UFC 204 - Bisping vs Hendo II - England

[Oblivian]

You are right about that, but let be honest. Hendo received this fight only beacuse he is going to retire after it. He is 2-3 in the last 5 and i cant see a way for him to win this. Bisping ate a lot of beating from Silva and he survived for 5 rounds, so i cant see Hendo KOing him.

He definitely got gifted this fight, but he's 2-3 against fighters that Bisping would go 2-3 against as well. If you look at Hendo's resume, he really only loses to top guys. Sure, Bisping has shown some more pop and Hendo's chin isn't what it used to be, but Hendo still has power. Bisping is still hittable. Hendo's striking game is perfect against a guy who backs up and flinches like Bisping. He looked so uncomfortable against Hendo in their first fight. If Bisping doesn't put Hendo away, I don't think he'll cruise to a decision without being in danger throughout. Too many red flags IMO.

 

[MidgardSerpent]

You are right about that, but let be honest. Hendo received this fight only beacuse he is going to retire after it. He is 2-3 in the last 5 and i cant see a way for him to win this. Bisping ate a lot of beating from Silva and he survived for 5 rounds, so i cant see Hendo KOing him.

I'm sorry, but that's such an inane thing to say. Despite his deteriorating chin and reflexes he can obviously win by doing the exact same thing he does in all of his wins that made him notorious, by throwing the h-bomb, the same weapon he ktfo'd Bisping with in their last outing...

 

[Ingvar]

Hendo. i think +EV starting from 3,6+

 

[Ukram]

Marc "bonecrusher" diakiese

-23 years old, 9-0 undefeated record (4 kos/1sub)
-2 time bamma lightweight champ
-Lots of amateur titles wins and 2 lonsdale champ.
-purple belt bjj
-Started in 2010 only
-Beaten UK cans early on including a guy called wolverine with 37 losses
-Should note his last 3 opponents looked solid all having 8-1 type records on average
-trains with ufcs scott askram

Last fight:


2nd last fight:


3rd last fight:


HL 2016 reel:



Interview 2 months ago with his ufc signing:



Talks about how his last 2 opponents less then 1 minute both were finished, wants to showcase on the biggest platform and happy to be in the ufc.

Otherwise he is 23, strong and athletic and showed cardio was there in r3 and has good striking and grappling but against bamma/uk regional circuit guys.

seen sajeswkis last 2 fights, he is a tough guy but nothing athletic or powerful about him in his fighting style or approach, has that submission/wrestling background I see but against polish regional circuit guys with 3-3 or 12-12 record type guys, looks like he has 1 legit win on his record.
He could find some success though marc is a bit green on the ground, but sajeswski does not appear to have the speed or power to do that.

I expect marc to use his speed, footwork and improved boxing and power to get the win here.

 

[TheDawg]

I'm not really liking any of the dogs so far, seems like this will be a favorite heavy card.

 

[Card]

 

[Bless]

How often do you guys think Bisping/Hendo does not end in a KO or TKO? 30%? Less?

 

[Card]

Still no opponent for Bektic

Short Notice:
- Daniel Omielańczuk (in for Ruslan Magomedov) vs. Stefan Struve [2 weeks]
- Łukasz Sajewski (in for Reza Madadi) vs. Marc Diakiese [0 days]
- ? (in for Arnold Allen > Jeremy Kennedy) vs. Mirsad Bektic [0 days]

 

[Joseph Budden]

Marc "bonecrusher" diakiese

-23 years old, 9-0 undefeated record (4 kos/1sub)
-2 time bamma lightweight champ
-Lots of amateur titles wins and 2 lonsdale champ.
-purple belt bjj
-Started in 2010 only
-Beaten UK cans early on including a guy called wolverine with 37 losses
-Should note his last 3 opponents looked solid all having 8-1 type records on average
-trains with ufcs scott askram

Last fight:


2nd last fight:


3rd last fight:


HL 2016 reel:



Interview 2 months ago with his ufc signing:

Marc Diakiese is the shit, so excited for his fight. Please bookies, give me a good line on this one

 

[Ukram]

Marc Diakiese looks beyond shredded

 

[Ukram]

Marc Diakiese is the shit, so excited for his fight. Please bookies, give me a good line on this one

He does look a good upcoming prospect but I still favour the mad dog here, maybe reza r3 prop or decision, but do like marc for r1.

 

[Joseph Budden]

He does look a good upcoming prospect but I still favour the mad dog here, maybe reza r3 prop or decision, but do like marc for r1.

Hes fighting Lukasz Sajewski now. If it was still Madadi that definitely would've made this tougher to pick. Even Sajewski isn't an easy fight which brings me hope for a decent line, but I love Diakiese, one of my favorite prospects

 

[Ukram]

Hes fighting Lukasz Sajewski now. If it was still Madadi that definitely would've made this tougher to pick. Even Sajewski isn't an easy fight which brings me hope for a decent line, but I love Diakiese, one of my favorite prospects

All in on Marc

 

[LEMONZEST]

I was going to go to this event, was excited af then read the main event will be 5am UK time. Fuck the UFC

I understand it is about money and USA PPVs but this is a big F U to the UK fans. I mean c'mon if you are gonna have an event in a different country at least serve the local people properly.

If they had a show in my country in the middle of the night I would be rippin mad. I was honestly looking forward to watching this card Saturday AM with my coffee. As a Canadian I like the Euro shows that start here in the morning.

 

[Ukram]

seen sajeswkis last 2 fights, he is a tough guy but nothing athletic or powerful about him in his fighting style or approach, has that submission/wrestling background I see but against polish regional circuit guys with 3-3 or 12-12 record type guys, looks like he has 1 legit win on his record.
He could find some success though marc is a bit green on the ground, but sajeswski does not appear to have the speed or power to do that.

I expect marc to use his speed, footwork and improved boxing and power to get the win here.

 

[BRaVo cHoKe]

Leaning towards putting a bet down for history repeating itself with "Henderson wins in round 2". @ +920 and "Henderson wins by TKO/KO" @ +310.

Any thoughts?

 

[Officer_Brown]

So who is our Smolka/santos in this card? I think I know the answer... it is mousasi. Don't put moose in your parlays. Mousasi is a good matchup for Vitor as he likes to keep it standing. Vitor's gas tank is what it is but i could see him stealing maybe 2 rounds. Mousasi doesn't pressure too much with takdowns and volume. Vitor can play his own game here. I definitely can see Vitor winning by decision.

 

[Joseph Budden]

So who is our Smolka/santos in this card? I think I know the answer... it is mousasi. Don't put moose in your parlays. Mousasi is a good matchup for Vitor as he likes to keep it standing. Vitor's gas tank is what it is but i could see him stealing maybe 2 rounds. Mousasi doesn't pressure too much with takdowns and volume. Vitor can play his own game here. I definitely can see Vitor winning by decision.

Possibly Font. Entwistle is garbage, but Font at -3xx? No thank you.

Ukram pointed out how mma oddsbreakers guys said Edwards had better one punch KO power than Tumenov (lol at that), but I also got a good laugh out of them saying 'Font should be good enough to not get leglocked'. Based off what? Those dudes suck, seriously lol. Has Font ever even had a leglock attempted on him in his career?

Ultimately i'll parlay 'itd' for that fight with something else, but I won't be surprised at Font getting caught and I definitely won't risk it at -3xx

 

[TheDawg]

So who is our Smolka/santos in this card? I think I know the answer... it is mousasi. Don't put moose in your parlays. Mousasi is a good matchup for Vitor as he likes to keep it standing. Vitor's gas tank is what it is but i could see him stealing maybe 2 rounds. Mousasi doesn't pressure too much with takdowns and volume. Vitor can play his own game here. I definitely can see Vitor winning by decision.

I hope you are not being serious lol, Vitor winning a decision against Mous would be like getting hit by lightning twice.

 

[TheDawg]

Anyone else think the line on the over for Jimi vs OSP is off?
Over 1.5 @2.35