🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread

[eaLiTy]

Going with my gut...  But I won't be making more bets as is.  But if one of my bets win, I'll be taking Costa.  I have this funny feeling about Blachowicz too..  If another wins, I might take him.

Jan Błachowicz just made your funny feeling, i did not expect Jan Błachowicz to win by knockout withing two rounds as he was claiming during the fight week and i am impressed with the combinations and the calculated risk he took during this fight and he rearranged the nose of Dominick Reyes.

The main card is next and really excited to see how this fight will go, i am picking Israel Adesanya to win the fight but if Paulo Costa wins after all the trash talking it will be humiliating.

Till now there were some underdog wins in this card, lets see how the main event goes.
Oh my god, Israel Adesanya stopped Paulo Costa, Costa was coasting too much and the in fight antics as he was too confident, it was a clinical show by  Israel Adesanya picking apart Costa and then finishing him.  

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UFC 249 Card and Results:

Israel Adesanya def. Paulo Costa via 2nd round TKO
Jan Blachowicz def. Dominick Reyes via 2nd round TKO
Brandon Royval def. Kai Kara France via 2nd round Submission
Ketlen Vieira def. Sijara Eubanks via Unanimous Decision
Hakeem Dawodu def. Zubaira Tukhugov via Split Decision
Brad Riddell def. Alex Da Silva via Unanimous Decision
Jake Matthews def. Diego Sanchez via Unanimous Decision
Ludovit Klein def. Shane Young via 1st round TKO
William Knight def. Aleksa Camur via Unanimous Decision


What a day!

Israel Adesanya vs PauloCosta: And just like that StyleBender popped up the balloons of Costa. A dominant performance by Adesanya showing his skills to be the Greatest Middleweight Champion of the World, got to respect that. I don't know what to say about Costa's performance, then he got humped by Izzy after the TKO.

Jan Blachowicz  vs Dominick Reyes: Damn those polish powers punches! Congratulations to Blachowics as the New UFC Light Weight Champion he deserves it. Expect will see the rematch of  Blachowicz vs Santos this will be an unexpected match for the Title.

 

[Bttzed03]

Main event and main co-main event lived up to expectation somehow.

There's always the possibility that Blachowicz vs. Reyes would end early given their power. Not taking away anything from Blachowicz but maybe the change in coach had something to do with Reyes' loss.

I thought Adesanya would "dance" in the first two rounds to frustrate Costa, who is used to fighting human "punching bags", then pick up the pace starting round 3. In the end, he made light work of Costa. All that talk from Costa but all I remember him doing during the fight was taunting.

[YuginKadoya]

Israel Adesanya Vs Paulo Costa

That is our Stylebender! as expected Adesanya really is effective against Costa getting the leg kicks points at first and Costa imitates Romero while taunting Adesanya to keep on Striking but Adesanya was pretty fast for Costa and not landing any kicks, Paulo Costa is a striker and he approaches in a manner of waiting to counter, but that was a good fight my eyes was glued on the screen while watching.

Jan Błachowicz Vs Dominick Reyes

It is true when Blachowicz said that if Reyes was the Vegeta he is the Broly that will destroy him and that power from Blachowicz was really true he will truly show his game just like what he has said, He made a mess into Reyes by Bloodied his nose.

[notblox1]

Like I said before, Israel Adesanya crashed Paulo Costa and it made it look so easy.
Costa never had a chance to win this and those who placed a bet on Adesanya ko win banked good.

Błachowicz surprised me with his win against Reyes but I didn't watch him before so much.

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Going with my gut...  But I won't be making more bets as is.  But if one of my bets win, I'll be taking Costa.  I have this funny feeling about Blachowicz too..  If another wins, I might take him.

Jan Błachowicz just made your funny feeling, i did not expect Jan Błachowicz to win by knockout withing two rounds as he was claiming during the fight week and i am impressed with the combinations and the calculated risk he took during this fight and he rearranged the nose of Dominick Reyes.

The main card is next and really excited to see how this fight will go, i am picking Israel Adesanya to win the fight but if Paulo Costa wins after all the trash talking it will be humiliating.

Till now there were some underdog wins in this card, lets see how the main event goes.
Oh my god, Israel Adesanya stopped Paulo Costa, Costa was coasting too much and the in fight antics as he was too confident, i was a clinical show by  Israel Adesanya picking apart Costa and then finishing him.  

Yup!  Had the line at 3.15.  So good value.  Lost some back on the Costa bet tho.  He had the wrong game plan which prolly was to start slow then go apeshit prolly in the third round.  Dunno..  He should have adjusted after seeing that it wasn't working.

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Yup!  Had the line at 3.15.  So good value.  Lost some back on the Costa bet tho.  He had the wrong game plan which prolly was to start slow then go apeshit prolly in the third round.  Dunno..  He should have adjusted after seeing that it wasn't working.

Lets be honest here and say that Costa's game plan was to act like an idiot. He was spending more energy on trying to mock Adesanya the actually fight him. Adesanya picked him apart like it was a sparring session for him, it was awesome to watch, but also terrible to see Costa make such a fool out of him self.

Błachowicz did a proper job, he was rock solid and took the win with no question marks. Very clean fight from his side.

[TopTort777]

I'm surprized by Costa performance. Dont know why he taunted him during the fight and did not show BJJ skills. Costa underestimated him, that 100% reason he had lost.

It is funny to see how Adesanya is killing Costa in instagram right now. White belt mounted BJJ black belt. "buying a new Rolls Royce that COSTA lot" end etc. 

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Yup!  Had the line at 3.15.  So good value.  Lost some back on the Costa bet tho.  He had the wrong game plan which prolly was to start slow then go apeshit prolly in the third round.  Dunno..  He should have adjusted after seeing that it wasn't working.

Lets be honest here and say that Costa's game plan was to act like an idiot. He was spending more energy on trying to mock Adesanya the actually fight him. Adesanya picked him apart like it was a sparring session for him, it was awesome to watch, but also terrible to see Costa make such a fool out of him self.

Błachowicz did a proper job, he was rock solid and took the win with no question marks. Very clean fight from his side.

Dunno what was exactly going on but it seemed like Costa's camp was trying to copy Romero's strategy.  Then again Costa prolly had nothing on Adesanya.  Watch this...

How Israel Adesanya KO'd Paulo Costa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_0n5NwkNqQ

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I'm surprized by Costa performance. Dont know why he taunted him during the fight and did not show BJJ skills. Costa underestimated him, that 100% reason he had lost.

I was not surprised by the results but expected Costa to have a good chin and Adesanya proved that he is just hype. it is not about underestimation but he wanted Adesanya to stand in front of him and throw hands and that was his game plan and if he is not getting him as a punching bag he had no idea what to do and Adesanya did a good job chopping his legs and then finishing him up in the second round.

It is funny to see how Adesanya is killing Costa in instagram right now. White belt mounted BJJ black belt. "buying a new Rolls Royce that COSTA lot" end etc. 

Costa posted a skit well before the fight to mock Adesanya about him running in the cage and Adesanya posted that again and called him out  .
The idea was clear, the game plan was Costa wanted him in front of him.

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How Israel Adesanya KO'd Paulo Costa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_0n5NwkNqQ

I thought I clicked the wrong link upon seeing the anime The analysis mixed with animation was cool though. Adensanya kept saying he's 10 steps ahead of Costa and that was apparent in this fight.

I'm surprized by Costa performance. Dont know why he taunted him during the fight and did not show BJJ skills. Costa underestimated him, that 100% reason he had lost.

I was not surprised by the results but expected Costa to have a good chin and Adesanya proved that he is just hype. it is not about underestimation but he wanted Adesanya to stand in front of him and throw hands and that was his game plan and if he is not getting him as a punching bag he had no idea what to do and Adesanya did a good job chopping his legs and then finishing him up in the second round.

Yup. Costa was clueless what Adesanya is going to do next or where he's going.

Costa thought he's in Adesanya's head after all the online bullying, trash talking, and handing of white belt. He probably forgot that Israel is a seasoned/veteran fighter who knows mind games all too well.

[TopTort777]

UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana



Date: October 4, 2020
Main Card: Sun, Oct 4 / 5:30 AM EEST
Venue: UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates

Main card (ESPN)
Women's Bantamweight: Holly Holm vs. Irene Aldana            
Women’s Bantamweight: Germaine de Randamie vs. Julianna Peña            
Heavyweight: Yorgan de Castro vs. Carlos Felipe            
Middleweight: Dequan Townsend vs. Dusko Todorovic            
Middleweight: Jordan Williams vs. Nassourdine Imavov            
Welterweight: Carlos Condit vs. Court McGee            
Featherweight: Charles Jourdain vs. Josh Culibao            
Bantamweight: Kyler Phillips vs. Cameron Else            
Women’s Strawweight: Loma Lookboonmee vs. Jinh Yu Frey            
Bantamweight: Casey Kenney vs. Heili Alateng            
Lightweight: Jessin Ayari vs. Luigi Vendramini

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_on_ESPN:_Holm_vs._Aldana

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It is a decent card, i am rooting for Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie, the rest of the card i need to study carefully.

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Yup. Costa was clueless what Adesanya is going to do next or where he's going.

The joke is that Costa is still clueless, he challenged Adesanya for a rematch because he humped him while he was sleeping in the cage  .
 

Costa thought he's in Adesanya's head after all the online bullying, trash talking, and handing of white belt. He probably forgot that Israel is a seasoned/veteran fighter who knows mind games all too well.

The fight experience of Adesanya is insane as this was his 100th pro win and i knew about the number when Adesanya said that in the post fight speech and he was digging at Jon Jones and Jones responded that even with 100 wins he does not have the balls to fight him  .

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I love watching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZKF9HCRMvQ

It's like a scene out of a movie. The music is weirdly perfect.

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It is a decent card, i am rooting for Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie, the rest of the card i need to study carefully.

Seems average at best to me. Holm is pretty much the only fighter I'd be interested in watching. There's not really any cards I'm super interested in until UFC 254 with Khabib/Gaethje to be honest.

McGregor has said that his next fight will be Vs Manny Pacquiao. I'll believe that when I see it but if he's interested in fighting again he should just get back to the UFC. I'm sure Dana will be more than happy to give him some big fights.

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No disrespect to Holm vs. Aldana card but I just can't wait for that event to finish and move on to the much anticipated Khabib vs. Gaethje on UFC 254.

UFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje – Unbreakable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDlECe9h7Ks

^ Listen to how many pundits are saying "Gaethje is the most dangerous guy" or "He's the toughest challenge" but how many times they've said that in Khabib's previous opponents? 

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The joke is that Costa is still clueless, he challenged Adesanya for a rematch because he humped him while he was sleeping in the cage  .

Yeah I've seen that. He wants a rematch because he felt so embarrassed. He should be more embarrassed with the way he performed in that fight. He doesn't deserve an immediate title match.

[YuginKadoya]

No disrespect to Holm vs. Aldana card but I just can't wait for that event to finish and move on to the much anticipated Khabib vs. Gaethje on UFC 254.

UFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje – Unbreakable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDlECe9h7Ks

^ Listen to how many pundits are saying "Gaethje is the most dangerous guy" or "He's the toughest challenge" but how many times they've said that in Khabib's previous opponents? 

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The joke is that Costa is still clueless, he challenged Adesanya for a rematch because he humped him while he was sleeping in the cage  .

Yeah I've seen that. He wants a rematch because he felt so embarrassed. He should be more embarrassed with the way he performed in that fight. He doesn't deserve an immediate title match.

This is what I am waiting for, a Khabib Nurmagomedov fight the unbreakable and Justin Gaethje might be a contender to make a dent on the unbreakable record, I would think that Gaethje is already cooking a gameplan for Nurmagomedov just like he did to a short notice fight with Tony Ferguson, But in my opinion the level of technique on Ferguson and Nurmagomedov is way pretty wide and Khabib really is a beast and has a high skill than Ferguson but as Tony Ferguson's technique doesn't really change much that is why Justin Gaethje had exploit it on the fight, I can say that he may do the same on Khabib but I wish I can see some preparation Khabib Nurmagomedov is preparing for Gaethje.

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UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana



Date: October 4, 2020
Main Card: Sun, Oct 4 / 5:30 AM EEST
Venue: UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates

Main card (ESPN)
Women's Bantamweight: Holly Holm vs. Irene Aldana            
Women’s Bantamweight: Germaine de Randamie vs. Julianna Peña            
Heavyweight: Yorgan de Castro vs. Carlos Felipe            
Middleweight: Dequan Townsend vs. Dusko Todorovic            
Middleweight: Jordan Williams vs. Nassourdine Imavov            
Welterweight: Carlos Condit vs. Court McGee            
Featherweight: Charles Jourdain vs. Josh Culibao            
Bantamweight: Kyler Phillips vs. Cameron Else            
Women’s Strawweight: Loma Lookboonmee vs. Jinh Yu Frey            
Bantamweight: Casey Kenney vs. Heili Alateng            
Lightweight: Jessin Ayari vs. Luigi Vendramini

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_on_ESPN:_Holm_vs._Aldana

Alateng, Culibao and Felipe could be live dogs imho.  Dunno..  Haven't watched any tape yet.  And GDR should win and Holm should win, priced at decent odds.

Edit:  And do you guys think Reyes is done?  I don't think we'll be seeing him gunning for the title after losing twice trying to get it.

[eaLiTy]

^ Listen to how many pundits are saying "Gaethje is the most dangerous guy" or "He's the toughest challenge" but how many times they've said that in Khabib's previous opponents?  

Most of the time they hype up the fight to sell tickets, but in this case the most interesting aspect is that Justin Gaethje was a high level wrestler and he never faced an opponent with the same laurels and he completely neglected his wrestling skills and Justin Gaethje has genuine one punch knockout power, the only question is whether Justin Gaethje can get up from the take down or catch Khabib coming in for the take down and if you take those aspects it is a really interesting fight.

Edit:  And do you guys think Reyes is done?  I don't think we'll be seeing him gunning for the title after losing twice trying to get it.

This happens when you sleep on the laurels that Dominick Reyes had a great fight against Jon Jones, we have seen the same situation with Alexander Gustafsson, it was a close fight against Jon Jones and then he went off the track and in the rematch Jones smoked him and in this title fight the mentality of Dominick Reyes was he is going to walk through Jan Błachowicz. He needs to go back to the drawing board and need to identify his mistakes and work on his angles will exiting as all of the shots Jan Błachowicz threw landed flush.

[notblox1]

I am not that much excited for this UFC Holm vs. Aldana event but I will watch main event and because of the girls and maybe one more fight from man card. My focus is now on October 18th and mega fight Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie. That should be fun to watch

[YuginKadoya]

Women's Bantamweight: Holly Holm vs. Irene Aldana

I don't know how to feature who's gonna win in this fight but I think Irene Aldana has a slightly higher stat than Aldana in the striking department and in the defense department in my opinion but we can not say that she is a better fighter than Aldana, and this frustrates me more is not seeing who's really gonna win because both fighters can match evenly Holm Defeated Raquel Pennington, While Aldana lost to her both by unanimous decisions but even though Aldana lose to Pennington that doesn't mean Holm will walk out the winning, There is still a gray area for me if who's really going to win and I haven't got any decision yet on who's to bet on.


Heavyweight: Yorgan de Castro vs. Carlos Felipe

I don't know for sure if these is a great thing for me to be betting now because I don't like the line ups so far, but with these two I guess that Yorgan De Castro had a better chance in winning against Carlos Felipe I think he has a better striking power than him but apparently in most heavyweight match ups I can see slow pace of fighting, And we can not say if this fight will be pretty much exciting because Carlos Felipe back then lost a match to Sergey Spivak we can see that Felipe is such good fighter with his strike but Spivak is taking him down several times with body throw and submission I really think that Yorgan De Castro will win this.