UFC on ABC 5 is absolutely stacked.

[JustOnce]

Sup sir, haven't seen you in awhile.
How's things?

I agree btw, I dig this dudes threads.

 

[JustOnce]

Good looking out TS, might of skipped this one otherwise

I was surprised myself too lol.

 

[JustOnce]

I've got mad respect for the sherdog family that take that extra time to go into detail, provide gifs and links and format out like a proper article. It's so easy to throw a 2 liner as the OP and let others piece together the thread in their responses.

 

[JustOnce]

ive got tickets to this and no one will go with me. SMH. Im gonna try to sell them at a loss. BTW tickets for this arent selling very well on ticketmaster. The previous 2 cards in JAX sold out weeks before the event. Yes those were PPV cards but this is a damn nice card and these tickets are cheaper. I suppose JAX is a little spoiled with the 3rd card in just over 2 yrs. If this was in say ATL or Tampa this baby would have sold out by now....

damn so jealous, I'd definitely go by myself if I had the ticket to this one and watch it from the very first fight. I only ever been to one live show, by myself, and watched it from the start, and it was def worth it. And this card on paper is incomparably better!

Kinda surprised tickets aren't selling well, maybe due to there not being a HUGE name guys on the card, but they missing out!

 

[Human Bass]

You don't like Sterling?

...

That fight never crossed my mind

Would def watch, but I doubt Sterling would want to fight Topuria who's as good as they come but lacking big name.

He is a hell of a grappler with heavier hands than anyone Sterling has ever fought. Would be an amazing challenge.

 

[Filter909]

came expecting yet another troll thread

leaving proven wrong and looking forward to the card

kudos

 

[JustOnce]

Emmett has lots of power and he's pretty quick, but Topuria is better on the ground and throws better combos tbh.

Ricci is a better athlete overall and I think she's stronger than Gill, though I'm well aware of Gillys acumen on the ground.
I see Ricci having more control of her stand up and that will make a difference here I think.

Maycee sucks, she has decent power but doesn't know how or when to use it most of the time.
Ribas is overall the better fighter but she has the tendency to be apprehensive in the beginning of fights.

If she can get through that early, she should take this.
I would love to see her get this fight to the ground and tap Maycee...that would make my day sir lol.

It's one of those fights like Gaethje vs Fiziev, Font vs Yanez. The other guys are more technical, better strikers, younger, sizeable favourites, but standing, anything can happen. Topuria is better on the ground, but I doubt it hits the ground, or stays there. Emmett was on a 5 fight winning streak before Yair loss too, and he hurt Yair in that one. Thing is though, Emmett is 38 years old fighting at FW. If Emmett isn't washed, it could go either way I think. But 38 at FW seems pushing it, not sure.

It's possible, yes, I'd like Gillian to win, but it won't be easy. Gillian actually has a good reach on her too though, we will see how it plays out on the feet. Not sure if Gill can sub Ricci off her back.

Maycee is talented as in she has these physical gifts, but she's not that good, and really haven't gotten better. Ribas is clearly a better, more skilled fighter, and I do hope she wins too, but though I favour Ribas, I think it could go either way also. She's only 25 too, so it could be just a fight or two away she hits her stride. But war Ribas!

Ribas by armbar would be damn sweet sir!

 

[scoobster]

Amanda - Maycee is the only fight i'll watch

the rest? Meh!

 

[IBeLurkin]

So, I just went through the cards next month, and just realized how great this card is, so just wanted to send out a little PSA since a lot of sherbros like to talk about how good the cards are before and after, and I guess there are complaints more than ever that cards nowadays are watered down and what not.

None of the cards that are coming up before this one is nothing to write home about. But this one is actually surprisingly really good.


1. Peek vs Martinez

- A fight for just bleed fans, Peek is a wild man and Martinez is no pushover.

2. Jenkins vs Emmers

Jenkins looked pretty good last time out, so did Emmers beating a 23-0 prospect. Jenkins last lost 5 years ago and is 11-2. This is a great fight to see where he's at against a tough opponent.

3. Taira vs Rodrigues

I wasn't sold on Taira as first, but warming up to the kid, likely the future of JMMA rests on his shoulders with Rinya right along. Personally much higher on Rinya, but Taira looks really legit.

I'm sure lots are writing Rodrigues off, but he's 8-2 with two split decision losses.

4. Gillian vs Ricci

So, Gillian is actually a pretty good grappler, though some of you may not like WMMA. Kinda one trick pony yes, but she’s one of those actually exciting female grapplers in UFC, and there aren’t that many.

There IS a risk of Ricci blanketing Gillian though, so on a second thought, there’s that.

5. Robocop vs Tiuliulin

This also could be a just bleed fight, though there's a clear path to victory for Robocop with Tiiuliulin looking terrible off his back. Robocop always brings it though, so either way, violence. If standing, who knows as well?

6. Soriano vs Dumas

Soriano once was a promising exciting prospect, but after three losses, it’s not looking as promising, but still an exciting fighter, and he did lose to good fighters in Allen, Kopylov, and Maximov.

Dumas is 7-1, and there was some controversy about the guy, so kinda curious how this plays out. Unless Soriano can wrestle him, and not sure if Soriano has cardio to do that, so it could be just bleed fight while it lasts. Might be a loser go home fight.

7. Mateusz Rebecki vs Loik Radzhabov

Rebecki is 17-1 and hasn’t lost in almost 9 years and Loik is 17-4-1.

LW is probably that one weight class that has been consistently stacked, and sounds like a good fight between two guys with fine looking records to see how they look against each other.

8. Randy Brown vs Wellington Thurman

Brown recently got starched by Jack, but he’s actually a tough out for a lot of guys, and mostly only lost to the elites of the division.

Thurman is still 26 years old and he got blanketed by Petroski recently, but he’s a solid fighter too. Not a match up that crossed my mind, but a fight between two decent WWs.

9. David Onama vs Gabriel Santos

Wasn’t Onama the guy whom Krause apparently lost a lot of money on?

Anyhow, Onama had a bit of a hype I guess and looked pretty great until Nate put a stop to all that, but still doesn’t change the fact that he looks like he’s a pretty good interesting fighter, and Santos should be still undefeated in my opinion. A Banger that is!

10. Lane vs Tafa

Lane has 12 wins and 11 (t)Kos and all three of losses are by (t)kos. He’s a super tall guy too at 6’6, also known as Sherdog average.

Tafa has 100 percent (t)ko winrate at 6-3. Though no fight is boring-proof, sounds like just bleed fight! Let the heads roll!

11. Magny vs Rowe

6’3 WW Rowe has been looking phenomenal lately. Going up against another all too common 6’3 WW in Magny who is a tough out for anybody. Well other than Gilbert Burns and so on.

Magny is really a great test to where someone is at, since he’s super tough and a game fighter and only mostly loses to great fighters.

12. Bruno Silva vs Brendan Allen

I was high on Bruno when he was coming into UFC. I know that he lost to Gerald, but he’s still 4-2 in UFC with 4 (t)kos. Not sure if he’s a champ material, but a super dangerous fight for anybody.

Allen is having a really nice UFC career going, on a 4-fight winning streak as well, though he probably should’ve lost to Malkoun.

This is a great MW fight between two great MW fighters in their primes though not big names.

13. Ribas vs Maycee

Now, both former WMMA blue chip prospects.

Ribas has looked phenomenal in her last outing, whereas Maybe won by a robbery. Maycee should’ve lost to Maverick too, but technically on a four fight winning streak.

This is a very interesting WMMA fight. Ribas is clearly a more talented, better fighter, but Maycee can likely rob anybody on any given night and she does have power, though prone to punching air more often than not, and likely has a bigger room for improvement.

I don’t think Maycee is very good, but I do think she has natural talent for WMMA standards, which is probably why the hype started in the first place. I think she has limited skillset and you can go on your natural talent only for so long, which is why she def should’ve lost to Lee and Maverick.

This is a very interesting WMMA fight though.

It could be said that this is the fight between the best WMMA prospect from 2018 and the best WMMA prospect from 2019, whereas for both it wasn’t smooth sailing until this point.

14. Emmet vs Topuria

What else can I say about this fight?

I'm pumped for Emmet and Topuria!

The rest of the card is OK. The lackluster co-main hurts it.
I'll watch the fights because I love watching fights, as always, but no, this card does not stand out as special.

 

[JustOnce]

I agree, that's a good thing about him.
He writes well and takes the time and care to make it digestible.

Im doing good just taking the old lady behind me stone wall down and doing a concrete one to replace it with a new fence.
Shes 91 so I no problem helping her out.

Hope work don't kill you too bad sir lol.

Glad you like what you read, much appreciated! Not really used to hearing compliments around here lol.

And I gotta say it's really nice of you to help the old lady out. These days kindness like that doesn't come around too often, great job Sherbro! Go you!

 

[kfighter]

Card sucks. Dunno like 95% of these foos

 

[StonedLemur]

Glad you like what you read, much appreciated! Not really used to hearing compliments around here lol.

And I gotta say it's really nice of you to help the old lady out. These days kindness like that doesn't come around too often, great job Sherbro! Go you!

Im always cool with you, even on your job posts.
I try giving the best advice possible

I like that lady, she's cool.
I wouldn't feel right if I didn't help her to be honest, she's a sweetheart sir.

 

[StonedLemur]

It's one of those fights like Gaethje vs Fiziev, Font vs Yanez. The other guys are more technical, better strikers, younger, sizeable favourites, but standing, anything can happen. Topuria is better on the ground, but I doubt it hits the ground, or stays there. Emmett was on a 5 fight winning streak before Yair loss too, and he hurt Yair in that one. Thing is though, Emmett is 38 years old fighting at FW. If Emmett isn't washed, it could go either way I think. But 38 at FW seems pushing it, not sure.

It's possible, yes, I'd like Gillian to win, but it won't be easy. Gillian actually has a good reach on her too though, we will see how it plays out on the feet. Not sure if Gill can sub Ricci off her back.

Maycee is talented as in she has these physical gifts, but she's not that good, and really haven't gotten better. Ribas is clearly a better, more skilled fighter, and I do hope she wins too, but though I favour Ribas, I think it could go either way also. She's only 25 too, so it could be just a fight or two away she hits her stride. But war Ribas!

Ribas by armbar would be damn sweet sir!

The difference I see in the Gaethje vs Fizzy, Font vs Yanez fight is Emmett doesn't have the fight IQ that Gaethje has been showing, and Font showed.

 

[StonedLemur]

Amanda - Maycee is the only fight i'll watch

the rest? Meh!

Emmett vs Topuria is a tremendous fight, and you're more interested in Maycee....smh

 

[ryun253]

Ukraine flag always writing essays on here.

I remember when he said Khabibs beat Fedor in combat sambo, looool

 

[FEDORFAN44]

Got tickets for this card and feel like it will really deliver.

 

[FEDORFAN44]

ive got tickets to this and no one will go with me. SMH. Im gonna try to sell them at a loss. BTW tickets for this arent selling very well on ticketmaster. The previous 2 cards in JAX sold out weeks before the event. Yes those were PPV cards but this is a damn nice card and these tickets are cheaper. I suppose JAX is a little spoiled with the 3rd card in just over 2 yrs. If this was in say ATL or Tampa this baby would have sold out by now....

I went to the first 2 in jax and the dec orlando event.tickets are wayyyyy cheaper for this event than the first 2 in jax.

 

[scoobster]

Emmett vs Topuria is a tremendous fight, and you're more interested in Maycee....smh

Or Amanda

 

[BruhBruh]

Really excited for Emmett vs Topuria, anyone could go to sleep in that one. Rooting for Topuria though!

 

[mbeethoven]

damn so jealous, I'd definitely go by myself if I had the ticket to this one and watch it from the very first fight. I only ever been to one live show, by myself, and watched it from the start, and it was def worth it. And this card on paper is incomparably better!

Kinda surprised tickets aren't selling well, maybe due to there not being a HUGE name guys on the card, but they missing out!

If I was more local then I would have no problem attending this by myself. Its a 9hr drive so that does kind of change things. Im still considering going though....