MaestroMike
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*Gastelum & Du Plessis matches are off.
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1 round ko for volk is probably even less probable than korean zombie winning the whole thing...Pretty sure Gastelum vs Imamov is off, don't know what they put on the main card instead though.
Predictions:
Volk by KO Rd1 - He had ultra tough opponents recently but Volk definitely has power and KZ gets hit a lot. I think he gets it done early this time.
Yan by decision - Sterling preserves his energy better this time but gets outstruck by Yan and can't get much going in terms of grappling.
Chimaev by sub Rd1 - Chimaev gets dropped in the first round but survives, gets the takedown, lots of gnp, finishes with a choke.
Torres has way better standup and movements around the octagon than dern and good takedown defense, takedown accuracy for dern is absolute shit, like 10%, dern is gonna sweat like a mofo to catch torres on the ground.Oh baby this is the good stuff right here. This card is fantastic. I cannot wait to watch this one.
Volk vs Korean Zombie - I love you KZ but Volk should have this. I actually see this as an interesting fight with Volk dominating most of it.
Sterling vs Yan - Fight of the night: I am on the fence on this one and it is really hard to call but I think Sterling has learned a lot and he had more dominance in the first fight. Yan has been very consistent but I think this will likely go to a split to Sterling(my memory is admittedly fuzzy on this fight but I remember the drama and seeing it as a wild fight plus I know it is in here but I havent taken the time to rewatch it)
Burns vs Chimaev: Burns because this is the first real test of Chimaev. Chimaev has a rise akin to Johnny Walker and some other names but so far he has starched people in more convincing ways.
Dern vs Torres: I hate Dern but I see no reason why Torres would win.
Just saw that this fight is off. So tired of Kelvin Gastelum and his antics. This guy only has himself to blame for never being champion.
Gastelum v Imavov: Based on Strength of Record, Gastelum should cakewalk this unless he has truly fallen from grace.
Rozenstruik vs Tybura: This is clearly placed as a promo to encourage people to get ESPN+. Fight is so undeservedly low. It actually should be in place of Gastelum vs Imavov but I get it. Rozen should take it with a KO
Dern always looks like garbage. She is propped up by the UFC but the female divisions have been fairly barren for ages. Maybe Torres is a mismatch. I would want to be wrong on this one.Also torres looked splendind in his last fight, dern looked like shit.
I mean don't get me wrong, i hope the match goes to the ground with a lot of scrambles for obvious reasonsDern always looks like garbage. She is propped up by the UFC but the female divisions have been fairly barren for ages. Maybe Torres is a mismatch. I would want to be wrong on this one.
1 round ko for volk is probably even less probable than korean zombie winning the whole thing...
Volk is not super aggressive in the first 2 rounds and you need to hit kz with something really heavy to fuck him up for good.
If there is a ko it's gonna be between round 4-5 when the legs are chewed up and kz can't bounce on them to mitigate the damage.
He is gonna try the finish for sure, just not in the first round imo.Yeah sure. Most likely is Volk by decision I guess.
Just have a feeling that Volk will try to prove something and you never know with guys like KZ who prefer to block with their face, at some point that chin has to crack.
It is not a matter of being disrespected, chimaev manhandle big middle weights and fight on par with big light heavy weights like gustafsson, and gilbert is a very small welterweight.Really feel Gilbert Burns is being disrespected by many. Ranked #2 with his only loss in the last 8 fights is to the champ. Khamzat has yet to even face someone in the top ten and everyone just assumes he will destroy Burns.
I'm so curious man... I like him, sort off.. and Gilbert seems so nice.