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UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
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01.29.2021 | 2:58 PM ET
Responses Page 6
04.20.2021 | 2:46 PM ET
Terrible outlook
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 440 Points | Tied for 2551st
04.20.2021 | 2:47 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 675 Points | Tied for 130th
"Throughout my career I've learned that "If you win you're the ****, if you lose it's bad." - Bruno "Blindadao" Silva"
04.20.2021 | 2:49 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 675 Points | Tied for 130th
"Throughout my career I've learned that "If you win you're the ****, if you lose it's bad." - Bruno "Blindadao" Silva"
04.20.2021 | 3:08 PM ET
@Kcoh
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 1739th
04.20.2021 | 4:15 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 470 Points | Tied for 2122nd
only inbreds need to watch tape to predict fights, if you can't accurately pick based off intuition alone you have no business being on this website. Seriously, I have never watched a fight in my life and I make min. five figures betting every UFC card. While you rely on "tape Study" I will sinply refer to the infallible blood memories of my ancestors to guide me.
know this
"Excuse me guys, I want to say something. I want to stay humble, but I have to talk because you guys talk too much"
04.20.2021 | 4:54 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 2079th
Also tape study is necessary, unless you have exceptional memory. Although it won't guarantee you a win, it's better than just blind betting.
04.20.2021 | 5:08 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 570 Points | Tied for 809th
Tape study is critical IMO but it's not the be all and all and it's the best way to nurture confirmation bias in existence. Most of the time the numbers tell a truer story.
04.20.2021 | 5:12 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 475 Points | Tied for 2079th
04.20.2021 | 5:15 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 420 Points | Tied for 2801st
"I’m here to snatch necks and cash checks" - Darrick Minner
04.20.2021 | 5:26 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 1574th
"“What happened to you, USA? Wake up, USA! Go! Go back for you, go! Go for Jesus. No forgay Jesus people." -Yoel Romero"
04.20.2021 | 5:29 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 570 Points | Tied for 809th
* Edited at 04.20.2021, 5:29 PM ET *
04.20.2021 | 5:40 PM ET
Predictions: 4 of 8 Winners, 1 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 3907th
"“Who ain’t got Jiu Jitsuuu” "
04.20.2021 | 5:43 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 570 Points | Tied for 794th
* Edited at 04.20.2021, 5:50 PM ET *
"Quack quack quack"
04.20.2021 | 6:32 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 520 Points | Tied for 1472nd
04.20.2021 | 6:40 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 470 Points | Tied for 2158th
04.20.2021 | 6:41 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 470 Points | Tied for 2158th
04.20.2021 | 7:24 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 445 Points | Tied for 2521st
04.20.2021 | 7:49 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 420 Points | Tied for 2801st
Had to do quite a bit of tape research for the debutting fighters. Rong Zhu is definitely the most interesting out of the Chinese prospects, very well rounded game. Very technical striker, he's not a hard hitter, but he will fight a very technical battle and space himself until he lands a nice shot. He has hands up high all the time, very good striking defense. I feel as if Vargas is almost a set-up fight. Vargas's only way of winning is to try to wrestle and keep him down, however Zhu isn't bad on the ground and I don't think Vargas would have the cardio to keep pressuring him with his wrestling to get the takedowns. And in the striking Vargas is a very slow, kinda sluggy striker and Zhu is someone who will try to stay out of your reach and sneak in strikes.
Aori is kinda interesting, hes very aggressive and will be a fun fighter to watch however I don't know what his ceiling would be, he seems a little susceptible to takedowns a lot of the time and sometimes I feel like hes too aggressive for his own good, though same can be said for Jeff Molina to an extent. I also think Molina while a striker also, is definitely the better grappler of the two, so I wouldn't be surprised if he implements a gameplan based on that. Molina vs Aori will be a really close one and I wouldn't place money one either fighter.
Na Liang is my least confident bet out of all the Chinese fighters. Her gameplan is to get you to the ground and submit you. She'll shoot a takedown as soon as the bell begins and will keep going for it even if its failing and sometimes she's far too comfortable on the ground and has been GNP there before. Carnelossi is also a heavily muscular fighter she could possibly outwrestle Na Liang and just ground n pound on Liang like during the Apagova vs Liang fight.
* Edited at 04.20.2021, 8:01 PM ET *
"Don't follow my bets, it's probably wrong."
04.20.2021 | 8:03 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 470 Points | Tied for 2158th
04.20.2021 | 8:20 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 1574th
"“What happened to you, USA? Wake up, USA! Go! Go back for you, go! Go for Jesus. No forgay Jesus people." -Yoel Romero"