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

[rdbase]

This division is exactly what was needed to make it more interesting.
But now with what looks to be a move it will suffer once more.
Many on the MMAFightingSBN show yesterday mentioned if he(Alex Pereira wanted to move up he would more likely face Volkov next before getting a shot at any other.

Meanwhile in the next matchups for the UFC fight night in Denver, Maycee Barber was going to be the main event fighter but is replaced with Tracey Cortez versus Rose Namajunas instead:

https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/maycee-barber/maycee-barber-explains-why-she-pulled-out-of-ufc-denver-main-event-with-rose-namajunas
https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/6/25/24186089/maycee-barber-out-tracy-cortez-expected-to-face-rose-namajunas-at-ufc-denver

[Pumared]

In my prediction for this last card, I did well, getting Garry Machado, Diego Lopes and Poatan Pereira right. I feel good about having gotten difficult fights right, especially Diego Lopes who had to change weight three times.

[cabron]

This division is exactly what was needed to make it more interesting.
But now with what looks to be a move it will suffer once more.
Many on the MMAFightingSBN show yesterday mentioned if he(Alex Pereira wanted to move up he would more likely face Volkov next before getting a shot at any other.

Meanwhile in the next matchups for the UFC fight night in Denver, Maycee Barber was going to be the main event fighter but is replaced with Tracey Cortez versus Rose Namajunas instead:

https://www.bjpenn.com/mma-news/maycee-barber/maycee-barber-explains-why-she-pulled-out-of-ufc-denver-main-event-with-rose-namajunas
https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/6/25/24186089/maycee-barber-out-tracy-cortez-expected-to-face-rose-namajunas-at-ufc-denver

Alex Pereira vs Volkov. I think Alex should be going to HW already. If UFC thinks they could make money out of this match, why not. It can be arranged especially if they can make this happen in Saudi, they like big men fighting in the cage. It should still be good to watch.

The UFC Denver FN card isn't very interesting. But better than nothing to watch this weekend. Will just try betting on Rose. Cortez may have a great 11-1 record but Rose fought the best in flyweight. She's maybe even better than Barbers.  

[rdbase]

In my prediction for this last card, I did well, getting Garry Machado, Diego Lopes and Poatan Pereira right. I feel good about having gotten difficult fights right, especially Diego Lopes who had to change weight three times.

That fight did not get one of the fight of the night bonuses and as many have already said they don't know why.
One of fights which didn't deserve to get one which was the Fili fight did.
Lopes got the short end of the stick of the entire fight card. For those who said he didn't are just plain crazy.

@cabron
There is no UFC this weekend and it resumes on the 13th of July instead for that card in Denver.

They had a press conference for UFC 305 called on sale so to keep the conversation going even during this over a week long break.
This is the link to it from the official UFC channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KyXy10ZmmY

[Pumared]

The list of the best fighters by weight class has been released and Poatan is in second place. I think I'm biased, but he should be first since Islam hasn't fought in years and his fights haven't been convincing. He always does the same thing, when he can't, he keeps the fight on the ground.

[cabron]

In my prediction for this last card, I did well, getting Garry Machado, Diego Lopes and Poatan Pereira right. I feel good about having gotten difficult fights right, especially Diego Lopes who had to change weight three times.

That fight did not get one of the fight of the night bonuses and as many have already said they don't know why.
One of fights which didn't deserve to get one which was the Fili fight did.
Lopes got the short end of the stick of the entire fight card. For those who said he didn't are just plain crazy.

@cabron
There is no UFC this weekend and it resumes on the 13th of July instead for that card in Denver.

They had a press conference for UFC 305 called on sale so to keep the conversation going even during this over a week long break.
This is the link to it from the official UFC channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KyXy10ZmmY

Ya imagine two weeks of no event so at least we just have one weekend of nothing to check.  Rose vs Cortez is still something to watch. Maybe they will book someone new soon.

The list of the best fighters by weight class has been released and Poatan is in second place. I think I'm biased, but he should be first since Islam hasn't fought in years and his fights haven't been convincing. He always does the same thing, when he can't, he keeps the fight on the ground.

2nd on the P4p list which means he surpassed Jones already. Islam just fought with Dustin recently and gave their best like this the BMF fight. But you're right about fighting on the ground though. When it's wrestling, it's not pounding 

[notblox1]

There is no UFC event this week but there is no shortage of news in MMA, I think everyone will watch Diaz vs Masvidal boxing on July 6.

Did anyone heard latest big news about ex UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov?
He is in big trouble with Russian government because of unpaid debt and taxes, and he had to escape from country and take citizenship in another country.
McGregor commented about this but I am waiting to hear what Khabib has to say.
https://www.marca.com/en/ufc/2024/07/01/6682d584e2704e395e8b458c.html

This video explains more what happened: https://youtu.be/dO0DuodYd68

[rdbase]

In my prediction for this last card, I did well, getting Garry Machado, Diego Lopes and Poatan Pereira right. I feel good about having gotten difficult fights right, especially Diego Lopes who had to change weight three times.

That fight did not get one of the fight of the night bonuses and as many have already said they don't know why.
One of fights which didn't deserve to get one which was the Fili fight did.
Lopes got the short end of the stick of the entire fight card. For those who said he didn't are just plain crazy.
@cabron
There is no UFC this weekend and it resumes on the 13th of July instead for that card in Denver.
They had a press conference for UFC 305 called on sale so to keep the conversation going even during this over a week long break.
This is the link to it from the official UFC channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KyXy10ZmmY

Ya imagine two weeks of no event so at least we just have one weekend of nothing to check.  Rose vs Cortez is still something to watch. Maybe they will book someone new soon.

The list of the best fighters by weight class has been released and Poatan is in second place. I think I'm biased, but he should be first since Islam hasn't fought in years and his fights haven't been convincing. He always does the same thing, when he can't, he keeps the fight on the ground.

2nd on the P4p list which means he surpassed Jones already. Islam just fought with Dustin recently and gave their best like this the BMF fight. But you're right about fighting on the ground though. When it's wrestling, it's not pounding.

PumaRed which fighter are you referring too?
If the number one is Islam Makhachev than he fought Dustin Poirier just last month.
An update for the diamond as many thought that was going to be his last fight in the octagon:
https://www.mmamania.com/2024/7/1/24189794/forget-retirement-dustin-poirier-teases-last-dance-after-working-ufc-303-uno-mas

So one more time for him, while Makhachev had mentioned about not wanting a rematch July 1st:
https://www.si.com/fannation/mma/news/ufc-news-islam-makhachev-responds-to-dustin-poirier-rematch-offer

@notblox1
Heard of this about Khabib Nurmagomedov having tax problems in his own country but didn't know he fled to another place to avoid being arrested.
He might need to comeback to Daddy Dana to get out of it with another contract.
Now him and McGregor would be a clash of the titans and many would pay big money to see that happen.

[danherbias07]

No fight this weekend. Sad.

There is no UFC event this week but there is no shortage of news in MMA, I think everyone will watch Diaz vs Masvidal boxing on July 6.

Yeah, I think I'd rather just watch that and be entertained by the toughness of Diaz.

UFC 304 will be the next big thing. Leon Edwards will be defending his title one more time. His opponent is a strong fighter with 9 winning streak Belal Muhammad. When it comes to toughness, we can say he is tough that he won most of his fights through unanimous decision. Stamina won't be a problem for him too as he was tested by Gilbert Burns and he survived a 5-rounder while battling him.

Included in that fight in the main card is Paddy Pimblett with an amazing 7 winning streak. I had fun watching him last time against Tony Ferguson so I won't miss this one.

[Pumared]

In my prediction for this last card, I did well, getting Garry Machado, Diego Lopes and Poatan Pereira right. I feel good about having gotten difficult fights right, especially Diego Lopes who had to change weight three times.

That fight did not get one of the fight of the night bonuses and as many have already said they don't know why.
One of fights which didn't deserve to get one which was the Fili fight did.
Lopes got the short end of the stick of the entire fight card. For those who said he didn't are just plain crazy.
@cabron
There is no UFC this weekend and it resumes on the 13th of July instead for that card in Denver.
They had a press conference for UFC 305 called on sale so to keep the conversation going even during this over a week long break.
This is the link to it from the official UFC channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KyXy10ZmmY

Ya imagine two weeks of no event so at least we just have one weekend of nothing to check.  Rose vs Cortez is still something to watch. Maybe they will book someone new soon.

The list of the best fighters by weight class has been released and Poatan is in second place. I think I'm biased, but he should be first since Islam hasn't fought in years and his fights haven't been convincing. He always does the same thing, when he can't, he keeps the fight on the ground.

2nd on the P4p list which means he surpassed Jones already. Islam just fought with Dustin recently and gave their best like this the BMF fight. But you're right about fighting on the ground though. When it's wrestling, it's not pounding.

PumaRed which fighter are you referring too?
If the number one is Islam Makhachev than he fought Dustin Poirier just last month.
An update for the diamond as many thought that was going to be his last fight in the octagon:
https://www.mmamania.com/2024/7/1/24189794/forget-retirement-dustin-poirier-teases-last-dance-after-working-ufc-303-uno-mas

So one more time for him, while Makhachev had mentioned about not wanting a rematch July 1st:
https://www.si.com/fannation/mma/news/ufc-news-islam-makhachev-responds-to-dustin-poirier-rematch-offer

@notblox1
Heard of this about Khabib Nurmagomedov having tax problems in his own country but didn't know he fled to another place to avoid being arrested.
He might need to comeback to Daddy Dana to get out of it with another contract.
Now him and McGregor would be a clash of the titans and many would pay big money to see that happen.

You're right, Makhachev fought recently. It's just that the fight was so similar to the others that I can't tell the difference.

Personally, I don't like the way he fights, he holds too much, stays on the ground for too long and it's very boring to watch.

The list of the best fighters by weight class has been released and Poatan is in second place. I think I'm biased, but he should be first since Islam hasn't fought in years and his fights haven't been convincing. He always does the same thing, when he can't, he keeps the fight on the ground.

2nd on the P4p list which means he surpassed Jones already. Islam just fought with Dustin recently and gave their best like this the BMF fight. But you're right about fighting on the ground though. When it's wrestling, it's not pounding 

If during the fight there are some falls and fights on the ground it is valid, I don't see any problems. However, using this all the time as a way of fighting becomes something very predictable to watch, which is why I don't like it so much.

[rdbase]

No fight this weekend. Sad.

There is no UFC event this week but there is no shortage of news in MMA, I think everyone will watch Diaz vs Masvidal boxing on July 6.

Yeah, I think I'd rather just watch that and be entertained by the toughness of Diaz.
UFC 304 will be the next big thing. Leon Edwards will be defending his title one more time. His opponent is a strong fighter with 9 winning streak Belal Muhammad. When it comes to toughness, we can say he is tough that he won most of his fights through unanimous decision. Stamina won't be a problem for him too as he was tested by Gilbert Burns and he survived a 5-rounder while battling him.
Included in that fight in the main card is Paddy Pimblett with an amazing 7 winning streak. I had fun watching him last time against Tony Ferguson so I won't miss this one.

As I had mentioned in an earlier post on this page that the London card will be quite boring. Belal would be the most boring champ if he manages to win against Leon. That is facts! hahah!
After seeing the promos I did see they added Paddy the Baddy to the card just because they knew how it looked. But didn't even see whom he will be fighting so it could save this card from utter disaster as many have been lately.
Just look what they did with the surprise presser for 305 the other day with Adesanya and Dricus.
It is if they knew people would probably just skip over that event and want to see the 305 instead.

@PumaRed
Just as I was typing out this, I had to update it so to include a response to your post.

Agreed with you for both points made.
Islam fights look similar so hard to tell which is which. But the sweep to the leg done to Poirier, after the fight he had mentioned that he had seen this move used successfully only one other time in his entire career.
And to the other point, fighters who go to the ground so much are quite boring to watch if they don't do anything.
Just to hold his opponent in half guard most of the fight.
I remember there was  one fight this year that even the referee got so sick of one fighter doing this, that he stood them up several times because the fight wasn't going anywhere and was so boring to watch.

[cabron]

No fight this weekend. Sad.

There is no UFC event this week but there is no shortage of news in MMA, I think everyone will watch Diaz vs Masvidal boxing on July 6.

Yeah, I think I'd rather just watch that and be entertained by the toughness of Diaz.
UFC 304 will be the next big thing. Leon Edwards will be defending his title one more time. His opponent is a strong fighter with 9 winning streak Belal Muhammad. When it comes to toughness, we can say he is tough that he won most of his fights through unanimous decision. Stamina won't be a problem for him too as he was tested by Gilbert Burns and he survived a 5-rounder while battling him.
Included in that fight in the main card is Paddy Pimblett with an amazing 7 winning streak. I had fun watching him last time against Tony Ferguson so I won't miss this one.

As I had mentioned in an earlier post on this page that the London card will be quite boring. Belal would be the most boring champ if he manages to win against Leon. That is facts! hahah!
After seeing the promos I did see they added Paddy the Baddy to the card just because they knew how it looked. But didn't even see whom he will be fighting so it could save this card from utter disaster as many have been lately.
Just look what they did with the surprise presser for 305 the other day with Adesanya and Dricus.
It is if they knew people would probably just skip over that event and want to see the 305 instead.

@PumaRed
Just as I was typing out this, I had to update it so to include a response to your post.

Agreed with you for both points made.
Islam fights look similar so hard to tell which is which. But the sweep to the leg done to Poirier, after the fight he had mentioned that he had seen this move used successfully only one other time in his entire career.
And to the other point, fighters who go to the ground so much are quite boring to watch if they don't do anything.
Just to hold his opponent in half guard most of the fight.
I remember there was  one fight this year that even the referee got so sick of one fighter doing this, that he stood them up several times because the fight wasn't going anywhere and was so boring to watch.

LOL Despite Belal being the most boring fighter, he still brags about his achievements like he is the best in the division.  Paddy is fighting Bobby Green by the way.

There's something to watch though such as;
Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes 2 - Though this fight is not really necessary, UFC still wants it to happen. Tom shafted again.
Muhammad Mokaev vs Manel Kape   - Mokaev could be the next champ in the division.   


ccto

[Pumared]

As I had mentioned in an earlier post on this page that the London card will be quite boring. Belal would be the most boring champ if he manages to win against Leon. That is facts! hahah!
After seeing the promos I did see they added Paddy the Baddy to the card just because they knew how it looked. But didn't even see whom he will be fighting so it could save this card from utter disaster as many have been lately.
Just look what they did with the surprise presser for 305 the other day with Adesanya and Dricus.
It is if they knew people would probably just skip over that event and want to see the 305 instead.

@PumaRed
Just as I was typing out this, I had to update it so to include a response to your post.

Agreed with you for both points made.
Islam fights look similar so hard to tell which is which. But the sweep to the leg done to Poirier, after the fight he had mentioned that he had seen this move used successfully only one other time in his entire career.
And to the other point, fighters who go to the ground so much are quite boring to watch if they don't do anything.
Just to hold his opponent in half guard most of the fight.
I remember there was  one fight this year that even the referee got so sick of one fighter doing this, that he stood them up several times because the fight wasn't going anywhere and was so boring to watch.

It's that situation, Makhachev is a good fighter, but his fighting style is not good to watch, it's tiring. But like I said, he's a good fighter. I would like to see him against Poatan without him going to the ground. It would be something really interesting to see.

[rdbase]

^^
Watched when he was still in the kickboxing ring back from 2017 before his years in the UFC.
GLORY 49: Alex Pereira v Yousri Belgaroui
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovG_nxInb3E

Pretty crazy how small he looked beside Yousri this Turkish fighter who later helped him train to fight Israel.

And yeah @cabron
Now remember it was Bobby who Paddy is going to fight once you mentioned it. Not a good fight to make and would rather see Merab wouldn't you? hah!
Due to his and Suga Show's rivalry which had since just abruptly died suddenly.

[Pumared]

^^
Watched when he was still in the kickboxing ring back from 2017 before his years in the UFC.
GLORY 49: Alex Pereira v Yousri Belgaroui
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovG_nxInb3E

Pretty crazy how small he looked beside Yousri this Turkish fighter who later helped him train to fight Israel.

And yeah @cabron
Now remember it was Bobby who Paddy is going to fight once you mentioned it. Not a good fight to make and would rather see Merab wouldn't you? hah!
Due to his and Suga Show's rivalry which had since just abruptly died suddenly.

Yes, currently, for me, Poatan is the top 1. Both for his history inside and outside the UFC, as well as his recent journey on the cards. He is convincing and methodical with all his strikes. Great to watch.

[cabron]

^^
Watched when he was still in the kickboxing ring back from 2017 before his years in the UFC.
GLORY 49: Alex Pereira v Yousri Belgaroui
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovG_nxInb3E

Pretty crazy how small he looked beside Yousri this Turkish fighter who later helped him train to fight Israel.

And yeah @cabron
Now remember it was Bobby who Paddy is going to fight once you mentioned it. Not a good fight to make and would rather see Merab wouldn't you? hah!
Due to his and Suga Show's rivalry which had since just abruptly died suddenly.

Yes, currently, for me, Poatan is the top 1. Both for his history inside and outside the UFC, as well as his recent journey on the cards. He is convincing and methodical with all his strikes. Great to watch.

Aren't they 2 weight class apart? I don't know where Paddy stands in the ranking but this is the kid they seem to like promoting in UK market. They wouldn't want to ruin this market. Although Merab isn't as impressive as a KO artist, he ranks high and Merab can potentially destroy the kid.

Yousri Belgaroui lost his first fight in the contender series. I couldn't say they brought him into UFC only to fight Pereira. Aspinall certainly is interested in fighting Pereira as seen in one of the interviews.

[rdbase]

^^
Yeah Merab is at bantamweight so it must of been Suga Sean O'Malley who was at this weightclass last I checked.
But with fighters wanting to change weightclass like it's a fad now (aren't fighters trying to switch to Featherweight just to try and fight Topuria in Spain?) I wouldn't be surprised to see somebody wanting to beef up to lightweight to square off against Paddy in the future.
They are going to try and grab as many headlines as their partnered company the WWE so we could possibly see these weightclasses merging into fights for the future just for the storyline. Look at the match makers trying to get Poatan to fight Jones. Lightheavyweight against a Heavyweight? Don't say it couldn't happen.

Khamzat Chimaev was caught promoting a sh*tcoin called SMASH and which had rug pulled all their holders recently.
https://finbold.com/ufc-star-khamzat-chimaev-caught-in-crypto-scam

Now it seems it has costed him a title shot according to what Dana White has said about this latest incident:
https://www.essentiallysports.com/ufc-mma-news-khamzat-chimaev-has-created-hard-feelings-with-dana-white-and-ufc-as-blunder-costs-title-shot-dreams-for-undefeated-star

[Pumared]

^^
Yeah Merab is at bantamweight so it must of been Suga Sean O'Malley who was at this weightclass last I checked.
But with fighters wanting to change weightclass like it's a fad now (aren't fighters trying to switch to Featherweight just to try and fight Topuria in Spain?) I wouldn't be surprised to see somebody wanting to beef up to lightweight to square off against Paddy in the future.
They are going to try and grab as many headlines as their partnered company the WWE so we could possibly see these weightclasses merging into fights for the future just for the storyline. Look at the match makers trying to get Poatan to fight Jones. Lightheavyweight against a Heavyweight? Don't say it couldn't happen.

Khamzat Chimaev was caught promoting a sh*tcoin called SMASH and which had rug pulled all their holders recently.
https://finbold.com/ufc-star-khamzat-chimaev-caught-in-crypto-scam

Now it seems it has costed him a title shot according to what Dana White has said about this latest incident:
https://www.essentiallysports.com/ufc-mma-news-khamzat-chimaev-has-created-hard-feelings-with-dana-white-and-ufc-as-blunder-costs-title-shot-dreams-for-undefeated-star

I believe it will become a trend that when a champion defends his belt a few times, he increases or decreases his weight to try to fight another champion. The categories become very boring even for the fighters.

[cabron]

^^
Yeah Merab is at bantamweight so it must of been Suga Sean O'Malley who was at this weightclass last I checked.
But with fighters wanting to change weightclass like it's a fad now (aren't fighters trying to switch to Featherweight just to try and fight Topuria in Spain?) I wouldn't be surprised to see somebody wanting to beef up to lightweight to square off against Paddy in the future.
They are going to try and grab as many headlines as their partnered company the WWE so we could possibly see these weightclasses merging into fights for the future just for the storyline. Look at the match makers trying to get Poatan to fight Jones. Lightheavyweight against a Heavyweight? Don't say it couldn't happen.

Khamzat Chimaev was caught promoting a sh*tcoin called SMASH and which had rug pulled all their holders recently.
https://finbold.com/ufc-star-khamzat-chimaev-caught-in-crypto-scam

Now it seems it has costed him a title shot according to what Dana White has said about this latest incident:
https://www.essentiallysports.com/ufc-mma-news-khamzat-chimaev-has-created-hard-feelings-with-dana-white-and-ufc-as-blunder-costs-title-shot-dreams-for-undefeated-star

When it comes to huge paydays, anything can happen like Poatan vs Jones. I think users are already talking back and forth with this on x.com. Fighters want to fight a top fighter to get a shot at the title. Right now though there is no reason to ask Paddy to fight him, he doesn't rank.

Merab vs Suga is possible but seems like an easy pick.
Tuporia vs Holloway is gonna be good. But UFC might want I'm to defend his title first before fighting BMF.

Anyway, I don't think Khamzat understands this scam. Yes, it's a classic rug pull but this guy I think doesn't even understand how those wallets are linked. Khamzat is just dragged into this since he also promoted the token.

[boltz]

^^
Yeah Merab is at bantamweight so it must of been Suga Sean O'Malley who was at this weightclass last I checked.
But with fighters wanting to change weightclass like it's a fad now (aren't fighters trying to switch to Featherweight just to try and fight Topuria in Spain?) I wouldn't be surprised to see somebody wanting to beef up to lightweight to square off against Paddy in the future.
They are going to try and grab as many headlines as their partnered company the WWE so we could possibly see these weightclasses merging into fights for the future just for the storyline. Look at the match makers trying to get Poatan to fight Jones. Lightheavyweight against a Heavyweight? Don't say it couldn't happen.

Khamzat Chimaev was caught promoting a sh*tcoin called SMASH and which had rug pulled all their holders recently.
https://finbold.com/ufc-star-khamzat-chimaev-caught-in-crypto-scam

Now it seems it has costed him a title shot according to what Dana White has said about this latest incident:
https://www.essentiallysports.com/ufc-mma-news-khamzat-chimaev-has-created-hard-feelings-with-dana-white-and-ufc-as-blunder-costs-title-shot-dreams-for-undefeated-star

When it comes to huge paydays, anything can happen like Poatan vs Jones. I think users are already talking back and forth with this on x.com. Fighters want to fight a top fighter to get a shot at the title. Right now though there is no reason to ask Paddy to fight him, he doesn't rank.

Merab vs Suga is possible but seems like an easy pick.
Tuporia vs Holloway is gonna be good. But UFC might want I'm to defend his title first before fighting BMF.

Anyway, I don't think Khamzat understands this scam. Yes, it's a classic rug pull but this guy I think doesn't even understand how those wallets are linked. Khamzat is just dragged into this since he also promoted the token.

If Pereira vs Jones happens , that will most likely be the greatest fight of UFC in the last decade or even of all time right ? The internet are basically begging for this fight to happen and Dana will try anything he can to make it possible because it's been a while since we had blockbuster fight in UFC that will attract the entire planet to watch the fight. However , we all know how Jon Jones is right ? this dude basically fight when he wants and against who wants so it really hard to book him into fight nowadays.