333 - Greener Pastures -

This week I try to fight through a cold to deliver an episode breaking down UFC Vegas 80. I talk about the big finishes, the decisions and what's next for some of the winners on the card. I also get into the results of Bellator 300 and the future of the company. I talk briefly about UFC Vegas 81, but will go into more detail on the picks episode this Thursday - cheers!
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UFC Vegas 80 was a mixed martial arts event held on October 7, 2023, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The event was headlined by a lightweight bout between Grant Dawson and Bobby Green.
Main Card
Bobby Green defeated Grant Dawson by TKO (strikes) at 0:33 of Round 1.
Joe Pyfer defeated Abdul Razak Alhassan by technical submission (arm triangle choke) at 2:05 of Round 2.
Joaquin Buckley defeated Alex Morono by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 30-26).
Drew Dober defeated Ricky Glenn by TKO (punches) at 2:46 of Round 1.
Bill Algeo defeated Alexander Hernandez by unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
Undercard
Karolina Kowalkiewicz defeated Diana Belbita by unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
Nate Maness defeated Mateus Mendonca by TKO (punches) at 4:40 of Round 1.
Vanessa Demopoulos defeated Kanako Murata by unanimous decision (29-28 x3).
Aoriqileng defeated Johnny Munoz by unanimous decision (29-28 x3).
JJ Aldrich defeated Montana De La Rosa by unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
#Bellator300 was a mixed martial arts event held on September 23, 2023, at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California, United States. The event was headlined by a lightweight title fight between champion Usman Nurmagomedov and former champion Brent Primus.
Main Card
Usman Nurmagomedov defeated Brent Primus by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) to retain the lightweight title.
Cris Cyborg defeated Cat Zingano by TKO (ground and pound) at 4:01 of Round 1 to retain the women's featherweight title.
Liz Carmouche defeated Ilima-Lei Macfarlane by TKO (injury) at 0:17 of Round 5 to win the vacant women's flyweight title.

[@markfellows74]

If Matt’s picks continue to suck as hoped, we should rename the segment “Temple of Doom”.

[@mmaontherocks]

I think this needs to be the name of the segment regardless 😂

[@lane99]

Hey, Black Eye Bill. Inspired by your picks, I modified them a bit and did just a two fight parley: wagering that both Aldrich and Green would win their bouts. It hit. As a thanks for the advise, if you give me a shipping address I'll go to Team Reaper and have them send you an MOTR hoodie (iirc you don't even have one yourself, and it's about time you did).

[@mmaontherocks]

I'm so glad to hear you won some money! I'm even more glad that it was by not taking Matt's advice haha. I appreciate the gesture, but it's totally not necessary. I need to stop being lazy about owning my own hoodie and have them send me one! Cheers Lane, I hope the good luck keeps rolling.