Mak -175 against Charles was an absolute smash

Islam Dustin has an aura of something special waiting to happen and whatever the outcome is have a feeling it will be all about the greatness of Dustin's career thus far. Win or lose dustin the diamond legend of the game but the skills on islam is perfect style that suits the russian fucker. He mentioned he has something special for Dustin but we all know its called getting wrestle fucked. There is no secret anymore that the chain wrestling and top pressure with heavy heavy control. It would be interesting to see a gassed out islam vs the dog that is breathing in dustin but again the process in their camp is rigid, seriously doubt they have cracks in their armor in the build up preparation.

Sorry Arffer, but costa is on the secret juice not just an expression but literally. Capping fights should have a decent % considering on whether the fighter can properly afford a regimen treatment and private doctors that mask or flush certain "unknown substances" and long treatments that are not cheap im assuming. At the end of the day it is the highest level of competition if you are not cheating you are not trying in a sense and we have no sample of how the new usada is processing and what protocols work and what dont. From what was released once they made the announcement sounded like a better version and more innovated way of doing things but again we dont hear as much noise as we used to hear with usada.

Kevin Holland fight is an interesting one. This may be a good showcase for him vs a durable not considering the train of michel pereira that just ran over him recently but the speed of Kevin should reflect at this weight class also. He was always quick with it and now with these slick submissions he is pulling off wouldnt be surprised he pulls another clinched up against the fence move like michel if he doesn't do him like he did buckley with one punch. He has that speed for it and will see if the power also reflects as well in this higher weight class. Also he aint fluffy hernandez DAWG and definitely aint a diaz mentality but he does not quit either. Questionable iq at times but the skills are there. Kevin wins everywhere.

Mitch Raposo finally getting a shot and surprised surprise another short term announcement ( less then a week) noticing the trend continues except this time Raposo stays ready. Rob Font, Kelvin Kattar do speak highly of him and the kid is great everywhere. Dont know much from the Lima side but what i did see is he does NOT train at chute box with charles and other animals over there nor at ATT with pantoja and that is all you need to know. Where the Raposo side has better training partners and a championship mentality from Kelvin and Font that usually falls down the cracks to the up and coming prospects. Short notice and ufc debut but "stay ready so you dont have to get ready" mentality is where these type of fighters thrive very well. Raposo by whatever he wants.


Nikko price has authistic power. Not sure why i feel that stupid bounce with hands down from morono would get him punished badly in this matchup. Stickman type body and a very decent size in reach could storm and clip the akward gym coach. Nikko by ko/tko could look like a murder scene.


Grant Dawson could get ko/ed by a fly in the arena or even the wind current flowing through. Seriosuly concerning that chin is thinner then woodley's rap carrer. Am i the only one who sees joe being the better grappler in this? Dawson uses way too much unnecessary energy way too early and joe is not a small 155er either. I see dawson trying his wrestle too much round 1 and possibly get finished by exhaustion.

César Almeida @ + 120 +130 was good value, if not great for the grappler vs striker style matchup. Now almeida at favorite feels like a trap and/or market manipulation. I do feel that César Almeida training with Xtreme Couture would benefit from the slaughter that russian is going to bring. Kapilov starts hard but Almeida bloodline could potentially have success in takedowns in round 1 and could be downhill from there as he usually finishes fights or gets finished in round 2. Almeida by mental break.

Randy brown abit over rated and Elizeu quite under-rated. Fun fact, Elizeu koed strikland in the first round back in 2018 and has some very notable wins on his record especially the last 3. He won vs salikhov split regardless of what the record says. Another stickman looking figure in Randy that will most likely point strike and move to a decision because he is not finishing elizeu. I really hope Elizeu can close the distance and slow drag his ass around the cage in the clinch maybe some dirty boxing. If this fight gets dirty it will benefit Elizeu so going with grandpa Elizeu hoping for Sub/Decision play or +3.5 draftkings would be a safe play also.

The other Almeida blood and another apology to Arffer but Romanov will tap faster then charles did when islam choked him out. He comes from a bloodline of quitters and hes not the brightest when it comes to training nor fighting. With all respect to King kong will only do well vs regional scene where he can manhandle everyone. Almeida usually subs people but theres a point to prove after that last performance and who better dance partner then a person that would tap from punches. Perfect spot for Almeida by ground and pound ko/tko.

sean strikland , grant dawson, alex morono and andres lima feel like huge landmines this weekend. What do you guys think?

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:40 - Veronica's fight recap
00:07:50 - UFC 302 Prelims
00:13:15 - Randy Brown vs Elizeu Zaleski
00:33:00 - Jailton Almeida vs Alexander Romanov
00:42:18 - Kevin Holland vs Michał Oleksiejczuk
00:51:00 - Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa
01:09:25 - Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier

is my locks

Islam Makhachev
Paulo Costa
Grant Dawson
Jake Matthews

i like 3/4 but i just don’t think costa guna win,

bobby knuckles vs costa was a close decision
ddp vs strickland was a robbery for strickland

yet look at what ddp did against bobby knucks

y’all counting strickland out but that guy is a dawg son. strickland by decision all night long

strickland too flat footed bro steady target for kicks and power punches