Prochazka is much more complete and has more places he can attack in a fight. He adjusted to the kicks well and was engaging on them in the second round but he still got caught after getting to him a good bit on the feet. You can see the places Jiri could have success he just has to fight a great fight to get it done. I think he will, there'll be some rough spots but I think he stops Pereria late. There's a distance inside the kicking range and just outside of boxing range that he had success with.
Pereira was patient and let Jiri work in until he had positioning to leverage power shots. If he can balance working the stance switches to bait kicks and just land a bit until he can set on I think one the striking goes his way. He leaves his gaurd open but he's not willingly taking shots, that's what a lot of people miss. He offers the target and pulls it back to mitigate impact or sort of rolls with shots where it's more forearm, he takes some clean ones but not many more than when guys properly exchange anyway. Most of his fights don't even see a third so it doesn't add up the same way as a guy like Gaethje. It let's him find clean shots where his opponent is out of position and that's where the pressure starts. They then start moving a lot more trying to keep him from putting them in bad positions and from there you have to hurt him.
Pereiras long loose guard left openings as long as Jiri could close the distance. His light movement in and out of range was really effective. It stops them from wanting to sit down on a shot because he's cutting angles where he can land clean and is gone before the counter. Then there's no space to think under the pressure. If he can manage that moment and not over extend that could be the key. If TDs are there over multiple rounds I think his game really comes together where it'll be hard to read.
If he's minded to break him down over a longer period of time stylistically I think he beats Pereira. He slows a bit later in fights and he lags a bit behind in the pace the more experienced MMA guys have mixing striking into wrestling. The biggest difference once he slows is the transitional exchanges. By mid 2nd round 3rd round I think he'll have to manage his pace. I was lucky to be at the first one and the energy was indescribable, it's rare to see guys that appreciate the spirit of martial arts and fighting anymore. As hyped as it gets for this fight, this card really turned around for the better.
I’m rooting for him just because people go so hard at him. It’s like middle school cool to pick in him. Also, I truly believe he’s elite and could challenge for a title.
how bout u go an fuck off my page then u peice of shit u think I need a stupid fuckwitt like u selling me tickets who the fuck are u take your worthless tickets and get the fuck out of here
Ortega was getting battered by Yair I honestly think he got a little lucky pulling that off.
I think there's a good chance Diego makes it another quick finish, he can crack and has the jits to escape any big subs (in theory). I don't know that Diegos hyper aggression will bode well for him when he kinda plods around and is slowish.
Ortega often somehow finds a way tho.
I don't know if he spoke about it in any English media but in some Czech interview, he basically said that he didn't want to take anything from Alex at that moment but looking back at it it was stopped early and he wished he was given more time.
The more I imagine the MVP/IMG fight in my head the more complicated it gets. Ian is fast but hes always attacking in straight lines when he's the aggressor, Ian only circles off when backing up or being pressured. Which leaves him open to a nuclear knee or flying knee up the middle from MVP who has been known to finish justttt a few people with that technique.
Ian's left hand and right leg kick are arguably his best weapons, but when he uses them he's always coming forward in a straight line.
I'm curious if Ian changes his fighting style at all or if he still rushes in on a straight line just like Wonderboy and almost all the other TKD practitioners.
I think both have a chance for a finish here. MVP could catch him with a straight left or a knee. Ian could catch him with a headkick or a blitzing combination. MVP is southpaw which opens up a ton of kicks for Ian. Then again MVP can seamlessly transition between stances and throw from both sides.
it's just a hard one to predict.
Ian Garry has never bought a man with bones of steel who can literally fly through the air, MVP could flying knee him from 15 feet away faster than Ian could react.
> Ian Garry has never bought a man with bones of steel who can literally fly through the air
Ahh yes, this is the high level requite I was expecting from my post XD
> MVP could flying knee him from 15 feet away faster than Ian could react.
you realize that every flying knee MVP landed was completely vertical right? he didn't travel with a single one of them, he was 100% stationary XD. Which I mentioned in my post is probably the highest % chance of MVP getting a KO due to Ian's straight line forward pressure.
Also 15ft is half the octagon length lol, Masival had to run half way across the octagon to get his little 3ft leaping knee up there.
How many times did I edit the post? Give me a history please. Just tried to correct the voice to text errors.
You need to stop taking the internet so seriously dude.
Do you think that I’m under the impression that Michael
Page can fucking FLY and has bones made of an iron/carbon alloy?
Tito go to bed.
Your emphatic lengthy replies and entire post history stand in contrast to your statement XD
chooch that nicotine vape pen some more and pass out for us please
I think we will see Jiri avoiding most of the leg kicks, pressuring him and either tko'ing him or winning a decision (I am Pereira fan; just have a feeling in my gut that Jiri wins)
Grimy how they have Ricky Simon opening up the card.
He’s a legit Bantamweight with great wins and yet he’s the first one. Wild, he should at least open the prelims over Payton.
I don't understand the match making here at all.
Why Simon fighting so far down the ranks, why Oliveira getting a big jumo up? I'm not mad at it, I hope it is a trend, but given how UFC has tended to do thing historically it doesn't compute to me.
Perieria via KO
Lopes via DEC
Dolidze via SUB
Bueno Silva via SUB
MVP via DEC
Pyfer via TKO
Swanson via DEC
Silva via DEC
Talbott via TKO
Waterson-Gomez via DEC
Tsuruya via SUB
Oliviera via TKO
Thought I had seen all the memorable moments, until a YouTube short showed me a video of Conor calling dc a ghetto hillbilly on ufc tonight back in the day.
if I was a billionaire id give DC and Conor both 500 million dollars for an open weight fight just so I could see DC pick Conor up and literally break him the fuck in half like Bane did to Batman in Knightfall.
Well, I said sometimes here I'm from same city as Poatan, one of my personal friends even trained with him and so goes on. I was always more into Kickboxing than MMA (both I love both anyway). It's impossible for me to not root for Alex since I saw this guy fighting 500m from my home at WGP years ago.
But I think he'll lose today. And that's because that would be that kind of L which doesn't affect too much on his career.
anyone know what that was around jiris neck? i saw on tiktok some guy said it was something to block black magic, and you can see alex look down at the necklace multiple times as if it were bothering him.
Grand Mage’s Talisman. Used to repel black magic & weaken your enemies. They were fighting an absolute war in the spiritual realm during that face off.
Tbh I just wouldn't move up to heavyweight till the Jones situation is sorted. He could immediately challenge for the belt and seems like you'd want it to be the real one.
It doesn't matter tbh, the second Jon steps in the cage, the interim is stripped. The interim has never been the true champ. Like it or not there is only one real belt
Lots of people think it's weird Ortega is moving the lightweight division and why would it be weird to ask about weight issues coming into this fight? You guys literally just look for a reason to shit on Rogan, it's bizarre
> This guy is turning dumb as shit
Always has been. 2005, Andrei Arlovski vs. Tim Sylvia, Arlovski submits Sylvia with a straight ankle lock (achilles lock) and Joe Rogan calls it a heel hook.
"Drops him with a right hand, and finishes him with a heel hook!"
He's pushing 60, worth $300m+ & working for the UFC is just an occasional hobby at this point.
I think starting the JRE MMA series was a way to try to allow him to get paid to force himself to remain plugged in, but he isn't living & breathing the sport at this point like he used to.
The main demographic for combat sports is 18-35; the further you get away from that the less obsessed you are with the sport.
Wasnt ortega planning/preparing for a move up to lw anyways? When i first heard people talk about his fight with diego being moved to lw everywhere i read said ortega was preparing for lw anyways and had to cut to fw on short notice
Do the classic, "Ah, I'm not feeling well...Must've been something in the food."
And nothing will help unless you go home, to your comfy couch, where you can lie down and feel better.
> Guys i have to attend a wedding tommorow, give me some excuses to go home early and watch guys bang
* (5) *He's marrying* *?!! Fuck this shit!* --> bang out door
* (4) *I'm leaving early, because I hate watching a divorce.*
* (3) *Damn: somehow spilled the wine directly on my crotch, need to go home and change.*
* (2) *Turns out I slept with 2 of the bridesmaids, and I was blackout drunk with the bride. Seems safest I slip out the back.*
* (1) *I have to return some videotapes*
hes knocking out Alex either way, Alex got lucky last time, Just gotta re watch it to see, this is MMA, tons of luck
on paper Jiri is Alexs most winning fight at 205, and could easily win again but he wont win..now if he was fighting that Magomed dude, he loses 10/10 times to him. Jiri could prob win 3/10 vs Magomed styles wise cause used to getting out wrestled and wearing guys out and coming on late. PEreira got 0 chance vs him, and fans actually think he does which is insane.
he got lucky by out striking him and taking advantage of Jiri's non existent defense, especially in regards to leg kicks?
Jan was able to chew Anakalaev's legs completely up, and Alex is a better leg kicker than him, why do you say there's 0 chance?
Jan landed 0 total strikes in rounds 4/5 and was literally dead at the end and hes not going to do that vs a lanky kickboxer with 0 wrestling or ground. Hes going to do whatever he wants to him.
I will max bet every casino Magomed finishes Pereira
1 leg kick and hes on the ground
> Jan landed 0 total strikes in rounds 4/5
Jan was a 40 year old man who had a 3 round fight changed to 5 rounds at the last minute.
He beat Ank for the rounds he trained for, then utterly gassed so that even Ank could take him down and he couldn't get up.
Even after being helpless for 2 rounds, Jan was perfectly fine other than being exhausted after the fight, and Ank was injured and could barely walk.
Jan was clearly fucked up after that fight. Watch his post-fight interview: he actually apologizes for not being able to think and speak clearly because of brain trauma.
Jan was better when he fought Ank, and he still got destroyed by the end, and Jan cant wrestle and took down Pereira easily.
That doesnt matter, none of that matters. What would happen if Ank fought Pereira would be a 1 sided ass whipping and theres nothing else to think about it.
Theres a reason hes fighting Jir, its his only winnable top 205 fight but he still gonna get KOed cause Kickkboxing isnt real, and ull see MMA striking is superior again tomorrow.
Lets hope Pereira wins so we can all make a fortune on Magomed over Pereira, u could go to sleep and not even worry about a thing. Trust me on that one
Izzy dont KO anybody, couldnt KO Kelvin with 1 shot but Koed Pereira out cold, its MMA anyone can be KOed and Alex was getting out struck in 1st fight anyway
> its MMA anyone
Obv. No one seriously thinks Alex has a 100% chance and Jiri 0.
> Izzy dont KO anybody
Missed Whittaker? Izzy not going for the KO/preferring to point fight doesn't mean he can't KO people.
Oh, c'mon. I'm picking Pereira too, and I think a Prochazka victory is very unlikely, but it absolutely is possible. He has enough power to land a good shot and win. Stranger things have happened in MMA.
Serra KO'd GSP. Pettis finished Horiguchi. Edgar survived a 10-7 round and battled back.Weidman snapped Silva's leg. Unlikely things can happen.
Buddy, I wasn't serious when I said it's literally impossible. Do you actually think I don't realize there's no perfect/100% probability for sports?
My point was that Alex is the OVERwhelming favourite going into this.
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So if Lopes beats Ortega, wouldn't that mean that it wouldn't effect the rankings since it's happening at lightweight? Would suck for him if true. He should still get booked for a big fight at featherweight if he ends up winning.
> So if Lopes beats Ortega, wouldn't that mean that it wouldn't effect the rankings since it's happening at lightweight?
He will for sure go up in rank if he beats Ortega, and Ortega will fall: Ortega is a ranked 145er, so is Lopez, so beating him will count for 145 rankings when its a failed weightcut (as opposed to for instance Max purposely going up to 155 to face a 155 fighter).
I can't swear to it, but I'm pretty sure Marvin's ranking went up when he beat Costa at *your-personal-problem* weight.
What do you guys think it is about Ortega that attracts so many women? It’s gotta be his aura right? Because he’s not super tall, his physique is kinda soy, he’s boring, he doesn’t fight often so he can’t be super rich
Is it just his looks and demeanor?
Attractive face, good hair, and athletic/monetary success (the biggest factor). Men care more about body shape than women in my opinion. I've known women that were super attracted to skinny twigs, chunky guys, etc. Being ripped is a plus but not as important as those other factors in my opinion. Especially success/status.
Good response, I think his status and being a pretty are his two biggest things that he has going for him. I don’t think he’s particularly rich. He’s only had like 10 UFC fights over the last 8 years, and he lives in California. His house is pretty small for an pro athlete. I don’t think he’s made that much money, he probably makes less than your average nurse honestly
I don't know. I would imagine he's making over 100 k on average for every win before taxes, but I think it's really the endorsements that would be pushing him to a nice worth. He's not super rich or anything, but I imagine he's well off and comfortable. I mean, the guy has 1 million followers on instagram and has gotten spots in big advertisements (Modelo). Plus, it's also the status and not just the pure salary as we both noted.
Demeanor and eyes . My gf’s mom knows him personally. He’s really into classics too which is a big turn on for women. Women dig the blood in blood out vato look.
Blood in blood out is a movie about some Latino dudes in a gang in LA. Vato is a Spanish word that basically means “dude.” Ortega has a cholo look, or like a Latino thug, kinda like he’s from a bad area if that makes sense.
I assume he meant classic music, not classical but older hits, and he’s into classic cars if you check out his IG. I think women love his vibe. He looks like trouble even though he’s really not. He’s probably just kinda manipulative with women lmao
Damn Ortega’s hit your girls mom? That’s wild
Didn’t know you were a cali boy. But they def love that look, if I started putting it on earlier I def could’ve pulled it off because I kinda look like Ortega but dress like a surfer
It’s weird but I can see why people are attracted to him despite him being kinda boring. I feel like the thought of him is more exciting than he is if that makes sense
Nah I have a girl and have no issues getting girls lol. I just have skinny legs, I’m prob closer to 150 rn but just this week this girl at work asked me if I was 180 and the guy next to her goes “nah he’s probably 170.”
If my lower body matched my upper body I’d probably be 180
It's funny how much Ian is hated while being buds with one of the most beloved fighters in Charles. Next on the friends list is Pereira. One of the Youtube comments in the Embedded: "I hate that Charles likes Ian." haha
Clearing up some misconceptions about Alex Pereira "shamanistic magic":
So i don't know Poatan personally, but i do know that he is from the city of são bernardo do campo (which is where i live today), and that he descends from the Pataxó tribe in the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil (which is the state where i was born). Now regarding Jiri's words about Alex use of "shamans" and "magic", which is probably related to his heritage, i think its interesting to point out some things. First of all, the Pataxós do not have "shamans", as this concept of "curandeiro spiritual leader" is mostly derived from amazonian tribes. Second of all, they also do not perform magic or "voodoo", which are words usually used in a pejorative way to refer to afro-latino religions. The only thing that the Pataxós might be known in regards to spiritual themes is their profound conection with its ancestors (which can be associated with divine worship, but it doesn't go deeper than the relationship between jewish people and holocaust victims, as you could argue that pretty much the same thing happened with the Pataxós in Bahia), so i would say that Jiri probably mixed some indigenous cultures together and made the assumption that Poatan could be in contact with his tribe's "shaman" before the fights in search of some spiritual help, which i find very fascinating but most definitely not true.
I haate the circle tat
happy fight day boys, hope y'all are having a good weekend
Is the Simon fight the first or last of the Early Prelims? Thanks,
first
Damn, they didn’t my boy dirty with the first fight of the night! 😂 thanks for the info.
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Jiri plz
MVP baby face turn complete. Go MVP.
It’s really crazy too. Shout out to the ones who understood his talents. I been knew 😩
Y'all I am so fucking excited for this card.
Lowkey can't wait for MVP vs Garry
Last week the main card was over by 6pm ET, this week it doesn't even start until 10pm. Why can't we get some kind of middle ground 😭
It starts at 4 am here. I think you're good.
I recently moved from CA to MI…this has been an adjustment to say the least
Yeah pls Silva vs chassion at 10:30 est is not the move 😴
Prochazka is much more complete and has more places he can attack in a fight. He adjusted to the kicks well and was engaging on them in the second round but he still got caught after getting to him a good bit on the feet. You can see the places Jiri could have success he just has to fight a great fight to get it done. I think he will, there'll be some rough spots but I think he stops Pereria late. There's a distance inside the kicking range and just outside of boxing range that he had success with. Pereira was patient and let Jiri work in until he had positioning to leverage power shots. If he can balance working the stance switches to bait kicks and just land a bit until he can set on I think one the striking goes his way. He leaves his gaurd open but he's not willingly taking shots, that's what a lot of people miss. He offers the target and pulls it back to mitigate impact or sort of rolls with shots where it's more forearm, he takes some clean ones but not many more than when guys properly exchange anyway. Most of his fights don't even see a third so it doesn't add up the same way as a guy like Gaethje. It let's him find clean shots where his opponent is out of position and that's where the pressure starts. They then start moving a lot more trying to keep him from putting them in bad positions and from there you have to hurt him. Pereiras long loose guard left openings as long as Jiri could close the distance. His light movement in and out of range was really effective. It stops them from wanting to sit down on a shot because he's cutting angles where he can land clean and is gone before the counter. Then there's no space to think under the pressure. If he can manage that moment and not over extend that could be the key. If TDs are there over multiple rounds I think his game really comes together where it'll be hard to read. If he's minded to break him down over a longer period of time stylistically I think he beats Pereira. He slows a bit later in fights and he lags a bit behind in the pace the more experienced MMA guys have mixing striking into wrestling. The biggest difference once he slows is the transitional exchanges. By mid 2nd round 3rd round I think he'll have to manage his pace. I was lucky to be at the first one and the energy was indescribable, it's rare to see guys that appreciate the spirit of martial arts and fighting anymore. As hyped as it gets for this fight, this card really turned around for the better.
Should Alex be barred from shooting his Astral Arrow during walkout or is the onus on Jiri to have some psychic self defense prepared?
Gonna be some extra salt for Garry haters (so like 97% of MMA fans). But I think he's going to win a pretty boring decision
I think you’re right. Could even look like Daly X Page imo
I’m rooting for him just because people go so hard at him. It’s like middle school cool to pick in him. Also, I truly believe he’s elite and could challenge for a title.
holy fook I didn't even realize until now that Cub and Fili are fighting. That's a great fight.
Why would they put that as a prelim but Anthony smith on the main?
even worse, the MBS fight
I think I favor Cub. But the power of win/loss/win/loss Fili is unbeatable. And he's coming off a loss. So Fili it is
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how bout u go an fuck off my page then u peice of shit u think I need a stupid fuckwitt like u selling me tickets who the fuck are u take your worthless tickets and get the fuck out of here
The best kickboxer in the world thats under 31 should just move in with Damian Mia for the next 2 years and try and make a run at it.
probably don't even need to do that, just a few favorable matchups and they can learn on the way lol
I'm surprised Ortega is still the underdog even with the huge weight advantage he's going to have. People are really high on Lopes.
Ortega was getting battered by Yair I honestly think he got a little lucky pulling that off. I think there's a good chance Diego makes it another quick finish, he can crack and has the jits to escape any big subs (in theory). I don't know that Diegos hyper aggression will bode well for him when he kinda plods around and is slowish. Ortega often somehow finds a way tho.
hmm I dunno I like Ortega as much as the next guy but he's kind of never been all that good.
tbh Diego is a pretty big dude they probably end up weighing the same imo, Diego was 146 before the call and Ortega was like 151
The best kickboxer in the world thats under 31 should just move in with Damian Mia for the next 2 years and try and make a run at it.
$100 for Diego Lopes/Pereira KO, feeling confident 👀
Say goodbye to you money, I think. Brian Ortega has an insane chin.
This fight he won’t have the “can’t lose in front of Tracy” chin boost
lol how y’all feeling then? Diego decision?
I don't think Lopes will win, no. And if he does, I really don't think it'd be by KO. But, I've been wrong so many times! lol
No shot
Watching again the first fight and Jiri was doing great. Even better than I remembered. Also, the stoppage was early. Can't wait for tonight.
Even Jiri admitted be was out post fight. It looked a bit early, I agree with you, but Jiri himself said he was out. Ill take his word for it.
I don't know if he spoke about it in any English media but in some Czech interview, he basically said that he didn't want to take anything from Alex at that moment but looking back at it it was stopped early and he wished he was given more time.
I hadn't heard that interview. I just heard him in the post fight in the octagon say he was definitely out.
I know. And I'm telling you what he said after.
Appreciate it
The more I imagine the MVP/IMG fight in my head the more complicated it gets. Ian is fast but hes always attacking in straight lines when he's the aggressor, Ian only circles off when backing up or being pressured. Which leaves him open to a nuclear knee or flying knee up the middle from MVP who has been known to finish justttt a few people with that technique. Ian's left hand and right leg kick are arguably his best weapons, but when he uses them he's always coming forward in a straight line. I'm curious if Ian changes his fighting style at all or if he still rushes in on a straight line just like Wonderboy and almost all the other TKD practitioners. I think both have a chance for a finish here. MVP could catch him with a straight left or a knee. Ian could catch him with a headkick or a blitzing combination. MVP is southpaw which opens up a ton of kicks for Ian. Then again MVP can seamlessly transition between stances and throw from both sides. it's just a hard one to predict.
Ian Garry has never bought a man with bones of steel who can literally fly through the air, MVP could flying knee him from 15 feet away faster than Ian could react.
> Ian Garry has never bought a man with bones of steel who can literally fly through the air Ahh yes, this is the high level requite I was expecting from my post XD > MVP could flying knee him from 15 feet away faster than Ian could react. you realize that every flying knee MVP landed was completely vertical right? he didn't travel with a single one of them, he was 100% stationary XD. Which I mentioned in my post is probably the highest % chance of MVP getting a KO due to Ian's straight line forward pressure. Also 15ft is half the octagon length lol, Masival had to run half way across the octagon to get his little 3ft leaping knee up there.
was a joke dude, MVP cant fly and doesn't have bones of steel. Go take a nap.
With how many times you edited your post, and how many misspelled words, I don't really think it was a joke lol.
How many times did I edit the post? Give me a history please. Just tried to correct the voice to text errors. You need to stop taking the internet so seriously dude. Do you think that I’m under the impression that Michael Page can fucking FLY and has bones made of an iron/carbon alloy? Tito go to bed.
Yeesh lol, you need to take some of your own advice, its just a reddit comment my dude >You need to stop taking the internet so seriously dude.
I don’t take it seriously. I assume everything online is a joke, bullshit, etc. The internet isn’t real life.
Your emphatic lengthy replies and entire post history stand in contrast to your statement XD chooch that nicotine vape pen some more and pass out for us please
You think five sentences typed casually are “emphatic” and “lengthy” ?
I think we will see Jiri avoiding most of the leg kicks, pressuring him and either tko'ing him or winning a decision (I am Pereira fan; just have a feeling in my gut that Jiri wins)
Jiri hasn't avoided leg kicks in a decade, doubt he will start now.
I wonder what the gate will be compared to what it was with Conor
So besides the main are there any fights I should look out for potential bangers
Simon vs Olivera Jourdain vs Silva
Garry and Page
Bro Andrei arlovski is fighting?? That's my main event lol
New Mythical Fighter: Jiri “Pure Performance” Prochazka
Zulu owned this Dumpling guy in Power Slap in Russia, Zulu still going strong baby undefeated on the streets and slap game
Grimy how they have Ricky Simon opening up the card. He’s a legit Bantamweight with great wins and yet he’s the first one. Wild, he should at least open the prelims over Payton.
I don't understand the match making here at all. Why Simon fighting so far down the ranks, why Oliveira getting a big jumo up? I'm not mad at it, I hope it is a trend, but given how UFC has tended to do thing historically it doesn't compute to me.
Makes no sense at all.
Main card should start just after Canada vs Chile, nice!
Lopes going to come out to Hawthorne Heights, and give Ortega some black eyes.
I GOT YOUR PICTURE, I'M COMING WITH YOU DEAR ORTEGA, COUNT ME IN
Perieria via KO Lopes via DEC Dolidze via SUB Bueno Silva via SUB MVP via DEC Pyfer via TKO Swanson via DEC Silva via DEC Talbott via TKO Waterson-Gomez via DEC Tsuruya via SUB Oliviera via TKO
Thought I had seen all the memorable moments, until a YouTube short showed me a video of Conor calling dc a ghetto hillbilly on ufc tonight back in the day.
if I was a billionaire id give DC and Conor both 500 million dollars for an open weight fight just so I could see DC pick Conor up and literally break him the fuck in half like Bane did to Batman in Knightfall.
That little laugh he would do before he roasts you alive is iconic
Well, I said sometimes here I'm from same city as Poatan, one of my personal friends even trained with him and so goes on. I was always more into Kickboxing than MMA (both I love both anyway). It's impossible for me to not root for Alex since I saw this guy fighting 500m from my home at WGP years ago. But I think he'll lose today. And that's because that would be that kind of L which doesn't affect too much on his career.
I don’t think he loses. Jiri allows himself to get hit far too often & Alex hits like a truck
Jiri gets hit a lot, and Alex could knock out one of the Sarsen Stones that make up the Stone Henge.
anyone know what that was around jiris neck? i saw on tiktok some guy said it was something to block black magic, and you can see alex look down at the necklace multiple times as if it were bothering him.
lol
Grand Mage’s Talisman. Used to repel black magic & weaken your enemies. They were fighting an absolute war in the spiritual realm during that face off.
Dom gets pissed at dc for not doing basic research and then we get rogan asking Ortega about “why the move to 55s” as if he didn’t just miss weight
Does Jack Slack have a prediction regarding the main fight?
Weidman inspired Eyepoke tko
Well, I won't back down No I won't back down You could stand me up at the gates of Hell But I won't back down
If pereira defends his belt again what’s stopping him from getting his wish of moving up to heavyweight?
Tbh I just wouldn't move up to heavyweight till the Jones situation is sorted. He could immediately challenge for the belt and seems like you'd want it to be the real one.
Depends who he really sees as the champion. We have two & one happens to be in a privileged position to still be holding his belt
It doesn't matter tbh, the second Jon steps in the cage, the interim is stripped. The interim has never been the true champ. Like it or not there is only one real belt
You can believe it's Tom but the fight would still probably be a way bigger deal after the belts have been unified.
You’re right. However there’s a very good chance that both Jones & Stipe never fight again after their fight.
The ufc
Had no idea Cub was fighting, and against Andre Fili no less! Hell yeah! War either guy!
MVP wins this one by TKO in the 2nd and makes it look relatively easy. Jiri wins by clean KO in round 1. Diego Lopez wins by UD.
Not to be an armchair psychologist but Pereira didn't look directly in Jiri's eyes at the beginning, he was looking up and down. Bet the house on Jiri
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Judging his fashion decisions
If anyone else is at International Fight Week, make sure to stop by the Jon Jones Experience booth, where they strap a pair of drunk goggles on you.
do they put you in a bumper car and let you shoot a gun off into a dark alley?
They do that and then put a picture of a pregnant woman on a punching bag. You can throw fists or hit her with a car then run
Joe Rogan just unironically asked Brian Ortega what prompted the move to 155. This guy is turning dumb as shit
Lots of people think it's weird Ortega is moving the lightweight division and why would it be weird to ask about weight issues coming into this fight? You guys literally just look for a reason to shit on Rogan, it's bizarre
> This guy is turning dumb as shit Always has been. 2005, Andrei Arlovski vs. Tim Sylvia, Arlovski submits Sylvia with a straight ankle lock (achilles lock) and Joe Rogan calls it a heel hook. "Drops him with a right hand, and finishes him with a heel hook!"
He's pushing 60, worth $300m+ & working for the UFC is just an occasional hobby at this point. I think starting the JRE MMA series was a way to try to allow him to get paid to force himself to remain plugged in, but he isn't living & breathing the sport at this point like he used to. The main demographic for combat sports is 18-35; the further you get away from that the less obsessed you are with the sport.
Wasnt ortega planning/preparing for a move up to lw anyways? When i first heard people talk about his fight with diego being moved to lw everywhere i read said ortega was preparing for lw anyways and had to cut to fw on short notice
Be be be Joe Pyfer
Going to be twerking hard tomorrow night watching the fights!! Im way better than Ailin Perez lol.
Begone
Anyone else enjoying McGregor’s cocaine fueled Twitter meltdowns 🤣
Remember folks if your favourite fighter loses tomorrow be like 80 percent of mma twitter and just cope and blame it on the new gloves
Guys i have to attend a wedding tommorow, give me some excuses to go home early and watch guys bang
Ahhhh same. I suggested a giant LED screen behind the alter. If we get the timing right it will seem like Buffer is doing the honours.
Do the classic, "Ah, I'm not feeling well...Must've been something in the food." And nothing will help unless you go home, to your comfy couch, where you can lie down and feel better.
> Guys i have to attend a wedding tommorow, give me some excuses to go home early and watch guys bang * (5) *He's marrying**?!! Fuck this shit!* --> bang out door
* (4) *I'm leaving early, because I hate watching a divorce.*
* (3) *Damn: somehow spilled the wine directly on my crotch, need to go home and change.*
* (2) *Turns out I slept with 2 of the bridesmaids, and I was blackout drunk with the bride. Seems safest I slip out the back.*
* (1) *I have to return some videotapes*
All are gold but number one takes it
Yeah, number 1 would've been good even in 2000 but in 2024 it's way funnier
Im so sorry I have to go work called they desperately need me
"I need to go home early and watch some fellas bang."
That is not the way i intend to come out to my extremely catholic family
I heard that Jiri was spotted in a bohemian forest talking to a Baba Yaga. sources have not confirmed whether the wisp was benign or evil
Or John Wick.
Jeez I've just seen Jiri at the weigh in. That man is in SHAPE.
hes knocking out Alex either way, Alex got lucky last time, Just gotta re watch it to see, this is MMA, tons of luck on paper Jiri is Alexs most winning fight at 205, and could easily win again but he wont win..now if he was fighting that Magomed dude, he loses 10/10 times to him. Jiri could prob win 3/10 vs Magomed styles wise cause used to getting out wrestled and wearing guys out and coming on late. PEreira got 0 chance vs him, and fans actually think he does which is insane.
he got lucky by out striking him and taking advantage of Jiri's non existent defense, especially in regards to leg kicks? Jan was able to chew Anakalaev's legs completely up, and Alex is a better leg kicker than him, why do you say there's 0 chance?
Jan landed 0 total strikes in rounds 4/5 and was literally dead at the end and hes not going to do that vs a lanky kickboxer with 0 wrestling or ground. Hes going to do whatever he wants to him. I will max bet every casino Magomed finishes Pereira 1 leg kick and hes on the ground
> Jan landed 0 total strikes in rounds 4/5 Jan was a 40 year old man who had a 3 round fight changed to 5 rounds at the last minute. He beat Ank for the rounds he trained for, then utterly gassed so that even Ank could take him down and he couldn't get up. Even after being helpless for 2 rounds, Jan was perfectly fine other than being exhausted after the fight, and Ank was injured and could barely walk.
Jan was clearly fucked up after that fight. Watch his post-fight interview: he actually apologizes for not being able to think and speak clearly because of brain trauma.
Jan was better when he fought Ank, and he still got destroyed by the end, and Jan cant wrestle and took down Pereira easily. That doesnt matter, none of that matters. What would happen if Ank fought Pereira would be a 1 sided ass whipping and theres nothing else to think about it. Theres a reason hes fighting Jir, its his only winnable top 205 fight but he still gonna get KOed cause Kickkboxing isnt real, and ull see MMA striking is superior again tomorrow. Lets hope Pereira wins so we can all make a fortune on Magomed over Pereira, u could go to sleep and not even worry about a thing. Trust me on that one
Really got a feeling the samurai man is going to KO Pereira.
I agree. Had the same filling prior to the last fight with Izzy
Nope
There's no reality in which this happens.
Izzy dont KO anybody, couldnt KO Kelvin with 1 shot but Koed Pereira out cold, its MMA anyone can be KOed and Alex was getting out struck in 1st fight anyway
> its MMA anyone Obv. No one seriously thinks Alex has a 100% chance and Jiri 0. > Izzy dont KO anybody Missed Whittaker? Izzy not going for the KO/preferring to point fight doesn't mean he can't KO people.
Oh, c'mon. I'm picking Pereira too, and I think a Prochazka victory is very unlikely, but it absolutely is possible. He has enough power to land a good shot and win. Stranger things have happened in MMA. Serra KO'd GSP. Pettis finished Horiguchi. Edgar survived a 10-7 round and battled back.Weidman snapped Silva's leg. Unlikely things can happen.
Buddy, I wasn't serious when I said it's literally impossible. Do you actually think I don't realize there's no perfect/100% probability for sports? My point was that Alex is the OVERwhelming favourite going into this.
Odds have him like 56% chance to win, that doesn’t seem like an overwhelming favorite
Huh, weird how he shouldn't have been the overwhelming favourite, right? How were you actually this stupid and clueless? 🤡
Lmao I made bank on that fight g. Do better
Bro imagine shamelessly backtracking like this. Complete weasel lmao. You do you buddy.
When did I say I’m taking jiri? Cmon lil bro
Jones had a \~60% going in vs Gane, what is your point? Odds aren't the end all. Not sure why you brought them or what you're even trying to say.
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everybody make weight other than this Ortega thing?
I think Jean Silva missed ?
holy shit I did not realize that Pereira is fighting again so soon. He took out Hill pretty quickly. Can't wait to watch him again tomorrow!
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So if Lopes beats Ortega, wouldn't that mean that it wouldn't effect the rankings since it's happening at lightweight? Would suck for him if true. He should still get booked for a big fight at featherweight if he ends up winning.
> So if Lopes beats Ortega, wouldn't that mean that it wouldn't effect the rankings since it's happening at lightweight? He will for sure go up in rank if he beats Ortega, and Ortega will fall: Ortega is a ranked 145er, so is Lopez, so beating him will count for 145 rankings when its a failed weightcut (as opposed to for instance Max purposely going up to 155 to face a 155 fighter). I can't swear to it, but I'm pretty sure Marvin's ranking went up when he beat Costa at *your-personal-problem* weight.
Nope. If he gets a badass finish, he's definitely moving up the FW rankings and may get a title shot.
Hope we get to see Talbot looking like the terminator again
Diego Lopes has a bizarrely huge neck Diego "Corpse Grinder" Lopes
Am I tripping or does he look like Corey Feldman sometimes lol
What do you guys think it is about Ortega that attracts so many women? It’s gotta be his aura right? Because he’s not super tall, his physique is kinda soy, he’s boring, he doesn’t fight often so he can’t be super rich Is it just his looks and demeanor?
Attractive face, good hair, and athletic/monetary success (the biggest factor). Men care more about body shape than women in my opinion. I've known women that were super attracted to skinny twigs, chunky guys, etc. Being ripped is a plus but not as important as those other factors in my opinion. Especially success/status.
Good response, I think his status and being a pretty are his two biggest things that he has going for him. I don’t think he’s particularly rich. He’s only had like 10 UFC fights over the last 8 years, and he lives in California. His house is pretty small for an pro athlete. I don’t think he’s made that much money, he probably makes less than your average nurse honestly
I don't know. I would imagine he's making over 100 k on average for every win before taxes, but I think it's really the endorsements that would be pushing him to a nice worth. He's not super rich or anything, but I imagine he's well off and comfortable. I mean, the guy has 1 million followers on instagram and has gotten spots in big advertisements (Modelo). Plus, it's also the status and not just the pure salary as we both noted.
Demeanor and eyes . My gf’s mom knows him personally. He’s really into classics too which is a big turn on for women. Women dig the blood in blood out vato look.
I don't know what half of this means Blood in blood out vato? Into classics? Lmao I feel so out of touch
Blood in blood out is a movie about some Latino dudes in a gang in LA. Vato is a Spanish word that basically means “dude.” Ortega has a cholo look, or like a Latino thug, kinda like he’s from a bad area if that makes sense. I assume he meant classic music, not classical but older hits, and he’s into classic cars if you check out his IG. I think women love his vibe. He looks like trouble even though he’s really not. He’s probably just kinda manipulative with women lmao
Yeah classic cars is what I meant
Bruh my friends tool classic civilations in College and they referred to that as Classics. I was like what? Women are really into Greek History?
Damn Ortega’s hit your girls mom? That’s wild Didn’t know you were a cali boy. But they def love that look, if I started putting it on earlier I def could’ve pulled it off because I kinda look like Ortega but dress like a surfer It’s weird but I can see why people are attracted to him despite him being kinda boring. I feel like the thought of him is more exciting than he is if that makes sense
Nah lol that would been cool though. Didnt you say you were like 140 pounds lol I think that might be the real issue here.
Nah I have a girl and have no issues getting girls lol. I just have skinny legs, I’m prob closer to 150 rn but just this week this girl at work asked me if I was 180 and the guy next to her goes “nah he’s probably 170.” If my lower body matched my upper body I’d probably be 180
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Nah lol snow bunnies too
Tracy Cortez described by both of you perfectly lol
He has pretty eyes and good bone structure. Honestly from what ive seen women don't care that much about physique etc as long as you aren't fat.
It’s strange, I look a lot like Ortega but much less Mestizo. But I don’t think I’m anywhere near as dry as he is
...uh huh.
Do you wanna see a picture? Lmao
You're asking if looks and personality is what makes someone attractive lol? Yes
But he has no personality, that’s the part I don’t get, and outside of his face he isn’t particularly good looking. His body looks awful
It's funny how much Ian is hated while being buds with one of the most beloved fighters in Charles. Next on the friends list is Pereira. One of the Youtube comments in the Embedded: "I hate that Charles likes Ian." haha
This is fine, my best friend is super popular and most of her friends hate me
Clearing up some misconceptions about Alex Pereira "shamanistic magic": So i don't know Poatan personally, but i do know that he is from the city of são bernardo do campo (which is where i live today), and that he descends from the Pataxó tribe in the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil (which is the state where i was born). Now regarding Jiri's words about Alex use of "shamans" and "magic", which is probably related to his heritage, i think its interesting to point out some things. First of all, the Pataxós do not have "shamans", as this concept of "curandeiro spiritual leader" is mostly derived from amazonian tribes. Second of all, they also do not perform magic or "voodoo", which are words usually used in a pejorative way to refer to afro-latino religions. The only thing that the Pataxós might be known in regards to spiritual themes is their profound conection with its ancestors (which can be associated with divine worship, but it doesn't go deeper than the relationship between jewish people and holocaust victims, as you could argue that pretty much the same thing happened with the Pataxós in Bahia), so i would say that Jiri probably mixed some indigenous cultures together and made the assumption that Poatan could be in contact with his tribe's "shaman" before the fights in search of some spiritual help, which i find very fascinating but most definitely not true.
Alex: Wait you weren’t using magic? Heh, not my issue. Chama
I think Jiri is just hearing shaman every time Alex says chama