UFC FN 119: Brunson vs. Machida

i just feel the old guard are still fighting for the paychecks. there's been nobody from his time who's beating anybody
derek brunson is enough to put him into retirement imo

Machida said in a interview that the only reason he is coming back is to be a champion, he is the kind of guy who truly believe in himself and that he can be champion again imo.

Betting on older fighters coming off layoffs isn't often a good thing but I like Machida here. I think the layoff could actually have been beneficial in his circumstance since he got pretty destroyed physically in his last two fights. Good time to have recuperated. You could argue that his last two opponents were two of the top three middleweights and Brunson while good, definitely isn't that. 5 round fight. Just so much time for Brunson to make a striking mistake which he still does here and there. And one opening is all Machida should need

Like Trinaldo as well. Santos vs Hermansson should be fun. Luque and Price too. Maia and Covington is interesting as well. Looks like a sneaky good card. Certainly better than the average fight night Brazilian card

I think Machida matches up very well with Brunson. Still a lot of questions about him with 2 years off and 2 brutal losses back to back. So not sure about betting that fight, maybe live bet after seeing how the 1st round unfolds.

Also I am huge on Maia Can't really see why Colby is the fav here. The guy has to fight off close subs and is often reversed on the ground in most of his fights and is fighting a grappling based style against Maia, who is a wizard. Maybe he can keep it standing and win a boring decision, but still this fight ends on the ground the majority of the time and I think Covington sooner or later is going to make mistake and get strangled or reversed and dominated on the mat.

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My final picks:

• Machida > Brunson
• Covington > Maia
• Munhoz > Font
• Trinaldo > Miller
• Hermansson > Santos
• Lineker > Vera
• Price > Luque
• Junior > Marshman
• Gordon > Dias
• Zaleski-Santos > Griffin
• Figueiredo > Brooks
• Colombo > Golm

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Alright, it's 4:02pm and the event just started. I just added my DK teams to the top of this post.

I have to do a lot of homework today, so I won't be on LP to talk about the fights. Good luck everyone~

link?

I might be biased but i just cant see maia losing this... i hope im right

On October 28 2017 23:14 alejandicto wrote: link?

http://www.720pstream.me/brunson-vs-machida-stream

thanks

Cant wait for Dias to hobble to the finish line to win a robbery :D

Sick guillotine by Munhoz.

I'll be around for the last 2 fights, but I want them both to be low scoring so I can have a chance at making some money back that I lost for going heavy on Price.

wow i was wrong on that fight

Time to retire, Maia.

Lol covington interview

Would probably be the best for him and its also well deserved at 39

Machida walk out song was game of thrones theme? Or I am wrong?

ohh boy

Ouch...

Maia and Machida, both 39-years-old, and both NEED to retire.

Fml

I was sad to see Maia lose hard like this.

I think i didn't expect Covington to have such a good fight IQ. He had really good discipline. Never gave Maia any chance to get it to the ground.