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Ideally, I want Whittaker to regain the title. But I would also be fine with Izzy having a long reign. 

I just don't want Till to be anywhere near the belt. He's one of the most unlikeable pricks in MMA history. 

I have a soft spot for Gastelum.

That said, I hope Whittaker beats him. Whittaker is a top bloke and I fancy seeing him fight Stylebender again. 

Coker confirmed over the weekend that they will book an interim HW title fight while Bader competes in the LHW GP. 

I assume Moldavsky, Tim Johnson and Fortune will all be in contention to fight for the interim belt. I would add Minakov's name to that list, but I am not sure if he will ever return to Bellator or not. 

And aye, Bellator's HW division is a bit grim. 

Evander is still ducking Big Glenn. 

Didn't Big Timmy somehow pull that woman after she stopped dating Andrei? 

4 minutes ago, Carbomb said:

I still have trouble with Vegas odds.

If I'm reading this right, you have to spend $130 to win $100 on Jake Paul, and you get $110 back if you bet $100 on Askren?

That is my understanding, yes. 

Paul is a great price imo. 

I don't think Askren has much of a hope. 

I hope Perry and Alvey fuck off now. 

11 minutes ago, Carbomb said:

So, from what I understand, Shabliy is debuting against Primus, who, according to those rankings, is No.1 contender? If Shabliy does stove Primus in, that seems a hell of a bump.

Ahhh, so he is. I must have forgotten that fight had been announced. Perfect opportunity for Shabliy to make a big impression. 

8 hours ago, Egg Shen said:

In general i think Bellator's rankings need to be taken with a pinch of salt at the moment. I think it'll take a couple of years for the divisions to truly sort themselves out.

Lightweight is arguably Bellator's weakest division though. Doesnt help that the belt is being held up by Pitbull either.

Aye, that's my impression too. 

If this article from Danny Martin is anything to go by Shabliy is probably the best LW in Bellator - https://www.thefight-site.com/home/lessons-to-learn-alexandr-peresvet-shabliy

Can't wait for him to debut. 

Gutted that Courtenay won. She's annoying as fuck. 

On a more positive note, the Benn Bandwagon rumbles on. I'm on-board. 

Edit: Nelson going too far with the hype as per usual. 

I like Yamauchi so I was obviously gutted he lost. 

Bellator's LW division is wank in its current state though. Hopefully the likes of Usman, Nikaev, Bak, Shabliy, Vlad Tokov, etc change that over the next 18 months. 

Machida's striking was giving Bader all sorts of issues during the opening few rounds, partially because Bader was having issues with Machida's speed. It was only when Bader got his wrestling game going, and sapped Machida of his stamina, that the fight swung in his direction. 

Thus, I think Nemkov is an absolute nightmare match-up for Bader at 205lbs. Not only does he have the speed, skills and power to trouble Bader in the striking department, he also has the grappling game to shut down Bader's wrestling. Bader's only chance would be if Nemkov faded in the later rounds. 

Borics would be a fun fight for the winner of McKee vs Pitbull. 

1 minute ago, Zebra Kid Mark said:

I'm right in saying all the tournament fights are 5 rounders aren't I?

Indeed. 

Tonight's headliner could be a snoozefest. 

5 hours ago, Egg Shen said:

errr, decent weigh-in in the end...

 

David Diamante having a good perv there. 

Cheers Ebb. 

Coker said last weekend that we would soon hear something about Lima's next title defence. I was a bit worried that MVP would get the title shot over Amosov.

But this Tweet sounds promising:

For anyone wondering why I get such a hard-on over Amosov, I highly recommend watching his fight with Storley, which I have linked below. Keep in mind, that Ed Gallo (The Fight Site's wrestling expect) accurately predicted beforehand that Storley would be a tougher match-up for Amosov than Ruth. Gallo argued that Storley's style of wrestling has translated to MMA better than Ruth. Storley's takedowns are more intentional, and when he gets his opponent to the mat he is generally better than Ruth at keeping them there. 

Yet, Amosov was able to comprehensively shutdown Storley's wrestling for the first 2 rounds, and also managed to do so for much of the third round. Granted, Storley did rally late at the end of the 3rd frame and almost submitted Amosov, but over the 15 minutes I think Amosov more than did enough to deserve the decision. I genuinely think that Amosov is the best wrestler at 170lbs with the exception of Usman, and will have few issues with Lima who I think is made for him style wise. 

1 minute ago, wandshogun09 said:

And there’s the erect respect. 

"I'd like to see them do it again" 

I really regret that I didn't appreciate Mighty Mouse in his prime. 

These performances in ONE FC do little to detract from his legacy imo. 

Adam Smith's hands are disturbingly low:

2 minutes ago, Egg Shen said:

This card is pretty loaded througout the prelims. Im not sure what happpened to this weekends 256 card, they've neglected that one a bit.

Agreed. 

I think the Saul Rogers vs. Mads Burnell fight was meant to be on either the 255 or 256 card, but was pushed back to this card for some reason. 

This card has also lost Romero vs Rumble and Pico, so it could have been even more stacked. 

Julius Anglickas is one of my boys. 

I assume he will be an alternate for the LHW GP should he beat Millard. As will the winner of Albrektsson vs Vadim's Brother. 

Just now, Egg Shen said:

i think it was primarily money that was the issue between Frampton and the McGuigans.

Aye, from what I have read, they were misleading him about pay and pocketing money for themselves.