UFC 308

[RobbyRoy]

Not particularly deep, but a great event overall. There's already been some good discussion on the main and co-main in the general thread, so let's see what else we have.

• The undefeated Lerone Murphy must surely be looking to win this then accelerate in his career. 14-0-1, 8th fight in the UFC, 33 years old and fighting #14 ranked Ige here
• Ankalaev will be a strong favourite, but Rakic is no joke. He'd also be an interesting matchup for Poatan, being the significantly larger man. Going with Ank's cleaner striking to out-point Rakic though.
• Shara Bullet should be winning this one impressively
• RDA looks pretty close to done, and I have Neal winning this comfortably
• Basharat is one to watch on the prelims, Barnett is always fun, and look out for the LHW fight - two (relatively) young big fellas looking to take the leap

 

[Crimson Azure]

Gone Max and Bobby.

Max winning probably means Max vs Volk which would be a fitting retirement fight for Volk. I think Volk fights well past his prim sadly.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Khamzat loses that 0 this weekend

 

[Around the Wicket]

Gone Max and Bobby.

Max winning probably means Max vs Volk which would be a fitting retirement fight for Volk. I think Volk fights well past his prim sadly.

Volk just made a blue taking Islam on 2 weeks, that first fight was worthy of a rematch so should have just bided his time.. he is good enough to beat Islam.

.. then he made another shit decision fighting Ilia few months later and not letting the head recover.

 

[Around the Wicket]

UFC will be hoping Rakic wins to give Alex another favorable matchup

 

[Around the Wicket]

My Weekend Multi

Whittaker - $2.85
Topuria by KO - $3.00

- $8.55

 

[Crimson Azure]

Volk just made a blue taking Islam on 2 weeks, that first fight was worthy of a rematch so should have just bided his time.. he is good enough to beat Islam.

.. then he made another shit decision fighting Ilia few months later and not letting the head recover.

I hope you are right but he’s not getting any younger.

My Weekend Multi

Whittaker - $2.85
Topuria by KO - $3.00

- $8.55

Brave man to predict a KO of Max. Justin couldn’t do it at LW and no one else has.

 

[RobbyRoy]

My Weekend Multi

Whittaker - $2.85
Topuria by KO - $3.00

- $8.55

Those odds seem crazy. Whittaker is a proven entity, and Khamzat has struggled against the two genuine top-level fighters he's faced so far.

And Holloway the same odds to be KO'd as he is to win is just nuts, considering he has gone toe-to-toe with the likes of Gaethje, Poirier, McGregor, Pettis and Aldo and been put down just once ever.

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

My Weekend Multi

Whittaker - $2.85
Topuria by KO - $3.00

- $8.55

Betting on MMA now banned in SA!
I wanted to put this multi on:
Max via KO (TKO)
Whittaker via KO (TKO)
@$30

 

[burge13]

Gone Max and Bobby.

Max winning probably means Max vs Volk which would be a fitting retirement fight for Volk. I think Volk fights well past his prim sadly.

Max v Volk 4 is a no from me.

Volk will go on to have a few more losses though, I agree. Shame

 

[Around the Wicket]

Betting on MMA now banned in SA!
I wanted to put this multi on:
Max via KO (TKO)
Whittaker via KO (TKO)
@$30

Why MMA in particular?... Aus Rules around gambling is so stupid.... Online Poker for example... ridiculous that's banned.

 

[burge13]

Why MMA in particular?... Aus Rules around gambling is so stupid.... Online Poker for example... ridiculous that's banned.

MMA has been 'illegal' here for years but never enforced other than NEDS and the TAB I think. Now they're taking it off the board

LIV golf and esports also illegal now I think

The claim for MMA is it's too loosely tied to match fixing. How they've come to that conclusion when I can bet low level tennis (dozens of match fixing claims a year) or soccer matches where I literally know the players, so could bribe them directly, is beyond me...

 

[the_interloper]

Those odds seem crazy. Whittaker is a proven entity, and Khamzat has struggled against the two genuine top-level fighters he's faced so far.

And Holloway the same odds to be KO'd as he is to win is just nuts, considering he has gone toe-to-toe with the likes of Gaethje, Poirier, McGregor, Pettis and Aldo and been put down just once ever.

Yeah good odds for Whittaker, I might take a piece of that. And I guess Max's chin will get cracked eventually but we haven't seen it yet. There's money to be made on this one, I'm sure I'll **** it up though ha ha

Excited for this card, it's very strong, timezone annoying but I'll be up that's for sure.

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Why MMA in particular?... Aus Rules around gambling is so stupid.... Online Poker for example... ridiculous that's banned.

Pop $20 on it for me, brother. Cheers

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Yeah good odds for Whittaker, I might take a piece of that. And I guess Max's chin will get cracked eventually but we haven't seen it yet. There's money to be made on this one, I'm sure I'll **** it up though ha ha

Excited for this card, it's very strong, timezone annoying but I'll be up that's for sure.

I wanted to catch RDA vs Geoff. Probs a 3:40am start time They were headlining the prelims i thought, but now co-main-prelim.

 

[the_interloper]

I wanted to catch RDA vs Geoff. Probs a 3:40am start time They were headlining the prelims i thought, but now co-main-prelim.

Main card is at 5am AEST I believe, so I'll get up for that and watch the replay of the prelims I think, annoying that Kayo won't have the prelim-prelim card though I assume.

 

[burge13]

Not 1 wmma fight, send all cards to Abu Dhabi if that's what they're doing

alarm set for co-main. Ankalaev the other main card fight I want to watch but will be like 430, can't be having that on a Sunday.

Max wins a decision
Rob gets a late stoppage
If both happen, I'll be up plenty $$

 

[00Stinger]

Whittaker into Holloway for $9 is madness

Rakic paying $4 is crazy

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[Crimson Azure]

Not 1 wmma fight, send all cards to Abu Dhabi if that's what they're doing

Saw this too and thought, 'is this what they always do?' So I checked and they have had women's fights there before.

 

[burge13]

Saw this too and thought, 'is this what they always do?' So I checked and they have had women's fights there before.

I wasn't sure tbh. Often the better perceived the overall card is, the less wmma there is on it

 

[Crimson Azure]

I wasn't sure tbh. Often the better perceived the overall card is, the less wmma there is on it

True. I was actually surprised that they have had women’s fights there.

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Heart:
Max
Rob
Rakic
Dan
Armen

Head:
Probably the complete opposite of heart.

 

[PoppedCorn]

so you cant bet on it in sa but the ufc has done a show there

okaaaay

 

[norway blue]

Max and Illia will be a banger who knows. Hoping for max. Rob is up against it with Haz. How does he stop multiple take downs .? Knee him Rob. Leg kick him Rob. Force him back early. Tough fight for both.


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[Guy Threepwood]

I've got a bad feeling Rob gets dominated on the ground by Khamzat. I agree with the consensus that if he can survive the early rounds he will take over and win, but I don't think he's faced someone with as complete a ground game as Khamzat. I hope like hell I'm wrong, but I'm seeing this one go kind of like Khamzat's fight against Jiang.

Max vs Ilia is a fight I've gone back and forward on multiple times. I'm just leaning towards Max now due mostly to his legendary chin. Volk had some success in the stand up against Ilia, so I can see Max doing well there too with less likelihood Ilia can end the fight suddenly. It should be close, but I think Max can get his belt back