Quote from: TopTort777 on Today at 08:57:36 AM

It was my general complaint about the fact that fighters higher in top dont want to fight those who are lower. It is understandable, but that slows everything. And then they sit without fights for half a year and more. Previously there were none of that. Previously, fighters were not afraid to fight unranked "because they would lose position in rating". Previously someone from top5 would easily go out with unranked guy, smash him in few rounds, get a fight of the night/performance/KO bonus and be happy.

I do understand where you're coming from. I think there was a major shift in fighters' attitude. Back in the days the dominating mentality was: "I'll fight whoever and whenever UFC want me to fight", but now they're all more calculating, more aware of their worth and of the fact their careers are relatively short-lived so no one is keen on taking on risks with little benefits.
But from the UFC's perspective, it's also not great if some no-name, ranked outside of the top 10, beats up their star. They know it's not easy to hype-up another fighter. So they'll just trying to milk them as much as possible while they're still famous and still on the top.

Quote from: tokeweed on Today at 12:11:30 PM

Again I'm talking about line value and the line is def wide. Dariush at 3.20 could be value, that's if he doesn't get KO'd. And if I'm betting on Tsarukyan at 1.37 or whatever then I'd expect no less than total dominance on the mat, on the feet and by the cage which I don't think will happen. But yeah, I could be wrong. I just don't think with Dariush's skill set and experience he should be lined at 3.20.

I agree. I don't understand reasons for those odds. I'd say both have around equal chances of winning. Looks like the bookies put too much weight on the age difference and heavily favour younger fighters, but Dariush is 34, so it's still not quite the "decline" period.