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UFC 240 Picks

UFC 240 Picks

Richard
Max HollowayvsFrankie Edgar

I think Max Holloway will take this one. I just don’t think that Edgar has got the juice that he once had. Volkanovski beats them both though. Get Volkanovski in the title picture, and then we’ll see Max lose and move up a weight class.

Cris CyborgvsFelicia Spencer

I hope Spencer got paid for this one, because she’s not going to be able to take down Cyborg like she took down Megan Anderson. I think that Cyborg gets the finish in the 2nd round.

Geoff NealvsNiko Price

Niko Price is a fascinating character. If you’re not a real MMA fighter, I don’t think you beat him. He tries to exploit his opponents’ weaknesses. Geoff Neal has great striking, if you play that stand up game with him, he’s gonna make you pay, I see Price taking this to the ground and checking out Neal’s ground game. I think it will be a very competitive fight, but I think Price will pick up the win by sub. read more

What happened at UFC 239

What happened at UFC 239

Richard

Jon Jones def. Thiago Santos| Amanda Nunes def. Holly Holm | Jorge Masvidal def Ben Askren | Jan Blachowicz def. Luke Rockhold | Michael Chiesa def. Diego Sanchez Arnold Allen def. Gilbert Melendez | Marlon Vera def. Nohelin Hernandez | Claudia Gadelha def. Randa Markos | Song Yadong def. Alejandro Perez | Edmen Shahbazyan def. Jack Marshman | Chance Rencountre def. Ismail Naurdiev | Julia Avila def. Pannie Kianzad

Contender Series grades

Richard

ALL CONTENDER SERIES 2019 GRADES

So, I’ve been watching the contender series, and I’m hoping to see some guys that I’ve seen on the local scene. After 2 weeks, the talent looks dry. I think the show set up some of their preferred fighters to shine and they failed.

Here are grades of some of the talent on the show. These grades are only based on their Contender Series performance, and not their performance before in other organizations

Yorgan De Castro, Punahele Soriano, Miles Johns & Miguel Baeza got picked from this batch. read more

UFC 239 Picks

UFC 239 Picks

Richard
Jon JonesvsThiago Santos

This is the biggest test for Jon Jones ever. I think Thiago Santos is a very worthy opponent. I do not think he’s only a “hard hitter”. He is crafty on the ground, very technical, and very durable. I think he had a fluke loss against David Branch. Jon Jones is the best Mixed Martial Artist ever, and I think that he’ll get the victory here. I think that he has to withstand some storms though. This fight is not going to be like the Anthony Smith fight.

Amanda NunesvsHolly Holm

This is a tough fight to call. Holly Holm is a very worthy opponent, and I think she’s going to get it done here. I think she is going to go for technical-point fighting to get the win. read more

What happened at UFC 238?

What happened at UFC 238?

Richard

Here are my picks

Henry Cejudo vs. Marlon Moraes

I got this fight right. Cejudo did weather that storm and I knew that he had to put some pressure on Moraes. I just thought that it would go longer. It looks like Moraes wilts under pressure-phonebooth fighting. It was right-hooks and knees from Cejudo, as he got the win. AND I love Cejudo’s little gimmicks, the dude was called boring, but now the man is fun and smooth, and a fantastic fighter. He called out some OLD folks in his post fight speech though. He should’ve called out Ricky Simon and Cory Sandhagen, if he wanted to be legit. read more

UFC 238 Picks

UFC 238 Picks

Richard

Here’s how it turned out

Henry CejudovsMarlon Moraes

These are very worthy challengers for the Bantamweight title. I think Cejudo beat Dillashaw fairly-squarely when the two fought, even though that dude was jacked-up on EPO. I think Moraes would whoop Dillashaw’s ass no matter what steroid he was on. Moraes always looked to me, like aliens made him in a lab. Anyway, I think Cejudo will win this one, because Cejudo has terrific wrestling. I think he’ll have to weather some storms though, but I think he gets it done in 25 minutes. A lot a grapple-fucking read more

What happened at UFC 237?

What happened at UFC 237?

Richard

Check out my picks

Rose Namajunas vs Jessica Andrade

I thought I made a great pick with this one, but sometimes brute strength wins over technique. Sometimes that mad berzerker rage is better than sublime skill. Anyway, I can’t think of another female slam KO – ever. This has to be the first in the UFC at least

Jared Cannonier vs Anderson Silva

I got this fight right. I didnt think it would end so soon, and I didnt think that a leg kick would cause the ending either. Cannonier is very powerful at the weight class

Alexander Volkanovski vs Jose Aldo

Volkanovski whooped that ass. Aldo didnt even want to win the third round. He had absolutely no urgency. I even predicted a 4th round finish. Joke’s on you guys it only went 3 rounds. 😁 read more

UFC 237 Picks

UFC 237 Picks

Richard

What happened at UFC 237?

Rose NamajunasvsJessica Andrade

Namajunas has fantastic coaching. I think the coaching contingent at her camp has some of the best coaching for females in MMA (periodt), so I think she’ll be prepared. I have a feeling that Rose will want to play a little Jiu Jitsu with Andrade at some point. Jedrzejczyk wrote the book on how to beat Andrade, I think Rose will follow it

Jared CannoniervsAnderson Silva

Cannonier looks good at 185 and I think he’ll continue to look good. Anderson Silva can be a tricky fight for anyone, but you have to not let the spider get into your head. I see this one going the distance and Cannonier taking it. – His great coaching will get him through read more

What happened at UFC 236?

What happened at UFC 236?

Richard

So I didnt think that UFC 236 would be that good and I got pleasantly surprised. I made some bad calls. But its all good, some of the calls that I made were absolutely sublime.

Dustin Poirier vs. Max Holloway

I thought that Max would be big enough to handle Poirier. I thought he would actually have some power at this weight class. Turns out that it takes a little bit of time to develop that power. He also fought a very dangerous game and he ate a lot of shots in this fight. I know that he wants to stay in this weight class, so he’s stuck in a weird limbo right now. read more

UFC 236 Picks

UFC 236 Picks

Richard

What happened at UFC 236?

Max HollowayvsDustin Poirier

Holloway has the best footwork in the division. He is going to put the pressure on Poirier and get the TKO victory. I see him taking this in the championship rounds. I expect a lot of “sprawl and brawl” from Holloway

Kelvin Gastelum vs. Israel Adesanya

Stylebender should win this one. It should be a boring affair for the casuals. It will go all five rounds. Adesanya has the reach, Gastelum has the chin.

Eryk Andersvs.Khalil Rountree Jr

Anders has terrible technique, but has a hard head. I see Anders eating a lot of shots, but I don’t see him getting finished. Rountree should win this one easily read more