UFC / MMA
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Dan Hooker confirmed he’ll be on the Volkanovski v Ortega card. No opponent yet. I’m hoping for Ferguson but guessing it’ll be someone outside the top 10
That’s looking like a strong card. Nick Diaz v Lawler, Shevchenko defending her belt, Blaydes v Rozenstruik etc
Hooker suggested that Izzy has a fight scheduled before the end of the year but it’s not announced yet. Some of the CKB fighters were pencilled in for the Volk card but are now on the Izzy one.
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Not the UFC, but there's an interesting MMA fight tomorrow in the PFL
Genah Fabian from CKB is fighting Kayla Harrison
It's on regular sky during the day tomorrow
It's a bit like an old fashioned UFC fight - striker v grappler. Kayla is a big favourite but Fabians length and kickboxing might cause problems
I watched Genah's first couple of fights in this tournament. In the first one she was almost too comfortable and stayed in the clinch longer than she should've. Never under threat, but she went away from her strength and missed out on getting a finish.
Second fight went more to plan. Had a look at the opponent in the first round and got the finish in the second.MIQ vouchers are a lot harder to come by than a few months ago. So Fabian had to leave NZ with no return date. Will probably be stuck in the US for months. Kai Kara France is doing a similar thing for his next fight.
These are larger fighters than in the UFC. They are fighting at 155lbs. That's 10lbs bigger than the highest UFC division and 20lbs heavier than Rousey's old division.
I presume Harrison's plan is to win this PFL tournament, go to the UFC and fight Nunes at 145lbs (can she get to that weight??)
Hopefully Fabian spoils that plan
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Harrison v Fabian went as predicted unfortunately
Nunes is in the crowd. Hopefully they fight in the next couple of years. Nunes punching power might be the only thing that can worry Kayla
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@duluth I see that Morais was listed as an alternate. Did the no.1 seed pull out/got injured?
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Great finish
Some really good fights on this card
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@MiketheSnow I assume you watch a bit of Cage Warriors? Any opinion on how Paddy Pimblett will go in the UFC?
As for the main event I hope Till wins convincingly. MW desperately needs a contender that Izzy hasn't already beaten
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@MiketheSnow I assume you watch a bit of Cage Warriors? Any opinion on how Paddy Pimblett will go in the UFC?
As for the main event I hope Till wins convincingly. MW desperately needs a contender that Izzy hasn't already beaten
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@duluth agree, i dont think cannonier is that guy.
but i do hope whittaker gets his shot, he very much deserves it and i think he has a shot at victory.
@muddyriver said in UFC:
but i do hope whittaker gets his shot, he very much deserves it and i think he has a shot at victory.
Yeah, Whittaker with another game plan is a massive chance. I hope it happens.. I suspect it won't though
That's the only rematch that I want to see. Brunson, Costa, Gastelum etc aren't interesting
Go Till
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@MiketheSnow I assume you watch a bit of Cage Warriors? Any opinion on how Paddy Pimblett will go in the UFC?
As for the main event I hope Till wins convincingly. MW desperately needs a contender that Izzy hasn't already beaten
@MiketheSnow I assume you watch a bit of Cage Warriors? Any opinion on how Paddy Pimblett will go in the UFC?
As for the main event I hope Till wins convincingly. MW desperately needs a contender that Izzy hasn't already beaten
He’s the real deal.
Jack Shore too.
Agreed, Till needs to finish Brunson
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Great night of fighting
4 out of 5 for the Brits a great return
As one Liverpool door closes (Till) another one, maybe two open (Paddy and Tom)
Jack Shore quietly going about his work
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Great package
But really hope that Ortega gets back to his best and beats him a week Saturday.
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Picks for 266?
Volkanovski v Ortega
Shevchenko v Murphy
Diaz v Lawler
Blaydes v Rozenstruik
Andrade v Calvillo
Moraes v Dvalishvili
Hooker v Haqparast
Abdurakhimov v Daukaus
Not that confident about the main event though.
Volk is the most underrated champ but Ortega is a scary opponent. He can go from nothing to a submission so quickly. Also his striking has improved recently.
Plus Volkanovski has had a limited camp because of gov policies in Aus. If he turns up as well prepared as normal I'll back him to outlast Ortega and get a stoppage late
Shevchenko is the best female MMA fighter and she'll win however she wants
I hope Diaz puts up a good fight. The signs aren't looking good
Good matchup. I think Rozenstruik might be slightly underrated at the moment. Only lost against the two best fighters in the division. All depends on how he copes with Blaydes takedowns
A dangerous fight for Hooker. All the other ranked LW fighters don't want to fight.. they're waiting on the outcomes of some other matchups. So it's a big risk with little upside
Both fighters had visa issues and shitty travel itineraries. Hooker had some other external bollocks during his camp. I expect a pissed off Hooker to be more aggressive than normal
