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

[owengtam09]

The result for my bet and pick for the UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov was a zero win for me and likely not a great bet to start the month of July,

Sean Strickland (1.65) VS Abus Magomedov (2.24) - LOST

I was ashamed about the loss I get Sean Strickland adjusted to this fight and he surely learns from his Alex Pereira fight this time instead of engaging in the brawl he is waiting for Abus Magomedov to land his punch and defended all of it, while Abus Magomedov surely has explosive punches and his kicks were effective but all of that power punches was defended by Sean Strickland and so on round 2 when he got a chance on landing that punches that likely will rock Abus Magomedov it was KO/TKO win for Sean the Deutschbag Strickland,



Damir Ismagulov (1.89) VS Grant Dawson (1.92) - LOST

Grant Dawson really has a ground game for sure and he had handed it down against Ismagulov, even though the fight was a little close those takedowns from Grant Dawson was really the one that controlled the fight in his favor for gaining momentum with those strikes on the ground surely Damir Ismagulov has a great stand up but the game of Grant Dawson with those takedowns have really messed the momentum of Ismagulov,



Ariane Lipski (2.90) VS Melissa Gatto (1.42) - LOST

Another loss for me is Ariane Lipski did a great job in landing a takedown of her own while for me I think that Melissa Gatto got the striking output here those takedowns were suppressed by Lipski, all 7 takedowns from Gatto, which is why it was a score for Ariane Lipski those strikes and takedowns that she gives, but for me, I think Melissa Gatto has the most output but still she lost the fight,

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[cabron]

^ LOL Bad day ya?

All that you expect to win had not made it.  The Dagestan guy doesn't breathe well.
The one that I also expect to win because he seems to be unstoppable was Brunno Ferreira. He didn't make a good impression, a veteran just knows what to do already. When a fighter throws a leg kick, his upper will be very open for a shot. And that is exactly a downfall. 

Its time for  UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_290

Featherweight   Alexander Volkanovski (c)   vs.   Yair Rodríguez             
Flyweight   Brandon Moreno (c)   vs.   Alexandre Pantoja            
Middleweight   Robert Whittaker   vs.   Dricus du Plessis            
Lightweight   Jalin Turner   vs.   Dan Hooker            
Middleweight   Bo Nickal   vs.   Tresean Gore            
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight   Robbie Lawler   vs.   Niko Price            
Women's Strawweight   Yazmin Jauregui   vs.   Denise Gomes            
Light Heavyweight   Jimmy Crute   vs.   Alonzo Menifield            
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Light Heavyweight   Vitor Petrino   vs.   Marcin Prachnio            
Bantamweight   Cameron Saaiman   vs.   Terrence Mitchell            
Flyweight   Shannon Ross   vs.   Jesús Santos Aguilar            
Lightweight   Kamuela Kirk   vs.   Esteban Ribovics   

I think Yair can pull this one..      

[jakelyson]

^ LOL Bad day ya?

All that you expect to win had not made it.  The Dagestan guy doesn't breathe well.
The one that I also expect to win because he seems to be unstoppable was Brunno Ferreira. He didn't make a good impression, a veteran just knows what to do already. When a fighter throws a leg kick, his upper will be very open for a shot. And that is exactly a downfall.  

Its time for  UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_290

Featherweight   Alexander Volkanovski (c)   vs.   Yair Rodríguez             
Flyweight   Brandon Moreno (c)   vs.   Alexandre Pantoja            
Middleweight   Robert Whittaker   vs.   Dricus du Plessis            
Lightweight   Jalin Turner   vs.   Dan Hooker            
Middleweight   Bo Nickal   vs.   Tresean Gore            
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight   Robbie Lawler   vs.   Niko Price            
Women's Strawweight   Yazmin Jauregui   vs.   Denise Gomes            
Light Heavyweight   Jimmy Crute   vs.   Alonzo Menifield            
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Light Heavyweight   Vitor Petrino   vs.   Marcin Prachnio            
Bantamweight   Cameron Saaiman   vs.   Terrence Mitchell            
Flyweight   Shannon Ross   vs.   Jesús Santos Aguilar            
Lightweight   Kamuela Kirk   vs.   Esteban Ribovics   

I think Yair can pull this one..      

Bad day for us, for sure I also had the same pick like that, and it was a tremendous bust but I only bet on the Main Event and the Co-Main Event, and it was a total loss,
Abus Magomedov clearly is not ready for a higher-ranking fight, he should adjust from being a striker to being a good Dagestan Wrestler, but still, that 1st round should be a sign for him and could be an eye-opener for him that he can not take of Sean Strickland with raw power alone, the technicality of Abus Magomedov towards the entire fight was throw out to the window, though he should have seen it on the 2nd round he didn't,


The next event is shown as a banger and Yair Rodriguez is a tempting pick for a bet, but you can not take out the technicality of Volkanovski, he has shown great potential against Islam Makhachev fight but he rather defeated because Makhache outstrike him but he was outwrestled Islam Makhachev on those fight, but still, the match ends up in the decision where he lets the judge decide the winners, now for Yair Rodriguez I think this kid has high potential but against Volkanovski it is not the same Alexander Volkanovski is not a joke and a different level than what Yair Rodriguez have know,

[danherbias07]

^ LOL Bad day ya?
~

Bad day for us, for sure I also had the same pick like that, and it was a tremendous bust but I only bet on the Main Event and the Co-Main Event, and it was a total loss,
Abus Magomedov clearly is not ready for a higher-ranking fight, he should adjust from being a striker to being a good Dagestan Wrestler, but still, that 1st round should be a sign for him and could be an eye-opener for him that he can not take of Sean Strickland with raw power alone, the technicality of Abus Magomedov towards the entire fight was throw out to the window, though he should have seen it on the 2nd round he didn't,


The next event is shown as a banger and Yair Rodriguez is a tempting pick for a bet, but you can not take out the technicality of Volkanovski, he has shown great potential against Islam Makhachev fight but he rather defeated because Makhache outstrike him but he was outwrestled Islam Makhachev on those fight, but still, the match ends up in the decision where he lets the judge decide the winners, now for Yair Rodriguez I think this kid has high potential but against Volkanovski it is not the same Alexander Volkanovski is not a joke and a different level than what Yair Rodriguez have know,

Bad day for most UFC gamblers. I don't really want Strickland to win that fight but Abus is just too exhausted at an early point of the fight. I lost my voice shouting at my television for Abus to punch more or kick but he didn't do it. He just let Strickland make him a punching bag. Sadly.

Alex Volkanovski versus Yair Rodriguez
Odds seem not to see Yair winning this fight. 1.23 for Volkanovski and 4.60 for Yair. He is a heavy underdog here which I don't think is a wise bet. But there's a lot of fuss on social media that it will be Yair who will dethrone Volk and he can be unpredictable at many times so he has a better chance to win it. Even Volk said he likes Yair to be the featherweight king if there's a choice of fighters.

I am still kind of weighing it and don't want to be dragged by the Yair hype. But I do love underdog betting in UFC so I may tail your picks before the fight if I cannot make a choice before it starts.

[owengtam09]

^ LOL Bad day ya?

All that you expect to win had not made it.  The Dagestan guy doesn't breathe well.
The one that I also expect to win because he seems to be unstoppable was Brunno Ferreira. He didn't make a good impression, a veteran just knows what to do already. When a fighter throws a leg kick, his upper will be very open for a shot. And that is exactly a downfall. 

Its time for  UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_290

Featherweight   Alexander Volkanovski (c)   vs.   Yair Rodríguez             
Flyweight   Brandon Moreno (c)   vs.   Alexandre Pantoja            
Middleweight   Robert Whittaker   vs.   Dricus du Plessis            
Lightweight   Jalin Turner   vs.   Dan Hooker            
Middleweight   Bo Nickal   vs.   Tresean Gore            
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight   Robbie Lawler   vs.   Niko Price            
Women's Strawweight   Yazmin Jauregui   vs.   Denise Gomes            
Light Heavyweight   Jimmy Crute   vs.   Alonzo Menifield            
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Light Heavyweight   Vitor Petrino   vs.   Marcin Prachnio            
Bantamweight   Cameron Saaiman   vs.   Terrence Mitchell            
Flyweight   Shannon Ross   vs.   Jesús Santos Aguilar            
Lightweight   Kamuela Kirk   vs.   Esteban Ribovics   

I think Yair can pull this one..      

It was a really wrong take but after this fight, the UFC ranking really works in this fight it was really too early for Abu Magomedov to fight a ranked 7 Strickland, I really thought that Abus Magomedov is a slick fighter and an explosive fighter but Sean Strickland really step up to his game and this is the first time seeing him like this, I really thought that this fight will be like the Alex Pereira fight where Sean Strickland will be KOed by Abus Magomedov,

that defense of Strickland just lets Abus Magomedov keep on striking but that was Strikland's game plan he will let Abus throw a punch and make him exhausted I have never seen him fight like this and surely this kind of technique will not work on fighters in the top 5 rankings mostly Israel Adesanya,

Bad day for most UFC gamblers. I don't really want Strickland to win that fight but Abus is just too exhausted at an early point of the fight. I lost my voice shouting at my television for Abus to punch more or kick but he didn't do it. He just let Strickland make him a punching bag. Sadly.

Alex Volkanovski versus Yair Rodriguez
Odds seem not to see Yair winning this fight. 1.23 for Volkanovski and 4.60 for Yair. He is a heavy underdog here which I don't think is a wise bet. But there's a lot of fuss on social media that it will be Yair who will dethrone Volk and he can be unpredictable at many times so he has a better chance to win it. Even Volk said he likes Yair to be the featherweight king if there's a choice of fighters.

I am still kind of weighing it and don't want to be dragged by the Yair hype. But I do love underdog betting in UFC so I may tail your picks before the fight if I cannot make a choice before it starts.

Well, I was watching on my betting site on my PC, and shouting aswell I have seen what Sean Strickland wants to attain after seeing Abus like that, and surely because most fights of Abus lasted only 2nd to 1st rounds only his gas tank will likely be depleted easily and because he is an explosive fighter he will tend to throw a lot of punches for sure I say it was not really looking good for Abus when Strickland was now the one that is striking while Abus magomedov need to grasp some air, and lasted until round 3, but he was just a punching bag that isn't moving,

[jakelyson]

Its time for  UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_290

Featherweight   Alexander Volkanovski (c)   vs.   Yair Rodríguez             
Flyweight   Brandon Moreno (c)   vs.   Alexandre Pantoja            
Middleweight   Robert Whittaker   vs.   Dricus du Plessis            
Lightweight   Jalin Turner   vs.   Dan Hooker            
Middleweight   Bo Nickal   vs.   Tresean Gore            
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Welterweight   Robbie Lawler   vs.   Niko Price            
Women's Strawweight   Yazmin Jauregui   vs.   Denise Gomes            
Light Heavyweight   Jimmy Crute   vs.   Alonzo Menifield            
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Light Heavyweight   Vitor Petrino   vs.   Marcin Prachnio            
Bantamweight   Cameron Saaiman   vs.   Terrence Mitchell            
Flyweight   Shannon Ross   vs.   Jesús Santos Aguilar            
Lightweight   Kamuela Kirk   vs.   Esteban Ribovics   
   

Will be quoting  Carbon's recent post we will be having a lot of juicy fights for the upcoming events and I am excited about this upcoming Main UFC event,

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez

Saturday 07.08.2023 at 06:00 PM ET



MAIN CARD

Alexander Volkanovski vs Yair Rodriguez
Brandon Moreno vs Alexandre Pantoja
Bo Nickal vs Tresean Gore
Robert Whittaker vs Dricus Du Plessis
Dan Hooker vs Jalin Turner

PRELIMINARY CARD
Robbie Lawler vs Niko Price
Shannon Ross vs Jesus Aguilar
Yazmin Jauregui vs Denise Gomes
Kamuela Kirk vs Esteban Ribovics
Vitor Petrino vs Marcin Prachnio
Jimmy Crute vs Alonzo Menifield
Cameron Saaiman vs Terrence Mitchell
Edgar Cháirez vs Tatsuro Taira
Jack Della Maddalena vs Josiah Harrell

CANCELLED CARD

Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Manel Kape
Sean Brady vs. Jack Della Maddalena - Brady has an Infection and can not fight change to Josiah Harrell
Christian Rodriguez vs. Cameron Saaiman - Rodriguez Withdrew and can not fight change to Terrence Mitchell

Sportsbet Betting odds: https://sportsbet.io/sports/mma/ufc/ufc-290-volkanovski-vs-rodriguez/matches

Information was from Taplogy: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/98868-ufc-290

UFC Multi-Master: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5458452.0

[YuginKadoya]

I am really excited about this event and mostly the Main Event for this UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez let's discuss the two fighters and what may happen with their fight but I think this fight will surely be 1 nasty fight for sure,

Alexander Volkanovski - Volkanovski got a masterful class striking and fight IQ if you want to see the Volk in his latest form we will surely look at his fight against Islam Makhachev and how he had given his all to that fight but still he lost it, but that fight has shown that he has an understanding with the ground game outsmarting Islam Makhachev in his territory in deep waters, Alexander Volkanovski also has durability and a huge gas tank to spare at Rodriguez if he wants an endurance fight, here is the breakdown of the current fight for the Volk,

Islam Makhachev vs Alexander Volkanovski  UFC 284

Yair Rodriguez - Yair is known due to his unique fighting style and cat-like athleticism due to his unpredictable kicks and acrobatic kicks, due to his form Yair Rodriguez will surely be unpredictable and The Volk will be having a hard time where the kicks will land and even with his fight IQ and also have knowledge with the ground aswell, but surely the only flaw that I see for yair Rodriguez was his gas tank he might be the 1st one to reach gassing out so there is that, no here is Yair Rodriguez fight against Josh Emett,

Yair Rodriguez vs Josh Emmett UFC 290


Sportsbet Betting odds

UFC Multi-Master: UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez

[rdbase]

UFC 290: Pre-Fight Press Conference is about to pop it all off for UFC International fight week in around 5 minutes from now!
Many are excited because this is the beginning of what most are saying will be the best month for the UFC events ever in it's 30 year history.
With all the grand fights between what many want to see in these absolute banger of bouts coming up in the month of July!

Here is the link straight from the official UFC channel on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqpjAEiQJeY

[danherbias07]

Forgetting about the Abus bet.
Moving on...

Call me crazy but I am going for the underdog this time on the main event and crossing my fingers that he could KO Volkanovski too.

After watching all the highlights of Yair it made me decide to bet for him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAOH4neUFNY
He likes taking the TKO or KO and not submission, the way he fought Rosa was a living proof of that, he is in full mount and yet he still wants a stand-up battle. The same goes for other fighters that he fought although he finished his last fight against Josh Emmett with a submission because he was forced to do it while being in a tough spot. I also think he is just adding more flavor to become more unpredictable and this is where Volk should be careful.

This is going to be fun. Place your bets guys and good luck.

[owengtam09]

Forgetting about the Abus bet.
Moving on...

Call me crazy but I am going for the underdog this time on the main event and crossing my fingers that he could KO Volkanovski too.

After watching all the highlights of Yair it made me decide to bet for him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAOH4neUFNY
He likes taking the TKO or KO and not submission, the way he fought Rosa was a living proof of that, he is in full mount and yet he still wants a stand-up battle. The same goes for other fighters that he fought although he finished his last fight against Josh Emmett with a submission because he was forced to do it while being in a tough spot. I also think he is just adding more flavor to become more unpredictable and this is where Volk should be careful.

This is going to be fun. Place your bets guys and good luck.

For me, Yair Rodriguez has proven himself and with this fight, even Volkanovski has said that the kid has potential if Alexander Volkanovski have made a mistake in this fight a likely Yair Rodriguez could get the Win, Volk have surely lessen those mistakes and if Yair is the one that made some mistake which is most likely because of those kicks that could get him out balanced Volkanovski could get that opening, but likely I have seen those highlights of Yair Rodriguez and I was really amazed because he got a unique style that he surely hones for many years in his MMA career, for me Boxing and the ground game was Volkanovski's weapon for Yair but Rodriguez advantage could be a main key in winning aswell and that is his kicks range and height,

Brandon Moreno likely has a huge fight IQ that could capitalize on his opponent's style I see Alexandre Pantoja also had some expertise which mostly is rear naked choke which I think Brandon Moreno will likely swayed aside the wresting defense of Moreno is on par with the Volk, but if Alexandre Pantoja only could show is Rear Naked Choke, that will be easily defended by Moreno for sure,

[YuginKadoya]

UFC 290: Pre-Fight Press Conference is about to pop it all off for UFC International fight week in around 5 minutes from now!
Many are excited because this is the beginning of what most are saying will be the best month for the UFC events ever in it's 30 year history.
With all the grand fights between what many want to see in these absolute banger of bouts coming up in the month of July!

Here is the link straight from the official UFC channel on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqpjAEiQJeY

It is a jam-packed event for sure and after seeing all of the fighters most of the fight card I would like to bet but for sure I can not do that because I only got a limited budget for my bets, and it is really the best month for the UFC for sure,


Now here are my full picks for this event UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez

MAIN EVENT
Alexander Volkanovski VS Yair Rodriguez

Co-Main Event
Brandon Moreno VS Alexandre Pantoja

MAIN CARD
Robert Whittaker VS Dricus Du Plessis
Dan Hooker VS Jalin Turner
Bo Nickal VS Val Woodburn

PRELIMINARY CARD
Robbie Lawler VS Niko Price
Jack Della Maddalena VS Josiah Harrell
Yazmin Jauregui VS Denise Gomes
Jimmy Crute VS Alonzo Menifield
Edgar Cháirez VS Tatsuro Taira
Vitor Petrino VS Marcin Prachnio
Cameron Saaiman VS Terrence Mitchell
Shannon Ross VS Jesus Aguilar
Kamuela Kirk VS Esteban Ribovics

UFC 290 Official Weigh-Ins (Full Main-Card)

[owengtam09]

UFC 290 Bets and Prediction

Alexander Volkanovski VS Yair Rodriguez


Yair Rodriguez is a cool guy actually I really want the way he fights just like watching Anime and action movies with all the kicks but this is reality and Rodriguez is applying it smoothly with his fights, but the thing that I don't like about Yair Rodriguez is that style would surely cause a lot of mistakes and Volkanovski could capitalize on that and I can not trust his stamina those wild kicks and movement would likely require a lot of stamina I I often times seeing him catches his breath on his fights sometimes on the last rounds, and Alexander Volkanovski's fight IQ is amazing if you see his fight against Islam Makhachev that is superb even though he lost he showed that Makhachev can not bully him on the ground and that is outstanding,  

Brandon Moreno VS Alexandre Pantoja


This is going to be a revenge fight for Brandon Moreno back on their fight on May 19, 2018, and right now Brandon Moreno had said that he was very confident going to the fight, and for me this is going to be a banger of a fight a close fight for sure both of these guys are well-rounded for sure in terms of striking and the ground but for me, Brandon Moreno really has the heart and he will never back down to this for me I like Brandon Moreno even more so my pick is Brandon Moreno,

Robert Whittaker VS Dricus Du Plessis


Dricus Du Plessis has average boxing and he got strength with his striking he also got good grappling and ground game but for me, Robert Whittaker has superior in striking particularly boxing with a mix of kicks and when it comes to his fight IQ he has superb in that part, and good takedown defense, I don't know what to say but I see Robert Whittaker just like Alexander Volkanovski, and what can I say they both appear as our favorite wrestler as Stone Cold Steve Austin for Volk and The Hulk Hogan for Whittaker, for sure I think that Robert Whittaker could win this for sure so my pick will be Robert Whittaker,

[rdbase]

There were somethings to take note after the weigh-ins happened last night:
Jack Della Maddalena vs Josiah Harrell has been cancelled due to the former having a test and he is not fit to fight:
https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/37975720/newcomer-josiah-harrell-ufc-290-brain-disease

Edgar Chairez who was a replacement fighter for Tatsuro Taira made catch weight so his result for the weigh-ins passed.

Jalin Turner missed weight by two pounds during the weigh-ins. Fight will commence as scheduled.

[eaLiTy]

Call me crazy but I am going for the underdog this time on the main event and crossing my fingers that he could KO Volkanovski too.

It is a bold prediction, there is no denying that Yair Rodríguez is talented with his unorthodox style as it is really unpredictable how he attacks but Alexander Volkanovski is a different breed in the 145 pound division as he can easily take on any challenger in his division and no one could out strike him nor anyone could knock him out cold and he could even win against the elite fighters in 155 pound division, so always going with Alexander Volkanovski.

[cabron]

Call me crazy but I am going for the underdog this time on the main event and crossing my fingers that he could KO Volkanovski too.

It is a bold prediction, there is no denying that Yair Rodríguez is talented with his unorthodox style as it is really unpredictable how he attacks but Alexander Volkanovski is a different breed in the 145 pound division as he can easily take on any challenger in his division and no one could out strike him nor anyone could knock him out cold and he could even win against the elite fighters in 155 pound division, so always going with Alexander Volkanovski.

It's challenging but it's doable for Yair to win.
I am actually thinking the same that Yair might be able to defeat a top fighter like Volkanovski. His kicks will be his best tool to immobilize Alex. He needs to block the counter from Alex every time he uses his legs and knees to attack. Once he will be takendown by Alex however, he will be dominated, it's a small chance of Yair getting back on his feet.

So yup good luck trying out the underdog @danherbias07 I think it will be a split decision by Yair. This is if Yair lasts 5 rounds.

[jakelyson]

There were somethings to take note after the weigh-ins happened last night:
Jack Della Maddalena vs Josiah Harrell has been cancelled due to the former having a test and he is not fit to fight:
https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/37975720/newcomer-josiah-harrell-ufc-290-brain-disease

Edgar Chairez who was a replacement fighter for Tatsuro Taira made catch weight so his result for the weigh-ins passed.

Jalin Turner missed weight by two pounds during the weigh-ins. Fight will commence as scheduled.

Nice one sharing it so that everyone will know that there are canceled fights right now, and they will avoid betting on those fights it is just too bad for Jack Della Maddalena after his first cancellation against Sean Brady now his replaced opponent now had a medical issue can his fight is totally canceled now, it was a bad take for Jack Della Maddalena, Tatsuro Taira is now good that his opponent Jalin Turner is good to go, this is a good share for sure

Now my picks for the UFC 290 and I think I will go with most of the underdogs

Alexander Volkanovski vs Yair Rodriguez

This is going to be a close fight for sure Alexander Volkanovski is a technical fighter, but so is Yair Rodriguez, well we all know that Alexander Volkanovski will win this on paper if you would look on paper it is likely Volk to win but for me, this is going to be a close match and like everyone said if whoever made a mistake then he will likely have a disadvantage, and Alexander Volkanovski also said that Yair Rodriguez surely is dangerous that kicks and unpredictable moves but he will be prepared for Yair Rodriguez and so I think we can see an upset here so my pick is Yair Rodriguez,

Brandon Moreno vs Alexandre Pantoja

These two have fought 2 times, now and Alexandre Pantoja pretty much has an epic history over Brandon Moreno, while for me I think this will be a very close match for sure both of these guys sure are well-rounded and I think the UFC really wants a great fight and I think this is a great fight to watch for sure and this fight will be an epic one and for me risking it on the underdog, for sure there could be a great performance that may happen and I can surely feel it, but I am going with the Underdog and my pick is Alexandre Pantoja

Robert Whittaker vs Dricus Du Plessis

Now for these fights, Robert Whittaker is a masterful class boxer, for sure this could be a great fight to watch while Dricus Du Plessis is a brawler for me his strength on his striking is massive, and surely Du Plessis hit like a truck I hit from it and goodbye to Whittaker and Robert Whittaker doesn't have a good chin that could withstand the punch of Du Plessis but what Whittaker had that got him the odd advantage was his speed and fight IQ, he could outspeed the guy with a barrage of punches and the technicality on this strikes surely in a Whittaker fashion, with a good takedown defense because Dricus is a wrestler aswell and could take the fight to the ground, but for me my pick for this fight is Robert Whittaker,

[YuginKadoya]

My Bet and prediction for the upcoming UFC 290

Alexander Volkanovski VS Yair Rodriguez

The odds for this fight are 1.28 for Volkanovski and 4.10 for Rodriguez, for this fight, Alexander Volkanovski surely will be very technical in this fight, and by all means, he needs to be careful in making mistakes but for me, I got high hopes in his boxing for sure, he just needs to take care of unexpected kicks from Yair Rodriguez and when it comes to wrestling for sure Alexander Volkonovski is one genius on defense as he showcases it against Islam Makhachev, for me, Yair also got a chance in winning when his kicks connected in the unexpected situation, I think this is going to be a banger I don't see that this is going to be onesided, and I got a bad feeling on this fight but for me on paper Volkonovski will win this so my pick is for Alexander Volkanovski,

Brandon Moreno VS Alexandre Pantoja

The odds for this fight are 1.50 for Moreno and 2.85 for Pantoja, this is going to be another banger but this going to be a back-and-forth fight as we can see Alexandre Pantoja had a history over Brandon Moreno and Pantoja already win 2 times against Moreno, but I have seen an interviewing Brandon Moreno that he isn't really that pressure going against Alexandre Pantoja, for this fight this is going to be a close match we can see a really entertaining fight like the Jiri Prochazka VS Glover Teixeira fight or the Alexander Volkanovski VS Islam Makhachev fight kind of entertaining, but I am going into the more focus Brandon Moreno,

Robert Whittaker VS Dricus Du Plessis

The odds for this fight are 1.28 for Whittaker and 4.20 for Du Plessis, Now this fight Dricus Du Plessis surely got power in his shots, and man it's going to go down to getting Robert Whittaker to be one shot by Du Plessis because Whittaker doesn't have a great chin but Robert Whittaker is way too fast for Dricus I think Whittaker will be very technical in this fight for sure we could surely see a banger and because of that many shots from Robert Whittaker and because of that strike output he can knockout Dricus Du Plessis, so my pick is for Robert Whitaker

[danherbias07]

Crap, crap, crap.
Lost all three bets.
I was rooting for Yair Rodriguez to knock out Volk but what happened is the other way around. 

Here are the results of the UFC 290.
Alexander Volkanovski versus Yair Rodriguez - Volkanovski won thru TKO/KO
Brandon Moreno versus Alexandre Pantoja - Pantoja won by decision.
Robert Whittaker versus Dricus Du Plessis - Whittaker won by KO/TKO in Round 2.

I hate losing but damn that's some powerful performance from Volk. The strategy was simple, put down Yair and let the fight be taken on the mat with Volk above him. It's a very simple plan and yet a hard task on how he could prevent Yair from standing again. He definitely dominated Yair there.
Obviously, there's still a lot of room for improvement for Yair, especially on those takedown defenses and how he could defend himself once someone is above him.
It's a loss but so entertaining. Congratulations to those who bet for Volk.

[Drockyne1]

Crap, crap, crap.
Lost all three bets.
I was rooting for Yair Rodriguez to knock out Volk but what happened is the other way around. 
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Here are the results of the UFC 290.
Alexander Volkanovski versus Yair Rodriguez - Volkanovski won thru TKO/KO
Brandon Moreno versus Alexandre Pantoja - Pantoja won by decision.
Robert Whittaker versus Dricus Du Plessis - Whittaker won by KO/TKO in Round 2.

I hate losing but damn that's some powerful performance from Volk. The strategy was simple, put down Yair and let the fight be taken on the mat with Volk above him. It's a very simple plan and yet a hard task on how he could prevent Yair from standing again. He definitely dominated Yair there.
Obviously, there's still a lot of room for improvement for Yair, especially on those takedown defenses and how he could defend himself once someone is above him.
It's a loss but so entertaining. Congratulations to those who bet for Volk.

Nice game I will say, Moreno was obviously the favorite of the fight but it wasn’t supposed to happen easily for him, that was just an Upset but I never for once felt Volk will loose the fight for any reason let alone being knocked out technically or any way at all, Volk is very defensive, technically and strong enough to outsmart Yair’s kick tactics.... Volk deserved the win though, in mg opinion.

[jakelyson]

Crap, crap, crap.
Lost all three bets.
I was rooting for Yair Rodriguez to knock out Volk but what happened is the other way around. 

Here are the results of the UFC 290.
Alexander Volkanovski versus Yair Rodriguez - Volkanovski won thru TKO/KO
Brandon Moreno versus Alexandre Pantoja - Pantoja won by decision.
Robert Whittaker versus Dricus Du Plessis - Whittaker won by KO/TKO in Round 2.

I hate losing but damn that's some powerful performance from Volk. The strategy was simple, put down Yair and let the fight be taken on the mat with Volk above him. It's a very simple plan and yet a hard task on how he could prevent Yair from standing again. He definitely dominated Yair there.
Obviously, there's still a lot of room for improvement for Yair, especially on those takedown defenses and how he could defend himself once someone is above him.
It's a loss but so entertaining. Congratulations to those who bet for Volk.

What I see in the Main Event was a great fight for Volkanovski he have shown a simple technique but it was very effective against Yair Rodriguez you can say that Volk outsmart Rodriguez in this one, but for sure he has done a great job in making a win but Alexander Volkanovski was way ahead of him,

No on the Co-Main Event, it was really a controversial one one judge just ruins it all, giving all to Pantoja, but it was a close match indeed and I think this needs to be seen through and makes an effort to check what really happen, I may bet for Alexandre Pantoja but seeing the fight it should be checked,


Alexander Volkanovski vs Yair Rodriguez - LOST

Man! what a fight I really thought that Yair Rodriguez's height may come in handy with his wrestling and takedown defense but I never expected Volkanovski to throw Rodriguez to the ground and move him near the cage to pin Yair down, and Volkanovski is so much for Yair Rodriguez he surely doesn't know what he is going to do with Volkanovski, on this fight, well, after this fight what is next for Volkonovski, maybe an Ilia Topuria fight, perhaps for me that is a great fight to behold and we can see who had the better boxing, for me I am really excited just thinking of it,

Brandon Moreno VS Alexandre Pantoja - WIN

A close match for sure for me I have seen a controversial decision fight for this one, but I can not say that Brandon Moreno won the fight or Pantoja won it aswell, all I say is this fight needs to be accessible, and needs further investigation, it was a very close fight that I even give a draw for a result, and that is how I can surely say that this fight is super close, for sure,

Robert Whittaker VS Dricus Du Plessis - LOST

For me, Dricus Du Plessis really deserves a title shot next after defeating Robert Whittaker one of the best fighters in the Middleweight and surely Du Plessis one of the hardworking fighters for me after this fight Israel Adesanya needs to take precautions for sure because Dricus Du Plessis is not going to be an easy task for him a dude that will surely open up about his opponent opening and secrets and using that knowledge at his disposal what a shock that we have this kind of a dude in the UFC but he has done a great job in defeating the gatekeeper,