2024 MMA General Discussion and Fight Announcements

[MMC]

Lot of the top bellator guys are starting to speak out about how badly the PFL is being run...

Knew they’d kill the Bellator brand eventually but didn’t think it would be after only like 5 events. Hopefully this Dubai deal gives them the funding to put on more events next year however they decide to do them.

 

[pistolpete11]

Really because I think Jiri easily has the better resume.

Glover+Reyes+Volkan = Glover+Santos+Walker, more or less.

Jiri has an extra win over Rakic, so I agree if I had to pick one, I'd take Jiri, but the rest is really not that different.

Though, I'd also add that Jiri got it done against Glover so props to him, but he was 30 seconds away from losing that fight. Hill beat the brakes off Glover winning 50-44 on all 3 scorecards.

 

[bov]

Hill's only activity in the last 2 years is a vicious KO loss in the first round, sandwiched between 2 bad injuries. I'm leaning towards Jiri if his chin holds up.

 

[Taytro]

You were talking about the Pereira fight like he was the clear favorite, which was always dumb, now you're saying you expecting him to beat Jiri easily. He's not as good as you think he is.


Really because I think Jiri easily has the better resume.

I'm going to chime in just because I want to. I think Jamal Hill's skillset looks trash. He's not dynamic, he's not evasive, he doesn't have a multifaceted game, but somehow he seems to get KOs over some pretty decent guys.

Jiri is much more dynamic, much more well rounded, on paper I like him more but he is prone to blitzing in without caring about defense, which is a huge disadvantage against power punchers.

My take is that both guys are absolute basket cases and whichever ones head doesn't get in the way of their performance will win the fight.

 

[Moncherry]

Glover+Reyes+Volkan = Glover+Santos+Walker, more or less.

Jiri has an extra win over Rakic, so I agree if I had to pick one, I'd take Jiri, but the rest is really not that different.

Though, I'd also add that Jiri got it done against Glover so props to him, but he was 30 seconds away from losing that fight. Hill beat the brakes off Glover winning 50-44 on all 3 scorecards.

Oezdemir + Reyes + Rakic > Santos + Walker + Crute (who?)

Not to mention Jiri's pre-UFC record. If you want to compare how they did in title fights against common opponents, I'd also say he did better against Pereira, although that doesn't hold much weight.

 

[pistolpete11]

Oezdemir + Reyes + Rakic > Santos + Walker + Crute (who?)

Not to mention Jiri's pre-UFC record. If you want to compare how they did in title fights against common opponents, I'd also say he did better against Pereira, although that doesn't hold much weight.

Like I said, he's got an extra win over Rakic.

 

[Taytro]

Oezdemir + Reyes + Rakic > Santos + Walker + Crute (who?)

Not to mention Jiri's pre-UFC record. If you want to compare how they did in title fights against common opponents, I'd also say he did better against Pereira, although that doesn't hold much weight.

Putting a (who) beside Jimmy Crute is pretty silly, he was a top 15 ranked fighter from 2019-2021 and was ranked ahead of Hill when they fought. Crute has only fought one person since and fell out of the rankings but hes not a nobody. IMO Crute is a bigger win than the remnants of Thiago Santos.

 

[16Skippy]

Leon Edwards is apparently headlining a Fight Night card in London in March. Which good WWs are not tied up? JDM, Brady, MVP?

 

[MMC]

Leon Edwards is apparently headlining a Fight Night card in London in March. Which good WWs are not tied up? JDM, Brady, MVP?

Wouldn’t be shocked if they threw Masvidal in there

 

[16Skippy]

Wouldn’t be shocked if they threw Masvidal in there

I was going to ask if he officially un-retired, then I saw this just now.