🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread

[TopTort777]

Jared Cannonier already commented on that fight - he had lost not to Imavov, but to a ref

Now a serious moment. Found from fight video review, and this only link as a proof so far. Turns out that Cannonier camp was tough, because his wife suffered a late-term miscarriage. That thing can kick out soil from foot easily.

A little bit to previous tournament - wasnt Dominick Reyes the guy who gave Bones one of the toughest fights ? Reyes finally won, after 4 years of losses. Maybe someone else with name "**** *****son" (easy trivia with 1 merit as a prize), who also havent won since 2020 is going to win finally?

[tokeweed]

I think one of the refs goals is to not let fighter get serious health problems during the fight. With the situation in Cannonier vs Imavov, Cannonier got like 20 or 25 strikes. Some of them he has defended, some of them have connected, but he hasnt thrown anything in counter. That is why ref could have though that it was a standing knockout and Cannonier was acting only on reflexes.

But that's the thing, Canonnier was in trouble but clearly wasn't acting on reflexes alone, he wasn't throwing many punches because it would be a reckless thing to do, instead he was keeping his guard up and was looking for a clinch.
He actually did throw a right hook, got countered with a left that didn't really land and then the referee stopped it.

Btw, on judges score cards, it was 2-1 on two cards in Cannonier favor and 1-1 by that time. Anyway they have a soil for a rematch now. Imavov and Cannonier are #4 and #5 and have switched places. I dont that Cannonier has lost much from that loss (except money and record). He was not on series of wins. So it would be good if UFC match makers make them meet again.

That loss might not have had much impact on his ranking position, but Jared is 40 years old, if he was hoping for another title shot in his career, he couldn't afford any stepbacks.
Sure, a rematch would make a lot of sense, but it's not really going to be a dream fight for either of them.

^  I think Cannonier is done after the loss.  It's a pity as I would rather see him in a main event vs DDP than Imavov if he comes to that point one day...

Here's a couple of replays that you guys will like watching...  Watch the Andrade one first.  

UFC Free Fight:  Andrade vs Morozov
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG3zCL9x9UY

UFC Free Fight:  Almeida vs Trizano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uqxsLWOscE

I think there are 4 underdogs barking for the event.  Judice, Andrade, Almeida and Perez.  But dunno tho.

[Pumared]

Apparently Chimaev got injured and they're going to have to replace him with Ikram Aliskerov, it's a miracle Volka wasn't chosen haha.

And about Chimaev, the only thing they said, from what I saw, was that he's violently ill.

[OgNasty]

Apparently Chimaev got injured and they're going to have to replace him with Ikram Aliskerov, it's a miracle Volka wasn't chosen haha.

And about Chimaev, the only thing they said, from what I saw, was that he's violently ill.

That’s a bummer. Chimaev is my favorite fighter to watch right now. He’s always putting a beating on people. I also already have a bet placed on this fight so it’s a bummer to think that will be cancelled. Maybe there’s a chance he’ll still fight? I guess we’ll have to wait for the next one…

[LogitechMouse]

As for the fans who are waiting for the McGregor-Chandler fight, it has been cancelled due to McGregor suffering from an injury.
https://www.givemesport.com/conor-mcgregor-vs-michael-chandler-at-ufc-303-cancelled/

Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler is officially OFF, it has been confirmed.
UFC 303 on the 29th of June was set to play host to the long-awaited return of Notorious Conor McGregor, but the news we all feared has been confirmed; the fight is no more.

Here's also the official announcement coming from Dana White himself on his X account just 30 mins ago. https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/1801444064694571073
Now the main event would be Alex Pereira Vs. Jiri Prochazka. Pereira has now given the opportunity to revenge his friend, his coach Glover Teixeira who lost against Prochazka due to a rear naked choke.

[bbc.reporter]

News update.

Conor McGregor will not fight on June 29. It appears that he cannot stop drinking hehehehe. The sports news media are publishing articles that he has an injury, however, I speculate that he will never fight in the UFC anymore and he might also announce his retirement from MMA. This will be coming soon hehehee. The broken leg might have given him a very big psychological fear that it might be broken again.



Conor McGregor's nearly three-year layoff from the UFC will become even longer, as the Irishman withdrew from his UFC 303 fight against Michael Chandler on Thursday.

UFC president Dana White announced McGregor's exit, only saying that the Irishman had sustained an injury.

The main event, set to take place June 29, will be replaced by a light heavyweight title rematch between champion Alex Pereira and former champion Jiri Procházka. Pereira previously defeated Procházka via second-round TKO to win the chronically vacant belt at UFC 295 last November.

Read in full https://sports.yahoo.com/conor-mcgregor-withdraws-from-ufc-303-main-event-vs-michael-chandler-due-to-injury-024313048.html

[OgNasty]

^ I just saw the news. I don’t know if it’s believable or not, but at least we have an official statement about Conor’s participation. As soon as I saw him giving those interviews for Roadhouse I knew his career was over. It seems like some people on his team have finally talked him into saving his legacy by calling it quits. We’ll see though. Maybe it is just an injury.

[pawel7777]

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Maybe someone else with name "**** *****son" (easy trivia with 1 merit as a prize), who also havent won since 2020 is going to win finally?

Tony Ferguson? His latest win was in 2019 though.

^ I just saw the news. I don’t know if it’s believable or not, but at least we have an official statement about Conor’s participation. As soon as I saw him giving those interviews for Roadhouse I knew his career was over. It seems like some people on his team have finally talked him into saving his legacy by calling it quits. We’ll see though. Maybe it is just an injury.

If it's true what they say, that he had to pull out due to that previously broken leg, then it's probably over for him. I don't expect he'll ever officially announce his retirement, as people speculating on whether or not he'll ever return to the octagon keeps the hype alive.
Sucks to be Michael Chandler right now. Will he wait for another few months to see how things unfold, or will he finally let go and move on?

[TopTort777]

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Maybe someone else with name "**** *****son" (easy trivia with 1 merit as a prize), who also havent won since 2020 is going to win finally?

Tony Ferguson? His latest win was in 2019 though.

Correct. Recently I saw Dana talking much that he wish Tony would retire. So I guess August 3 on UFC on ABC 7 there is going to be last fight for Tony in UFC. However, Tony is talking all the time that with every fight, he is getting better (despite his record). So we might see his loss series to continue in other promotions.

^ I just saw the news. I don’t know if it’s believable or not, but at least we have an official statement about Conor’s participation. As soon as I saw him giving those interviews for Roadhouse I knew his career was over. It seems like some people on his team have finally talked him into saving his legacy by calling it quits. We’ll see though. Maybe it is just an injury.

If it's true what they say, that he had to pull out due to that previously broken leg, then it's probably over for him. I don't expect he'll ever officially announce his retirement, as people speculating on whether or not he'll ever return to the octagon keeps the hype alive.
Sucks to be Michael Chandler right now. Will he wait for another few months to see how things unfold, or will he finally let go and move on?
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Wikipedia has already updated UFC 303 page. No more McGregor vs Chandler in the card and poster. I had inner feeling that their fight is not going to happen. Something inside tells me that Conor is not interesting in fighting, but his narcissism pushes him to train to keep body in shape, to look good in he mirror and on public. Dont know how long Chandler should wait more. Since 2021 he only beat Tony, and lost rest of the fights. I think Chandler would start running out of money soon

[tokeweed]

Apparently Chimaev got injured and they're going to have to replace him with Ikram Aliskerov, it's a miracle Volka wasn't chosen haha.

And about Chimaev, the only thing they said, from what I saw, was that he's violently ill.

That’s a bummer. Chimaev is my favorite fighter to watch right now. He’s always putting a beating on people. I also already have a bet placed on this fight so it’s a bummer to think that will be cancelled. Maybe there’s a chance he’ll still fight? I guess we’ll have to wait for the next one…

Bummer...  I think we'll finally see Chim lose.  Lolol.

^ I just saw the news. I don’t know if it’s believable or not, but at least we have an official statement about Conor’s participation. As soon as I saw him giving those interviews for Roadhouse I knew his career was over. It seems like some people on his team have finally talked him into saving his legacy by calling it quits. We’ll see though. Maybe it is just an injury.

If it's true what they say, that he had to pull out due to that previously broken leg, then it's probably over for him. I don't expect he'll ever officially announce his retirement, as people speculating on whether or not he'll ever return to the octagon keeps the hype alive.
Sucks to be Michael Chandler right now. Will he wait for another few months to see how things unfold, or will he finally let go and move on?

Yup...  He thought he was finally gonna get paid, but no.  Lol.  It's like when you already have a flush on the flop and the other guy has two pair and the river is a card that gives him a full house.    Tough luck bro.

Anyway back to the event.  Official weigh ins are going to start in three hours.  Let's see how these guys look on the scale.

UFC Fight Night:  Perez vs Taira Official Weigh In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90LlfJJoRL8

[Marykeller]

^ I just saw the news. I don’t know if it’s believable or not, but at least we have an official statement about Conor’s participation. As soon as I saw him giving those interviews for Roadhouse I knew his career was over. It seems like some people on his team have finally talked him into saving his legacy by calling it quits. We’ll see though. Maybe it is just an injury.

A career-threatening injury he had since July 2021, the last time he fought a UFC fight. Quitting to fight a UFC fight will save him a lot and his legacy will be kept as one of the most respected UFC fighters.

The Youtube video here

[cabron]

Chandler risked everything for this fight, waited for a long time, and then this happened.
The main event now is Jiri vs Alex 2 which we already know what will again be the result. Dana recycled this match. Not what the fans wanted to see, the Irishmen booked to travel to Vegas for Conor. Anyway, it's a shirt notice for both, but Alex is well-rounded and has been moving from different weight classes since his time in kickboxing and in UFC, he knows what he is doing.  

Jiri in his latest activity, was cutting down to be on MW. He was trying to make around 2-3 fights a year so he decided to move down. Dana just granted his wish but fighting Pereira again is a terrible matchup.

[notblox1]

Conor McGregor will not fight on June 29. It appears that he cannot stop drinking hehehehe.

I am telling everyone that Khabib finished his MMA carrier a long time ago, everything after that was living off his old glory.
Main event for that card now is Pereira vs Prochazka and I really think this is going to be much better to watch.
Dana now has to sell everyone new story that McGregor will fight in winter or in 2025 

[jakelyson]

Jared Cannonier already commented on that fight - he had lost not to Imavov, but to a ref

Now a serious moment. Found from fight video review, and this only link as a proof so far. Turns out that Cannonier camp was tough, because his wife suffered a late-term miscarriage. That thing can kick out soil from foot easily.

A little bit to previous tournament - wasnt Dominick Reyes the guy who gave Bones one of the toughest fights ? Reyes finally won, after 4 years of losses. Maybe someone else with name "**** *****son" (easy trivia with 1 merit as a prize), who also havent won since 2020 is going to win finally?

It was all Jason Herzog's fault but please let's not give him all the hate as he is just doing his job well he misunderstood the situation and Jared Cannonier can still take the beating for sure it was all he could think of there are a lot of referees that made such mistake aswell and not just only he so let's not put all the blame and bash his personality and criticize what he is doing,

Anyway, the damage has been done Jared Cannonier can not do anything at all for having such weird allergies after the fight a lot has happened even both fighters don't really deserve such criticism.

Jared Cannonier already commented on that fight - he had lost not to Imavov, but to a ref

Now a serious moment. Found from fight video review, and this only link as a proof so far. Turns out that Cannonier camp was tough, because his wife suffered a late-term miscarriage. That thing can kick out soil from foot easily.

A little bit to previous tournament - wasnt Dominick Reyes the guy who gave Bones one of the toughest fights ? Reyes finally won, after 4 years of losses. Maybe someone else with name "**** *****son" (easy trivia with 1 merit as a prize), who also havent won since 2020 is going to win finally?

It was all Jason Herzog's fault but please let's not give him all the hate as he is just doing his job well he misunderstood the situation and Jared Cannonier can still take the beating for sure it was all he could think of there are a lot of referees that made such mistake aswell and not just only he so let's not put all the blame and bash his personality and criticize what he is doing,

Anyway, the damage has been done Jared Cannonier can not do anything at all for having such weird allergies after the fight a lot has happened even both fighters don't really deserve such criticism.

[Pumared]

Apparently Chimaev got injured and they're going to have to replace him with Ikram Aliskerov, it's a miracle Volka wasn't chosen haha.

And about Chimaev, the only thing they said, from what I saw, was that he's violently ill.

That’s a bummer. Chimaev is my favorite fighter to watch right now. He’s always putting a beating on people. I also already have a bet placed on this fight so it’s a bummer to think that will be cancelled. Maybe there’s a chance he’ll still fight? I guess we’ll have to wait for the next one…

Yes, he is a good fighter and always puts himself as the villain in the fight and that is very interesting, it makes me angry to see him haha.

And about the Poatan fight, it was really brave to put everything on the line again in such a short time even though he was injured.

[pawel7777]

Yup...  He thought he was finally gonna get paid, but no.  Lol.  It's like when you already have a flush on the flop and the other guy has two pair and the river is a card that gives him a full house.    Tough luck bro.

Not a pretty place to be for him right now, mentally. After the fight was officially announced he gave some interviews, laughing at all the haters, acting all triumphant etc, and here we are...
I honestly don't know what I would do if I were in his shoes. McGregor is a perfect match for him: a huge payday + Chandler is a favourite to win (some bookies disagree, but we all know the truth), and he's desperate for a win right now, so cutting the losses and accepting another fight does not sound like a good option. In any high-profile lightweight fight, he'll be an underdog, and if he were to lose, the chances of him getting any big-money match would be very slim.

[tokeweed]

^  I still don't know how some people rate McGregor higher than Chandler.  But the match was supposed to be in 170, so maybe McGregor has a slight advantage.  But with the three year lay off, dunno...  And he's been partying a lot.  Lol.

But yeah...  Time to move on.

^ I just saw the news. I don’t know if it’s believable or not, but at least we have an official statement about Conor’s participation. As soon as I saw him giving those interviews for Roadhouse I knew his career was over. It seems like some people on his team have finally talked him into saving his legacy by calling it quits. We’ll see though. Maybe it is just an injury.

A career-threatening injury he had since July 2021, the last time he fought a UFC fight. Quitting to fight a UFC fight will save him a lot and his legacy will be kept as one of the most respected UFC fighters.

The Youtube video here

Oof that's nasty bro.

Anyway, here are the weigh in results.  All fighters made weight except one which was cancelled.

Alex Perez (126) vs Tatsuro Taira (126)
Miles Johns (135) vs Douglas Silva de Andrade (136)
Lucas Almeida (146) vs Timmy Cuamba (145)
Garrett Armfield (135.5) vs Brady Hiestand (135)
Asu Almabayev (125.5) vs Jose Johnson (126)
Adam Fugitt (170) vs Josh Quinlan (169.5)
Tagir Ulanbekov (129.5)* vs Joshua Van (125.5)
Jimmy Flick (126) vs Nate Maness (125.5)
Gabriella Fernandes (126) vs Carli Judice (125.5)
Jeka Saragih (145) vs Westin Wilson (146)
Melquizael Costa (145) vs Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (145.5)
Josefine Knutsson (114.5) vs Julia Polastri (116)

*Missed weight

UFC Fight Night:  Perez vs Taira Weigh Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3wvZpPyIMU

UFC Fight Night:  Perez vs Taira Face Offs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d603LO7r6b4

[TopTort777]

Have you noticed that Sean Strickland has disappeared from the radars? He used to be all around, specially after beating Izzy. I remember it was 4-1 by rounds against Izzy. Which means it wasnt a lucky win. Then he lost to Dricus, but it was a split win by Dricus. And Dana told it was 3-2 Strickland if he was a judge. (and it would be fair to have a rematch). The Strickland won Costa. Where is Strickland now? Rarely we see him on media today.

Found such conspiracy theory Strickland isnt very smart when he talk. He blame all that LGBTQ stuff for example. Now take a look where UFC fights are often aired. ESPN. ESPN is owned by Disney mostly. Wiki say that The Walt Disney Company has been criticized for making purportedly sexist and racist content in the past, putting LGBT+ elements in their films, and not having enough LGBT+ representation.. So there is a theory, that Disney ordered to shut Stricklands mouth Otherwise UFC might get some troubles.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Shame that McGregor will not fight soon, I was looking forward to seeing him in The Octagon are such a long absence.

Part of me is a bit suspicious of his claims of injury, we will never know but his lifestyle outside of The Octagon maybe brings a question about how hungry he is to resume his fighting career. We’ll never know as he won’t admit it.

[tokeweed]

^  It's possible cos why does he even want to come back and fight in the cage again?  He has done everything that needed to be done in the UFC...  Fame, money and winning a couple of belts.  He prolly gets an itch to get back from time to time but when it's time to actually do it, he flaked out...  Just like he did Chandler.

Anyway here are the results...  Perez clearly won R1 and it was unfortunate that he blew his knee in R2.  It would've been 1 - 1 going to R3 imho as Taira was riding Perez's back for most of the minutes in R2. 

Tatsuro Taira def Alex Perez  Injury R2
Miles Johns def Douglas Silva de Andrade  UD
Lucas Almeida def Timothy Cuamba  UD
Brady Hiestand def Garrett Armfield  SUB R3
Asu Almabayev def Jose Johnson  UD
Adam Fugitt def Josh Quinlan  SD
Nate Maness def Jimmy Flick  UD
Gabriella Fernandes def Carli Judice  SD
Westin Wilson def Jeka Saragih  SUB R1
Melquizael Costa def Shayilan Nuerdanbieke  SUB R3
Josefine Lindgren Knutsson def Julia Polastri  UD