🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread

[Welsh]

I'm very impressed with Kai Kara-France, I've always known he was a great striker, but what impressed me the most was his takedown defense. Despite, being taken down a few times, he always managed to get back up. The  first round was pretty impressive how he fought the hands, and basically carried his opponent for half of the round, then he comes out the next round, and sits him down.

I think the decision was a correct one, although it was a close fight with the takedowns. Glad, that the judges didn't favour the favourite in this case though, and I bet a lot of people's accumulators were ruined by that fight.

Blaydes on the other hand, did well. I think he did exactly what he needed to make people sit up, and notice him again. We all know hes a good wrestler, but he needed to make a statement, which I believe he did with the TKO.

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[YuginKadoya]

UFC 273 is one of the most anticipated event simply because Khamzat Chimaev is back in action and he is taking on Gilbert Burns which is his biggest test in his career and a win here will take him to the title. And then Aljamain Sterling returning to fight Petr Yan and i am expecting Petr Yan to win easily.

Well the Anticipated fight is none other than Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev, many are really hype on what Khamzat Chimaev can really do, and from my perspective I don't want to be little Burns because I think that he can sure put a great threat to Chimaev, from the stand to the ground match, Gilbert Burns will surely be a tough opponent,

Another fight was the Co-main Aljamain Sterling's win over Petr Yan was really questionable and many are saying that Sterling is just evading the fight back then. but this time I think that this is an easy win for Petr Yan as well.

I am waiting for Jairzinho Rozenstruik VS Marcin Tybura fight as well I really think that Marcin Tybura may have an equal footing with Rozenstruik, but with Jairzinho Rozenstruik strength he better be careful with his KO punch,

[yazher]

The UFC Fight Night: Blaydes VS Daukaus was really a great event and I really enjoyed it, but UFC 273 is what really I am waiting for and it is between Gilbert Burns VS Khamzat Chimaev,

I think I'm into the Korean Zombie power shots and I'm rooting for him to win this fight since the likes of them are rare to see in a title fight such as this one. But the champ's wrestling skill is scary which makes this fight difficult for him if he cannot finish the champ with his blindspot power punch which was his greatest skill to finish his past opponents. Those kinds of punches are nothing if he gets caught and pounded with some heavy punches from the champ.  

[YuginKadoya]

The UFC Fight Night: Blaydes VS Daukaus was really a great event and I really enjoyed it, but UFC 273 is what really I am waiting for and it is between Gilbert Burns VS Khamzat Chimaev,

I think I'm into the Korean Zombie power shots and I'm rooting for him to win this fight since the likes of them are rare to see in a title fight such as this one. But the champ's wrestling skill is scary which makes this fight difficult for him if he cannot finish the champ with his blindspot power punch which was his greatest skill to finish his past opponents. Those kinds of punches are nothing if he gets caught and pounded with some heavy punches from the champ.  

The Korean Zombie has durability and a strong chin, but I think because of the age his durableness surely deminish over the course of the years, but I think this could be a great fight, but Alexander Volkanovski had recently perform well, and the years of experience surely can paid off, for me The Korean Zombie is 35 years old now and Volkanovski is 33, I think this could surely try the toughness of the Korean Zombie once more, but I surely doubt he could withstand Volkanovski, I may go with Volkanovski but I will check both fighters recent fight just to be sure,

And while we are having a number 11th rank Khamzat Chimaev taking on the Number 2 Gilbert Burns, on the Welterweight Division, on the UFC 277 we are having another kind of fight lets say hype fight, and that is Alex Pereira versus the number 4th rank Sean Strickland on the Middleweight division. Because I think the UFC wants Alex Pereira to be built up fast against Israel Adesanya, well, because back in the days were Isarael Adesanya and Alex Pereira was a kickboxer. Pereira defeated Adesanya, 2 times in Glory of Heroes 1 and 7. I think the UFC is really pushing this fight. I don't know what is the reason, but they are getting rid of Adesanya as a Champion.

[Welsh]

I'll be rooting for Burns, and The Korean Zombie. I actually think Burns is going to be more formidable than most think, even if he doesn't win. I'll openly admit that Burns shouldn't be the favourite in this match up, but I do think he's underrated in the division. He has decent grappling skill, wrestling, and he has that power shot that would put the best out.

As for the Korean Zombie, I'll be hoping he wins, but I can't really see it. Age is not on his side anymore, and hes going against an opponent that is high volume. Probably going to be a tough night whether it goes the distance or not probably depends on how much punishment he's willing to take. I'm hoping for a competitive fight, but definitely don't see him going on to win it.

[TopTort777]

What about Sterling vs Yan fight? Expected outcome, another oscar play or upset? As expected, Khabib is going to be Yans corner. Bet I think Yan is not going to listen his tips much. As previously, “knee” from the corner cost him champtions belt.

[notblox1]

I hoped for surprise in UFC main event and Daukaus winning against Blaydes, that would give me nice return on my bet, but Blaydes was to strong this time.
It was a quick tko finish in second round and Daukaus needs a lot more work if he wants to return on winning ways with top fighters.
Blaydes wants Stipe Miocic as his next opponent and it could be a good fight to watch, but I don't think Miocic will accept it now.

[tokeweed]

^  Yup, I like Daukas but he just isn't on the same level as those guys in the top 5.  It was def bad match making by the UFC.  His last match vs Lewis should've been taken as a hint and pump the breaks on Daukas and slow down from moving him up the rankings.  Tom Aspinall is doing it smart imo.  After entering the top 10, calls out Tuivasa the easiest guy to beat in the top 5.

Anyway busted my parlays, even the last parlay to get it back to even.  Didn't expect for Askarov to look that bad against KKF.

[bbc.reporter]

What about Sterling vs Yan fight? Expected outcome, another oscar play or upset? As expected, Khabib is going to be Yans corner. Bet I think Yan is not going to listen his tips much. As previously, “knee” from the corner cost him champtions belt.

This will be very head shaking for Petr Yan. We cannot be quite certain if Khabib, Henry Cejudo or the others that Petr Yan asked to be in his corner would agree. It also appears that the only fighter who agreed to be in his corner is Suga Sean O'Malley. There were other news articles that were mentioning that Petr Yan ignored Khabib.



However, it seems that Yan will be heading to the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Florida without his coaches and cornerman. On Tuesday, MMA reporter Bruno Massami broke the news that entry into the United States has been denied for the coaches that were set to corner him in his championship bout.

This major setback for the 29-year-old is another instance of the hard stances that governments around the world have taken against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine three weeks ago. Along with economic sanctions levied on the Russian government and the country’s oligarchs, sports leagues have pulled events from the country, and Visa requests for Russian athletes have been denied in a various nations.

Source https://sportsnaut.com/petr-yans-corner-denied-visas-ufc-273/

[TheNineClub]

What about Sterling vs Yan fight? Expected outcome, another oscar play or upset? As expected, Khabib is going to be Yans corner. Bet I think Yan is not going to listen his tips much. As previously, “knee” from the corner cost him champtions belt.

This will be very head shaking for Petr Yan. We cannot be quite certain if Khabib, Henry Cejudo or the others that Petr Yan asked to be in his corner would agree. It also appears that the only fighter who agreed to be in his corner is Suga Sean O'Malley. There were other news articles that were mentioning that Petr Yan ignored Khabib.



However, it seems that Yan will be heading to the Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Florida without his coaches and cornerman. On Tuesday, MMA reporter Bruno Massami broke the news that entry into the United States has been denied for the coaches that were set to corner him in his championship bout.

This major setback for the 29-year-old is another instance of the hard stances that governments around the world have taken against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine three weeks ago. Along with economic sanctions levied on the Russian government and the country’s oligarchs, sports leagues have pulled events from the country, and Visa requests for Russian athletes have been denied in a various nations.

Source https://sportsnaut.com/petr-yans-corner-denied-visas-ufc-273/

Such coach/team fluctuations and training camp changes so close to the fight are never a good sign. Granted, Aljo shouldn't be an issue for Yan even with those issues, but it definitely doesn't help. If these types of issues continue it could pass a serious issue when faced with a more dangerous opponent. There is definitely something to a lot of Dagestani fighters coming to the US for longer periods (mostly AKA), and I am sure that Yan would benefit from such a move.

[TopTort777]

What about Sterling vs Yan fight? Expected outcome, another oscar play or upset? As expected, Khabib is going to be Yans corner. Bet I think Yan is not going to listen his tips much. As previously, “knee” from the corner cost him champtions belt.

This will be very head shaking for Petr Yan. We cannot be quite certain if Khabib, Henry Cejudo or the others that Petr Yan asked to be in his corner would agree. It also appears that the only fighter who agreed to be in his corner is Suga Sean O'Malley. There were other news articles that were mentioning that Petr Yan ignored Khabib.

Henry Cejudo refused to be in Yans courner. That is expected, Tripple C, himself suggest being in Yans corner. And by knowing how they troll and trash talk each other, it was not a  surprise he refused. Suga Sean O'Malley - is useless person in Yans corner due to language barrier. Yans level of English is somewhere around your level of Russian

Khabib and AKA team is near. They can be helpful. In general, I dont think Yan needs someone special in a fight against Aljo. He could even put two his suns there, and they will be a better motivation to end this fight as quickly and persuasively as possible.

[YuginKadoya]

I'll be rooting for Burns, and The Korean Zombie. I actually think Burns is going to be more formidable than most think, even if he doesn't win. I'll openly admit that Burns shouldn't be the favourite in this match up, but I do think he's underrated in the division. He has decent grappling skill, wrestling, and he has that power shot that would put the best out.

As for the Korean Zombie, I'll be hoping he wins, but I can't really see it. Age is not on his side anymore, and hes going against an opponent that is high volume. Probably going to be a tough night whether it goes the distance or not probably depends on how much punishment he's willing to take. I'm hoping for a competitive fight, but definitely don't see him going on to win it.

I surely agree, with Gilbert Burns huge build I think that Khamzat Chimaev will surely be having a hard time with him, taking him on the ground, his last fight against Li Jingliang is an easy feat because Li Jingliang is not like Burns that has that bulky build, but for me I am still be joining the hype train, I know what happens with Cyril Gane versus Francis Ngannou but I still think that Khamzat Chimaev will still shine on the ground even though he may struggle against Burns I will still go with Khamzat Chimaev despite that advantage with strength on Gilbert Burns, because if he can not overcome this one he is not suitable to take on Kamaru Usman

And with the Volkanovski VS The Korean Zombie, I will be siding with Volkanovski even though I want the korean zombie to win this, I am really expecting Alexander Volkanovski to win, he has great stand up and have a decent takedown as well, in my opinion he has a technical mentality to win this fight and with the Korean Zombie I really think this durable chin had wither because of age, I can see that he can put up a fight with Volkanovski but Alex will surely punish him so much.

Henry Cejudo refused to be in Yans courner. That is expected, Tripple C, himself suggest being in Yans corner. And by knowing how they troll and trash talk each other, it was not a  surprise he refused. Suga Sean O'Malley - is useless person in Yans corner due to language barrier. Yans level of English is somewhere around your level of Russian

Khabib and AKA team is near. They can be helpful. In general, I dont think Yan needs someone special in a fight against Aljo. He could even put two his suns there, and they will be a better motivation to end this fight as quickly and persuasively as possible.

I expect big things for Petr Yan, and this could be an upset for the Champion; this could be a chance for Petr Yan to become Champion, I guess even though Khabib Nurmagomedov is in Yan's corner or anybody else, I am expecting him to still win this. But I would like to see Khabib Nurmagomedov in Yan's Corner. I would love to see that, even though Petr Yan would not listen to Khabib, a motivation for him to finish Sterling is there, for me. Khabib Nurmagomedov in my corner will be a motivation for me.

[TopTort777]

Not to become a champion, but get his champions belt back He was a champ and lost his belt due to a stupid mistake. Would be funny if Yans gets a DC or looses. It will take a lot of time before he will get another title fight. Dont forget, that before that fight, Aljo had 19-3 (or 11-3 in UFC) record. He is not a punching bag after all, just a bad actor That would have blacked out if Will Smith slaps him

[Welsh]

I'm still not a fan of handing over a belt based on a disqualification. It should just be vacated, since the opponent didn't actually win the belt, but the champion should forfeit the right to the belt if its their mistake intentional or not. However, they should probably be given the chance if it was deemed accidental, to win it back via rematch. Aljo is basically walking around with a belt he hasn't earned, and if I was him that would eat me alive. I expect big things from both men, thinking that Aljo will be a better this time though, and Yan might be a little hesitant since it'll be in the back of his mind.

[tokeweed]

^  Yup it's hilarious that Aljo was calling Yan the paper champ weeks or maybe even months before they went to the cage.    

Anyway this weekend is gonna be a bit boring with no UFC and F1.  And I don't think the EPL matches will be even that good with the players just coming off international duty.

Here's a couple of Yans matches, one of which is vs Aljo.  Lol.

UFC Free Fight:  Yan vs Sterling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjFXoI89zMM

UFC Free Fight:  Yan vs Sandhagen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a418C-e0i5Y

^  If Aljo loses vs Yan I think a rematch between Sandhagen and Aljo is in order.  Would've loved to see it go for at least two rounds.

Edit:  Here's one of the best of Volk's performances.  You guys should def watch it.

UFC Free Fight:  Volkanovski vs Ortega
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bimKDKIK-x0

[TheNineClub]

I'm still not a fan of handing over a belt based on a disqualification. It should just be vacated, since the opponent didn't actually win the belt, but the champion should forfeit the right to the belt if its their mistake intentional or not. However, they should probably be given the chance if it was deemed accidental, to win it back via rematch. Aljo is basically walking around with a belt he hasn't earned, and if I was him that would eat me alive. I expect big things from both men, thinking that Aljo will be a better this time though, and Yan might be a little hesitant since it'll be in the back of his mind.

Yeah, we beat that topic to death when it happened, and we really couldn't find a definitive conclusion on how it should have played out. But the outcome has been set and moving forward from that I kinda wonder what Aljo brings to the table much more than Yan. Not sure if he could still win, but at least we might get a better performance from him.

[Welsh]

Yeah, we beat that topic to death when it happened, and we really couldn't find a definitive conclusion on how it should have played out. But the outcome has been set and moving forward from that I kinda wonder what Aljo brings to the table much more than Yan. Not sure if he could still win, but at least we might get a better performance from him.

I'm hoping so, you can't really blame Aljo for winning in that way, so it wasn't his fault, and its not like hes got to where he is out of luck. The guy is talented, I just think Yan in particular is a bad match up for him. Although, Aljo has the quality to submit, and knock out anyone. I've always been impressed with his wrestling skills, and it wouldn't be the first time that hes losing, and pulls out a submission out of nowhere.

I'm not super hyped for the fight, however I'm hoping its better than last time. I'm not a fan of total dominance fights, I prefer you know, an actual competitive fight.

[YuginKadoya]

Not to become a champion, but get his champions belt back He was a champ and lost his belt due to a stupid mistake. Would be funny if Yans gets a DC or looses. It will take a lot of time before he will get another title fight. Dont forget, that before that fight, Aljo had 19-3 (or 11-3 in UFC) record. He is not a punching bag after all, just a bad actor That would have blacked out if Will Smith slaps him

Aljamain Sterling is worthy for a (Bleep) slap, by Will Smith that Disqualification win over Petr Yan is not counted because of that mistakes, and Sterling is the first one to win in the UFC over a disqualification, that accuraccy and volume of strikes Yan have got in their fight was in a lost because of that Disqualification, that winning with Disqualification should not be counted; the rules should be changed.

I'm still not a fan of handing over a belt based on a disqualification. It should just be vacated, since the opponent didn't actually win the belt, but the champion should forfeit the right to the belt if its their mistake intentional or not. However, they should probably be given the chance if it was deemed accidental, to win it back via rematch. Aljo is basically walking around with a belt he hasn't earned, and if I was him that would eat me alive. I expect big things from both men, thinking that Aljo will be a better this time though, and Yan might be a little hesitant since it'll be in the back of his mind.

I Agree with these, it is not a legitimate win for Aljamain Sterling and the belt should be vacated since in the eyes of many Aljamain Sterling is not really qualified in winning the Belt, but Petr Yan just did an international knee to Sterling, so because of that action the Belt should be vacated with no one holding into it, I totally agree with you, but I don't know if this rule was change or not. I should check on it later.

[Swordsoffreedom]

I'm still not a fan of handing over a belt based on a disqualification. It should just be vacated, since the opponent didn't actually win the belt, but the champion should forfeit the right to the belt if its their mistake intentional or not. However, they should probably be given the chance if it was deemed accidental, to win it back via rematch. Aljo is basically walking around with a belt he hasn't earned, and if I was him that would eat me alive. I expect big things from both men, thinking that Aljo will be a better this time though, and Yan might be a little hesitant since it'll be in the back of his mind.

This is a combat sport and this sport is built on people getting hurt. So, I don't think there is not much time for people to think about ethics. Even though he might not deserve it, it is the game. And we have to accept it.

Yeah, we beat that topic to death when it happened, and we really couldn't find a definitive conclusion on how it should have played out. But the outcome has been set and moving forward from that I kinda wonder what Aljo brings to the table much more than Yan. Not sure if he could still win, but at least we might get a better performance from him.

It was a bad illegal knee by Yan. I thought at that stage of the fight Aljo was a lot fatigued and it seemed like he could be knocked down at any moment but Yan did not take that chance. Instead, he threw an illegal knee. And Aljo is a tough guy. If he could get up he would have got up.

[Welsh]

This is a combat sport and this sport is built on people getting hurt. So, I don't think there is not much time for people to think about ethics. Even though he might not deserve it, it is the game. And we have to accept it.

I kind of get your point, but at the end of the day we aren't savages. I don't want to see fighters get unnecessarily hurt, I like a knockout as much as the next person, although I don't like to see cheating or blows which were completely unnecessary, that's why we have referees in there. So, I don't agree with your entirely, and I do think vacating the belt instead of rewarding the person who basically was losing all fight up until the disqualification  is the better way to go about things in the future.

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It was a bad illegal knee by Yan. I thought at that stage of the fight Aljo was a lot fatigued and it seemed like he could be knocked down at any moment but Yan did not take that chance. Instead, he threw an illegal knee. And Aljo is a tough guy. If he could get up he would have got up.

It was definitely a nasty illegal blow, although I do get the impression that he played on it a bit, despite it being a heavy blow. At that point in the fight, the only way he was winning was through disqualification or via a shocking knockout/submission. Plus, we've seen it before where fighters are asking what will happen with the result, as some times they reward it based on the rounds passed or they deem it a no contest. So, it's no longer allowed to ask the ref that, and they can only answer the doctors questions.