Quote from: Welsh on March 13, 2023, 11:36:04 PM

Quote from: tokeweed on March 13, 2023, 12:25:38 PM

The match between Gaethje and Fiziev excites me more than the main event. Fiziev has been one of my favorite fighters in the roster since his win vs Marc Diakiese... I bet for Diakiese in that one. Cheesy

But I was pretty impressed with Fiziev.

Yeah, I'm not sure why Justin is getting overlooked so much. He's currently sitting around 2.90 for a straight out win, which in my opinion is way too wide. I think the fights far more competitive than the bookies are putting out.

Quote from: tokeweed on March 13, 2023, 12:25:38 PM

For Vettori vs Dolidze, I feel like Dolidze is a live dog. Would I bet it or put in my lottery ticket? I don't know... :/

Vettori grinds out a win for me. I'll probably be going for a decision win by him, as I think he hasn't got enough to finish the fight, but he's a dog, and definitely knows how to grind fights out. Depending, highly on the value the bookies give on the decision win.

Quote from: tokeweed on March 13, 2023, 12:25:38 PM

As for Mokaev, remember that Malcom Gordon gave him a hard time on the ground during Mokaev's last time in the cage. If it went the distance, it could've been a split decision that would've gone either way. I'll watch it again at MMACore.

Yeah, as far as I remember Mokeav did get the takedown quite a bit, but he couldn't keep him down. Mokeav is obviously very talented, but he's just not a finisher, at least when he starts fighting against better competitors than he has done previously.

Quote from: tokeweed on March 13, 2023, 12:25:38 PM

I think Usman is going to try and finish it early via ground and pound or just like what he did Masvidal via KO and give one back to Edwards.

I think he'll be playing a risky game if he does that. Obviously, he's good enough, but Leon will be hoping Usman comes in reckless, and could very well get caught again. Leon's kicks are elite, and incredibly quick. If Usman goes in there, and plays safe he probably gets the win 9 times out of 10. He was dominating that fight up until that head kick, I don't want to take anything from Leon because it was executed perfectly, but it was likely just the stars aligning for him. Usman, clearly had him beat, and to be honest I don't see anything different happening from the first fight, except Usman managing to stay safe up until the end.

I'm not saying Usman goes out there with guns blazing. He'll still be playing his game but he'll be looking to get the KO if the opportunity presents itself. And remember, he had the last match in the bag if not for the head kick. R2 to R5 would've been all Usman and he was on his way to a win. I wasn't even watching anymore as it was already so clear that Edwards was mentally broken til the MMA gods gave him a miracle. I don't think he'll get another chance imho.

My lottery ticket... Hope I get a better result after last event's disaster. Lol.

Usman - Fiziev
Add: Shore - Murphy - Mokaev
Add: Vettori - Hadley - C Duncan
Add: Klein - CL Duncan - Carolina
Add: Miller - Nelson - Patterson
Add: Maia