UFC 253 ~ Fight Island

mrpickem

SDQL Badass Stat Boss
Nice card with a couple huge fights tonight

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I like these with CAMUR being my top play so far.
  • 1601153187916.pngAleska Camur -157 … Knight is a raw talent who relies too heavily on his power. He shoots for takedowns often (3.54 avg) but with poor technique. He was KO’d once (although it looked like an early stoppage). He tends to turtle up into a fetal position (see Brundage fight) when taking damage. His striking is subpar although he has power, doesn't really have one punch KO power. Camur’s a very promising prospect with excellent striking, strength, and a good chin…enough to take a few from Knight. His striking defense (66%) should be good enough to avoid taking enogh bombs to get KO’d. Skill level should easily carry him on cards and possible finish. Probably will also lean on 1842 Camur points handicap -3½ -105 as well
  • Jake Matthews …could get ugly with his improved boxing, Diego Sanchez is sadly toasted and near the end of the road. Hate laying this big juice but Sanchez is tough enough he may be able to go the distance even getting pounded the whole time. Probably take it ITD -115
  • Kai Kara-France -210 ... Royval is a scary sub artist, but KKF is too strong on the feet and will be able to stuff takedowns. Also KKF's striking is way underrated. We could definitely see a finish. 1233 Kara-France wins by TKO/KO +545 looks like a really juicy side bet.
  • Israel Adesanya -180No matter what you think, Costa doesn’t have terrifying KO power (see L3 fights vs Romero, Hall, Hendricks). He relies on volume (8.43 strikes per min) and unrelenting pressure. Izzy has good enough technique and defense to keep Costa at bay. Costa vs Hall shows how much a quick jab slowed/deterred him from advancing. I’ll concede this is a scary fight as many people point to Gastelum giving Izzy trouble especially in a brawling situation. However, Izzy did weather the storm as his chin was able to hold up. As far as I can tell Izzy has all the standup advantages here and Paulo’s best chance may be getting the fight to the ground…not likely. I see value in later round KO for Izzy as it pays +875, +1050 and +1250 for finishes in 3rd, 4th and 5th respectfully.

My recent record(s)

  • 9/19 - ESPN+ 36 [11-9-1 +8.35u
  • 9/12 - ESPN+ 35 [11-9 +25.8u]
  • 9/05 - ESPN+ 34 [9-4 +9.72u]
  • 8/28 - ESPN+33 [10-4 +7.83u]
  • 8/22 - ESPN 15 [11-4 +9.15u]
  • 8/15 - UFC 252 [12-9 +6.07u]
  • 8/08 - ESPN+ 32 [10-12 -7.6u]
  • 8/01 - ESPN+ 31 [8-9-1 -1.41u]
  • 7/18 - ESPN+ 30 [10-6 +12.85u]
  • 7/15 - ESPN 14 [8-12 +1.06u]
  • 7/11 - UFC 251 [5-10 -10.93u]
Total for last 11 cards: [105-88 +60.89u]

FWIW I been doing well lately but I'm probably due for an off night and also I usually don't do as well on the big PPV so I will be treading lightly.

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worth considering....
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  • Zubaira Tukhugov -135 … The striking in this matchup should be pretty even. Dawodu has really powerful leg kicks, but his striking is rather basic. I don’t think Tukhugov is much better but he has shown KO power in the UFC. I mostly favor Tukhugov here because of his ability to mix in the takedown even if his top control isn’t great. He probably wont do much damage on the ground even if he gets the fight there, however with the striking being equal the takedowns and control time on the ground will really sway the judges. Also I can see Tukhugov having slight KO upside. Also to consider Tukhugov came in 4 pounds over the weight limit, so I think he has a weight advantage and quite likely a cardio advantage.
  • Also...although Reyes has a great chance to win, I will likely back Jan based on value. Dude is tough as fuck with real KO power plus has above average ground game and is being way underrated imho. Reyes should be around 150-180 in my opinion. Jan Blachowicz +235
 
Time to roll...let's get out the gate hot with a live dog ITD​
  • 2005 Marques wins inside distance* +240 vs Not Marques inside distance
    .75/1.80
  • 2001 Danilo Marques* +175 vs Khadis Ibragimov
    .6/1.05
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[1-1 +0.3u]​
  • 1931 Espino wins by submission* +115 vs Any other result
    .6/.69
  • 1902 Juan Espino* -310 vs Jeff Hughes
    3.41/1.1
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[3-1 +2.09u]​
  • 1833 Camur wins by TKO/KO* +180 vs Any other result
    1.6/2.88
  • 1802 Aleksa Camur* -142 vs William Knight
    4.97/3.5
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That was a shit performance by Camur :mad:

[3-3 -4.41u]
702 Shane Young* +112 vs Ludovit Klein
1.5/1.68

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Work to do now...
[3-4 -5.91u]
  • 1609 Matthews wins inside distance* +105 vs Not Matthews inside distance
    2.4/2.52
  • 1642 Matthews points handicap* -3½ -375 vs Sanchez points handicap
    any victory inside distance is a winner for selected fighter, see sportsbook rules for grading details
    3.75/1

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[4-5 -7.31u] :shocked:
  • 1501 Alex da Silva/Brad Riddell* Under 2½ -117
    1.17/1
  • 1509 Riddell wins inside distance* +135 vs Not Riddell inside distance
    1.2/1.62

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Tough night, here's next 2, so lets see how these 3 go. Be back for main

  • 1202 Kai Kara-France* -190 vs Brandon Royval
    3.8/2
  • 1233 Kara-France wins by TKO/KO* +544 vs Any other result
    .5/2.72
  • 1101 Jan Blachowicz* +215 vs Dominick Reyes
    1/2.15
  • 1105 Blachowicz wins inside distance* +315 vs Not Blachowicz inside distance
    1.6/5.04


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[7-10 -8.55u]
  • 1029 Adesanya wins in round 3* +875 vs Any other result
    1/8.75
  • 1031 Adesanya wins in round 4* +925 vs Any other result
    1/9.25
  • 1033 Adesanya wins in round 5* +1125 vs Any other result
    1/11.25
  • 1002 Israel Adesanya* -185 vs Paulo Costa
    5.92/3.2
  • 1003 Costa / Adesanya goes 5 round distance* +170 vs Fight won’t go 5 round distance
    1.7/2.89

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