Well, here we are. My last post was in 2023 and they just stopped with no warning. I know that I mentioned within the context of some of the posts that I was beginning a grad school program and wanted to try to keep up with this and suspected I would be able to do so. As you can tell, that was not the case and I ended up tailing off pretty quickly after the program picked up. Fast forward a few years and I have now graduated and have the time I need to restart this again and plan to do just that. While I was not writing, I never stopped following MMA during this time, although I did not consume nearly as much content outside of the fights themselves as I used to. I also did not track my bets during that time, but I will be returning to doing that consistently. I am excited to be back and if anyone who used to read my posts a few years ago is reading this now then it is great to have you back. If you are new then I am glad to have you. In any case, I want you to put the word out that we...
Unfortunately, we are setting up for what probably ends up being the weakest PPV of the year, at least on paper. With that said, I think we do have the potential to see some pretty decent action, so it's not all lost. The main event doesn't really have a ton of steam on it though. With options like Dricus Du Plessis, Khamzat Chimaev, or a third fight against Alex Pereira, it's sort of hard to get up for a Sean Strickland title fight. I think I've been pretty clear on the fact that I find Sean to be kind of annoying, but on top of that, I just don't think he's all that interesting to watch and this matchup is pretty much the worst case scenario for him in my eyes. That doesn't mean he can't make it interesting, but I think our entertainment will likely have to come earlier in the card. Just to be clear, my picks will be in the bolded font , and the real results will be listed next to it in italics after the fight is official. Official bets will be at ...