UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington (May 12, 2018)

**Hugo de Naranja** · 04-21-18, 02:29 AM

Kind of underwhelming for a PPV.

**Thrilla** · 04-22-18, 07:41 PM

The fans in the comment section of promo video on YouTube are mad cause the title says "stacked"

LOL

**PaperTrail07** · 04-23-18, 02:22 PM

some good fights....PPV I think NOT.....lol....Joker Vs Leites looks interesting...

**firekillex** · 04-23-18, 11:18 PM

Originally posted by Hugo de Naranja

Kind of underwhelming for a PPV.

last weeks free card was better IMO
cant see how this wont be a bottom 3 PPV viewing of the year

**JIBBBY** · 04-30-18, 10:09 PM

Long wait..

Kinda like Kevin Gas if he can make weight.. He's a good wrestler and might be able to defend the take downs and get the better of the aging Jacre standing..

This is a good card.. Fade the oldies like Vitor... Machida knocks him out even though he is kinda washed up and old now.. Machida will pick Vitor apart standing.

**spurginobili** · 04-30-18, 10:35 PM

Can Pennington survive 5 rounds with Nunes? She's only been finished once in 14 fights & never been KO'd

**firekillex** · 05-01-18, 12:14 AM

Originally posted by spurginobili

Can Pennington survive 5 rounds with Nunes? She's only been finished once in 14 fights & never been KO'd

no... no she cant

**Thrilla** · 05-02-18, 05:14 PM

Keep in mind card is in Brazil when capping Brazilian vs non-Brazilian.

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**Teem** · 05-03-18, 10:30 AM

Has anyone here seen that view from there? ^ ... Might have to do that one day.

**Demonata** · 05-03-18, 06:28 PM

Got to take jacare

**Shagdogy** · 05-04-18, 09:28 PM

Originally posted by Thrilla

Keep in mind card is in Brazil when capping Brazilian vs non-Brazilian.

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I get so annoyed with these cards because I always find myself slightly favoring the non Brazilian and then asking “but how much exactly does the destination shift the odds?”

**Shagdogy** · 05-06-18, 07:40 AM

Who is picking Gastelum? I can’t forget how Weidman just bullied him and I have to imagine the pure squeeze of having Jacare grab you and on top of you is much more than Weidman.

If you’re on Gas, then you’re looking at Whittaker/Jacare as the most relevant fight for how this one plays out?

**Sirius** · 05-06-18, 10:54 AM

I've always felt that Gastelum may have gifted Chris that win when he should have ended his UFC career...he fked up huge there, lame weakened Bisping win, now he gets Jacare in Brazil...tall task.

Souza

**Hugo de Naranja** · 05-06-18, 01:55 PM

Enjoyed the break but I'm ready to get back to it.

**Thrilla** · 05-07-18, 04:42 AM

**Hugo de Naranja** · 05-07-18, 08:13 PM

Think Pennington is actually live here. (+650) here is crazy.

**turbozed** · 05-07-18, 08:59 PM

Originally posted by Hugo de Naranja

Think Pennington is actually live here. (+650) here is crazy.

I agree with you. The prices are absolutely absurd. Who the hell is betting Nunes up to -1000?

**Thrilla** · 05-07-18, 09:23 PM

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Did you watch the Timeline video by MMA Fighting?

Find those very relaxing with the female narrator and chilling background music.

**Thrilla** · 05-07-18, 10:27 PM

Pennington talking about her injury, back in december 2017.

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**Thor4140** · 05-08-18, 12:43 AM

I can’t imagine the Belford/Machida fight being anything but awful. Most Machida fights are boring and every Vitor fight is. If Machida doesn’t throw a punch there may be no punches thrown at all. Machida has taken some risk in the latter part of his career and Vitor does nothing. His last fight against Nate was flat out brutal. Not even worth risking a penny on this unless you take Machida.

**Hugo de Naranja** · 05-08-18, 01:31 AM

Originally posted by Thor4140

I can’t imagine the Belford/Machida fight being anything but awful. Most Machida fights are boring and every Vitor fight is. If Machida doesn’t throw a punch there may be no punches thrown at all. Machida has taken some risk in the latter part of his career and Vitor does nothing. His last fight against Nate was flat out brutal. Not even worth risking a penny on this unless you take Machida.

Why would anyone lay (-270) on Machida?

**Thor4140** · 05-08-18, 02:08 AM

Originally posted by Hugo de Naranja

Why would anyone lay (-270) on Machida?

They shouldn’t.

**SmellMyFinger** · 05-08-18, 11:52 AM

anyone else agree that the liniker ML is getting to be unbettable ? initially when i saw the matchup i was thinking to use liniker as a parlay leg with elizu dos santos but the more i think about it i don't see much value in it, and only and added variable to a parlay ...

**Thrilla** · 05-09-18, 09:20 AM

If it isn't worth a single bet, it certainly isn't worth a parlay bet.

Take your time and think about it. That is....if you understand the concept of value.

**Thrilla** · 05-09-18, 09:25 AM

Originally posted by Hugo de Naranja

Think Pennington is actually live here. (+650) here is crazy.

Fo sho. I think +650 is the max here. I'd give +650 to Pennington vs Cyborg.

Against Nunes it's a no brainer.

**Sanity Check** · 05-09-18, 02:25 PM

Originally posted by Hugo de Naranja

Why would anyone lay (-270) on Machida?

*Looks guilty*

I was considering it.

Vitor paces himself and looks to have lost his one shot KO power.

Lyoto could outwork him. Lyoto looks overall healthier going into it.

**Shagdogy** · 05-09-18, 04:05 PM

Long breaks kill my momentum. Always have a hard time getting up for the first card back. Wish I was getting stronger leans but I just don’t see too much on this card in terms of ML’s and o/u’s, and I’ve been trying to stay off props.

**SmellMyFinger** · 05-09-18, 05:05 PM

Originally posted by Thrilla

If it isn't worth a single bet, it certainly isn't worth a parlay bet.

Take your time and think about it. That is....if you understand the concept of value.

as much as i appreciate your smug remark about the concept of value, i think i was clear enough that i thought the ml line is unbeatable and my mention of the parlay was just to point out how i would have used the liniker bet. thanks for the advice, curious to see if you have any smug remarks about the line on dos santos

**Sanity Check** · 05-09-18, 06:33 PM

Originally posted by SmellMyFinger

anyone else agree that the liniker ML is getting to be unbettable ? initially when i saw the matchup i was thinking to use liniker as a parlay leg with elizu dos santos but the more i think about it i don't see much value in it, and only and added variable to a parlay ...

Lineker would probably win a kickboxing battle.

Kelleher has a very good guillotine though. If he gets a hold of Lineker's neck, he could easily pull teh upset.

**Thrilla** · 05-09-18, 07:09 PM

Originally posted by SmellMyFinger

as much as i appreciate your smug remark about the concept of value, i think i was clear enough that i thought the ml line is unbeatable and my mention of the parlay was just to point out how i would have used the liniker bet. thanks for the advice, curious to see if you have any smug remarks about the line on dos santos

Smug? My new avatar already trolling people.

I didn't read your post thoroughly. Was in a rush. You do!...know how it works... My bad if I came over too personal.

It's just that there has been posters in the past here that think that these huge favourites are only valuable in parlays. They tell themselfs hey this is a bad number but if I parlay it with multiple fights it becomes a better number. Basically beginners stuff.

My post was to give advise to the general public, nothing personal to you. As I felt the need to help. No smug here. Although I do consider myself the greatest sportsbettor in history.

**Shagdogy** · 05-09-18, 07:26 PM

Originally posted by Sanity Check

Lineker would probably win a kickboxing battle.

Kelleher has a very good guillotine though. If he gets a hold of Lineker's neck, he could easily pull teh upset.

He has one of the best, just not sure how he gets it on Lineker? Kelleher uses that guillotine when he gets taken down and is on bottom, or as a counter to TD attempts to work immediate sweeps. Is Lineker going to attempt a TD? Doubt it.

Kelleher uses pressure and volume to force people to shoot just to get a break from the pressure (see Alcantara), but Lineker’s response to the pressure is to plant his feet and throw HEAVY shots back at you. He won’t panic wrestle. Neither guy has ever been KO’d and they both fight like it, but I think Lineker could end Boom’s streak here.

**JIBBBY** · 05-09-18, 08:28 PM

Originally posted by Thrilla

Keep in mind card is in Brazil when capping Brazilian vs non-Brazilian.

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True that Thrilla...

Just starting to cap this card now.. Will post up MMAMANIA write ups tomorrow...

**Sanity Check** · 05-09-18, 09:07 PM

Originally posted by Shagdogy

He has one of the best, just not sure how he gets it on Lineker? Kelleher uses that guillotine when he gets taken down and is on bottom, or as a counter to TD attempts to work immediate sweeps. Is Lineker going to attempt a TD? Doubt it.

Kelleher uses pressure and volume to force people to shoot just to get a break from the pressure (see Alcantara), but Lineker’s response to the pressure is to plant his feet and throw HEAVY shots back at you. He won’t panic wrestle. Neither guy has ever been KO’d and they both fight like it, but I think Lineker could end Boom’s streak here.

There is such a thing as a "standing guillotine" or a guillotine via pulling guard. It doesn't have to be locked in off a takedown attempt. Look at how Brian Ortega finished Cub Swanson.

Anyways if some of you are this cocky about it. I had better not see any sub hedges on Kelleher.

TJ Dillashaw had a lot of success wrestling/grappling Lineker. There's always a small chance Kelleher called out Linker hoping to expose the same flaws that TJ did.

**Teem** · 05-10-18, 08:05 AM

Kelleher and Lineker will be clubbing each other. Gonna be a fun one.