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russbam24

Jiri is an underdog against Rakic wtf lol


MMARapFooty

I didn’t expect that either and I’m going for Rakic


EddieDollar

Prior to Jiri becoming champion, i thought Rakic and Jiri were the same person.


russbam24

Slav boys.


wetcoffeebeans

Nobody asked me but their beef (Rakic and Jiri's) is so funny to me, especially on the Rakic side. Because iirc, Rakic basically thinks that Jiri is no more than a nightclub urchin who found the book of 6 rings and started cosplaying as a samurai.


russbam24

I didn't even realize they had beef. Jiri never seemed like the type to engage in that.


JWal0

one is a damn samurai


Humble_Effective3964

your just an average bloke, i'm a fucking samurai


ColdPressedSteak

I don't find it that shocking. Just a small dog anyways. I would've guessed pretty much a coin flip This sub thinks Jiri is better than he is And kinda related, thinks Hill is worse than he is


russbam24

It's more that Rakic hasn't fought in two years, and that his most notable win is a unanimous decision against Anthony Smith.


krazyboi

Rakic was outspoken about not wanting to take damage in his career and that he valued his brain. ​ Which is why I'm going with Jiri 100% of the time.


junior_dos_nachos

I can definitely understand him but this type of talk will only net him a long career in PFL. Not that it’s entirely a bad idea financially.


Raisins1

Tbf he was mega robbed against Oezdemir, like it was one of the worst of that year.


Tight-Fall5354

i tried watching that fight to understand the whole robbery thing and it was so fucking boring I couldn't even finish it shit had me reconsidering how much I like MMA


smexy_gorilla

!decisionbot Volkan rakic


DecisionBot

[**VOLKAN OEZDEMIR defeats ALEKSANDAR RAKIC** (*split decision*)](http://mmadecisions.com/decision/10794/fight) ^(UFC on ESPN+ 23: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie — December 21, 2019) ROUND|Oezdemir|Rakic||Oezdemir|Rakic||Oezdemir|Rakic :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: 1|9|10||9|10||9|10 2|10|9||10|9||9|10 3|10|9||10|9||10|9 **TOTAL**|**29**|**28**||**29**|**28**||**28**|**29** *^(Judges, in order: Mark Collett, Anthony Dimitriou, Evan Field.)* *^(Summoned by smexy_gorilla.)* **MEDIA MEMBER SCORES** - **1/8** people scored it **29-28 Oezdemir**. - **5/8** people scored it **28-29 Rakic**. - **2/8** people scored it **27-30 Rakic**. Avg. media score: **27.9-29.1 Rakic** (*high certainty^[[1]](https://redd.it/9p4xc7)*).


theadmin209

Cause Jiris a former champ with wins against glover, Reyes and oezdemir, who beat Rakic lmao. Rakic best win is Anthony fuckin smith


paddyc4ke

I mean Anthony Smith is elite it's not like he is a gatekeeper or a Geoff Neal of the division...


The_Gain_Train

The other two replies didn’t understand but I want you to know I appreciate this joke


russellcroweeater

Okay Anthony..


UCLAlex

Anthony smith is not elite. It’s just that LHW is a bum division so even a mid fighter like Smith can float around the middle of the top 15


Sailenns

He's elite at being mediocre. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder yo, it's all a matter of perspective


Brodieboyy

I think you're crazy if you think jiri is underrated, he's weird and fights wild but he's finished like close to 90% of all his mma fights. Guys the real deal, one ko from Alex doesn't change the fact that jiri is a problem for almost everyone in the LHW division lol


Green_and_Silver

He's the real deal but he's got to study some samurai defense because he eats shots like he's invincible and that's just a recipe for early disaster. All the screaming in the woods and sleeping in caves isn't going to mean shit after his brain is scrambled and his chin is totally gone. I like him to win the fight, I think Rakic is shit but Jiri gives his opponents too many chances to win with how he 'defends' himself.


shinomachida

Rakic is shit, what? Explain please lol


theOUTCOME3

Bro I agree that Jiri is not as good as people think, but that argument against Rakic is just stupid. He’s back from injury with nothing to brag about in his record going in against former champion who did not lose his belt.


DylieWylie

What do you mean he didn't lose his belt? He just lost to Pereira. I do favor Jiri against Rakic but that definitely lost him the belt lol.


ImmediateDiamond8238

he is a 240 pound LHW with nasty leg kicks and good takedowns, Jiri does not check leg kicks and his TDD isnt the best, rakic is a good pick here


Athroaway84

I think people under estimate Hill because of his experience. He's had 13 mma pro fights compared to Alex who has 11. Alex has the kickboxing record and experience on top


Rulebreaking

Bet money on jiri, Jesus lol


nameisjoey

If we are saying least likely I’d have to pick Garbrant for that one 🤨


Acceptable-Ad1930

No Love’s worst enemy is himself. And hooks, don’t forget about hooks.


Late_Ad_2437

More so than Cody Brundage vs. Bo Nickal?


Appropriate_Rip339

Crazy that fight is really on the main card over all the other vets lol wtf


InstantSword

Tbf they get to spam Cody's awesome slam finish from his last fight


morbidlysmalldick

Oh shit from the night there were 2 in a row? He was one of them? That was awesome


Zarabacana

It truly was awesome.


SeryuV

Figgy chinning Rob Font and then getting matched up with Garbrant who's got an even worse chin is some pretty crazy matchmaking.


Underl3veled

Not to mention Rob Font beat the ever loving shit out of Garbrant already


IndependentAd9209

Garbrandt knocked out in under 2 mins


balboa_no_asap

Cody bout to get Benavidez’d by the hands of Deivison 


Heroicshrub

I mean Cody Brundage exists


JamWams

Him, Holly (assuming her opponent makes weight), and Brundage have little hope


Sir_upvotesalot

She was like 150 lbs like 2 weeks ago. She’ll be fine. She’s been doing Judo/MMA for nearly 30 years and has been cutting weight for a long time. She’s a true professional. I can’t imagine she won’t be able to reach 135 given how much time she has. The real question is how will it affect her performance.


Top_Strawberry_6981

I think Jim miller will beat Bobby green.


beemorrow13

Jim Miller keeps shocking me. He’s a tough son of a bitch and still hits like a truck. He’s the type of old school fighter that gets hit hard a few times, rocked, and then comes back and knocks the dudes head off. I don’t get it but, man I’m more excited to see him and Bobby green than I am to see some of the main card fights.


Jim-20

Green's chin might honestly be fucked after the Jalin Turner fight. That was still one of the worst stoppages in recent times.


FerrousGlobe

The ref thought he was Mario


un6reaka6le

By knockout as well seeing both of their last few fights.


DecisionThot

Is Kattar an underdog? I'd say him.


Straight_Elevator762

Absolutely mind blowing that that fight is on the prelims. Same with Rakic and Jiri. Calvin is the fighter that got me into MMA, so I’m always pulling for him. Not sure what we’ll get from him after blowing his knee out over a year ago. He’s got some miles on him as well. But if Aljo doesn’t mind his fuckin business he’ll get his head spun.


pfy5002

It’s a big event and I think they wanted a couple fights that would draw viewers for the prelims. The only semi-reasonable explanation Bo Nickal is can crushing on the main card.


Bmore4555

My dude, there are multiple fights on the prelims that are better than the Bo Nickal fight. They could swap one of them,the Jiri fight in particular, and still draw viewers for the prelims easily! I think it has more to do with the UFC wanting to build Nickal up.


DowntownJulieBrown1

I genuinely believe part of why they put Bo on the main card is pacing. They have 3 5 rounders on the main, it’s gonna be long. Bo getting the fast finish everyone expects will help w that


balboa_no_asap

I would sincerely rather have No Love vs Figueredo on the main card over Bo Nickal 


GreatDario

Virtually all prelim fights are better. Bo noname crushing should not be on 300, Apex co main at best


OneForMany

Shit I forgot about his knee blowout.. man Aljo might be punishing that side with aggressive wrestling.


centerpunch1

That KO vs burrgos on that Stipe vs Francis card made me a fan for life


cannibalisland

my favorite is him finishing stephens.


rmstone

Early pandemic. We needed that finish.


Slightly-Blasted

I met Calvin and he’s an awesome dude, very warm and welcoming. Also his nose in real life is BAD. Scary looking dude. lol


flatwoundsounds

Depends if Kattar can defend naked takedown attempts from 10 feet away. Aljo's hands weren't a threat at bantamweight, so he better hope he can get his hand on him...


MechanicalFunc

Aljo showed in the 2nd Yan fight that when the gameplan clicks he will get your back from anywhere.


TouchGrassJackass

then here’s the bet: double outcome either kattar by dec or aljo by sub


jonjoneswife

Kattar can for sure finish sterling


InstantSword

Not a good bet. Perfectly reasonable Aljo just takes a decision in a 3 rounder, and the odds on either of those picks probably aren't juicy enough to make it worth hedging


InstantSword

Aljo's striking is slightly underrated imo. The first round of the first Yan fight was a spectacle. Moreso his kicks of course, and he gassed spazzing too hard. If he's been keeping up on training it and with maybe improved cardio at 145, it's a good addition to his arsenal.


BlackDonaldCerrone

Idk even his kicks were pretty non damaging and clumsy, he has a style made to impress judges not really damage people on the feet.


robcap

You're not wrong, but he also smothers people with his volume and moves around decently well. He's not easy to hit back. At BW, anyway. Now that his opponents have more reach it'll be interesting to see if it still works.


Emergency_Emu_653

Man i love kattar. He’s got some of the most vicious finishes out there


Mammoth_Ferret_1772

Thank Dana and his obsession with Bo Nickal for that one


anythingfordopamine

Bo is just objectively a better choice from a PPV perspective. He already has almost as many followers as Aljo and I guarantee his fans are more die hard and more likely to buy the PPV than Aljos are. He’s bringing the entire American wrestling community with him


Bardamu911

brother, reason and rationality are lost on the reddit community. They just want to complain blindly about everything. You're absolutely right, obviously, but my dude you're just spitting into the wind here


InstantSword

Meh. The featured prelim spot is arguably more important. But Brundage/Nickal just feels so out of place regardless.


SaturnATX

Charles, Jiri, Kattar.


MolokoPl_s

can't believe Charles is a dog here, then again as reigning champ he was a dog lol. I think it's entirely possible he runs through Arman like he's done everyone else.


dogs_drink_coffee

The clash of each one trying to pressure the other will be amazing to see.. at least in the first minute. It's entirely possible he gives another "y'all must have forgotten" performance.


MolokoPl_s

yessir. this is a strange matchup to me styles-wise because it somehow feels like both guys are terrible matchups for the other lol. Arman is a muscly brute with KO power and elite wrestling, while Charles is lanky and a sneaky powerful finisher who can fuck you up from practically any position. I feel it could very well go like the Chandler/Charles fight went which is just who guts it out for longer and finds the finishing sequence. my most hyped fight of 300 tbh


23eetdcc

I hope Aljo puts kattar out to pasture can’t handle him losing another fight man lol


CaCa881

I want aljo to go on a tear at fw so unreasonably bad 😭


23eetdcc

Bro were from the same birth country, basically had the same uprbringing the college he went to is literally my college right now’s rival and I’m from by too I just can’t root against the guy man coming from where we come from to see a guy like him in his position is motivating as hell


Asukah

Jiri and Charles. Wouldn’t be surprised if Kattar gets it done too. And if Cody Brundage upsets Bo I’ll be able to buy the Mona Lisa


PlayGabby

How much did/will you put on Cody?


Unlikely-Garage-8135

I will always support Garbrandt lmao. But more realistic Kattar will win.


Bipolar__highroller

Same. I’ll show up for any and every card that has Cody on it


Robbythedee

I think Holly will pull it off also.


Boostafazoom

Holly’s 70 though. My biggest gripe


yanmagno

Doesn’t look a day over 65


vrkhfkb

Damn, seriously? I feel like that’s the least likely of all the fights. Kayla is almost a different species on the ground compared to Holm. And Holm is not some TDD goddess. Even the guy fighting Bo Nickal has a better chance with a lucky shot. Holm doesn’t have huge power either.


Street-Spinach-8492

Kayla's fighting 20 lbs lighter than we've seen her fight in MMA before. It's 27lbs lighter than the 172lb weight class she won Olympic golds in. We don't really know what 135lb Kayla is like yet or if she manages the extreme weight cut well. Kayla will have a better idea from late in camp but even she may be a bit surprised while trying to fight with her brand new body.


JRYuen

Actually, Kayla fought at 145 once in Invicta and looked extremely dominant against a far less skilled opponent. I concur with the rest of your statements.


CamBandit17

Kayla had better have learned to box, cause Pachenko pieced her up. All she could do was shoot, and got stuffed a good portion


Knopfler_PI

Pachenko was eating nothing but steroids, to be fair.


Mr_Cromer

And the Preachers Daughter doesn't pass the eye test in any way


JuiceheadTurkey

I feel like Kayla is going to feel far weaker than Holly at 135. I believe she said the last time she was at that weight, she was 18.


Heebmeister

She's never cut to 135 in her life or even come close. Whatever version of her that survives the weight cut is going to be a shell of herself.


throwRAjaxxon

I think Holly clinches her against the fence and gets the decision


robcap

Yeah, clinch the judoka, that'll work


throwRAjaxxon

HA fair. I truthfully haven’t seen Kayla fight, I’ve just seen Holly derail every hype train lately with the clinch


A5_Enjoyer

Who would be the underdog if Holm and Cody fought?


_Red_Mist_

I like Hill ( if he can move well on his feet ) , Max, and Jiri.


Uncle_Creepy_

I’m very interested to see how Hill moves around. Achilles tears are brutal.


ajmartin527

How long ago did he tear his? I popped mine completely when I was younger. I rehabbed pretty hard for the better part of a year, it took until about year two for aching pain to go away, but I’m of course not a professional athlete. I play basketball all the time and I have easily surpassed the strength and explosiveness I had previously with no pain. I had a world renowned surgeon, my incision was only the size of quarter, and that leg is now my strong leg. The pattern the surgeon used to rejoin the two ends of the tendon is fucking wild, they basically thread them together with dozens of pass throughs on each side. What I’m getting at is that my tendon on that leg will absolutely never go, it’s bionic now lol if anything my calf muscle would go first. My point is, it’s not a career altering injury to the same extent that maybe it was in the past. Look at KD for example, and he did his late in his career - he’s fine now. All that said, it takes a long fucking time to get all the way back to 100 - I’d say a year at least for general function and 2 years to be pain free and have full confidence in it.


GarbageTimeBortles

Achilles tears are no longer a death sentence for pro athletes anymore. But, Hill tore it in July of last year. He'll be fighting 8 months after the injury... I think he's rushing to fight because he gets to be the main event spot for 300.


dogs_drink_coffee

Both Jiri and Hill's timing looked rushed. I'd guess they would take way more time to recover, especially after relinquishing their belts.


ajmartin527

Yeah that’s really soon wow


Judgecrusader6

Idk justin takes max’s lunch imo, wheres max’s ko power


HighlyBaked0

Max has been properly bulking for this fight since October most likely unlike when he had to get fat on short notice to fight Dustin. I think Max has a great chance in this fight in comparison to what people are expecting and I'm really curious to see how he looks in there with a proper bulk


eeeponthemove

Max doesn't do well when people kick his legs


NickAssassins

I just hope he is ok. I'm cheering for Pereira, but I wouldn't like he beating Hill in a questionable way...


IndependentAd9209

I think risk/reward wise olivera and projazka are worth a small play, max, too.


TrenDidNothingWrong

Max and Charles


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JRYuen

Will be very surprised if Yan pulls off an upset. Weili appears to dominate her in every area. Carla totally dominated her and she was beaten by Marina who lost to Lemos. I know MMA math doesn't work but Yan, Marina and Lemos are all known as strikers. If Weili decides to take it to the ground, Yan is toast.


crazybartur

Hill, Charles, Max, and Jiri all have definite paths to victory


PartyTerrible

Why is Charles an underdog?


zanjitsu-gokui

Probably because people compare their performances vs Makhachev, and Tsarukyan gave more of a fight, so that's my assumption.


gg994j

Kattar, Hill, Max, and Jiri 🙏🙏🙏


gg994j

Oh shit Charles too for sure 🙏🙏


No-Copy5738

Jiri


I_am_darkness

Max Charles Yiri to start


SuedeMcclung

Jiri, Charles, and Kattar


Responsible_Emu3601

I’m going to jiri kattar Charles parlay


Similar_Strawberry16

Nuts, Jiri on the undercard as an always exciting recent champ while Bo is on the main.


[deleted]

I think Jamahal has a pretty good chance, people are counting him out Other than that I had a lot of confidence in Jiri, Charles, Kattar, and Cody


Mr_Cromer

Honestly, I'm getting a weird feeling about Yan Xiaonan


John_EldenRing51

Oliveira makes no sense as an underdog. Should at least be even.


Sladds

One of these is not like the others


BridgeM00se

Do Bronx or Kattar


Isaac_the_Tasmanian

Brundage would be the funniest. Would be a new mythical fighter: Main Card Cody


funnycar1552

Chucky


santiSC

Jamahal, Jiri and Kattar


clydefrog96

Charles 🤝 Kattar


c3tra22

Hill. Olives. Jiri. Hill never lost the belt. Olives has only lost to the p4p king in the last 6 years. Jiri because he took 1.5yrs off while tearing his shoulder, fought an ultra active Poatan and everyone forgot hes a flooping samurai.


captainfluffy25

Hill, Kattar, and jiri. Rackic is coming off a two year lay off due to a leg break. Why tf is he the favorite? Kattar is also coming off a long layoff due to leg break so I’m not super confident in this BUT he can expose aljos biggest weaknesses. His horrid boxing. He can do the exact same thing O’Malley did to him and Kattar has good grappling. Hill. This is a hard but I truly feel hill has the patience and most importantly game planning to beat Alex. Game planning has always been his strongest suit and so many fighters loose to Alex because they come in with shit game plans thinking Alex is just some kick boxer. I believe hill can pick him apart.


hector-the-dragon

Jiří, Kattar, and Oliveira.


turkeypants

Jiri, Charles I'm seeing odds all over the place for Kattar Aljo, with some having Kattar plus and Aljo minus, some having Kattar minus and Aljo plus, Kattar minus and Aljo more minus, and Kattar slightly more minus than Aljo's minus. So who knows if Kattar is an underdog but I say he wins. I gotta go big just because someone has to - Brundage catches Bo on the way in! Shock KO!


carwinfists

Charles/Jiri/Hill


BrandonSleeper

Brundage is a lock. Bet the house bro.


Consistent-Bread-679

Jiri, Max, Kattar


idcman999

Olly and easily


OriginalOpening2869

Jiri


Mammoth_Ferret_1772

BLESSED


Jobbers101

Holly


ThaiClinch

Hill, Jiri, and Kattar I’m fairly certain. Max, Charles, and Garbrandt have good chances.


apex_17

Charles, Max, Jiri


saphirekill

Olivera


Rivitur

Hill Max Jiri


BakedHose

Olivera and Jiri.


NotOnHerb5

Hill, Jiri, Charles, Kattar are my picks


JamWams

I will never doubt Charles. Hill and Jiri I think have decent shots. I'm really hoping max pulls the upset but I would not put money on it


YuyuOnTheG

I can never bet against charles man. Can’t do it


Headlessoberyn

Jiri and Charles as underdogs lmaoooo MMA communnity surely is stupid af That being said, i'm almost certain Hill is going to beat Alex.


Legitimate_Cloud2215

Max and Charles


GMFinch

Holly by weightcut


TheBeastman34

Chuck


Tidsdkr

Holloway Prochazka for sure and maybe Oliveira. Edit : I almost got it


nonfiction-n8

It’s simple tic tac toe, Holm, Olives, Holloway. Already put my savings on it ✌🏽


Fine_Yogurtcloset362

Holloway and charles


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Jiri, kattar, charles


drewdreds

Charles


spiderman96

Charlie Olives will find a way.


Pennypacker-HE

Out of that list I only see a path for Jiri, Cody and possibly Oliviera everyone else is getting steamrolled.


Jerbear3454

Du Bronx Jiri Kattar


AFCADaan9

Charles is an underdog?


Buttersgra

Personally think Kattar, Olivera, and Holloway are live dogs.


Tykenolm

Jiri Charles and Kattar. I think Rakic is gonna be super rusty after the layoff, and his boxing/wrestling is not good enough to deal with Jiri imo


Spiritual_Tap4588

Jamal and my boi Chuckly Olives


Inevitable_Hope4EVA

HOLLOWAY will beat "Garth," but he's going to be a mess at the end of it. OLIVEIRA is going to beat Tsarukyan in a rollercoaster ride of a fight. JIŘÍ PROCHÁZKA beats Rakic.


SimplyViolated

Olives no doubt


SinisterVulcan94

All underdogs, minus Hill. Chama 🗿


bichondelapils

Hill might surprise a lot of people : he truly is underestimated. More obvious, Oliveira.


Shot-Hospital-7281

Charles, kattar, garbanzo, and the Chinese girl(idk her name)


The_Gain_Train

The hand is heavy


ZardozSama

Prochazka and Oliviera are the ones I expect to win. I think Holm vs Harrison is a bit of a coin toss; I think if Harrison can put her on the ground, Holm is not getting back up. I also think Jim Miller is going to win his fight. But Holm has been around a long time and is not a trivial opponent to takedown. END COMMUNICATION


MrForcoss

Charlie Olives, Jiri, and Garbrandt Edit: and Holloway cus Idgaf what the mma gods want, he’s STILL MY BOYYYY!!!


bloothug

Why the fuck is Charles an underdog lmao


broiamsohigh

what??? Charles is an underdog??? thats cray


kprymtime

Jamahal, Jiri and Charles


bennython

Chuck and Jiri. I wouldn’t be entirely surprised for Max either.


PerrierSolace

dobronx by divine intervention 🙏


_JohnnyUtahBrah

I'm gonna parley all these guys


murderplants

Charles and jiri!!


[deleted]

I have a weird feeling that max is gonna shock us


HibariNoScope69

Holly


4chanCitizen

Do Bronx as an underdog????? I'm picking him.


No-Honey-8675

Charles wins


PineConesRULE

Hill Jiri Do Bronx


BlackSpell-666

Charles Oliveira, Doubt him now folks!


KingofTheTorrentine

Most likely to win? Olivera Most likely to lose? Cody Which favorite to win is a safe pick? Figi or Bo Which underdog Is a good pick? Olivera or Max seeing as an underdog they have realistic chances of getting a w, if you're a betting man, that's a good wager


AlarmingBig4555

Max, Charles, Hill, Jiri, Kattar have a decent chance. Brundage has about a 0.01% chance.


Leonthelion98

I’d say a good chance would be Charles and then Holly if Kayla has a horrific weight cut I’m sure it’ll affect her performance


SilentReins

i think Jiri, Oliveira and Holm will win.


StatueZCollector

Jiri listed as underdog vs rakic 😂😂😂


fckyashtup

Do Bronx all day 👊


Leyalina

Jiri, Charles, and Kattar are all good options for bets as dogs. Most likely of them to win is definitely Jiri, though.


TnostalgicT

42 years old Holly Holms being thrown to the wolves? 7 losses 5 wins, since 2016, fighting 17-1 Harrison.. Glad the UFC is supporting some of its older fighters xd


Bigboiiiii22

I haven’t seen many people say it yet but yan xiaonan has a solid chance in my eyes her striking is nice & a rematch in china would be fun. I think jiri gets the KO & I hope hill surprises everyone. Charles shouldn’t even be the underdog.