Back at the Apex for some small-cage fighting, some pandemic fighting, some weird crowd-less fighting. I know there are people that hate the crowds and love the silent in fights, I’m not one of them – For 2 reasons: 1. Because the crowd is a character itself, sometimes when I’m watching these UFC cards, I dont know if they’re in Vegas, I dont know if they’re on Fight Island, I dont know if they’re in Florida, and it really doesn’t matter, there is no crowd, so there really isn’t anything thing to differentiate the venues. And yes, crowds boo and all that, but the crowd also cheers and gives the fighters a little motivation sometimes. I wouldn’t want to rob a hometown fighter of an audience singing his name. Reason 2. The 2nd reason is a simple one: An audience at a fight is NATURAL, If you get into a fight ANYWHERE, people are going to gather around and watch. Fighting behind closed doors is like a domestic situation😒 , and with domestic situations, there would be no rules. Fighting crowd-less is so sterile to me. I cant wait till things get back to normal. When can we at least get to 25%?
UFC
UFC 246 Picks
So that pesky little Irishman rears his head. I dont really care. I dont care at all. Yeah, I watched him about five years ago, and I was invested then, but I’m not invested now. There are other fights at UFC 246 that I want to see, so he can just move on and sell whiskey or do whatever he does. Anyway, the stakes are ridiculous. So, if said Irishman were to win, he’d face Khabib –if he wins, at a lower weight class. It makes absolutely no sense. I think the UFC knows it makes no sense, but they’re willing to screw hardcore fans to appease the casual fans. Casual fans probably don’t even know what weight class McGregor fights at, so who cares?? This might as well just be a grudge match for that little verbal spat that they had at that press conference, a few years ago.
What happened at UFC 240?
UFC 240 Check out my picks here
Max Holloway vs Frankie Edgar
I got this one right. I think the fight went how I thought it would. Max is just a weight class bigger than Edgar, and his power just means more.
Cris Cyborg vs Felicia Spencer
Cyborg did not get the finish in round 2, Cyborg did not even break Felicia Spencer. The girl was still coming forward and getting after it. I was right that she wouldnt be able to take Cyborg down like she did to Anderson, but I didnt know that she could eat so many shots. Teach her some feints, headmovement, and some MMA boxing and I think she could be a champ in 3 years.
Contender Series grades
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.
What happened at UFC 238?
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.
What happened at UFC 236?
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.
UFC 236 Picks
Max Holloway | vs | Dustin 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 Anders | vs. | 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
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What happened at UFC 235?
UFC 235 was fantastic. The fights were entertaining, and my picks held up for the most part
Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith
Jon Jones dominated Smith. – This site is called unbroken MMA because there comes a time, when someone has you in the dirt, when you have no path to victory, when you know that winning is not an option, but you don’t give up. I like those moments in fighting, and I cherish them. Anthony Smith was BROKEN in this fight, not beaten, BROKEN. He got broken right after Jones threw a flying knee and busted his face up. He was willing to go out at anytime after that. Smith would not go the route of taking the DQ victory after being broken in that fight- to his credit. Jones then rewarded him by letting him lose via Unanimous decision. I picked Jones to finish Smith in the 2nd round, I don’t think I made a bad pick, because this was pure dominance
UFC 235 Picks
Jon Jones | vs | Anthony Smith |
Jones should be able to dominate Anthony Smith in this fight. Smith is just not technical enough, and Jones is a technical beast right now. Round 2 stoppage, Jones wins.
Tyron Woodley | vs. | Kamaru Usman |
This is one of the best fights of the year. This classic should be headling its own event. This fight makes this card unbroken. Tyron Woodley has the best Fight IQ in all of MMA. I expect that this bout will go the distance and Woodley will win by Unanimous decision
Robbie Lawler | vs. | Ben Askren |
Ben Askren should take this one very easily. He should be able to neutralize Lawler for 3 rounds and win by Unanimous decision