🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread

[TopTort777]

Guys, there is a new One-Eyed Prospect for the UFC and his name was Sharabutdin Magomedov, he is from TFC Championship and is sure his opponent is trying to expose him by going to his right side where they think he can not see, but he is using this to defeat his opponent, and because of this he got a record of 10 KO wins and 1 decision one, and never had a lost, for sure a new prospect from Dagestan,

I know that guy from Russian YouTube media. Funny that he is from Dagestan, but his main fighting style is Muay Thai, but not wrestling. Also, he is not one-eyes. He is not like Mike Bisping. He actually can see with that right eye. He has such eye due to infection and spasms during training. He was young, reckless and thought that eye would recover by itself. He had several operations on that eye. He sees clearly with it, but due to "time lost and not going to doctor", operation, it looks like it looks now.

English media has false info. I think they dramatize that he is one eyes, has artificial eye, had his eye removed and etc. Specially to get more attention to them. If he was really a one eyed fighter, I think he would not be allowed to compete in UFC.

P.S. A lot say that he is from Dagestan, but he is actually a Chechen. If a guy is red haired, has beard, broken ears, he is 99,9% is a Chechen

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[YuginKadoya]

It's not a question of durability.  It's a question of Nate Diaz's motivation in taking this match up.  I watched their press conference, the one with Diaz leaving the whole thing.  Lol.  From the looks of it the guy is disinterested and just wants to pick up some boxing money and leave.  So he'll prolly just look for the first opportunity to quit.  Dunno... But fk me if it's all mind games and Diaz comes out really ripped and ready to go to war for all 8 rounds.  

Dropping a free fight vid to watch before the event...  Enjoy.

UFC Free Fight: KKF vs Cody Garbrandt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s-J_7mz3yE

For sure Nate Diaz isn't really interested in defeating Jake Paul (but if he is frustrated about him that is another story) but Money is more important for Nate Diaz and the number of sales should skyrocket knowing this is Nate Diaz and fairly there is a lot of engagement for the PPV or ticket sale when you say Nate Diaz is fighting, just like Connor McGregor Nate Diaz is one of the few UFC stars that has a huge engagement on PPV,

I might be able to get some predictions out for this weekends card, actually. I haven't had a whole lot of time to watch the tape of the fighters, so a lot of the predictions will likely be a shot in the dark. Maybe, with one of my smallest accumulators in a while. Looking to put 2-4 fights on there at the moment.

I think the Nurmagomedov fight, has the potential to catch a lot of those that do bet on the fight in favour of him, simply because of his name. I think it'll be a close fight, and for me personally isn't going to be one of the fights I put on my betting slip.

I would surely look into those predictions of yours even though that is mostly shots in the dark is still some key pointers to look for in what a person thinks about the fighters

Well for me not because he got the Nurmagomedov name he would likely be just like Khabib in the way that he fights for sure there will be some missing gaps with those skills and technique, Abubakar surely had a strong ground game and most fans are going to be into that kind of style well if his opponent also got a ground game then he would likely might lose to it aswell and Elizeu Zaleski has some slight chance this will be a fight of strength and if who has a better stand-up

I know that guy from Russian YouTube media. Funny that he is from Dagestan, but his main fighting style is Muay Thai, but not wrestling. Also, he is not one-eyes. He is not like Mike Bisping. He actually can see with that right eye. He has such eye due to infection and spasms during training. He was young, reckless and thought that eye would recover by itself. He had several operations on that eye. He sees clearly with it, but due to "time lost and not going to doctor", operation, it looks like it looks now.

English media has false info. I think they dramatize that he is one eyes, has artificial eye, had his eye removed and etc. Specially to get more attention to them. If he was really a one eyed fighter, I think he would not be allowed to compete in UFC.

P.S. A lot say that he is from Dagestan, but he is actually a Chechen. If a guy is red haired, has beard, broken ears, he is 99,9% is a Chechen

Yup! he is not one-eyed but it is likely the surgery doesn't help with the coloration of his eye and his opponents are likely caught to it by getting to his right side, but yeah he is not really blind he even said that he can surely see clearly from that side,

He is from Dagestan but surely his main style is Muay Thai he surely thinks he is Ongbak or something, but for sure he even got that Dagestan wrestling that he likely not showing but he is something that interests me in watching him fight,

[TopTort777]

but for sure he even got that Dagestan wrestling that he likely not showing but he is something that interests me in watching him fight,

That special built-in wrestling chromosome that every kid from that area has

In which division you think he is going to compete? In sherdog he is weltherweight, in tapology he is middleweight. In instagram he tag himself as middleweight. But in general he looks more like a lightweight. He looks small for middleweight. Specially if we put him next to Pereira I think he will be comfortable in welterweight, as despite Chimaev and Rakhmonov, there are few wrestlers there.

[tokeweed]

I might be able to get some predictions out for this weekends card, actually. I haven't had a whole lot of time to watch the tape of the fighters, so a lot of the predictions will likely be a shot in the dark. Maybe, with one of my smallest accumulators in a while. Looking to put 2-4 fights on there at the moment.

I think the Nurmagomedov fight, has the potential to catch a lot of those that do bet on the fight in favour of him, simply because of his name. I think it'll be a close fight, and for me personally isn't going to be one of the fights I put on my betting slip.

Looking forward to it.  I think there's just a few of us brave souls itt who's willing to get ridiculed for laying out our predictions even if they turn out to be wrong.  Lol.  I know I've made a lot of mistakes.  So I'm sorry if you guys tailed.  I'm not a sharp sports bettor.  I'm just a degen like most of you guys.  

Free fight for Albazi.  And mind you that's Fig's brother not the real Fig.  Lol.

UFC Free Fight:  Albazi vs Low Budget Figueriedo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-6J0v6VbI8

It's not a question of durability.  It's a question of Nate Diaz's motivation in taking this match up.  I watched their press conference, the one with Diaz leaving the whole thing.  Lol.  From the looks of it the guy is disinterested and just wants to pick up some boxing money and leave.  So he'll prolly just look for the first opportunity to quit.  Dunno... But fk me if it's all mind games and Diaz comes out really ripped and ready to go to war for all 8 rounds.  

Dropping a free fight vid to watch before the event...  Enjoy.

UFC Free Fight: KKF vs Cody Garbrandt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s-J_7mz3yE

For sure Nate Diaz isn't really interested in defeating Jake Paul (but if he is frustrated about him that is another story) but Money is more important for Nate Diaz and the number of sales should skyrocket knowing this is Nate Diaz and fairly there is a lot of engagement for the PPV or ticket sale when you say Nate Diaz is fighting, just like Connor McGregor Nate Diaz is one of the few UFC stars that has a huge engagement on PPV,

Yeah I think even if Diaz loses, he still wins.  He'll be going home with a fatter bank account.  Lol.  I hope the event does well for the both Jake Paul and Diaz.

[notblox1]

I just saw a video of Logan Paul wrestling with Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski, and all I can say is that this guy is no joke.
Than I found out he was ranked very high in State Championships when he was in high school, and he was a part of wrestling team at Ohio University.
Maybe we are going to see Logan Paul fighting in UFC or some other MMA organization soon, not only in WWE theater.
Training out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQQO0l1SGtA

Check out his WWE profile page:  
https://www.wwe.com/superstars/logan-paul

[bittraffic]

I just saw a video of Logan Paul wrestling with Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski, and all I can say is that this guy is no joke.
Than I found out he was ranked very high in State Championships when he was in high school, and he was a part of wrestling team at Ohio University.
Maybe we are going to see Logan Paul fighting in UFC or some other MMA organization soon, not only in WWE theater.
Training out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQQO0l1SGtA

Check out his WWE profile page:  
https://www.wwe.com/superstars/logan-paul

That must be the goal.
There couldn't be any other reason to prepare for it but to fight in MMA. Jake will find it compromising to fight in UFC while he is signed in PFL. I think once mentioned he'll work to promote PFL, he'll bring old UFC fighters to PFL to fight him. I think its easier for him that way. If he can take Nate, he'd be confident to also cherry pick UFC fighters.

[Welsh]

Logan Paul is a very decent wrestler. I'd probably welcome seeing him wrestle some of the MMA guys, maybe without the striking element, since that's really been his down fall. He doesn't look like someone who particularly enjoyed punching someone in his boxing matches. Although, he gave Floyd a fair go, I'll give him that.

Looking forward to it.  I think there's just a few of us brave souls itt who's willing to get ridiculed for laying out our predictions even if they turn out to be wrong.  Lol.  I know I've made a lot of mistakes.  So I'm sorry if you guys tailed.  I'm not a sharp sports bettor.  I'm just a degen like most of you guys.  

Oh yeah, I think I've said before I do it for fun, and I always do stupidly long accumulators which never come in. I don't even consider myself to be half decent at it either. A lot of the time, whoever I go for, the opposite happens, at least it feels like that sometimes .

[YuginKadoya]

but for sure he even got that Dagestan wrestling that he likely not showing but he is something that interests me in watching him fight,

That special built-in wrestling chromosome that every kid from that area has

In which division you think he is going to compete? In sherdog he is weltherweight, in tapology he is middleweight. In instagram he tag himself as middleweight. But in general he looks more like a lightweight. He looks small for middleweight. Specially if we put him next to Pereira I think he will be comfortable in welterweight, as despite Chimaev and Rakhmonov, there are few wrestlers there.

Well, Yes I think Combat Sambo and Dagestan Wrestling are pretty much common and well-known in their country, and I think it is a better concept if he is not using wrestling in his game for now, I think he would likely use this when time has come, or this is his ace in his sleeve he was really hiding it,

Maybe he wants to compete in the middleweight but I think he is comfortable fighting in the Welterweight let's wait for further announcements I was really excited and really wants to learn more about him, and you can say that he definitely has power in his striking for sure,

Yeah I think even if Diaz loses, he still wins.  He'll be going home with a fatter bank account.  Lol.  I hope the event does well for the both Jake Paul and Diaz.

I surely hope so, but for sure it will be a great fight even though I really don't like Jake Paul and I am not really a fan of Nate Diaz, I sure do hope that this event will be profitable for them both if this good smoothly I think Francis Ngannou will be eager to get that fight badly on whoever wants to fight him, well that is for most Boxer that has some Connection for him to fight,

This is usually what is happening with the Sport of boxing,

Logan Paul is a very decent wrestler. I'd probably welcome seeing him wrestle some of the MMA guys, maybe without the striking element, since that's really been his down fall. He doesn't look like someone who particularly enjoyed punching someone in his boxing matches. Although, he gave Floyd a fair go, I'll give him that.

I really think Logan Paul really belongs to the WWE and if you have seen his recent fight with Seth Freaking Rollin it was really hilarious I should say I feel like I was just watching a skit on Youtube, and don't forget KSI was on the Prime Drink Custume it was really hilarious I think I will watch this one, It brings back memories watching the WWE fights again, Paul might have lost to Rollin but it was 1 heck of a hilarious fight,

[TopTort777]

Anyone interested in The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler ? First episode of that show was aired few days ago. There already was first fight and Conors fighters has lost in 9 seconds, which made Conor pissed It was strange to see that Conors team has no bjj/wrestling coach. Conor completely relies on striking, that is bad in modern MMA.

Also both team main coaches made predictions on their fight. Chandler said that he would finish Conor in second round, while Conor said he will end this fight with a head kick KO. Head kick KO, when Conor was always famous for left punch. Interesting, interesting.

[Smack That Ace]

I just saw a video of Logan Paul wrestling with Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski, and all I can say is that this guy is no joke.
Than I found out he was ranked very high in State Championships when he was in high school, and he was a part of wrestling team at Ohio University.
Maybe we are going to see Logan Paul fighting in UFC or some other MMA organization soon, not only in WWE theater.
Training out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQQO0l1SGtA
Check out his WWE profile page:  
https://www.wwe.com/superstars/logan-paul

That must be the goal.
There couldn't be any other reason to prepare for it but to fight in MMA. Jake will find it compromising to fight in UFC while he is signed in PFL. I think once mentioned he'll work to promote PFL, he'll bring old UFC fighters to PFL to fight him. I think its easier for him that way. If he can take Nate, he'd be confident to also cherry pick UFC fighters.

I honestly highly doubt that. Everything with Logan Paul is strictly business and entertainment. Remember when he fought Floyd Mayweather and when Mayweather was actually starting to hurt him he was saying to Floyd Mayweather in between the round to "Chill, it's just an exhibition".

So, I don't think he will actually get himself involved in anything serious. And it does not matter if he was wrestling in high school. If he didn't continue that means he forgot 90% of what he learned.

Duke Khan

[TopTort777]

I just saw a video of Logan Paul wrestling with Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski, and all I can say is that this guy is no joke.
Than I found out he was ranked very high in State Championships when he was in high school, and he was a part of wrestling team at Ohio University.
Maybe we are going to see Logan Paul fighting in UFC or some other MMA organization soon, not only in WWE theater.
Training out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQQO0l1SGtA
Check out his WWE profile page:  
https://www.wwe.com/superstars/logan-paul

That must be the goal.
There couldn't be any other reason to prepare for it but to fight in MMA. Jake will find it compromising to fight in UFC while he is signed in PFL. I think once mentioned he'll work to promote PFL, he'll bring old UFC fighters to PFL to fight him. I think its easier for him that way. If he can take Nate, he'd be confident to also cherry pick UFC fighters.

I honestly highly doubt that. Everything with Logan Paul is strictly business and entertainment. Remember when he fought Floyd Mayweather and when Mayweather was actually starting to hurt him he was saying to Floyd Mayweather in between the round to "Chill, it's just an exhibition".

So, I don't think he will actually get himself involved in anything serious. And it does not matter if he was wrestling in high school. If he didn't continue that means he forgot 90% of what he learned.

Duke Khan

But remember video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SARjMdZfX7s) when he light sparred with Paulo Costa in wrestling. For a non pro fighter, he looked decent that time. Now take into consideration, that he has been training for boxing (which means he has good cardio), and add that he trains wrestling. I would say that his wrestling is good. Better than most of amateurs probably. Not NCAA and Olympic level of wrestling, but skills are higher than basic.

[tokeweed]

Logan Paul is a very decent wrestler. I'd probably welcome seeing him wrestle some of the MMA guys, maybe without the striking element, since that's really been his down fall. He doesn't look like someone who particularly enjoyed punching someone in his boxing matches. Although, he gave Floyd a fair go, I'll give him that.

Looking forward to it.  I think there's just a few of us brave souls itt who's willing to get ridiculed for laying out our predictions even if they turn out to be wrong.  Lol.  I know I've made a lot of mistakes.  So I'm sorry if you guys tailed.  I'm not a sharp sports bettor.  I'm just a degen like most of you guys.  

Oh yeah, I think I've said before I do it for fun, and I always do stupidly long accumulators which never come in. I don't even consider myself to be half decent at it either. A lot of the time, whoever I go for, the opposite happens, at least it feels like that sometimes .

One of these days we're gonna win a full event parlay and then they'll take us a lot more seriously.    A guy can dream, right?  

Anyway nobody made our little old event roster, so I guess I'm back to doing it.  These are actually fun for me.  I remember when I used to have a different thread for each event.  Lol.  Seemed like a better way to do it at the time.

Date:  Saturday, June 3
Main Card (PPV):  9:00pm EST
Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+):  6:00pm EST
Venue:  UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada




Main Card (ESPN/ESPN+)
Flyweight:  Kai Kara-France vs Amir Albazi         
Featherweight:  Alex Caceres vs Daniel Pineda         
Lightweight:  Jim Miller vs Jared Gordon         
Flyweight:  Tim Elliott vs Victor Altamirano         
Women's Flyweight:  Karine Silva vs Ketlen Souza         
Welterweight:  Abubakar Nurmagomedov vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+)
Lightweight:  Jamie Mullarkey vs Muhammadjon Naimov         
Bantamweight:  John Castañeda vs Mateus Mendonça         
Heavyweight:  Andrei Arlovski vs Don'Tale Mayes         
Women's Strawweight:  Elise Reed vs Jinh Yu Frey         
Bantamweight:  Daniel Santos vs Johnny Muñoz Jr.         
Bantamweight:  Da'Mon Blackshear vs Luan Lacerda         
Light Heavyweight:  Philipe Lins vs Maxim Grishin

Edit:  And the line is split 50 - 50 for KKF and Albazi.  I think KKF opened at around 2.35 at Stake or something...  A decent dog spot for the guys who jumped in early.

[Smack That Ace]

But remember video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SARjMdZfX7s) when he light sparred with Paulo Costa in wrestling. For a non pro fighter, he looked decent that time. Now take into consideration, that he has been training for boxing (which means he has good cardio), and add that he trains wrestling. I would say that his wrestling is good. Better than most of amateurs probably. Not NCAA and Olympic level of wrestling, but skills are higher than basic.

If I have to judge his skills based on the training that he does I would say that his brother Jake Paul does better and much more consistent and disciplined training compared to Logan Paul. Of course, both of them are far better compared to some amateurs. Both of them also had professional fights in their life. So of course the cardio is good.

The thing is Logan Paul could not beat the opponents that he should have but on the other hand his brother is beating opponents that he really does not have any business beating. The only advantage which Logan Paul has is that he trains in wrestling. Now that is a reason why he might have a shot in MMA. But he does not stand any chance against a decent fighter, especially in the UFC.

regards

duke

[notblox1]

Jared Cannonier is calling out for Israel Adesanya rematch, what do you think about it guys?

Logan Paul is a very decent wrestler. I'd probably welcome seeing him wrestle some of the MMA guys, maybe without the striking element, since that's really been his down fall. He doesn't look like someone who particularly enjoyed punching someone in his boxing matches. Although, he gave Floyd a fair go, I'll give him that.

His brother is better fighter but I think both of them would win some fights in any MMA competitions, maybe not title fights but it would be entertaining to watch them both.
I dont MMA to became like a WWE theater acting and he needs to be seriously ready if he wants to transition from WWE to MMA.

Anyone interested in The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler ?

Not really, this is one more acting theater but McGregor is famous for that so I am expecting some stages incidents, and Dana White will love that.  

[Welsh]

Here's my super early predictions, with no research whatsoever. Please, don't follow my predictions, ever .

Amir Albazi
Alex Caceres
Jim Miller
Tim Elliott
Karine Silva
Jamie Mullarkey
Elizeu Zaleski
John Castañeda
Andrei Arlovski
Johnny Munoz Jr.
Elise Reed
Luan Lacerda
Maxim Grishin

These are particularly awful picks. I'm going for a lot of the underdog, older fighters here. So, take that as you will.

One of these days we're gonna win a full event parlay and then they'll take us a lot more seriously.    A guy can dream, right?

We'll be too busy sitting on the beach with a few Pina Colada's. I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon. I have had some decent wins though, but they definitely don't come around very often, and are often offset by the many losses. We all know that familiar feeling don't we.

[TopTort777]

Anyone interested in The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler ?

Not really, this is one more acting theater but McGregor is famous for that so I am expecting some stages incidents, and Dana White will love that.  

A theatre, that is what exactly I am looking for Frankly, for me McGregor is no longer a fighter, but rather a good showman. I am thrilled to see how he gonna piss Chandler off, make jokes of him and etc, but later regret that in octagon

Jared Cannonier is calling out for Israel Adesanya rematch, what do you think about it guys?

I think that this fight most likely not gonna happen. First, Cannonier has only 1 victory over Strickland after a loss and no one is gonna give him a title fight. Probably Dricus du Plessis has chances to get a title fight, as he is on series of wins than any other middleweight current has now.

[tokeweed]

Here's my super early predictions, with no research whatsoever. Please, don't follow my predictions, ever .

Amir Albazi
Alex Caceres
Jim Miller
Tim Elliott
Karine Silva
Jamie Mullarkey
Elizeu Zaleski
John Castañeda
Andrei Arlovski
Johnny Munoz Jr.
Elise Reed
Luan Lacerda
Maxim Grishin

These are particularly awful picks. I'm going for a lot of the underdog, older fighters here. So, take that as you will.

One of these days we're gonna win a full event parlay and then they'll take us a lot more seriously.    A guy can dream, right?

We'll be too busy sitting on the beach with a few Pina Colada's. I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon. I have had some decent wins though, but they definitely don't come around very often, and are often offset by the many losses. We all know that familiar feeling don't we.

Love the Arlovski and the Jim Miller picks.  I'd add Frey, Nurmagomedov and Muin Gafurov in my list of underdogs that could win, tho they're really underdogs as the lines are close.

Strong feeling that Jim Miller could KO Gordon in this spot.  The head butt he got from Green was really bad and here he is just a couple of months after the incident.  Lol.  In another spot if Castaneda's cardio is suspect.  Gafurov could finish it in R3.

[TopTort777]

Nearly missed that Arlovski is fighting again Guy is 44 and still in the clip. What will that guy get tired and retire once and for all I think he had enough fights in his life. Fought almost every top and famous heavyweight. If he wins that fight, he will on first place among UFC fighters with most wins in history, as well as higher number of wins among heavyweights. And isnt he the most aged UFC fighter right now ?

[notblox1]

Here's my super early predictions, with no research whatsoever. Please, don't follow my predictions, ever .

This card is really hard to predict for me, but in main event I am blindly giving slight advantage to Amir Albazi 
I am checking odds and I dont understand why they are so low for Alex Caceres and Tim Elliott to win in their fights.
One of my best best for this round is on Abubakar Nurmagomedov to win against Elizeu Zaleski, he is not that good like Khabib and his other cousins but he is better than Zaleski.

Love the Arlovski and the Jim Miller picks.  I'd add Frey, Nurmagomedov and Muin Gafurov in my list of underdogs that could win, tho they're really underdogs as the lines are close.

Arlovski fight should be fun to watch, both of them are coming from loses so they need to put a stamp win this time.

[owengtam09]

Nearly missed that Arlovski is fighting again Guy is 44 and still in the clip. What will that guy get tired and retire once and for all I think he had enough fights in his life. Fought almost every top and famous heavyweight. If he wins that fight, he will on first place among UFC fighters with most wins in history, as well as higher number of wins among heavyweights. And isnt he the most aged UFC fighter right now ?

If Andrei Arlovski could win this  again then he will likely never stop fighting and Don'Tale Mayes might be an easy fight but Andrei Arlovski will need to be more technical but that power from Arlovski that will be the end of Don'Tale Mayes for sure if he was hit by that big punches it will be his last but if Andrei Arlovski lost this one I think he needs to retire now, I don't really know if getting the belt will be a great burden for him but  maybe retiring with a great record,

This card is really hard to predict for me, but in main event I am blindly giving slight advantage to Amir Albazi 
I am checking odds and I dont understand why they are so low for Alex Caceres and Tim Elliott to win in their fights.
One of my best best for this round is on Abubakar Nurmagomedov to win against Elizeu Zaleski, he is not that good like Khabib and his other cousins but he is better than Zaleski.

Well I also give Amir Albazi an edge that he might win, but maybe it can become a close match aswell, but if Arlovski won this he definitely needs a shot nearing the title, I also think Abubakar Nurmagomedov will be great aswell in the ground, but let's just wait will be putting up my picks later,

Arlovski fight should be fun to watch, both of them are coming from loses so they need to put a stamp win this time.

I also think that Andrei Arlovski's fight will be interesting aswell, so I will be looking forward to seeing it aswell, I am pretty curious if his age build up into a more complicated status for him then he needs to stop fighting, but if he moves like Yoel Romero then fight on for him, because he deserves to win this,