#mma fighter curtis

[onsunnyside]

aaaaa when mma!curtis gets hurt though!! or if he loses a match :(( extra feral and rough and nasty 🤧 reader is so concerned for him and tries to make to make him feel better, but baby, all u gotta lay there and let him tear u apart

oh he'll absolutely lose it 🫡 although he's pissed off, he's still a daddy who loves to tease:

"—fuckin' stupid ref, he didn't call any of that shit just to screw me over." His rant breaks off into curses as he struggles with his heavily bandaged fingers. Honestly, it was his fault. He couldn't sit still as you tended to his bruised and battered knuckles, now it was all sloppy and unravelling by the moment.

"Don't take it off!"

His heated eyes meet yours in the reflection, water dripping from his buzzed hair to his bearded cheeks. "What was that?"

"D-Don't take 'em off... or it'll hurt." You stutter and roll on the heels of your feet. "I don't want you to ever hurt, especially after those mean guys..." (aka his opponent who broke the rules one too many times and the ref who didn't call any of it, which led to Curtis' loss). You tug on the hem of his sweater, feeling awfully exposed because he didn't let you put on panties after your shared shower ("why would you need them?")

He breaks the tension with a grunt, gesturing you over with a nod, "c'mere, cupcake. Daddy wants to show you something."

You hesitantly obey and squeak as he tugs you closer, propping you on the counter with ease, his arms flexing deliciously. He brings your hand to his tattooed chest, right below his collarbone.

"You know what this is?"

You nod, "Your grandparent's birth year."

"Mhm, and what about this?" He trails down, dragging your fingers to his abs, inches away from his bushy pubic hair.

"Uhm, a d-dagger."

You remember when you saw it for the first time. He was in the middle of training and you walked in, nearly dropping the freshly baked cookies at the sight of him all beefy, sweaty and flushed. Curtis, being ever the observant fella, took you into the locker room and ate you out over your underwear ("Can't have my sweet girl all needy, hm? Gotta give her what she deserves." and he did, making you cream your panties so he could hide them in his bag for later).

He moves your hand to the loose towel around his waist, right over the growing bulge. "And this, sweet baby?"

You gulp, squirming as he makes you rub over his clothed cock. You can feel him growing harder, throbbing hotly under your palm.

"...it's your thing, daddy."

He tsks, shaking his head, "that's not what it's called."

You were a virgin when you met Curtis. But he didn't mind that you were inexperienced in relationships and sex, he was sweet and slow with you, allowing you to explore his body first to get you comfortable with intimacy. As much as you loved hearing him say filthy things, you were still so shy saying it yourself.

"Do I have to say it?"

"If you wanna taste it." He leans forward, softly kissing your cheek, then the other, and then your nose, dutifully ignoring your pouting lips. "C'mon, cupcake. Say it, and I'll let you keep me warm."

He knows you love that, feeling close and safe. You love holding him in your hand, or in your mouth, or one of your other holes. If you could, you'd keep him all snug every damn day.

"Then, I'll fuck your pretty face. Make you gag on my cock and try to fit my balls in your mouth—you wanna help me feel better after that shitty match, right, baby?"

[brandycranby]

LISTEN curtis not as a fighter but as a MMA referee 🫡💕💕💕 in his black uniform, eagle eyed, ready to put down stupid men who can't or wont respect the rules 😌🫶🏻

[thyme-in-a-bubble]

evergreen university, student bios

Y/n Y/l/n (angel) | major: psychology | everyone is blatantly in love with her, sensitive little bean

Curtis Everett | major: sociology | mma fighter, hopeless in the kitchen (unless it's to make a protein shake, that's literally the only edible thing he knows how to make)

Steve Rogers | major: history | drew you a comic for your birthday one year, mom friend

Frank Adler | major: mathematics | quiet till you get to know him, secretly a genius

Jake Jensen | major: computer science | takes april fools way too seriously, goofy gamer bf vibes

Lloyd Hansen | major: business | cutie disguised as an asshole, has a knack for getting in trouble

Ransom Drysdale | major: business | new transfer student who already thinks he owns the school, asshole disguised as an asshole

Natasha Romanoff | major: linguistics | angel's roommate, only uses silly nicknames when talking about the people she hook up with (like jazz guy or yoga chick) never their actual names

© 2023 thyme-in-a-bubble 

[autistpride]

BIPOC autistic people, content creators, blogs, and pages!

Okay...

This post was one that I was unsure how to write. I'm white and I am very aware of my privilege.

I wanted today's post to highlight and center the voices of autistic BIPOC individuals and honestly, I couldn't just talk about a few. I wanted to put as many names out here for people to follow.

For those who want to follow and learn and for those who need to find these wonderful people in their community.

When researching and working on my list, I came across a post made by Autistic, Typing in 2019 as they had made a list of Autistic Black/ Indigenous/ People of Color & Latinx Advocates to follow.

So today's post is a link to this amazing individual's link, https://www.faceook.com/share/p/VMWG2wURiVWuTP2r/

This link contains all their hard work and emotional labour, a comments section FILLED with people adding others or themselves to the list, as well as a google doc form to add/ edit/ remove autistic creators. So please, if you are one, go fill it out and have yourself added to the list!

Below are some people/ creators/ pages that I thought should be mentioned. I tried to just add the ones I didn’t see listed, but I know there is overlap and tried to point those ones out.

And PLEASE send me any others! I want to follow as many as I can.

Famous People

Anita Cameron- one of the original disability rights activists of the US.

Angela Weddle- artist (mentioned on the post)

Dr. Sarai Pahla- MD and medical translator

Dr. Angel Durr- CEO of DataReady DFW

Burnett Grant- senior lab tech at ZoomEssence Inc

Bernard Grant- Phd in English

Stephan Wiltshire- architectural artist

Lauraen-Rocelle Fernandez- Founder of Mask Off

Michael Buckholtz- music producer for acts such as MC Hammer

Jade Logan- comic artist

Elise Nicole Bowen- music composer who can be found on spotify

Avery Ahmer- tik tok influencer who talks about autism

Kayla Smith- Black Autistic Disability Rights Advocate and creator of #AutisticBlackPride

Kris Young- writer and blogger at Black Neuroqueer Punk (mentioned on the post)

Jackie Pilgrim- Board of NAMI

Armani Williams- professional Nascar driver

Morenike Giwa Onaiwu- advocate and public speaker co-edited All The Weight of Our Dreams and Sincerely Your Autistic Child (mentioned on the post)

Michael Fuller- music prodigy

Melissa Simmons- founder of MisTaught and the creator of Black History Month for Dummies & White Teachers (mentioned on the post)

Lamar Hardwick- the Autism Pastor. Writer and advocate (mentioned on the post)

Kambel Smith- artist known for complex architecture sculptures

Ronaldo Bryd- artist

Ikea “Syance” Wilson- artist and musician

Kris McElroy- writer, artist, and advocate

Talia Grant- first female actress who is autistic to land a mainstream role on British television

Kalin Bennett- first autistic person to receive a division 1 scholarship to play basketball

Tom Wiggins- former enslaved person who was an amazing musician

John Howard- martial arts competitor/ MMA fighter

Morgan Harper Nichols- storyteller and influencer

Questlove- musician and songwriter and collaborator for Disney Jr “Rise Up, Sing Out”

Lois Curtis- artist and plaintiff in the 1999 Olmsted Supreme Court Decision

Tyla Grant- found of Black and Neurodivergent (BAND) and host of the one percent podcast

Nik Sanchez- actor

Benjamin Banneker- naturalist and mathmetician

Talisha Johnson- writer and director of Too Autistic for Black

Joshua Beckford- child prodigy and youngest person to be admitted to Oxford at 6

Breanna Cook- Paralympic athlete

Creators

Marcela Collier @highimpactclub

Black Neurodiversity @blackneurodiversity

Autistic Black Woman @autisticblackwoman

Ryse @teachingwithmxt

Caro @disrupt_yuh_feed

Jessie @momma_lips

Nadia @autisticblackgirl

Kayla Smith @BeingKaylaSmith

Tiffany Joseph @nigh.functioning.autism (mentioned on the post)

Tiffany Hammond @fidgets.and.fries (mentioned on the post)

Lauren Melissa Ellzey @autienelle

La Fille Dani @myneurotype

Tim Boy @blackinfinityking (mentioned on the post under previous tag name @BlackAutisticKing)

Raven Derose @confidencewithrae

Danielle @zelue

Ahylaysia @ahlaysia

Rosalie Babette @theautisticgiraffe

Dr. Kofi @autisticallykofi

Jonteugbeye @jonteugbeye

Nia Patterson @thefriendineverwanted

Anansi @dreadfulrebel4x

Gianna Rose @usagi_rose_universe

M’Nda @melaninmaven97

Lina’s brain @ndwellness

Pages

The Activistic Autistic

The Art of Autism

Fidgets and Fries (mentioned on the post)

Not Your Mama’s Autism

The Kisha Project

Autism in Black

Neurodivergent Rebel

Black Neuroqueer Punk (mentioned on the post)

The Color of Autism

Sincerely Your Autistic Child

NeuroClastic- PLEASE pass along their post A Letter to Black and Indigenous Autistic Teens

Autistic, Typing- They have the amazing list of Autistic BIPOC Advocates here!!

Morenike GO

Black Autistic Lives Matter

Autistic People of Color Fund

Autistic People Of Color, Indigenous People, and Mixed-Race People - this is a private FB group highly recommended I can not comment on it

Neurodiverent Black Women- another private FB group recommended but I can not comment on it

Other Amazing Neurodiverse People

Simone Biles- olympic gymnast ad most decorated gymnast with 32 metals

Amada Gorman- youngest inaugural poet in US History

Clary Chambers- founder and CEO of SparkClarity

Solange Knowles- singer and actress

Harry Belafonte- singer, songwriter, actor. First Black person to win an Emmy.

Maya Angelou- poet and activist. Write “I know why the caged bird sings” and the poem “On the Pulse of the Morning” that was read at the 1993 presidential inauguration

Danny Glover- actor, director, activist. Prominent roles in Lethal Weapon, The Color Purple, and Angels in the Outfield

Octavia Spencer- actress, author, producer. Worked on The Help.

Brandon Marshall- former NFL player

Kelly Rowland- singer, songwriter, actress and member of Destiny’s Child

Jumaane Williams- politician and activist in New York City

Magic Johnson- former professional basketball player and one of the greatest 50 players of NBA

Clarence Page- journalist who has won a Pulitzer Prize

Mohammed Ali- professional boxer and activist

Black Girl, Lost Keys

Tumi Sotire @TheBlackDyspraxic

[evansbby]

Omg I know Ari is big but I just have a feeling Curtis fights DIRTY plus he’s big as well. #TeamCurtis!

Okay true but Ari is the biggest and strongest and best 😭😭😭😭 and what if he’s an underground mma fighter too 🥵🥵🥵

[imaginedreamwrite]

Thoughts on frat-bro Curtis?

Frat-bro Curtis: He’s a boxer or an mma fighter, maybe even kickboxing, its a way for him to work out some of his aggression. He’s in his second year of university when one of his old time friends asks if Curtis can keep an eye on his friends baby sister

Its her first time at uni, she just turned 19, and she’s away from home. Curtis begrudgingly agrees because its his friends sister. However he didn’t expect his friends baby sister to be so damn pretty (and soft) and Curtis takes this task with the upmost seriousness

He’s a good and strong figure to watch over her and he’s protective—in his mind, sweet little reader is his. She’s too soft and kind to fuck around with boys who would leave her hanging high and dry, she needs him to protect her from the assholes on campus

And she is the gentle hand and wide-eyed beauty that steals his heart and soul

[osarothomprince]

Kelvin Gastelum relieved with UFC 287 win: ‘I feel like my job was on the line’

MIAMI – [autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag] couldn’t hold back his joy after he secured a much-needed win at UFC 287. Gastelum (18-8 MMA, 12-8 UFC), who entered Saturday’s fight against Chris Curtis (30-10 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in Miami with losses in five of his past seven, knew how dire his situation was. “The Ultimate Fighter 17” winner snapped a two-fight skid when he outlasted Curtis in a Fight of…

[themmaniacs]

Sean Strickland reveals he fought Chris Curtis twice outside of training

It didn't end well for Strickland.

Sean Strickland and Chris Curtis are two famous MMA fighters. They both train at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, Nevada, and have become close friends. However, their friendship wasn’t always so amicable. They have reportedly involved in two fist fights outside of training. Fist fights that left Sean Strickland with blue eyes. Both Strickland and Chris Curtis share a love for sparring, and they…

[defensefilms]

The UFC And Dana White Couldn’t Lowball Francis N’gannou

I’m gonna be straight forward with you, and say that the announcement of the main event of UFC 285 between Jon Jones and Cyril Gane, is a dissapointment and once agin proves that the UFC and it’s figurehead, are more than capable of dropping the ball.

In every way, shape and form, this UFC 285 main event, represents the failures of UFC management and more notably, the leadership of the USA’s top MMA promotion.

The nerve of Dana White to make it seem as though Francis’ decisions are motivated by only wanting to fight the lowest strenght of competition, is actually laughable, because Francis has been clear that this was about money and contractual freedom.

Dana White thought he could keep lowballing his biggest attraction and it backfired hard.

And for Dana, the all encompassing, all-knowing figurehead, who holds us all down like the god of the clouds, to figure that his best bet is to put his faith in Jon “Bones” Jones, once again, after the numerous public scandals with this guy, is an indictement of Dana White as a businessmen.

I cannot understand why Dana White always finds himself running back to the arms of Jon “Bones” Jones, because if Chael Sonnen is to be believed, Jones is very far from a top ratings draw as a UFC headliner.

What you’re seeing is that the UFC doesn’t know how to create stars, and they don’t know how to make the audience care about any individual fighter.

Georges St Pierre has noted as much during an interview with Joe Rogan, which he point to how the UFC doesn’t promote fighters, they promote thier events. That’s why all these guys like Sean O’Malley, Israel Adesanya, and any other fighter has their own Youtube channel. 

Professional boxers don’t have to do this. 

Anthony Joshua has a channel, but there is no question that when you buy an AJ pay-per-view, you are buying to see his fight. Notice how AJ will post his fights on his channel, and he can do that because he owns the rights.

See the difference?

You know who definitely understands the difference? Francis N’gannou

And I was proud of how the legitimate heavywieght champion handled his response video. 

Francis has always been clear that money is important to him and that financial incentives are at the heart of his decisions. Opportunities in boxing, or even in outside MMA promotions could net him more than a UFC main event slot, and if the UFC doesn’t know how to do what businesses are supposed to do, and pay thier people for their value, then Francis is better off as a free agent.

Check the landscape of UFC heavyweights right now.

There’s guys competing sure, Sergey Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes are each on 3 fight win streaks, but none of these guys really have the public’s interest, even if Curtis’ record does validate him having an opportunity, Dana White clearly has no interest in that, and niether do viewers.

Meanwhile Stipe Miocic is doing interviews with Ariel Helwani, but the complaints around him center around his wilingness to sell the fight, and do the promotional aspects of the job.

That’s a valid concern, because Stipe has been mentioned as a potential Jon Jones for a year and a half, and he’s been out of the public eye for most of it.

So now the ball’s in Dana White’s court.

Does he really trust Jon Jones to remain scandal-free for the duration of his new 8 fight deal?

Jon Jones’ return to the octagon will still be worth a watch, but it is sullied becasue once again, Dana White and the UFC fail to deliver the fight we want, when we want it.

As for Francis N’gannou? Yeah, we sittin’pretty. 

[usasportsworld]

Doug Crosby attempted to explain judging at Las Vegas MMA gyms. It did not go well, several say

Doug Crosby attempted to explain judging at Las Vegas MMA gyms. It did not go well, several say

Middleweight Chris Curtis was chatting with a few teammates after a training session at Xtreme Couture when veteran MMA judge Doug Crosby was introduced to the group. Fighters should know what judges are looking at, it was explained to him, and here was a working MMA judge to answer questions and explain how fights are scored. Curtis was just starting his camp for a UFC 282 fight with rival…

[onsunnyside]

watching UFC and can’t stop thunk thinking about daddy (Ari/Curtis/Steve) being your big bad bf in the ring 😵‍💫🫶 but he’s so sweet with you, calling you his pretty baby and showing you off in front of the cameras ☺️ and ofc fucking you stupid after his victories hehe

[theanticool]

Lots of debuts for UFC 270 next week. Prelims have been racked with injuries so not really a surprise but there’s some interesting stuff there.

We got two fighters debuting who fight out of Entram. Entram is probably the most successful MMA gym in Mexico at the moment. It’s home of UFC Flyweight champion Brandon Moreno, Invicta FC flyweight champion Karina Rodriguez, and a bunch of other Mexcican UFC vets like Alejandro Perez, Henry Briones, etc. It’s interesting because since TUF LAT AM ended, we have kind of cycled through that batch of guys over and over again. We haven’t really had new Latin American fighters get signed outright. Ecuadorian Michael Morales (12-0) and Mexican Genaro Valdez (10-0) enter off of wins on the contender series. When we see new champs get crowned, we tend to see an influx of guys from their gyms get signed so I’m interested in seeing how they do.

Also debuting at 270 will be flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius out of Canada. I’m always rooting for a Canadian fighter to come in and do well just because of how much regional Canadian MMA has taken a hit over the last decade. The UFC seems to sign a couple Canadians each year in hope of striking gold like they did with GSP and Rory, but it’s been an uphill battle.

Going back to gym association, do you guys remember Astra Fight Team? They’re the gym where we saw fighters like Julio Cesar Neves go like 30-0 because they fought a steady diet of straight cans. That style of prospect building sadly hasn’t resulted in their team sending fighters to big promotions. Neves made it to Bellator but went like 2-1 before getting bounced. Luis Japa got to PFL but got instantly turned back by Lance Palmer and Jeremy Kennedy. It’s also the gym that Darren Till was training at when he was in Brazil when he first signed to the UFC. But they’ve finally gotten another fighter to the UFC, Saimon Oliveira (18-3). And tbf to Oliveira he’s fought much stiffer competition to get here. Just felt like an important milestone for this gym.

And the last two interesting upcoming debuts from 270 are Andre Fialho (14-3) and Victor Henry. Two guys who have been out here grinding for a while. Fialho was fighting on Bellator prelims back in 2016. He went like 4-1 there before leaving for PFL and getting turned back by Chris Curtis. Victor Henry is a veteran of JMMA. Since like 2015 he has been splitting time in Pancrase, DEEP, Rizin, as well as in Russia, the US, and the United Emirates. A true journeyman. After a year where guys who took the long road to get to the UFC had massive success (Chris Curtis, Andre Muniz, and Bruno Silva), it’s cool to see guys in similar positions get that chance.

[conanaltatis]

Palestinian-American Belal Muhammad earns 6th UFC win at 'UFC 236' in Atlanta, Georgia

Palestinian-American Belal Muhammad earns 6th UFC win at ‘UFC 236’ in Atlanta, Georgia

Belal Muhammad

Palestinian-American mixed martial artist Belal “Remember the Name” Muhammad, 30, was one of the winners at “UFC 236.” It was his sixth victory in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Featuring 13 MMA matches, “UFC 236” took place at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on April 13, 2019. In the fourth bout of the evening, Muhammad faced Curtis “Curtious” Millender, 31, of…

[matinee-after-5]

Not to be messed with

We are used to be shown remakes that are just mediocre, or plain awful. This is especially true of Hollywood films, who are obsessed with remaking foreign films, on the premise that American audiences will not watch a movie that isn’t lead by an American actor, and preferable an American cast. True Lies is an example, where the French original works more believably on it’s premise, since that Thierry Lhermitte is a regular sized man who can more believably pass as a regular guy that Arnold, having en entire Mahgreb ghetto in France is totally a real thing, and having the tiny Mioumiou snap and go on a rampage is far more impressive than Jamie Lee Curtis, however much I appreciate her.

But Hollywood aren’t the only ones doing remakes, or inspired bys...

The most I expected coming into The Villainess is that it was a Korean action film, which already ticked a bunch of the right boxes; what I didn’t expect is the extremely kinetic action scenes, and how personal the movie turns out to be from the point of view of the protagonist. 

The story is told as a mix of real time and flashbacks, which can get a touch confusing, since that there’s nothing that tells you that you’re going into a flashback, and with the character being shown at different ages, by different actresses, laying it on top of current sequences where other actresses who are similar looking... it gets a touch messed up, so best to just sit back, and try to add the pieces up later.

To frame this movie, this is (heavily) inspired by La Femme Nikita, with plenty of Old Boy, and some scenes that would not be out of place in a John Wick film. The title gives you a hint that this is an origin story, and not of any existing IP, or for any other franchise that I am aware of, but just, how did a character become the way they are, when they really are the bad guy in a story. Most of the time, origin stories are terrible hack jobs, that try to make the protagonist tragic, but have no real grasp on how to do it, especially if they’re working from someone else’s IP. This is not the case. This should be a case study on how to do an origin story, with all the dirt and melodrama included.

A trend the began in the first season of Daredevil, is to have increasingly long one-take fight scenes, usually in a hallway. The season two of the show did a longer one, Atomic Blonde got Charlize Theron do a long stairwell fight, John Wick did long fights... but The Villainess opens on a single take fight scene lasting well over 6 minutes, most of which is shot entire in first person POV. It’s relentless and chaotic, and you don’t even see the protagonist until that POV break.

The movie has been compared to The Raid (which I haven’t seen yet) for it’s crazy action scenes, so that’s to be put in my to-watch list in the near future. The tag line for The Villainess is endless vengeance, but the more accurate qualifier would be relentless. A six minutes continuous physical fight would put any MMA fighter on the ropes, but the adrenaline pumping into her heart when she takes on that meth lab... well McGregor can shave that beard of his and become an accountant, because that’s one lady that can seriously fuck your shit up.

[thesportssoundoff]

“The Doughy Boys headline a better than you’d figure card” UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs JDS Preview

Joey

January 20th

UFC 246 was a bit of a throw together endeavor, an attempt to get Conor McGregor on the card to start the year and using his name while he was still available and interested in fighting. In many ways, THIS was the original start of the year and it shows as this card, even with a mountain of injuries and fighters yanked, is pretty damn solid. At the top of the billing you have a solid HW fight between Curtis Blaydes and Junior Dos Santos with a damn fine co-main event pitting two massive LWs who have found consistent homes at WW with RDA vs Chiesa. The rest of the card has been picked apart due to injuries (and the Edgar yank) but there's still plenty of good with Arnold Allen vs Nik Lentz and an all action fight between Angela Hill and Hannah Cifers being trademark fights on the bill. We've even got yet another flyweight fight as Jordan Espinosa welcomes Alex Perez back down 10 lbs. The prelims are what they are but there's some intriguing prospects to keep an eye on here and the return of Sara McMann. It's not perfect but it'll do, I suppose!

2020 Stat-O-Matic:

Debuting Fighters (1-1): Tony Gravely, Nate Lewhwher, Herbert Burns, Jamahal Hill Main Event Exemption:

Short Notice Fighters (): Dequan Townsend, Angela Hill Main Event Exemption:

Second Fight (1-0): Dequan Townsend Main Event Exemption: Vs Debutantes:

Cage Corrosion (Fighters who have not fought within a year of the date of the fight) (2-0):  Sara McMann, Justine Kish, Brett Johns Main Event Exemption (1-0):

Undefeated Fighters (1-1): Jamahal Hill Main Event Exemption:

Fighters with at least four fights in the UFC with 0 wins over competition still in the organization (1-1): Main Event Exemption:

Weight Class Jumpers (Fighters competing outside of the weight class of their last fight even if they’re returning BACK to their “normal weight class”) (): Nik Lentz, Alex Perez Main Event Exemption ():

Twelve Precarious Ponderings

1- If the rumors are true about Stipe Miocic maybe looking towards retiring due to eye injuries, does that intrigue you more as it pertains to this main event? If Stipe retires then it's fair to wonder if Cormier has any reason to stick around. Cormier is a two time LHW champ and a former HW champ and so realistically could he just convince himself that no Stipe = no reason to fight? If so then it may be worth wondering if this is a pseudo tournament fight where the winner of this fight faces the winner of Rozenstruik vs Ngannou. Does that make this fight more appealing to anybody?

2- Outside of Cain, JDS has normally done really well against wrestlers (look at Stipe's takedown numbers) and outside of Ngannou, Blaydes has normally done real well against strikers. Both guys have been wobbled in fights they eventually won (JDS vs Lewis/Tai Tuavasa, Blaydes vs Hunt) and I think it's fair to suggest that this is a pretty well put together matchup with a bit of a high lean for boredom if it becomes a Blaydes type fight.

3- On a realer note, does JDS vs Werdum still have an appeal to anybody? Feels like win or lose, that would be a logical next step for JDS?

4- A bit ago, posted a link to a sites top fighters of all time and RDA was on it quite high up. While it came off like I have an issue with RDA, I really was more surprised that he's THAT highly acclaimed. I've always assumed RDA was a bit of an overlooked commodity by fight fans but I guess I read the read at least one side of the room wrong. There's no doubt RDA has one of MMA's best resumes and what's really cool about it is that RDA is still fighting at a really high level now into his 3rd decade and with little sign that he's about to hit a wall from a fighter standpoint. He's sort of transitioned into a high level MMA kingmaker (beat him you've beaten a significant name) and if you beat him, it probably means you're going places in your division. As such this is a pretty damn important fight for Michael Chiesa who is 2-0 at WW and looks massive for the weight class. If Chiesa beats RDA then no matter how you feel about his limitations on the feet, you're looking at three wins in a row over name competition. It's a damn good fight for both guys.

5- Is Hannah Cifers the most unassuming main card fighter in UFC history?

6- Did we ever get a solution on Arnold Allen's legal issues that made him getting a visa impossible for a bit? I'm guessing we did because he fought in Vegas last time but it feels like this is going to continue to linger over his head otherwise.

7- Is Alex Perez fighting for a #1 contender fight when he takes on veteran Jordan Espinosa? Perez has one loss in the UFC and it's to Benavidez in Joseph's first finish in over four years. Perez rebounded to get a win and it's worth remembering that he's probably the most talented fighter outside of the Formiga/Benavidez/Figueredo trilogy at the top of the division. He may not be too far off with a win.

8- Herbert Burns is the younger wilder unrefined version of his brother Gilbert but that's led to some pretty exciting performances outside of the UFC. On the Contender's Series, he didn't look great prior to turning the tables around and subbing a guy off his back to earn his contract. I don't know if he has Gilbert's upside but his fights figure to be plenty exciting in the UFC. He faces fellow debutante Nate Landwehr who has been dominating M-1 out in Russia.

9- Montel Jackson is a tough fighter to wrap your head around at this point. He's very much a raw but talented underdeveloped talent who is essentially getting on the job training in the UFC. He doesn't always have a plan of attack to make good on his many physical tools and he's one of the many prospects in the UFC currently who is very clearly in need of MMA slowing down for him in order for him to utilize his length, reach, wrestling and striking chops. He draws Felipe Corrales who is a solid dependable fighter out of Brazil and while I'd say "Montel should win this one", it's hard to say that definitively given how raw Jackson is. He's got tools to really make noise.

10- Brett Johns being back is a good thing for 135 lbs. He's coming off two rough losses and took a year off I suppose to recharge and refocus. Really interesting to see how he looks against quality regional vet Tony Graveley who gets in via the Contenders Series.

11- Bevon Lewis has been such a bust in the UFC but I'm not giving up hope just yet! He draws DeQuan Townsend on the prelims in a fight he pretty much HAS to win.

12- It wasn't all that long ago that Sara McMann was still considered a potential title challenger to be. McMann has always had all of the tools (including a really good striking base) but has lacked that added quality to get people over the hump with losses to the likes of Meisha Tate and Ketlein Veira where she pretty much snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. She's been out of the scene starting a family but returns to the mix with a fight against Lina Lansberg who she should in theory have a significant edge over in just about every department.

[knockoutspage]

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