Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello

The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!

Stots went from -115 to -250 just now

Hmmm injury on sabatello side?? 🤔 

Only Yan lost because of bad judging was O’Malley, Sterling vs Yan 2 was fair decsion, Yan vs Sterling 1 and the fight with Magomed, he lost because he broke the rules, which is Yan fault, no one else

Pretty crazy that Yan could be undefeated if he follow the rules, I have nothing agaist cheating but also have nothing agaist punishing cheating either 

Brennan vs. Miley
Lucas Brennan, SUB, R1
mismatch. either its a max bet or a parlay piece with ankalaev

imma guess the line will open -2000 so probably wont be too much value

Seriously bellator, Do we really need to see brennan crush another can?

Dre Miley legit has 1 eye, and according to his IG the fight with Brennan was pulled until he can receive complete clearance to fight.

Apparently is still signed to a multi-fight Bellator contract though

This card is so easy to pick and bet on. It's almost a crime to take this much money off the bookies.

But I am not going to drop my picks yet as the lines are not up yet. And I know they are watching me so they can move the lines when I drop my picks.

Soon though, after I put in my bets I will share my wisdom with all of you. Even haters like L-Andrew and Bananas 🍌 

No, the bookies realised I was about to pick Stots. And that L'Andrew was about to pick Sabatello.

 So they moved the line towards Stots.

Duck with the continued irrational Petr Yan hate. Lol I'm here for it. At this point even Paige Van Zant beats Yan according to him.

Isn't it interesting that Zhumagulov had many fixed decisions before getting to the UFC, robbing many opponents of victories.

Then he gets into the UFC and the same thing happens to him.

Karma is a *****

Of course from none other than our very own Tapology Shakespeare..... Duck 👏👏👏👏

"I have nothing agaist cheating but also have nothing agaist punishing cheating either"

@rah yeah lol. He got lucky to get to the ufc despite being ufc level and then gets robbed 3 times lol 

Brennan vs. Miley
Lucas Brennan, SUB, R1
Bro fighting fetty wap

The commission didn't let Miley fight, and that sucks, but this wasn't good matchmaking. I really hope there are state commissions that allow him to compete in bellator, he's a talented fighter and a great dude, i hope he gets a fair chance even though he's considered competitively ''handicapped'', with his missing eye.

I know Lucas Brennan is a bellator product, and they wanna push him off of beating whoever they can find and they wanna pad his record as much as possible, but this wasn't good matchmaking. This is not a fair fight, this isn't a fair debut for a guy in Dre that has been working for almost 10 years to get to a major promotion. Lucas is on his way to the championship, probably fights for a belt or is in contention in the next 10 or 15 months if he wants to, he very well could be competing at the same level with some of the top guys in the world right now.

Dre is a very good fighter, solid prospect, but just a year ago he was knocked out a couple times due to eating blind-sided right hooks to his left side where he's missing an eye. So I hope they can reschedule both guys, give Dre Miley a bout in other state if the commission hopefully clears him to compete, giving him the chance to build himself up in this promotion and not just use it as a stepping stone to get rid of him right after he makes Lucas look good. Give both men a fair matchup, they're both are marketable and valuable fighters for bellator    

Magomedov vs. Mix
Magomed Magomedov, DEC
Majority draw.

Kielholtz vs. Joanne
Ilara Joanne, DEC
Split draw.

Kielholtz vs. Joanne
Denise Kielholtz, DEC
I think the spectators will be the winners here

Stots vs. Sabatello
Raufeon Stots, TKO, R3
Will Stots be able to stuff all the takedowns from Sabatello? Supa better finishes him, cause in a 5 rounder Danny will have the better gas tank.

Stots vs. Sabatello
Danny Sabatello, DEC
Just cause Stotts defended Magomedov's takedowns doesn't mean he'll defend Sabatello's. Different grappling styles and 5 vs 3 rounds. Some people will be surprised/annoyed by this but Sabetello takes a fairly close one.

Magomedov vs. Mix
Magomed Magomedov, DEC
No clue how this one goes, Mix's BJJ could be too much for Magomedov but more than likely he spends most of the fight on his back.

Rosta vs. Adams
Dalton Rosta, DEC
If his striking comes around future champ.

Spectators will win? How come? It's not going to be that much of a barn burner. It's WMMA after all