Holloway v. Ortega Saturday 12/8 Toronto

[praisebuddha]

[JIBBBY]

I think you gotta go with Brian Ortega, he's got the granite chin.. Probably has the better ground game.. Brian Ortega looks unbeatable right now..

I guess Max Holloway could win on points if it goes the distance but I'm not betting on that..

UFC 231 - Featherweight 5 rounds - Scotiabank Arena - Toronto, Canada - PPV
Sat 12/8		1001 Brian Ortega		+105
11:59PM		1002 Max Holloway		-125

[Hugo de Naranja]

Is Holloway’s chin not granite as well? Can’t remember a time when he was even stunned by a strike

[Sanity Check]

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UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on December 8, 2018 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^[1]

A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between Max Holloway and Brian Ortega is expected to serve as the event headliner.^[2] The fight was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 226, but Holloway pulled out due to "concussion like symptoms".^[3]

In the co-headlining slot, a bout for the vacant UFC Women's Flyweight Championship between former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk and former UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship challenger Valentina Shevchenko was expected to take place. If victorious, Jędrzejczyk would become the first woman to win titles in different divisions.^[4] They met previously in amateur muay thai and kickboxing, with Shevchenko winning all three encounters.^[5] However on October 2, the UFC announced that Shevchenko would face Sijara Eubanks at UFC 230 instead, as that event was in need of a headliner.^[6] The fight between Shevchenko and Jędrzejczyk was put back together a week later though, as a fight between then UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis wound up filling the headlining slot at UFC 230.^[7]

A lightweight bout between Gilbert Burns and Olivier Aubin-Mercier was previously scheduled to take place in February 2018 at UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens. However, Burns was pulled from the pairing during the week leading up to the event after medical officials deemed that it was unsafe for Burns to cut the necessary weight for the 156-pound limit.^[8] The fight has been rescheduled for this event.^[9]

A middleweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 heavyweight winner Antônio Carlos Júnior and The Ultimate Fighter: Nations middleweight winner Elias Theodorou was initially scheduled to take place at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders. However, Júnior pulled out on August 28 due to injury.^[10] The pairing was then rescheduled for this event.^[11] In turn, on September 13, it was reported that Júnior was forced to withdraw as a surgery is required to treat the injury that caused the first cancellation of this bout.^[12] On October 1, it was reported that Eryk Anders would replace him.^[13]

A light heavyweight bout between Jimi Manuwa and Thiago Santos was expected to headline UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders, but the bout was scrapped due to an injury suffered by Manuwa.^[14] The pairing is now expected to take place at this event.^[13]

A featherweight bout between Renato Moicano and Mirsad Bektić was expected to take place at the event. However, Bektic was forced out of the bout due to an undisclosed injury on November 15.^[15] In turn, Moicano is not expected to compete and instead will serve as a "replacement" option in the event that one of the headlining participants is unable to fight at the event.^[16]

John Makdessi was expected to face Carlos Diego Ferreira at the event. However, Makdessi pulled out of the fight on November 28 and was replaced by returning veteran Jesse Ronson.^[17]

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[JIBBBY]

Is Holloway’s chin not granite as well? Can’t remember a time when he was even stunned by a strike

The fight was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 226, but Holloway pulled out due to "concussion like symptoms".

[Sanity Check]

Don't forget Brian Ortega tested positive for steroids awhile ago when blackhouse fighters like Lyoto Machida, Anderson Silva, Kevin Casey etcetera were being popped for positive results. Other blackhouse fighters who haven't been caught using PED's have had issues with their cardio, the way steroid abusers do, guys like James Moontasri and Alan Jouban.

Ortega may not have the best cardio, depending on how much steroids he's done. Ortega has some negatives as well even though he's looked very good of late.

A decision or goes the distance result could favor Holloway.

[JIBBBY]

Ortega has a nasty choke and good upper cut.. ..

[JIBBBY]

Don't forget Brian Ortega tested positive for steroids awhile ago when blackhouse fighters like Lyoto Machida, Anderson Silva, Kevin Casey etcetera were being popped for positive results. Other blackhouse fighters who haven't been caught using PED's have had issues with their cardio, the way steroid abusers do, guys like James Moontasri and Alan Jouban.

Ortega may not have the best cardio, depending on how much steroids he's done. Ortega has some negatives as well even though he's looked very good of late.

A decision or goes the distance result could favor Holloway.

Might be worth the hedge I agree. Still I like Ortega ITD..

1011 Holloway wins by 5 round decision

+226

Holloway does have a high output rate and has won a bunch of fights by decision.. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Max-Holloway-38671

[LBfightlife]

In my humble opinion Ortega has a vastly superior ground game. Holloway has a pretty small camp in HW whilst Ortega is training with the first family in the LA area.

I think you gotta go with Brian Ortega, he's got the granite chin.. Probably has the better ground game.. Brian Ortega looks unbeatable right now..

I guess Max Holloway could win on points if it goes the distance but I'm not betting on that..

UFC 231 - Featherweight 5 rounds - Scotiabank Arena - Toronto, Canada - PPV
Sat 12/8		1001 Brian Ortega		+105
11:59PM		1002 Max Holloway		-125

[LBfightlife]

Still can't believe Frankie got caught like that.... What was he doing?!