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UFC 263 picks

Yes. I know I’m late.

Israel Adesanya vs Marvin Vettori

I got this one very wrong. Vettori had the chin, but he didnt have the wrestling nor the Jiu Jitsu technique to get the job done. He had good moments, but his ground game wasnt good enough to capitalize on those good moments. I just thought that he’d be a little better

Brandon Moreno vs Deiveson Figueiredo

Great fight while it lasted. Moreno is good. Do you know who game Moreno some trouble? Brandon Royval – before his shoulder popped out during the fight. Maybe the Colorado man can work his way back up read more

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Where do I start? Ok… So who won the 1st fight? I personally think that Adesanya won. But hey… It was close. I think this fight is very very interesting, because Adesanya just lost to Jan Blachowicz, and the style that Jan used, was that suffocating wrestling style, and Vettori just beat Kevin Holland and Vettori used a suffocating wrestling style. It’ll give people something to ponder; Did Adesanya improve? Was Kevin Holland a good style matchup for Vettori before the Adesanya fight? I think all that is moot. I think this fight is going to depend on how solid Vettori’s chin is. I think Adesanya is bigger than Kevin Holland, and has better takedown defense than Holland, but I just think that Vettori will be able to eat some shots and put hands on Adesanya. And new read more

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So much weirdness with so many fights falling through. Kamaru Usman beat Gilbert Burns by TKO in the 3rd round of the Main Event at UFC 258 to retain his Welterweight Title.

All the fight cancellations are so exhausting. Fighters do a lot of interviews and press for no reason. They travel for no reason. Its rough

Kamaru Usman vs Gilbert Burns

I predicted this fight well. I stand by my prediction. I just think Usman was a little bit more durable when it was all said and done. Also it didn’t help that Burns laid on his back for a minute after he hurt Usman in the 1st round. But fights between friends are usually weird. read more

So we’re back in the USA, back in Vegas and ready for more fights. The card aint so sexy, but you know, I guess the UFC has a PPV commitment. The model definitely needs to be changed. Maybe after the UFC pays off their debt they’ll change the model, but I can see this kinda thing going on for at least 2 more years.

I just know that some of these fights will be cancelled, and/or switched around…whatever

I absolutely HATE picking fights between training partners. I hate it. The fights are usually weird and the fighters usually dont fight like themselves. Usman and Burns are friends, and have been training together for a long time, and now they get to fight each other. This happens a lot in Thai – Muay Thai fights, and those guys are still able to put on a show, so maybe these guys will put on a show here. I just think the grappling and striking is equal in the contest, and I think that Usman is a little more durable read more