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

[YuginKadoya]

Not a fan of Powerslap or slap power so won't be clicking on those links provided to watch it as I have tried to avoid anything to do with it since the very start.

Not a fan aswell Actually I just managed to take a glimpse of that little clip and that screenshot was the funny reaction of Dana White from that moment of the slap, for sure I think this is for certain fans of the Power Slap and not for us,

There is plenty of news concerning the UFC and the upcoming fights that were announced and setup for the 298 event.

More can be seen from TheWeasle's most recent youtube video:
UFC 298 IS SO STACKED!!! Breakdown & Analysis -Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria

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

That is a photo of Ikram and Hernandez who are fighting for the prelims:
https://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-298#11090

I also subscribe to TheWeasle YouTube channel and for sure to get some information on certain UFC news and other MMA stuff, but for sure the upcoming event and for sure the UFC 298 is a big get for us MMA fans that Alexander Volkanovski VS Ilia Topuria is one of the technical fights that we can get in this event, and Starting in the Preliminary Card Anthony Hernandez VS Ikram Aliskerov is a juicy fight to behold as Anthony Hernandez also got that wrestling game but not the best control when it comes with the Scramble while his striking and counter is the thing that is deadly for sure, but Ikram Aliskerov for me is going to win, next is Tai Tuivasa VS Marcin Tybura is the 1st Main Card for the Heavyweight this is for me is an interesting fight as Tybura will be very technical towards the fight but even if he is a technical he can still get punch and for sure because Tai Tuivasa is very explosive with his striking and that Blitz and even those kicks he can manage to make Tybura throw that technicality out of the window,

Next is Merab Dvalishvili VS Henry Cejudo now we can see if who's fighter has the better grappling and wrestling, for sure some of Merab's takedowns were not meant for takedowns but for closing the distance and I have noticed it, he will shoot takedowns and strike or this is for his setup for the opponent I think Cejudo will need to check this, for him to see, now Robert Whittaker VS Paulo Costa we could say that Whittaker is a better striker than Costa he can also shoot takedown, and I think because Robert Whittaker can go out there very technical in the feet so for sure I am very biased for Whittaker in here even though Costa has the power, and lastly Alexander Volkanovski VS Ilia Topuria actually I am excited with this Main Event fight, as this is an exciting fight to watch as Ilia Topuria can cater a very well-rounded fight for Volkanovski and for me, Topuria is the most dangerous fight Volkanovski will have to face and so I am surely torn on who's I am going to choose right now,

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[rdbase]

Conor McGregor took to his social media to make an announcement of who The Notorious One will be fighting next on New Years day!

https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1741033599510667650

source: https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/12/30/24019678/greatest-comeback-sports-history-conor-mcgregor-teases-fight-announcement-ufc-new-years-day

[owengtam09]

Conor McGregor is making the rounds again.
As it is right before the next major event coming sometime next year (well hopefully but you never know with The Notorious one!) to get enough hype around him once more.

From what I have seen he was at a boxing match and was seated right next to Ronaldo.
McGregor was going on & on and from the photos shown, the footballer wasn't interested at all in what the Irishman was saying.
There were some talk going around he was on a substance such as cocaine.
But of course the hype machine will add whatever it wants too inorder to make the rumor mill work in beastmode.
Especially for having old names swirling around saying if Conor can make it back into the bright light of the UFC, why not them.
Such names as Nate Diaz so to face him and even Khabib Nurmagomedov setup for the middle of next year.
All hype at this point from what has been spitting around, so take it as you will.

We have a couple of weeks to talk about and keep the UFC in our mouths until the next main event.

Conor McGregor is spouting something but it is clear that Cristiano Ronaldo was not interested at all, as he were to spring out there, but for sure he would just agree with all McGregor has to say and I do hear he also has said something about Manny Pacquiao if I am not mistaken, but I haven't heard it clearly, and I have seen that Conor McGregor also shown his $200,000 – $300,000 Chopard Watch while Ronaldo has shown his Hublot Rainbow gold watch, to him,

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Speaking of McGregor, he sure made a buzz on social media.

Conor McGregor Targets Manny Pacquiao, Frustrated With Delay in UFC Return
https://www.boxingscene.com/conor-mcgregor-targets-manny-pacquiao-frustrated-with-delay-ufc-return--180273

UFC superstar Conor McGregor has called for a boxing showdown with eight division champion Manny Pacquiao.

McGregor has been growing in frustration with the UFC.

He blames the MMA organization for delaying his comeback.

According to McGregor, the Saudis are interested in paying a good financial figure to match him against Pacquiao in a boxing match.

The Saudis recently paid a handsome sum for a crossover boxing match between WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former UFC beltholder Francis Ngannou.

He needs permission from the UFC first but this might truly be an entertaining thing. McGregor versus Manny Pacquiao will be good entertainment but we all know it ends there. We cannot expect too much but I bet McGregor will feel the left of Manny.

"Tell Manny to grow a set of balls and fight me at a higher weight class. Why not? It's his sport. If he wants me to come down to a smaller weight, I should be able to use more of my weapons. I should be able to kick. I should be able to grapple. Shouldn't that be fair? Say it to him. Is he a man or a mouse? Is Manny a man or a mouse?

If Manny fights him in a higher weight class then that means we will witness a slower Manny and we won't like that to happen. He is not that young anymore but I know he still has the weapons to put down the likes of McGregor. He should not be talking like this to a man who had put his name in the history records of boxing. I know McGregor is just making a fuzz to sell it but this is a disrespect to Manny in his fans. There are other ways to make it happen but it should not be with a foul mouth.
He just lost a lot of fans from the Philippines.

For sure he wants to be a highlight again and because he wants attention actually he may be just hyping the McGregor and Pacquiao fight yes he will need permission from the UFC if he wants a boxing fight but for sure if Dana White wants to give a boxing fight to Jon Jones for sure he will also give a boxing match for Conor McGregor as Jone Jones and Conor McGregor are one of the favorites of the UFC and Dana White so if he gives a boxing match for Conor McGregor against Floyd Mayweather Jr. for sure he will also give the Privilege again to him, if who he wants to fight in the boxing ring,

[YuginKadoya]

Conor McGregor took to his social media to make an announcement of who The Notorious One will be fighting next on New Years day!

https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1741033599510667650

source: https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/12/30/24019678/greatest-comeback-sports-history-conor-mcgregor-teases-fight-announcement-ufc-new-years-day

https://x.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1741511352047337929?s=20

Here is the video of Conor McGregor Announcing the next event he will fight and I think he is trolling about the weight class if this continues the 185 lbs then they will be fighting in the Middleweight division which is not a natural weight of Michael Chandler, and after posting this it is confirmed that McGregor will not be fighting in the UFC 300, but in a different event and here is the Screenshot and the link on Topology for sure the fans are divided with their feelings on this announcement of McGregor some fans are upset because the date moved again, and some are happy about McGregor's decision either way I am OK with it as the UFC has given McGregor what he wants


https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/109011-ufc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T8ZRx5FR4I

I watched this documentary about Khamzat Chimaev and I was really in tears while watching this because I also don't want a kid to be hurt aswell For sure I have low tears when it comes to little kids, I am a sweet spot on this kind of things and because of the poverty and war in Chechnya those little girls have whispered something to Borz and it touches the heart of a wolf because for sure it is so touching seeing a little girl wishing to Khamzat Chimaev for her little siblings to learn how to fight, and after watching this I really don't know that Khamzat Chimaev have a real sweet spot to kids just like me, and seeing this documentary I want to see Khamzat Chimaev back in the ring and fight again,

[cabron]

Chandler's wait seems worth it after all. And they are both inactive for a long time so they probably are the best to fight against each other. The whole year 2023 Chandler just skipped all possible fights only for this but not on UFC 300. 

Dana is likely looking forward to a big cut before letting Conor fight with Pacquaio. This is bigger than fighting Buakaw the Muay Thai Champ and if indeed the Saudis are interested, it will be a bigger hype.

[owengtam09]

https://x.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1741511352047337929?s=20

Here is the video of Conor McGregor Announcing the next event he will fight and I think he is trolling about the weight class if this continues the 185 lbs then they will be fighting in the Middleweight division which is not a natural weight of Michael Chandler, and after posting this it is confirmed that McGregor will not be fighting in the UFC 300, but in a different event and here is the Screenshot and the link on Topology for sure the fans are divided with their feelings on this announcement of McGregor some fans are upset because the date moved again, and some are happy about McGregor's decision either way I am OK with it as the UFC has given McGregor what he wants


https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/109011-ufc

Hilariously Conor McGregor wants to play in the 185lb, which is pretty much crazy for someone who is just starting with 145lb in the featherweight division
which is absolutely crazy, or yeah he might be just trolling with us and Michael Chandler, and laughing if Chandler can get into that weight class, for sure the month of June is far ahead and both fighters still have a lot of time to get into that weight class, but for sure if Michael Chandler can not make it into Middleweight I think he will show up with a less weight so yeah Conor McGregor will be a tough guy to crack,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T8ZRx5FR4I
I watched this documentary about Khamzat Chimaev and I was really in tears while watching this because I also don't want a kid to be hurt aswell For sure I have low tears when it comes to little kids, I am a sweet spot on this kind of things and because of the poverty and war in Chechnya those little girls have whispered something to Borz and it touches the heart of a wolf because for sure it is so touching seeing a little girl wishing to Khamzat Chimaev for her little siblings to learn how to fight, and after watching this I really don't know that Khamzat Chimaev have a real sweet spot to kids just like me, and seeing this documentary I want to see Khamzat Chimaev back in the ring and fight again,

I missed Khamzat Chimaev for sure that last fight he had was not that good against Kamaru Usman, or he was not feeling well at that time, it was like the passion and intensity were gone when he fought Usman, but I wish we could see the old Khamzat Chimaev fighting Paulo Costa, where you can see the hunger in fighting anyone in his eyes, for sure I wish that his fight against Kamaru Usman was just a fluke and he was just having a bad day that night, but yeah wish he can Smesh back again in his fight against Paulo Costa,

[danherbias07]

While waiting for UFC Fight Night Ankalaev versus Walker here is a good review of what happened in 2023. Also to refresh out memory with happened last year.

UFC Year In Review - 2023 | PART 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXszE5reWcg

UFC Year In Review - 2023 | PART 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcdy8QIRtJ8

Upon watching it all I am still amazed at how Islam Makhachev vs Alexander Volkanovski performed on their first meeting. High level standing kickboxing but their chins are just too tough that they can recover fast.

And how about Ruthless Robbie Lawler's retirement in the second part of that video? Ended it with a KO. I think that's the best way to exit the UFC. Strong! It's a sad day but also a beautiful story will be spoken forever. That dude was one of the heavy punchers in the UFC.

There's more on those videos, it will definitely jog your memories, and maybe some tears will come out.

[rdbase]

@danherbias07
Nice year in review videos you posted. Thanks to you for those links!
Was watching the UFC Hour Awards show from MMAFightingonSBN the other day.
Here is the video for those which announced which matches and fighters were the best of the year in their and the voters eyes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xZI3Gdzu5o
and the 2023 Year-End MMA Awards Spectacular | Knockout of the Year, Submission, Fighter, Rookie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49uOKsvpmxI

Was looking to see when the next event was and somebody mentioned on here UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Walker which was right as you can see the date from Sportsbet.io site markets are next weekend:
https://sportsbet.io/sports/mma/ufc/ufc-fight-night-ankalaev-vs-walker-2/matches

[YuginKadoya]

Chandler's wait seems worth it after all. And they are both inactive for a long time so they probably are the best to fight against each other. The whole year 2023 Chandler just skipped all possible fights only for this but not on UFC 300. 

Dana is likely looking forward to a big cut before letting Conor fight with Pacquaio. This is bigger than fighting Buakaw the Muay Thai Champ and if indeed the Saudis are interested, it will be a bigger hype.

It seems that the Conor McGregor VS Michael Chandler fight is going to be in another event so it will be another long wait for Chandler it seems because UFC 300 will be on April 13, 2024, while the UFC: McGregor vs. Chandler is set to be on June 29, 2024, well according to Conor McGregor but it is still an unconfirmed rumor, but as for Conor McGregor this is just what we got,

If that Conor McGregor VS Manny Pacquiao fight turns out to be true that is maybe Dana White can put on some promotion and get a big cut, or some other promotions would take that fight instead if this all is just talk then we are not getting into something,

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Hilariously Conor McGregor wants to play in the 185lb, which is pretty much crazy for someone who is just starting with 145lb in the featherweight division
which is absolutely crazy, or yeah he might be just trolling with us and Michael Chandler, and laughing if Chandler can get into that weight class, for sure the month of June is far ahead and both fighters still have a lot of time to get into that weight class, but for sure if Michael Chandler can not make it into Middleweight I think he will show up with a less weight so yeah Conor McGregor will be a tough guy to crack,

Well, if Conor McGregor had said that they would fight in the 185 lbs maybe they would have, all this hyping from Conor McGregor is just making the fans lose more patience, it is likely just all talk and McGregor can surely promise something Grandeur like this but all we can do is wait and speculate, there is not much choice here, but if Chandler can not wait anymore maybe he can fight another fighter instead, he is not getting younger anymore and that strength of his will surely be worn down soon if he can not get a belt by that fight then Conor McGregor just wasted Chandler opportunity,

-snip-

I missed Khamzat Chimaev for sure that last fight he had was not that good against Kamaru Usman, or he was not feeling well at that time, it was like the passion and intensity were gone when he fought Usman, but I wish we could see the old Khamzat Chimaev fighting Paulo Costa, where you can see the hunger in fighting anyone in his eyes, for sure I wish that his fight against Kamaru Usman was just a fluke and he was just having a bad day that night, but yeah wish he can Smesh back again in his fight against Paulo Costa,

Khamzat Chimaev is not invincible after his fight against Kamaru Usman although he won that fight he was injured and was sick and not feeling well, and that was from the source that I have got why we're not going to see Chimaev while he was getting better so the fight between Costa VS Chimaev was change to Robert Whittaker instead, it was a real bummer but I guess we could see him again when he comes back,

[rohang]

Jon jones seem to be trying his best to avoid any decent fighters who might break his unbeaten record,

Tom aspinall called him out on X



Apparently stipe and jon are both dodging tom, really wana see jon vs tom now lol  

[owengtam09]

Because we are now in the midst of an event for the UFC this week will be an interesting fight and this is a rematch to the unfinished fight they have here is the event,

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker

DATE: Saturday 01/13/2024
TIME: 04:00 PM ET
PROMOTION: Ultimate Fighting Championship
VENUE: UFC Apex
LOCATION: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States



MAIN EVENT
Magomed Ankalaev VS Johnny Walker

CO-MAIN EVENT
Matheus Nicolau VS Manel Kape

MAIN CARD
Jim Miller VS Gabriel Benítez
Ricky Simón VS Mario Bautista
Phil Hawes VS Brunno Ferreira

PRELIMINARY CARD
Andrei Arlovski VS Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Matthew Semelsberger VS Preston Parsons
Marcus McGhee VS Gaston Bolaños
Farid Basharat VS Taylor Lapilus
Westin Wilson VS Jean Silva
Tom Nolan VS Nikolas Motta
Felipe Bunes VS Joshua Van

The Information was from Tapology: https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/105485-ufc-fight-night
UFC Fight Night 234 Multi-Master Challenge: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5480845.msg63463759#msg63463759
Sportsbet.io Odds and Betting Site: https://sportsbet.io/sports/mma/ufc/ufc-fight-night-ankalaev-vs-walker-2/matches

[cabron]

Jon jones seem to be trying his best to avoid any decent fighters who might break his unbeaten record,

Tom aspinall called him out on X



Apparently stipe and jon are both dodging tom, really wana see jon vs tom now lol  

I don't know if you could call it dodging Tom. But UFC fans could tell Tom is in no way gonna have a chance to win if Dana puts them in the cage. Dana decides on the fights, he couldn't see Tom as the PPV type. Stipe and Jones are preferable.

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker

This time Ankalaev will not give Johnny the patience, no more No contest, times wasted. They both do their best to KO each. Extend to 6 rounds if possible.

[YuginKadoya]

Jon jones seem to be trying his best to avoid any decent fighters who might break his unbeaten record,

Tom aspinall called him out on X



Apparently stipe and jon are both dodging tom, really wana see jon vs tom now lol  

Or we could see a Tom versus Tom kind of situation but I am just Joking for sure Jon Jones is not really interested in someone who has the interim Championship, but because Jon Jones doesn't care at all he is ignoring Tom Aspinal, and because Tom Aspinall is challenging Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic out of nowhere many fans do agree but for sure Jones is saying such things because he got the back of the UFC so he isn't really affected to something like this maybe a little but for sure it means nothing to him, all fights is settled by the UFC and Aspinall is not really the Champion yet,

I don't know if you could call it dodging Tom. But UFC fans could tell Tom is in no way gonna have a chance to win if Dana puts them in the cage. Dana decides on the fights, he couldn't see Tom as the PPV type. Stipe and Jones are preferable.

For sure Bony Jones got his point in saying that Tom Aspinall is in no position at all, for the UFC will surely decide the situation on the fights and many know that because Aspinall just got the Interim Championship Jon Jones is still champion and I feel like Tom Aspinall feels like he is not the real champion by getting something like this, but yeah for sure all Tom Aspinall can do is just way

This time Ankalaev will not give Johnny the patience, no more No contest, times wasted. They both do their best to KO each. Extend to 6 rounds if possible.

I really wish Magomed Ankalaev would be more aggressive in this fight as this is happening because he is not giving his all and the way a combat sambo does to his opponent after those 2 result I think Ankalaev will now think twice in not heading all out in every fight he has,

[Lykslyks]

While waiting for UFC Fight Night Ankalaev versus Walker here is a good review of what happened in 2023. Also to refresh out memory with happened last year.

UFC Year In Review - 2023 | PART 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXszE5reWcg

UFC Year In Review - 2023 | PART 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcdy8QIRtJ8

Upon watching it all I am still amazed at how Islam Makhachev vs Alexander Volkanovski performed on their first meeting. High level standing kickboxing but their chins are just too tough that they can recover fast.

And how about Ruthless Robbie Lawler's retirement in the second part of that video? Ended it with a KO. I think that's the best way to exit the UFC. Strong! It's a sad day but also a beautiful story will be spoken forever. That dude was one of the heavy punchers in the UFC.

There's more on those videos, it will definitely jog your memories, and maybe some tears will come out.

For sure I will be watching this later as it will surely give me a hint on what is happening right now with the UFC, I am somewhat new and not that kind of really don't have any idea about it because I am watching the fights just not posting it here, and I just recently manage to see the UFC thread in the gambling section so here I am right now because I  thought that the gambling section doesn't have any discussions like this, and it will just be discussion with gambling and how you can gamble, I think I was wrong all along,

Anyway, these video clips will surely come in handy for me as to how and where could I start with the discussion here in the UFC, so thanks for these because it is surely a help for me,

Khamzat Chimaev is not invincible after his fight against Kamaru Usman although he won that fight he was injured and was sick and not feeling well, and that was from the source that I have got why we're not going to see Chimaev while he was getting better so the fight between Costa VS Chimaev was change to Robert Whittaker instead, it was a real bummer but I guess we could see him again when he comes back,

I remember Khamzat Chimaev was a beast when he fought Li Jingliang in 2021, it was an awesome fight for sure after that he got long breaks and fought 2 times in 2022, then last year just 1 fight, and now here he is having problems and sick, I truly will not forget what he did to that poor china guy Jingliang, as he rug dolled that guy up while talking to Dana White in the corner,

Because we are now in the midst of an event for the UFC this week will be an interesting fight and this is a rematch to the unfinished fight they have here is the event,

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker

WOW! We got a new event this week it was really a long holiday break and sure many fighters pretty much need this long break right now but they also need to fight just to get their salary going, yeah this is an interesting fight for sure as Ankalaev right now got an ugly record of Draw and No Contest in his last fight he needs to really focus in this fight as for sure Johnny Walker's athleticism isn't a walk in the park,

[rdbase]

I don't know if you could call it dodging Tom. But UFC fans could tell Tom is in no way gonna have a chance to win if Dana puts them in the cage. Dana decides on the fights, he couldn't see Tom as the PPV type. Stipe and Jones are preferable.

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker

This time Ankalaev will not give Johnny the patience, no more No contest, times wasted. They both do their best to KO each. Extend to 6 rounds if possible.

Six rounds, that will be a first!
Johnny has the cardio and he did get robbed in his last fight by the early stoppage from a misinterpretation by the  referee. So it will be interesting to see what his mindset is like for this fight.

As for the other fights with Bones and Aspinall. Those are still too far away, also with speculation on who these fighter's opponents will be, it seems we aren't even certain within the final fight week from last year's cards showed us with so many cancellations prior due to illness or injury.
UFC 300 schedule is really a mess and many are just giving up on trying to guess what will happen they have been talking about International fight week preparations instead.

[owengtam09]

I don't know if you could call it dodging Tom. But UFC fans could tell Tom is in no way gonna have a chance to win if Dana puts them in the cage. Dana decides on the fights, he couldn't see Tom as the PPV type. Stipe and Jones are preferable.

Judging from Tom Aspinall's last performance against Sergei Pavlovich it is a master class one, he is more technical than Sergei Pavlovich that is for sure that is why he has a chance against Jon Jones in my opinion, I can say that he got a chance but still Jon Jones is another beast with technical striking and grappling so for sure it will be a great match to behold that is why for me I can not wait to see it, and the only thing stopping us from seeing it early is Stipe Miocic,

WOW! We got a new event this week it was really a long holiday break and sure many fighters pretty much need this long break right now but they also need to fight just to get their salary going, yeah this is an interesting fight for sure as Ankalaev right now got an ugly record of Draw and No Contest in his last fight he needs to really focus in this fight as for sure Johnny Walker's athleticism isn't a walk in the park,

For sure this new event will be lit, I only wish Magomed Ankalaev to be more active with his striking, or even work out on pressuring Walker with takedowns, because Johnny Walker surely can be dominated on the ground but for sure he is ready with those takedowns,

Another fight that is going to be OK with me is the Co-Main Event Matheus Nicolau was recently defeated by Brandon Royval who was defeated by Alexandre Pantoja sure this fighter is interesting because before that lost to Royval he got 6 wins streaks, while Manel Kape has sheer will have 4 consecutive wins now, but against Nicolau this is a fight that is pretty much hard to predict that is why it is interesting,

[rdbase]

I don't know if you could call it dodging Tom. But UFC fans could tell Tom is in no way gonna have a chance to win if Dana puts them in the cage. Dana decides on the fights, he couldn't see Tom as the PPV type. Stipe and Jones are preferable.

Judging from Tom Aspinall's last performance against Sergei Pavlovich it is a master class one, he is more technical than Sergei Pavlovich that is for sure that is why he has a chance against Jon Jones in my opinion, I can say that he got a chance but still Jon Jones is another beast with technical striking and grappling so for sure it will be a great match to behold that is why for me I can not wait to see it, and the only thing stopping us from seeing it early is Stipe Miocic,

WOW! We got a new event this week it was really a long holiday break and sure many fighters pretty much need this long break right now but they also need to fight just to get their salary going, yeah this is an interesting fight for sure as Ankalaev right now got an ugly record of Draw and No Contest in his last fight he needs to really focus in this fight as for sure Johnny Walker's athleticism isn't a walk in the park,

For sure this new event will be lit, I only wish Magomed Ankalaev to be more active with his striking, or even work out on pressuring Walker with takedowns, because Johnny Walker surely can be dominated on the ground but for sure he is ready with those takedowns,
Another fight that is going to be OK with me is the Co-Main Event Matheus Nicolau was recently defeated by Brandon Royval who was defeated by Alexandre Pantoja sure this fighter is interesting because before that lost to Royval he got 6 wins streaks, while Manel Kape has sheer will have 4 consecutive wins now, but against Nicolau this is a fight that is pretty much hard to predict that is why it is interesting,

Truth be told owengtam09 I was not too excited to see this card when I first heard about it, being the first fight event of the year and all with the fighters having all that time off for the holidays and two extra weeks afterwards you would be thinking octagon rust.
But no, it will be fine and the fights are starting to grow on me too.

Mape was the fight I was wanting to see aswell since he had three cancelled fights last year and then fought Felipe Dos Santos and won. So he is back on my interest of a fighter radar again.

As for all this Aspinall and Bones Jones talk, it has been all talk so far.
And that is all it has been and to me.
This is quite boring to hear from these two if they are not going to throw down.

[owengtam09]

Truth be told owengtam09 I was not too excited to see this card when I first heard about it, being the first fight event of the year and all with the fighters having all that time off for the holidays and two extra weeks afterwards you would be thinking octagon rust.
But no, it will be fine and the fights are starting to grow on me too.

Yup! This is the 1st fight of the year and yes there might be some who are not really interested in seeing the rematch for Ankalaev VS Walker but there are some who because there is no certain available event are excited that there are right now, sure if this is a bigger event that we got in the start of the year the next event will not be appreciated for sure so a fight night like this will be appreciated by some, because right now they are thankful to have an event, because of the long wait,

Mape was the fight I was wanting to see aswell since he had three cancelled fights last year and then fought Felipe Dos Santos and won. So he is back on my interest of a fighter radar again.

Are you talking about Manel Kape? if so his opponent was Matheus Nicolau who is also a great fighter even though he got lost against Brandon Royval it doesn't mean that he will not do well against Manel Kape for sure he will do great as they already face each other on March 13, 2021, and it was a clear close match but I think Matheus Nicolau did well with his takedowns and now that they are back maybe I would go with Matheus Nicolau for this one,

As for all this Aspinall and Bones Jones talk, it has been all talk so far.
And that is all it has been and to me.
This is quite boring to hear from these two if they are not going to throw down.

Right now there is no official statement from Dana White and the UFC so yes this is just a boring talk to witness but if there is an official statement that the UFC and Dana White to say a fight schedule then we can surely see it taking place right now it is just talk,

[rdbase]

Truth be told owengtam09 I was not too excited to see this card when I first heard about it, being the first fight event of the year and all with the fighters having all that time off for the holidays and two extra weeks afterwards you would be thinking octagon rust.
But no, it will be fine and the fights are starting to grow on me too.

Yup! This is the 1st fight of the year and yes there might be some who are not really interested in seeing the rematch for Ankalaev VS Walker but there are some who because there is no certain available event are excited that there are right now, sure if this is a bigger event that we got in the start of the year the next event will not be appreciated for sure so a fight night like this will be appreciated by some, because right now they are thankful to have an event, because of the long wait,

Mape was the fight I was wanting to see aswell since he had three cancelled fights last year and then fought Felipe Dos Santos and won. So he is back on my interest of a fighter radar again.

Are you talking about Manel Kape? if so his opponent was Matheus Nicolau who is also a great fighter even though he got lost against Brandon Royval it doesn't mean that he will not do well against Manel Kape for sure he will do great as they already face each other on March 13, 2021, and it was a clear close match but I think Matheus Nicolau did well with his takedowns and now that they are back maybe I would go with Matheus Nicolau for this one,

As for all this Aspinall and Bones Jones talk, it has been all talk so far.
And that is all it has been and to me.
This is quite boring to hear from these two if they are not going to throw down.

Right now there is no official statement from Dana White and the UFC so yes this is just a boring talk to witness but if there is an official statement that the UFC and Dana White to say a fight schedule then we can surely see it taking place right now it is just talk,

For being one so early starting mid-afternoon, they are not having any early prelims which sounds strange but true.

Also guess what?
Manel Kape fight has been cancelled due to him missing at the weigh-ins yesterday.
"Manel Kape has missed weight for his UFC Vegas 84 co-main event against Matheus Nicolau. Kape weighed in at 129.5 lbs - 3.5 lbs over the 126 lbs flyweight non-championship limit. The fight is now canceled."
source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mma/ufc/ufc-vegas-84-main-card-fighter-misses-weight-fined-25-of-salary
Well not so much of surprise with his last year success rate at getting into the octagon being a quarter.

Still have some good fights to look forward too. So here are those markets in anticipation for them:
https://sportsbet.io/sports/mma/ufc/ufc-fight-night-ankalaev-vs-walker-2/matches

[owengtam09]

For being one so early starting mid-afternoon, they are not having any early prelims which sounds strange but true.

Also guess what?
Manel Kape fight has been cancelled due to him missing at the weigh-ins yesterday.
"Manel Kape has missed weight for his UFC Vegas 84 co-main event against Matheus Nicolau. Kape weighed in at 129.5 lbs - 3.5 lbs over the 126 lbs flyweight non-championship limit. The fight is now canceled."
source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mma/ufc/ufc-vegas-84-main-card-fighter-misses-weight-fined-25-of-salary
Well not so much of surprise with his last year success rate at getting into the octagon being a quarter.

Still have some good fights to look forward too. So here are those markets in anticipation for them:
https://sportsbet.io/sports/mma/ufc/ufc-fight-night-ankalaev-vs-walker-2/matches

Well, for me I am OK with this and I am thankful that we had something like this, and right now the Co-Main Event was canceled because of Manel Kape missing weight but It was OK with me I was going to bet for the Co-Main but because it was canceled I am going with the next Main Card available, I was glad that I bet late,


Now here are my picks for the UFC Fight Night Ankalaev vs. Walker

Magomed Ankalaev (1.19) VS Johnny Walker (4.80)


OK for this fight Johnny Walker looks fast and tall compared to Magomed Ankalaev, but for me, Magomed Ankalaev is still the more technical between the two and with that wrestling for me Magomed has more power with his striking a knockout artist, so this fight can end with a knockout or a submission for Magomed Ankalaev, but if Johnny Walker can be nimble and could evade Ankalaev Striking and defended all those takedowns there is a tendency that this fight could again end with a decision win for Ankalev aswell, so my pick is Magomed Ankalev,

Jim Miller (1.67) VS Gabriel Benitez (2.21)


For me Jim Miller even in his 40 age he is still good at his striking and has wrestled for me you can not see that he is a declining fighter and many still like him to win this fight for sure Jim Miller can do this one, while Gabriel Benitez is also great actually if he keeps his distance and used the range with kicks and with those strikes and could accumulate good output he can win this fight, but if Miller can take this on the ground he can surely get this because Benitez weakness will be on the ground but for sure if Jim Miller could still take this on the ground and Benitez doesn't have great takedown defense then my pick is Jim Miller,

Ricky Simon (1.55) VS Mario Bautista (2.48)


In this fight, Mario Bautista has great striking he also has great scrambling in the ground but for sure not as good of a wrestler as Ricky Simon, although Ricky Simon just got decent striking he surely has great wrestling that will be his weapon, and bread and butter for this fight while Mario Bautista but for sure that clinch is what he has, but if Ricky Simon can get this fight to the ground he can surely get this because he has great wrestling than Bautista for sure that is why my pick is Ricky Simon,