fight card was Wellington Turman winning against Misha Cirkunov in the second round after getting a beating in the first round.
On to the next event which is the grudge match everyone is waiting to see  .




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On to the next event which is the grudge match everyone is waiting to see  .




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Always nice to see former teammates become rivals as it has a better story to sell. Hopefully, this turns out like the TJ vs. Colby match.

Do you think Masvidal mentally recovered from his first KO loss in the UFC (second in his career)? That's a tougher loss considering he was supposed to be the better striker. Colby has a similar background with Usman and could also use the same strategy against Jorge.