0:00 - UFC 308 Preview 2:38 - Prelim Fights 10:07 - Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Chris Barnett 12:10 - Abus Magomedov vs Brunno Ferreira 13:11 - Mateusz Rebecki vs Myktybek Orolbai 15:11 - Geoff Neal vs Rafael Dos Anjos 17:27 - Shara Magomedov vs Armen Petrosyan 19:26 - Magomed Ankalaev vs Aleksandar Rakic 22:07 - Lerone Murphy vs Dan Ige 25:00 - Robert Whittaker vs Khamzat Chimaev 29:14 - Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway 35:06 - Bets
This goes down on my 40th birthday 🎉. Is ilia committing the cardinal sin? He's claiming he's gonna go beat Islam AFTER he beats max. Famous last words? I mean he still has 2 actually beat max. He could get derailed, but idk if he's really looking past max or playing a character 🤔 it's hard 2 pick here, but max is just a rare jewel of a fighter. I like him in & out of the ring. Lol max is 2 classy 4 ufc 😂 in my opinion, polar opposite of the Colby/Stricklands & Conor clones. I appreciate that more than I can put into words.
@@Varelinskiwhen there’s a ufc fight in the US, those who reside Eu, middle east or africa will stay awake till 5:00 cuz that’s when the main card starts here in finland at least
It has been a long time since I’m excited for a several fights in a single card. And the best feeling as a fan is when you absolutely have no clue who is gonna win. I hope they all make it to the cage healthy.
Wow 72% vs 28% on the Rob vs Khamzat fight? Man if you were offering bets with those odds I'd def take it lol. Kudos for going with a confident pick on such a hard fight to gauge.
Crazy that Chimaev is 3 years younger than Rob with less than half the number of fights, never held the championship, only fought 2 legit ranked fighters at the end of their careers (Burns/Usman) but still has hype
@@chiquita683But only one of these guys got absolutely destroyed within 2 rounds a fight ago lol A decorated career full of 25+ minutes wars and a couple of KO losses is something that shouldn’t be ignored when it comes to Age
Damn Weasle, your 70 percent confidence on Rinat must have been on knowing the judges were handing out robberies today! Massive robbery. In no world did he win that fight. I hate these judges sometimes.
@@Joeee0304no one can predict anything about the future lol, I just watch these videos to get hyped for the fight cards. No one can guess whats gonna happen in a fight. And weasel overthinks too much.
hes a literal casual he called rakic a power puncher and said magomed is a better wrestler that rakic wants nothing to do with when magomed couldnt take down jan in the early rounds meanwhile rakic easily took jan down and held him down for the entire 2nd round
I think a changing of the guard at 185 is underway. Izzy is no longer champion and won't become champ again, same is true of Rob and he's a level below Izzy.
Alot of Underdog picks by the Weasle! Really interesting but i gotta disagree with Whittaker vs Chimaev fight, 72% on Whittaker is crazy to me, trust Chimaev in finishing this fight early rounds by a submission or ground and pound TKO!
Listening to you talk about Ank and Rakic….man where is Jan at? I think he’s still one of the best in the division but he’s 41 now,probably has another year or two left before the age really catches up, hope he gets in there again soon
Without giving any spoilers away, this is the worst I’ve ever seen your predictions play out. Not everything is the big fights nor are they all wrong, but alot of misses this time
@@monotonegaming1043 Yeah that made me smh. Neal is better on the feet and has insane takedown defense, I don't know where Rafael could have won this fight.
Y'all keep underestimating the blessed 1, bro is top 3 best boxers in the UFC, not easy getting him down and keeping him there either. With a granite chin.
Max is very good every one knows, I’m a ilia supporter but I think the fight can go either way, it’s two very good fighters, all we can do now is just speculate who’s going to win
fr always pointing out maxs flaws as if he dont train to improve but acts like ilia has 0 flaws and is untouchable, 50/50 fight i feel like max can even surprise us on the ground too cuz he said he loves doing jujuitsu a lot and guys with his body frame are strong asf, everyone who took him down couldnt keep him there for a minute
@@oookkokookkkekekek2947 people are so cut in the moment and hating that they don't realise its all a mind game, I am ilia supporter but it really is 50-50, if people stop and look from outside the box they will see, ilia is in everyones head, while he makes money his haters drooling hate
@@bringbackrealpeople I couldn't stand to see Max KO'd OR TKO'd - OR submitted - but yeah, I guess. This fight is an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object. 😢
@@profinneupane6883 Rakic's family is from Serbia, during the 90's Serbia fought against Albania and other countries, there were a lot of war crimes for both sides and even to the present day these countries don't like each others
You have it 6-7 and you are an analyst. I have absolute garbage knowledge of mma but when it goes to Abu Dhabi card, I barely lose 1 or 2. This time just Orolbai and RDA put me down.
Don't underestimate round 1 Chimaev ever again... That man is not just a "10-8 guy" in the first round. His first round is enough to finish fights. New mythical fighter fusion: Humble Khamzat + 1st Round Khamzat.
I thought you'd pick whittaker, but i didn't know how delusional you are. after the fight i had the thought to check your prediction. Im rolling in your tears right now. Khamzat is the greatest fighter on this planet.
Whittaker at 72% chance is wild and ridiculous. He can win that fight yeah but no way with that margin. I wouldn’t be surprised if Khamzat makes it look easy but if Whittaker wins it’s gonna have to be a hard fight
Whittaker does have great wrestling defense, but I really would like to see some thoughts on how Dricus threw him to the ground and smashed him, if there's a weakness in that sequence Khamzat can take advantage of.
I think Rob wasn't expecting that from Dricus, not the wrestling part for sure and everyone thought Rob was gonna walk through him and here we are now Dricus is 185 champ.
Dricus is super awkward, will literally miss a strike then fall over onto your foot and drive for a takedown and actually get it (against israel). Against whittikar he clinched him, got a solid judo trip on him and used his blatant strength advantage to level whittikar over. Whittaker was not expecting that shit at all and dricus is great at creating confusion and capitalising. Dricus in general is a phenomena who breaks the logic of physics and mma to dominate and destroy you. That’s why I think Whittakers grappling didn’t look good in that fight. Against Yoel and literally anyone else whittikar completely shuts them down. Khamzat is good in round 1 for sure, and I’m not saying his grappling is bad, it’s not it’s good, but it’s much more traditional and normal. Khamzat is very used to using his strength advantage to capitalise on his decent technique and speed to dominate. It didn’t work against Gilbert at all what so ever, that is a red flag. It worked against Usman in round 1 but I’m not sure you can even say that cos he completely gassed himself out to achieve that. If you have to use that much energy to get someone down and hold them there then it shows that you probably can’t do that without expending a large amount of energy. Khamzats way of grappling is very traditional in the mma meta. He no longer will have a significant size advantage in middleweight, and I don’t think his technique is good enough to let him get away with just charging forward, spamming takedowns and holding someone down. Khamzat straight up has bad cardio. I think he’ll struggle to get takedowns to begin with but the fact it’s 5 rounds I just reckon khamzat won’t even feel confident enough to actually try dominate Whittaker and be persistent with his pressure and takedowns. I believe khamzats striking is pretty mediocre, he got out struck by Usman spamming a jab and he got cracked by meaty hooks from Gilbert burns (albeit, it did look like khamzat was purposely being reckless in that fight, at least at first. Later on he was being more cautious but got caught anyway) I’m honestly really curious to see if we got a big leveling up of khamzats game this fight, I just don’t think we will.
I think Whittaker Chimaev is more 60/40. Round 1 Khamzat is a rough time. The chance of an early finish should be considered to be higher than it was against Usman. Khamzat has the jab to intercept Whittaker. Robert's TDD is very good but it's almost expected Khamzat will get him on the ground in the first round through chain wrestling. His finishing ability is comparable to DDP. I still predict Whittaker survives round 1, but I'm not as confident as you on that, which is why I have it 60/40.
I disagree hard. Unless khamzat is stupid, I don’t think he’s going to be persistent or aggressive what so ever in the first round since he knows he’s fighting 5 rounds. He gassed out hard after one round with Usman so I don’t think he’s gonna be willing to go balls to the walls with his grappling off rip since if that doesn’t work out the likelihood of him being completely gassed by round 4 and 5 and getting finished is almost guaranteed. Robert is bigger than Usman, younger and is known to have some of the best TDD in ufc history. Plus he is healthy and still has knees. Khamzat striking is ok at best. Maybe it looked super bad against Usman cos he was gassed. But being ok doesn’t mean much against Whittaker, I don’t think his striking will present any kind of complex problems for Whittaker that he hasn’t seen before, in terms of technique and understanding range, etc, I think Whittaker is honestly on another level. A big reason I think Whittaker will win is cos I don’t think khamzat is going to be mixing his striking with his grappling much at all in this fight, he knows that failing take downs will gas him and I don’t think he’s okay with the idea of being drowned in the 4th and 5th and being KO’d. Imo khamzat will play it safe this fight, which is a massive mistake cos I think the only way he wins this fight is by full on berzerker rushing Whittaker round 1. I don’t see that happening.
@@DanandDrake I agree with you, but you kinda contradicted yourself lol. You said unless Khamzat is stupid he won't go aggresive in the first round, and then proceeded to say that's the only way he wins the fight and he shouldn't play it safe.
@@xhango0kx If Usman himself got ragdolled, make sure that nobody in that division can stop khamzat's wrestling. It's all gonna come down to Rob's submission defense, specifically in the first round.
@@DanandDrake Khamzat and his team are realistic about his abilities and his cardio, this is why he didnt try to wrestle BJJ champion Burns and didnt try to outlast Whittaker. The best plan was to blitz for an early finish, it was risky but it also presented the highest chance of winning. We underestimated Khamzat's grappling, thanks to Usman. I personally thought Whittaker would survive round 1. Khamzat's offensive grappling is on a completely different level than any other middleweight. Usman on the other hand now looks even better and is probably one of the best itw in submission defense.
Alex's protected legacy will stop on ank. And I like alex. I absolutely hate fske or eogged legacies. Dagis have to fight best of the best. No ome should be protected. And I blv ank has the aura in lhw to do it against alex.
As someone who live in the eastern hemisphere I am absolutely loving Abu Dhabi cards. It will be midfights for me. Nothing beats watching the most anticipated fights in the darkness and coldness of the night. The US cards are the worst for me because they are literally lunch time fights.
@@burekskremicem "Leagues above" Well would you finally admit Khamzat has an impressive win now or are you still gonna find some way to avoid giving him credit where it due? Rob is still a beast, But Khamzat's grappling truly is on another planet.
Yeah? Like that. Explained perfectly. You’re a marvel of marketing. A miracle of inception. A myriad of mythical memories foretold for generations to adore.
Finally… a normal time to watch the fight. I’m shocked they didn’t just make the fighters fight at 6am again like they did on the last uk card I think. US viewers will now know the struggle
Geoff has been training at multiple gyms, i occasionally see him at the gym i go to strkings hes been looking good man but training and fighting are different beast
The problem with that is if they are both at the center of the octagon. Let's say in a scenario Max is doing great in his jab. Illia is struggling to break him down. Then we can See Illia level switching and going for a single leg or double leg takedown. I do think the Illia gameplan is calf kicks to Max early on since Max is prone to leave his lead leg out.
How did he gas out in the 3rd against Burns? He won it while increasing his output. He also managed to take down Usman in round 3 and control him for a few minutes. You don't think whittaker will be tired too after defending chainwrestling?
Weasle!!!!! You're totally off!!! Rebecki destroyed Orolbi!!! He had no defense, no IQ, and no head movement!!! You gotta update your fighter thoughts!!
Yeah I usually dont say what a fighter could do better or does wrong bc Im not a fighter but man did Orolbai dissapoint. No head movement no fients he wasnt even circling out which is basic knowledge for ortho and southpaw matchups, he showed literally no adjustments or iq
@pinkorange4980 it's ok to criticize. It's a high level fight. We expect high level stuff. That guy was crash test dummy. Literally every youtuber had orolbi to win. BIG UPSET!!
Win or lose vs Max I am ridiculously excited to see Topuria's next few fights. Ilia Topuria vs Diego Lopes would be a banger. Evloev vs Sterling winner would probably be full of crazy grappling exchanges. Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega don't make much sense currently but those would be hella fun. I would pick Topuria in a Volkanovski rematch but I think Volk definitely has a war or two in him. Only possible path for Topuria that I'm not interested in is when he talks about fighting at LW. He's not a big FW and I think he gets smoked by the likes of Islam, Arman, Oliveira etc etc. I am picking him to beat Max though
0:00 - UFC 308 Preview
2:38 - Prelim Fights
10:07 - Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Chris Barnett
12:10 - Abus Magomedov vs Brunno Ferreira
13:11 - Mateusz Rebecki vs Myktybek Orolbai
15:11 - Geoff Neal vs Rafael Dos Anjos
17:27 - Shara Magomedov vs Armen Petrosyan
19:26 - Magomed Ankalaev vs Aleksandar Rakic
22:07 - Lerone Murphy vs Dan Ige
25:00 - Robert Whittaker vs Khamzat Chimaev
29:14 - Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway
35:06 - Bets
Even though I appreciate the timestamps, you don't need to do that, you're breakdowns are fantastic.
Legend. Can't believe these wernt provided
Thanks for timestamps
This goes down on my 40th birthday 🎉. Is ilia committing the cardinal sin? He's claiming he's gonna go beat Islam AFTER he beats max. Famous last words? I mean he still has 2 actually beat max. He could get derailed, but idk if he's really looking past max or playing a character 🤔 it's hard 2 pick here, but max is just a rare jewel of a fighter. I like him in & out of the ring. Lol max is 2 classy 4 ufc 😂 in my opinion, polar opposite of the Colby/Stricklands & Conor clones. I appreciate that more than I can put into words.
Are you betting ?
Are you keeping track of your picks?
Max's notable wins list is so long. A true legend of the game 😭🙌
There should be 1 Alex Volkanovski there too...
@@TheMarkieGoodBoy nope
@@WWeRockFan1001I'm a huge Volk fan, but I think Max got him in the 2nd fight. 3rd fight Volk showed why he's one of the GOATS
Same with Rob
7 L's can't be ignored
As a european, i love abu dahbi, these cards are actually watchable.
I don't like it... Too early to drink.
@@Varelinskiwhen there’s a ufc fight in the US, those who reside Eu, middle east or africa will stay awake till 5:00 cuz that’s when the main card starts here in finland at least
@@profinneupane6883 Se on aika paskamainen kellonaika, mutta vois olla viel huonompikin
@@ps9501 Herään yleensä 5.00 inttistä lähtien nii se ei ole mulle ongelma, mut joillekin se on.
Salute cave man, Illia Topuria is going to outbox and knock out the overrated bum (Max Holloway), salute fam!
Thanks for the 2pm EST reminder for Main Card !!!!!!!
Eastern Eastern.. still love the WeeeeZ
HELL yes. I wake up early and like to go to bed early, here in the high Rockies. This 2p EST shit is awesome.
Yesssss I agree I totally forgot!
It has been a long time since I’m excited for a several fights in a single card.
And the best feeling as a fan is when you absolutely have no clue who is gonna win. I hope they all make it to the cage healthy.
And it's on at normal time in Ireland! I can go to the pub and watch it. Normally it's 6am and I'm alone 😂
Inb4 chimaev gets sick and Holloway gets a cut
@@devanman7920I’ll be watching from Ireland couldn’t believe my luck when I saw the times
You didn't enjoy our 3-fight WMMA marathon on the prelims last week? 🤣🤣🤣Just kidding; Abu Dhabi gets ALL the best cards.
Hopefully none of these fights get weird results like eye pokes etc
Max Holloway by floor pointing
Bro I hope so I mean I like Illia I think he’s one of the p4p best rn but max is the man
Ilia will win that "floor" pointing tactic as well 💯🛡️⚔️
Max probably gets stopped if he tried that against Topuria tbh
Max will end up face down on the floor
Max got scared when Ilia asked him to challenge him in the first 10 seconds
70-30 for Whitaker from the weasel dont gamble kids.
Wow 72% vs 28% on the Rob vs Khamzat fight? Man if you were offering bets with those odds I'd def take it lol. Kudos for going with a confident pick on such a hard fight to gauge.
Crazy that Chimaev is 3 years younger than Rob with less than half the number of fights, never held the championship, only fought 2 legit ranked fighters at the end of their careers (Burns/Usman) but still has hype
@chiquita683 and they both welterweight
@@chiquita683But only one of these guys got absolutely destroyed within 2 rounds a fight ago lol A decorated career full of 25+ minutes wars and a couple of KO losses is something that shouldn’t be ignored when it comes to Age
I'd say it's more like _92%_ / 8%. For KHAMZAT - _OBVIOUSLY._ 👍
A lot of you will be crying after rob gets finished.
Who here after the Khamzat win
72% is crazy
@@samofalltrades8470 bro glazing Rob
28% win pct. for Khamzat.... and your "confident" 😂 I love watching these prediction vids afterwards..
Damn Weasle, your 70 percent confidence on Rinat must have been on knowing the judges were handing out robberies today! Massive robbery. In no world did he win that fight. I hate these judges sometimes.
Giving Khamzat a 28% chance against Whittaker is fucking crazy lol, that's about to age terribly
Ngl i hope weasle isnt an actual gambler because his picks and confidence absolutely suck every week
@@Joeee0304no one can predict anything about the future lol, I just watch these videos to get hyped for the fight cards. No one can guess whats gonna happen in a fight. And weasel overthinks too much.
hes a literal casual he called rakic a power puncher and said magomed is a better wrestler that rakic wants nothing to do with when magomed couldnt take down jan in the early rounds meanwhile rakic easily took jan down and held him down for the entire 2nd round
I think a changing of the guard at 185 is underway. Izzy is no longer champion and won't become champ again, same is true of Rob and he's a level below Izzy.
@@Chloe-ob8hoI wanted call him a casual but he definitely has causal takes I remember he said Sergi Pablovich was a wrestler lmao😂
Alot of Underdog picks by the Weasle! Really interesting but i gotta disagree with Whittaker vs Chimaev fight, 72% on Whittaker is crazy to me, trust Chimaev in finishing this fight early rounds by a submission or ground and pound TKO!
I speak for all when I say that the WHOLE HOOD wants OG MAX to win!
Max holloway by "we gone see 26th October brother"
I can see Max Holloway pointing at the floor to taunt and him getting head kicked.
Praying that you just spoke this into existence
@@kingj0ker666 Prayer not answered lol.
That's because you haven't seen much.
Ilia is too short to land a head kick 😂
It’s not a taunt. It’s him giving the other guy a chance to knock him out
Listening to you talk about Ank and Rakic….man where is Jan at? I think he’s still one of the best in the division but he’s 41 now,probably has another year or two left before the age really catches up, hope he gets in there again soon
Multiple shoulder surgeries, he’s cooked
Co main prediction age like a very bad milk
Ilia by whatever he wants
Dizzzam
Always a good day when I get a breakdown video to watch
Prediction on Rob Vs Khamzat was a joke. 😅
Without giving any spoilers away, this is the worst I’ve ever seen your predictions play out. Not everything is the big fights nor are they all wrong, but alot of misses this time
I think TheWeasle is a smart guy, but picking RDA to beat Geoff Neal?? Insane!!
@@monotonegaming1043 Yeah that made me smh. Neal is better on the feet and has insane takedown defense, I don't know where Rafael could have won this fight.
got 6 hours to burn driving now thanks for some entertainment weezl
My man, glad to help
Safe and happy journey mate❤
Your predictions are getting worse and worse. Kinda trash now
Wrong on purpose to help the Bookie
Y'all keep underestimating the blessed 1, bro is top 3 best boxers in the UFC, not easy getting him down and keeping him there either. With a granite chin.
Max is very good every one knows, I’m a ilia supporter but I think the fight can go either way, it’s two very good fighters, all we can do now is just speculate who’s going to win
fr always pointing out maxs flaws as if he dont train to improve but acts like ilia has 0 flaws and is untouchable, 50/50 fight i feel like max can even surprise us on the ground too cuz he said he loves doing jujuitsu a lot and guys with his body frame are strong asf, everyone who took him down couldnt keep him there for a minute
@@oookkokookkkekekek2947 people are so cut in the moment and hating that they don't realise its all a mind game, I am ilia supporter but it really is 50-50, if people stop and look from outside the box they will see, ilia is in everyones head, while he makes money his haters drooling hate
Max is not even a boxer. He is a striker, an mma striker.
Ilia is also a top 3 boxer, hits harder, is younger, is the better wrestler and better grappler.
Won a 9 leg parlay today thanks to you. Appreciate it and I subscribed
Did you bet the opposite of what he said ? 🤣
Is weasel buying comments
@@RaiderDawg No, I took what he said in his video, and what 2 other guys in videos I watch and boiled in down to what they all agreed on
@@R.m.laughin dude went 5-7 but okay
LETS GOOOO!!!!
My head says Topuria but my heart says max. I hope he gets it don’t but I gotta go with Topuria.
I also got Khamzat beating Whittaker.
I gotta agree. 👍 ABSOLUTELY on Khamzat... But yeah, on Ilia - let's just say it would be incredible if Max pulls this off. 😮
If I ever go with my heart, they get KO'd and hurt my heart. 😆😆😆I agree.
@@justinklenkmax wins ilia wins how by tko?
@@bringbackrealpeople
I couldn't stand to see Max KO'd OR TKO'd - OR submitted - but yeah, I guess. This fight is an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object. 😢
Rakic being rated as being 6’3 is hilarious. He’s literally 6’6
6.3.
6.3 ft= 6'4"
@@xd-ko9oo he’s not 6’4 either. Anthony smith is 6’4 and Rakic towers over him
@@robbiejohnston2023 Rakic is 6'4". He is 1 inch taller than Jiri max, who's 6'3".
@@pflges1117 dude there are pictures of Rakic beside Walker and Rakic is taller. Walker is down as being 6’6 officially I believe
Max looks in probably the best shape he’s ever been in
Rocket stealing the title shot from Ankalaev would be so awesome 🙂
Im Albanian, but even I want Rakic to win
It would suck for the sport. Ankalaev is the no. 1 contender already, if Rakic gets a title shot being 1-2 in his last 3 it’s just murky
@@kebobarmageddov2110and what does ur nationality has to do with the fighters?
@@profinneupane6883 cause albanians and serbs hate each other
@@profinneupane6883 Rakic's family is from Serbia, during the 90's Serbia fought against Albania and other countries, there were a lot of war crimes for both sides and even to the present day these countries don't like each others
How do you assume Rob will be able to defend the takedowns? I'll be surprised if Rob even gets to later rounds.
Wrong again. Give it up man.
You have it 6-7 and you are an analyst. I have absolute garbage knowledge of mma but when it goes to Abu Dhabi card, I barely lose 1 or 2. This time just Orolbai and RDA put me down.
I feel like he's very good at analyzing the fighters' styles, strengths, weaknesses, but not the actual outcome of the fight..
@@Moonbearings my Muslim bias works in Abu Dhabi. They almost never lose in home ground.
He's a prime example of someone who overthinks these matchups, it's not rocket science weasle 😆
I would've missed the entire UFC 308 had I not watch your video this morning, I totally forgot the time difference. Gratitude, my man.
My picks khamzat and ilia topuria
you lost almost all the predictions on the preliminary card, I hope you will question yourself now because it's almost shameful to be so bad
Don't underestimate round 1 Chimaev ever again... That man is not just a "10-8 guy" in the first round. His first round is enough to finish fights.
New mythical fighter fusion: Humble Khamzat + 1st Round Khamzat.
Hey weasel, just wanted to say I preferred your old layout with more flair and also easier to see on a phone screen. Thanks for the great content 🙂
Completely agree. Liked seeing the odds also
0:50 thank you for pointing this out
I thought you'd pick whittaker, but i didn't know how delusional you are. after the fight i had the thought to check your prediction. Im rolling in your tears right now. Khamzat is the greatest fighter on this planet.
Illia is
@@terrellewilliams2188 faxxxx
Casual his analysis was spot on. Greatest fighter in the world got whooped by Burns 😂
@ this comment is pointless since Khamzat won that fight and still undefeated. Im unbothered. Try again.
@ oh and Khamzat fucked Whittaker up so hahahahaha
Whittaker at 72% chance is wild and ridiculous. He can win that fight yeah but no way with that margin. I wouldn’t be surprised if Khamzat makes it look easy but if Whittaker wins it’s gonna have to be a hard fight
don’t forgot to preface this video by saying that you picked gane over jon and you thought the only way for jon to win was to eye poke
its fine. he did rank Jones #1 in his GOAT list and acknowledged his resume. lol
weasel does really thoughtful breakdowns and analysis... but SUCKS at predicting fights
@@xhango0kx that’s fine. he’s also said gane was too skilled for jon.
Picking Chris Barnett and RDA is wild
Insanity
Whittaker does have great wrestling defense, but I really would like to see some thoughts on how Dricus threw him to the ground and smashed him, if there's a weakness in that sequence Khamzat can take advantage of.
Cuz dricus rocked him on the feet
No he didn't in r1 he got taken down he got rocked in r2 @@Northwest425
@@Northwest425that was before he rocked him
I think Rob wasn't expecting that from Dricus, not the wrestling part for sure and everyone thought Rob was gonna walk through him and here we are now Dricus is 185 champ.
Dricus is super awkward, will literally miss a strike then fall over onto your foot and drive for a takedown and actually get it (against israel).
Against whittikar he clinched him, got a solid judo trip on him and used his blatant strength advantage to level whittikar over. Whittaker was not expecting that shit at all and dricus is great at creating confusion and capitalising.
Dricus in general is a phenomena who breaks the logic of physics and mma to dominate and destroy you.
That’s why I think Whittakers grappling didn’t look good in that fight. Against Yoel and literally anyone else whittikar completely shuts them down.
Khamzat is good in round 1 for sure, and I’m not saying his grappling is bad, it’s not it’s good, but it’s much more traditional and normal.
Khamzat is very used to using his strength advantage to capitalise on his decent technique and speed to dominate. It didn’t work against Gilbert at all what so ever, that is a red flag. It worked against Usman in round 1 but I’m not sure you can even say that cos he completely gassed himself out to achieve that. If you have to use that much energy to get someone down and hold them there then it shows that you probably can’t do that without expending a large amount of energy.
Khamzats way of grappling is very traditional in the mma meta. He no longer will have a significant size advantage in middleweight, and I don’t think his technique is good enough to let him get away with just charging forward, spamming takedowns and holding someone down.
Khamzat straight up has bad cardio. I think he’ll struggle to get takedowns to begin with but the fact it’s 5 rounds I just reckon khamzat won’t even feel confident enough to actually try dominate Whittaker and be persistent with his pressure and takedowns.
I believe khamzats striking is pretty mediocre, he got out struck by Usman spamming a jab and he got cracked by meaty hooks from Gilbert burns (albeit, it did look like khamzat was purposely being reckless in that fight, at least at first. Later on he was being more cautious but got caught anyway)
I’m honestly really curious to see if we got a big leveling up of khamzats game this fight, I just don’t think we will.
The most probable between ilia and max:
ilia by decision, ilia by submission in the 4th or 5th.
dan ige had me so pumped up when he stepped up on hours notice his last fight. made a fan out of me, pulling for him.
Your pronunciation of "Ferreira" in the intro was actually one of the best I've heard in MMA YT. Congrats.
Chael Sonnen saying "Pereira" makes me cringe
@@sleepscenes2585Pierre-uh
the Luis J Gomez made me spit water hahaha
Me too 😂
Been waiting on this vid all week thank you
People are so wrong about Whittaker/Chimaev and Khamzat's cardio.
I think it's fanboying, smoke and mirrors. Either way, Chimaev's got this.
I think Whittaker Chimaev is more 60/40. Round 1 Khamzat is a rough time. The chance of an early finish should be considered to be higher than it was against Usman. Khamzat has the jab to intercept Whittaker. Robert's TDD is very good but it's almost expected Khamzat will get him on the ground in the first round through chain wrestling. His finishing ability is comparable to DDP. I still predict Whittaker survives round 1, but I'm not as confident as you on that, which is why I have it 60/40.
I disagree hard. Unless khamzat is stupid, I don’t think he’s going to be persistent or aggressive what so ever in the first round since he knows he’s fighting 5 rounds. He gassed out hard after one round with Usman so I don’t think he’s gonna be willing to go balls to the walls with his grappling off rip since if that doesn’t work out the likelihood of him being completely gassed by round 4 and 5 and getting finished is almost guaranteed.
Robert is bigger than Usman, younger and is known to have some of the best TDD in ufc history. Plus he is healthy and still has knees.
Khamzat striking is ok at best. Maybe it looked super bad against Usman cos he was gassed. But being ok doesn’t mean much against Whittaker, I don’t think his striking will present any kind of complex problems for Whittaker that he hasn’t seen before, in terms of technique and understanding range, etc, I think Whittaker is honestly on another level.
A big reason I think Whittaker will win is cos I don’t think khamzat is going to be mixing his striking with his grappling much at all in this fight, he knows that failing take downs will gas him and I don’t think he’s okay with the idea of being drowned in the 4th and 5th and being KO’d.
Imo khamzat will play it safe this fight, which is a massive mistake cos I think the only way he wins this fight is by full on berzerker rushing Whittaker round 1. I don’t see that happening.
@@DanandDrake I agree with you, but you kinda contradicted yourself lol. You said unless Khamzat is stupid he won't go aggresive in the first round, and then proceeded to say that's the only way he wins the fight and he shouldn't play it safe.
@@xhango0kx If Usman himself got ragdolled, make sure that nobody in that division can stop khamzat's wrestling.
It's all gonna come down to Rob's submission defense, specifically in the first round.
@@DanandDrake Khamzat and his team are realistic about his abilities and his cardio, this is why he didnt try to wrestle BJJ champion Burns and didnt try to outlast Whittaker. The best plan was to blitz for an early finish, it was risky but it also presented the highest chance of winning.
We underestimated Khamzat's grappling, thanks to Usman. I personally thought Whittaker would survive round 1. Khamzat's offensive grappling is on a completely different level than any other middleweight. Usman on the other hand now looks even better and is probably one of the best itw in submission defense.
Like 'Drained' Hazmat didn’t win 3rd round against Burns and Ossman. Khamzat gasses out but his opponents does too becuz of his pressure.
Hope Alex beats ank so we can stop hearing the fans from over there complaining.
Alex's protected legacy will stop on ank. And I like alex. I absolutely hate fske or eogged legacies. Dagis have to fight best of the best. No ome should be protected. And I blv ank has the aura in lhw to do it against alex.
You'll be disappointed
you dont understand why they’re complaining?
@@noodle_taxhe's a loser who pretends to be an mma fan but he's actually just a biased little bandwagoner who follows trends
@@afaqfakki6930 Iaquinta😂
I got khamzat and Topuria. Robert is getting mauled and max is getting KOd.
Max by dec
Whittaker by dec
Lerone by dec
Ankiliev by dec
Shara bulliet by dec
As someone who live in the eastern hemisphere I am absolutely loving Abu Dhabi cards. It will be midfights for me. Nothing beats watching the most anticipated fights in the darkness and coldness of the night. The US cards are the worst for me because they are literally lunch time fights.
Ilia is a solid grappler, something I rarely say. He’s also versatile with his subs.
Bet this guys:
Geoff Neal (to win)
Murphy (to win)
Ankalaev (KO or sub)
Whitaker (decision)
Topuria (KO or sub)
i have a feeling that rob will get tkoed thru a jab from khamzat😢
Khamzat is linked to freemasons, he's gonna win
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Bro gave 72% chance to win to whittaker 😭😭😭
For the algorithm! Bro my sanity NEEDS Ilia to win this. Months of defending him in my irl circle who is all pro Holloway...I can't 😂
I want Whittaker to win but I think he will most likely get submitted in the first round.
Carlos Leal was pretty legit in the PFL. I'm not saying he's UFC top 5, but PFL does have some good guys
You went 6-7 😂
That Rob bias is getting to you
Rob isn’t getting past 2
What bias? Rob is leagues above Khamzat, who has 0 impressive wins.
@@burekskremicem "Leagues above" Well would you finally admit Khamzat has an impressive win now or are you still gonna find some way to avoid giving him credit where it due? Rob is still a beast, But Khamzat's grappling truly is on another planet.
@@burekskremicem😂😂😂
@@burekskremicemrobs lower teeth is leagues below khamzat now
@@burekskremicemclown
Topuria y Whittaker by KO Round 3
Yeah? Like that.
Explained perfectly.
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@@duramaxdad JJAJAJAJAJAJ
I agree with you
@@duramaxdad if you wanted a whole breakdown go watch a video instead of throwing a tantrum
Whittaker barely finished anybody. If he wins, it'll probably be decision with Khamzat's immune system crumbling by the fourth. Otherwise chimaev in 1
I can't wait
Boy you were close with Whittaker vs Khamzat lol.
Finally… a normal time to watch the fight. I’m shocked they didn’t just make the fighters fight at 6am again like they did on the last uk card I think. US viewers will now know the struggle
I absolutely DESPISE the new format dude ..
Like WTF??? CHANGE IT BACK 😠🤬🤬
+ that miserable background music
This gives me Connor vs Aldo vibes. I think Holloway gets knocked out
Good call. 😢
That's some weak mindset.
@@burekskremicem LOL
@@burekskremicem call me crazy but I swear I was right
@@youngog9150 Not even close.
Like the new layout bro 🫡
so excited
Ige wasn‘t coming of the couch… He was scheduled to fight a week later. So he had a camp as far as I remember.
Do us a favour - never predict.
Geoff has been training at multiple gyms, i occasionally see him at the gym i go to strkings hes been looking good man but training and fighting are different beast
waiting for this! Thanks Weasle!!
Question of this card,
of these outsiders,
holloway, whittaker, rakic and dan ige,
which one is the most likely to win ?
Khazmat won’t be fatigued there won’t be no 2nd round
I love how early many fights are now!
Yo your picks are wild.
Max needs to keep himself away from that cage
If he doesn’t I can see Ilia ending that match real quick
do you think max wont move from the cage illa game is too predictable to be completely honest
Same to Illia, if Max keeps him in the center, Illia is in deep trouble.
Ilia couldn’t KO Mitchell and Emmet. He’s not gonna KO Max
Ending a match against holloway quick is a hilarious concept. That doesn't happen, ever
The problem with that is if they are both at the center of the octagon. Let's say in a scenario Max is doing great in his jab. Illia is struggling to break him down. Then we can See Illia level switching and going for a single leg or double leg takedown. I do think the Illia gameplan is calf kicks to Max early on since Max is prone to leave his lead leg out.
I love your videos but man please stop doing predictions
I agree with the % for Ilia vs Max. But I think it will go the distance.
Damn Weasle! 😮 only 28% chance for Khamzat
How did he gas out in the 3rd against Burns? He won it while increasing his output. He also managed to take down Usman in round 3 and control him for a few minutes. You don't think whittaker will be tired too after defending chainwrestling?
Khamzat and Topuria will win for sure!
Love from Poland! THanks to the Emirates not only the cards are lit, THEY ARE IN THE EVENING ❤❤❤
Weasle!!!!! You're totally off!!! Rebecki destroyed Orolbi!!!
He had no defense, no IQ, and no head movement!!! You gotta update your fighter thoughts!!
Yeah I usually dont say what a fighter could do better or does wrong bc Im not a fighter but man did Orolbai dissapoint. No head movement no fients he wasnt even circling out which is basic knowledge for ortho and southpaw matchups, he showed literally no adjustments or iq
@pinkorange4980 it's ok to criticize. It's a high level fight. We expect high level stuff. That guy was crash test dummy. Literally every youtuber had orolbi to win. BIG UPSET!!
I got Khamzat but Whittaker as an underdog is a very good bet
I agree with most of your picks here but Barnet beating Nzechukwu is a crazy
Derrick Lewis vs Chris Barrett would be a fun fight
I'm betting the house on Barnett. 9-1 on a KO. I'm all in. Lets goooo Beast Boy!!
Win or lose vs Max I am ridiculously excited to see Topuria's next few fights. Ilia Topuria vs Diego Lopes would be a banger. Evloev vs Sterling winner would probably be full of crazy grappling exchanges. Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega don't make much sense currently but those would be hella fun. I would pick Topuria in a Volkanovski rematch but I think Volk definitely has a war or two in him.
Only possible path for Topuria that I'm not interested in is when he talks about fighting at LW. He's not a big FW and I think he gets smoked by the likes of Islam, Arman, Oliveira etc etc.
I am picking him to beat Max though
this will be the first time we see Max get knocked out.
told you, and it happened
Heart says topuria. Mind says topuria
Picking RDA to beat Geoff Neal has to be one of your worst predictions ever. I love your content but c'mon man!!!
Khamzat winning
😎
That notable wins list is insane!!! Max got way more experience.
As always, great breakdown backed by solid insights! I agree with most except the main event. Max wins by a TKO or a decision.