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Who is even on deck for Topuria?

Most of the top 145 guys are just the guys that Volk already beat....Ortega, Max, Yair

Evloev? Think he needs a few more wins

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02-18-2024 , 11:12 AM

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Who is even on deck for Topuria?

- Rematch Volk
- Max
- Winner of Yair - Ortega
- Movsar with another win
- Sterling with a high profile win if he beats Kattar convincingly
- Even Arnold Allen might only be two quality wins away after the close loss to Evloev

145 is still one of the most stacked divisions. There might be 5 people more deserving of a title shot than Strickland was at 185 last year.

UFC 300 with a 6 fight main card including 8 current or former champions with 3 5-round title fights (if you include BMF) and two potential #1 contender fights. Main event might be the fight I'm least excited for.

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02-18-2024 , 11:36 AM

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I just saw that the main was 6 fights, is the BMF 5 rounds?

Seems a little too big of a main card, Hill/Pereira might not get in there until 1am

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02-18-2024 , 11:55 AM

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I just saw that the main was 6 fights, is the BMF 5 rounds?

Seems a little too big of a main card, Hill/Pereira might not get in there until 1am

Yes, to all of those if you're talking 1AM ET. Card is in Vegas, so 7PM PT local start time.

Last night's main event started around midnight ET?

Pretty sure a decent amount of viewers are done after the BMF fight.

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02-18-2024 , 11:58 AM

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like 12:20-12:30ish iirc

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02-20-2024 , 01:02 PM

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Can't even imagine everything that had to fall through for Hill/Pereira to be the 300 main event

Dana probably figures atleast there should be fireworks with Pereira, can't be having Belal closing the show with a 48-47 decision

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02-20-2024 , 05:15 PM

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Can't even imagine everything that had to fall through for Hill/Pereira to be the 300 main event

If anyone is interested in a bet, for 2:1 I'd say that fight is not going to be the UFC 300 main event.

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Dana probably figures atleast there should be fireworks with Pereira, can't be having Belal closing the show with a 48-47 decision

Dana said they offered Leon 3 different opponents for the main event, he accepted all 3. Belal said he wasn't one of the 3.

Sucks for Belal but while everybody says he deserves a title shot nobody actually wants to watch that fight.

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02-20-2024 , 05:34 PM

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Belal seems to be at a bunch of the events too.

I think he's just going to go mad one day, rip his shirt off, and charge into the ring.

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02-20-2024 , 06:08 PM

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Belal seems to be at a bunch of the events too.

I think he's just going to go mad one day, rip his shirt off, and charge into the ring.

If he was capable of doing that in a non super cringe way he would have gotten a shot already.

Basically the same as in poker. Way easier to get away with not playing many hands if you don't combine that with being a dull personality.

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02-23-2024 , 01:14 PM

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Hill +135 seems high vs Pereira? He won't have to stand with him the way Jiri did

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02-23-2024 , 01:23 PM

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Hill +135 seems high vs Pereira? He won't have to stand with him the way Jiri did

What else is he going to do other than stand with him?

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02-23-2024 , 02:23 PM

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I think Hill can wrestle/grapple with him, tie him up, wear on him more than Jiri did

Pereira is still really limited as a MMA fighter overall

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02-23-2024 , 08:28 PM

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I think Hill can wrestle/grapple with him, tie him up, wear on him more than Jiri did

Pereira is still really limited as a MMA fighter overall

I believe it when I see it. Jamahal Hill was zero UFC career takedowns (and zero submission attempts). That might be the main reason why the UFC even booked that fight for the main event.

Then again, I still don't think that fight is even going to happen.

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02-23-2024 , 08:51 PM

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I was thinking on pouncing on 1.67x-2.28x on Pereira-Hill respectively (for Pereira), thoughts???

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02-24-2024 , 10:47 AM

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I was thinking on pouncing on 1.67x-2.28x on Pereira-Hill respectively (for Pereira), thoughts???

I have no idea how to adequately price in the risk of Hill pulling a Dillashaw and competing without being ready versus him just pulling out of the fight.

6 weeks ago Hill's manager said they were looking for a return in the summer. Less than two weeks ago, Jon jones said the UFC contacted him again to ask if he could do the 300 main event. Apparently they didn't offer Hill until last Friday, the day before UFC 298.

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02-24-2024 , 10:54 AM

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Gotcha, thx for your input

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02-24-2024 , 08:08 PM

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That sets him up to fight Francis in a "super fight". Not sure if Ngannou is interested in that fight though, especially if he has a decent performance against Joshua.

Also was the only W for PFL on the PFL vs. Bellator card. The latter won the other 5 fights.

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02-24-2024 , 10:09 PM

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I actually thought Eblen lost rds 1 and 2 (not by much) and thus lost the fight

But Eblen did dominate the last 7-8 mins of the fight and won a SD because of it.

Eblen was the better fighter and in a rematch I wouldn't make the odds any different than the odds for that fight but I did think under that scoring that he did lose.

Came down to rd 1, I thought Impa won that with his standup at the end (Chael seemed to agree in real time then sided with Eblen at the end which made no sense, think he just figured Eblen showed he was the better fighter so screw it)

http://mmadecisions.com/decision/145...mpa-Kasanganay

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02-27-2024 , 09:10 PM

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Really like that the California athletic commission is releasing those numbers.

I knew that Costa fought between 215-220lbs but had no idea Geoff Neal would balloon up from 170 to 200 on fight night. Definitely looked bigger than Ian Garry but didn't think it was 20 pounds.

OTOH, Ian Garry might actually be able to make 155 if he wanted to. If they had a 165lbs division he would probably be an instant title contender.

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03-09-2024 , 09:14 AM

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DP has such a punchable and unlikeable face.

Here's to hoping Benoit tears him up tonight.

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03-09-2024 , 04:37 PM

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DP has such a punchable and unlikeable face.

Here's to hoping Benoit tears him up tonight.

Weird take. Poirier's been one of the good ones. Seems like a decent guy unlike lots of these fighters.

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03-09-2024 , 07:25 PM

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Heck of a start

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03-09-2024 , 08:01 PM

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Kinda surprised they do another Ultimate Fighter season. thought not even Connor could revive that one.

I guess doing Grasso vs. Valentina as coaches means 3 things:
1. They'll be the co-main at the Sphere in September
2. Winner of Blanchfield vs. Fiorot has to wait a year for a title shot
3. Winner of Holm vs. Harrison gets a 135 title shot

Probably makes sense from a business perspective. Maybe they also don't want to have Grasso get destroyed by Blanchfield on Mexican Independence Day weekend. But that was the obvious fight to make and let Valentina take the 135 belt in what probably would be a gimme fight.

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03-09-2024 , 09:58 PM

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Chito getting title shot is amongst the most lol things UFC has done lately, not quite Hendo/Bisping level but pretty bad

that being said, would be hilarious if he won

Hope Merab kills OMalley sooner than later