UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland

The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!

I hope that fight isn’t canceled. I was looking forward to Marshalls debut

They won’t let the bookies take lines from krauses fighters. Rojo trains at glory so that’s likely why

dos Anjos vs. Barberena
Rafael dos Anjos, DEC
Lock of the card. Dos Anjos is gunna wreck Barberena.

Tuivasa vs. Pavlovich
Sergei Pavlovich, TKO, R1
If Tai can make this a dog fight then he can pull off a win. If it stays at range dude is toast. Tai is one of my fav fighters but this is a tough one.

Brunson vs. Hermansson
Jack Hermansson, SUB, R2
Hermansson looked incredible against Curtis. That version of Hermansson manhandles the Derek Brunson we saw against Cannonier.

Anders vs. Daukaus
Kyle Daukaus
I don't really like Daukaus but I think he can pull this one out.

Price vs. Rowe
Niko Price, DEC
My heart says Niko but my brain says Rowe.

Hill vs. Ducote
Emily Ducote, DEC
Another tough one, Hill actually improved in her last fight.

Guida vs. Holtzman
Clay Guida, DEC
******* Guida's wrestling, dude still has it. Holtzman gets beat by wrestlers.

Johnson vs. Diakiese
Marc Diakiese, DEC
Johnson is a good dog tbh. Kind of think he was robbed against Mullarkey

Elkins vs. Pearce
Jonathan Pearce, DEC
JSP has the perfect style to counter Elkins.

Cortez vs. Ribas
Amanda Ribas
Good match up, no idea who will win.

Levy vs. Valdéz
Natan Levy, SUB, R2
Confidently picking Levy. Not sure if Valdez is a UFC caliber fighter.

Jauregui vs. Nunes
Yazmin Jauregui, DEC
I'm high af on Jauregui, she looked amazing her last time out.

Yeah, RDA isn’t that old yet, Smashing Moicano and being  competitve with Fizeav, RDA isn’t Matt Brown or Lawler yet

Also think Wonderboy and Brunson are live for upsets as they are both in good matchup for them , I think it a good card for the old boys 

* Edited at 11.20.2022, 9:11 PM ET *

Brunson has a good chance here, but I see Jack stuffing most of the takedowns. So, if it plays out like that, Brunson probably will gass out, and I think Hermansson has the better gas tanks of the two. Am I confident with the pick? No. I even thought Jack would lose to Curtis tbh. 

Johnson vs. Diakiese
Marc Diakiese, DEC
Marc has been ******* boring as of late. I wouldn't mind MJ knocking him out.

I think Brunson is more live for the KO, I doubt he beat Hermanson grappling, Brunson hits hard and is fast, and can stuff a takedown also, 3 thing Hermanson Hates, if this is deep into the 2nd round Hermanson most likely wins, I just don’t think you can count out first round Brunson 

Brunson drop cannonor last time out and could of won if they’re was more time on the clock

* Edited at 11.21.2022, 12:10 AM ET *

A few things casuals on this site have not realised...

Jauregui can and will grapple. She will be better on the feet despite Nunes kickboxing experience. Nunes went to a close fight with Hughes and Jaregui would murder Hughes.

Holland definitely has wrestling ability. Idiots who don't understand that like Duck clearly don't understand the difference between offensive wrestling, defensive wrestling and cage wrestling.

Tuivasa is a better striker than Pavlova. And has better kicks. If I am not mistaken Pavlova has a wrestling background and picked up striking later. Could be wrong about that though. Still Tai will be faster and more technical and will get inside the pocket.

Bro anyone who does not think Johnson is more skilled than Taleb needs to leave Tapology and go to special needs school. He is also a good wrestler. Problem is his fight IQ and chin and his casual attitude which makes him snatch defeat from the jaws of victory time and again. But I think he can beat Diakiese, he is better on the feet I think, especially in boxing range.

People actually think Ribas is going to beat Cortez? You guys are in for a surprise. Trust me.

Nicolau is better than Schnell. Just better.

Rowe is going to strangle Price.

People are actually picking BumSon over Hermansson??? Smh...

I think Daukaus is a fraud. Both of them actually. And Anders is going to wrestle*** him into oblivion unless he gets caught in a loose scramble or something.

I think Nunes vs Jauregui is going be a close fight 

Agreed.

Why... !?

I really hope Johnson can beat Diakese but I think what’s gonna happen is Diakese lands one takedown and mj isn’t gonna be able to get back up so he’s just gonna quit. I hope he wins though, this new version of Diakese is one of the most boring fighters I’ve ever seen

* Edited at 11.21.2022, 9:01 AM ET *

Barberena TKO R2/R3

Marc has taken laying and praying to a new level as of late. He’s landed 19 total takedowns but 30 total significant strikes his last 2 fights. But it’s gotten his career back on track so I think he’s gonna stay the course and keep winning

If he chained suplexes like he did in the regional scene or actually threw gnp he would be exciting but no he would rather hug a man for dear life 

How can anyone confidently ever pick Kyle Daukaus he is going to lose to Eryk Anders.

I think RDA, Pearce, Nicolau, and Diakiese could be good parlay pieces. Seems odds have already moved a lot for RDA, Pearce and Nicolau though :(

I could see that happening. But MJ did do well against Khabib

Bro. Nunes gassed hard and ******* lost to sam hughes ffs. She's a live dog in rd 1, that's it.

@rah man let me tell you, I have never wanted to get a pick more wrong🤣🤣

I am a fan of mj so really hoping he can get this done. Also hoping he can sleep Diakese so he remembers he used to be a striker again