UFC on FOX 24: Johnson vs. Reis

whitaker now at +203. value?

On April 14 2017 23:59 lucky331 wrote: whitaker now at +203. value?

Depends what you see in Whittaker.

I liked him at first, but have liked him less after more thought. A lot of people think Rob needs to KO Jacare to win, which is bad since he isn't a 1-punch KO guy, and he has been to plenty of decisions. If Rob were to win a decision, he'd need to be able to stop the TDs, trips, and power punching of Jacare (he has more 1-punch power than Rob, but lacks technique).

People also mention Rob's 90% TDD in the UFC, but he hasn't faced anyone good who has tried to take him down. The best wrestler he fought was Brunson, and that was a guy with a lot of power and no technique emptying his gas tank in R1 by chasing a superior striker around the cage and not going for any TDs, which is exactly what Werdum did in his KO loss to Miocic.

On April 15 2017 06:08 PuertoRican wrote: Show nested quote + On April 14 2017 23:59 lucky331 wrote: whitaker now at +203. value? People also mention Rob's 90% TDD in the UFC

yeah exactly that. but thanks for clearing that out.

On April 14 2017 15:29 Raidern wrote: why is jacare fighting again so soon?

Mine as well stay busy and make money. The MW champ is fighting GSP and we don't even know when, might not be till later this year. And then after that Romero is next in line. Though there is a decent chance winner of GSP vs Bisping vacates and they do Romero vs Jacare for the vacant belt.

Final picks:

• Johnson > Reis
• Waterson > Namajunas (close fight via split-decision)
• Souza > Whittaker
• Stephens > Moicano
• Nelson > Volkov
• Duquesnoy > Williams
• Magomedov > Green
• Elliott > Smolka
• Collier > Clark
• Sanchez > Smith
• Mendes > Sterling
• Cummings > Coy
• Smith > Vieira

Ended up on 3 dogs. Whittaker, Roy, and a small one on Green

Passed on any parlays and the co-main though I may throw in a last minute one there. Going to miss most of undercard but definitely won't miss 2nd and 3rd billing fights. High hopes that Whittaker? will make this a great fight. Wish both those fights were 5 rounds instead of DJs fight

UFC announcers just said they're using the OLD rules for this event. So remember what that means about a grounded opponent, liberal 10-8 rounds, etc.

Sanchez is about to win a decision and gasses enough in R3 to get caught by a body kick... FML

Great card so far. Smolka vs Elliot was a fucking sick ground battle.

I had it for Bobby Green, but I expected a split-decision.

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Duquesnoy looked good in certain areas, but he was given a soft opponent who hasn't fought for 2 years or so and is a wrestler with a bad gas tank.

Gotta be careful with this kid going forward, especially since he got wobbled twice or so.

Ship it Whittaker

Those fast, awkward hands are legit. Surprising hip strength in the cpl scrambles early

Mario Yamasaki waits for Jacare to move and get out of trouble before stopping it...

Jacare turned and got on his knees after avoiding a big swarm of punches, then Yamasaki stopped the fight when Jacare was out of danger.

Can't believe I was able to get Whittaker over +200.

The TDD held = ez fight. Whittaker fast like a flyweight. Noone beating him boxing

Jacare was pretty fucked up though. Streaming blood. Many lesser fights with lesser fighters get stopped quite a bit sooner

On April 16 2017 01:04 PuertoRican wrote: Mario Yamasaki waits for Jacare to move and get out of trouble before stopping it... Jacare turned and got on his knees after avoiding a big swarm of punches, then Yamasaki stopped the fight when Jacare was out of danger.

Mario really is terrible but if ou're suggesting it was an early stoppage, you're pretty nuts. Jacare was drunk stumbling after

On April 16 2017 01:10 traxamillion wrote: Can't believe I was able to get Whittaker over +200. The TDD held = ez fight. Whittaker fast like a flyweight. Noone beating him boxing

fuck knew it! didnt pull the trigger. ((

All of the people who get signed by WME-IMG end up losing shortly after.

Had a feeling Rose would dominate, but wasn't sure enough to pull the trigger on either girl.

karate hottie showed she was focused more or distracted on a potential title shot than the task at hand during interviews.

And, I feel the same way after I see every Demetrious Johnson fight: Cool, I guess...

Good fighter, but it's easy for him to keep getting wins in a division where nobody else is well-rounded. His opponents all specialize in one skill, or are just mediocre across the board.

On April 16 2017 02:16 PuertoRican wrote: And, I feel the same way after I see every Demetrious Johnson fight: Cool, I guess... Good fighter, but it's easy for him to keep getting wins in a division where nobody else is well-rounded. His opponents all specialize in one skill, or are just mediocre across the board.

haha yea. I love DJ but he has to move up. No one is going to want to watch him beat up everyone with no challenge forever