Why do fighters always have the worst predictions?

[13Seconds]

Latest example lol

 

[13Seconds]

In all fairness to Mr Bones, the main event was impossible to predict. Coulda gone either way.

 

[Grijswaarde]

Lol. But to be honest i had the same picks minus Marquardt.

But that list of tweets is still funny

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

I've never understood two guys betting on every fight lol. Like, how do you not have the same winner at least once?

I've seen guys at the bars do this shit. Weirdos

 

[SirKratos]

Because they don't study both fighters abilities,not nearly as much as hardcore fans do

They usually go with the more popular fighter or the one they know about

Example: If you ask top UFC fighters who would win in a Shogun-Latifi fight, most of them would pick Shogun.

 

[Grijswaarde]

I've never understood two guys betting on every fight lol. Like, how do you not have the same winner at least once?

I've seen guys at the bars do this shit. Weirdos

When i do this with my friends we tend to always take different fighters, only with a heavy favorite we just don't bet. We only bet like 1% of what jones did, so we cool.

 

[Trimm Jong-il]

Biased. Fans do it, but to a lesser extent.

 

[Grijswaarde]

Because they don't study both fighters abilities,not nearly as much as hardcore fans do

They usually go with the more popular fighter or the one they know

Yeah we actually watch the weigh ins and look who is more muscular

 

[Fraser B]

I remember 18 out of 21 fighters picked Chuck to beat Shogun lol. I understood the reasoning though because Shogun had not looked good but I was banking on Shogun to be in shape for that fight.

 

[SirKratos]

Yeah we actually watch the weigh ins and look who is more muscular

Yup, the Sherbro science shouldn't be underestimated.

 

[Grijswaarde]

Yup, the Sherbro science shouldn't be underestimated.

A few weeks ago i watched UFC with a group of kickboxers who kept making fun of ground fighting (mainly gay jokes and how they were resting). So then i challenged one of them to just let me lie on him. Not doing grappling, just controlling position and adapting when he tried to escape (I'm not a good grappler, but good enough to win this). The guy accepted and kinda panicked after only ten seconds.. and after he minute he tapped to exactly nothing. He was out of breath for at least 5 minutes.

That is totally off topic, i know, but it was a good story i hope

 

[SirKratos]

A few weeks ago i watched UFC with a group of kickboxers who kept making fun of ground fighting (mainly gay jokes and how they were resting). So then i challenged one of them to just let me lie on him. Not doing grappling, just controlling position and adapting when he tried to escape (I'm not a good grappler, but good enough to win this). The guy accepted and kinda panicked after only ten seconds.. and after he minute he tapped to exactly nothing. He was out of breath for at least 5 minutes.

That is totally off topic, i know, but it was a good story i hope

In your friends defense, its pretty hard for a guy who knows nothing about grappling to escape from bottom. Even if the guy on the top isn't exactly a BJJ expert either

Should've started from stand-up wrestling clinch position, to make things more fair

It was fun to know, thanks for sharing

 

[Deleted member 429453]

Apart from lauzon

 

[Grijswaarde]

In your friends defense, its pretty hard for a guy who knows nothing about grappling to escape from bottom. Even if the guy on the top isn't exactly a BJJ expert either

Should've started from stand-up wrestling clinch position, to make things more fair

It was fun to know, thanks for sharing

Agreed! But the point was more to make them feel how it is just lying on the bottom without even taking punches or subs.. so i guess they respect it a little bit more now.

It's kinda hard to make those guys enthousiastic about grappling

 

[SirKratos]

Apart from lauzon

Lauzon is a smart,smart man....