🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread

[Welsh]

If you ask me, I would not pay to watch Fury vs Ngannou fight, as I have already seen it. It is called Fury vs Wilder parts 1-3.

Wilder probably more dangerous in a boxing match. Fury probably finds it even easier against Ngannou. It's not about the competitiveness though, its all about big names, and how many seats they can sell. I'll probably watch it since I'm a fan of both, but I won't be taking it seriously, pretty much how I was watching Fury vs Whyte.

I don't mind being at the arse end of your career, and therefore not challenging yourself which I think is true for both of these men. However, Ngannou doesn't really have a whole lot to prove, whereas Fury despite in my mind being the best boxing out there, still has question marks regarding Usyk, and Joshua.

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[tokeweed]

The Multi Master is up.  Make your picks and get those free bets.  My picks were a disaster last event.  Lol.  Hopefully I get some good results in these matches this time around.

UFC on ESPN 35 Multi Master Challenge
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5396281.0

And here are a couple of vids of each fighter's past matches to watchto get you guys hyped.  Font vs Vera is one of the better main event match ups for a non PPV event.

UFC Free Fight:  Font vs Moraes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7lCosdNEUs

UFC Free Fight:  Vera vs Edgar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSL-6t6RF0Q

And here's my event's lottery tickets...  Tail at your own risk.  Enjoy.

Dawson - Fili
Add:  Jotko - Romanov - Levy
Add:  Tiara - Green - Font
Add:  Mazany - Da Silva - Collier
Add:  Connely

Take note that I haven't made the bets yet as the order might change.  But those are my final picks.

[TopTort777]

Indeed Wilder, as a pure boxer will be more dangerous. But Wilder and Ngannou have identical huge punching power and aggressiveness. But Ngannou for Fury will be an easy fight not because Fury has trained boxing more, but lack of oxygen will defeat Ngannou Fury showed that he can survive hard punches and be quick for all 12 rounds. Ngannou aka oxygen consumer has improved his stamina since his fight against Miocic, but 4-5 rounds is his maximum.

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Still does not look a like a heavyweight to me.

[YuginKadoya]

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I wouldn't really say that Ngannou is a cash cow for UFC. I think both fights with Miočić did more or less the same as his last fight with Gane (approx 350K-400K PPV buys), and that really doesn't put any of those events high on the list of overall PPV buys (it's hard to get exact numbers for UFC270, so this is a ball park approximation on some info). Seeing that his fight with Gane was not all that exciting (for it to sell more), I doubt that FNs next fight will attract a lot of eyes save for a fight with JBJ, but that's a whole different story. I don't think FN has legs to stand on with his demands, at least coming from the UFCs perspective, so I doubt this goes anywhere.

Well every top fighter in the UFC is a likely, money milking for Dana White, but Francis Ngannou is different he likely wants an increase and Dana White doesn't something likely that, he just wants to savor the UFC money all on his own, well I don't also look for the exact amount they get with that fight, even though Ciryl Gane doesn't win that match I surely enjoy it a lot,


And just in MMA news Zabit Magomedsharipov's coach has likely have said that Zabit Magomedsharipov will not return to the UFC because Zabit Magomedsharipov is getting tired of fighting and surely there is no point in fighting anymore because he got his own company right now and likely he is making tons of money than fighting in the UFC, Zabit Magomedsharipov is healthy and his surgery went well, he might be going in a gym and training but not because he is fighting inside the octagon but rather just stay in shape, and right now he is more focus on his Brother's career than his own, but Zabit Magomedsharipov is more focus now in his business, but all of that I can not confirm yet, because it is not coming from Zabit Magomedsharipov himself, but if this is true then good luck to him, and I am surely going to miss that guy in any way because of his unique style and technique inside the octagon.

[notblox1]

Wilder probably more dangerous in a boxing match. Fury probably finds it even easier against Ngannou. It's not about the competitiveness though, its all about big names, and how many seats they can sell. I'll probably watch it since I'm a fan of both, but I won't be taking it seriously, pretty much how I was watching Fury vs Whyte.

Anyone who watched him boxing knows that Wilder is fastest man with that weight and height in the planet, and I am sure he is going to look much better against Ngannou in ring.
Maybe they are going to make some mixed or custom rules that would fit both fighters and make it more interesting, but right now my money is Fury to win.
Remember the fights with with Deontey Wilder, and you will see something similar in fight against Ngannou.
For Ngannou this will be chance to make lifechanging money and finally break ties with UFC, because we know he is not happy with amount of money he is earning there.

[bittraffic]

Jones is also moving to boxing?

Wilder probably more dangerous in a boxing match. Fury probably finds it even easier against Ngannou. It's not about the competitiveness though, its all about big names, and how many seats they can sell. I'll probably watch it since I'm a fan of both, but I won't be taking it seriously, pretty much how I was watching Fury vs Whyte.

Anyone who watched him boxing knows that Wilder is fastest man with that weight and height in the planet, and I am sure he is going to look much better against Ngannou in ring.
Maybe they are going to make some mixed or custom rules that would fit both fighters and make it more interesting, but right now my money is Fury to win.
Remember the fights with with Deontey Wilder, and you will see something similar in fight against Ngannou.
For Ngannou this will be chance to make lifechanging money and finally break ties with UFC, because we know he is not happy with amount of money he is earning there.

Ngannou will undergo a lot of training for the fight if its really going to happen. Upon wearing the boxing glove alone feels very heavy compare to the UFC gloves. Fury though isn't very agile than Ngannou. The last Fury fight although he won against Whyte by KO, they were all just standing no constant head movement or footwork. He did tried that uppercut several times until he got Whyte.

[Bttzed03]

UFC on ESPN 35 Multi Master Challenge
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Noob Q: Has anyone won in any of their events and successfully claimed their reward? I think I won one event (3rd) in the past but when I checked my SB account a couple of days ago, there's nothing there.

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For Ngannou this will be chance to make lifechanging money and finally break ties with UFC, because we know he is not happy with amount of money he is earning there.

Even if his team says otherwise, I think everyone agrees on this. The man just have to work a lot on his cardio to last at least five rounds and he'll be enjoying his pay. I won't be surprised if he decides to retire from MMA after this fight.

[YuginKadoya]

Anyone who watched him boxing knows that Wilder is fastest man with that weight and height in the planet, and I am sure he is going to look much better against Ngannou in ring.
Maybe they are going to make some mixed or custom rules that would fit both fighters and make it more interesting, but right now my money is Fury to win.
Remember the fights with with Deontey Wilder, and you will see something similar in fight against Ngannou.
For Ngannou this will be chance to make lifechanging money and finally break ties with UFC, because we know he is not happy with amount of money he is earning there.

I hope they can clash aswell with Mixed martial arts because Tyson Fury pretty much has the advantage in boxing he is pretty much familiar with boxing more and because of his experience inside the ring pretty much many will say that Tyson Fury is the favorite to win with Boxing, but if they can have an exhibition with MMA aswell then I guess Francis Ngannou will probably have a much bigger advantage over Tyson Fury, but even though Francis Ngannou would lose to Fury a sum of money will be given to him just by showing up, and an amount UFC can not provide him, this is as much while Ngannou wants to be a boxer so badly.

Ngannou will undergo a lot of training for the fight if its really going to happen. Upon wearing the boxing glove alone feels very heavy compare to the UFC gloves. Fury though isn't very agile than Ngannou. The last Fury fight although he won against Whyte by KO, they were all just standing no constant head movement or footwork. He did tried that uppercut several times until he got Whyte.

he badly needed that training, and against Tyson Fury that is professional and Tyson Fury is a monster in using only punches while Ngannou is not most familiar with this kind of adjustment I really think he needs a professional boxer in training him in ways of how, and with Tyson recent fight, Dillian Whyte is not a pushover but the way Tyson Fury move inside the ring he is with ease and personally, he is just playing around, and if Francis Ngannou could fight these he will need to train so hard that he can not lift his own finger.

UFC on ESPN 35 Multi Master Challenge
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Noob Q: Has anyone won in any of their events and successfully claimed their reward? I think I won one event (3rd) in the past but when I checked my SB account a couple of days ago, there's nothing there.

I have won a multi-master challenge twice and I have to ask jeremypwr about it and he said that it can take up to 1 week before it can reflect on your balance, so good luck and have a nice day.

[TopTort777]

Anyone who watched him boxing knows that Wilder is fastest man with that weight and height in the planet, and I am sure he is going to look much better against Ngannou in ring.
Maybe they are going to make some mixed or custom rules that would fit both fighters and make it more interesting, but right now my money is Fury to win.
Remember the fights with with Deontey Wilder, and you will see something similar in fight against Ngannou.
For Ngannou this will be chance to make lifechanging money and finally break ties with UFC, because we know he is not happy with amount of money he is earning there.

According to an article, Fury has earned almost 34 millions last weekend and Whyte got 7.4 millions. How much do you think Ngannou would get? If in promotion "UFC heavy weight champion" slogan would be used, then Ngannou could get 10 millions maybe? Question is, would UFC allow their brand to be used? Or Ngannou would be presented just as MMA champion or a beast? For the last fight Ngannou got 600k plus a PPV bonus. Difference is obvious, but will 10 millions be enough to end career ?

[tokeweed]

UFC on ESPN 35 Multi Master Challenge
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5396281.0

Noob Q: Has anyone won in any of their events and successfully claimed their reward? I think I won one event (3rd) in the past but when I checked my SB account a couple of days ago, there's nothing there.

I won it a few times and all the free bets came in my account.  If you have any problems just send a pm to jeremypwr and he'll help you sort it out...  These free bets are really pretty good.  I'm starting to think about requesting payment from my sig campaign in free bets for a sweeter deal.  Most of what I make in sig campaigns go to sports bets anyway. 

Here's a couple of interviews from the guys at the main event.  Prolly a good idea to know where their mindset is at.

Vera Pre Fight Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j0RvaJ6bSA

Font Pre Fight Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnjObcbpSQA

[TopTort777]

Completely forgot that there is going to be Jake Collier vs Andrei Arlovski fight this weekend. This guy, Arlovski just cant get enough of fight. 43 years, 55 fights in professional career, been in UFC for 22 years. Again, Arlovski is sort of a card feeler, as his opponents record is like zebra - win/lose/win/lose... Arlovski has replaced Justin Tafa, who withdrew from fight. Well, that does not make Collier fight easier I think Arlovski is going to win this fight (because Collier won previous fight and "zebra" rule gonna be used here )

[jeremypwr]

Noob Q: Has anyone won in any of their events and successfully claimed their reward? I think I won one event (3rd) in the past but when I checked my SB account a couple of days ago, there's nothing there.

Hey Bttzed03,
According to my data, the only Sportsbet.io Prediction Contest you've ever won was last year (2nd place).
A 1 mbtc Free Bet bet was delivered to your Sportsbet.io account that week; and systematically expired  3-4 days later (as all Free Bets do if not used).

EDIT
I'll go ahead and credit your account with a 1 mbtc Free Bet
Cheers

[notblox1]

I'm starting to think about requesting payment from my sig campaign in free bets for a sweeter deal.  Most of what I make in sig campaigns go to sports bets anyway.  

That is not a bad idea, but you need to pick good matches for betting if you want to cash in those winnings.
I had much more luck in predicting many UFC fights and getting free bets, but I don't have that much success when betting with those free bets, and I am not complaining.
This UFC event is going to be hard to predict but let the best man or woman win

[Welsh]

Completely forgot that there is going to be Jake Collier vs Andrei Arlovski fight this weekend. This guy, Arlovski just cant get enough of fight. 43 years, 55 fights in professional career, been in UFC for 22 years. Again, Arlovski is sort of a card feeler, as his opponents record is like zebra - win/lose/win/lose... Arlovski has replaced Justin Tafa, who withdrew from fight. Well, that does not make Collier fight easier I think Arlovski is going to win this fight (because Collier won previous fight and "zebra" rule gonna be used here )

Arlovski is a great example of someone who just loves what they're doing. Talk about the UFC pay rate all you want, Arlovski has made his money through sheer volume, especially considering he's a legend of the sport, and is quite successful. So, at this point yeah he isn't as good as he once was, and he's probably starting to feel the toll of the sport from all the years, but watch his fights he still has a lot of fun in there, and also I find him quite entertaining still which is quite rare when the fighters are knocking on a bit.

Can't bet against the man either with his records, especially with his knack for upsets.

[bbc.reporter]

Completely forgot that there is going to be Jake Collier vs Andrei Arlovski fight this weekend. This guy, Arlovski just cant get enough of fight. 43 years, 55 fights in professional career, been in UFC for 22 years. Again, Arlovski is sort of a card feeler, as his opponents record is like zebra - win/lose/win/lose... Arlovski has replaced Justin Tafa, who withdrew from fight. Well, that does not make Collier fight easier I think Arlovski is going to win this fight (because Collier won previous fight and "zebra" rule gonna be used here )

Agreed with your bet. Also, Andrei Arlovski is winning his last 3 fights versus other fighters with no names very much similar to Jake Collar hehehe. Arlovski's last defeat was versus Tom Aspinall. However, Aspinall has shown that he is championship material during his last fight versus Alexander Volkov where he won easily.

[Bttzed03]

Noob Q: Has anyone won in any of their events and successfully claimed their reward? I think I won one event (3rd) in the past but when I checked my SB account a couple of days ago, there's nothing there.

Hey Bttzed03,
According to my data, the only Sportsbet.io Prediction Contest you've ever won was last year (2nd place).
A 1 mbtc Free Bet bet was delivered to your Sportsbet.io account that week; and systematically expired  3-4 days later (as all Free Bets do if not used).

I see, appreciate for the clarification. I figured it must have been forfeited for whatever reason after reading @YuginKadoya's and @tokeweed's earlier responses.

EDIT
I'll go ahead and credit your account with a 1 mbtc Free Bet
Cheers

This wasn't necessary but thank you. Will I be able to see this under Rewards (Free bets)?

~ "zebra" rule gonna be used here )

I can't believe I even searched google to find out more about this zebra rule out of curiosity

[YuginKadoya]

According to an article, Fury has earned almost 34 millions last weekend and Whyte got 7.4 millions. How much do you think Ngannou would get? If in promotion "UFC heavy weight champion" slogan would be used, then Ngannou could get 10 millions maybe? Question is, would UFC allow their brand to be used? Or Ngannou would be presented just as MMA champion or a beast? For the last fight Ngannou got 600k plus a PPV bonus. Difference is obvious, but will 10 millions be enough to end career ?

Well, If Francis Ngannou is ready to get out of the UFC spotlight and in reality, he really wants to be a boxer then pursue his dreams, and 10 million is not that much but it is worth it than getting just 600k per fight on UFC, and if he continued in fighting Tyson Fury then he better prepared for the consequence and just pursue in being a boxer full time, but for me, if he really wants to be a boxer then move on what he really wants,

Completely forgot that there is going to be Jake Collier vs Andrei Arlovski fight this weekend. This guy, Arlovski just cant get enough of fight. 43 years, 55 fights in professional career, been in UFC for 22 years. Again, Arlovski is sort of a card feeler, as his opponents record is like zebra - win/lose/win/lose... Arlovski has replaced Justin Tafa, who withdrew from fight. Well, that does not make Collier fight easier I think Arlovski is going to win this fight (because Collier won previous fight and "zebra" rule gonna be used here )

So if Jake Collier has a zebra pattern record then he needs to lose to Andrei Arlovski this time, that would be hilarious but apparently, Andrei Arlovski is the favorite here and he surely needs this win, and pretty much he is hungry for that win that is, and maybe Collier is not going to break his Pattern but let's just see, if what may have happened, (in actuality I have to google those Zebra Rules first before reading your whole post, and pretty much curious about it aswell I really thought it was a new move style)

I see, appreciate for the clarification. I figured it must have been forfeited for whatever reason after reading @YuginKadoya's and @tokeweed's earlier responses.

Actually, I haven't seen if I still have that free bets or already consumed it all but as I am reading this, will now visit again my account, but it was actually fun winning in the Multi-master bet, I haven't joined another 1 yet, because of the busy schedule that I have,

I can't believe I even searched google to find out more about this zebra rule out of curiosity

I also did the same at 1st, but then I realized he is talking about the stat records of Collier, this pattern could continue if Andrei Arlovski win, so I think I will make a bet on Arlovski, just for fun.

[Welsh]

Arlovski's last defeat was versus Tom Aspinall. However, Aspinall has shown that he is championship material during his last fight versus Alexander Volkov where he won easily.

Yeah, Aspinall probably is going to be at the very least challenging for the belt, so it wasn't really a shock for Arlovski losing that one. Although, his last few fights against the no namers as you say, were entertaining. I personally don't count them as no namers, just not very popular fighters. The question is, Arlovski said he wants to keep fighting for years to come, but is his body going to hold out for that long. He looks pretty good for his age right now, normally fighters start a rapid decline way before, and ultimately are forced to bow out, due to the damage they take. Arlovski hasn't really been on the receiving side much even when losing. I'm not counting the Tom fight in that though, as that's the exception.

[inthelongrun]

Another UFC champion willing to bite the dust in a boxing ring for a payday. I actually do not like ppv but since Dana White ventured into this system too then he should pay his fighters worth. UFC fighters cannot even wear their own trunks brand barring them to earn from advertisements. I remember when Manny Pacquiao's trunk alone was worth over half a million dollars. It's not cool seeing UFC champions Ngannou and Kamaru getting knockout in a boxing ring like what happened to Woodley and Connor.    

[TheNineClub]

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Still does not look a like a heavyweight to me.

He might not look like it, but his reported walking around weight when he was fighting at LHW was around 104kg and reportedly he was walking around at 108kg in 2020. In comparison, Miočić fights at around that weight or 110kg, so it's not that far off TBH. I don't think Jones will ever look like an HW if you compare him to Nganou (although there was that short stint where he did Powerlifting), but he's a lanky dude so he'll just look skinny fat. Nothing wrong with that.