GDT: UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria

[Taytro]

Rogerio getting 100k/100k is wild

Whoever Dern's manager is deserves a raise.

Andrea Lee and Miranda Maverick opening the early prelims and making 70/75% what Merab is making on the main card is wild to me. At least people like looking at Dern.

Lee is 2-6 in her last 8, Maverick is 3-3 in her last 6, when did they earn a raise. Merab is on a 9 fight win streak and is #2 in the division. He needs a new manager. So does Ian Garry with how the UFC has been investing in him.

 

[Nakatomi]

Andrea Lee and Miranda Maverick opening the early prelims and making 70/75% what Merab is making on the main card is wild to me. At least people like looking at Dern.

Lee is 2-6 in her last 8, Maverick is 3-3 in her last 6, when did they earn a raise. Merab is on a 9 fight win streak and is #2 in the division. He needs a new manager. So does Ian Garry with how the UFC has been investing in him.

I'm pretty sure sometime around the Endeavor purchase the show and win money formulas were adjusted. So some of this could be out of the fughters control since it was tiered a certain way based on number of UFC fights.

 

[pistolpete11]

It's great. Just fun little gimmick to entertain, get under Topuria's skin, and promote the fight a bit, even though it probably won't result in a ton of extra buys if we're being honest. Who knew you could do that without being unlikable, disrespectful, racist, etc.

Humor, especially in the fight game, goes a long way with me. Like I get why people didn't like Conor, but pre-Khabib, I thought he was great because he was funny. I know people have been saying nasty shit to each other in the fight game forever, but I feel like the Khabib lead up was when things started to be more about how controversial you could be.

Andrea Lee and Miranda Maverick opening the early prelims and making 70/75% what Merab is making on the main card is wild to me. At least people like looking at Dern.

Lee is 2-6 in her last 8, Maverick is 3-3 in her last 6, when did they earn a raise. Merab is on a 9 fight win streak and is #2 in the division. He needs a new manager. So does Ian Garry with how the UFC has been investing in him.

I wonder how much of Lee and Maverick is the UFC being desperate to improve WFLW. Lee was the LFA FLW champ before coming to the UFC and Maverick had won an Invicta FLW tournament (at 22 I'll add).

Merab is obviously a championship caliber fighter, but he doesn't have a fan friendly fighting style and frankly the UFC doesn't really need him for the division. I'm not saying he shouldn't get more. I think all the fighters should get more. But in comparison, I think it makes sense.

 

[pistolpete11]

Also, in regards to Maverick, I think there's still a lot of potential there. She's only 26 and although she's 3-3 in the UFC, her losses are:

UD to Blanchfield, who I'm convinced is the best FLW in the UFC

SD to Barber, who is currently ranked #6 and on MMADecisions, 100% of the media scores had it 29-28 Maverick

UD to Jasudavicius, who I know literally nothing about. I know I missed that card and she doesn't even have a Wiki page.

 

[CDJ]

Also, in regards to Maverick, I think there's still a lot of potential there. She's only 26 and although she's 3-3 in the UFC, her losses are:

UD to Blanchfield, who I'm convinced is the best FLW in the UFC

SD to Barber, who is currently ranked #6 and on MMADecisions, 100% of the media scores had it 29-28 Maverick

UD to Jasudavicius, who I know literally nothing about. I know I missed that card and she doesn't even have a Wiki page.

Jasudavicius is a good fighter too. Maverick is legit imo

I feel good about zero of my bets

 

[Chaels Arms]

Merab is no longer with Serra/Longo? Was surprised to turn on Embedded this morning and see him training at Syndicate and amazingly the topic was never broached. Did the Aljo connection finally just get too awkward? I never thought Merab and Serra/Longo would split, they seemed to absolutely love each other.

 

[hockey20000]

should be a good night of fights been waiting for this card for awhile now.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Merab is no longer with Serra/Longo? Was surprised to turn on Embedded this morning and see him training at Syndicate and amazingly the topic was never broached. Did the Aljo connection finally just get too awkward? I never thought Merab and Serra/Longo would split, they seemed to absolutely love each other.

He's still with Serra-Longo...

Both Aljo and Merab split their time between NY and Vegas. I know Aljo trains with Eric Nicksick when he's in Vegas and he's cornered him a couple times.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Rogerio getting 100k/100k is wild

Dern has to be the most overpaid fighter on the roster...

The UFC is paying $200,000 to a fighter that I never want to see on a main card

One thing to remember is that both of these fights were taken on short notice so I'm assuming there was a little bump because of that. I know that Tafa's manager said yesterday day that he only weighed in so late because Rogerio's side was still negotiating. Still I can't see his fight being so essential that they'd double his pay or something like that.

 

[16Skippy]

Dern is well inside the top 10, 200k shouldn’t be considered overpaid.

The real takeaway is that people like Merab are way underpaid.

 

[MMC]

Just clocked in and I did get my floor spot that I requested once again. Can’t wait for the fights to start

 

[MMC]

 

[Taytro]

@CDJ got any "guarantees" for me or a parlay? I haven't lost money with you in a bit so I'm looking to get back into it.

 

[16Skippy]

Jasudavicius is a good fighter too. Maverick is legit imo

I feel good about zero of my bets

Who did you bet on?

I did a Maverick-Lemos-Hernandez parlay and Merab and Whittaker.

 

[CDJ]

@CDJ got any "guarantees" for me or a parlay? I haven't lost money with you in a bit so I'm looking to get back into it.

Who did you bet on?

I did a Maverick-Lemos-Hernandez parlay and Merab and Whittaker.

Long shot parlay is Volk/Kopylov/Barlow/Merab at +1099

I kinda like Kopylov as my biggest dog on the card, he’s got good takedown defense so far in his career and I think his striking is better than Fluffy

I also got a Maverick/Nakamura/Merab/Rob/Tafa fight under 1.5 rounds as a more moderate risk one

 

[CDJ]

Barlow is a special athlete with big power in his left hand. Idk about the TD defense

And he comes out to Dolph. Feel good about the bet

 

[Taytro]

Barlow is a special athlete with big power in his left hand. Idk about the TD defense

And he comes out to Dolph. Feel good about the bet

He performed.

 

[CDJ]

He performed.

he sure f***in did buddy!

He’s the most Memphis guy ever

 

[Bunk Moreland]

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So awesome enjoy

 

[Killahpunk]

Wow that guy can bang.

 

[Taytro]

Wow that guy can bang.

Both of them. Exciting fighters who put on a show for as long as it lasts. Very fun.

 

[MMC]

On my lunch now, wouldn’t have even bothered taking one of it wasn’t legally required. I’m right by one of the reserved sections for celebrities, on the media/commission side. Closer than last time and thankfully there’s much more security than I had to work with for 270 since I’m next to a VIP section. Amazing night so far

 

[CDJ]

If this fight goes longer than 1.5 rounds because Rogerio is an idiot I’m gonna be a sad panda

What a braindead motherf***er

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Dern's striking is pathetic still.

 

[Avs_19]

Dern running backwards with her chin straight in the air. A tradition.