UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy (January 18, 2020)

**Teem** · 01-01-20, 04:42 PM

Soooo, Pettis +200?

**turbozed** · 01-01-20, 05:47 PM

Originally posted by Teem

Soooo, Pettis +200?

I dunno, man. Aside from a couple of nice counters against Tony and Wonderboy, and some early success against a past-his-prime large lightweight in Nate, I'm having a hard time seeing anything encouraging coming from Pettis in a long time.

Seems like KO or bust for Pettis against a good WW opponent who can pressure.

**THE_LOCKSMITH** · 01-02-20, 05:48 PM

**Hugo de Naranja** · 01-03-20, 12:05 AM

Not that impressive of a card outside the Main Event. I expect better from a Conor PPV.

**Pinoy-T-X** · 01-03-20, 01:18 AM

Holm only favored at -120? That’s a steal.

**bitcoinLuke** · 01-03-20, 07:37 PM

Originally posted by Pinoy-T-X

Holm only favored at -120? That’s a steal.

Based on what? Last time they fought, Holm barely won a SD

**bitcoinLuke** · 01-03-20, 07:38 PM

Originally posted by Teem

Soooo, Pettis +200?

Bad matchup for Pettis. Probably gets grappled/takendown over and over

**Sanity Check** · 01-04-20, 01:39 AM

Originally posted by Hugo de Naranja

Not that impressive of a card outside the Main Event. I expect better from a Conor PPV.

Chael Sonnen said this event sold out in less than an hour and did a gate north of $10 million.

Impressive if true.

**Hugo de Naranja** · 01-04-20, 04:06 AM

Originally posted by Sanity Check

Chael Sonnen said this event sold out in less than an hour and did a gate north of $10 million.

Impressive if true.

People turn out for McGregor.

**Pinoy-T-X** · 01-04-20, 04:52 AM

Originally posted by bitcoinLuke

Based on what? Last time they fought, Holm barely won a SD

Should’ve won a unanimous in my opinion.

**Thrilla** · 01-04-20, 08:21 AM

"The plan was not to box. I shouldn't have boxed" - Eddie Alvarez

**bitcoinLuke** · 01-04-20, 09:22 PM

Originally posted by Pinoy-T-X

Should’ve won a unanimous in my opinion.

Well now you sound even dumber because she was lucky to win at all

**Pinoy-T-X** · 01-05-20, 02:36 AM

Originally posted by bitcoinLuke

Well now you sound even dumber because she was lucky to win at all

No need to resort to name calling, we are all adults here. If you don’t agree to my opinion that’s fine.

**Unwritten Law** · 01-05-20, 09:38 AM

Oleynik

**Sanity Check** · 01-10-20, 03:33 PM

**Teem** · 01-13-20, 10:03 AM

Originally posted by Unwritten Law

Oleynik

Same thoughts.

**WolfTicketDealer** · 01-13-20, 11:18 AM

Originally posted by bitcoinLuke

Well now you sound even dumber because she was lucky to win at all

http://www.mmadecisions.com/decision/6016/Holly-Holm-vs-Raquel-Pennington

**Thrilla** · 01-13-20, 04:39 PM

UFC 246 kicks off 2020 with the Notorious Conor McGregor returning to the Octagon to face Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Plus, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis takes on Carlos Diego Ferreira. See these athletes train and prepare ahead of their bouts.

**Sanity Check** · 01-13-20, 05:18 PM

Conor McGregor estimates $80 million payday to fight Donald Cerrone at UFC 246

Conor McGregor estimates $80 million payday to fight Donald Cerrone at UFC 246

https://www.mmafighting.com/2020/1/13/21064332/conor-mcgregor-estimates-80-million-payday-to-fight-donald-cerrone-at-ufc-246

The Irish star expects to break his personal best for MMA paydays when he makes his comeback on Saturday.

Conor getting paid.

**JIBBBY** · 01-14-20, 01:51 AM

Looking forward to this card after a long MMA layoff..

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Gonna be Cowboy by Sub or Gregor by Ko..

Holly Holm probably but she's might be washed up.. Sketchy.. Pennington is tough and brings it.

Still capping the other fights..

**JIBBBY** · 01-14-20, 01:53 AM

One take down by Cowboy late and you could see the RNC sink in via Nate Diaz..

Cowboy's chin is shot. A few touches by McIrish and down goes Cowboy.. Hmmm?

1035 Cerrone wins by submission

+510

**JIBBBY** · 01-14-20, 02:04 AM

Originally posted by Unwritten Law

Oleynik

Dude is kinda washed up - it's gonna go one way or the other..

Oli may be looking for a quick out of the fight again if he gets tapped on the chin.. He looked pathetic and wanting an out in his last two fights.. Leaning Green by KO myself..

1229 Green wins by TKO/KO

+110

1231 Oleinik wins by submission

+180

**JIBBBY** · 01-14-20, 02:10 AM

Showtime Pettis might be a live dog.. Still leaning Diego by decision though..

Recent fights have all gone the distance with him winning.. https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Diego-Ferreira-26358

1411 Ferreira wins by 3 round decision

+125

**JIBBBY** · 01-14-20, 02:15 AM

Prelims --

205 lbs.: Aleksa Camur vs. Justin Ledet

With a Golden Gloves background and the support of Stipe Miocic behind him, Aleksa Camur (5-0) entered his “Contender Series” bout with Fabio Cherant as a prohibitive favorite. Cherant managed to rock him early in the second round, only for Camur to come back with a flying knee for a contract-earning finish.
Three of his previous four knockouts came in the first round.
The past few years have not been kind to Justin Ledet (9-2), who wound up on the wrong end of a historically one-sided thrashing from Aleksandar Rakic to snap his three-fight Octagon win streak. He then had the misfortune of meeting a mid-rise Johnny Walker, who put away “El Blanco” with a spinning back fist in just 15 seconds.
This will be his first fight in 11 months because of injury.
The 24-year-old Camur looks the goods, but he isn’t a complete product quite yet, and Ledet could prove problematic for him. “El Blanco” has massive edges in height and reach, plus the jab to make full use of them. Unfortunately for Ledet, expecting him to fight to the best of his abilities is a bit of a pipe dream — he sleepwalked past far inferior opponents in Chase Sherman and Azunna Anyanwu, nearly losing the decision through inactivity against the latter. To make matters worse, Ledet just suffered his first-ever knockout loss, so there’s no telling where his head’s at.
Ledet at his best wins this pretty comfortably, keeping the shorter Camur on the end of his jab and neutralizing the latter’s explosive right hand. I’m done expecting Ledet’s best, though. Camur outworks a lackadaisical Ledet until a money shot hits home.
Prediction: Camur via second-round technical knockout
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125 lbs.: Tim Elliott vs. Askar Askarov

Tim Elliott (15-9-1) ran the table on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 24 to earn a crack at then-champ Demetrious Johnson, who survived an early rush to beat Elliott by decision. He’s alternated wins and losses since that defeat and was last seen tapping to Deiveson Figueiroa in the former’s first fight in nearly two years.
Though the taller of the two, he’ll give up one inch of reach.
Askar Askarov (10-0-1) dispatched Jose Maria Tome for the ACB Flyweight title in 2016, then defended it with submissions of Anthony Leone and Rasul Albaskhanov. A 16-month layoff followed, after which “Bullet” fought veteran Brandon Moreno to a draw in Mexico City.
He has never gone the distance in victory, submitting seven.
Get ready for some absolutely wild scrambles between these two. Elliott’s ground shenanigans are well-documented and Askarov — even if he was lucky to escape with a draw against Moreno — is smooth as hell in offbeat positions. I know predicting an exciting Elliott fight is like predicting that the sun will rise tomorrow, but trust me, he and Askarov will make something special (also something that probably won’t last too long).
Elliott’s been leaving his neck out in transition recently and that won’t fly against “The Bullet.” Askarov wraps up something unpleasant mid-scramble.
Prediction: Askarov via first-round submission
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135 lbs.: Brian Kelleher vs. Ode Osbourne

Brian Kelleher (19-10) followed his massive upset of Iuri Alcantara with wins in two of his next three appearances, one of which earned him “Fight of the Night” for his decision over Damian Stasiak. Things haven’t stayed quite as rosy, as he suffered stoppage losses to John Lineker and Montel Jackson his next two times out.
Injury makes this his first fight in nearly 13 months.
Three consecutive first-round finishes brought Ode Osbourne (8-2) to “Contender Series,” where he squared off with LFA veteran Armando Villareal in July. Despite ending up on his back because of a persistent takedown attack, Osbourne walked away with a contract after tapping his man with an armbar late in the first.
He has finished seven opponents as a professional, six of them in the first round.
Pitting a strong-looking prospect against someone reeling from consecutive losses generally indicates a showcase fight, but this is legitimately good matchmaking. Osbourne’s takedown defense and hands-low stance are his two biggest points of concern, and both of them could prove problematic in the face of Kelleher’s high-volume attack. Should Osbourne get too cheeky with his dynamic striking, Kelleher could very easily grind his way to an ugly victory.
Kelleher is, however, still coming off of two brutal losses and a lengthy layoff, and Osbourne has the goods to catch him before he can shake off the rust. Expect “The Jamaican Sensation” to get the early tap, either via club-and-sub or by punishing a takedown attempt.
Prediction: Osbourne via first-round submission
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125 lbs.: Sabina Mazo vs. J.J. Aldrich

Sabina Mazo’s (7-1) LFA title and history of head kick finishes brought her some hype when she joined UFC, only for Maryna Moroz to spoil her debut back in March. Undeterred, “Colombian Queen” returned to action five months later against TUF veteran Shana Dobson, whom she dominated to get back in the win column.
Both head kick wins came in the first round.
Losses to Tatiana Suarez on TUF and Juliana Lima in her Octagon debut didn’t stop J.J. Aldrich (8-3) from winning four of her next five in the Octagon, emerging as a contender in the process. Though she proved unable to halt the rise of Maycee Barber, she bounced back with a decision over Lauren Mueller.
She stands two inches shorter than Mazo at 5’5.”
Limited finishing ability aside, this is a good clash between sleeper contenders at 125 pounds, both of them highly adept kickboxers. Mazo showed what she was capable of against Dobson and Aldrich gave Barber a tougher fight than anyone to date. They’re both plenty young and rapidly improving, too, giving the matchup all sorts of intrigue.
I favor Mazo by a smidge. She’s the taller and rangier of the two, which will make it even more difficult for Aldrich to get past her jab and kicks, and has some ground chops to fall back on if things get hairy. “Colombian Queen” potshots her way to a close, but clear, victory.
Prediction: Mazo via unanimous decision

**JIBBBY** · 01-14-20, 02:17 AM

Matt Sera - https://www.mmamania.com/2020/1/11/2...diction-norton

**Sanity Check** · 01-14-20, 08:15 PM

**JIBBBY** · 01-15-20, 05:02 PM

^^ Good vids Sanity.. I just watched them.

**Pinoy-T-X** · 01-15-20, 08:25 PM

Originally posted by JIBBBY

^^ Good vids Sanity.. I just watched them.

Who you like, Jibby?

**PaperTrail07** · 01-16-20, 11:37 AM

Guy---there is not a punch Pettis can throw that will hurt Ferreria-----he will slowly walk him down and beat him into a pulp LOL....only way Pettis wins is by RIGGED decision IMO----Pettis will touch and run as much as possible but that's about it.....

**PaperTrail07** · 01-16-20, 11:38 AM

Winning as a DOG-----really wish the Pettis Hype train had this as a pickem----the line is right but in a 3 round-unless it ends....those fuckn judges could toss it

Originally posted by JIBBBY

Showtime Pettis might be a live dog.. Still leaning Diego by decision though..

Recent fights have all gone the distance with him winning.. https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Diego-Ferreira-26358

1411 Ferreira wins by 3 round decision

+125

**PaperTrail07** · 01-16-20, 11:44 AM

I was thinking different honestly...prelims are OK...but (2) womens on the main?!? they know its a (1) fight main event.....that's CM for ya...Grasso on the main w Claudia?! lol...

Originally posted by Hugo de Naranja

Not that impressive of a card outside the Main Event. I expect better from a Conor PPV.

**turbozed** · 01-16-20, 12:11 PM

Apparently Pettis cut his hand pretty badly right before the Diaz fight: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/...-fight-ufc-241

Pettis looking very bad against Diaz was one of the reasons I was leaning CDF here even at the wide line. But with that new info, I'm not so sure there's any value there. Going to be a pass for me.

**PaperTrail07** · 01-16-20, 12:15 PM

Thoughts on the over 1.5 on the main.....Loving the over personally....asking a lot to take someone out that quick at that weight....

**PaperTrail07** · 01-16-20, 12:18 PM

Hurt hand or not he was getting worked.....the guys that can take hits are dangerous for Pettis.....if they don't fear what he brings.....gonna be a LONG fight.....CDF more powerful but less volume....imo still enough....cant see much besides leg kicks and circles from pettis.....

Originally posted by turbozed

Apparently Pettis cut his hand pretty badly right before the Diaz fight: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/...-fight-ufc-241

Pettis looking very bad against Diaz was one of the reasons I was leaning CDF here even at the wide line. But with that new info, I'm not so sure there's any value there. Going to be a pass for me.