UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus

The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!

i'm going with experience advantage of brown and my bias of being a fan for a long time. Never miss a matt brown fight. He's one of the last og's.

Khizriev 🔒

Ilir latifi lock?

@andres thanks man I appreciate that 

Is that barberenas diet 

Gutierrez v Batgerel
- Batgerel
Gutierrezz can win via decision but he doesn't have the strike ouput on the front foot and he won't be on the front foot in this fight so won't have the output to win rounds on the backfoot. He has kicks but I don't think he can win the fight with kicks on the back foot. He has not faced a pressure fighter in the ufc and Batgerel is a pressure fighter with output. Gutierrez will be aware of Danaa's ko power and will be even more defensive in his approach. His last 7 fights he has completed 3 takedowns in total, this is his only route to victory and yet again, it's not enough 

Nicolau v Dvorak
- Dvorak
Nicolau is a talented fighter but fights on the backfoot, he's a counter striker with decent output, coming in and out. Dvorak is also talented but fights on the front foot and is technical, he does however take counter strikes coming forward. If he can't read Nicolau in the first round there is a chance he will lose the round this way. After the flow of the dance has been established, if he hasn't won the 1st he will win the following 2. It will be a striking chess match that goes to decision and Dvorak will edge it. Nicolau will attempt to seal rounds with take downs but Dvorak is sound in this department


Latifi v Oleinik
- Oleinik
Oleinik got knocked out by Lewis and Daukaus, Spivac was supposed to be the next to do it. Instead that went to decision. The old man is durable. He won't be getting knocked out by Latifi, Latifi doesn't have the output to create that situation. You have to go back 6 years to find a knockout from him. Old man Oleinik is taking this one. Although he'll be gassed and labored after the first round, Latifi won't do anything about it

* Edited at 03.25.2022, 8:31 PM ET *

Onama  just posted on twitter a picture of him purchasing plane tickets into Columbus for tomorrow and return flight Sunday?

Onama is there to support The Beast Manon Fiorot

Blaydes vs. Daukaus
Chris Daukaus, TKO, R1
Gotta keep the record bad.

Wood vs. Grasso
Alexa Grasso, SUB, R1
Just feels right.

Brown vs. Barberena
Matt Brown, TKO, R2
The Immortal does it once more.

Askarov vs. Kara-France
Kai Kara-France, TKO, R1
Usually... I would be A.A; but KKF has great defense for TD and on the ground (when he is not getting kneed in the face).

Oleinik vs. Latifi
Aleksei Oleinik, SUB, R2
Ezekiel choke incoming.

Diakiese vs. Borshchev
Viacheslav Borshchev, TKO, R1
Funny dance in the first round.

Magny vs. Griffin
Neil Magny, DEC
Same thing he did to Li Jingliang.

McMann vs. Rosa
Karol Rosa, DEC
Sara has been out for a year and is 2-3 in her last 5. Then again it's WMMA so anything can happen.

Danaa vs. Gutierrez
Batgerel Danaa, TKO, R1
Chris got hit too much last time out.

Khizriev vs. Tiuliulin
Aliaskhab Khizriev, DEC
Yeah... if he doesn't win it's by R1 KO.

Maia vs. Fiorot
Manon Fiorot, DEC
Can?

Dvořák vs. Nicolau
Matheus Nicolau, DEC
Better performances against the same opponents; I know MMA Math works for jack all but I'm picking the one and only M.C.

Saldaña vs. Souza
Bruno Souza, DEC
Split.

Blaydes vs. Daukaus
Curtis Blaydes, TKO, R3
Blaydes (67%); Daukaus (33%)

Wood vs. Grasso
Alexa Grasso, DEC
Wood (41%); Grasso (59%)

Brown vs. Barberena
Matt Brown, TKO, R1
Brown (53%); Barberena (47%)

Askarov vs. Kara-France
Askar Askarov, DEC
Askarov (56%); Kara-France (44%)

Oleinik vs. Latifi
Ilir Latifi, DEC
Oleinik (30%); Latifi (70%)

Diakiese vs. Borshchev
Viacheslav Borshchev, TKO, R2
Diakiese (45%); Borshchev (55%)

Magny vs. Griffin
Neil Magny, DEC
Magny (60%); Griffin (40%)

McMann vs. Rosa
Karol Rosa, TKO, R3
McMann (48%); Rosa (52%)

Danaa vs. Gutierrez
Chris Gutierrez, DEC
Batgerel (45%); Gutierrez (55%)

Khizriev vs. Tiuliulin
Aliaskhab Khizriev, SUB, R2
Khizriev (75%); Tiuliulin (25%)

Maia vs. Fiorot
Manon Fiorot, DEC
Maia (38%); Fiorot (62%)

Dvořák vs. Nicolau
Matheus Nicolau, DEC
Dvorak (46%); Nicolau (54%)

Saldaña vs. Souza
Bruno Souza, DEC
Saldana (45%); Souza (55%)

luis saldana looked terrible on the scales the official weigh ins if he started his cut this week hes not surviving 3 rds of point striking karate  he has to get it done quick i like the +100 on him though i just feel his last win was a robbery and every time it happens ufc usually feeds them to a killer i dont see souza  as a threat on counters but i think this will be a battle of attrition 

i also see a latifi knockout before i see him dominated by a 44 year old he has years of insight on

Fiorot khizriev blaydes parlay? 

Blaydes vs. Daukaus
Curtis Blaydes, TKO, R3
Blaydes all day in this one

Wood vs. Grasso
Alexa Grasso, DEC
Grasso’s boxing will shine in this matchup. I’m thinking it goes the distance but I wouldn’t be surprised if she gets a finish late

Brown vs. Barberena
Matt Brown, DEC
Can you ever really count Matt Brown out in a fight?

Askarov vs. Kara-France
Kai Kara-France, TKO, R2
Lot of people sleeping on Kai. Askarov is legit but his chin has never really been checked

Diakiese vs. Borshchev
Marc Diakiese, TKO, R2
Rolling with the dog on this one

Everyone made weight.

I don’t want either Brown or Barberena to lose. All I can hope for is an all time great fight. 

My bets this card:

KKF 3u
Gutierrez 2u
Barbarena 1u
Nicolau .75u by decision .25u
Slava-Diakiese go distance 1u
Rosa by decision .5u

Can't recall being this much at odds with the popular opinion so that's exciting. Like I said earlier, good chance it's a very good or a very bad card for me.

Brown vs Barberena 
- Barberena

I predict a win by Barberena but he's the only fighter in the whole card I won't put money on. Both these fighters have potential to lose in all kinds of ways and I can't quite figure out who the best loser is