Future Fights Thread

[firekillex]

Now that Khabib is out the question is when do they make McGregor v Ferguson?

May 13 UFC 211- Miocic V Dos Santos 2 in Dallas
June 03 UFC 212 - Aldo V Holloway in Rio
July 08 UFC 213 ------------------ Las Vegas
July 29 UFC 214 ------------------ Anahiem

They could make him the main at 211 in Dallas, dont see him going to fight at 212 in Brazil. Which means McGregor likely wont fight until July....

mcgregor wont fight tony ferguson unless he beat khabib in amazing fashion and built his name up, mcgregors at the point hell only fight a huge name or if he has a big reason to, fighting ferguson would be a huge huge test and difficulty with not much reward at all... hed fight winner of tyron woodley/wonderboy or GSP or even anderson before him IMO

[Hugo de Naranja]

Bellator 174 Picks:
Fernando Gonzalez Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)
Marloes Coenen Round 4 Submission (Triangle Choke)

[Hugo de Naranja]

Main Card:

Fight #1: Gonzalez vs. Girtz:
No Bet

Result:
Fight #2: Budd vs. Coenen:
Coenen (+155) .5u
Coenen ITD (+295) .5u

[Hugo de Naranja]

Bellator 174 Picks:
Fernando Gonzalez Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)
Marloes Coenen Round 4 Submission (Triangle Choke)

[Hugo de Naranja]

Bellator 174: Budd vs. Coenen

Main Card:

Fight #1: Gonzalez vs. Girtz:
No Bet

Result: Fernando Gonzalez Unanimous Decision (30-26, 29-27, 29-28)

Fight #2: Budd vs. Coenen:
Coenen (+155) -.5u
Coenen ITD (+295) -.5u

Result: Julia Budd Round 4 TKO (Punches)
Fight: -1u
Final Card Total = -1u

[Hugo de Naranja]

mcgregor wont fight tony ferguson unless he beat khabib in amazing fashion and built his name up, mcgregors at the point hell only fight a huge name or if he has a big reason to, fighting ferguson would be a huge huge test and difficulty with not much reward at all... hed fight winner of tyron woodley/wonderboy or GSP or even anderson before him IMO

Looks like we split our Hendricks Weight and Kelly/Evans bets.

[Hugo de Naranja]

Something I've been thinking about recently. Isn't ATT Coconut Creek the best MMA camp in right now? They have a TON of top fighters and Jackson's seems to be on a bit of a decline in recent months.

[Hugo de Naranja]

Looks like we split our Hendricks Weight and Kelly/Evans bets.

Thank you good sir.

[firekillex]

Thank you good sir.

Was out for a buddies birthday last night haven't even got the chance to see the fights yet but I seen rashad lost a split, sucks he was looking super good at weigh ins.. looks like his time is over

at least I'm glad I won some money on overeem and Tyron Woodley, gotta watch the Woodley fight everybody was saying the judging was all over the place ...


watched the the press conference today overeem said he didn't fight ngannou but Dana said he already has plans for ngannou in the summer so we might just see black beast vs overeem next ...

[firekillex]

Jacare vs Whittaker announced for fox card
Demetrius vs Reis an
Watterson vs Namajunas


pretty solid free card

[Hugo de Naranja]

Was out for a buddies birthday last night haven't even got the chance to see the fights yet but I seen rashad lost a split, sucks he was looking super good at weigh ins.. looks like his time is over

at least I'm glad I won some money on overeem and Tyron Woodley, gotta watch the Woodley fight everybody was saying the judging was all over the place ...


watched the the press conference today overeem said he didn't fight ngannou but Dana said he already has plans for ngannou in the summer so we might just see black beast vs overeem next ...

Black Beast versus Reem is an awesome fight.

[Hugo de Naranja]

Jacare vs Whittaker announced for fox card
Demetrius vs Reis an
Watterson vs Namajunas


pretty solid free card

Agreed. Better than expected.

[firekillex]

Black Beast versus Reem is an awesome fight.

tough fight to call, overeem a much better fighter but if lewis connects on him once its over... will have to see the odds before deciding on that scrap , will be solid for props i think

[Hugo de Naranja]

tough fight to call, overeem a much better fighter but if lewis connects on him once its over... will have to see the odds before deciding on that scrap , will be solid for props i think

Agreed. Probably looking to Live-Bet Lewis if he survives, though Reem has better cardio than someone like Travis Browne.

[firekillex]

Agreed. Probably looking to Live-Bet Lewis if he survives, though Reem has better cardio than someone like Travis Browne.

Overeem picks his shot really well lately he wont get gassed at all, those body shots especially the knee really hurt Lewis, he takes one of those from Overeem its game over... Gotta see if itll be 3 rounder or a main even on a free card, but Overeem by finish might be money, wonder if he tries to pick lewis apart with kicks from the outside and maybe switch it up with a drag takedown or something

[firekillex]

Dustin porier vs Eddie Alvarez announced UFC 211 Dallas

[Hugo de Naranja]

Dustin porier vs Eddie Alvarez announced UFC 211 Dallas

Love that fight! Poirier is my dog. Hopefully he gets the win.

[Hugo de Naranja]

Ben Rothwell flagged for potential USADA violation

[firekillex]

Love that fight! Poirier is my dog. Hopefully he gets the win.

Super tough fight , not even sure where I'll go with that one ... they match up really well

[firekillex]

That TUF trailer just got me pumped up ... Cody with the savage choke on dillasnake

[Hugo de Naranja]

Super tough fight , not even sure where I'll go with that one ... they match up really well

Yeah I wonder where odds will come out.

[Hugo de Naranja]

That TUF trailer just got me pumped up ... Cody with the savage choke on dillasnake

Did you see his Geico commercial? That was pretty funny too.

[firekillex]

Yeah I wonder where odds will come out.

Given eddie was just champion I'd say he'll be the favourite for sure probably -160 range or so...
really tough fight to cap though especially a 3 rounder ...


and ya I seen the geico commercial , starting to like Cody a bit he's a fighters fighter and is pretty funny.. actually got some interest for this upcoming TUF season with all the vets... seen Joe Daddy Stevenson on there

[Hugo de Naranja]

Jotko vs. David Branch rumored for UFC 211. Damn that card is fire

[firekillex]

Jotko vs. David Branch rumored for UFC 211. Damn that card is fire

Sweet fight as well , looking forward to see what branch can do. Solid fight to give him

[Hugo de Naranja]

Sweet fight as well , looking forward to see what branch can do. Solid fight to give him

I also heard they are targeting Cejudo vs. Pettis for that card

[firekillex]

I also heard they are targeting Cejudo vs. Pettis for that card

rip pettis
surprised theyd give him a matchup like that.. thought they were gonna try to build him up

[Hugo de Naranja]

rip pettis
surprised theyd give him a matchup like that.. thought they were gonna try to build him up

Tough matchup for Pettis indeed.

[Hugo de Naranja]

5Dimes just added a bet builder for soccer and basketball. Hopefully they extend that to MMA Props in the near future so we can place bets like Barboza KO/TKO/Decision and get a better price than the ML when the third method of victory is very unlikely.

[Hugo de Naranja]

Hugo’s Fade List
WSW: Jessica Penne
WBW: Holly Holm
FW: Ian McCall
BW: Michael McDonald
FTW: Renan Barao
LW: Anthony Pettis, Eddie Alvarez, Gilbert Melendez
WW: Jake Ellenberger, Matt Brown
MW: Vitor Belfort, Chris Weidman, Anderson Silva, Nate Marquardt
LHW: Ovince Saint Preux
HW: Andrei Arlovski, Travis Browne

Here are some fighters I'm looking to fade regardless of matchup in their upcoming fights. Many are former title challengers/champions with a lot of name value who have displayed diminishing skill sets in recent fights. Are there other fighters you guys would suggest including? Is there anyone I have down that you don't think deserves to be on the list?

[firekillex]

dont like weidman on that list i think hes a winner , just has had a bad string of fights lately
i wouldnt really fade anybody regardless of matchup though since styles make fights, but i understand what youre getting at
most of those guys have had injuries or are old/ getting past their prime but most of them are still talented and could beat lower tier guys .. id consider most of that list gatekeeper status level talents at this point other then Weidman i think he could still be top 3-5 talent at 185 if he turns his luck around

i like to mainly fade guys who just got a solid win but i wasnt impressed by like Elias Theodorou for example but depends who he gets next thatll determine if i truly fade him

[Hugo de Naranja]

dont like weidman on that list i think hes a winner , just has had a bad string of fights lately
i wouldnt really fade anybody regardless of matchup though since styles make fights, but i understand what youre getting at
most of those guys have had injuries or are old/ getting past their prime but most of them are still talented and could beat lower tier guys .. id consider most of that list gatekeeper status level talents at this point other then Weidman i think he could still be top 3-5 talent at 185 if he turns his luck around

i like to mainly fade guys who just got a solid win but i wasnt impressed by like Elias Theodorou for example but depends who he gets next thatll determine if i truly fade him

Weidman definitely has the most skills on the list but he's coming off two KO/TKO defeats and has had serious neck surgery.

[firekillex]

cant disagree, i think he was gonna beat Yoel before shooting that terrible takedown, i think its gonna light a huge fire under his ass
i think hes gonna surprise against Mousasi and come out looking great , but well see

[Hugo de Naranja]

cant disagree, i think he was gonna beat Yoel before shooting that terrible takedown, i think its gonna light a huge fire under his ass
i think hes gonna surprise against Mousasi and come out looking great , but well see

Possible. Mousasi has struggled with wrestlers at some points throughout his career.

[firekillex]

ufc 211 who you got JJ or the brazilian justin bieber on roids for the strawweight strap?