UFC on ABC 1: Holloway vs. Kattar

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Ponzinibbio vs. Li
Santiago Ponzinibbio, DEC
The Return of my boy

Ponzinibbio vs. Li
Jingliang Li, TKO, R2
Sepsis & Pseudomonas Aeruginosa are not Harry Potter spells but some serious ****

Condit vs. Brown
Carlos Condit, TKO, R2
Condit just simply has more gas left in the tank, Brown KO'd Diego Sanchez and Ben Saunders and people lost their minds "he still has it! old man strength! defeating father time!" lmao... Condit has this fight in a bag

Tafa vs. Felipe
Carlos Felipe, TKO, R1
Felipe brings a lot of heavyweight, leather chunking pressure and throws HEAT and I don't recall Tafa being the going backwards defensive type of fighter

Zawada vs. Emeev
Ramazan Emeev, SUB, R1
Emeev will be too calculated for Zawada. Abubakar didn't look like he belonged in the cage the night Zawada got the sub on him, I remember saying to myself this dude is a shame to the Nurmagomedov name

* Edited at 01.13.2021, 9:03 AM ET *

Condit vs. Brown
Carlos Condit
This should be one sided. Sorry no fight of the night here.

Buckley vs. Di Chirico
Joaquin Buckley
Di Chirico is hardly UFC level and Buckley is so hot right now.

Zawada vs. Emeev
Ramazan Emeev
Emeev dominates a decision.

Kilburn vs. Lingo
Austin Lingo
Lingo should get this W and complete this parlay for me. Fingers crossed

Holloway vs. Kattar
Max Holloway, DEC
"HOLLOWAY WILL JAB HIS MUSH OFF, KATTARS NOSE IS DUST, UD 4ROUNDS TO 1"

Condit vs. Brown
Carlos Condit, TKO, R3
"BROWNS LOST HIS CHIN, CONDITS HAS BEEN THERE SINCE DAY 1"

Ponzinibbio vs. Li
Santiago Ponzinibbio, DEC
"BOTH GUYS FOUGHT MAGNY, PONZI REALLY WHOOPED HIM UP"

Buckley vs. Di Chirico
Joaquin Buckley, TKO, R2
"THEY ARE FEEDING BUCKLEY AN EASY TIME OF THINGS" (LITERACY100)

Soriano vs. Todorović
Duško Todorović, SUB, R3
"PUNA SWINGS LIKE A MANIAC, DUSKOS GONING TO OUT CLASS HIM"

Imavov vs. Hawes
Nassourdine Imavov, DEC
"IMAVOV BETEER EXPERIENCE, HAWES PADDED RECORD"

Wu vs. Edwards
Yanan Wu, DEC
"DON'T TRUST A SHORT NOTICE FIGHTER AFTER A BIG CHRISTMAS DINNER"

Tafa vs. Felipe
Carlos Felipe, TKO, R2
"TAFA GOT CHINNED ON THE CHIN BY YORGAN"

Zawada vs. Emeev
Ramazan Emeev, DEC
"IF YOU CAN'T BEAT DANNY 'HOT CHOCOLATE' ROBERTS"

Moras vs. Melo
Sarah Moras, DEC
"NEITHER OF THEM ARE GOOD WHAT SO EVER, BUT ONE OF THEM IS FATTER"

Kilburn vs. Lingo
Austin Lingo, TKO, R2
"NOT THE BEST FIGHT IN THE WORLD, 2ND OR 3RD RD FINISH"

@mmaguru nice picks and you got a real chuckle out of me with the moras comment

Holloway vs. Kattar
Max Holloway, DEC
KATTAR COULD BE THE MAN TO DO IT, BUT HE'S GOTTA SHOW ME

Condit vs. Brown
Carlos Condit, DEC
**** OFF MATT BROWN

Ponzinibbio vs. Li
Jingliang Li, DEC
PONZI BEEN DYING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS

Buckley vs. Di Chirico
Joaquin Buckley, TKO, R1
BUCKLEY AINT ALL THAT, BUT HE'LL WIN

Soriano vs. Todorović
Duško Todorović, TKO, R3
DUSKO IS A ******* MUTANT

Imavov vs. Hawes
Phil Hawes, DEC
IMAVOV GASSED LIKE A BOVINE IN HIS LAST FIELD OUTING

Wu vs. Edwards
Joselyne Edwards, DEC
MY BOIS ARE ALL ON JOSLYN SO WHO GIVES A ****

Tafa vs. Felipe
Carlos Felipe, TKO, R3
FELIPE SON'D YORGAN LIKE A BIG BOI

Zawada vs. Emeev
Ramazan Emeev, DEC
EMEEV IS A DESCENDANT OF THE GOAT LINEAGE

Moras vs. Melo
Sarah Moras, DEC
I'LL TRUST THE BOOKIES ON THIS ****SHOW

Kilburn vs. Lingo
Austin Lingo, TKO, R1
KILBURN LOOKS LIKE A NERD OFF BIG BANG THEORY

Buckley vs. Di Chirico
Joaquin Buckley, TKO, R3
Alessio is terrible but a tough guy, Buckley is a good UFC fighter who could be ranked as he train with good guys. Buckley have great cardio for a guy who spam power hooks and is jacked. Alessio is not that great and the matchmaker are giving Buckley a give me

Soriano vs. Todorović
Duško Todorović, DEC
I alway have a felling that Dusco is gonna get slept soon just because he look like Struve, And Punahele can do that, But I don't want to count on it because Dusko look really good while Punahele look averge and is better everywhere and im confendent Dusko is gonna win

Moras vs. Melo
Vanessa Melo, DEC
This is gonna be one of those fun bad fight , I think Melo should be favourite or atlest be closer than +200, People really think Moras is gonna grapple **** her or armbar her straight away with Moras 22% takedown percantage and Melo being from the birthplace of Jiu-jitsu. I think this is gonna be mostly standup and Melo is probley the better stand-up fighter.

Kilburn vs. Lingo
Austin Lingo, TKO, R2
Lingo Is gonna kill burn. Lingo is the better and more powerful boxer and if it goes to the ground he gonna be domunation because Jacob Kilburn look not good on the ground.

* Edited at 01.13.2021, 4:48 PM ET *

Carlos was one punch away from losing to Court McGee by UD

Buckley vs. Di Chirico
Joaquin Buckley, DEC
Aleesion lost the last 3 fights by dec.

Soriano vs. Todorović
Duško Todorović, TKO, R3
Not a confident pick.

Wu vs. Edwards
Joselyne Edwards, DEC
Guru and Laden agree edwards is a good bet.

Tafa vs. Felipe
Justin Tafa, TKO, R2
Guru thinks this is Felipe's fight to win.

Zawada vs. Emeev
Ramazan Emeev, DEC
Pretty confident decision win.

condit is 3-11 since he fought nick diaz in a fight i thought he lost tbh. he decisions court mcgee, barely, and everyone starts yelling about how hes back. no one defeats father time, not carlos condit and not matt brown either. ive been flip flopping on this one, not sure who to pick.

Holloway vs. Kattar
Calvin Kattar, DEC
dog or pass. going the distance

Imavov vs. Hawes
Nassourdine Imavov, TKO, R3
inside the distance

Zawada vs. Emeev
Ramazan Emeev, DEC
over 2.5

Moras vs. Melo
Sarah Moras, DEC
pass

Kilburn vs. Lingo
Austin Lingo, TKO, R1
under 2.5

I think Condit was a PED user because it it could be coicendence that he turn bad when USADA at the old age of 31. Same with Pettis and Hendrix, Never seen 30 year old turn so bad so quicley and all around the same time

* Edited at 01.14.2021, 2:14 AM ET *

good point duck and maybe true

@damien it would not surprise me if Condit was on PED's. But to play devils advocate, every fighter peaks there career and burns out at different ages. Sometimes they don't even peak till mid to late 30s. And Sometimes they burn out and peak at 29, due to head trauma, fighting in wars or for whatever reason. Hendrix was the most obvious cheater in my opinion because how much his body changed so quickly. 

I dont think he was a PED user I just think he ran into a bunch of guys that were smart and knew not to stand and bang with him..

Woodley..Maia...Cowboy Oliveria....Magny...Chiesa...all of those guys have grappling and wrestling chops and all of them minus cowboy Oliveria have pretty good ring IQ and know not to stand and bang with Condit. The only guy who did stand and bang with him was Lawler and thats just about all Lawler knows how to do. Was that a title fight or not correct me if it was not.

Here's the issue with his last fight. Court McGee is pretty close to shot. He's slow...has bad knees...and fought the dumbest gameplan which was marching forward and letting Condit pick him apart. Condit broke the man's nose and knocked him down in the 1st and Court just kept marching forward and got styled on..I found myself wondering....why would I EVER put money on this fight. Well..I thought Condit was more shot the Court which turned out to not be the case.

Matt Brown is also super slow and plotting...and his power is slowly being sapped away by father time. He was cracking Baeza early in his last fight...but could not put him away...and eventually got wobbled...stanky legged..and finished.

The only reason guys like Condit who are past their prime keep getting fights are because 2 reasons....1-They still have the name value and can draw OG fans to watch and bet on these cards...and 2- They give other old washed up guys someone to fight to keep them from having nothing to do and going full Irwin Rivera.

* Edited at 01.14.2021, 8:29 AM ET *

After Dana starves us from fights for a month we are finally back. The month of January is loaded, means we have some money to make! 
https://www.delinquentmma.com/post/ufc-fight-night-holloway-vs-kattar-predictions

Condit vs. Brown
Carlos Condit, DEC
More confident in the fight going the distance here. I'm sure because Dana said "theres no way this fight goes the distance"

Ponzinibbio vs. Li
Santiago Ponzinibbio, TKO, R2
I don't mind long layoffs as much as most people, and I think Li is kindof whatever. Hopefully he gets ko'd

Buckley vs. Di Chirico
Joaquin Buckley, DEC
Look at the over 2.5 rounds here as Alessio uses his range to stay alive all 15 mins.

Soriano vs. Todorović
Duško Todorović, DEC
I think Dusko can handle Punahele's power but I don't know if he can finish him, I'm expecting a colby covington pace job outta Dusko.

Imavov vs. Hawes
Phil Hawes, DEC
The line moved way too much in Imavov's favor. This is Phil Hawes we're talkin' about! -125 now? Are you kiddin me?

Wu vs. Edwards
Joselyne Edwards, DEC
Oh how exciting. I'm taking Edwards bc I saw Disney's new Mulan and it sucked.

Tafa vs. Felipe
Carlos Felipe, TKO, R3
This is the battle between who's the more disposable fat guy, and I think Felipe will prove himself to be less disposable.

Zawada vs. Emeev
Ramazan Emeev, DEC
I trust Emeev to be more frustrating here and to be all around more Russian in general. Its just gonna be too much Russia for Zawada.

Moras vs. Melo
Sarah Moras, DEC
Suprised this one isn't the main event. These two have been the lifeblood of the UFC for years.

Ponzinibbio vs. Li
Jingliang Li, DEC
Don't sleep on The Leech, dude is tough as nails. Not big on him but he does have the potential to be a big sleeper here, and always have to expect a flame from a fighter coming off a loss. Also taking into consideration Ponzinibbio has been absent for 2 years and some change.. We shall see

Wu vs. Edwards
Yanan Wu, SUB, R1
Going with the experience on this one, plus a late notice after Christmas break and New Years doesn't sound good at all

Moras vs. Melo
Vanessa Melo, DEC
Man these 2 smh. Giving credit to Melo though she had a tough introduction into the UFC facing Karol Rosa, Tracey Cortez and Irene Aldana. Those are some tough fighters in that division respectably, Moras on the other hand is sliced CHEESE and lost to scrubs, she made Eubanks look like a star and got her a trip to fight island lmao. Melo has an opportunity here, plus this will be an all on the line fight for her being 0-3. I think she pulls the upset

* Edited at 01.14.2021, 11:02 AM ET *

Holloway vs. Kattar
Max Holloway, TKO, R3
Max is still ready to bang in the cage, his last two losses do not define him as a fighter, this man is a former champ and I see him getting it done before Main Event Rounds.

Condit vs. Brown
Carlos Condit, DEC
Both Old as hell, id imagine some brain cells are going to be sacrificed in this one.

Buckley vs. Di Chirico
Joaquin Buckley, TKO, R1
UFC looking for Buckley to keep winning and I don't think he is going to let Dana down. Buckley makes it look easy in this fight.

Imavov vs. Hawes
Phil Hawes, TKO, R2
Big mans power! Looking for some sweet chin music!

* Edited at 01.14.2021, 11:14 AM ET *