🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread

[bbc.reporter]

@everyone. This is a very shocking and good news update from the development team of Duelbits. They have presently created a partnership with the biggest, most popular and richest MMA fighter in the world Conor McGregor! There might be more promotions after this announcement.

Duelbits also presently has daily fantasy sports including the UFC. However, daily fantasy for NFL on September will be more entertaining for me hehehehe.

Also, they have a jackpot for 1 BTC on who can predict all the fights correctly on each event!

https://duelbits.com/sportsbook/mma/ufc-jackpot/2f6dc3ad-749d-49fe-8f2f-8caa48169a42

[TopTort777]

To be honest, this 1 BTC jackpot event has been running for quite a time already and originally it was Johnny Walker related prediction event With Conor they have a little bit different competition with the prize of 150k https://duelbits.com/tournaments/race-against-the-notorious-tournament. But I am really shocked that duelbits were first to sign McGregor for a kind of promotion. Despite being forced promote crypto.com as one of UFC sponsors, this is McGregors first crypto related individual promotion.

[tokeweed]

Once again I am amazed to see Barboza fighting. I think I have been observing him fighting forever. He was fighting when Cerrone was in prime, Ferguson, Khabib. To bad he did not get top opponents today. I think will fit well in current top11-top15. In fact, by looking on him, he does not look old somehow, nor tired from sport.

Yup and winning against good guys in his last couple of matches.  At first glance I got Murphy as I thought he'll have the height and reach advantage.  But I was totally surprised to find out Barboza is taller and prolly stronger in the clinch too.  I think he's a good spot as a slight underdog here.

Here's a replay of him vs Billy Quarantillo who is pretty decent himself.

UFC Free Fight:  Barboza vs Quarantillo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYuZNk3Ag04

And it's prolly not just the main event.  The event could be underdog city.

[cabron]

@everyone. This is a very shocking and good news update from the development team of Duelbits. They have presently created a partnership with the biggest, most popular and richest MMA fighter in the world Conor McGregor! There might be more promotions after this announcement.

Duelbits also presently has daily fantasy sports including the UFC. However, daily fantasy for NFL on September will be more entertaining for me hehehehe.

Also, they have a jackpot for 1 BTC on who can predict all the fights correctly on each event!

https://duelbits.com/sportsbook/mma/ufc-jackpot/2f6dc3ad-749d-49fe-8f2f-8caa48169a42

Connor has been in partnership with Duelbits. The thumbnail actually said he just bought a casino, could it be true that he is part owner?
He claimed Duelbits the king of crypto casino but the way. He is making this comeback as big as possible as narrated https://youtu.be/V-lpwyjisRI?t=350

On the UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy.
Murphy is slightly the favorite with an undefeated record but I think Barboza with a good defense, Skillwise might be able to give 1 loss to Murphy.

[TopTort777]

Conor bought a casino. Conor performed in the movie, which is still among popular/new. Conor hypes on Instagram all the time. Conor finally is having a return and ticket are already sold out. Conor, Conor, Conor. I am going to wipe away my tears of happiness for Chandler and the amount of money he going to earn if he wasnt stupid and asked for a % from PPV sales Conor did a great job selling their fight.

P.S. Michael Chandler if you are somehow reading this - adopt me. I eat little, I'm not picky. You wont have to waste money on diapers or college. But I'm capricious 

[Synchronice]

Conor bought a casino. Conor performed in the movie, which is still among popular/new. Conor hypes on Instagram all the time. Conor finally is having a return and ticket are already sold out. Conor, Conor, Conor. I am going to wipe away my tears of happiness for Chandler and the amount of money he going to earn if he wasnt stupid and asked for a % from PPV sales Conor did a great job selling their fight.

P.S. Michael Chandler if you are somehow reading this - adopt me. I eat little, I'm not picky. You wont have to waste money on diapers or college. But I'm capricious 

Did he really buy a casino? I have never heard that. By the way, I don't understand why he still generates so much money. I mean, he created a whisky brand and profits a lot from it. Why should I buy a Conor McGregor's whisky? The fact that he is a popular and rich fighter doesn't mean that his whisky is good. I mean, there we have black label, monkey shoulders and other well-priced high quality whiskeys that are superior compared to Conor's whisky.
By the way, he is a very good businessman, he knows how to make money, how to build businesses, how to live a best life but I personally prefer Cristiano Ronaldo in those terms.

[tokeweed]

If McGregor really bought Duelbits then damn...  Will we start seeing it everywhere in the UFC?  The canvass, the fence and the ads?  I think Stake has a contract tho.  Duelbits might have to wait til Stake's contract is done.  But nice to see sites from crypto getting up there and getting a lot of exposure.

Here's a replay.

UFC Free Fight:  Murphy vs Amirkhani
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04gqTmoyGpg

Anyway, was waiting for jeremypwr to post the Multi Master before giving out my first impressions.  But since it's not up yet, here they are.

Edson Barboza
Carlston Harris
Themba Gorimbo
Vinicius Salvador
Angela Hill
Tom Nolan
Oumar Sy
Melissa Gatto
Abus Magomedov
Piera Rodriguez
Rodrigues
Demopoulos

[cabron]

Conor bought a casino. Conor performed in the movie, which is still among popular/new. Conor hypes on Instagram all the time. Conor finally is having a return and ticket are already sold out. Conor, Conor, Conor. I am going to wipe away my tears of happiness for Chandler and the amount of money he going to earn if he wasnt stupid and asked for a % from PPV sales Conor did a great job selling their fight.

P.S. Michael Chandler if you are somehow reading this - adopt me. I eat little, I'm not picky. You wont have to waste money on diapers or college. But I'm capricious 

Did he really buy a casino? I have never heard that. By the way, I don't understand why he still generates so much money. I mean, he created a whisky brand and profits a lot from it. Why should I buy a Conor McGregor's whisky? The fact that he is a popular and rich fighter doesn't mean that his whisky is good. I mean, there we have black label, monkey shoulders and other well-priced high quality whiskeys that are superior compared to Conor's whisky.
By the way, he is a very good businessman, he knows how to make money, how to build businesses, how to live a best life but I personally prefer Cristiano Ronaldo in those terms.

No real information about that but based on what he is saying in the video, he is in the business and partnering up with Duelbits. The man was already rich through UFC when he made friends with Dana. They changed the MMA industry together.



And when a celeb is that rich, they normally hire a money manager who comes up with ideas on how they can make more money out of their money. Duelbits is probably his manager's idea.  Inshala my Lord!  Yup, we're better on neck and neck with soccer.

[Rampagoe004]

Did he really buy a casino? I have never heard that. By the way, I don't understand why he still generates so much money. I mean, he created a whisky brand and profits a lot from it. Why should I buy a Conor McGregor's whisky? The fact that he is a popular and rich fighter doesn't mean that his whisky is good. I mean, there we have black label, monkey shoulders and other well-priced high quality whiskeys that are superior compared to Conor's whisky.
By the way, he is a very good businessman, he knows how to make money, how to build businesses, how to live a best life but I personally prefer Cristiano Ronaldo in those terms.

Just like you said. Conor is really a very good businessman. The reason why Conor sells whiskey and many people buy it is because of the fact that Conor is one of the UFC icons and many people know him. Conor really knows about exposure and how marketing works. Because of that, he took advantage of his privilege as a public figure to open various businesses that brought him profits. He is a good fighter but not many fighters can do business like him. Taking care of business while continuing to train at the gym is not something everyone can do.

[pawel7777]

P.S. Michael Chandler if you are somehow reading this - adopt me. I eat little, I'm not picky. You wont have to waste money on diapers or college. But I'm capricious 

You might be too white for him, but no harm in trying.

Did he really buy a casino? I have never heard that. By the way, I don't understand why he still generates so much money. I mean, he created a whisky brand and profits a lot from it. Why should I buy a Conor McGregor's whisky? The fact that he is a popular and rich fighter doesn't mean that his whisky is good. I mean, there we have black label, monkey shoulders and other well-priced high quality whiskeys that are superior compared to Conor's whisky.
By the way, he is a very good businessman, he knows how to make money, how to build businesses, how to live a best life but I personally prefer Cristiano Ronaldo in those terms.

They just announced a "partnership", in short, they'll pay him money to be able to use his mug in their promo materials and that's pretty much it. Top fighters/celebrities can have dozens of partnership deals of different kinds. I know McGregor had (or still has) a deal with one of the leading Polish trading platforms, XTB, and probably there's plenty more.
Whoever wrote that duelbits text on that promo slide should be fired on the spot. It reads like it was created with some Corporate Bull Sh*t Generator. "groundbreaking partnership",  "the genesis of a thrilling new era in gaming" etc, f**cking, please. Is there honestly a single person finding this to be appealing?

Personally, I find any celebrity endorsements to be massively offputting as they seem to be aimed at low-iq, easily impressionable masses.

[Pumared]

Conor bought a casino. Conor performed in the movie, which is still among popular/new. Conor hypes on Instagram all the time. Conor finally is having a return and ticket are already sold out. Conor, Conor, Conor. I am going to wipe away my tears of happiness for Chandler and the amount of money he going to earn if he wasnt stupid and asked for a % from PPV sales Conor did a great job selling their fight.

P.S. Michael Chandler if you are somehow reading this - adopt me. I eat little, I'm not picky. You wont have to waste money on diapers or college. But I'm capricious 

He will only fight for what he can win even if he loses! If he loses in the fight, OK, he will have a percentage on tickets, people watching, bets or some marketing. It doesn't matter, he will always win.

[TopTort777]

Why not jus accept that Duelbits got a nice piece of pie with that McGregor return to UFC, and move on to upcoming event? I dont want to speculate much his return, future in sports and etc. I find it better to discuss him in a separate topic, something like business and McGregor, as I dont see him as a promising athlete anymore. We should not expect much from him after a 3 year pause. He is not a Jon Jones

[tokeweed]

^  Yup, that they did.  Lol.  I wonder why no other sports betting site tried to snag him.  :/

Anyway, let's get the discussion back to the next event.  I see a lot of talk but there's almost no info as far as your leans and your picks are concerned.

It doesn't have to be a long drawn out explanation on why you picked a spot.  Just put it out there and give a short reason. 

Check this one out.  Post USADA it looks like all the other guys have gotten a lot more durable.  I wonder why. 

UFC Free Fight:  Barboza vs Yusuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdLbQIG3i20

[cabron]

The latest on UFC 304 Aspinall vs Curtis 2. Contains Dana's take.

Seem to make sense because the first fight was won by injury and the fight didn't take long, we never see any action. This needs to happen before anything else. Hopefully, we'll see how Tom fights Curtis before Jones. If Jones really has plans to fight Tom.

[jakelyson]

That confuses me for a long period also. For me it is obvious that Conor has no motivation or interest to fighting anymore. It is kind ambitious that are pushing him all the time. He is in a trap of his image. He can't fall flat on his face. He must keep his badass, biggest mouth, money hype image. But in his last fight we see a boring guy who is not hungry anymore. How much tickets cost for McGregor vs Chandler? I have heard that around 2k and they were sold out instantly. I would never ever pay so much to look on a fighter who isnt in his prime, isnt motivated. Instead I would better buy a licensed dvd (if there are such) with his past fight during prime.

Well, At the end of the day, this is all just money and you are right Conor McGregor is not hungry for winning anymore but is hungry just getting the money and this is just boring for us but for the fans of both McGregor and Chandler they wanted this and to watch this that is why we can not understand it because they are some follower for me blind followers perhaps but yeah it was all for the money and yeah even if this fight was just going to bore us it will still mark an etch in the history of the MMA that is for sure.

He has too many fans. I don't know why but besides kids, adults are his fans too. I know a person who is a well-grown adult and is still his fan till this day and thinks he is the coolest person in this universe. There are many like him. By the way, I'll never forget Dana White's face when he says word Connor. He can't hide his smile.

That is for sure but right now I really don't recognize Conor McGregor as a fighter anymore but more of a clown who just wanted the masses' approval because he certainly has many fans he still got the head of the UFC Dana White's approval and this fight that he wants he got it anyway just because he got so many fans and that he is the hype king for sure we can not take that name on him because that is who he is but well because of this even UFC will have a bunch of money coming just from this 1 fight or 1 event.

[pawel7777]

Seem to make sense because the first fight was won by injury and the fight didn't take long, we never see any action. This needs to happen before anything else. Hopefully, we'll see how Tom fights Curtis before Jones. If Jones really has plans to fight Tom.

Finally! I love the card already.
I don't think Tom's injury in their first fight warranted any rematch, but Blaydes was simply the best option available. Obviously Cyril Gane was ranked higher, but according to Tom's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ9cF4Ea60c he was not interested in fighting in Manchester on that date as allegedly it collided with his acting commitments. So Curtis it is.
I'm really glad to see that Aspinall wants to stay active and is not avoiding fights with fighters ranked below him. And having the chance to avenge his only loss (if you can call it that) is always a plus.

[Pumared]

Why not jus accept that Duelbits got a nice piece of pie with that McGregor return to UFC, and move on to upcoming event? I dont want to speculate much his return, future in sports and etc. I find it better to discuss him in a separate topic, something like business and McGregor, as I dont see him as a promising athlete anymore. We should not expect much from him after a 3 year pause. He is not a Jon Jones

You really have a great point here. McGregor is more of a business guy than a fighter. We can't expect much from him, as much of the vacation was really spent resting, in his own way. And I don't believe he's in his best shape right now.

[TopTort777]

Seem to make sense because the first fight was won by injury and the fight didn't take long, we never see any action. This needs to happen before anything else. Hopefully, we'll see how Tom fights Curtis before Jones. If Jones really has plans to fight Tom.

Finally! I love the card already.

Guess who is also having a big fight on UFC 304.

Finally ! Finally ! Finally ! Finally ! Finally !

Belal "I am next" Muhammad. Finally that kid gets a title fight I am happy for him more than for Chandler who is getting a juicy cheque soon. But I would not be happy if Belal wins lol That will be most boring title defences. If not he is super cautious and barely can do an early finish, then if he gets a belt, he will keep it forever and we get 25 min with UD in the end.

[tokeweed]

The latest on UFC 304 Aspinall vs Curtis 2. Contains Dana's take.

Seem to make sense because the first fight was won by injury and the fight didn't take long, we never see any action. This needs to happen before anything else. Hopefully, we'll see how Tom fights Curtis before Jones. If Jones really has plans to fight Tom.

So the UFC decided to run it back...  Nice.  It's somewhat a safe match up for Aspinall but something that could give him a new look if Blaydes decide to go all out and wrestle this guy.  There'll be times when Aspinall's TD defense will be tested and he'll prolly have his back on the canvass at other times with Blaydes throwing bombs at him.  Lmao.  

But then again it could be done in under 1.5 rounds with Aspinall winning via KO.  Dunno...  But yeah, good match up imho.

Official weigh ins will be live in 3 hours or so.

UFC Fight Night:  Barboza vs Murphy Official Weigh In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0_xfN36Lf8

[Hirose UK]

~snip~

You really have a great point here. McGregor is more of a business guy than a fighter. We can't expect much from him, as much of the vacation was really spent resting, in his own way. And I don't believe he's in his best shape right now.

Let just talk about what makes more sense, if it was only about money then McGregor wouldn't return to the fighting ring and of course he would prefer to do business and spend lot of time developing each of his businesses but I don't think that the reason.
McGregor has had quite an impressive experience with the UFC, even though at the end of his collaboration with the UFC he experienced destruction due to defeats and injuries, but now he will rise to avenge all his previous destruction.
He came back because he loves fighting, he came back to fight to prove that he still deserves to be one of the important parts of the UFC, I think this is much more appropriate reason.
Maybe McGregor has rested and spent a lot of time until he was at home for more than 2 years with the previous decision to retire from the UFC, but all of that was because he was injured and now he is recovering, has fit and strong body.
Moreover, after recovering from his injury, McGregor is still quite active in going to the gym to strengthen himself and now is the right time for him to return.

Actually I wanted to see him fight Khabib Nurmagomedov again but unfortunately Khabib also decided to retire early from the UFC.