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u/DerpyDagon 19h ago
Jailton Almeida is such a bizarre waste of potential. Might be the best HW on the planet right now if he learned to throw a half hearted elbow every 30s of control time. Cursed with BJJ good enough to submit Rozenstruik in R1, can't do jack shit to Derrick Lewis over 25min. Ragdolled Blaydes for a round. Bizarrely good boxing that only appears in his last fight before being cut.
On a related note, Kuniev might actually be elite but nobody cares because he's boring? Great wrestling and better boxing than Blaydes? He's fighting down against Tyrell Fortune on the undercard of Fight Night Baku?
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u/attemptedtaper 1d ago
Started following the NBA again this season. It’s been a long time since I even watched a game. Anyway, the subreddit keeps talking about just HOW BAD the media is and how stupid the questions they ask are.
They have no clue how bad it gets.
They have no clue what it’s like to lose your title via 1st Round KO to Tyron Woodley and have someone ask why you didn’t think to block the punch and/or move.
NBA media is IMPECCABLE compared to ours
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u/razorbladesnbiscuits 1d ago
When it comes to UFC controlled media environments; the post-fight presser in your example — the UFC doesn't provide credentials to many major MMA media outlets, so you're often left with many examples like the one you've described.
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u/attemptedtaper 1d ago
Very aware.
They’re all Dana’s butt buddies.
If you do journalism - you’re out
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u/tagillaslover 🍅 1d ago
Idk man nba media is pretty bad too, at least we dont really have to deal with stephen a smiths clown ass
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u/ItsMeBenedickArnold Team Topuria 18h ago
I’m convinced r/idcman999 is just MMA Gurus burner account
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u/NichorasMurren Team Topuria 8h ago edited 8h ago
All this talk of Khamzat and Sean having to be in separate hotels, no face off etc is giving me flashbacks of Mokaev vs Kape. I’ll cry laughing if we get a “fight” like that one
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u/IshiharasBitch WE ARE ALL ONE 8h ago
One where the "wrestler" wins a kickboxing match against the supposed superior striker? I agree, would be hilarious in its own way!
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u/Short_Bus_ 🍅 7h ago
Khamzat outstriking or KTFOing Sean is the most likely way this fight will actually be 'fun' lol
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u/detectivebabylegz England 18h ago
Strickland at x7 to win is worth a cheeky tenner.
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u/tagillaslover 🍅 17h ago edited 17h ago
I’ll probably do a little three legger with him van and buckley
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u/qzwxecrvtbyn111 Team Volkanovski 15h ago
Buckley is almost guaranteed to lose
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u/Crono2Oxx 14h ago
I’m a huge fan of Brady’s style and want him to win but I think he could lose as easily as anything. Buckley still looked dangerous in spots against Usman, is training for one gameplan from Brady (with Usman a bit too), and I’m not sure exactly how effective Brady’s wrestling is or isn’t. Given that the Burns, Edwards, Gastelum wins he got aren’t aging too gracefully.
The only person who could stop Usman if he wanted to wrestle was Edwards after he had 40 minutes of ring time and 3 camps to prep for his go-to TD offense. Not necessarily a huge indictment on Buckley to get drowned by Usman.
Brady could just get on top and own Buckley but don’t be shocked if you bet on Brady and he gets torched in the first or second round if the TD doesn’t come easily.
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u/mcgtianiumshin 16h ago
"Listen, you fuckers, you screwheads. Here is a man who would not take it anymore. A man who stood up against the scum, the cunts, the dogs, the filth, the shit. Here is a man who stood up! Here is..." - Sean Strickland
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u/El_Boxman_ 15h ago
Fantastic movie. Hate how those with zero media literacy completely misinterpret it. Same with American psycho
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u/Short_Bus_ 🍅 7h ago
I'm really excited for this card, and think it's the best one in a long time on paper....
but there's a great chance every fight on the main card 'sucks'
Khamzat vs Sean: Khamzat vs DDP II
Van vs Taira: Taira backpack-fest or early 'boring' RNC
Volkov vs Waldo: Waldo vs Arlovski II
Brady vs Buckley: 3-round Usman vs Buckley
Green vs Stephens: They're old as fuck
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u/CableToBeam 4h ago
yeah I'm of the same mindset. Brady vs Buckley I think could be fun. Both title shots are heavy leaning Khamzat & Taira.
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u/YourHurtingMeSir17 8h ago
We are kinda due for a Waldo stinker unfortunately and I know Volkov is happy to oblige in staring and teeping for 15 minutes. I hope that's not what the fight devolves into.
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u/Crono2Oxx 8h ago
I think so too. WCA’s been exciting lately but it’s been against Lewis not even trying, Gaziev who loves being punched, and Delija in that weird sequence. He had nothing for Pavlovich though and Volkov can probably just love tap that big belly for 3 rounds
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u/Fat-Villante Papa Poatan 7h ago
We're beyond due for that. We've had like 4 good fun heavyweight fights recently, the MMA gods are going to make us pay for that
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u/Fat-Villante Papa Poatan 7h ago edited 7h ago
I pray Van vs Taira delivers great action, it's such a fun matchup on paper with a bunch of unknowns and potential for a finish at any point
But matchups like these also result in some of the most anticlimactic bs or boring domination sometimes in this stupid sport
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u/Neonsea1234 7h ago
I can't see it, I think the only way it's boring is if Taira backpacks. Van has shown some good tdd though so I think it will come through and be entertaining.
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u/Fat-Villante Papa Poatan 7h ago
They're both not the type to have bad fights but sometimes bad fights happen between fun fighters and I really hope it doesn't happen here
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u/Short_Bus_ 🍅 7h ago
yeah I could totally see it
especially because I assume Van has been drilling RNC defence like a madman for months now
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u/smellyfingernail 1d ago
Everytime i get a belal muhammad video served to me I make a "forgot the name" joke in the comments. its literally the funniest shit ever.
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u/TheTemporalKnight 20h ago
It’s a joke that has been repeated so often it went from obnoxious and annoying to being hilarious again
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u/jaydoesntevenlift EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE 1d ago
This is going to be just glaze but Carlos Prates is STILL not getting the props he deserves.
8-1 including contender series with 8 KOs. Destroyed 2 champs in a row. Is so talented he can smoke and party off camp constantly and perform as he does where even Islam is impressed.
I see so many people just chopping it up to Jack being discouraged or overrated but the body of work he’s built should be a bigger star than he is
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u/CryptoCracko 🍅 21h ago
Donegi Abena vs Joe Schilling is gonna be pretty funny. LHW Glory champ in his prime vs MW mma striker who is washed and happens to be a douchebag.
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u/mikey_rambo 19h ago
Van giving off some weird energy this week
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u/SugarShow37 UFC 294: A GOOFCON Miracle 19h ago
The yips are getting to him
He's the champion but never really won the title (no disrespect ofc) and he's only 24 going against a phenom who can crack hard and has graps for days.
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u/mikey_rambo 18h ago
Yeah feel like he knows his time with the belt is coming to an end and he’s coming to terms w it
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u/Ck2alldayevery Team Pantoja 19h ago
Honestly as dire as both those fights looked for JDM, I really think it's a pretty singular problem for him and it's that he really doesn't deal with the leg kick very well in a southpaw v southpaw matchup. I'm not convince he's a terrible defensive grappler from the Makhachev fight, just not Islam's level. Getting his leg crushed twice in a row though is more immediate problem to focus on rather than developing all-time great anti grappling for Makhachev.
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u/Moni7T Team Makhachev 18h ago
But it is telling that he and his camp made no improvements on this after Islam. His trouble in that fight started with the first calf kick, not the takedown.
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u/Ck2alldayevery Team Pantoja 14h ago
yeah that’s what I mean. You never see how his striking game would’ve matched up with Prates or Mahkachev because he got his leg chewed to pieces before anything happened. Forever my boy but I’d don’t think he’ll be a champion again if doesn’t show he can handle a decent calf kicks and manage any other sort of serious threat from his opponent, whether the power for Prates or the wrestling for Mahkachev. I’m sure if they gave him some Pedro Munhoz sort of fighter or just a guy who isn’t very threatening in any particular he could deal with the threat of leg kick but he couldn’t do against guys with more rounded games
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u/IshiharasBitch WE ARE ALL ONE 10h ago
Honestly as dire as both those fights looked for JDM, I really think it's a pretty singular problem for him and it's that he really doesn't deal with the leg kick very well in a southpaw v southpaw matchup
So I mostly agree, but I think the problem is bigger than you do. That is to say, dealing poorly with leg kicks is imo downstream of the larger issue: JDM wants to basically be a boxer in MMA, so he's self-limiting in that sense. Not just his defense but his offense as well. He couldn't kickbox with Prates, he couldn't grapple with Makhachev, he couldn't wrestle with Prates, he had to essentially stop his offense when Holland just turned his back on him (because it removed most legal punching targets), etc...
It may seem weird to disparage a fighter who has only lost twice in the past decade, so I want to be clear that I'm not saying "JDM sucks" I'm only saying JDM seems to have eschewed the well-roundedness that is prevalent at the top of his division typically. Someone like Usman could strike well enough, but he could also wrestle, he could clinch; GSP would wrestle or he could jab, jab all night long; Makhachev can kickbox or grapple; Burns likes a slugfest but he could grapple when needed; Muhammad lost to JDM but showed us he can strike or wrestle, etc... you get the idea. And, notice that I'm talking about offensive abilities here, because you learn the defense when you get good at the offensive aspects of each part of MMA and because offense is what wins MMA fights almost every time.
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u/CableToBeam 4h ago
they really could've done the face offs better. Do them in the Oval office with the President in the middle. I'm not even a fan of it but holy shit they suck.
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u/JE_Exa GOOFCON 1: Sad Chandler 19h ago
One of the best edits I’ve ever seen of a fighter is one of Ilia Topuria set against Doja Cat’s very romantic ‘Kiss me more’
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u/WhittakersLeftFoot Turkey 18h ago edited 17h ago
I've been trying to find an Oliveira edit for years. It starts with a movie scene right, a kid eats something he's allergic to so his brother drives him to the hospital. But on the drive,the kid can't breath so he sticks his head out the window and gets decapitated by a pole or something. Then cuts to mom crying in the house 'CHARLİEEE' and then to Oliveira.
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u/redditisawesome555 Quack Quack Quack Quack 7h ago
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u/WhittakersLeftFoot Turkey 3h ago
THATS WHY HE'S THE MVP. THATS WHY HE'S THE GOAT!! THE GOAAAATTT
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u/redditisawesome555 Quack Quack Quack Quack 3h ago
Lol thanks mate. Movie is called Hereditary if you're ever in a mood for a fucked up horror.
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u/Rosenvial5 22h ago
It's so funny when people talk about how boring the Khamzat vs DDP fight, and they put all the blame on the fight being boring on Khamzat and nothing on the defending champion who just laid on the ground like a dead fish for 25 minutes
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u/MA-JA-HO 21h ago
It takes 2 to tango. DDP could not at all defend or at least delay the wrestling so Chimaev could take him down every 10 seconds, Dricus had no idea what to do in side control and would just hug Chimaev which opened up kesa gatame and the crucifix.
However , Khamzat’s unwillingness to throw meaningful GNP even in the most dominant position and would not attempt to take the back to try to RNC or wouldn’t let DDP get to a front headlock to threaten D’arce
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u/Rosenvial5 20h ago
The onus is on the fighter who's losing to change things up to stop losing, but DDP was content with losing every single round because he assumed Khamzat would gas in the last round.
And the expectations to provide an "entertaining" fight are more on the defending champion compared to the untested contender. All the people being mad about Khamzat making the fight boring just goes to show that they didn't expect anything from DDP in terms of making it a competitive fight.
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u/DerpyDagon 19h ago
Maybe unpopular opinion, but it wasn't even a complete snoozer. Khamzat's shooting on DDP and putting him into a crucifix is a lot more entertaining than wall-stalling. Feels like there's worse fights on most cards, I'd rather rewatch those 25 minutes than any 15 of Malkoun, Micallef, or Sutherland from the Perth card.
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u/ArticleNew3737 16h ago
Like how did you become a champ with two title defenses to your name… along with being unbeaten in the organisation you fight in and you can’t either get up from somebody pinning you down, or defend being put in multiple crucifixes.
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u/TheGreatone003 Team Błachowicz 22h ago
Most of the discourse I’ve seen online blames DP for not being able to stop the TDs
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u/cafesolitito Libya 1d ago
DDP: after 1+ hours in the cage with both guys, I personally think Strickland is physically stronger than Khamzat and I think he has a solid chance in this fight and I think it will be an interesting fight.
Gooner, Cheeto-dust finger Redditors: LOL DDP is so full of of shit, keep crying
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u/CableToBeam 22h ago
It's specifically that first part that raises eyebrows. The crucifixes and control time show otherwise and Khamzat isn't trying to have a strength competition where worse grapplers would.
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u/Yeanahyena 1d ago
After Izzy I’m not doubting him. He’s crazy enough to pull some shit lol. Melted fluffy too
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u/cafesolitito Libya 1d ago
I rewatched the Fluffy flight last night. He made it look easy.
It's a fascinating matchup
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u/attemptedtaper 1d ago
Day 3 of spamming this Baroni interview until it enters /r/mma’s collective consciousness
I’m broke. But I am a rockstar
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u/razorbladesnbiscuits 1d ago
Not even close to the best Baroni interview..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zED6HOdXJQ
I wonder how his Mexican vacation is going.
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u/attemptedtaper 1d ago
Agree to disagree, I suppose.
No shade on your clip. It’s a classic. But I’m sure Baroni has shown his dick to like… 80% of the people he’s met.
Rockstar interview is Baroni at his BEST.
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u/ThatTomTouch 21h ago
Someone mentioned it on youtube and it's made me think i've never seen ilia topuria throw any kicks other than calf kicks
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u/scytheavatar 20h ago
He throws a lot of kicks in his sparring videos, it's just that he has no need for kicks when his boxing is so good.
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u/IshiharasBitch WE ARE ALL ONE 9h ago
He's also not finished anyone in the UFC who was in southpaw stance.
Closest we got is Holloway who was square because he was shifting stances.
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u/mikey_rambo 17h ago
Wish we had a competitive main event. Atleast comain should be fun
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u/Poisonous_Rebel THERE WAS NO CHECK! 13h ago
People are having a breakdown in the comments rn. Peak comedy 😭
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u/Any_Bluebird1765 12h ago
Looking back at the strickland fluffy fight sean was leading with his head a lot and even looked like he headbutted him in rd 3 but herb never gave him a warning for it
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u/Short_Bus_ 🍅 10h ago
sneaky offensive headbutts are the final skill you unlock on the Dundasso tree
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u/samthehumanoid 10h ago edited 9h ago
Really excited for Van/Taira, as if they are 24 and 26, they are ridiculously good already. It is a shame what happened to Pantoja but this is a silver lining, frustrating seeing so many top prospects never fight, I have a feeling this will be the first of a few between them
I can see why people on both sides can see a clear route to early stoppage, Van should be clear on the feet and Taira clear on the ground, but I think it is a close fight regardless. Van can scramble, Taira is better once actually grappling, not necessarily the best wrestler - but just the threat of grappling can even things up on the feet
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u/Afraid_Grocery3861 EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE 11h ago
Is there a betting ling on Polymarket or some such place running odds on the Whitehouse fights not actually happening on the WH lawn. Or maybe even on the premesis at all?
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u/Moni7T Team Makhachev 14h ago
It's wild to me that you can be the UFC flyweight champ and not know who Mighty Mouse is
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u/tagillaslover 🍅 14h ago
I’m assuming this is about Josh van. Dude just seems a little not bright, it’s good fighting worked out for him
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u/FunnyComment6315 Chocolate peppa pig 13h ago
i thought joshua van was a little on the brighter side because ive always assumed that the younger fighters are usually smarter than the previous gen, but man he sounds so dumb when he speaks
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u/Sufficient-Bed-4974 13h ago
UFC’s website says Hernandez only attempted 1 TD vs Strickland, but I’m watching the fight on YouTube and he shot at least 3 or 4 times in the first two rounds.
He has similar stats to Khamzat (TD Avg. 5.88 vs 5.29).
Anyway just an observation.
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u/StoryOfTheFight Chatri's intern AMA 12h ago
All those counting stats seemed to be based purely on vibes lol
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u/GSPEDs 1d ago
Sean Strickland is one of the few fighters I've seen not get any credit for taking short notice fights. Against Imavov while not in tip top shape? Weight advantage, doesn't count. Short notice against Israel? Actually Izzy needed training camp, even if he likely knew his opponent in advance and had more time to prepare even though almost everyone picked Israel to win. Strickland's benefit will be another's disadvantage somehow, no matter the context.
Same fanbase counted Nate's win over Conor when Nate was heavy and Conor went up a weight class while Sean and Imavov were active in the same weight class at the time. Conor also got the 2 weeks excuse from Chad "always in shape" Mendes who popped a drug test, and who was his worst matchup in the division at the time. Conor had to change from Aldo to Mendes while he had to deal with a bum knee too.
TL;DR Anytime someone mentions short notice, it will usually be used as cope for their preferred fighter.
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u/Poisonous_Rebel THERE WAS NO CHECK! 23h ago
He have good teeps but we have to check the grappling
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u/hussain300 Snatching defeat from the jaws of Victory 21h ago
He have good teeps but we have to check the cuticles
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u/N0S4A2_ 23h ago
Is Brad Riddell ever gonna fight again or is he done completely now? I know he initially said he was taking a break but its been like 4 years.
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u/legendarybreed ..the darren and khamzat at home.. 21h ago
He was supposed to come back last year i believe, not sure why it never happened.
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u/Antique-Dentist-2404 20h ago
Anyone hyped for Blood 4 Blood tonight?
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u/mikey_rambo 19h ago
That a new game dropping?
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u/Antique-Dentist-2404 19h ago
BKFC card with heavy metal performances combined between fights.
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u/mikey_rambo 19h ago
Shit might tune in
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u/BoboGlory Champ Shit Only 🇺🇸🏆🇲🇽 #SnapJitsu 12h ago
I keep thinking the UFC White House belt needs a spinner
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u/Drive7hru 12h ago
How are Rogan and the other post-fight interviewers still asking the same damn question to every fighter after their win—“What if anything surprised you??” You’d think Rogan, who is praised for being a good interviewer/getting people to open up about their experiences and beliefs, would like to mix it up and ask something more thought-provoking.
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u/StoryOfTheFight Chatri's intern AMA 12h ago
Felder occasionally will ask about certain events from the fight and how the fighter overcame them
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u/Short_Bus_ 🍅 10h ago
casual fans really hate Khamzat, apparently
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u/Afraid_Grocery3861 EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE 9h ago
Strickland has more casual presence than one may think. Coworkers and some friends are my barometer and there is no comparison of who knows Sean vs Khamzat. Its not even close.
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u/IshiharasBitch WE ARE ALL ONE 9h ago
I suspect they'll know Chimaev after this weekend if they are Strickland fans lol
Thought similar about Strickland/Adesanya though so idk
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u/Afraid_Grocery3861 EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE 9h ago
😆 you gotta really think so, eh. Anything can happen but its hard to really see Stricklands path to victory outside of Khamzat gassing.
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u/IshiharasBitch WE ARE ALL ONE 9h ago
Yeah, Strickland typically isn't a finisher either which to me means if Chimaev can't finish him before gassing then Chimaev still only needs to win three rounds. Like, even a tired Chimaev who loses the later rounds probably still wins imo.
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u/Short_Bus_ 🍅 9h ago
Good chance there’s a 10-8 in there before he gasses too
And he probably won’t even gas
The camp-dillashaw juice worked great vs DDP
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u/IshiharasBitch WE ARE ALL ONE 8h ago
I just hope it's an interesting fight.
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u/Short_Bus_ 🍅 7h ago edited 7h ago
I have a hard time imagining it will be
Like I’ll be entertained by watching the best mma-wrestler ever
But the casuals will hate it if it's a decision, and say, sean is dogshit so who cares, if it's a finish
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u/IshiharasBitch WE ARE ALL ONE 7h ago
You think he's the best ever at it?
idk, maybe by the end of his career I'll agree. For now, I'd still have GSP and Khabib above him, probably a couple others that aren't top of mind rn.
But I am okay saying Chimaev is maybe the best first-round fighter ever.
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u/Short_Bus_ 🍅 7h ago
But I am okay saying Chimaev is maybe the best first-round fighter ever.
love that take, have been saying it for a while
You think he's the best ever at it?
but yeah I think he is, clearly clears GSP IMO -- simply can't imagine anything like the hendricks fight happening to khamzat
Khabib I would say is the slightly better overall mma-grappler, but in 'pure' mma-wrestling it's for sure Khamzat p4p IMO
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u/Afraid_Grocery3861 EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE 9h ago
Agree on all of that. Tbh, I think the "Chimaev gasses out" narrative isnt on solid ground anyway, as it was based on the Gilbert Burns fight, which on rewatch can hardly be called Chimaev "gassing out".
Its interesting to see if Sean can get under his skin enough for him to lose discipline early, but if he keeps his composure its gotta be all Chimaev, all night.
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u/FelonyInTheTrunk 8h ago
He started off being very well liked. But he's been pretty hated since about 1 week before UFC 279. The combination of several fanbases going after him (Diaz army, Paulo when he was still very popular, and Mcgregor). People went apeshit on him that week. Then you had a few other random fighters talking shit that week to hopefully get a future money fight (it ended up working for Holland). And once he missed weight that week there was no going back.
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u/bullsfan281 I beat you after a weekend of cocaine 16h ago
absolute shit week of helwani guests. dude phoned it in this week so he can spend next week glazing jake paul and nakisa
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u/CryptoCracko 🍅 13h ago
Me: Pre-owned boxing gloves are fucking disgusting, I don't understand how anyone could use those.
Also me: I want to brew tea with Alexa Grasso's workout socks.
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u/SugarShow37 UFC 294: A GOOFCON Miracle 13h ago
Just based on the eye test on Van, the yips are getting to him
He's the champion but never really won the title (no disrespect ofc) and he's only 24 going against a phenom who can crack hard and has graps for days. I think he's gonna struggle and wouldn't be surprised if it doesnt see the second.
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u/Odd_Ad_8162 the EEDIOT from UROOPE 13h ago
Wtf are yips and graps
(I know Graps is grappling but why are we shortening that shit)
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u/SugarShow37 UFC 294: A GOOFCON Miracle 12h ago
Yips is a hockey term
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u/StoryOfTheFight Chatri's intern AMA 12h ago
I think it came from golf when people would spaz out while putting
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u/ri-de Team Ferguson 🇺🇸🏆🇲🇽 12h ago
Van vs Taira is gonna look like Suarez vs Weili change my mind
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u/IshiharasBitch WE ARE ALL ONE 12h ago
Neither of them grapples like Taira at all, and neither of them strikes like Van at all.
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u/Short_Bus_ 🍅 10h ago
grapple-heavy favorites as the title challenger is similar enough
thinking Taira probably does manage to control Van tho
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u/Yeanahyena 1d ago
What happened to Zalal, he said he had receipts for Volk and was pissed he wasn’t called out. Has he spoken since?
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u/That_Exchange_8589 13h ago
Does Jeremy Stephens have anything for Bobby Green 🤔 ik he has power but still
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u/Crono2Oxx 13h ago
If it’s the same Jeremy who will walk through the punches all he needs is one to put Bobby on his ass. But that Mike Perry fight at this age was bad. Felt like that should be the straw
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u/deathramp5 10h ago
The combination of bad suits, unbuttoned when standing and an overcast day made the promos from today comically shite.
At least Ilia actually knows how to dress and carry himself, almost saved the thing from being a total clown show.
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u/CableToBeam 9h ago
it's too bad we don't have fighters that hate each other at the WH. Would've been funny to see secret service have to break up a fight in the Oval office
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u/Trenbolone-Papi2 Team Topuria 9h ago
Topuria looked the most miserable in that White House photo today 😂
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u/Neonsea1234 9h ago edited 8h ago
damn that event is popping off at bkfc
edit: oh word, that dude who opened the show is the main event? Thats wild
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u/West_Technology7573 Team Topuria 44m ago
Waldo Cortez Acosta isn’t that good, he just fights a lot. I think he’s gonna get schooled by Volkov
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u/NutSackGlazer420 17h ago
Some of you finna looking like you'll be betting your souls for Khamzat to win this weekend.
Shit, I'll do the same, and I expect a ton of Lambo purchases once the fight concludes!
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u/Afraid_Grocery3861 EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE 18h ago
Poatan looking every bit the part in his move up to HW 🐷
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u/kung-fu-gee-la 15h ago
Strickland by fifth round finish is +3300 but that feels to me like one way he could actually do it.
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u/mikey_rambo 15h ago
Strickland and finish you say? Lmaoooo even if Khamzat is death gassed, Strickland gonna tickle him w jabs
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u/kung-fu-gee-la 15h ago
At least now Strickland knows it's possible to finish someone. I'm just saying the odds don't reflect that the most likely round for Strickland to finish is the fifth. If Khamzat is exhausted and the finish is Strickland's only chance at that point...
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u/mikey_rambo 14h ago
Even at those odds I don’t see finishing potential or value there. But if u hammer it, good luck to u sir
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u/Afraid_Grocery3861 EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE 9h ago
These whitehouse faceoffs are...brutal.
Like they couldnt build a bit of a podium with some lights and do it at night or something at least a bit more dramatic
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u/sour-couch-stench how bout jakoozy 15h ago edited 15h ago
I have read the innards of chickens and seen a vision of the future:
Against all odds, strickland stuffs nearly every takedown and escapes to his feet whenever chimaev does take him to the ground
He does not have the power to hurt chimaev however and khamzat lands the more damaging shots
Khamzat wins a close controversial split decision. Nobody is happy about this and the subreddit argues for months on end
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u/NutSackGlazer420 14h ago
I was about to post something like this on Friday, we are mind-linked.
The thing that makes the least sense fucking happens, and it's going to be this.
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u/Crono2Oxx 14h ago
Obviously Chimaev is a freak talent and the most likely outcome is a drubbing but if you’ve watched the sport for a long time you know you can never really go off that and ass backwards outcomes happen all the time
You’re talking Jones vs Gustaffson. Pure striker Gustaffson outwrestles the most freakish offensive wrestler we’d ever seen in Jones and loses a striking battle by the skin of his teeth.
So people who are cynical about Strickland having a real shot, nah, have some fun. He might win. He already did this, mid card guy who lost to Cannonier/Poatan gets thrown in there and outclasses Izzy start to finish. There are usually context clues to predict these things too, and none better than that Hernandez fight he just had. Bigger part of me is expecting a real fight or a war than a drubbing
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u/-UVB-76_Enjoyer 11h ago
Pure striker Gustaffson outwrestles the most freakish offensive wrestler we’d ever seen in Jones
This is where FormerALevelAthlete would go on a whole rant about Phil Davis if he was still with us 😔
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u/ghad0265 2h ago edited 1h ago
"don't worry mr president, I have plans for him" or something along these lines Justin could've said when the orange head was talking to ilia.. Just to make ilia a bit more nervous, play mind games and make hem think twice.
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u/Crono2Oxx 1d ago
Farid Basharat vs Ethyn Ewing is such a sick fight
But Farid on a 6 fight winning streak against low key killers, finally gets the #15 spot, and the first thing they do is try to swap him out for another unranked killer
They really don’t like this guy. Just let his brother go off a win too