UFC Picks

OK so, we’re back in Abu Dhabi. MMA Fights! Israel Adesanya beat Paulo Costa by TKO in the second round to retain his UFC Middleweight title at UFC 253

Israel Adesanya vs Paulo Costa

So the fight went how I initially predicted it. It turns out that Costa was never going to grapple, and it turns out that Costa had nothing for Adesanya. Ive talked bout leg kicks on here a few times, and I’ve always said, the worst thing that you can do when getting leg kicked is to just pretend that it doesn’t hurt. I’ll say it again. When you’re getting leg-kicked there are three things that you can do: 1. Come forward, and apply pressure, 2. Kick your opponent back. 3. Check/block the leg kick. (This does NOT work against a seasoned leg kicker). Just eating leg kicks, ain’t an option. Anyway, Costa got kicked, lost his mobility and got finished in the 2nd round. I like that Cannonier is next, I dont even think that Cannonier should have to fight Robert Whittaker to be next. read more

Ok, this UFC card feels a little more special. Maybe its because of the wait, maybe its because of the match-ups, but for some reason there is a little more juice to UFC 253. I’m guessing that I’m going to have to amend some of the fights mid-week with so many fights falling out recently. Then again, Its in Abu Dhabi, and everything seems to run a little smoother there.

Israel Adesanya

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Paulo Costa

OK, I’ve gone back and fourth with this fight. A month ago, I wouldve told you that Adesanya is going to dominate Costa and win by TKO in the 3rd round, but now I’m not so sure. Costa has been having some good coaching recently, and he’s been adding more finesse to his game. I still see Adesanya winning this one, but this is not a runaway. read more

OK, so the all TV MMA game rolls on. Stipe Miocic took on Daniel Cormier in “The Trilogy” for the UFC heavyweight title, and Stipe was able to come away with the unanimous victory of five rounds. It was a pretty entertaining show. A few heats were broken, but we roll on

Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier

The body shot was still there, the head kick was still there. DC is always trying to convice people that he ‘s fixed things, when its all the same, hes old. Miocic put in a workman like performance to get this victory. IMO Cormier would not have been the greatest Heavyweight in the UFC had he won. Randy Couture is way ahead of him, Stipe is in that argument now, because he tied Randy Couture for the most title fight wins in UFC history. So the fight that I think makes the most sense is Miocic vs Lewis. Stipe already has a win over Ngannou, and Lewis has a win over Ngannou. I like fresh fights in MMA, there are way too many good fighters to be having so many of theses 2s & 3s read more

The Trilogy! Its happening, and Daniel Cormier is waaaaay past his retirement date. I guess that retirement date wasn’t really a hard number after all. I predicted that this fight would not happen, BECAUSE of Cormier’s retirement, but here we are… And let me tell you this… I dont even believe Cormier will retire after THIS fight. I think the UFC will have to push him out. It makes no sense for Stipe to fight a guy that will want to call it quits after the fight. Hopefully, the UFC are paying this Firefighter. This fight is essentially a grudge match and not a title fight anymore, with retirement looming over the whole thing read more

Here are my picks for this card

Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal

I think Masvidal won the striking exchanges, but I dont think he had the gas tank nor the wrestling strength to get out of the bad positions that he was in. I got this wrong.

Alexander Volkanovski vs Max Holloway

I picked Volkanovski, but I think Holloway won this fight. Max got better. He has better Muay Thai, and he was working with range a little better. He looked a little better physically IMO. Its so weird, because you can’t do a rematch with Volk having 2 wins, but a rematch is warranted. Anyway I think Max will move up. read more

What happened at UFC 251?

Abu Dhabi, UFC 251, the place where all fighters want to fight at some point in their careers. Exotic? Yes. Rich? Yes. This is just a place that every fighter can look back and say, “I fought there”. OK so fight Island? Ehh…. We’ve already been there, we’ve already been to fight Island, its the same Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, but it was just less special then. Anyway, the pandemic is still going on for most of America. A lot of people are still out of jobs, and the country is still moving more slowly than it did before, the fights bring some normalcy. read more

Check out my picks

OK, so UFC 250 was an interesting one. especially the Main card. The main card was one of those that needed an audience. My picks were probably the worst I’ve had since I started this. But whatever. I’ve been struggling with a B12 deficiency, and trying to get back on my feet. Everybody has been struggling, the last few months. Anyway enough with the excuses.

Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer

I got this one right. Spencer’s striking has not leveled up. In my opinion she needs to delve deep into boxing. She already has a nice footwork game, but her hands are pretty slow, and her punches don’t seem to do any damage. Boxing gym. Boxing gym. Boxing gym. After she felt Nunes’ power in round 1, she was gun-shy for the entire fight. read more