General MMA Discussion & Future Lines - January, 2019

[Shoulder]

Is there any way Black beast black beasts JDS?

 

[Naught2Sixty]

Is there any way Black beast black beasts JDS?

As usual...fluke KO

 

[lifeisgood12345]

Is there any way Black beast black beasts JDS?

Tuivasa had JDS in trouble and Lewis is more dangerous than Tai. So it’s certainly possible and I am reticent to lay -2xx on JDS bc of it

 

[Shoulder]

Tuivasa had JDS in trouble and Lewis is more dangerous than Tai. So it’s certainly possible and I am reticent to lay -2xx on JDS bc of it

Did he really have him that much trouble? Anyone who bull rushes forward will trouble him a little bit but JDS also is his best vs big plodding slow strikers like Tuivasa, Rothwell and BB.

 

[Roads55]

uch not sure i can remember a fight i want to bet on less than this. MJ the giant flake vs emmet coming of one of the most horrendous ko's I've ever seen where he required multiple surgeries iirc.

 

[Shoulder]

uch not sure i can remember a fight i want to bet on less than this. MJ the giant flake vs emmet coming of one of the most horrendous ko's I've ever seen where he required multiple surgeries iirc.

Just bet the under.

 

[Jordan3399]

Just bet the under.

Not sure thats a smart bet, MJ was only TKOd after gassing hard vs Gaethje and Emmett took a ridiculous amount of punishment vs Stephens.

Chances are we get a point fighting striking match with Emmett maybe attempting takedowns.

 

[Monster Meat]

For anyone in jersey that can throw down large amounts Anthony Pettis is +450 on BetStars and Thompson is -420 on fan duel. You can bet both sides for guaranteed money.

 

[ill800]

Betonline must’ve really pissed off 5dimes cause dimes just released openers for the next month

 

[Naught2Sixty]

Rinaldi +185

 

[Ryan Kelly]

I'm not sold on Max's TDD after Ortega and his awful wrestling got him down twice, the only decent wrestler Max really shutdown was Lamas and managed to avoid fighting Mendes and Edgar who were all always the top wrestlers at 145. Poirier is imo the most well rounded guy at 155 and frequently mixes his striking and TD's with great success. I feel his last 2 fights are going to mislead people on how good his offensive wrestling is given he faced the 2 best defensive wrestlers in the division Alvarez and Gaethje. Ortega has terrible top control too so Max could get up easily enough but if Poirier can secure position he'll have a huge BJJ advantage, therefore a repeat performance and submission win by Poirier is definitely an option.

Then on the feet Max has more volume and diversity but Poirier will have a power advantage and all the time Holloway stays orthodox he'll be able to control range and mitigate Holloways volume that he uses to overwhelm people. Also, Max doesn't have the big one punch power of guys like MJ, McGregor, Alvarez or even KZ that hurt Poirier on the feet before. Poiriers power could hurt Max on the feet too given he was stunned by both Aldo and Ortega in his recent outings and as we've seen so many times you can't just eat big shots (as Jan found out recently). Therefore a Poirier TKO wouldn't be too surprising for me as Poirier has matured so that he no longer rushes finishes and when he has an opponent he will methodically finish them leaving no chance for a recovery. As a result if he does stun or hurt Max he has a high chance of finishing.

Overwhelming Poirier on the feet is going to be harder than any of Max's prior opponents Gaethje came close but a lot of that came down to the destruction of Poiriers lead leg and Gaethje's amazing TDD which denied Poirier an option to take the pressure off.

Of course Max could do his usual tactic of technically marching down his opponents and slowly overwhelming them, but this could be a surprisingly good match up for Poirier with a lot of areas he could do well in.

Poirier is +225 on Dimes right now. Seems bonkers to me.

 

[ClipYourDirtyWings]

Poirier is +225 on Dimes right now. Seems bonkers to me.

Yea, I’m as big a Max fan as anybody but that’s silly. I’d cap Max like -140

 

[Shoulder]

Poirier is +225 on Dimes right now. Seems bonkers to me.

I’m taking 3.5 U of that. Seems way off.

 

[burge13]

I was really hoping to get Duffy at better odds than 1.37/-270

 

[burge13]

Masvidal +850 to win by decision seems a bit off. Even though it's in the UK for some home cooking/dodgy cards that still seems high

 

[Austisthunder]

Masvidal +850 to win by decision seems a bit off. Even though it's in the UK for some home cooking/dodgy cards that still seems high

Id say thats why its so high, if its even plausible to gift till a decision if it comes to that, hell get it

 

[Red_2]

Masvidal +850 to win by decision seems a bit off. Even though it's in the UK for some home cooking/dodgy cards that still seems high

Where do you see that line?

 

[Shoulder]

Gaethje as a dog to Barboza? Yes please.

 

[burge13]

Where do you see that line?

Aussie book, Sportsbet

 

[Jordan3399]

Lewis vs Dos Santos – 09/03/2019.
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