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UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic
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06.13.2020 | 10:19 AM ET
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bout announced
Maki Pitolo vs. Impa Kasanganay at 185 lbs (83.9 kg)
08.19.2020 | 5:42 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 814th
Ion Cutelaba, TKO, R1
I like the fact that absolutely no one is taking Cutelaba by anything else than KO. Such a savage, win or loss (or controversial loss).
Pitolo vs. Kasanganay
Maki Pitolo, TKO, R1
Fire fight. It won't last long.
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08.19.2020 | 3:33 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 1771st
Aleksandar Rakić, SUB, R3
Smith looked poop, his last fight. And Rakic an explosive striker. Rakic gonna surprise us and finish his opponent late in the fight.
Lawler vs. Magny
Neil Magny, DEC
Magny looked great in his last fight. Ruthless is with strong team Sanford, but Magny is Elevation and he's just younger and more juiced than Robbie at this point
Kim vs. Grasso
Alexa Grasso, DEC
Grasso gonna use her Latina heat too dust off the ****.
Lamas vs. Hall
Ryan Hall, SUB, R1
Hall gonna do what we expect. Jiu Jitsu ankle lock his opponent
Ankalaev vs. Cutelaba II
Magomed Ankalaev, TKO, R2
Ankalaev gonna out do a ferocious Cutelaba. If Cutelaba don't catch him early expect the gas out and Ankalaev kicks him into KO
Pitolo vs. Kasanganay
Impa Kasanganay, TKO, R2
Maki is cool and all but Impa too much beast for him. Night night due to power of Impa
Marquez vs. Safarov
Julian Marquez, TKO, R1
Marquez not bad. I think the Dagestani a can.
Cummings vs. Di Chirico
Alessio Di Chirico, DEC
I think Cummings is old. The younger Italian will bounce back here.
Caceres vs. Chikadze
Alex Caceres, DEC
I love this fight and choose the Underdog, LeeRoy. He looked good in his last fight and I think Giga is overrated.
Whitmire vs. Viana
Emily Whitmire, DEC
Who gives a ****?
Brady vs. Aguilera
Sean Brady, DEC
Top fight. Brady a real contender. Great matchup because Aguilera can bang too.
Martin vs. Cifers
Hannah Cifers, DEC
Who gives a ****? Cifers a major can.
08.19.2020 | 6:34 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 5 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 275 Points | Tied for 2494th
Aleksandar Rakić, TKO, R2
Like somebody else said I don't see Smith making another run after the beat down he took from teixeira. Also Smith said in an inteyrview that something happened before that fight or the Jones fight that he will only talk about after he retires. *** could that mean? Talk about a cliff hanger.
Lawler vs. Magny
Robbie Lawler, TKO, R1
If Robbie can get inside on him he can get a ko but I think it's just nostalgia at this point picking Lawler.
Kim vs. Grasso
Ji Yeon Kim, DEC
Lol if you picked grasso you know nothing about wmma!
Lamas vs. Hall
Ricardo Lamas, TKO, R2
As Brendan Schwab the swami likes to say lamas is getting long in the tooth.
Ankalaev vs. Cutelaba II
Magomed Ankalaev, TKO, R1
This is the rematch of a bad stoppage if I remember correctly.
Pitolo vs. Kasanganay
Maki Pitolo, TKO, R2
No comment
Martin vs. Cifers
Mallory Martin, DEC
Martin wrestle ****s an easy victory out of tini wini Hannah cifers
* Edited at 08.19.2020, 6:39 PM ET *
bout status update
Lamas vs. Hall Changed from Confirmed to Cancelled
08.21.2020 | 2:01 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 723rd
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08.21.2020 | 2:44 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 2126th
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08.21.2020 | 2:50 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 275 Points | Tied for 2494th
08.22.2020 | 1:56 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 814th
08.23.2020 | 7:34 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 2 of 3 Winners, 1 Perfect, 125 Points | Tied for 2763rd
Robbie Lawler, DEC
Not sure if Magny is powerful of a striker to break down Robbie's defense.
Kim vs. Grasso
Alexa Grasso, DEC
Kim is a plodder while Grasso is not.
event start time updated
From Saturday, August 29 at 6:00pm ET to Saturday, August 29 at 5:00pm ET
08.23.2020 | 2:01 PM ET
Parlay
Parlay I like:
Aleksandar Rakic -280, 4-1 since September 2017
Sean Brady -400, 12-0 since 2014
Alexa Grasso -310, 7-3 since 2014
Magomed Ankalaev -360, 6-1 since 2017
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* Edited at 08.23.2020, 2:02 PM ET *
08.23.2020 | 2:20 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 450 Points | Tied for 1341st
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08.23.2020 | 3:48 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 4 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 225 Points | Tied for 2629th
Anthony Smith, SUB, R3
There have been a lot of Nebraska guys who have made it to the UFC but none of them have really had the success Smith has had. Dober(he qualifies) and Dawson might get there, and maybe the Ellenberger brothers did to an extent but Joe had that unfortunate disease problem and Jake had that unfortunate chin problem. But now that Jones vacated this is the first time we’ve had the chance (1/1000) of getting a title since ******* Steve Jennum. I feel like I’ve gone with my heart for the last two main events, and it paid off with Frankie somehow. So I’ll just pray for a miracle on the ground here and hope that Smith can get another chance at the title.
Lawler vs. Magny
Robbie Lawler, DEC
I don’t know what people have seen that makes them think Robbie is over the hill. He still seems like Ruthless to me. Magny can out point him at distance for sure, but he doesn’t have the power or wrestling to stop Robbie. As long as Robbie still has that dog in him this is his fight.
Ankalaev vs. Cutelaba II
Ion Cutelaba, TKO, R1
I already made my comments for this fight. And last UFC absolutely wrecked my pick stats so I care even less about making a wild dog pick.
Pitolo vs. Kasanganay
Maki Pitolo, TKO, R2
Oh boy. I talked all that **** on Maki in all of his fights but now I have to flip the script. Maki has a serious tendency to **** the bed, but Impa isn’t experienced enough to capitalize the way he needs to be. I think Maki takes it convincingly, I really would have rather Impa gotten a developmental contract. Plus, Maki took no damage in his fight like three weeks ago but Impa definitely took good damage in his contender fight.
Caceres vs. Chikadze
Alex Caceres, DEC
I truly abhor Chikadze’s career. I mean I’m not a huge fan of Caceres’ career either, but honestly I want him to win here really bad. Caceres isn’t a terrible fighter he’s just kind of the sacrificial lamb to all submission artists in the 135/145 division. In all of his UFC fights he’s only been tko’d once, so I don’t think Giga will win that way, but Giga will definitely have a size advantage. I’m hoping to see a takedown strategy from Bruce Leeroy here, and I actually give him good odds at accomplishing it. But maybe that’s just willful thinking cause I don’t think Chikadze belongs in the UFC. Also, stop ******* fighting bantamweights Giga, if you make it to the top 15 off beating two bantamweights I’ll flip a table dramatically.
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08.23.2020 | 5:18 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 350 Points | Tied for 2126th
"Quack quack quack"
08.23.2020 | 6:10 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 450 Points | Tied for 1341st
"Dont take life too serious, you will never make it out alive."
08.23.2020 | 6:13 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 630 Points | Tied for 61st
Rakic, KO/TKO R2.
I'll not be picking Smith after how relatively recently Glover forced him to drink tooth soup, thank you ladies and gentleman. I'm not as high on Rakic as some, but I've never believed Smith was top-tier material and barring an upset KO Rakic has more than enough to deal with him. Smith's good enough to get through washouts and the husks of legends, but he's not beating any blue chip prospect.
Robbie Lawler vs. Neil Magny
Magny, dec.
Robbie has been through the wringer many times. He's an absolute ******* legend who defines what it means to be a prize fighter, but he's also more shopworn than Elton John's favorite ***** in 2020 and I can't pick him here against Magny who has looked very good, is very tough to finish, and very hard to beat by decision. Lawler isn't great at winning on rounds and Magny is. 30-27 Magny.
08.23.2020 | 6:14 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 450 Points | Tied for 1341st
Is this card missing Saparbek Safarov vs Julian Marquez
https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/07/ufc-august-29-julian-marquez-saparbeg-safarov#:~:text=Julian%20Marquez%20is%20back.%20Marquez%20%287-2%20MMA%2C%201-1,promotion%20has%20yet%20to%20make%20an%20official%20announcement.
"Dont take life too serious, you will never make it out alive."
08.23.2020 | 8:16 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 340 Points | Tied for 2230th
Robbie Lawler, TKO, R3
i will pick him to the grave WAR RUTHLESS
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08.23.2020 | 11:36 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 450 Points | Tied for 1341st
"Dont take life too serious, you will never make it out alive."
bout announced
Ricardo Lamas vs. Bill Algeo at 145 lbs (65.8 kg)
08.24.2020 | 2:43 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 630 Points | Tied for 61st
Viana, dec.
I'd like to preface this by saying that although my breakdowns of WMMA bouts prove largely inaccurate and aren't worth reading as often as not, this is actually normative, and essentially makes my opinions on women's fighting as valid as that of everybody else. WMMA is in fact so bad that the process of correctly picking and thinking about it has been socialized. It has achieved what 80 years of Feminism claims to have not; genuine equality.
I'm not picking Whitmire. I cannot. I challenge anyone to watch the video below and do so with confidence, or sans a sense of shame. Now, I've seen some appallingly low-grade ******** over the years in WMMA, but I actually could not muster from memory a more pathetic example of combat than the GNP contained herein below. I am entirely convinced that this fight wasn't stopped for the safety of the woman on the bottom, but rather to spare the promotion, and the fans, from the virtual certainty of it continuing--which more than proving that Whitmire couldn't knock the dust of a powdered jelly doughnut would have dissuaded any debutante fan from ever watching women, or even men or animals, compete in combat sports of any description ever again.
I will not pick a woman who fights like an 11 year spastic on a sugar high assaulting her younger brother for kicking her in the shin after she dunked his Lego pirate ship in mayonnaise, ate it with a spoon, and **** in the corner of his bedroom. Perhaps more accurately, I cannot pick her.
I'm taking Viana not because I have an Iota of faith in her at all, and not even I must confess as an issue of self-respect. This has nothing to do with nobility. Rather, I am simply incapable of backing Whitmire (who is the worst example of a foam-fisted rabbit-punch spamming enraged child of Rubella imaginable) in the way I suppose my mind could not physically compel my body to lift a mug of another man's semen to my lips nor force them apart to imbibe it, even at the barrel of a gun, and if failure to do so assured summary execution. Viana, dec.
* Edited at 08.24.2020, 3:21 AM ET *
08.24.2020 | 9:13 AM ET
Predictions: 0 of 0 Winners, 0 Perfect, 0 Points | Tied for 2874th
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08.24.2020 | 12:54 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 10 Winners, 5 Perfect, 575 Points | Tied for 234th
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