🥊 The UFC Info and Prediction Thread

[OgNasty]

Conor McGregor posted a new video today showing that his knee surgery has been completed and he is now on the road to recovery. His comeback has officially started, not that anyone is happy with the way his last fight went. Maybe he will redeem himself next year, but I don’t put high hopes on that dream.

[tiCeR]

Conor McGregor posted a new video today showing that his knee surgery has been completed and he is now on the road to recovery. His comeback has officially started, not that anyone is happy with the way his last fight went. Maybe he will redeem himself next year, but I don’t put high hopes on that dream.

For whatever reason that injury was there, I think in full body contact sports there is hardly a way at that age to fully recovery both mentally and physically. You can see football players drop at least one level after severe injuries and I can only imagine how much trust you would lose in your body when an injury happens the way it happened to McGregor. It's different afterwards and he already had that broken foot years ago. If he comes back, everyone will be counting down every second and then every round his body is still intact and the biggest problem about it is, he will do the same most likely.

Since the Internet was full of those analytical videos trying to figure out whether this injury existed before the fight or not, was there ever a reasonable verdict from a reliable source?

[khatarnak]

My final picks for the card:

Nurgozhay inside distance — 2.02
Gamrot ML — 2.11
Sousa KO/TKO — 2.66

All three have value at these odds in my system.

[SPIDERMAN008]

Conor McGregor posted a new video today showing that his knee surgery has been completed and he is now on the road to recovery. His comeback has officially started, not that anyone is happy with the way his last fight went. Maybe he will redeem himself next year, but I don’t put high hopes on that dream.

I agree with you. Because in the first match after a long injury, he gets seriously injured again. And I don't see the stamina and power like before. But I want him to return to his previous form. At least one match he fights according to his prime. I miss his aggressive left hand move a lot. But I doubt whether he will regain his previous speed after overcoming this injury. Even then, if he can prove himself one last time and win the match with that famous left-hand strike, it will be the best comeback in UFC history.

And I think his fighting strategy should be changed a bit. The way he used to fight aggressively and with over-confidence in the beginning, it would scare his opponent a little bit in the beginning, which was one of the reasons why they lost. And as a result of his bad losses in the last matches, his opponent doesn't think he is that strong anymore. These negative thoughts about him will continue to increase in the future, which will make it more difficult for him to recover from his injury and play a match again. And if he decides to start the match without being fully fit, then like many fans said last time that he started the fight despite being unfit only for business reasons, if he can't fight well in the future, everyone will say the same thing.

[tokeweed]

Conor McGregor posted a new video today showing that his knee surgery has been completed and he is now on the road to recovery. His comeback has officially started, not that anyone is happy with the way his last fight went. Maybe he will redeem himself next year, but I don’t put high hopes on that dream.

You seriously think McGregor could still redeem himself?  Lol.  He's washed.

Anyway, here's the weigh in results for this weekend's event folks...  Everybody made weight.  Good luck to all your bets and enjoy the event. 

Mateusz Gamrot (155.5) vs. Quillan Salkilld (155.5)
Diego Ferreira (154.5) vs. Billy Quarantillo (155.5)
Yadier del Valle (145.5) vs. Darren Elkins (145.5)
Amanda Lemos (115.5) vs. Alexia Thainara (115.5)
Billy Ray Goff (170.5) vs. Ty Miller (170.5)
Steven Asplund (263.5) vs. Guilherme Pat (249.5)
Bruno Lopes (204.5) vs. Diyar Nurgozhay (205)
Jose Montanha (258.5) vs. Louie Sutherland (258)
Richie Miranda (155.5) vs. Manoel Sousa (156)
Miles Johns (145.5) vs. Gianni Vazquez (143)
Juliana Miller (125.5) vs. Ravena Oliveira (125.5)
Gigi Canuto (116) vs. Carol Foro (115)

Gamrot vs Salkilld Weigh Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLM5aLbYIvM

UFC Vegas 120:  Fighter Faceoffs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kijNmpV6N_A

[eaLiTy]

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I am following your predictions. Good luck mate.

Conor McGregor posted a new video today showing that his knee surgery has been completed and he is now on the road to recovery. His comeback has officially started, not that anyone is happy with the way his last fight went. Maybe he will redeem himself next year, but I don’t put high hopes on that dream.

I was surprised when Conor returned from a major leg fracture. None of the fighters who sustained the same injury could make a successful comeback. He tore his ACL and meniscus without landing a single punch in his last fight.  

I won't be surprised if he returns and since he is able to generate revenue, UFC will allow him to return but he can no longer perform anywhere close to his old level because of all the injuries he has sustained.

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Since the Internet was full of those analytical videos trying to figure out whether this injury existed before the fight or not, was there ever a reasonable verdict from a reliable source?

Lets say in a hypothetical situation, even if Conor McGregor's camp knew about the injury before the fight, they wouldn't release the details because the commission won't let an injured fighter compete. We can only speculate now.

[Upgrade00]

Conor McGregor posted a new video today showing that his knee surgery has been completed and he is now on the road to recovery. His comeback has officially started, not that anyone is happy with the way his last fight went. Maybe he will redeem himself next year, but I don’t put high hopes on that dream.

After 2 major injuries in his last 2 fights to both of his legs, I don't think there is any comeback on. In addition to the huge physical barrier thaybhebhas to go through considering this age and fitness level, there will be a huge mental barrier too. Another fight will not be worth it for him, the UFC or whoever his opponent would have been.
He can use the idea of a fight to fully recover, but after then focus should shift back to him maintaing his health and focusing on family.

To me his last fight is still the one against Khabib, that was the time they both retired from the sport

[yahoo62278]

Conor McGregor posted a new video today showing that his knee surgery has been completed and he is now on the road to recovery. His comeback has officially started, not that anyone is happy with the way his last fight went. Maybe he will redeem himself next year, but I don’t put high hopes on that dream.

After 2 major injuries in his last 2 fights to both of his legs, I don't think there is any comeback on. In addition to the huge physical barrier thaybhebhas to go through considering this age and fitness level, there will be a huge mental barrier too. Another fight will not be worth it for him, the UFC or whoever his opponent would have been.
He can use the idea of a fight to fully recover, but after then focus should shift back to him maintaing his health and focusing on family.

To me his last fight is still the one against Khabib, that was the time they both retired from the sport

Myself and the rest of the world were so hyped to see his comeback in this last fight and were sorely disappointed. I doubt anyone wants to see the guy make another attempt TBH. He's kinda quickly becoming a joke don't ya think?

[jeremypwr]

I think Conor will be back for 1 more farewell fight
He's too much of a superstar to allow his legacy to be remembered for the fluke in the last match

[BluebloodCXVI]

My final picks for the card:

Nurgozhay inside distance — 2.02
Gamrot ML — 2.11
Sousa KO/TKO — 2.66

All three have value at these odds in my system.

Nurgozhay won by round 1 knockout so the fight didn’t really go the distance.

Sousa won by UD even though you predicted a KO/TKO.
The Gamrot vs Salkilld fight was the one that caught me off guard and it was pretty much the only UFC fight i watched yesterday.
I never expected Gamrot to get submitted in round one like that, it was so crazy considering the fact that Gamrot is also a good wrestler and has a decent ground game which he has shown many times even in his fight with Arman.

It’s becoming very obvious that Salkilld is gonna be a problem in that lightweight division.
The guy is already on a long win streak and with his performance yesterday, i think he is gonna have a bright future at the lightweight division.

The UFC should give him BSD or Paddy next, i’d love to see how he’s gonna fare against either of those two.

[TopTort777]

I think Conor will be back for 1 more farewell fight
He's too much of a superstar to allow his legacy to be remembered for the fluke in the last match

When? In 5 years again to screw up, get injured and go back home? After his lat performance I think a lot of people were unsatisfied huge and next time, even if he comes back, they wont buy tickets or subscriptions. If right now little who believed in his victory, then when or he returns, people would give him 0 or -100% chances to win. Both of his legs are heavily injured. One wrong move and he is done; again

Btw next week we Makhachev vs Machado Garry. Either quick upset or another leg injury so many undefeated have fallen recently, wont be surprised much if Garry wins lol