UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski

The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CoYleLUtXLK/

Really good point. Nothing more motivating than the biggest fight promoter in the game forgetting your name when you are champion

And honesly the one thing I respect about Islam as a fan,  He always looking for a finishs and he finish his last 5 or 6 fights, He's not out they're to stall out for point, Casuals hate Islam  because they're "***** ass wreslers" but I like to watch him work because he's hunting for a finish, He's not a control stoler which I hate, I have the same opinion of Khabib, Umar and Khamzat

But I still root agaist him in his last few because Oliveira is my favourte fighter, And Volk and Hooker are also up their on my list, And Honesly I like rooting for the underdog

* Edited at 02.08.2023, 1:55 AM ET *

This fight makes no sense. Should've been Conor or Nate, not Volk.

How is Volk's TDD? Judging by Ortega fight, Islam will take him down at will. Can Volk KO him before it?

Wait how does Nate or Conor deserve title shot after respectivelly winning vs Tony Ferguson in a weird fight and with 2 loses to Dustin Porier? Islam mops the floor with Conor, Nate and Dustin 

At least it has sense as a show. But Volk has no competative and no entertainment meaning.

No it does not make sense as a show. Kamaru Usman vs Conor has more sense cause Conor can actually make 170, and with Nate, cmon dude. You want a drug dealer to fight with a guy who never talks trash? Honestly Henry Cejudo calling out Valentina Shevchenko is more entertaining than Nate and Conor combined. Conor and Nate as cringe as ppl get

I truly do not understand this fight. Or quite know how to break it down.

On one hand we have the local fighter. Young. No need to travel or adapt to time zones. He is ok. Average. Ok striking, ok power, ok wrestling, ok takedown defence, ok cage grappling, ok chin, decent cardio, decent volume. I think he is the definition of the term Journeyman.

Bilder on the other hand. Big, strong, explosive. Big power in his shots, explosive grappling and able to take the back without getting the fight to the ground. Poor takedown defence but very sctive and creative with submissions off his back, and seems able to get them unexpectedly though he does not try to stand up and spends a lot of time on his back. His chin is questionable and striking defence has a lot of holes but is Young the one to exploit it?

Overall I think the chances are that at some point, somehow Bilder will get the back, even standing, or snatch up a sub off his back. I can't see Young finishing anything.

My advice, stay away from this fight unless you have a good read on something I'm missing. Even the props don't look good to me.

If you are betting, wait for Mezzors opinion on this and bet the other side.

* Edited at 02.08.2023, 5:44 AM ET *

It’s not the best betting wise for this card but here and my picks I’m most confident on that should Land

Islam ITD or just do FDNGTD it’s still respectable odds 
Zubaira 
Kleydson Rodrigues ITD or just do FDNGTD to play it safer
Jack Jenkins im just gonna do ML on him but I do believe he gets the finish as shainis is the definition of a bum
Pedro FDNGTD

They in my opinion should all slap I’m getting odds between 6.19 and 9.90 depends what you go for on the selections but I just don’t see how that doesn’t land with ease guess we’ll find out 

Picks an less confident on but still going to parlay in a few of my bets are:

Blake bilder- really liked his contender series win and should be able to get it done if he can make it his type of fight

Loma lookboonmee- she should be winning here but simply not confident because women ☕️ 

Francisco prado - ive not seen much on him but he’s got hands and he can submit but it’s been against low level tier fighters but I believe he could be a live dog in the fight

Jack della - he’s my most confident in this section but Randy brown is no joke he’s a legit test to get you into ranking I hope he can absolutely piece him up everywhere and get a statement made win to get him into the ranks

Yair Rodriguez - not really confident in this fight as I don’t even think either fighter should be fighting for the belt josh emmet imo should of lost his last 2 and Yair had not been active at all it’s a toss up if you ask me but if looking at skill for skill Yair should be winning this as long as it stays standing

Agree with most of what you just said

Let’s get this money fella

Rah Mullarkeys wrestling is overrated. I don't see it anywhere that he dominates the fight with grappling

That mullarkey fight is definitely not going the distance now thinking about it , you got a young guy going to go in for the kill and mullarkey who got hands he nothing special and abit chinny but should be decent for as long as it lasts

I’m only betting on two fights.

Josh Emmett over Yair Rodriguez 
Alonzo Menifield over Jim Crute

*With a parlay.

Could bet on more fights, but not enough money to be made on the others. 

* Edited at 02.08.2023, 8:30 AM ET *