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Or Luke vs BispingReminds me of when barry's value pick a year ago was Ronda -2000 vs Holm......
Or Luke vs BispingReminds me of when barry's value pick a year ago was Ronda -2000 vs Holm......
I've played TJ by UD as well but I am sweating over it.Interesting question for you though Budden - if you think Lineker is so outclassed, don't you think you are taking a bit of a risk on playing Dillashaw decision? I personally feel a lot of people are discounting Dillashaw's finishing ability.
Rolling the dice and riding out this Hendricks train despite him being on LSD in interviews and eating 12 pepperoni pizzas during camp.
At the end of the day I don't see how Magny's chin or style overcomes Hendricks unless he just stands still for 3 rounds. Magny isn't Gastelum or Wonderboy.
I will likely eat my words but here we go anyway
My picks
Honda
Domigoat Cruz
TJ
Big Dong
Borg
Magny
Don't care
Don't care
Don't care
Means
Magny beat Gastelum, both standing and on the mat. Close fight sure, but most scored it for Magny. Magny did get starched by Larkin yes but after the Lombard fight how can anyone question his chin? I know styles can make fights, but...
I have no action on Pyle/Garcia
But if Garcia doesn't KO Pyle in the 1st round then he's either wrestling Pyle to a decision or he's gassed and Pyle finishes him late.
I never trust Garcia in fights because of his gas tank and also he has a bad history of knee problems and it always never holds up. Plus maybe USADA.
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Saff/Kim
Man is DHK is plodder. He's so damn heavy on his feet that a couple nicely timed leg kicks can fuck up his night. He also has no striking defense and I feel he can get headkicked here off the break from clinches. However, Saff has like 1 KO on his record and if DHK manages to get him to the floor he can ride out positions really well. And DHK is really good at zapping people's energy when riding out this positions.
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I'm taking Nunes by KO. She looks relaxed and happy while Ronda looks pissed at the world. At the weigh ins Ronda had her little bitch face on and she looked really emotional and tense. I think with that attitude that can really zap her energy and her gas tank kinda in the same sense that Cody is acting like a big brat when Dom insults him. Those emotions won't do them any favors and it kindve in theory makes them front runners in their respective fights to finish the fight early or bust.
lol same picks you thief <cheer><cheer><cheer><cheer><cheer><cheer><cheer>My picks
Honda
Domigoat Cruz
TJ
Big Dong
Borg
Magny
Don't care
Don't care
Don't care
Means
If TJ fights as good as we expect him to, I don't see it being a "decision all day." More like TJ via decision a majority of the day, with a chance for him to put Lineker to bed early.I'm worried about what TJ can do with tds, but i'm not worried at all about a KO. Dillashaw is going to fight just as tactical as he did vs Assuncao imo and if he does so, its a decision allday
If TJ fights as good as we expect him to, I don't see it being a "decision all day." More like TJ via decision a majority of the day, with a chance for him to put Lineker to bed early.
Don't be suckered into Ronda by the small line. there's a reason that line is small.... it opened at -320.All fair points. However, I'm much less confident in Nunes' ability to execute a gamplan than you are. If she was a bigger underdog, I'd be with you. But at -140, I had to take Ronda. I mean, Nunes was a much bigger dog against Tate and McMann than she is against Rousey. IMO too much stock is being put into Nunes performance against Meisha, who seemed to be coming in off a brutal weight cut and focused on media more than fighting.
My bad on the wording there. I don't think he goes out cold easily...when I say chin I'm more so referring to the fact that Magny seems to get rocked in most of his fights or have an "oh shit" moment. That scares me with a guy like Hendricks and the fact that a guys punch is usually the last thing to go.
I also don't know how Magny would do with the Gastelum we saw at 200 and against Kennedy. Seems like a revitalized fighter. His boxing is on point lately.
My picks
Honda
Domigoat Cruz
TJ
Big Dong
Borg
Magny
Don't care
Don't care
Don't care
Means
With you on everything except switch Dong to the over. Let's do this.
I've played TJ by UD as well but I am sweating over it.
I can't believe TJ decision hasn't budged even though his ML dropped what gives man? It's still at -odds. I don't fucks with that.
I also hate that Dom decision is +130 and the fight goes dec is +100. On my own principles I will always go with the +100 which I fuckin hate that I have to.
I may just put more stock into Dom -225 because Cody is still a young bull and you never know how those 4th and 5th rounds may make him act.
Don't be suckered into Ronda by the small line. there's a reason that line is small.... it opened at -320.