🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread

[josephdd1]

Adensanya is for real, lol, I thought Robert will win this one, but Israel was very quick and has the guts to go toe to toe with Robert and he caught him before the end of round one and I said that it will be over. I think the quickness, movements are the key to his win here. Congrats to those who bet on Adensanya.

The next challenger is in line for Israel Adesanya as Paulo Costa will be facing him for the title and that is yet another big fight as both are undefeated fighters and if the UFC can promote it the right way, then it will be yet another huge fight, Paulo Costa looks like a model and i really liked the way in which Israel Adesanya trolled him and called Costa as Ricky Martin wannabe .

@ if anyone is able to inform how to watch the prelims that would be great.

That Israel Adesanya is an idiot and thinks of himself as an underdog and dreams of a underdog victory when he is actually a bluffing unmatched opponent when it comes to fighting Paulo Costa. I seriously hate this guy's guts. His confidence is like overconfidence and makes me want to pay someone to kick his ass. Which is why I will be watching this game.. and you can pretty much bet on who I will bet to win the fight.
Paulo is out of Israel's class.

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[inanilujimi]

Huge news... Khabib's dad agreed on a Conor McGregor rematch in Russia... this will be epic:

https://www.mmamania.com/2019/10/3/20897858/ufc-khabib-father-conor-mcgregor-rematch-russia-timeline-eagle-return-mma

Great news to the fans of the notorious Conor Mcgregor and this time it’s like watching Rocky 4, he will be a guest in Khabibs homeland which is already an advantage to Khabib. I guess Conor really wants this fight badly if he agreed and signed. Imagine the pressure of fighting with the crowd against you.

remach khabib vs McGregor will end like the first fight.
inevitably Khabib is too great for McGregor.
it's hard to beat a wrestler who fought a bear.

[notblox1]

Fantastic fight for Last Stylebedner Adesanya!
I predicted clean win for him but I could not predict KO with great odds.

Best skills in UFC at the moment, like watching Matrix movie in real life
'Ricky Martin' will lose 1000%


Watch after fight all interviews here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2kFyQtOx1s

only Adesanya interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_utziHLzKwI

[Bttzed03]

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The next challenger is in line for Israel Adesanya as Paulo Costa will be facing him for the title and that is yet another big fight as both are undefeated fighters and if the UFC can promote it the right way, then it will be yet another huge fight, Paulo Costa looks like a model and i really liked the way in which Israel Adesanya trolled him and called Costa as Ricky Martin wannabe .

It won't be as big as his fight with Robert Whittaker.

Ideally, the next big fight for him is Jon Jones because of their war of words and popularity but that won't happen unless they both agree for a catchweight.

[Jating]

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The next challenger is in line for Israel Adesanya as Paulo Costa will be facing him for the title and that is yet another big fight as both are undefeated fighters and if the UFC can promote it the right way, then it will be yet another huge fight, Paulo Costa looks like a model and i really liked the way in which Israel Adesanya trolled him and called Costa as Ricky Martin wannabe .

It won't be as big as his fight with Robert Whittaker.

Ideally, the next big fight for him is Jon Jones because of their war of words and popularity but that won't happen unless they both agree for a catchweight.

I agree but this Paulo Costa has been opening his mouth, trash talking Adesanya for many months now. So let Adensanya shot this guy mouth first and then chase another big fights in the future. I don't think that Jones are going to give Adesanya a fight though.

Jon is too big for Adensanya and I don't think that he has a chance as well. Let him defend his belt for a while and see how it goes for him. He needs to win more and clean up that division first.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

It won't be as big as his fight with Robert Whittaker.
Ideally, the next big fight for him is Jon Jones because of their war of words and popularity but that won't happen unless they both agree for a catchweight.

Paulo Costa is a Brazilian super star and Israel Adesanya has some star powers and he might be able to attract big crowds if he is fighting with his outspoken character, do not feed him to Jon Jones now, i can bet that Jon Jones will eat him alive as he is much bigger and stronger and creative than any other fighter in MMA, we need to wait for that for sometime, let Israel Adesanya defend his belt and create a reputation and then challenge Jon Jones.

Jon is too big for Adensanya and I don't think that he has a chance as well. Let him defend his belt for a while and see how it goes for him. He needs to win more and clean up that division first.

Sure there are more challenges for Adesanya in his division and if he is able to clean out the division then he could challenge Jon Jones. I do not see anyone defeated Jon Jones but it will be an interesting fight.

[Bttzed03]

^ Relax guys. I don't see the Jones-Adesanya fight happening either. I only thought it's the one that can exceed the Adesanya-Whittaker match.

I have nothing against Costa but trashtalking doesn't work with some fighters. It doesn't help them at all.

[TravelMug]

^ Relax guys. I don't see the Jones-Adesanya fight happening either. I only thought it's the one that can exceed the Adesanya-Whittaker match.

I have nothing against Costa but trashtalking doesn't work with some fighters. It doesn't help them at all.

On the contrary, trash talking brings the best out of the best of any fighter. I don't know Costa obsession with Adesanya though, when he opens his mouth, he seems to target him. Maybe because Adensanya has the belt and he thinks he can beat him easily.

But this fight proves that Adesanya could be the next superstar because he has the tools and he prove me wrong against Whittaker.

[Bttzed03]

^ Aside from the belt, Costa knows most fans eyes are on Adesanya and he probably wants that same attention too. Every fighter believes they are better than the other and they'll try to make a money or title fight happen sooner through trashtalking. Some have desperately tried that in the past but failed.

[tokeweed]

Adensanya is for real, lol, I thought Robert will win this one, but Israel was very quick and has the guts to go toe to toe with Robert and he caught him before the end of round one and I said that it will be over. I think the quickness, movements are the key to his win here. Congrats to those who bet on Adensanya.

The next challenger is in line for Israel Adesanya as Paulo Costa will be facing him for the title and that is yet another big fight as both are undefeated fighters and if the UFC can promote it the right way, then it will be yet another huge fight, Paulo Costa looks like a model and i really liked the way in which Israel Adesanya trolled him and called Costa as Ricky Martin wannabe .

@ if anyone is able to inform how to watch the prelims that would be great.

Adesanya will own Costa.  IMHO.  We've seen how he fights.  He's on another level...  Like Jon Jones, Anderson Silva (in his prime) and Khabib.

I think we have a new dominant MW champ. 

[eaLiTy]

Adesanya will own Costa.  IMHO.  We've seen how he fights.  He's on another level...  Like Jon Jones, Anderson Silva (in his prime) and Khabib.
I think we have a new dominant MW champ.  

Israel Adesanya has the potential to be a dominant MW champion as his stand up skills are outstanding, but if he faces an outstanding wrestler or a grappler then we will understand how resilient he can be. Jon Jones is outstanding in stand up as well as in the ground and Anderson Silva was also had good ground game and Khabib is a different animal altogether.

I have nothing against Costa but trashtalking doesn't work with some fighters. It doesn't help them at all.

He might be a good trash talker in Portuguese, he might not be fluent in English but everyone will be fluent in their mother tongue.

[YuginKadoya]

Adesanya will own Costa.  IMHO.  We've seen how he fights.  He's on another level...  Like Jon Jones, Anderson Silva (in his prime) and Khabib.
I think we have a new dominant MW champ.  

Israel Adesanya has the potential to be a dominant MW champion as his stand up skills are outstanding, but if he faces an outstanding wrestler or a grappler then we will understand how resilient he can be. Jon Jones is outstanding in stand up as well as in the ground and Anderson Silva was also had good ground game and Khabib is a different animal altogether.

I have nothing against Costa but trashtalking doesn't work with some fighters. It doesn't help them at all.

He might be a good trash talker in Portuguese, he might not be fluent in English but everyone will be fluent in their mother tongue.

A total loss for me I never knew that Israel Adesanya would be dominant against Whittaker, its a total bunkers I have seen a potential in him but facing Adesanya consider that he is the undisputed UFC Middleweight Champion by taking a TKO win over Whittaker I didn't really expect something like this might happen but seeing Adesanya build has come to me second though and I am not looking at their body measures, but I am still cool and Adesanya deserve it he just win it in style so congrats to him for now because I think if he would face a grappler in the ring then that will e a different story.

[Saint-loup]

Fantastic fight for Last Stylebedner Adesanya!
I predicted clean win for him but I could not predict KO with great odds.

Best skills in UFC at the moment, like watching Matrix movie in real life
'Ricky Martin' will lose 1000%


Watch after fight all interviews here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2kFyQtOx1s

only Adesanya interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_utziHLzKwI

Interesting but it would be even more if you had posted the results, don't you think?

UFC 243 card/results

Israel Adesanya (c) def. Robert Whittaker via second-round TKO (punches)
Dan Hooker def. Al Iaquinta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Serghei Spivak def. Tai Tuivasa via second-round submission (triangle choke)
Dhiego Lima def. Luke Jumeau via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Yorgan De Castro def. Justin Tafa via first-round TKO (punch)
Jake Matthews def. Rostem Akman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Callan Potter def. Maki Pitolo via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Brad Riddell def. Jamie Mullarkey via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Megan Anderson def. Zarah Fairn via first-round submission (triangle choke)

https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/ufc-243-results-highlights-israel-adesanya-claims-middleweight-crown-with-violent-tko-of-robert-whittaker/

[notblox1]

I  just watched short UFC 243 Recap video of Daniel Cormier
for new UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByiW8Y0i38E

and Chael Sonnen post fight comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z07wZ3oSawc

My dream fight would be Adesanya vs Jon Jones ....but I am not sure this will ever happen  

[rosezionjohn]

The fight is probably going to end up in a knockout and we will see them swinging from the get go. I hope this fight lives up to expectations.

It really ended in a knockout as Adesanya knocked out Whittaker in Round 2. Flawless movement of the head and the reach advantage of Adesanya really helped him get the victory. To be honest, I like how Israel move when Whittaker goes on offense. So many head kick misses too and that huge counter punch that knocks him out .

The alias "bender" was perfectly showcased in this fight. He was rolling through the punches & kicks and that must have been so frustrating for  Whittaker. Punching and kicking air probably made him commit more which is a huge mistake against skillful strikers with longer reach.

[NavI_027]

^ Relax guys. I don't see the Jones-Adesanya fight happening either.

Indeed. Let them be the king of their own divisions . Besides, it was a mismatch right at the very beginning since they got different weight class. If we insisted one should adjust (whether Jones will go down or Adesanya will go up) then we only might see a fast and boring match.

I have nothing against Costa but trashtalking doesn't work with some fighters. It doesn't help them at all.

We're the opposite. I rellly enjoy such kind of drama because this is where the story of every rivalry starts. Bring it on! I want to see Ricky Martin fight against him lol.

[bbc.reporter]

I speculate that Conor will be less on Dana's priorities now that he has found his new pet in Israel Adesanya hehehe.

[NavI_027]

I speculate that Conor will be less on Dana's priorities now that he has found his new pet in Israel Adesanya hehehe.

Most probably because Adesanya is the current man of the hour. I will not be surprised it becomes avreality because Adesanya and McGregor got the same attitude — they're both cocky. Those kind of fighters had great showmanship which attracts more viewers due to the hype. More viewers means more ticket sales and more pay per view, more viewers means more sponsors too because huge crowd are very effective for advertising. So the result is kaching kaching! $$$.

However, of course as an owner you would choose to focus more on who recently gives you tons of money so goodbye McGregor for the meantime and hello Adesanya .

[SaShiRaJaVu]

I speculate that Conor will be less on Dana's priorities now that he has found his new pet in Israel Adesanya hehehe.

Dana White is a good businessman and he knows how to make money and which fighters to promote at the right time, with Conor McGregor he was able to get fans from Ireland and England and with Israel Adesanya he is able to capture the Australian and New Zealand fans along with the African fan base, Conor did loose a lot of fans because of his outside antics by fighting old people in bar and he is not having any easy fights to return back to MMA too.

[nydiacaskey01]

$50,000 Performance of the Night Bonus goes to Israel Adesanya, Yorgan De Castro and Fight of the Night award went to Brad Riddell and Jamie Mullarkey. This is the 6th Fight of the Night award for Israel Adesanya out of the seven UFC event appearance that he made. Now I am wondering what was that event that his fight was not appreciated by UFC.