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UFC 259 | UFC

Don't miss out on three title fights at UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya on March 6, 2021.

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The card is a banger. Jan vs Ade will be a chess match. Jan is a nice guy whose path to Champion was made a little easier with Jones moving up. I think he could've beaten him. His fight IQ is lacking a little, he's made mistakes & learnt from some, but if your stupid or don't plan (& stick to it) with Adesanya it will be embarrassing.
Adesanya has boxing, kickboxing (80 fights) experience (purple belt in bjj) & mma so well rounded. He's smart as well, if you're a boxing fan you'll spot traps he sets up & if Jan isn't ready it's a KO. Ade for me, unless he can't handle the power, previous fight experience will mean his chin is good. Is it good enough...?

Nunez is a genius. Can't draw 20k for her ppvs & so magically finds her way onto banger cards to get a share of that sweet ppv. Scrap 135 & 145 & bring 105 in to replace both. Megan has a chance, I suppose.

Yan should win if he sticks to his usual style, first round to figure movements to fakes & find his distance. If Sterling goes after him early, he might submit Yan or at least tire him enough to make it competitive.

Islam should win, future Lightweight champ. Santos back, hope knee is OK.

Cruz is on prelims so won't be on commentary, nice. Some good stuff on the prelims. Benavidez with tough match, Askar to win I believe. Soz Megan.

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We've lost some members (to bans), JareBear flew too close to the Sun, Cunth has gone Walkabout. Night.Ninja I'm very surprised by the ban. I don't think it was deserved or requested. The criticism was constructive & his/her contribution is better than 90% of the folks on here (myself included).

 

[sharkie]

lookin forward to it, Yan and sterling is the fight im most looking forward to.

 

[GymWolf]

Of fucking course the people who are gonna win are the opposite of what i cheer for.

so sterling, adegnagna and nunez winning.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

Izzy obviously is more technical but i dont know if he could bulk up enough or end up like Conor vs Diaz 1 where that extra mass just hindered him.

 

[GymWolf]

Izzy obviously is more technical but i dont know if he could bulk up enough or end up like Conor vs Diaz 1 where that extra mass just hindered him.

He is not bulking up that much.

His coach said that in an interview.

And tbh, even with more weight, he is probably still faster than jan.

 

[MaestroMike]

Poll for adesanya vs. blachowicz? I wonder if Izzy wins would Jon move back down to fight him.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Stacked card. Can't wait.

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

The 155 division thought they were safe when Khabib retired, wait til Islam gets up in the rankings.

 

[EverydayBeast]

The no crowd situation is still different even if the events are on TV long term I think we’ll reach a point where vaccinated crowds will exist and that’s when I’ll pay for my ticket we’ll see a winner in all these match ups, likely Nunez, Aldo, Adseyna winning.

 

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[GymWolf]

The 155 division thought they were safe when Khabib retired, wait til Islam gets up in the rankings.

He is not as good as khabib.

I think khabib's brother is the real talent between them.

 

[SpiceRacz]

I'd like to know the stats behind fighters moving up a weight class and challenging for a belt. Both Jan and Izzy are ascending, but I don't think there's any question as to who's looked more impressive. This fight will likely stay on the feet and Izzy should win there. Stranger things have happened though and Jan hits hard as fuck.

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

He is not as good as khabib.

I think khabib's brother is the real talent between them.

He's not but he doesn't have to be. Khabib is so far ahead of any other 155er, even if Islam is only 75% the fighter Khabib is that's still enough to get the belt. Not to mention he's only gonna get better.

 

[Patrick S.]

Thought this was Wolfenstein related lul

 

[GymWolf]

Who do you think is gonna win in the rakic vs santos fight?

I think that if rakic can use those cannon leg kicks while staying away from the cannon punches from santos, he can get a tko.

the 2 leg kicks against smith are probably the most vicious i ever seen...i mean hear the fucking sound

 

[GymWolf]

 

[Unknown Quantity]

Who do you think is gonna win in the rakic vs santos fight?

I think that if rakic can use those cannon leg kicks while staying away from the cannon punches from santos, he can get a tko.

the 2 leg kicks against smith are probably the most vicious i ever seen...i mean hear the fucking sound

It's been a while since we've seen Santos, if he's healed mentally & physically it'll be a great watch. Rooting for the hammer. If it stays close he wins.

 

[GymWolf]

It's been a while since we've seen Santos, if he's healed mentally & physically it'll be a great watch. Rooting for the hammer. If it stays close he wins.

I'm rooting for rakic for this one, so obviously santos is gonna kill him in the first 10 seconds...

I can only have one happy moment with the ufc every year and that was dustin beating the shit out of conor, from now on, only losses for my favourites

 

[highrider]

The Style Bender is legit, but if the Polish hammer connects clean a few times with anyone in that division it’s lights out, and he’s not a stick in the mud he has footwork and can fight.

 

[manfestival]

Oh baby this is one of the biggest cards in a long time. I think there was one other one like this between now and ufc 100. Anyways, fingers crossed and hoping covid doesn't ruin things. I mean they did put 15 fights in the event lol.


Time for my guessing:
Jan v izzy: I don't want to have to choose a winner here. It's not fair yall. If I had to bet then izzy. He has proven how methodical he is against monsters in his past few fights. Jan is no pushover and I wouldn't be surprised if he won.
Nunes v Anderson: why bother betting against nunes lol. Nunes
Yan v sterling: my fights of the night. Both fighters are awesome. I don't care who wins but if I had to guess. Sterling
Islam v drew: Islam M takes it. Interesred in this one for sure
Thiago v Aleksander: Aleksander

Cruz and Benavidez not being on the main card but definitely on standby for that covid protocol

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[Unknown Quantity]

Came to post this.

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[GymWolf]

Came to post this.

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Counter-argument

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[GymWolf]

Lol megan is gigantic compared to nunes.

 

[MaestroMike]

^^I think she's wearing heels edit: nvm dam I didn't know she is 6'0"

 

[pr0cs]

Mannnn, I can't wait for this card, so many good fights on paper

 

[SpiceRacz]

Blachowicz with that neanderthal skull.

 

[mxbison]

We're really getting this card huh? Not even Makhachev pulled out? Crazy.

 

[GymWolf]

 

[INC]

Counter-argument

She could choke me out, any day! (Quite literally)

 

[Radical Dreamer]

Rooting for Jan. Will be tough, though.

 

[ArtemisClydeFrog]

Let's fucking go

 

[regawdless]

Izzy will snipe Jan. Jan is too flat footed and slow. His only chance is to try to make it physical and overwhelm Izzy. Which won't be easy because of his great footwork and distance management.

 

[12Goblins]

fuck is cruz talking about lmao

 

[CertifiedKiwi]

Rakic vs Santos...boring fight.

 

[MaestroMike]

lol khabib looks happy. nice domination haha

 

[MaestroMike]

dam illegal knee

 

[12Goblins]

why would yan do that

was a free win lol

 

[MaestroMike]

lol petr bout to lose his belt?

 

[CertifiedKiwi]

Damn. Yan is dumb. He was clearly winning up to that point

 

[Arkam]

Will be lame if the fight ends like this.

 

[MaestroMike]

ooooh that must hurt for yan haha just gotta run it back

 

[Arkam]

And it did.... fucking weak. Guy getting beat gets the belt wrapped around his waist.

 

[12Goblins]

sterling was literally fighting in slow motion.

 

[MaestroMike]

And it did.... fucking weak. Guy getting beat gets the belt wrapped around his waist.

lol one judge had him winning tho

 

[The Fartist]

Kabib saying Yan's corner instructed him to strike, crazy.

 

[Arkam]

lol one judge had him winning tho

Which is crazy. And Joe even called it out as such.

 

[MaestroMike]

daniel said khabib said he heard yan's corner told him to kick him while sterling was down

 

[ArtemisClydeFrog]

Pretty shitty of Rogan to start off the interview with "hey I know ur fucked up and probably have a severe concussion but the judges had you down yet you got the belt, how do you feel about that?"