OT: UFC 280 Oliveira vs Makhachev et al, this weekend!

[MR. BMJ]

Please no links to illegal streams, it's against board rules.

This card is stacked. Who do you all have this weekend in the fights?

Hoping they move the chick fight off the main card. Chookagian is a good fighter, but she is a points fighter and has an annoying yell with every punch she throws...no offense to anybody who knows her, or Fioret.



Main Card:

Lightweight	Charles Oliveira	vs.	Islam Makhachev				[a]
Bantamweight	Aljamain Sterling (c)	vs.	T.J. Dillashaw

Bantamweight	Petr Yan	vs.	Sean O’Malley
Lightweight	Beneil Dariush	vs.	Mateusz Gamrot
Women's Flyweight	Katlyn Chookagian	vs.	Manon Fiorot

Prelims:

Welterweight	Belal Muhammad	vs.	Sean Brady
Middleweight	Makhmud Muradov	vs.	Caio Borralho
Light Heavyweight	Nikita Krylov	vs.	Volkan Oezdemir
Featherweight	Zubaira Tukhugov	vs.	Lucas Almeida
Welterweight	Abubakar Nurmagomedov	vs.	Gadzhi Omargadzhiev
Middleweight	Armen Petrosyan	vs.	A.J. Dobson
Flyweight	Muhammad Mokaev	vs.	Malcolm Gordon
Women's Bantamweight	Karol Rosa	vs.	Lina Länsberg

 

[MR. BMJ]

Damn, hope that's readable.

 

[rAJJIN]

I’m going with Charles over Islam but this is one I am excited to see.

 

[MR. BMJ]

I think the Dariush vs. Gamrot fight is getting overlooked by many fans. That is a badass matchup!

Think i'm going with Oliveira as well.

 

[lookslikesausage]

Peter Yan is going to destroy Suga Sean.

 

[NEMSZ]

My picks;

Dariush
Suga Sean
TJ
Olivera

I feel like all those fights are finishes too…

 

[MR. BMJ]

Yea, I don't think many of these fights will go the distance either.

 

[pistonpump]

Good card def will not miss. It's going to be aired early

 

[Virtuous]

I agree! It’s an amazing card. I feel like the chookagian/fiorot fight is main card only in the interest of appealing to a broader audience.

The Belal Mohammed / Sean Brady fight is a far better matchup and will be more exciting.

Then again, that’s part of the free card, I think, so maybe they dropped it there as a teaser to get people to cough up for the PPV.

Best card of the year in terms of fireworks, I suspect, the final four fights all have early finish potential. And if they go the distance, they’ll all be wars.

I’m most intrigued (not excited, but curious) about Sugar Sean vs Yan. O’Malley is either incredibly overhyped (likely), or he pulls off a walkoff KO with his awkward striking and throws himself into the mainstream as a huge attraction to the general public. He knows how to market himself. That’s for sure.

 

[MR. BMJ]

BUMP

Oezdemir vs. Krylov is delivering!

 

[Pheedno]

What a great fight. Benny looked awesome

 

[A50#]

My picks:
Oliveria
O'Malley
Dillishaw

 

[MR. BMJ]

What a great fight. Benny looked awesome

He never gets the respect he is due. Guy is awesome and tough as hell. A big fan of him. Gamrot is no joke, and he took control of the fight.

 

[MR. BMJ]

Yan/O'Malley DELIVERED!

 

[MR. BMJ]

Not sure I agree with the decision, but it was close.

 

[BOZZ]

Yan/O'Malley DELIVERED!

Was definitely a good fight

 

[BOZZ]

Not sure I agree with the decision, but it was close.

I thought Yan won or at least a draw. I didn’t see the O’Malley win

 

[MR. BMJ]

I thought Yan won or at least a draw. I didn’t see the O’Malley win

I think he more shocked than anybody else. He had to pause when asked if he thought he did enough to win the fight, lol. Tough situation to be in, I think he played it well though. I think Yan got ripped too. O'Malley did better than I thjought he would, he stayed in there and toughed it out and had Yan hurt a few times. Kid has a bright future if he continues to improve and take advantage of certain situations. He has a unique style. Yan has to be crushed and pissed though.

Wish it was a 5 rounder.

 

[BOZZ]

I think he more shocked than anybody else. He had to pause when asked if he thought he did enough to win the fight, lol. Tough situation to be in, I think he played it well though. I think Yan got ripped too. O'Malley did better than I thjought he would, he stayed in there and toughed it out and had Yan hurt a few times. Kid has a bright future if he continues to improve and take advantage of certain situations. He has a unique style. Yan has to be crushed and pissed though.

Wish it was a 5 rounder.

I’ll be curious if Dana has anything to say at the press conference. You know he can’t hold his tongue if he thought it was a bad scorecard

 

[Pheedno]

I honestly couldn't call the fight