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Alistar Overeem needs to do a plastic surgery to reconstruct that damage as he partially lost his upper lips and who knows whether he will be the same again even if he does all the surgery he might loose the sensation in that area

I saw a post on FB with the screenshot of his Twitter post if I'm not mistaken and says that his upper lip was stitched up already and he also thanks for us and hope we enjoyed the fight. Ahhmm, I am not sure if he will be the same as before because that tissue for sure will be more sensitive to pressure. What I'm this future opponents might take advantage of it but I hope not because I believe that compassion is still existing in the world of MMA. I know that the aim of each fighters are to beat their own opponents but I think not to the extent of putting their health/lives at serious risk.

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I hope AlistarOvereem will heal quickly.

Alistar Overeem needs to do a plastic surgery to reconstruct that damage as he partially lost his upper lips and who knows whether he will be the same again even if he does all the surgery he might loose the sensation in that area, this shows the brutal nature of the fight and it was unfortunate for to end the fight like that as Overeem was leading the score card till the last seconds before he got knocked down and i still think that if Overeem would have sat down the fight would have gone the distance and once he stood up the referee saw him stumbling across the cage and hence the fight was stopped in my opinion.

Alistar injury was serious, i mean that split lip was huge. It wasn't a thing to fix with simple sutures. But let's hope he gets back on the track soon, it was a great fight, but at the end, UFC has a big risk, i can't even believe how this i legal, i mean, i love UFC and MMA but people can get really hurt, or even can die doing this sport.

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UFC 245 is up.  For a stacked event, I'm not really interested in most of the match ups except for the main event.  Should be good.  Both Usman and Covington could keep the pace up for 5 rounds.  Let's see who gives...

Date: Saturday, December 14
Preliminary Card (ESPN+): 3:30pm PST / 6:30pm EST
Preliminary Card (ESPN): 5pm PST / 8pm EST
Main Card (ESPN): 7pm PST / 10pm EST
Live Streams: http://crackstreams.com/mma/2/




Main Card (ESPN+)

Kamaru Usman (15-1) vs. Colby Covington (15-1) (Welterweight Championship)
Max Holloway (21-4) vs. Alexander Volkanovski (20-1) (Featherweight Championship)
Amanda Nunes (18-4) vs. Germaine de Randamie (9-3) (Women's Bantamweight Championship)
Marlon Moraes (22-6-1) vs. Jose Aldo (28-5) (Bantamweight)
Petr Yan (13-1) vs. Urijah Faber (35-10) (Bantamweight)

Preliminary Card (ESPN2)

Geoff Neal (12-2) vs. Mike Perry (13-5) (weight)
Ketlen Vieira (10-0) vs. Irene Aldana (11-5) (weight)
Matt Brown (21-16) vs. Ben Saunders (22-12-2) (weight)
Omari Akhmedov (19-4-1) vs. Ian Heinisch (13-2) (weight)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)

Chase Hooper (6-0-1) vs. Daniel Teymur (7-3) (weight)
Brandon Moreno (15-5-1) vs. Kai Kara-France (20-7) (weight)
Jessica Eye (14-7) vs. Viviane Araujo (8-1) (weight)
Punahele Soriano (6-0) vs. Oskar Piechota (11-2-1) (weight)

Other

- Sergio Pettis was briefly linked to a bout with Kai Kara-France at the event. However, Pettis revealed in early October that he was entertaining offers from other promotions after the completion of his previous contract and did not currently have a fight lined up with the promotion. Kara-France replaced Pettis on October 4.

Thanks to the Puertorican for letting me use this content.

[TopTort777]

It looks scary, and I will not post it here
https://twitter.com/UFCForAll/status/1203604751017029632

That will definitely leave a mark on a face  This is a screenshot of a new Batman vs Joker movie.

I reckon Dana's next storyboard for Rozenstruik is versus the Black Beast.

Who is the Black Beast ? I remember on 1 person with Beast nickname - Bob Sapp

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Who is the Black Beast ? I remember on 1 person with Beast nickname - Bob Sapp

He is talking about Derrick Lewis and he is also coming back from a win in his most recent fight and that will be a good challenge for the undefeated hard hitting Jairzinho Rozenstruik and hopefully we will see that fight next, Bob Sapp was a joke of a fighter, he is really huge and he is fighting to make money and if one punch lands he starts tapping so it is best to rename him to scared beast .

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UFC 245 is up.  For a stacked event, I'm not really interested in most of the match ups except for the main event.  Should be good.  Both Usman and Covington could keep the pace up for 5 rounds.

This is a rare event with three championship fights and i am going with Max Holloway and Amanda Nunes to retain their belts but i am yet to see how Usman and Covington goes as Usman does have cardio issues in the past and Convington has insane cardio but when it comes to power and technique Usman should retain the belt and it all comes down to cardio.

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UFC 245 is up.  For a stacked event, I'm not really interested in most of the match ups except for the main event.  Should be good.  Both Usman and Covington could keep the pace up for 5 rounds.

This is a rare event with three championship fights and i am going with Max Holloway and Amanda Nunes to retain their belts but i am yet to see how Usman and Covington goes as Usman does have cardio issues in the past and Convington has insane cardio but when it comes to power and technique Usman should retain the belt and it all comes down to cardio.

Amanda Nunez and Max Holloway are both favored to win here. I am not yet seeing the odds on Usman and Covington. I think Usman is better on odds but it won't be that big of a gap. I also pick Usman to win here but I won't be shocked if Covington wins. This should be a very interesting match up. Can the winner fight Mashvidal? 

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^  I'm not so sure Holloway is such a big favorite vs Volkanovski.  

Anyway, to get you guys into the event, watch 245's press conference.  It's hilarious.  (Was done a month ago, but worth the watch)

UFC 245:  Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bZ0pvq67Sg

UFC 245:  Free Fight - Usman vs Woodley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6NzvsQ1zBs

UFC 245: Free Fight - Covington vs Dos Anjos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZJZDuvYU3k

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^  I'm not so sure Holloway is such a big favorite vs Volkanovski.  

Max Holloway is the favorite here and the odds are -189 for him to win while Volkanovski is +135 while Amanda Nunes is a big favorite and the odds are not that great - 312 and Usman is another favorite with odds of - 200, the biggest surprise out of all is the odds for Jose Aldo as he is an underdog with +150 and more over he is going down to 135 pound division and hopefully he will make an impact and win the fight as he is looking to capture another gold down the division.

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^  Aldo weight cut could come out bad.  I mean he's like almost 40 years old ffs.  Let's see how he looks during weigh ins.

And Moraes is a beast.  He could knock Aldo out imo.

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Amanda Nunez and Max Holloway are both favored to win here. I am not yet seeing the odds on Usman and Covington. I think Usman is better on odds but it won't be that big of a gap. I also pick Usman to win here but I won't be shocked if Covington wins. This should be a very interesting match up. Can the winner fight Mashvidal? 

I will be going for a parlay between Amanda Nunes and Max Holloway and i am waiting to see the weigh ins to make up my mind about the rest of the fights, even i wont be surprised if Covington wins as he is really skillful because a defeat here will be celebrated by everyone and hence he will be well prepared and the winner will face Jorge Masvidal as he is the rightful opponent.

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^  Aldo weight cut could come out bad.  I mean he's like almost 40 years old ffs.  Let's see how he looks during weigh ins.

And Moraes is a beast.  He could knock Aldo out imo.

Jose Aldo is a veteran of the sport but he is not 40 years old, he just turned 33 years and yet it looks like his prime is over because he has been to many wars inside and outside the cage, his training is just brutal as they are not just sparring as they go full contact fight in the gym too and hence you cannot have a long fighting career if you are spending your time knocking each other out in the gym too.

[TopTort777]

UFC has a big risk, i can't even believe how this i legal, i mean, i love UFC and MMA but people can get really hurt, or even can die doing this sport.

That is their job and their decision to risk. Think about their salary, it is worth taking that kind of risk. You can submit a guy in a minute ( seems most harmless way to win), get a 50k$ performance of the night bonus. In some countries people on that much in years. And thanks God they have lots of doctors near the ring and anyone in the crowd could call 911.

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^  Aldo weight cut could come out bad.  I mean he's like almost 40 years old ffs.  Let's see how he looks during weigh ins.

And Moraes is a beast.  He could knock Aldo out imo.

Conor already took Aldo's soul, Lol, so after that, he really looks old for his age. Mentally, it looks like he haven't recovered from that lost, and weight cut? Ohh, definitely will have an effect on his body and performance. He is a big guy for that weight class.

So Moraes will be very dangerous in the early going of the fight, if Aldo can weathered it early, it will be an entertaining if the fight goes to a distance.

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Jones vs Reyes Fight confirmed! I can't wait to watch this spectacle in 2020!!


Now lets get back to UFC245
I expect interesting fight for sure.
Usman is heavy favorite if we look at odds, but I am not so sure that it will be easy win as odds suggest.

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Here are the odds for UFC 245.

Main Event
Kamaru Usman (-178) vs. Colby Covington (+155) (Welterweight Championship)
Max Holloway (-175) vs. Alexander Volkanovski (+152) (Featherweight Championship)
Amanda Nunes (-280) vs. Germaine de Randamie (+235) (Women's Bantamweight Championship)
Marlon Moraes (-206) vs. Jose Aldo (+178) (Bantamweight)
Petr Yan (-508) vs. Urijah Faber (+375) (Bantamweight)

Preliminary Card (ESPN2)

Geoff Neal (-266) vs. Mike Perry (+224)
Ketlen Vieira (-174) vs. Irene Aldana (+151)
Matt Brown (-341) vs. Ben Saunders (+270)
Omari Akhmedov (+123) vs. Ian Heinisch (1-139)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)

Chase Hooper (-114) vs. Daniel Teymur (+102)
Brandon Moreno (+145 vs. Kai Kara-France (-166)
Jessica Eye (+157) vs. Viviane Araujo (-181)
Punahele Soriano (-102) vs. Oskar Piechota (-111)

Source: Nitrogensports

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Veterans Aldo and Faber couldn't step away from the octagon huh? I don't know why they are still fighting but I really don't see them winning that belt.

Something tells me that we could see an upset in the featherweight division. The Holloway-Poirier fight showed everyone the blueprint on how to beat the current champ. 

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^  Aldo weight cut could come out bad.  I mean he's like almost 40 years old ffs.  Let's see how he looks during weigh ins.

And Moraes is a beast.  He could knock Aldo out imo.

Jose Aldo is a veteran of the sport but he is not 40 years old, he just turned 33 years and yet it looks like his prime is over because he has been to many wars inside and outside the cage, his training is just brutal as they are not just sparring as they go full contact fight in the gym too and hence you cannot have a long fighting career if you are spending your time knocking each other out in the gym too.

Right.  I should've checked his profile before opening my mouth.  But still...  at 33 and fighting all his career at FW, getting down to 135 could result in a bad weight cut or something like TJ Dillashaw's loss to Cejudo.

Anyway, here's a vid.  Haven't watched it yet...  Looks interesting.  UFC press conferences are always fun.  

UFC 245 Athlete's Panel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSppehmkzxo

Edit:  It's an interview done by Megan Olivi in front of the fans.  Kinda boring.

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Jones vs Reyes Fight confirmed! I can't wait to watch this spectacle in 2020!!

It is going to be a spectacle but the question will be how fast Jon Jones is able to win in this fight, there is no way anyone is able to defeat him and the best in the world have tried and Reyes is another contender to test his skills against Jon Jones and if Jones wanted a real challenge he needs to move up the division where heavy hitters are stationed.

Now lets get back to UFC245
I expect interesting fight for sure.
Usman is heavy favorite if we look at odds, but I am not so sure that it will be easy win as odds suggest.

I do have the same opinion as it will not be an easy fight for both these fighters.

[YuginKadoya]

Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington

This fight, in my opinion, is surely hard to predict because both fighters had a similar style in how they wrestle maybe this ends up in a decision but Usman is quite large that Covington you can see that his build had a bulkier and a bit bigger than Covington, I really think that this can become a key victory for Usman in winning and using this advantage, and the hype fo Usman is there.

Max Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski

Holloway is really hype in this match many are surely in favor with Max Holloway but as I have seen both fighters fight I can see that Holloway got the odds because of his stamina than Volkanovsksi but in my opinion many are overlooking Volkanovski in this matched well I would go with Alexander Volkanovski and he might pull out something and make a win in this.