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yeah since its not a massive card, i was thinking of something lowkey like my cheap 32 million dollar mansion in Singapore
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5 Things You Might Not Know About Bogdan Guskov
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Light heavyweight standout Bogdan Guskov means business every time he steps up to do battle inside the Octagon. Hailing from Dukent, Uzbekistan, Guskov is the archetype of a classic no-frills martial artist driven solely by a yearning for competition. At 1-1 inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the 31-year-old will take on Ryan Spann in the UFC on ESPN 55 co-main event this Saturday in Las Vegas.
Ahead of his clash with Spann at 205 pounds, here are five things you might not know about Guskov:
1. Martial arts appealed to him early in life.
In line with several MMA practitioners, Guskov started training at the age of 8 in order to be able to defend himself. Speaking in an interview with UFC.com, he claimed that over and above that, he also strived to master the skills to defend his family. Plus, he claims to be a pure adrenaline junkie and thrives in high-risk endeavors. Competing in MMA served as the perfect release for this emotion and he aims for his performances to manifest this raw primal spirit.2. He checks a lot of boxes.
Guskov is a man of multifarious achievements. He has been tempered in battle and seasoned in competition. He has been granted the of Master of Sports designation in boxing and in MMA. Besides that, he was a K-1 silver medalist in Moscow and reigned as the MMA champion in Uzbekistan. In addition, Guskov holds the rank of Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt and was a former national champion in kickboxing.3. He sees the UFC as the fulfillment of a lifelong dream.
Being part of the UFC roster and having the opportunity to compete against some of the best fighters in the game “means the world” to Guskov. The way he sees it, this moment in time feels like the exemplification of a lifetime’s worth of effort and commitment. “I trained for this moment and now I get to showcase my talent in front of the whole world on the biggest platform that is available in the world of fighting,” he said. “UFC is my chance to show the world who I am.”4. Pursuits away from fighting occupy his free time.
It is a widely accepted reality that many fighters must engage in odd jobs or one-off tasks to make ends meet before they can commit to full-time competition. Guskov claims to have earned a bachelor’s degree in a still-unnamed field of study and also considers himself a professional welder—a job he might have picked up while tracking down his MMA goals.5. His skills have served him outside the cage.
Before he started fighting, Guskov put his martial arts knowledge into practice as a bouncer for a club. After making his professional debut in 2015, he went on a 2-1 run before posting a solid eight-fight winning streak, with all eight of those victories having resulted in finishes. He boasts an 87% knockout rate and has also submitted two opponents.
5 Things You Might Not Know About Bogdan Guskov
The Uzbekistan native will square off with Ryan Spann in the UFC on ESPN 55 light heavyweight co-headliner this Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Prelims feature Rani Yahya vs. Victor Henry.
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s post-UFC 300 return to the UFC Apex offers typical undercard fare with UFC on ESPN 55 this Saturday in Las Vegas. A featured bantamweight prelim pitting American Top Team’s Rani Yahya against former Deep champion Victor Henry ranks as the clear gem of the bunch, with each man looking to get back into the win column. Beyond that, it serves up the usual mix of Dana White’s Contender Series graduates hoping to carve out niches in the promotion, with the most compelling fights coming at lightweight. There, Gabrial Benitez takes on Maheshate Hayisaer in a veteran-versus-prospect showdown, and Peruvian newcomer James Llontop looks like a potential person of interest ahead of his organizational debut opposite Chris Padilla.
Now to the preview for the UFC on ESPN 55 prelims:
ODDS: Henry (-520), Yahya (+390)
Yahya has become a bit of a forgotten man in recent years, but the Brazilian has put together a particularly underrated career. A World Extreme Cagefighting standout before coming over to the UFC in 2011, Yahya got by with an old man’s game long before turning his current 39 years of age. Never a standout athlete, Yahya has been at his best getting in on his opponents and dragging them into an ugly wrestling and grappling match, neutralizing their offense at worst and finding a submission at best. That approach has led to multiple winning streaks over the last decade and a half under the UFC banner, but Yahya has had a knack for suffering ill-timed losses, preventing him from every really getting a chance at a signature win. The last few years have been rough for Yahya, as he has had constant injury issues since a 2021 win over Kyung Ho Kang. He has made only one trip to the Octagon in the time since, and that saw him get quickly knocked out by Montel Jackson. He gets a chance at a potential rebound against Henry, though it is not a particularly soft matchmaking touch.
A decade-plus vet before his UFC debut in 2022, Henry has expectedly held his own immediately upon entering what might be the UFC’s deepest division. “La Mangosta” can hold his own on the ground but typically makes his hay with a volume-heavy striking game that has worked well in the UFC thus far, even if a loss to Raphael Assuncao showed he can be stalled a bit against a practiced counterpuncher. Henry’s last fight ended in rather notorious fashion, as a particularly damaging low blow from Javid Basharat led to a no contest, but this looks like a solid opportunity for a win. If nothing else, Yahya will need to wade into close range and give Henry the opportunity to pour on offense. Yahya might succeed in turning this into an ugly affair, but Henry should land the more effective offense throughout while staving off submissions. The pick is Henry via decision.
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Preview: UFC on ESPN 55 Prelims: Yahya vs. Henry
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s post-UFC 300 return to the UFC Apex offers typical undercard fare with UFC on ESPN 55 this Saturday in Las Vegas. A featured bantamweight prelim pitting American Top Team’s Rani Yahya against former Deep champion Victor Henry ranks as the clear gem of the bunch, with each man looking to get back into the win column. Beyond that, it serves up the usual mix of Dana White’s Contender Series graduates hoping to carve out niches in the promotion, with the most compelling fights coming at lightweight. There, Gabrial Benitez takes on Maheshate Hayisaer in a veteran-versus-prospect showdown, and Peruvian newcomer James Llontop looks like a potential person of interest ahead of his organizational debut opposite Chris Padilla.
Now to the preview for the UFC on ESPN 55 prelims:
Bantamweights
Victor Henry (23-6, 2-1 UFC) vs. Rani Yahya (28-11-1, 13-5-1 UFC)ODDS: Henry (-520), Yahya (+390)
Yahya has become a bit of a forgotten man in recent years, but the Brazilian has put together a particularly underrated career. A World Extreme Cagefighting standout before coming over to the UFC in 2011, Yahya got by with an old man’s game long before turning his current 39 years of age. Never a standout athlete, Yahya has been at his best getting in on his opponents and dragging them into an ugly wrestling and grappling match, neutralizing their offense at worst and finding a submission at best. That approach has led to multiple winning streaks over the last decade and a half under the UFC banner, but Yahya has had a knack for suffering ill-timed losses, preventing him from every really getting a chance at a signature win. The last few years have been rough for Yahya, as he has had constant injury issues since a 2021 win over Kyung Ho Kang. He has made only one trip to the Octagon in the time since, and that saw him get quickly knocked out by Montel Jackson. He gets a chance at a potential rebound against Henry, though it is not a particularly soft matchmaking touch.
A decade-plus vet before his UFC debut in 2022, Henry has expectedly held his own immediately upon entering what might be the UFC’s deepest division. “La Mangosta” can hold his own on the ground but typically makes his hay with a volume-heavy striking game that has worked well in the UFC thus far, even if a loss to Raphael Assuncao showed he can be stalled a bit against a practiced counterpuncher. Henry’s last fight ended in rather notorious fashion, as a particularly damaging low blow from Javid Basharat led to a no contest, but this looks like a solid opportunity for a win. If nothing else, Yahya will need to wade into close range and give Henry the opportunity to pour on offense. Yahya might succeed in turning this into an ugly affair, but Henry should land the more effective offense throughout while staving off submissions. The pick is Henry via decision.
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Yahya vs. Henry
Figlak vs. Hubbard
Machado vs. Mayes
Souza vs. Mann
Llontop vs. Padilla
Petrovic vs. Liang
Maheshate vs. Benitez
Preview: UFC on ESPN 55 Prelims - Yahya vs. Henry
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s post-UFC 300 return to the UFC Apex offers typical undercard fare this Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Only thing I see even a little bit interesting is this may be the first card that has both an Austin and an Austen. Yeah, that's how deep I had to dig.
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Kind of interesting: the last person to beat Silva has been signed and debuts at 301,
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Dione Barbosa breaking news and and highlights for UFC 301 fight vs. Ernesta Kareckaite, with official Sherdog mixed martial arts stats, photos, videos, and more for the Flyweight fighter from Brazil.
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Been waiting for Killer Silva to fight again. All over her +150 to finish Lipski.
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Ivana Petrovic vs Na Liang..
Na is on a 3 fight skid, and I wonder why she’s still in the UFC? As far as I know they’ve cut most of the people that came through the PI in Shanghai, as their first “graduating class”. I haven’t seen those people again. So they have no problem cutting Chinese fighters.
The thing those fighters were the best at was taking an absolute asskicking, but surviving. Very tough, with huge hearts. But not really competitive at this level, imo. Na has been in the UFC 3 years. She has 3 losses, and one cancelled fight.
She’s probably a big underdog to Petrovic. Petrovic has one UFC fight.. a loss. It just seems so random, and bizarre, that Na still around, imo. I figure it’s do or die for her.
Not a good position for an Asian woman to be in when fighting in the US. But she’s not fighting an American, and not in FL, or TX. So it shouldn’t be an issue. And this shouldn’t really be that close, in reality.
Petrovic by Decision.
Souza vs Mann..
Souza coming down in weight should be a real advantage as long as the cut doesn’t kill her. It should be a pretty routine decision.. “Should be”
These prelim wmma fights can just screw my Tap card. I go with what I think is most likely. But as with most fights. I’m basing that on if they employ the gameplan I would expect/suggest. And they don’t always do that. That, and shitty judging is why I don’t gamble on this sport.
If Souza isn’t visually in physical distress on the scale, I’m taking her by decision.
Means vs Medic..
I’ve liked Medic since he came over. And I was hoping after coming back from injury, he might string a few wins together. He came back after 14 months, and looked decent enough in his win. A little rusty but got the round 2 TKO, I predicted. But then lost his next/last fight. And he didn’t look good in losing that fight.
He’s fighting 40 year old, Means. If you ever expect to go anywhere, you have to make a statement in a fight like this. I imagine Medic will be a moderate favourite. And he needs to put on that type of performance.
Medic by TKO, before round 3.
Silva vs Lipski..
The tale of the tape is pretty similar with these girls. And they are side by side in the rankings.
Silva is 1-0, on DWCS. And 3-0 in the UFC with all 4 fights won by sub. And she’s on an 8 fight total, win streak. Lipski is on a 3 fight winning streak.
Silva seems the best choice to win, by Sub. But you know this sport. The first two wmma fights don’t look competitive on paper. This one is much better on paper, imo. But Silva should be the favourite.
Silva by sub.
Spann vs Guskov..
Likely a TKO ends this fight. No real need to overthink it. He who lands first kind of fight. Spann is probably favoured by a bit. And will probably be my pick. TKO in round 1.
But as always.. My picks are never official until you see them in the pbp. Not the most exciting card ever. But enough to keep me interested. Especially after a week with no UFC, or BKFC card.
Speaking of which.. BKFC Knucklemania lV is on this Saturday. That looks like a really fun card.
Enjoy the fights everybody. And thanks again to @PurpleStorm for the thread.
Na is on a 3 fight skid, and I wonder why she’s still in the UFC? As far as I know they’ve cut most of the people that came through the PI in Shanghai, as their first “graduating class”. I haven’t seen those people again. So they have no problem cutting Chinese fighters.
The thing those fighters were the best at was taking an absolute asskicking, but surviving. Very tough, with huge hearts. But not really competitive at this level, imo. Na has been in the UFC 3 years. She has 3 losses, and one cancelled fight.
She’s probably a big underdog to Petrovic. Petrovic has one UFC fight.. a loss. It just seems so random, and bizarre, that Na still around, imo. I figure it’s do or die for her.
Not a good position for an Asian woman to be in when fighting in the US. But she’s not fighting an American, and not in FL, or TX. So it shouldn’t be an issue. And this shouldn’t really be that close, in reality.
Petrovic by Decision.
Souza vs Mann..
Souza coming down in weight should be a real advantage as long as the cut doesn’t kill her. It should be a pretty routine decision.. “Should be”
These prelim wmma fights can just screw my Tap card. I go with what I think is most likely. But as with most fights. I’m basing that on if they employ the gameplan I would expect/suggest. And they don’t always do that. That, and shitty judging is why I don’t gamble on this sport.
If Souza isn’t visually in physical distress on the scale, I’m taking her by decision.
Means vs Medic..
I’ve liked Medic since he came over. And I was hoping after coming back from injury, he might string a few wins together. He came back after 14 months, and looked decent enough in his win. A little rusty but got the round 2 TKO, I predicted. But then lost his next/last fight. And he didn’t look good in losing that fight.
He’s fighting 40 year old, Means. If you ever expect to go anywhere, you have to make a statement in a fight like this. I imagine Medic will be a moderate favourite. And he needs to put on that type of performance.
Medic by TKO, before round 3.
Silva vs Lipski..
The tale of the tape is pretty similar with these girls. And they are side by side in the rankings.
Silva is 1-0, on DWCS. And 3-0 in the UFC with all 4 fights won by sub. And she’s on an 8 fight total, win streak. Lipski is on a 3 fight winning streak.
Silva seems the best choice to win, by Sub. But you know this sport. The first two wmma fights don’t look competitive on paper. This one is much better on paper, imo. But Silva should be the favourite.
Silva by sub.
Spann vs Guskov..
Likely a TKO ends this fight. No real need to overthink it. He who lands first kind of fight. Spann is probably favoured by a bit. And will probably be my pick. TKO in round 1.
But as always.. My picks are never official until you see them in the pbp. Not the most exciting card ever. But enough to keep me interested. Especially after a week with no UFC, or BKFC card.
Speaking of which.. BKFC Knucklemania lV is on this Saturday. That looks like a really fun card.
Enjoy the fights everybody. And thanks again to @PurpleStorm for the thread.
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Hopefully the fights on this card are as exciting as this one!
Nice scrambles. Monkey had top position but got overly aggressive with grappling. The dog scored a sweet reversal and back on all fours. Doggo presents confidence by barking in opponent's face and wagging its tail. By the end of the round the chimp looks shook.
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Preview: UFC on ESPN 55 ‘Nicolau vs. Perez’
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The UFC 300 hangover remains in effect. Two weeks after one of the best cards in Ultimate Fighting Championship history, the company on Saturday returns to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for a much more typical event. The top three fights at UFC on ESPN 55 are at least interesting, if not immediately important to their respective divisional title pictures. The main event sees fringe flyweight contenders Matheus Nicolau and Alex Perez each try to rebound from recent losses in an intellectually interesting clash of styles, and the co-headliner serves as a surprisingly amusing bit of matchmaking from the UFC, as perennial Anthony Smith rival Ryan Spann faces “Lionheart” doppelganger Bogdan Guskov in a compelling light heavyweight affair. Beyond that, we find a potentially violent pairing of surprisingly successful Brazilian flyweights in Ariane Lipski and Karine Silva, and there are some other fights with entertainment potential. Promising featherweight prospect David Onama looks to stave off a grind against Jonathan Pearce, and Tim Means’ bout against Uros Medicis a welterweight clash matched for violence.
Now to the UFC on ESPN 55 “Nicolau vs. Pereira” preview:
Flyweights
#5 FLW | Matheus Nicolau (19-3-1, 7-2 UFC) vs. #8 FLW | Alex Perez (24-8, 6-4 UFC)ODDS: Nicolau (-185), Perez (+154)
This might not be the highest-wattage main event, but it is still an interesting stylistic matchup that should help sort out the top of the UFC’s flyweight division. It was less than six years ago when the entire division was on the chopping block, and the UFC releasing Nicolau was one of the major signs that something was up. A former standout on “The Ultimate Fighter,” the Brazilian was a technically sound and highly successful prospect who suddenly found himself out of the promotion after an upset loss to Dustin Ortiz. However, Nicolau won two fights on the regional scene while the UFC reversed course on tearing down the flyweight division, and he eventually got his long-overdue UFC return in 2021. From there, Nicolau has essentially picked up where he left off, starting with a narrow decision win over Manel Kape. Nicolau is a sharp striker and a talented wrestler and grappler, but he mostly looks to leverage his tools towards neutralizing his opponents, making for some frustrating affairs even in his cleaner wins. A knockout of Matt Schnell to cap off 2022 led to some hope that Nicolau might be turning the corner as a finisher, but his lone fight of 2023 went quite poorly, as his tendency to concede initiative just got him quickly knocked out by Brandon Royval. His latest campaign has seen a potential rematch with Kape fall by the wayside twice, first in January and then in this headlining slot. Thanks to a Kape injury, Nicolau now looks to rebound against a former title challenger in Perez.
Perez charged up the ranks to a title fight with Deiveson Figueiredo in short order, fighting behind a bullying pressure style centered around some powerful wrestling and grappling. However, once Figueiredo tapped Perez in about two minutes, he became a forgotten man in record time. Injuries and weight cut issues involving both Perez and his opponents led to fight cancellation after fight cancellation. Perez missed all of 2021 and 2023, and his lone fight of 2022 was a 91-second blowout loss to current champ Alexandre Pantoja—a performance that led to growing concern that he loses all effectiveness against an opponent who can bully him back. To that end, his March bout against top prospect Muhammad Mokaev was an impressively hard-nosed showing against a fellow grinder, but it was still a bit disheartening to see Perez unable to pull the trigger late and get a potential upset over the finish line. The good news here is that Perez should be able to get off to a hot start, as Nicolau’s patient and counter-heavy style allows it, and it will be fascinating to see how the fight goes from there. Nicolau’s three career losses have each seen him get caught cold before he gets a chance to find a groove, and Perez is enough of a power puncher to get that number up to four. Still, Nicolau is a practiced enough grappler that it is hard to see Perez’s wrestling serving as a safety valve; and the way Perez faded against Mokaev suggests Nicolau can take this fight over in the championship rounds, even if there could be a lot of ugliness before things get to that point. The pick is Nicolau via decision.
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Early card screwing me up for once
I have a furniture delivery to my new apartment on Saturday
And the delivery window is like all damn day till 5pm pacific
Hope they show up early cuz there’s no cable or wifi over there till next week
Got to be able to get back in time to not miss
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This card could over perform if lucky
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I have a furniture delivery to my new apartment on Saturday
And the delivery window is like all damn day till 5pm pacific
Hope they show up early cuz there’s no cable or wifi over there till next week
Got to be able to get back in time to not miss
This card could over perform if lucky
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Guskov is a potential highlight of this card, I expect some violence in that fight against Spann.5 Things You Might Not Know About Bogdan Guskov
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Light heavyweight standout Bogdan Guskov means business every time he steps up to do battle inside the Octagon. Hailing from Dukent, Uzbekistan, Guskov is the archetype of a classic no-frills martial artist driven solely by a yearning for competition. At 1-1 inside the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the 31-year-old will take on Ryan Spann in the UFC on ESPN 55 co-main event this Saturday in Las Vegas.
Ahead of his clash with Spann at 205 pounds, here are five things you might not know about Guskov:
1. Martial arts appealed to him early in life.
In line with several MMA practitioners, Guskov started training at the age of 8 in order to be able to defend himself. Speaking in an interview with UFC.com, he claimed that over and above that, he also strived to master the skills to defend his family. Plus, he claims to be a pure adrenaline junkie and thrives in high-risk endeavors. Competing in MMA served as the perfect release for this emotion and he aims for his performances to manifest this raw primal spirit.
2. He checks a lot of boxes.
Guskov is a man of multifarious achievements. He has been tempered in battle and seasoned in competition. He has been granted the of Master of Sports designation in boxing and in MMA. Besides that, he was a K-1 silver medalist in Moscow and reigned as the MMA champion in Uzbekistan. In addition, Guskov holds the rank of Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt and was a former national champion in kickboxing.
3. He sees the UFC as the fulfillment of a lifelong dream.
Being part of the UFC roster and having the opportunity to compete against some of the best fighters in the game “means the world” to Guskov. The way he sees it, this moment in time feels like the exemplification of a lifetime’s worth of effort and commitment. “I trained for this moment and now I get to showcase my talent in front of the whole world on the biggest platform that is available in the world of fighting,” he said. “UFC is my chance to show the world who I am.”
4. Pursuits away from fighting occupy his free time.
It is a widely accepted reality that many fighters must engage in odd jobs or one-off tasks to make ends meet before they can commit to full-time competition. Guskov claims to have earned a bachelor’s degree in a still-unnamed field of study and also considers himself a professional welder—a job he might have picked up while tracking down his MMA goals.
5. His skills have served him outside the cage.
Before he started fighting, Guskov put his martial arts knowledge into practice as a bouncer for a club. After making his professional debut in 2015, he went on a 2-1 run before posting a solid eight-fight winning streak, with all eight of those victories having resulted in finishes. He boasts an 87% knockout rate and has also submitted two opponents.
5 Things You Might Not Know About Bogdan Guskov
The Uzbekistan native will square off with Ryan Spann in the UFC on ESPN 55 light heavyweight co-headliner this Saturday in Las Vegas.
Back to reality after the UFC300 smorgasbord.....
Here are my tap picks for this card FWIW :
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