I love October.
For the main event, I’m kinda sticking with the same analysis I had as last time. I’m rolling with Poatan by KO but probably most likely is Magomed getting another decision.
Merab vs. Cory is a curious matchup. Every time I watch tape on Merab, I end up picking against him. He’s sloppy and gets hit a lot. He’s won fights he’s actually lost and I think it really just comes down to optics in a lot of his victories. I don’t have a ton of confidence in Cory to get a victory but he can. Either by sub or KO. Merab has lost by both during the fights and came back to win.
I’m going with Khalil to get a victory as well… although his mental always worries me…
Results
Wow, the main event was short and sweet. Poatan did what I thought he could do but x10. Sometimes he comes out really strong but trails off, this time he kept the heat on Magomed and didn’t let him do what he does WHICH IS SO NICE TO SEE. Poatan gets the KO in the first round.
I have to hand it to Merab. Man handling O’Malley is one thing but Cory is another. Both tall and lankey, so that is a commonality.. however, I believe it was the second or third round he fucked Cory up. 10-8 round. Cory never did look the same after that and the fight became a typical Merab fight. Cory really put it to Merab in the first and I think that is the shining example of why I always pick against Merab. But conditioning is always going to prevail when backed by a well rounded skillset and after that 10-8 second round, Cory never bounced back.
Jiri and Khalil were bananas. Khalil landed some hammers but never cleanly. He did enough to secure two rounds until Jiri went Super Saiyan in the third and actually put pressure on Khalil. It’s funny… so many of these fighters spend so much time trying to dictate the range because that’s really their primary defense. But when it comes to actually putting pressure on their opponent when it is required of them, they don’t do it! Gutierrez did this in his fight, too. He did nothing for the first two rounds, then dominated the last round when he got the gusto to throw his bungalows. Jiri gets a KO in the third round in a very good and entertaining fight.
Pyfer loses the first round then dominates in the second by submission.
Fairly good card. Enjoyed it. Fuck Joe Rogan.
