🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread

[eaLiTy]

The winners were as many predicted but I didn't expect both fights to go the distance especially the Cyborg-Spencer fight. Even though she lost, kudos still to Spencer for her toughness. She's a future champion if she doesn't suffer major injuries.

The fight card was almost predictable and i did not expect the Cyborg fight to last the entire three rounds either but the problem with Felicia Spencer to be a 145 champion you need Cyborg retiring from UFC and if that happens it is highly likely that the UFC will scrap the entire division as the division is created solely for Cyborg and now the only match that makes sense is the rematch between Cyborg and Nunes.

[1715574042]

1715574042

[1715574042]

1715574042

[1715574042]

1715574042

[Bttzed03]

.

..

Not a KO victory, but from what I've seen it was a relatively easy win for Cris Cyborg despite a cut in the first round, so I'm still thinking it was a pretty sure bet. Spencer proved she's talented and has a big chin.
BTW Cris Cyborg is asking for a rematch against Amanda Nunes.

Cyborg did dominated the fight. If she was facing other opponents, it would not have gone the distance.

I'm glad she initiated it this time and it's good that she got her confidence back. I hope she fights smarter in their rematch, she underestimated Nunes power in the first fight and paid for it big time.

.

The fight card was almost predictable and i did not expect the Cyborg fight to last the entire three rounds either but the problem with Felicia Spencer to be a 145 champion you need Cyborg retiring from UFC and if that happens it is highly likely that the UFC will scrap the entire division as the division is created solely for Cyborg and now the only match that makes sense is the rematch between Cyborg and Nunes.

Spencer may have been dominated but she is still capable even if Cyborg won't retire. She lost her composure but that fight was definitely a great lesson for her. She'll bounce back.

[Saint-loup]

The winners were as many predicted but I didn't expect both fights to go the distance especially the Cyborg-Spencer fight. Even though she lost, kudos still to Spencer for her toughness. She's a future champion if she doesn't suffer major injuries.

The fight card was almost predictable and i did not expect the Cyborg fight to last the entire three rounds either but the problem with Felicia Spencer to be a 145 champion you need Cyborg retiring from UFC and if that happens it is highly likely that the UFC will scrap the entire division as the division is created solely for Cyborg and now the only match that makes sense is the rematch between Cyborg and Nunes.

You made very good predictions by the way. You were right for the 4 winners of 4 fights. The number of rounds were wrong but not the victories.
Good game!

The odds might be fair, however would you bet? Would you risk big to win small? I reckon most bettors would pass on this bet.

I would rather put a bet for under 1.5 rounds for Cristiane Justino v Felicia Spencer fight which would give you a better odd  or you can parlay it with another bet.

My bet prediction for UFC 240

Geoff Neal to win against Niko Price
Hakeem Dawodu to win against Yoshinori Horie
Cristiane Justino v Felicia Spencer Under 1.5 rounds
Max Holloway v Frankie Edgar going for over 2.5 rounds

[SaShiRaJaVu]

Cyborg did dominated the fight. If she was facing other opponents, it would not have gone the distance.
I'm glad she initiated it this time and it's good that she got her confidence back. I hope she fights smarter in their rematch, she underestimated Nunes power in the first fight and paid for it big time.

Amanda Nunes usually does not give time to think and if she still stands in front of her and try to engage when she is throwing punches i do not see a different result this time also as Cyborg usually fights aggressively and when she is under strikes her natural instinct would be to attack and that is what happened last time and got caught clean a couple of times and it is the only compelling fight i want to see in the entire woman's division.

[tokeweed]

Another thing to watch after an event is the post fight press conference...  Especially Dana White.  It gives you a view of where everything's going, what's next and all that. 

Dana White starts around 38:00.  Enjoy!

UFC 240:  Post Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOXEP8NlmUM

[mich]

Well even CYBORG herself was shocked with the unanimous decision as she celebrated jumping on the fence!
I dont remember a time we have seen CYBORG take such punishment and it all began with that nasty elbow early in the match

UFC thought "FEENOM" is tough as nails - https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1155329629093150720

[cabron]

Well even CYBORG herself was shocked with the unanimous decision as she celebrated jumping on the fence!
I dont remember a time we have seen CYBORG take such punishment and it all began with that nasty elbow early in the match

UFC thought "FEENOM" is tough as nails - https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1155329629093150720

Almost a close fight, the nasty cut is a very big plus to spender but much of the fight I think its cybrog that dominates.  Still she did a lot of damage aside to the cut, a rematch I think can be negotiated for this match to happen again Spender has a good chance of winning with little push to hit harder. I'd like a rematch.

[NavI_027]

BTW Cris Cyborg is asking for a rematch against Amanda Nunes.

Okay! It seems that things are getting intense. I hope Dana make Cris' request do come true because for sure many fans are waiting for this, besides it surely makes more money for him so why not? If ever that match happens and Nunes defeated Cyborg once again then no doubt she is the real GOAT. I'm now excited for the rematch.

By the way, Congrats to Holloway as well for bringing an outstanding performance and it's pretty impressive to see that he dominated the fight against a UFC legend. Furthermore, in this fight we saw what factor lead Holloway into victory — the reach advantage. I mean, it was obvious that Edgar can't get close effectively to Holloway because of the huge gap between their reach. He throw punches and make takedown attempts but only few of it succeed probably because he was threatened by possible counter punches from Holloway. Nevertheless  props to him for the good fight .

[7788bitcoin]

Okay! It seems that things are getting intense. I hope Dana make Cris' request do come true because for sure many fans are waiting for this, besides it surely makes more money for him so why not? If ever that match happens and Nunes defeated Cyborg once again then no doubt she is the real GOAT. I'm now excited for the rematch.

Amanda Nunes has defeated everyone in front for her till now which includes Valentina Shevchenko, Miesha Tate, Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg, Holly Holm who are considered to be the top fighters in MMA history and she defeated everyone and cemented her legacy and more over she finished all the former champions in quick time, what more you need to become the greatest of all time. I too want to see  rematch between Nunes and Cyborg but win or loose Nunes is still the greatest of all time.

[peter0425]

Okay! It seems that things are getting intense. I hope Dana make Cris' request do come true because for sure many fans are waiting for this, besides it surely makes more money for him so why not? If ever that match happens and Nunes defeated Cyborg once again then no doubt she is the real GOAT. I'm now excited for the rematch.

Amanda Nunes has defeated everyone in front for her till now which includes Valentina Shevchenko, Miesha Tate, Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg, Holly Holm who are considered to be the top fighters in MMA history and she defeated everyone and cemented her legacy and more over she finished all the former champions in quick time, what more you need to become the greatest of all time. I too want to see  rematch between Nunes and Cyborg but win or loose Nunes is still the greatest of all time.

For one, longevity, if Ronda or even Carano win after a devastating defeat then they good be all time great as well. But because the lost was too much for team mentality, they suddenly quit. Cyborg though, came back after the defeat and prove that she still have the will. Although at this time, Nunes is untouchable and we do hope to see the rematch to prove who's the greatest.

[TopTort777]

Before the fight Cris Cyborg was not the most handsome woman on Earth, but with that cut almost in the centre of forehead she would have troubles to find a man. Previously she was with Evangelista Santos, but as far as I know they are not together anymore.

[eaLiTy]

You made very good predictions by the way. You were right for the 4 winners of 4 fights. The number of rounds were wrong but not the victories.
Good game!

Cheers buddy, when ever i am wagging a bet on a fight i usually post it here and this fight card was a clean sweep, i never went for rounds for Cyborg in my bet simply because she was coming off a knockout defeat after ten years and i had a doubt what her mind set would be and with Jason Perillo being her trainer she has changed her wild fight style and the measured approach is needed in her rematch against Nunes.

[tokeweed]

Date:  Saturday, August 3
Main Card (ESPN):  21:00 EST
Preliminary Card (ESPN):  19:00 EST
Venue:  Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey



Main Card (ESPN)
Welterweight:  Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler            
Lightweight:  Jim Miller vs. Clay Guida            
Lightweight:  Joaquim Silva vs. Nasrat Haqparast            
Middleweight:  Trevin Giles   vs. Gerald Meerschaert            
Lightweight:  Scott Holtzman vs. Dong Hyun Ma            
Light Heavyweight:  Darko Stošić vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu      

Preliminary Card (ESPN)
Welterweight:  Mickey Gall vs. Salim Touahri            
Women's Flyweight:  Antonina Shevchenko vs. Lucie Pudilová            
Flyweight:  Jordan Espinosa vs. Matt Schnell            
Women's Flyweight:  Lauren Murphy vs. Mara Romero Borella            
Women's Flyweight:  Miranda Granger   vs. Hannah Goldy

All info from Wikipedia:  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_on_ESPN:_Covington_vs._Lawler

Now Covington vs Lawler is a match!  A better bout than 240's main event imho.  If Covington wins he gets a shot at Kamaru Usman, if not I hope he fights Woodley.  Lolol.  Those two have been at it for a couple of years now. 

[ene1980]

Now Covington vs Lawler is a match!  A better bout than 240's main event imho.  If Covington wins he gets a shot at Kamaru Usman, if not I hope he fights Woodley.  Lolol.  Those two have been at it for a couple of years now. 

In terms of competition it is a much better main event than UFC 240, Lawler looked really great on his return after the injury against Ben Askren and we all know the controversy at the end and i am not a big fan of Colby Covington either but he usually win fights and has great stamina and it is a good match up as both can last five rounds and it will be a title eliminator, surprised to see that Jim Miller and Clay Guida are still fighting.

[Soots]

Well even CYBORG herself was shocked with the unanimous decision as she celebrated jumping on the fence!
I dont remember a time we have seen CYBORG take such punishment and it all began with that nasty elbow early in the match

UFC thought "FEENOM" is tough as nails - https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1155329629093150720

Almost a close fight, the nasty cut is a very big plus to spender but much of the fight I think its cybrog that dominates.  Still she did a lot of damage aside to the cut, a rematch I think can be negotiated for this match to happen again Spender has a good chance of winning with little push to hit harder. I'd like a rematch.

If there's a rematch Spender would rather fail again if there's no changes of strategy from within. Training is a must for a fighter in order to beat their opponent, for possible rematch fight. Cybrog showed an outstanding performances, and that must be noted by Spender so in the next event positive outcome will be initiated as winning over Cybrog be the hardest challenge.

[YuginKadoya]

Well even CYBORG herself was shocked with the unanimous decision as she celebrated jumping on the fence!
I dont remember a time we have seen CYBORG take such punishment and it all began with that nasty elbow early in the match

UFC thought "FEENOM" is tough as nails - https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1155329629093150720

Almost a close fight, the nasty cut is a very big plus to spender but much of the fight I think its cybrog that dominates.  Still she did a lot of damage aside to the cut, a rematch I think can be negotiated for this match to happen again Spender has a good chance of winning with little push to hit harder. I'd like a rematch.

If there's a rematch Spender would rather fail again if there's no changes of strategy from within. Training is a must for a fighter in order to beat their opponent, for possible rematch fight. Cybrog showed an outstanding performances, and that must be noted by Spender so in the next event positive outcome will be initiated as winning over Cybrog be the hardest challenge.

It's an outstanding performance that leads to Cyborg winning it, But Spencer is a pretty tough one to handle and that is why Cybord got a pretty tough time-fighting Spencer, But if Spencer would want a rematch I guess all she needs is to take on some hard training for her to win against Cris Cyborg, Because I think that Cris Cyborg is a one tough fighter to beat in the woman's division.

But an outstanding performance for Cris Cyborg even though she doesn't take the TKO over Spencer she really plays safely after taking a bad cut from an elbow.

[pereira4]

I made some BTC on the Max Holloway fight. I can't believe how good he is with the jab these days. He put a boxing clinic on Frankie, which to be honest needs to retire. Reminds me of a smaller Cowboy these days. Both have kids, which they bring to their fights, and they end up being beaten up into a bloody mess. Not a good look for the family.

Did also made a smaller bet on Cyborg winning by KO so lost some there but the Holloway fight made it a profitable night nonetheless. Either Spencer has a brick for a brain or Cyborg is now becoming washed out and she can't properly KO anymore. I don't get how she wouldn't go down, I was actually laughing at losing money to such nonsense. She was like a female Nate Diaz or something.

After the massive cut on her forehead, Cyborg can finally retire and play as an ork in the up and coming LOTR TV series.

[ene1980]

I made some BTC on the Max Holloway fight. I can't believe how good he is with the jab these days. He put a boxing clinic on Frankie, which to be honest needs to retire. Reminds me of a smaller Cowboy these days. Both have kids, which they bring to their fights, and they end up being beaten up into a bloody mess. Not a good look for the family.

Frankie Edward is still fighting really well the only problem is that he is facing a much larger opponent in Max Holloway, Frankie needs to go down to bantamweight and that is his natural weight division in accordance to his height, he is just 5.6 and Max Holloway is around 5.11 and that is a huge height difference and Frankie was fighting all his career against bigger fighters and now it is time for him to think about coming down in weight if he wants to fight further.

[rosezionjohn]

Code:

Welterweight:  Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler

This looks fun to watch. I think we'll see a lot of blood in this fight 
Covington wrestling is great to see but a guy like Lawler is hard to take down either. I'm going for Lawler on this one.

[mich]

Code:

Welterweight:  Colby Covington vs. Robbie Lawler

This looks fun to watch. I think we'll see a lot of blood in this fight 
Covington wrestling is great to see but a guy like Lawler is hard to take down either. I'm going for Lawler on this one.

I agree that this will be a very bloody match and one the fans will be excited to witness
Here is a interesting video I found talking about if the winner of this match will get the next title fight:

Can Colby Covington Finally Get A Title Shot If He Beats Robbie Lawler?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R47A8Tc7Nuk&feature=youtu.be