Chad Vader Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 UFC 297 was kind of a dud. I thought that it was hilarious that the guys from Canada went 0-7 and they were basically all favorites lol. Main event I had scored 3-2 for Strickland but I can see it going to DDP 3-2. All in all a subpar event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Kenshiro Teraji and Carlos Canizales fought for Kenshiro's light-fly belts this morning and it was totally wicked. dailymotion link there, for the record Anyway, highly recommended, early FOTY candidate. Kenshiro's my favourite fighter to watch these days - not the best, but he's so entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Vader Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 On 1/23/2024 at 4:25 PM, polishgenius said: Kenshiro Teraji and Carlos Canizales fought for Kenshiro's light-fly belts this morning and it was totally wicked. dailymotion link there, for the record Anyway, highly recommended, early FOTY candidate. Kenshiro's my favourite fighter to watch these days - not the best, but he's so entertaining. I think Carlos landed the better shots, close fight. My man, since your the resident boxing expert, when will Bang Bang Zang get a top heavyweight? And also, I think Loma is about to go on a run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 The Saudis pretty much control HW boxing at the moment, so if they decide he's due a shot he'll get one. To be fair, Joseph Parker coming off the Wilder win isn't a bad matchup at all, and putting him on the Jousha/Ngannou card as co-main suggests the winner is being lined up for Joshua. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Vader Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 On 1/26/2024 at 5:42 AM, polishgenius said: The Saudis pretty much control HW boxing at the moment, so if they decide he's due a shot he'll get one. To be fair, Joseph Parker coming off the Wilder win isn't a bad matchup at all, and putting him on the Jousha/Ngannou card as co-main suggests the winner is being lined up for Joshua. Who's the best HW currently? I don't know who I'd take against Zang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Usyk's the best HW, for me. I don't think Zhang has much more than a puncher's chance against him. With Tyson Fury, it depends how he turns up - if he shows like he did against Ngannou, he'd probably lose, because Zhang pretty much does what Ngannou was doing in that fight but it won't be his first time. But if on-form Tyson Fury still exists, he'd have to be sizeable favourite, because Zhang isn't fast enough to chase him down. Thing about Zhang is he's pretty cool, but he's only really looked really good against Joe Joyce, who has to come straight at him and who's slower than he is. I thought he beat Hrgovic in the fight before, but it was a close fight and Hrgovic isn't amazing. I dunno if I'd pick him, but there's a reasonable chance Joshua is just too sharp for Zhang, if that fight happens (which is my assumption for why they're on the same card). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Vader Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 On 1/29/2024 at 2:47 PM, polishgenius said: Usyk's the best HW, for me. I don't think Zhang has much more than a puncher's chance against him. With Tyson Fury, it depends how he turns up - if he shows like he did against Ngannou, he'd probably lose, because Zhang pretty much does what Ngannou was doing in that fight but it won't be his first time. But if on-form Tyson Fury still exists, he'd have to be sizeable favourite, because Zhang isn't fast enough to chase him down. Thing about Zhang is he's pretty cool, but he's only really looked really good against Joe Joyce, who has to come straight at him and who's slower than he is. I thought he beat Hrgovic in the fight before, but it was a close fight and Hrgovic isn't amazing. I dunno if I'd pick him, but there's a reasonable chance Joshua is just too sharp for Zhang, if that fight happens (which is my assumption for why they're on the same card). It won't happen now that he's pushing 40 (38 I think) but Beterbiev moving up and fighting Usyk again would be great. They fought years ago before turning pro (as you know) and I think Beterbiev is atleast #3 in P4P rankings if not higher. Artur is going to hurt Bivol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 FUCK'S SAKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Vader Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 Horrible news.. may never see him again, atleast at the level we expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Vader Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Usyk Fury is back on... https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/39452007/tyson-fury-oleksandr-usyk-title-fight-rescheduled-18&ved=2ahUKEwjr_87n85KEAxX5lGoFHU_9C6IQr_oDKAB6BAgfEAE&usg=AOvVaw2wkw3W_lgGKU_CHy1QorAl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Vader Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 UFC 298 is tonight. I have been betting parleys a lot lately and hit for a few thousand last ppv. I'm taking 3 underdogs, Neal over Garry, Dern over Lemos and Topuria over Volk. For favorites I'm taking Whittaker over Costa, Merab over Cejudo (really want to take Henry here but I can't see it) , Barlow will stay undefeated and the -1200 Nakamura will win. De Lina will be to much for Tafa. Elliot will beat Val Woodburn. +6554 parley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Vader Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 13 hours ago, Chad Vader said: UFC 298 is tonight. I have been betting parleys a lot lately and hit for a few thousand last ppv. I'm taking 3 underdogs, Neal over Garry, Dern over Lemos and Topuria over Volk. For favorites I'm taking Whittaker over Costa, Merab over Cejudo (really want to take Henry here but I can't see it) , Barlow will stay undefeated and the -1200 Nakamura will win. De Lina will be to much for Tafa. Elliot will beat Val Woodburn. +6554 parley I was 7 out of 9 and should have been 8/9. Ah well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) Damn, Volk got slept. Topuria is legit. I was nervous for Volk and that’s obviously why. Ilia has crazy technique, so smooth. ETA: All favorites won until the main event, and that was close odds. Edited February 18 by Ramsay B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Vader Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 9 hours ago, Ramsay B. said: Damn, Volk got slept. Topuria is legit. I was nervous for Volk and that’s obviously why. Ilia has crazy technique, so smooth. ETA: All favorites won until the main event, and that was close odds. Dern beat Lemos imo, at the end of rd 3 the odds had her as the favorite. Yea, it's rare when favorites sweep the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 https://bloodyelbow.com/2024/02/25/junto-nakatani-beatdown/ Junto Nakatani is so cool man. Also I understand some UFC happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Vader Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 On 2/25/2024 at 3:38 PM, polishgenius said: https://bloodyelbow.com/2024/02/25/junto-nakatani-beatdown/ Junto Nakatani is so cool man. Also I understand some UFC happened. I picked Topuria to beat Volk. This guy is gonna reign for a while. He would be an issue for Islam at LW. Henry Cejudo called out Brandon Moreno. I think Henry should go back to 125 or fight him at a CW of 130. The BW division is to much for him. Haney vs Garcia is such a bad fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Tyson is fighting Jake Paul. I know he is old but he still looks like he would tear him a new arsehole, here's hoping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quijote Light Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 @polishgenius I was sorry to see what happened at Bloody Elbow. I’ll miss the articles, as well as the deserved critiques of the culture that, unfortunately, seems to permeate the mma business and fandom. Hope all else is well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Cheers man. Yeah, it's a bummer. Not too bad for me, was just a little side gig for now and I'll be posting articles with my mates at the Fight Site for the foreseeable if anyone's interested in that. But it's a shitter for actual genuine journalistic coverage of MMA and the UFC in particular, and a lot of guys I know who are going to find it hard to find similar roles within MMA given the state of the media space there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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