UFC 306 Sphere (Sean O'Malley vs Merab Dvalishvili): Reaction and Results

[@joshuapatrick682]

bruh no one on youtube could afford the tickets....

[@Bolt1105]

Exactly bro. 😭

[@anthonyhewitt9397]

What a ignorant comment. If you are on youtube you can't afford it. Well I could afford it and I use youtube more than any other app. Tell joe Rogan he can't afford it as well. Or like 99% of the planet. There isn't really other platforms for media/that are better than youtube.

[@knoname7778]

😂 for real

[@jayr7480]

Lmao no can be cashing out 4 grand 😅😅😅

[@samuelstevens1129]

People need to stop buying crazy tickets and the price will go down

[@cawbird568]

People are acting like Sean was unusually gunshy but this is exactly how he fought in the Aljo fight. Sean landed EIGHT significant strikes in the 1st rd against Aljo and lost that rd on every scorecard. Merab just decided not to serve his chin up on a platter like Aljo did for some weird reason

[@mehal4581]

💯

[@louisthomas4475]

Tim welsh made aljo shoot

[@megacatsupreme466]

​@@louisthomas4475Aljo said he never heard Tim yell "Aljo, you gotta go"!

[@humzachudhary2056]

aljo said he was getting caught up in the crowd, and was feeling the pressure. Also, Merab is just a better wrestler imo.

[@todakalodaka]

aljo wins that fight 99 out 100 times

[@awguitarroom8033]

Ribovics fight was insane

[@nickcampbell9258]

He reminds me of a smaller more skilled duplessis, could deff go on a run to the title.

[@LeonEdwardsAstonVilla]

@@nickcampbell9258islam will wrestlefuck him if they ever fight

[@gamersinger5118]

@awguitarroom8033 One of the best fights in a long time. Glad Ribovics got it like he deserved. Overcoming an insane reach disadvantage like that is not easy. And it wasn't just one sided.

[@gamersinger5118]

@awguitarroom8033 One of the best fights in a long time. Glad Ribovics got it like he deserved. Overcoming an insane reach disadvantage like that is not easy. And it wasn't just one sided.

[@Girlror]

@@nickcampbell9258 Yes he just needs to tuck that chin and he can go top 15

[@elchingon6020]

Suga Sean turned into Leon Edwards

[@blackgross6372]

😂😂 they Belaled him

[@megamatt53]

Sugar needs a new coach.

[@DustinEspiritu-Hamada]

@@megamatt53agreed to an extent. His current coach isn’t terrible, but I don’t think he’s a good cornerman. He literally told Sean to breathe and time the knee the whole time, maybe occasionally a 1-2 down the pipe. He didn’t assess the match up properly imo

[@ryu-ken]

​@@megamatt53 you may be right. Sean has outgrown welch. Tim also has way more drama than sean which isn't ideal

[@AkamapD]

Everyone criticizing Sean while its actually Merab that was so much better than expected

[@TriWaZe]

Grasso has the takedown defense of a baby giraffe. It looked like both her and Sean showed up to lose. Neither had any urgency. They just willingly handed their belts over despite being given chances to make something happen

[@HeliodromusScorpio]

I completely agree, Sean especially expected merab to just fold after a few punches

[@artistryspectrum512]

​@@HeliodromusScorpioMerabs weight cuts are like Gervonte Davis weight cuts, both are short fighters fighting in their natural weight. Sean is long and lanky- if he tries to get stronger- he will get heavier and won't be able to compete in that division. I knew Sean was gonna lose at the faceoff. Sean's arms looked completely out of shape. Merab looked like a body building grappler, that's why Sean didn't shake his hand. I'm a big fan of Sean but he looked really small against Merab. He needs to move up a weight class and get stronger instead of this approach.

[@TriWaZe]

@@HeliodromusScorpio Much lesser fighters have dropped Merab. Sean couldn’t even find his chin

[@matthewbyrd810]

​@@TriWaZe to be fair, Sean has been able to capitalize on his past opponents due to them just being idle/hesitant long enough for him to get his ranged to snipe/counter them. Merab's footwork and non-stop pressuring never really allowed Sean to settle for a heavy counter. He did get some good shots on Merab in the later half of the fight but i would say Merab draining his cardio with the grappling helped take a lot of the sting off his cleaner shots as well.

[@stephenr80]

From what ive seen Merab, unlike that zombie Sean fought last, was always moving and far away, plus sean looked very intimidated vs merab TKD which is understandable

[@cawbird568]

Its funny how Valentina won exactly how we all thought she would in the 1st fight. It took a year and a half but she's back. Sense has been made finally lol

[@terrellewilliams2188]

Merab did the same

[@javierlandaverde4108]

I thought we were seeing her slow down because of age and I think she has lost some speed and power but she bulked up more for this fight. Now she’s implementing her wrestling way more now. Still had a killer jab and striker game. Not sure if she will lean more in her wrestling more often or strikes moving forward.

[@NoSc0pe78yearsago]

This makes me believe Taila Santos woulda been a tough fight for Grasso as well

[@terrellewilliams2188]

@@javierlandaverde4108 Valentina is back !!!!!!

[@curtf9813]

Maybe she was dominant for too long to remain hungry and the first two fights lit a fire under her butt. That and she knew what combinations Grasso would throw and trained on countering them. She also knew Alexa doesn’t have good takedown defense so she could take advantage of that and neutralize her submission game by being really heavy on top..not giving Alexa space to work

[@superfisto]

Weasel! Would you ever cover Herb Dean and his "interference" in fights? Telling Merab to work while he was throwing knees blew my mind.

[@worldview6218]

Yeah was such a god awful reffing performance tbh. I’m sure even herb will watch that one back and sort of cringe at himself

[@beto.aveiga]

Exactly.

[@dano1307]

@@worldview6218 and then at the end of the 5th round Omalley lands the teep to the gut and merab is clearly hurt and Herb is saying "Lets work!"

[@Juel92]

@@worldview6218 Ehh he did actually call Sean on him having his fingers in Merabs glove. That's more than I expect from Herb in a situation like that.

[@swilliams9]

Herb has universally been one of the worst refs in mma. Early/late stoppages and the Dan Hard incident really turned me off of him

[@futbolusa]

7:23 The reason why Ortega survived the head kick is he raised his hand just in time to lessen the impact. Still shocked he survived those punches though. Which all landed flush.

[@NoSc0pe78yearsago]

Ortegas taken so much damage, he should fight someone whos not a dangerous striker next

[@javierlandaverde4108]

Ortega still good. Obviously he’s never been known to be a power hitter but his jab was effective. Very fluid with the 1-2. He could have done better at taking Diego Lopes down. Lopes in a way is like Merab in terms of energy and output.

[@MetalSolidCrisis]

​@javierlandaverde4108 he is dude, he really needed to plant his feet and throw with power just to get Diego to back up but he kept flashing jabs at him and still taling heavy shots, it was rough 😢

[@112233JORDAN]

Damn, man. It's crazy how pro fighters can be shut down and too afraid to do what they do because of fear of wrestling. Seems like O'Malley finally started to throw at the end, and when he was landing, he was hurting Merab. He knew what he was in for, but seemed so ill prepared

[@BTRshow]

Sean couldn't get his wrestling up high enough to compete with merab with 1 camp. You have to work hard on wrestling from the start to keep up with guys like merab in your prime. If not merab, Umar would have done the same.

[@duramaxdad]

How do you swat a fly in a wind storm?

[@carsonfarmer1074]

Im no expert but I i think if Sean found that front body kick earlier in the match he would've had a better chance to win.

[@NoSc0pe78yearsago]

@@carsonfarmer1074na bro Merab woulda adapted and used that to take him down

[@jmz2144]

I wonder if Sean didn't throw teep kicks because he didn't want Merab catching his leg?

[@victorr5046]

Wife in I were there in person and it was amazing to see all the production in person. We’ve been to several live UFC, live boxing, and multiple other sports and this production was the best ever.

[@AstralAkshay]

It looked cool but why didn’t they put the fight on a big screen in the center instead of just 2 small screens on each side

[@victorr5046]

@@AstralAkshay the way the arena is curved you’d not be able to see from every angle of the stands if it was one giant screen.

[@chiquita683]

​@@AstralAkshaynot high definition enough to show on the full screen

[@fourvetperrie457]

Weird flex

[@victorr5046]

@@fourvetperrie457 video literally asked for opinions on the sphere event, how do you give an opinion without a comparison to other events?

[@getwithcandy]

Valentina only had 1 mission win the belt! And she did!

[@Cultnree]

Literally, and you have to do what got to do.

[@joeswanson5486]

And my heart.

[@XarkoCZ]

And my axe!

[@kryhmeworld1843]

If those were 2 men fighting, the community and Dana would absolutely tear them to shreds publicly

[@buddybrick]

They are women bro. Chil man. No one should expect tony vs pettis performance from wmma.​@@kryhmeworld1843

[@pewpewbbqs]

Grasso looked defeated mentally after the first round

[@tmerchead1]

Is that while she nearly finished Valentina by sub multiple times especially with that deep guillotine ?😂

[@yorkchu3010]

After the 3rd round ended you can see the frustrated look on Grasso’s face

[@slee2695]

Her pouty face is kinda hot

[@MmaSwitzerland]

@@tmerchead1that Gilly wasn’t close

[@unna_forte]

​@@MmaSwitzerland had the gilly land on other fighter than valentina, it can end the fight. It is tight, but too bad alexa fight valentibib schevmedov.

[@Monte6141]

This was my first event ever, and like you mentioned the movies in between fights were amazing! The only thing I wasn’t prepared for was how quiet it was, no commentary, no sound from the punches, and for a good amount of the time the crowd was quiet.

[@chrisk9613]

Makes you wish they had a home viewing option with a locked camera above the cage and a no commentary option. Sometimes I enjoy watching fights where someone in the audience records it.

[@anthonyhewitt9397]

How much money you spend? J.c.

[@Monte6141]

@@chrisk9613 im not sure how the other shows are but they had 4 giant screens that showed all angles of the fight so you didn’t have to look at the cage. It felt like I was watching it from home with an arena atmosphere, I just thought it would be a bit more noise.

[@knoname7778]

Yeah the live events you can’t hear the commentators. Kind of changes the whole experience

[@tjwinsdawgs]

I've been to two and no commentary makes it super quiet, and when they're laying on the ground the whole fight like Valentina, it seems like you're watching two people taking a nap. I had the idea to play the PPV on my phone during the fight, but it was behind the live action- so confusing I had to torn it off. 😂

[@scarecrow4638]

I attended, it was absolutely magic. The storytelling really moved the card along. Even with only 10 fights. Flew in from out of state to attend.

[@scarecrow4638]

@Thuggo-zz6ng absolutely, like everyone is saying. Once in a lifetime opportunity. I thought it was well worth the lowered price I paid!

[@nateb4543]

That's awesome, good for you

[@NoSc0pe78yearsago]

Looked like some homeless person coulda watched it from outside😂

[@Unclesteve16]

I would get my money back you got robbed

[@scarecrow4638]

@@Unclesteve16 to each their own opinion.

[@micahpolizzi7007]

I was hating but I was genuinely baffled at how good the EVENT was. The seats? The movie with interactive props? The display for the animations instead of on screen? The F*CKING RING GIRLS. Half undressed women? Cool. Dressed up as day of the dead goddesses?????? Dawg that was dope. It rly felt like they did everything they could to make everything but the fights better. The fights were good, merab looked great, so did Valentina, lopes dog walked ortega and that made me sad. Just barroom brawled him out

[@terrellewilliams2188]

The 3 fights I looked foward to was bad The last 3 fights actually The prelims was the bangers Production best I have ever seen

[@Lord_of_the_Pies]

i liked it but i dont like mexican culture

[@jarry8150]

@@Lord_of_the_Pies why don't you like your own culture bro? that's kinda sad.

[@squadabingo9113]

Why bro. Mexis are cool as fuhhh ​@@Lord_of_the_Pies

[@micahpolizzi7007]

@@Lord_of_the_Pies ?????

[@user-rr2zk4fk5e]

Doesn’t make any sense why boxing fans are acting like the whole ufc card sucked

[@r6201sk]

well mma fans thinks it was great

[@EasaNazam]

​@@r6201skufc is entering its dark ages

[@mafinalmessagechangedaworl7131]

@@r6201skno

[@kg356]

Because they only tuned in to see Sean Omalley

[@lowlowseesee]

yea it does. they dont watch the sport so they are biased and uneducated lol

[@Tegair10]

For the very first time I thought that the ring girls are really looking good with all the costumes, especially the one with the big hats 🤣

[@beto.aveiga]

Ring girls always look good.

[@joeswanson5486]

@@beto.aveigayeah but this time they also looked cool

[@jmz2144]

They were all so hot

[@Crystali10-q2b]

@@beto.aveiga plastic girls lol

[@DrSpaceman42]

"hats"

[@BTRshow]

Besides the co-main and main, the card was honestly very amusing. The Sphere was actually very cool. I would LOVE to know the PPV numbers tho 😅 UFC been hiding most PPV numbers for years now

[@foreveralone4203]

21 mil gate

[@805Goodland]

@@foreveralone4203that’s ticket sales

[@BTRshow]

​@foreveralone4203 I'm not talking about gate, I'm talking about PPV sales

[@haerverk]

Insanely entertaining evening! I'll agree co-main was a dud, but main was surprisingly exciting. Merab really impressed me

[@taxationistheft7]

@@BTRshow I’d assume low af, there was no fight over 145 lbs besides one. The popular divisions in ufc are the heavier ones. The fights ended up being good but just off name value most people wouldn’t buy that card. I can’t believe I spent 70 bucks on it lmao

[@marcmaldonado7193]

Sean o malley and Israel Adesanya lost back to back ppvs? I can sleep peacefully now

[@KerioFive]

Get a life

[@BTRshow]

Only champ I care to see lose is Jon Jones because he is the only champ in the whole organization actually running away from the #1 contender. Every other champ will fight their contenders. Not jon jones tho

[@ogreface8]

C’mon man O’Malley’s not that bad

[@gonzalomendez4623]

And Merab is champ…idk about sleeping peacefully with that but sure.

[@songpizzas5422]

​@@KerioFive But you're here, wasting your time replying to his comment. The irony is literally palpable. 😂

[@NoOne-ky1er]

Joe Rogan commentary was weird in Ortega vs Lopez fight. Refused to recognise Lopez throughout the fight. Was hyping the few strikes that Ortega could connect.

[@AB-ee5tb]

Gracie bias

[@NoOne-ky1er]

@@AB-ee5tb Was very evident

[@javierlandaverde4108]

Keep it mind, Ortega was connecting with those jabs. It wasn’t doing significant damage but it still counts as a strike. Lopes threw less because he was aiming for power and KO compare to Ortega who threw jabs so he can level change for takedowns or submissions. Both throwing strikes for different reasons and set ups.

[@DrSpaceman42]

@@NoOne-ky1er yep joe is pretty terrible. I'd pay for a no-commentary option

[@pcostyle11]

Ribovics vs zellhuber was absolutly insane , both are complete savages . I agree one of the best fight / 3rd round i ever saw.

[@DanKalen]

Fight card 8/10 Sphere show 10/10 Absolutely nailed it. It became super clear why Dana hyped up to production and its difficulty, it was truly a sight to behold!

[@BrushworkNL]

Zellhuber vs Ribovics now may be my favorite 3 rd fight all time, what a war. The main event to me was enjoyable to watch but I had $250 on Merab so theres that The Sphere looked amazing, I now want to see a show there 100%. Im with you Weasle, 8/10 fair.

[@BrushworkNL]

I cant believe Weasle thought Zellhuber won the fight? What?

[@jakestiebert8867]

Main event was boring asf

[@jmz2144]

Did you place the bet when Merab was underdog?

[@pewpewbbqs]

I'm so glad Shevchenko has the belt back

[@Chino56751]

Episode III: Return of the Bullet 🇰🇬

[@christopherperez8419]

Why? She's boring af in almost every fight. The Jessica eye knockout is carrying her career. Alexa is so much funner so why Valentina?

[@Chino56751]

@@christopherperez8419 That's trolling for sure. Plenty of other finishes during that illustrious reign

[@mrmiyagi7388]

Same bro, I went to sleep comfortably last night after those Merab and Shevchenko wins

[@javierlandaverde4108]

One of the greatest ever

[@equanimity92]

The Zellhuber Ribovics fight is up there with Yan v Sandhagen, Cattar v Burgos and Choi v Swanson for sure🔥 also 1:11 Weasle is goated for mentioning 217! to this day, 217 and 261 are the best UFC cards Ive ever seen🖤

[@the.martianrei3323]

I fell asleep during the co-main and didn’t wake up until the main event was over. Overall I was very happy with this card. At the end of the day it’s a sport and though it’s not the most entertaining I don’t blame the fighters doing their job. Trying to get that W.

[@ogreface8]

You’d be singing a different tune if you saw the co main and main 😂All in all though it was a damn good card though

[@jakestiebert8867]

The main and co main weren't worth staying up for

[@Jruno]

@@jakestiebert8867nah I was sour staying up for that that’s not worth the ppv price I’m sorry to your wrestlers but those skills work but will never pay the bills to the height of a striker

[@o.j7408]

I do that all the time and wake up pissed. Didn't this time but wouldn't have been. Sphere kept me up

[@javierlandaverde4108]

UFC might not be for you. Valentina was textbook perfect on her takedowns and keeping ground control throughout the fight. In feet her jabs and 1-2 combos landed perfectly and used some calf kicks and footwork to come in and out of the pocket. Grasso was doing a good job circling Valentina but Grasso even though she explodes into power punches. I don’t think she has ever KO or TKO anyone in her career and she’s very poor on takedown defense. She didn’t know what do and on the floor she did pose some threat in submission moves but Valentina experience and patience paid off in this fight. Absolutely class performance from Valentina. Was not being at all.

[@Leftyggg]

The machine 🦾🇬🇪🦾 I don't see the omally d riders 😂😂😂

[@Herbdeanius]

They're all on twitter crying about it being "boring"

[@stthbldt3594]

14:28 I really liked this sentiment

[@Eddiefkndiff]

Ortegas passive ability is he gets viciously knocked down first exchange, then his chin supercharges and he eats every shot for the rest of the fight. I just couldn’t believe he throws punches so zesty he does no damage idk how he’s gonna fight at 155.

[@jmz2144]

Ortega should've overloaded Diego, throwing 3-5 punches instead of 1-2. But yeah, I don't see Ortega doing well at 155

[@javierlandaverde4108]

Ortega has never been known or ko or TKO or power punches. More slick with the jab combos. Lopes was just that good on the feet but let’s keep it real. Ortega was actually doing some good work on lopes with those jabs. If Ortega would have level change and gone for single leg takedown I think he would have won this fight but he couldn’t match Diego for 3 rounds. In a 5 round fight, I might have Ortega over Diego.

[@Eddiefkndiff]

@@javierlandaverde4108 a 5 rounder he’s just a punching bag for 2 extra rounds bro he has no way of hurting or getting to a finish against lopes. He hasn’t learned to offensively wrestle and he doesn’t sit on his punches to generate power and get respect. He’s cooked indefinitely.

[@fubusupporter5933]

Not gonna lie I found it so funny how esteban tried to sleep Daniel with the same combo he got McKinney with in the first 30 seconds

[@Uchihawallstreet]

O’Malley might never hold the championship belt again

[@kg356]

I don't see him getting the belt back at 135 anytime soon. Maybe he's big enough for 145?

[@viniciusdias5887]

​@@kg356 He ain't beating the best featherweights around.

[@DrSpaceman42]

@@Uchihawallstreet kinda like wonderboy, fun to watch but zero ground game

[@niconicoo5661]

I gotta say the georgians are pretty strong topuria and merab look very strong. Dagestani chechens georgians them mountains build those dudes different

[@woahblackbettybamalam]

Are mountains slang for peds?

[@Ziggyvu]

Merab couldn’t win without nuthugging

[@niconicoo5661]

@@Ziggyvu he pretty much took omaley picked him up threw him to the ground and beat him up

[@toxicroc]

@@Ziggyvu And you can't win anything even with nuthugging

[@loscuts6748]

Amazing experience, obviously live crowds expect exciting fights so the title fights were quieter but watching Valentina and Merab work was a great experience. The music and movies were insane the ring girls and their outfits were pretty cool too.

[@jhglaze]

The Joshua Van fight. Van in the second round lands vicious body /head combos that would have got him a knockdown except his grabbed the fence 22:38 AND NO ONE NOTICED OR MENTIONED IT NOT EVEN YOU. IM WRIITING THIS AS I LISTEN TO YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS FIGHT. I’m not sure what going to happen in his career but every time I see Joshua Van fight he does something different that impresses me.

[@kg356]

He mentioned the fence grab in this video...

[@MMA_SLEEP]

Every fight but the 2 last ones were so entertaining

[@terrellewilliams2188]

The last 3 was bad

[@terrellewilliams2188]

Prelims which I was downplayed the whole build up actually delivered bangers

[@joeswanson5486]

@@terrellewilliams2188even the guys in the main card like zellhuber and ode.

[@jmz2144]

​@@terrellewilliams2188Ortega vs Diego was a good fight, but everyone was experiencing an adrenaline dump because the previous fight was so exciting

[@terrellewilliams2188]

@@joeswanson5486 absolutely

[@taker201]

I love valentina she do what she has to do and do it perfectly she is so class glad its our champion again

[@xannypacquiao_hxc]

“Worlds greatest live sporting event in history” did not play out for how cool the sphere show was

[@Real_Lion_Slayer]

Thoughts on herb dean constantly saying let's work on the feet during the 5th round?

[@Xellyish]

Merab was running in circles, avoiding the fight, thats why..

[@Yumi-rc1ft]

@@Xellyishwell hes up 3-1 or 4-0 i dont think he should have to force the action

[@TheWeasleMMA]

I didn't agree with Herb Dean there, not every fight needs to be fought in a certain way

[@Xellyish]

@@Yumi-rc1ft its one thing fighting smart and its another not fighting at all

[@Cultnree]

I think that Herb dean was being unprofessional.

[@fishon279]

The commentary for the main event was so annoying. Joe needs to hang it up.

[@liuj88]

Unfortunately, the damage is done. His colleagues have picked up enough of his bad habits: "How happy are you right now?" "How are you feeling right now?" "Did you see anything that surprised you?" "Spectacular!" "Fantastic!" "The kid" (to be fair, probably picked up from Dana)

[@fishon279]

@liuj88 so true. It's gotten more annoying recently

[@meridianheights6255]

Over all entertainment value on this card was incredible. I'll remember this card for a long time. Didn't have the biggest names, but the production and fight quality was top notch.

[@hardnewstakenharder]

Merab and Belal are champions! Hallelujah 🙌🏼🙌🏼 they keep making me MONEY 💰

[@redrottenmanguyperson9954]

SHOWWWW ME THE MONEY

[@jakestiebert8867]

They curing my insomnia

[@chiquita683]

How did Merab make you money when the bets were dead even? Cap

[@BoomBoomBoom..]

How, Do you run a Russian/Muslim Sports Bar?

[@IIEmJeyII]

​@@jakestiebert8867😂😂😂

[@jafetvelez7377]

I know he got whooped, but Ortegas ability to be rocked and still look very sharp is something I don’t think I’ve seen done so well before. He was getting hit with Nukes and still looked as if it was no big deal, while guys like Zellhuber were skating around and looked lost. Ortegas chin is up there.

[@AlAl-b5j]

Merab did great! Considering he was fighting Sean and Herb at the same time.

[@Jebronjarden]

50-45? I think merab won clearly but there's no way merab gets round five where he only got a takedown and then was getting hurt multiple times by the end. It's damage based scoring you cannot give that round in any way to merab.

[@EldianEmperor99]

Went with my brothers. Amazing event. My 1 brother who barely likes MMA got merch. Probably best event I've ever seen live.

[@NevenKuzat-hb4xn]

Man... Watching fights for a looong time, that was one of the best fights ever 100%

[@hudsoncaceres6820]

I understand that it's hard to throw against a guy like Merab who has constant pressure. That's no issue. BUT in the final round when O'Malley hit Merab in the gut in such a way that Merab couldn't even hide the pain... where was the blitz?? Why isn't welch fucking screaming "GO IN" at the top of his lungs?? That was just weird to me and I wish I could understand why it happened.

[@StreslaManagement]

Grasso and O'Malley both just got out worked, and out coached. Grasso assumed she would be on her back and trained with Lopez. But he waited until the fourth round to tell her she had to get up. Before, her team wanted to work from the guard but Valentina had much more success controlling her from half guard. Also, I think she lost a guillotine because Valentina start "punching" her lightly and Alexa told the ref she tapped. O'Malley's team was too concerned with "not getting taken down" which is not inherently takedown defense. He was scared to get taken down so he didn't kick. And on the ground, his technique wasn't bad but Merab was demonstratively stronger and he just big bothered him. All those chokes and neck cranks were about pain and suffering so he focused on control instead of chasing a submission. Both champs showed up with the wrong gameplans and their coaches failed to make adjustments or give them anything beyond generic tips until it was too late.

[@deathmetalinyourface]

Shout out to the refs for not stopping the fights for Aldana, Rodriguez, and Zellhuber and allowing them to showcase the Mexican spirit. Even in the face of defeat, a true Mexican warrior will push forward.

[@superbarriobros3372]

Nice breakdown man. Love your content

[@Fingolfin30]

How would you see Lopes vs Topuria going?

[@livefree1030]

Wrestling won the Co-main and Main. I honestly was starting to think being in the UFC, that Wrestling defense was a pre-requisite. That Card was awesome, and I liked the Visual for the SPHERE. Had me hyped, and it delivered. Unfortunately MMA (UFC) has a lot of Casuals that don't understand the dynamics for a fighter to have a multiple domain ability. I personally don't mind when they are in a scramble for over and under, or grabbling positions. I understand how hard all that is, and the chess match being played.

[@albertwolf6668]

Zellhuber gained a lot of fans saturday, we thought he was just a lanky tall dude who only fight from range but he was ready to throw down and he has a good chin, i expect great things from him in the future.

[@DH-vy8hw]

It was GREAT to have Merab and The Bullet win! the champions being normalized was also GREAT!!!!!!!!! This was a GREAT card even the main and co main event.

[@jakestiebert8867]

It was great if you love being fucking atrocious shit was boring asf

[@btut1044]

The sphere was outstanding man honestly can't wait for another fight event to be there, especially another UFC. Visually amazing and the energy within the sphere was great lol. For sure a different vibe in person!!!

[@MMAFan20]

Hopefully they do enough where prices drop I'd go if it was cheaper

[@jmz2144]

I can't think of another event they could do, like another theme besides the Mexican theme. But the production was awesome, especially the fighters being giants when showing the stats

[@liuj88]

I wasn't there, but it seemed very quiet there at times. Could it be because of the movies quieting people down?

[@yuhretro]

i couldn’t believe chairez STOPPED throwing leg kicks after clearly hurting Van in the first round. Van was not checking them and yes Van had his back and dropped down for a heel hook

[@benzeltser9851]

48-47 by the judges is NUTS easy 4-1 Merab

[@mcm4981]

Weasels fight IQ and analysis is such a pleasure to listen to... as an absolute casual know nothing, I just parrot the Weasels words around all my clueless friends and sound like an expert!

[@user-jn1kj9pl2u]

I wouldnt have thought it would be this way but i was way more invested in the canelo berlanga fightcard fights because the degrasso and omally just showed up to lose

[@Santoroz]

Valentina is like the female GSP. Dominant but not that exciting

[@XarkoCZ]

She's got plenty of exciting fights and finishes. It was just one of those times when you start to have a hard time and you have to stop showing off and actually tryhard. Kinda like Sandhagen against Chito.

[@Elmis214]

Being there was absolutely insane! Videos I saw posted don't do it justice.

[@kanyeeast1340]

Hey Weasel! Honest question. Where do you think the UFC goes from here, growth wise, realistically, if the trend of wrestlers continue becoming champion? A lot of casual viewers Don’t care for the technical side of the discipline. You foresee Dana implementing a rule change or something to give the striker an advantage? You could clearly see he wasn’t happy with the main event. I kind of think we’ll see popularity become stagnant or even drop with the lack of prospect superstars, and current ones seemingly on their way out. Interested to hear your take though

[@billwells1818]

How did coach Tim not tell Sean about using teep kicks up the middle in rounds 2 or 3?

[@Cultnree]

Because he was worried about the wrong stuff😂

[@billwells1818]

@@Cultnree like yelling at Merab lol he got scolded by Herb Dean 🤣

[@Cultnree]

@@billwells1818 lolll😭

[@Angelo-vk8wp]

The co main and main event really ruined the whole atmosphere

[@BTRshow]

The main was amusing because the fight was fresh. Having to watch Grasso vs Valentina for the 3rd time just for valentina to crotch sniff and call all of her losses ever "flukes" made me almost want to turn the event off. Overdid fight with a garbage result.

[@DarthBinky89]

@@BTRshowcasual

[@FURPRONOUNS]

Noob! ​@@DarthBinky89

[@madgavin7568]

@@BTRshow Shevchenko 50-45'd Grasso. Cry more.

[@elvisconner4309]

Buddy I always agree with you but I’d give this card a 6 out of 10

[@spotteddogmemphis]

The movies looked like screensavers for Windows 95 or a PS2 video game. It was def a Disney production.

[@pranavnair9997]

Hey Weasel, is that right UFC 306 did BIG BUSINESS- Highest Gate Drew- 22 Million Viewers and 1 Million PPV Buys.

[@SmokinJoe1098]

13:30 that's so true, my gym people won't get their blue belt until at least 2 and a half years in, some gyms give black belts in that time

[@Steiny5843]

is no one gonna talk about that weird shadow boxing that Merab was doing in the 2nd or 3rd round i think it was?

[@luke7269]

Sorry but sean got 2 rounds, and it fight wasn't dominant from merab. Merab just got takedowns, and O'Malley got scared. Still think sean would win a rematch the fight was a clear win for merab but close rounds

[@rudi5139]

There was nothing close.

[@X1SHOGUN1X]

Gsp was a boring fighter too

[@xavierb9061]

Until comain and main was better than ufc 300

[@goldgait1]

Attended, the sphere was a total bomb. Couldn't get a drink restroom sucked. Food truck overpriced, overpriced everything.Thank you, Dana, for the experience. It won't happen again

[@jordandoyle1534]

There were many opportunities for Sean to catch merab with body kicks while merab was circling. And he waited until round 5 to throw them then actually hurt merab when he started throwing them. Also Sean was chasing merab instead of baiting him to walk into something, no feints, wasn’t using his footwork.

[@jessossenkopp]

Been saying literally this-and shared said view on multiple platforms. I find myself upset with some of these recent cards (ON PAPER). I then “eat crow” when the cards end up being super fun. This card was fun. I legitimately fell asleep during the Valentina fight but that was because I was tired 😂. Doesn’t takes away from the card.

[@drlle_3349]

Fights to make after UFC 306 Marab vs Usman Sean vs Cory Valentina vs Manon Alexa vs Natalia Silva Ortega vs. Giga Arnold vs. Lopez Rosa Jr vs. Cruz/Garbrant

[@benparton1849]

Jack Shore had his fight stopped because of a little, inconsiquential cut on his leg, where Aldana went the full 15 and looked like someone took an axe to her. Nastiest cut ive ever seen

[@ErosXCaos]

The Sphere isn’t made for fights. Putting the ring in the middle of everyone is promotion 101. It’s only good for seats closer up. But those nose bleed seats were horrible. Half the upper balconies paid thousands just to watch a movie.

[@haerverk]

The fights weren't the main attraction tho. Which was the stated purpose from the beginning.

[@ErosXCaos]

@@haerverk That sounds even worse. Besides, I’m saying it’s not a good fit for _fights._ And if it wasn’t in this case, as you say, then people paid thousands for a movie.

[@goodfellas1001]

​@@ErosXCaosof course the cost was expensive and not worth it unless you are a millionaire or something... But I think I'm the nose bleeds you are always looking at the big screen to see the fight. I got bad eye sight so I can't see the fighters for the rows I can afford. And the cage is covering the fighters most the fight anyway so it's obvious to me to watch the screen instead. Idk I never asked anyone else if they can see the cage and the intricacies of the fight without the big screen tv...

[@ErosXCaos]

@@goodfellas1001 Sure, that’s true, and even cage side they watch screens at times. But there’s no hope for the nose bleeds to see much of anything, which seems ridiculous to me. The Sphere is for concerts and shows, not fights.

[@liuj88]

@@ErosXCaos "But there’s no hope for the nose bleeds to see much of anything...." Isn't this true no matter the venue, though? I do agree with you that the Sphere seemed to have been set up for movies + fights, so fewer could sit closer to the cage. Too gimmicky, in my opinion.

[@swilliams9]

Couldn't ever afford this card but went to Ufc 161 and it was the best sporting event I've ever been to. Also, Merab is unbelievable but I don't understand why he doesn't try and finish. Stalling wins but I think it undermines the sport. Khabib always tried to damage whereas merab is gaming the rules

[@smithymcbiggles]

I can admit that the videos were way cooler than I was expecting. The future one was goofy though lol

[@wick_MMA]

I watched it from the nosebleeds, it was special and rewatched it on TV completely different

[@juzrhyme712]

I don’t get it what’s been going on recently with all the champions , looking at Leon, Sean and , Alexa , like they were on drugs looking slow, literally no urgency at all until like the last min of the final round … like cmon guys you’re the champion I know you have to take precaution but god Damm get busy

[@MikeHunt-fx9rg]

Card was mid and MMA needs to do something about the scoring laying on someone for two rounds not doing anything should not be incentivized

[@赐福-f4w]

Biggest problem under the current scoring system

[@blackscreen1810]

Do a breakdown of round 1,3,5 of Merab vs O’Malley you’re absolutely out of your mind saying it could’ve been 50-45 dominant Merab win. it was such a close fight.

[@george.vasilev.reyner1916]

Weasle, you think Norma Dumont might actually be champ soon? I've been rooting for her since forever (she was #1 contender at FW when they killed the weight class) and I think she showed she belongs on top in this fight!

[@JScaggs21]

I knew Grasso was cooked when she was lobbying for a rematch leading up to this fight.

[@liuj88]

She was?

[@MikeMaez]

Predictions came exactly true.

[@cliffordjohnson943]

Merab was so unfazed by Sean that he just walked over to argue with Sean’s coach😂 He needs to tighten up and cover his body though because Umar will definitely exploit that opening especially when you’re grimacing in pain.

[@fishmilo9918]

Ngl Ortegas jab started looking good for a second 😂

[@Narcissist17]

Did you ever consider start doing watch along streams for UFC cards with a face reveal or something?

[@jose72705]

First ufc in england after covid was fucking amazing I remember it tied with the amount of fight that got finished 11 of the 12 fights were finished no judges needed

[@dixinbuttz44]

if merab wins his next fight weasle will be calling him the goat guaranteed

[@CLEVER_GAMING_]

He already a goat look at his resume it's insane

[@Greg042869]

"The best defense is a good dance routine."

[@ZackDilon]

What should follow for featherweight is: Brian Ortega vs Josh Emmett Giga Chikadze vs Steve Garcia

[@J0HNJ0RDAN]

Bahamondes and Ribovics (and their opponents) were all very entertaining.

[@Docinaplane]

How did you do with your picks?

[@vytube8571]

I was there and i can easily say it was insane, gonna be hard watching regular fights now.

[@DaLeprechaun]

If you watch the slow mo replay of that first round lopes combo, I swear ortega was going unconscious and going down after the overhand and then the hook knocked him back upright and into consciousness

[@ARR409]

A ‘love letter’ to Mexico with most Mexican fighters losing is as Dana White as things get.

[@procow2274]

I got all my picks right

[@joeswanson5486]

I went 1-4 on the main card😂