UFC Fight Night & Main Event: Sportsbet.io Predictions & discussion

[danherbias07]

Some very huge news which released for the already big UFC fight coming in Novemeber:

Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira set for vacant light heavyweight title fight as UFC 295 co-main event

https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/9/20/23883402/jiri-prochazka-vs-alex-pereira-set-for-vacant-light-heavyweight-title-fight-as-ufc-295-co-main-event

https://www.mmamania.com/2023/9/20/23882782/midnight-mania-ufc-drops-bombshell-trio-title-fights-jiri-pereira-covington-edwards-espn

Also Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington for UFC 296 is going to make this the biggest last few months of UFC Main Events of the year!

Dana White's announcement: https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1704681008375943354

2 events that should not be missed. First time I saw the line-up of fighters in both events and it's amazing. Let's see if Leon Edwards could now dominate a fight and prove that he is worthy of that title or if Colby will take it away from him.

I watched and listened to that interview with Dana White about the 10-8 thing and I think he has a point about that. But I like the fact that he is focusing on how much fans supported the Noche UFC event and he wants to repeat it. Mexican fans love their fighters and we saw that also in boxing when Canelo fought in his hometown against Ryder.
Now that Dana knows this fact, he said he will definitely repeat it and next time it will be in Mexico which I think will be pouring with Mexican supporters.
Again, more money for boss Dana.
Also, he said Raul Rosas Jr. gained more audience in online and television views than the other fights so he will definitely be in that event again. I like that young fighter and he definitely makes the crowd want to watch him more.

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[eaLiTy]

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Let's see if Leon Edwards could now dominate a fight and prove that he is worthy of that title or if Colby will take it away from him.

The fight promotion would be crazy as Colby will talk a lot of smack before the event and this will be probably the last opportunity for Colby to get a title shot.

But I like the fact that he is focusing on how much fans supported the Noche UFC event and he wants to repeat it. Mexican fans love their fighters and we saw that also in boxing when Canelo fought in his hometown against Ryder.

Overall the Mexican fans loves fighting, be it Boxing or MMA and Noche event was conducted during Mexican independence day and the viewership was record breaking and hence he mentioned he will be putting up a fight card during every Mexican day from here on every year.

Also, he said Raul Rosas Jr. gained more audience in online and television views than the other fights so he will definitely be in that event again. I like that young fighter and he definitely makes the crowd want to watch him more.

Raúl Rosas is really young, just 18 years old and he has the potential but was disappointed with the way he struggled against Christian Rodriguez in his previous fight where he was unable to do anything offensive and even struggled on the ground, he needs to improve in certain positions and earn his experience in fight game before putting him against specialist or even the top ranked fighters.   

[rdbase]

Some very huge news which released for the already big UFC fight coming in Novemeber:
Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira set for vacant light heavyweight title fight as UFC 295 co-main event

https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/9/20/23883402/jiri-prochazka-vs-alex-pereira-set-for-vacant-light-heavyweight-title-fight-as-ufc-295-co-main-event
https://www.mmamania.com/2023/9/20/23882782/midnight-mania-ufc-drops-bombshell-trio-title-fights-jiri-pereira-covington-edwards-espn

Also Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington for UFC 296 is going to make this the biggest last few months of UFC Main Events of the year!

Dana White's announcement: https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1704681008375943354

He just got into this division and he is already up to fight again after a few months. Pereira is relentless and the fighters he fights are getting so much worse. Dana is not making it easy for Pereira though. Jiri is too much for him. But if he defeats Jiri, there might be lots who will challenge him.

For the easy win, you just have to try on the crowd's favorite fighter. Jones, I guess you will have to bet an enormous amount to profit.

Jiri is coming off the shoulder injury and the last time I had seen him was on his socials hiking up a snow covered mountain so you know this was still winter and going into the spring season. Which was quite a while ago.
Jamahal Hill even went to his social media, the one who gave up his championship title due to not fighting to defend it, to say something along the lines of: "Keep the title warm for the king!"
Now that is quite funny from this guy who was crying on his livestream sobbing about how he can't defend his title.

They were saying on a show I was viewing that if Poatan can defeat Jiri then that would be a remarkable redemption arc for Glover Teixeira.
The guy who Jiti beat in the octagon then went on to train Pereira who then goes on to defeat Jiri.
You can't make this stuff up!

@eaLiTy I completely agree with you there.
This is Colby's one and only shot for the title since all the fighters who he had fought in his career have retired I believe except for a hand full.
The era of Covington and his Make America Great Again! is getting quite tired and old to tolerate any longer.
If we as UFC fans want to move forward and look whats on ahead for US!

[owengtam09]

Here are my picks for the UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot

Rafael Fiziev (1.64) VS Mateusz Gamrot (2.27)


For this fight, I light Rafael Fiziev's style, and even though Mateusz Gamrot had a wrestling advantage Fiziev has a great takedown defense for sure Fiziev has the power in his strikes even though Mateusz Gamrot's wrestling is initially what striker's weakness and can surely shoot 20 takedowns a fight and the seamless timing in his takedowns but for this fight, Gamrot needs a better set-up with the Striking and if he can not do that against Fiziev then Rafael Fiziev can take him out instantly because Fiziev can hit like a truck and knocks out Gamrot quickly, so my pick is Rafael Fiziev,

Bryce Mitchell (1.48) VS Dan Ige (2.65)


For this fight, I like Bryce Mitchell here and as many know wrestling can control the pure striking fighters this match is surely like that Bryce Mitchell will be constantly shooting takedowns for sure and will aim for a better angle with those and create as opening for his takedowns as well Dan Ige is well rounded and even got a takedown defense but I think it is not enough for Bryce Mitchell so my pick here are Bryce Mitchell,

Marina Rodriguez (1.30) VS Michelle Waterson-Gomez (3.55)


The Rematch that nobody asked for her lost against Virna Jandiroba because Jandiroba wrestled Marina Rodriguez in that fight but for this fight, I really think that this rematch will be the same as their 1st one and Marina Rodriguez has a more solid and can surely pressure Michelle Waterson in this fight so for sure this is going to be the same as their 1st one so I have not much to say so my pick is Marina Rodriguez,

[rdbase]

Solid picks made for tonight's UFC Fight Night Main Event tonight @owengtam09 !

Have the exact same selections for my UFC parlay I have for those fights along with a few over/under rounds so best of luck to us both!

There was also another announcement of a major bout for the upcoming UFC 296 recently:
Paddy the baddy Pimblett versus Tony Ferguson
https://www.mmamania.com/2023/9/22/23886372/dana-white-announces-ridiculous-paddy-pimblett-vs-tony-ferguson-fight-for-ufc-296-this-december

[cabron]

Solid picks made for tonight's UFC Fight Night Main Event tonight @owengtam09 !

Have the exact same selections for my UFC parlay I have for those fights along with a few over/under rounds so best of luck to us both!

There was also another announcement of a major bout for the upcoming UFC 296 recently:
Paddy the baddy Pimblett versus Tony Ferguson
https://www.mmamania.com/2023/9/22/23886372/dana-white-announces-ridiculous-paddy-pimblett-vs-tony-ferguson-fight-for-ufc-296-this-december

Tempted to bet on Mitchell, Bryce By Submission 6.20 seems very likely that he may do it once again. The odds alone look profitable. 

Pimblett vs. Tony Ferguson is unbelievable. Dana not letting Tony retire is like punishing the elderly. But because Pimblett is annoying, it wouldn't be bad to cheer for Tony for the last time and I hope he retires after this job is done.  Pimblett will still be booed if ever he wins the fight.

[owengtam09]

Solid picks made for tonight's UFC Fight Night Main Event tonight @owengtam09 !

Have the exact same selections for my UFC parlay I have for those fights along with a few over/under rounds so best of luck to us both!

There was also another announcement of a major bout for the upcoming UFC 296 recently:
Paddy the baddy Pimblett versus Tony Ferguson
https://www.mmamania.com/2023/9/22/23886372/dana-white-announces-ridiculous-paddy-pimblett-vs-tony-ferguson-fight-for-ufc-296-this-december

Thanks, it was 2 out of 3 it should be a perfect 3 bet win but because of that leg injury of Rafael Fiziev it was all ruined but it doesn't matter at all at least I have gotten 2 wins and I know that Rafael Fiziev can win this but instead that injury happens it was a total fiasco,


Here are the results of my picks and predictions for this event,

Rafael Fiziev (1.64) VS Mateusz Gamrot (2.27) - LOST


Unfortunately, Rafael Fiziev got a leg injury it was a bad leg injury for sure that Mateusz Gamrot got crazy winning this thinking he 100% defeated Fiziev which is the Fool's way of thinking and now he thought he could go on against Charles Oliveira because of this win, he also thought that his defense was the one that damage Rafael Fiziev's leg which is a torn to the ACL which is not related to his defense at all, but not a great fight ending for sure,

Bryce Mitchell (1.48) VS Dan Ige (2.65) - WIN


Pretty much a close fight and it could be a 50/50 fight for sure but because of Mitchell's takedowns pretty much 5 successful takedowns for him which is might be the case why the judges scored like that and it was really great which is at least they are seeing the work with the ground game, and then the flat earther Bryce Mitchell is giving $5000 USD to Dan Ige for the spreading fire tragedy on Hawaii which is a pretty much great thing to do,

Marina Rodriguez (1.30) VS Michelle Waterson-Gomez (3.55) - WIN


Marina Rodriguez from start to finish was really dominant in the fight it was pretty much a one-sided fight for sure and comparing the damage each fighter received in this fight Marina Rodriguez is like there is not a scratch on her face while Michelle Waterson's face looks devastated it was brutally damage by Rodriguez for sure after this fight I think this is the 4th consecutive lost for Waterson she better think on retiring soon because for me I think she is not fitted to fight anymore,

[cabron]

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Gamrot won all because of that injury, can't call it a real win really. He will have to fight someone else above like Chandler or Dustin for his boost. It's silly of Dana to give him a title shot or a fight with Charles when he hardly won that 1st round. No athlete will count it as a win but on records yes he won the fight.

It sucks but it is what it is, he won. But it'd be silly of him to brag about it.

[owengtam09]

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Gamrot won all because of that injury, can't call it a real win really. He will have to fight someone else above like Chandler or Dustin for his boost. It's silly of Dana to give him a title shot or a fight with Charles when he hardly won that 1st round. No athlete will count it as a win but on records yes he won the fight.

It sucks but it is what it is, he won. But it'd be silly of him to brag about it.

After seeing the fight for sure Dana White will not give him a title shot even though the result is a win for it was a Leg injury and not because of Gamrot's doing, for sure Rafael Fiziev is winning the fight in the 1st round but a sudden turn of event that causes the Leg Injury it could be a recent injury before the fight or Fiziev twisting it when he kicks, there is a lot of possibilities and for sure it was not because of Gamrot's defense for sure Mateusz Gamrot was talking about the right leg but the left leg was injured and this is due to an ACL tear and that means the kicks of Fiziev was to blame all along,


Anyway, we don't have any upcoming events for the UFC the next one will be next month and will be on October 7, and it will be UFC Fight Night | Dawson vs. Green, not an interesting one but for sure it will be brutal as well, but all we have is Contender Series 2023: Week 8

Contender Series 2023: Week 8



MAIN EVENT
Danny Barlow VS Raheam Forest

MAIN CARD
Alexander Soldatkin VS Mario Piazzon
Danny Silva VS Angel Pacheco
Ernesta Kareckaite VS Carli Judice
Vinicius Oliveira VS Victor Hugo Madrigal

All information was from TAPOLOGY: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/100998-contender-series-2023-week-8

[YuginKadoya]

2 events that should not be missed. First time I saw the line-up of fighters in both events and it's amazing. Let's see if Leon Edwards could now dominate a fight and prove that he is worthy of that title or if Colby will take it away from him.

I watched and listened to that interview with Dana White about the 10-8 thing and I think he has a point about that. But I like the fact that he is focusing on how much fans supported the Noche UFC event and he wants to repeat it. Mexican fans love their fighters and we saw that also in boxing when Canelo fought in his hometown against Ryder.
Now that Dana knows this fact, he said he will definitely repeat it and next time it will be in Mexico which I think will be pouring with Mexican supporters.
Again, more money for boss Dana.
Also, he said Raul Rosas Jr. gained more audience in online and television views than the other fights so he will definitely be in that event again. I like that young fighter and he definitely makes the crowd want to watch him more.

Those were Juicy Indeed and I can not wait to see all those fights, but because we got a break this week it was like a long wait for all of us in the UFC community, for sure Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira is a much-awaited fight for me that is going to be insane As we all know that this two surely preferred a fight on a stand-up but for sure Jiri Prochazka has a great ground game now as we saw on the fight against Glover Texeira and because Glover wants Alex Pereira to fight Prochazka for sure he wants Alex Pereira to get the belt from him that he once had, for sure as a trainer he will surely give a 100% advice for Pereira on his fight against Prochazka,

But the Leon Edwards VS Colby Covington fight is really expected for sure for me Colby Covington might get a chance to beat Edwards but for sure Leon Edwards is getting ready for every tactic that Covington will have for sure but the fight event that I am waiting and will be having more early on this coming October 22, it is the UFC 294 were Islam Makhachev VS Charles Oliveira fight will take place, for sure Oliveira might be now ready for Makhachev in this fight it was a masterclass performance against Beneil Dariush, even his grappling was stopped by Oliveira as well, and down in the UFC 294 Co-Main Event Khamzat Chimaev VS Paulo Costa for sure these two got a beef for each other and it is truly a great job for the UFC in pulling Paulo Costa in his recent fight against Ikram Aliskerov which is not a money-making fight for sure and Costa can likely just lose against Ikram Aliskerov,
so this is a good move in my opinion,

[danherbias07]

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Gamrot won all because of that injury, can't call it a real win really. He will have to fight someone else above like Chandler or Dustin for his boost. It's silly of Dana to give him a title shot or a fight with Charles when he hardly won that 1st round. No athlete will count it as a win but on records yes he won the fight.

It sucks but it is what it is, he won. But it'd be silly of him to brag about it.

True. He should not brag about it but instead, look for a way to continue their fight once Rafael Fiziev is back.
About that, here is an update about his injury.
https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/9/24/23887924/rafael-fiziev-posts-first-update-from-hospital-following-ufc-vegas-79-injury-loss

Depending on the extent of the injury, Fiziev may miss significant time, with his UFC return unlikely until sometime in 2024. “Ataman” has now lost two consecutive bouts after rattling off a six-fight win streak that carried him to precipice of UFC title contention.

Oh, and when it comes to news about UFC, Israel Adesanya became the favorite today.
Because of this.
UFC superstar Israel Adesanya pleads guilty to drink driving
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ufc-superstar-israel-adesanya-pleads-guilty-to-drink-driving/Z2HPHRYMXJAADFWRZUM4NBFKWM/

Court documents show the international star was charged with driving a car on Wellesley St in Auckland Central with 87 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 50 milligrams.

Here is his apology statement.

“I want to apologise to the community, my family and my team for the decision I made to get behind the wheel after drinking at dinner,” Adesanya said in a statement provided to the Herald.

And here is what I like about him.

“I know that people might follow me and I want them to know I do not think this behavior is acceptable.”

He didn't blame anyone, he didn't hide, and he claimed the mistake and already thought about his fans "to not following" what he did. That's how popular people should act if they make a mistake because there are kids who are looking up to them. That's nice.

Anyway, August 19 was when he was caught with that offense so it's not about losing against Strickland. Just to be clear.

[cabron]

Anyway, August 19 was when he was caught with that offense so it's not about losing against Strickland. Just to be clear.

Sounds like it is. Everybody in the division is no match to Izzy at least that is what he thought and anyone like Strickland is somewhat like an easy pick to tune up himself. Pretty sure he didn't take it lightly when he lost against Strickland but he could take it seriously if he loses against Pereira since Pereira is capable of doing much worse.

When a man's pride is stepped on. Something inside him will be stirred up.  Once a glorified champion and one day got defeated badly all your bending was forgotten, it hurts him like how Ronda Rousey was hurt after losing against Holm.

[owengtam09]

Those were Juicy Indeed and I can not wait to see all those fights, but because we got a break this week it was like a long wait for all of us in the UFC community, for sure Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira is a much-awaited fight for me that is going to be insane As we all know that this two surely preferred a fight on a stand-up but for sure Jiri Prochazka has a great ground game now as we saw on the fight against Glover Texeira and because Glover wants Alex Pereira to fight Prochazka for sure he wants Alex Pereira to get the belt from him that he once had, for sure as a trainer he will surely give a 100% advice for Pereira on his fight against Prochazka,

The Jiri Prochaska VS Alex Pereira, in my opinion, is going to be a sick fight for sure I really don't want to miss that one and this event is a Co-main for the Jon Jones VS Stipe Miocic fight event, as for the juicer fights here in the UFC 295 are except the main and the Co-main event for sure is Jéssica Andrade vs Mackenzie Dern, Jared Gordon vs Mark Madsen, Pat Sabatini vs Diego Lopes in my opinion was the fight that for me are good, while the Derek Brunson vs. Roman Dolidze fight got canceled in this because of Brunson Withdraw from the fight

But the Leon Edwards VS Colby Covington fight is really expected for sure for me Colby Covington might get a chance to beat Edwards but for sure Leon Edwards is getting ready for every tactic that Covington will have for sure but the fight event that I am waiting and will be having more early on this coming October 22, it is the UFC 294 were Islam Makhachev VS Charles Oliveira fight will take place, for sure Oliveira might be now ready for Makhachev in this fight it was a masterclass performance against Beneil Dariush, even his grappling was stopped by Oliveira as well, and down in the UFC 294 Co-Main Event Khamzat Chimaev VS Paulo Costa for sure these two got a beef for each other and it is truly a great job for the UFC in pulling Paulo Costa in his recent fight against Ikram Aliskerov which is not a money-making fight for sure and Costa can likely just lose against Ikram Aliskerov,
so this is a good move in my opinion,

Now for me, I think that the Leon Edwards VS Colby Covington fight was pretty much a tough one to call for sure I am still wondering who is the possible win for this fight and so they are on the UFC 296, and the main event for that fight card, and under that card was Alexandre Pantoja VS Brandon Royval, Shavkat Rakhmonov VS Stephen Thompson, Tony Ferguson VS Paddy Pimblett, and Vicente Luque VS Ian Machado Garry, for sure everyone is wondering that Tony Ferguson is fighting Paddy Pimblett, it was legit guys,

[rdbase]

Maybe it is good that we don't have a UFC Main Event for the rest of the month since we can all have time to let these new fights set in for a while until the next one. For 295 is alright card but the main event is the one everybody is wanting to see so will put a few bets just on this main card.

There was a graphic put up for the announced fights last week for the UFC fight cards coming up for UFC 296:

Since these are all we are going to be talking about now!

[owengtam09]

Maybe it is good that we don't have a UFC Main Event for the rest of the month since we can all have time to let these new fights set in for a while until the next one. For 295 is alright card but the main event is the one everybody is wanting to see so will put a few bets just on this main card.

There was a graphic put up for the announced fights last week for the UFC fight cards coming up for UFC 296:

Since these are all we are going to be talking about now!

For sure we had a great time resting for a bit just this week, but for sure we will be ready for the next event but not next week's event because sure I really don't like the next UFC Fight Night but I still will surely give my thought on that because there are still notable fighters on that event for sure but regarding those events that you are saying for sure that will be a great event and I am sure am excited about it,

Leon Edwards VS Colby Covington for sure is an exciting match for Covington fans but because this is a fight that I am slightly interested in what I am interested in was the Shavkat Rakhmonov VS Stephen Thompson fight sure that will be a great fight to watch for me other fights is really just there but it was interesting to make bets on, and for the Rakmonov VS Thompson fight it is pretty much a question mark if why Stephen Thompson accepted this fight for sure he can deny this fight for sure but because Shavkat Rakmonov doesn't have any fight this is just the available one there is,

[cabron]

Maybe it is good that we don't have a UFC Main Event for the rest of the month since we can all have time to let these new fights set in for a while until the next one. For 295 is alright card but the main event is the one everybody is wanting to see so will put a few bets just on this main card.

There was a graphic put up for the announced fights last week for the UFC fight cards coming up for UFC 296:

Since these are all we are going to be talking about now!

For sure we had a great time resting for a bit just this week, but for sure we will be ready for the next event but not next week's event because sure I really don't like the next UFC Fight Night but I still will surely give my thought on that because there are still notable fighters on that event for sure but regarding those events that you are saying for sure that will be a great event and I am sure am excited about it,

Leon Edwards VS Colby Covington for sure is an exciting match for Covington fans but because this is a fight that I am slightly interested in what I am interested in was the Shavkat Rakhmonov VS Stephen Thompson fight sure that will be a great fight to watch for me other fights is really just there but it was interesting to make bets on, and for the Rakmonov VS Thompson fight it is pretty much a question mark if why Stephen Thompson accepted this fight for sure he can deny this fight for sure but because Shavkat Rakmonov doesn't have any fight this is just the available one there is,

Thompson turned down his opponent because of the extra 4lbs yet willing to fight the undefeated Rakmonov who can slam him to the ground. But it's gonna be a good fight if Rakmonov will still put on a show as he did with his last fight. Neal landed big shots on Rakmonov so I guess Thompson can do the same. If Thompson beats Rakmonov, which is actually possible, it will really be hilarious.

Covington could have fought several fighters down him to be active but waited for someone to bring Usman down so he could once again take a title shot. He wouldn't get this main event if he fought either Burns or Khamzat. Covington is no match against Leon.

[rdbase]

Thompson turned down his opponent because of the extra 4lbs yet willing to fight the undefeated Rakmonov who can slam him to the ground. But it's gonna be a good fight if Rakmonov will still put on a show as he did with his last fight. Neal landed big shots on Rakmonov so I guess Thompson can do the same. If Thompson beats Rakmonov, which is actually possible, it will really be hilarious.
Covington could have fought several fighters down him to be active but waited for someone to bring Usman down so he could once again take a title shot. He wouldn't get this main event if he fought either Burns or Khamzat. Covington is no match against Leon.

Wonder boy turning down his last fight due to Michel Pereira not making weight was going to bite him one way or another. Because Dana was quite upset about the aftermath that decision ended up causing a crap ton of press that he didn't want to have to deal with. With the mention of paying a fighter or not which look what happened with Ngannou last time this happened.
Now Dana is making him pay with fighting Shavkat Rakmonov.
An opponent nobody wants to face after what he did to Geoff Neal with a brutal standing submission.

Everybody is talking about UFC 294 lately and why not? It is afterall before 295.
So here are the latest videos on that card which in my opinion will outperform the last main event and the next fight nights before making it's arrival to our screens:

UFC 294 is STACKED (Islam Makhachev vs Charles Oliveira 2 Preview) - TheWeasle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVgZNHgsPm8

Chimaev Introspective | from UFC 279 to now - Larone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z6_98GFKMg

UFC 294: Chimaev vs Costa | ''He Will Face A Monster'' | Kai Films | Extended Promo - Kai Films
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmiPT25dCqk

[cabron]

You couldn't call it like Dana is making him pay for standing up against him and Pereira because he seems to be paid double for this fight against Rakmonov. But I can only laugh if Rakmonov is defeated though. I gotta give Thompson the best good luck for he did the right thing and it pays off.

Dagestanis are going to make it easy to bet on in 294.  Khamzat is back. It will be fun to watch him and Costa fight, the two have been eager to punch each other's face for a long time.
Khamzat by the way is not representing Sweden anymore but UAE.

[jakelyson]

Thompson turned down his opponent because of the extra 4lbs yet willing to fight the undefeated Rakmonov who can slam him to the ground. But it's gonna be a good fight if Rakmonov will still put on a show as he did with his last fight. Neal landed big shots on Rakmonov so I guess Thompson can do the same. If Thompson beats Rakmonov, which is actually possible, it will really be hilarious.

Covington could have fought several fighters down him to be active but waited for someone to bring Usman down so he could once again take a title shot. He wouldn't get this main event if he fought either Burns or Khamzat. Covington is no match against Leon.

For me, Shavkat Rakhmonov is a hard challenge for Stephen "Wonder Boy" Thompson, a pure striker against a well-rounded Wrestler for sure Rakhmonov is a quality in what he does, but many surely questionable why Thompson accepts this fight well I have seen an article on why did Stephen Thompson, that Thompson accept this because the UFC is doubling his payment when he fights Shavkat Takhmonov, and for this fight Thompson thinks that the UFC is not bribing him for this one,

https://www.mmamania.com/2023/9/26/23891097/stephen-thompson-getting-paid-double-fight-shavkat-rakhmonov-ufc-296-dont-think-theyre-bribing-me

Wonder boy turning down his last fight due to Michel Pereira not making weight was going to bite him one way or another. Because Dana was quite upset about the aftermath that decision ended up causing a crap ton of press that he didn't want to have to deal with. With the mention of paying a fighter or not which look what happened with Ngannou last time this happened.
Now Dana is making him pay with fighting Shavkat Rakmonov.
An opponent nobody wants to face after what he did to Geoff Neal with a brutal standing submission.

Everybody is talking about UFC 294 lately and why not? It is afterall before 295.
So here are the latest videos on that card which in my opinion will outperform the last main event and the next fight nights before making it's arrival to our screens:

UFC 294 is STACKED (Islam Makhachev vs Charles Oliveira 2 Preview) - TheWeasle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVgZNHgsPm8

Chimaev Introspective | from UFC 279 to now - Larone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z6_98GFKMg

UFC 294: Chimaev vs Costa | ''He Will Face A Monster'' | Kai Films | Extended Promo - Kai Films
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmiPT25dCqk

This was surely one stacked event which is why many are talking about this event after seeing this one, I was really amazed at what I saw, and just like you I watched TheWeasle explanation and I surely agree with what he was talking about for sure that Islam Makhachev VS Charles Oliveira fight was the most awaited in this event, actually I am very excited right now,

You couldn't call it like Dana is making him pay for standing up against him and Pereira because he seems to be paid double for this fight against Rakmonov. But I can only laugh if Rakmonov is defeated though. I gotta give Thompson the best good luck for he did the right thing and it pays off.

Dagestanis are going to make it easy to bet on in 294.  Khamzat is back. It will be fun to watch him and Costa fight, the two have been eager to punch each other's face for a long time.
Khamzat by the way is not representing Sweden anymore but UAE.

There are so many Dagestan fighters in this event sure many will be going with the Dagestan and the bookies will also be very favorable in this one for sure, that is why we will be witnessing KO/TKO and Submission in every fight for sure

Khamzat vs Costa is pretty much a curious fight for me, I am curious because I am thinking if Khamzat Chimaev will have a power to carry and takedown Paulo Costa in this fight,

[Balmain]

Maybe it is good that we don't have a UFC Main Event for the rest of the month since we can all have time to let these new fights set in for a while until the next one. For 295 is alright card but the main event is the one everybody is wanting to see so will put a few bets just on this main card.

There was a graphic put up for the announced fights last week for the UFC fight cards coming up for UFC 296:

Since these are all we are going to be talking about now!

There are many interesting encounters in the card. The main card is of course the most popular. It will be a good night for Edwards and Covington followers and fans, I am very sure that it will be a match where they will destroy each other for five rounds. There are also good fights outside the main card. For example, I am curious about the Wonder Boy match. I think I need to analyze his Kazakhstani opponent a little more before playing any game. Isn't it time for Ferguson to announce his retirement? Maybe they thought of Ferguson as bait for Pimblett. Ferguson has no trace of his old self, but in my opinion, Pimblett is not that good of a fighter, I think they treat him specially just because he is loved, sometimes it will come out more clearly in this fight. I don't really expect Ferguson to win, but he is a very experienced guy, so I expect him to surprise me and win this fight, no matter how bad he is.