UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen

The official Tapology discussion thread for the event!

Do you how long ago Alves allegedly broke his hand?

That previous comment I made about Ayy was meant to be a compliment (as in he has all the breaking inside news)

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@kniferusty he was posting photos on his Instagram of him training with a broken hand

I like Osbourne as a dog at these odds.

Both of these guys are very fast dynamic strikers. They both rely on speed defensively. Johnson used to be a boxer and it shows, he'll lean away and to the side from punches which can leave him open to kicks and knees but in boxing wouldn't be punished in the same way. Also sometimes he has his guard against his chest where boxing gloves would cover a lot more of his chin. Johnson can be stunned and freeze a little bit when he gets hit cleanly, it happened vs Mota and vs Zhumagulov, the latter a fight I think he lost 28-29. Any striker that can do what Zhalgas did and throw combinations, in particular if they mix in low kicks to set Johnson of balance first, has a good chance of connecting vs Johnson. We saw Ode land one of these sequences vs Kape.

Ode has been knocked out twice but I'm not ready to call him chinny yet. Both were full bodyweight behind it with forward momentum. The flying knee from  Kape and then the followup uppercut from Nam after Ode got clipped with a counter right behind the ear and was dazed and not defending.
The main concern for Ode is how does his gastank hold up in the 3rd round? Against Vergara he gassed out in the 3rd from the relentless pressure, a quality that Jonhson could bring to the table. Ode mostly finishes in the first so he is less experienced with long fights. He might have to win a decision here though as InnerG is tough and has never been stopped.
At the same time it's a bit worrying for InnerG to fight again when he last fought on january 14th and on 11 days notice, even if he got a quick finish in that fight.

Stats favor Ode sligthly, 31 yo vs 32, 3 inches of reach, a bit more UFC matches but similar strength of schedule throughout career. They both have around the same amount of matches. Ode's match history goes back 10 years to 8 for Johnson.

I have to lean InnerG overall based on the expected cardio advantage but I think +165 is a solid bet for Osbourne, I have it more a 4/3 split (57% in favor of InnerG). Percentages are more of an art than a science of course but that's my current guesstimate.

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I'm sick of the Apex card, But I have to say this card isn't half bad, Not the best UFC card ever, But it's to the standard of what a UFC fight night should be, They're a few stuff on the card I want to watch, 

But still think the UFC is damaging the brand even to hardcore like me with all these ****** apex show that had on recently, I'm way less hype for the UFC recently unless it's in front of a crowd, It's felling like a chore to watch instead of entertaiment

* Edited at 02.19.2023, 3:54 PM ET *

Well this will be the last apex card for at least 6 cards. We got bangers in March & April 

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Hmm, no

Krylov vs. Spann
Nikita Krylov, DEC
This will be Spann's first 5x5 round . Krylov has solid takedown defense ; only way I see Spann winning is by a submission in my opinion .

* Edited at 02.19.2023, 6:12 PM ET *

Muniz vs. Allen
André Muniz, TKO, R2
Muniz kicks are deadly . Allen is in trouble .

I don't know, mate. I just saw a video from 6 weeks ago on his Instagram and he already had a broken hand...

If he's not 100% ready, Aliev will maul him in the ground.

this card is ok i guess... I like Muniz and Levitt 

Gonzalez vs. Peek
Trevor Peek, TKO, R1
GNP TKO

Leavitt vs. Martinez
Jordan Leavitt, DEC
2 trash cans but if ur losing to Claudio and paddy it makes it really hard to pick leavitt But whatever I’m picking him

Solecki vs. Deaton III
Joe Solecki, SUB, R1
RNC

Suarez vs. De La Rosa
Tatiana Suarez, SUB, R2
Well-rounded; better.

Malott vs. Lainesse
Mike Malott, DEC
Lainesse can't keep up .

Besides the main and co-main event the order this card is in is ass. Like why tf are Alves and Aliev fighting so early on the card?

* Edited at 02.19.2023, 7:55 PM ET *