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2. A trans man in Ohio was beat up and arrested for using the bathroom associated with his sex assigned at birth
3. Got let go from my job, now they want a resignation notice.
4. Kanye and his new wife out for a stroll
5. TIL King Henry II of France participated in a jousting tournament in 1559 to celebrate the marriage of his daughter. A lance splintered on his helmet and pushed wood into his eye and brain. He died ten days later. His death led to the decline of jousting in France.

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1. University of Colorado Board of Regents' Tuesday meeting agenda features agenda item: "Legal advice on a specific matter - athletics matter at CU Boulder"
2. 2024 5* LB Sammy Brown commits to Clemson
3. [Jim Williams] Here are a list of the schools that have been vetted by the @bigten for possible future members. This is not in order of value just they are just they way I wrote them down. Cal, Stanford, Oregon, Washington, Georgia Tech, Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Utah, and Miami. It should be
4. [On3NIL] Collectives from Clemson, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Washington are set to lobby Congress for uniform NIL laws this week. “We are confident the perspective from our group of collectives can help add value and direction."
5. 2024 4* RB Kedren Young commits to Notre Dame

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1. [6/5/2023] Monday's Sports Talk Thread
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3. Michael Huff is on the 2024 ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame! 🤘
4. [Post Regional Thread] Texas ⚾ wins the Coral Gables Regional and advances to the Super Regional
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Venue: XL Center (Hartford, CT)
Attendance: ~8900

Winner	Loser	Match Finish	Stipulation
Becky Lynch	Sonya Deville w/ Chelsea Green	Man-Handle Slam	MitB Qualifying Match
GUNTHER w/ Imperium	Kevin Owens w/ Sami Zayn	Roll-Up following Imperium brawl with Sami
Ronda Rousey and Shayna Bazler	Kayden Carter and Katana Chance	Kirafuda Clutch
Ricochet	Shinsuke Nakamura	Double DQ when Bronson Reed attacks both men
Zoey Stark w/ Trish Stratus	Natalya	Z-360
Indus Sher w/ Jinder Mahal	Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander	Referee Stoppage
Seth Rollins (c)	Damian Priest	Curbstomp	For the World Heavyweight Championship

IMPORTANT NOTES

• Kick-Off with Seth Rollins making his way to the ring and welcoming us to Monday Night Rollins and says the last week has been a non-stop par-tay before thinking to himself when was the last time they had a World Title match on Raw. He had to go all the way back to two years ago and says that is too damn long so he put out for the call for an open challenge which was answered by the Judgement Day's Damian Priest. Seth admits he's kinda excited for it since he wanted to fight the best, and love them or hate them, The Judgement Day are as as good as it gets and he's looking forward to showing them that as good as they are they just ain't him. The Judgement Day come out to interrupt with Finn and Damian walking down the ramp and Seth wants to know where Rhea and Dom are out wondering if they're gonna jump him from behind or making out somewhere. Priest says Dom and Rhea has their own business to take care of and Seth says he's sure they do before asking why Finn and Priest have to go everywhere and ask if they even gotta hold on together when they go to the bathroom. Finn calls him funny but says no one is gonna be laughing when Priest beats him for the title tonight. Damian admits that he thinks Seth is a deserving champion and he's beaten everyone he's been in the ring with, but so has he. Damian says he never knew when this opportunity was going to happen so he is taking full advantage and he doesn't need Finn, Dom, or Rhea to take care of Rollins. Seth tells Priest if he's so confident then why doesn't he put his money where his mouth with and leave his crew in the back and suggests it may be better if he leaves Finn in the back since he usually can't handle a fight with him. Finn tells Seth that he doesn't dictate how they roll but Priest interrupts to say he's fine with the stipulation because either way he's leaving tonight as World Heavyweight Champion and put a short end to Seth's title reign. Seth says he's looking forward to it, and even if the reign ended tonight it'd still be much longer than Finn's was.
  
• Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn are interviewed backstage about what happened on Smackdown. Sami says he isn't the one to say he told you so but he's glad to say the Usos do what they should have done months ago, well at least Jimmy was able to but hopes Jey follows suit. They are interupted by Kaiser and Vinci, Ludwig says that the Bloodline is no longer their problem, Imperium is. Kevin goes on a rant saying that they told them already last week to not appear when they aren't asked. GUNTHER appears and tells Owens he needs to control his temper. Owens says he'll show him how much he can control it and challenges him to a match right now and storms to the ring.
  
• Backstage Matt Riddle says he's tired of seeing GUNTHER cheat week after week and says if it wasn't for Kaiser and Giovanni he would have lost the Intercontinental Championship long ago. Kaiser and Vinci come by and demand to know how dare he degrade GUNTHER's good name and asks Riddle what he's going to do about it before shoving Riddle. Riddle grabs Vinci and flips him over the crates before grabbing Vinci's leg and locking him in an ankle lock until officials come by to pull him off.
  
• Backstage Shayna Bazler says they manifested this a decade ago when they were still in the octagon and Ronda says they are finally going to legitimize the titles and want to see anyone try and challenge them. Katana Chance and Kayden Carter approach them and say they're up for a fight but Ronda and Shayna both dismiss them and attempt to intimidate them. Ronda says if they have a death wish so bad then they'll get their baptism by fire.
  
• Ricochet is shadow-boxing backstage when Bronson Reed approaches and calls him lucky for qualifying for Money in the Bank when he rag dolled him two weeks ago. Ricochet says it wasn't luck that he beat a former world champion and Bronson couldn't get the job done against Nakamura. Bronson says he was dominating Shinsuke until but is cut off by Nakamura saying until he beat him. Bronson walks off as Ricochet tells Nakamura he respects him but that won't change things tonight or at Money in the Bank.
  
• Backstage Chad Gable says Otis is the reason they came together with Maxine Dupree and Maxine says Otis is what made her realize their true potential but wants to know what that Viking troll. Chad tells her that he has a plan to train Otis to deal with the Viking Raiders and is having him read up on Viking literature but he is also going to teach her how to deal with Valhalla and tells her to get changed so they can train.
  
• It's time for Miz TV! Miz says he knew once he heard about the World Title match that tonight would be special so he had to secure a special guest and welcomes out Cody Rhodes. Cody comes to the ring and Miz says he looks dashing tonight before getting down to business. He says last week Cody listed all the cities he'll be in and challenged Brock Lesnar, the same man who broke his arm, to a fight? Isn't that kinda stupid. Cody says Mike is coming right out of the gate with it. Miz corrects him that in this ring he is The Miz thank you. Cody says he hadn't heard it been called stupid, he heard it called crazy, gutsy, and required balls which Miz knows a tiny bit about. Cody says since we all know Brock is on his yearly vacation so he has a feeling he won't be seeing Brock for a while but he will be waiting every week for him. Miz says he has a surprise for Cody, another multi-generational superstar who can know exactly what Cody goes through and introduces the one and only Dominik Mysterio who makes his way down with Rhea Ripley. Miz starts to talk but Rhea tells him to be quiet and Miz complies before she hands the mic to Dom. Dom attempts to speak but is booed out of it, Cody sarcastically asks for them not to boo Dom and Rhea demands that they show some respect. Dom powers through the boos to say that he listened to Cody talk last week like he was the big dog but compared to someone who did hard time he's just a birdie with a broken ring. Then he heard him list off all the crappy towns he'll be at and it made him realize that Cody is a bad father who'd rather be out waiting for Brock than at home with his daughter and says him a dead-beat just like Rey. Cody says he has a lot of empathy for the 15 minutes Dom spent in prison and calls that real hard time and says Dom ended up with a worse prison tattoo than he did. Then at Wrestlemania he didn't have a match at Rey, he had a public spanking. Cody admits that it is true that Rey made some terrible mistakes in his life, because he's looking right at one. Dom goes to leave but then smacks Cody as he's looking down and then hides behind Rhea as he taunts Cody and Ripley challenges him to take a shot. As Dom and Rhea retreat up the ramp Miz tries to hug Cody but instead Cody knocks him with a forearm from his titanium cast.
  
• Backstage Paul Heyman invites us to join him to join him this Friday when family drama will play out as Jey Uso makes his historic choice. As a wiseman he must at times deliver unpleasant news even if it is to Roman Reigns, and this is some unpleasant news. This will tear apart the Anoai family when Jey makes the right choice to stand by his brother...Solo. Heyman says you can share a womb with Jimmy but he will never be closer than with your Tribal Chief Roman Reigns, and says this Friday Jey will acknowledge that fact, or else.
  
• During the main event Finn attempts to blindside Seth on the outside but Rollins is able to super kick him off. Priest asks Finn why he's out there before re-focusing on the match. Following the end of the match Balor enters the ring to stare down with Seth.
  

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Over the past year I’ve moved to Texas, been to jail, and had my memory re-jogged. It’s a long story of truth & lie and what’s next. This making my life a massive mystery to who I am. As a child I was told my “dad” was my stepfather an I was in a government gifted youth ring in a Massachusetts town. I regained memory of being told I was gifted youth and my mother was artificially inseminated with jfk’s sperm which I agree sounds nuts, but could also be possible. I was a standup comedian in the Boston are for a few years an had vague messages coming to me through podcasts. The podcasters called me Richard an were putting in messages in there podcast to try an kill me. Funny no it was serious I wasn’t noticing. On Facebook, twitter an Snapchat I have constantly gone through these period were it seemed like my phone was trying to make me kill myself. But it was people posting things about me an anything they thought would make me kill myself…. I didn’t. My whole town has constantly gone against me, making ride a short bus across town to go to a different school to feel like a loser or idiot. I found this funny because I had already gone to prestigious camps and schools at one point being enrolled in 3 schools at once, giving me more knowledge than the children around me. I was gifted, I knew survival skills, math, business, science, animals. I even eventually built a koi pond as a child where I have a memory of michael Phelps gifting me a turtle. Which could be bs but I did make the pond an had a turtle, koi, an a swan it was cool. I was always building things even had a book of inventions. I invented the swifter like the dish cloth on a pole with a misting cleaner. I invented a few things an had them stolen. Then when I started having my memory re jogged I remember about how so many inventions have been stolen an the whole science community has had people trying to destroy it for centuries. My family member worked for Raytheon for awhile an I was told he was a salesman, then to find out about a month before going to prison I found out he was a spy that drugged an killed people. So it would make sense if my mothers father was involved in espionage then I could have ended up in a gifted youth ring. But it seems it’s nothing but destroying and stealing from these potential young leader then destroying there lives. When I moved to Austin to pursue my standup comedy I was being drugged everywhere I went, all the local comedians were doing sets about me which I find funny because there all madly in love with me which is actually disgusting but yea so the club I was frequenting an tried to help out the owner by performing there she offered me gigs in nyc. I went all the gigs she told me she could get me weren’t there. I still ended up hosting a show at a club. That’s all besides the fact I started to get my memory re jogged after I didn’t go back to Texas from nyc I went “home” to an evil place. There I remembered about my step dad an how he sex trafficked me as a child an how my mother would take naked photos of me as a child. An I was told if I went to dc I would become the president. While I was in dc everyone seemed to know me an everywhere I went I saw black suvs with American flags. They told me if I stabbed and killed my evil stepfather that sex trafficked me in my sleep I would become the president. I did an I went to jail, to be charged with attempt of assault with dangerous weapon. Now I still have memories coming back even memories of being raped an molested and it sucks.

How many bad or dud movies does the Halloween series have?
7! 7 bad movies out of 13 movies!
Halloween 5: a dud, boring and didn't follow up with Halloween 4
Halloweem 6: Disgusting twist, also boring. No idea what the producers were thinking!
Halloween H20: A boring scream ripoff. Not the best Jamie Lee Curtis Halloween movie!
Halloween resurrection: Fucking abysmal. Sinfully boring and tedious. Exposed michael and killed off his aura and the series!
Halloween 2007: A terrible remake. Redneck garbage! Awful!
Halloween 2009: Had nothing to do with the series. Lazy cash grab remake sequel trash!
Halloween Kills: Cringey lines by terrible characters. A ponderous bore. The failed sequel was a David Gordon Green project. Those in the theater with any enthusiasm used the runtime to check their twitter notifications!

Hello, everyone, time for our monthly recap! Let’s take a closer look at some of the noteworthy highlights that occurred during this action-packed May:
We announced a strategic alliance between Horizon and Polygon Labs to make web3 easy, fun, and accessible for everyone. The general goal is to redefine web3 infrastructure by offering developers an array of innovative tools to build games and applications for enhanced scalability, security, and user experience, offering credits to incentivize projects to build with us. More here: https://medium.com/0xsequence/sequence-x-polygon-labs-join-forces-to-revolutionize-web3-infrastructure-4b2cb17aaa0b
We were honoured to hear Polygon’s co-founder Sandeep Nailwal refer to Horizon and Sequence as the #1 infrastructure team in all of web3 on this Twitter Spaces about the strategic alliance: https://twitter.com/0xPolygonLabs/status/1658917513822961666?s=20
In collaboration with Sequence, Paris Basketball launched a free-to-claim collectible on Polygon. All attendees at a key game received a free digital collectible of the Adidas Arena, Paris Basketball’s home stadium starting Feb 2024. This token is the prelude to a game-changing collectible release for next season! For the relevant thread: https://twitter.com/0xPolygonLabs/status/1656321206910439424
We sponsored GamesBeat Summit, a summit for 900 gaming executives and leaders from the world’s biggest gaming studios and exciting up-and-comers. Our CEO Peter Kieltyka was part of a panel with Polygon's VP, Head of Global Business Development Urv Goel, and BoomLand's COO Serhat Marasligil, and Dean Takahashi. You can watch the "Time to Level Up: What's needed for the next successful web3 game" panel here: https://vimeo.com/venturebeat/review/830659191/362707f132
We recently shared our official sponsorship of 3XP Web3 Gaming Expo, powered by Game7, the premier event that celebrates and showcases the vibrant community of blockchain games. If you are going to be there, see you at our talk “Build web3 games with ease: the tools you need for seamless player experiences”; you can look it up here: https://www.3xp.gg/event/9612df5a-6d53-4a0d-84ba-faf276a42bb6/websitePage:e9c2c78e-099a-4dfe-b57d-ef0ebb6135b1
We’ve also been spreading the word out there on different spaces:
Michael Sanders joined the Cryptonews podcast with Matt Zahab to talk about web3 games and the next generation of Internet experiences, among many other topics. Enjoy the wide-ranging conversation: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1735660/12830209-231-michael-sanders-co-founder-of-horizon-blockchain-games-on-web3-gaming-blockchain-and-ayahuasca
Michael was also a guest at the COMMIT MEDIA podcast, where he talked about web3's role in the future of gaming, digital assets, the future of the Internet, and how game studios and consumer brands can enter web3 in a way that's seamless, accessible, and amazing for their users. Have a listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5hiCcLGnoOJxYVire1d6RW?si=10196b1408d24f9a&nd=1
We had an insightful chat with our partners Yesports. If you missed it, tune in to learn more about their gaming marketplace that's powered by the Sequence Wallet and how they're bridging the gap between gaming, fans, esports, and web3: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1rmGPkeabzYKN?s=20
Last but not least, we’ve been preparing for the major infrastructure update for the Sequence Wallet we just shared yesterday. This upcoming development will greatly benefit both developers and users. If you want to be involved with the testing, read our announcement here. We’d love to have your feedback! ⁠https://discord.com/channels/462307962459783176/841718039115989013/1113864995810312242

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ESPN Sources: The Clippers are promoting Trent Redden to general manager and Mark Hughes to Senior VP/Assistant GM. The promotions come in the wake of former GM Michael Winger’s departure for the Washington Wizards’ presidency.
Both Redden and Hughes had been assistant GMs and will continue to report to president Lawrence Frank. Redden has been a lead strategist and talent evaluator and Hughes’ leadership and scouting have been big reasons why Clippers have worked to keep both despite outside offers for promotions through the years.

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Yesterday's Standout Hitters

^{stats for games since 04/26/2023}
 

AAA Standouts

Elly De La Cruz 1/4 2B BB K -- [SS, 21, INT - CIN] - [F] [T] .329 BA .435 OBP .371 ISO 140 AB 12 HR 10 SB 15 BB% 24 K%
Ronny Mauricio 1/4 HR -- [2B, 22, INT - NYM] - [F] [T] .325 BA .360 OBP .156 ISO 154 AB 2 HR 5 SB 4 BB% 12 K%
Ivan Herrera 1/3 2BB SB -- [DH, 23, INT - STL] - [F] [T] .308 BA .452 OBP .231 ISO 91 AB 2 HR 3 SB 20 BB% 20 K%
🔥​ Colton Cowser​ 2/2 2B HR 2BB -- [CF, 23, INT - BAL] - [F] [T] .415 BA .556 OBP .277 ISO 65 AB 4 HR 3 SB 23 BB% 20 K%
Bo Naylor 1/2 HR 3BB K -- [C, 23, INT - CLE] - [F] [T] .270 BA .414 OBP .279 ISO 111 AB 7 HR 20 BB% 17 K%
Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3/5 2B -- [3B, 23, INT - CIN] - [F] [T] .349 BA .402 OBP .362 ISO 149 AB 14 HR 7 BB% 24 K%
Zack Gelof 2/3 HR BB K -- [2B, 23, PCL - OAK] - [F] [T] .316 BA .426 OBP .222 ISO 117 AB 5 HR 10 SB 15 BB% 25 K%
Xavier Edwards 1/3 2B BB SB -- [2B, 23, INT - MIA] - [F] [T] .326 BA .466 OBP .087 ISO 46 AB 5 SB 20 BB% 3 K%
Edouard Julien 2/4 2B HR BB -- [2B, 24, INT - MIN] - [F] [T] .319 BA .467 OBP .236 ISO 72 AB 3 HR 2 SB 19 BB% 20 K%
Justin Foscue 1/2 HR 2BB -- [3B, 24, PCL - TEX] - [F] [T] .306 BA .440 OBP .248 ISO 121 AB 5 HR 4 SB 16 BB% 10 K%
Yonathan Perlaza 2/5 HR -- [LF, 24, INT - CHC] - [F] [T] .311 BA .407 OBP .274 ISO 106 AB 4 HR 5 SB 13 BB% 22 K%
Samad Taylor 2/3 2BB SB -- [2B, 24, INT - KC] - [F] [T] .276 BA .389 OBP .119 ISO 134 AB 2 HR 19 SB 14 BB% 20 K%
Micah Pries 4/5 2B 3B K -- [1B, 25, INT - CLE] - [F] [T] .213 BA .338 OBP .102 ISO 108 AB 1 HR 1 SB 11 BB% 15 K%
Kyle McCann 2/4 2 HR K -- [C, 25, PCL - OAK] - [F] [T] .337 BA .412 OBP .302 ISO 86 AB 6 HR 9 BB% 25 K%
Ronaldo Hernandez 2/4 2 HR BB -- [C, 25, INT - BOS] - [F] [T] .210 BA .319 OBP .290 ISO 62 AB 5 HR 11 BB% 15 K%
Blaine Crim 4/5 2B 2 3B -- [1B, 25, PCL - TEX] - [F] [T] .261 BA .368 OBP .209 ISO 115 AB 3 HR 1 SB 12 BB% 19 K%
Davis Wendzel 4/5 HR BB -- [SS, 26, PCL - TEX] - [F] [T] .310 BA .422 OBP .327 ISO 113 AB 9 HR 1 SB 14 BB% 19 K%
Patrick Dorrian 1/4 HR BB K 2 SB -- [1B, 26, INT - MIL] - [F] [T] .289 BA .366 OBP .289 ISO 90 AB 7 HR 3 SB 9 BB% 27 K%
Adam Haseley 4/4 HR 2BB -- [CF, 27, INT - CWS] - [F] [T] .478 BA .586 OBP .261 ISO 23 AB 1 HR 1 SB 20 BB% 10 K%
 

AA Standouts

🔥​ Jackson Chourio​ 1/3 HR BB K -- [CF, 19, SOU - MIL] - [F] [T] .244 BA .303 OBP .157 ISO 127 AB 5 HR 9 SB 7 BB% 21 K%
Junior Caminero 1/3 BB -- [SS, 19, SOU - TB] - [F] [T] .308 BA .333 OBP .038 ISO 26 AB 3 BB% 18 K%
Edgar Quero 1/3 2B 2BB K -- [C, 20, SOU - LAA] - [F] [T] .217 BA .357 OBP .066 ISO 106 AB 1 HR 1 SB 14 BB% 18 K%
Jasson Dominguez 1/4 BB -- [LF, 20, EAS - NYY] - [F] [T] .246 BA .388 OBP .186 ISO 118 AB 6 HR 5 SB 18 BB% 22 K%
🔥​ Marcelo Mayer​ 3/4 2B K 2 SB -- [SS, 20, EAS - BOS] - [F] [T] .150 BA .261 OBP .050 ISO 20 AB 3 SB 13 BB% 30 K%
🔥🔥​ James Wood​​ 3/5 2 2B HR -- [CF, 20, EAS - WSH] - [F] [T] .269 BA .321 OBP .346 ISO 26 AB 2 HR 7 BB% 32 K%
Pete Crow-Armstrong 2/4 HR -- [LF, 21, SOU - CHC] - [F] [T] .250 BA .331 OBP .213 ISO 108 AB 6 HR 5 SB 8 BB% 21 K%
Luisangel Acuna 2/5 SB -- [SS, 21, TEX - TEX] - [F] [T] .281 BA .364 OBP .114 ISO 114 AB 2 HR 16 SB 11 BB% 23 K%
Robert Hassell III 1/5 BB K 2 SB -- [RF, 21, EAS - WSH] - [F] [T] .269 BA .375 OBP .074 ISO 108 AB 4 SB 14 BB% 28 K%
A.J. Vukovich 1/4 HR K -- [1B, 21, TEX - ARI] - [F] [T] .259 BA .277 OBP .259 ISO 108 AB 6 HR 2 SB 2 BB% 28 K%
Jorbit Vivas 3/4 HR BB -- [2B, 22, TEX - LAD] - [F] [T] .256 BA .375 OBP .080 ISO 125 AB 2 HR 6 SB 7 BB% 6 K%
John Rhodes 3/4 2B BB -- [LF, 22, EAS - BAL] - [F] [T] .253 BA .368 OBP .165 ISO 79 AB 2 HR 2 SB 13 BB% 27 K%
Nasim Nunez 1/3 2B BB K SB -- [SS, 22, SOU - MIA] - [F] [T] .239 BA .355 OBP .065 ISO 138 AB 1 HR 19 SB 15 BB% 21 K%
🔥​ Ben Malgeri​ 2/3 HR BB K 2 SB -- [RF, 23, EAS - DET] - [F] [T] .230 BA .336 OBP .133 ISO 113 AB 3 HR 7 SB 12 BB% 34 K%
🔥🔥​ Gage Workman​​ 2/3 2 HR BB SB -- [2B, 23, EAS - DET] - [F] [T] .234 BA .338 OBP .188 ISO 64 AB 3 HR 6 SB 14 BB% 35 K%
Carlos De La Cruz 3/5 2B HR K -- [1B, 23, EAS - PHI] - [F] [T] .288 BA .361 OBP .223 ISO 139 AB 8 HR 7 BB% 23 K%
Sonny DiChiara 2/5 2B HR K -- [DH, 23, SOU - LAA] - [F] [T] .200 BA .250 OBP .267 ISO 15 AB 1 HR 6 BB% 31 K%
Austin Gauthier 1/3 2BB 2 SB -- [RF, 24, TEX - LAD] - [F] [T] .240 BA .345 OBP .080 ISO 25 AB 4 SB 13 BB% 13 K%
Pedro Pages 2/4 HR BB -- [C, 24, TEX - STL] - [F] [T] .275 BA .375 OBP .196 ISO 102 AB 4 HR 11 BB% 19 K%
Luke Waddell 3/4 2B BB SB -- [3B, 24, SOU - ATL] - [F] [T] .255 BA .397 OBP .085 ISO 47 AB 1 HR 6 SB 18 BB% 12 K%
 

A+ Standouts

Edwin Arroyo 2/5 HR -- [SS, 19, MID - CIN] - [F] [T] .226 BA .268 OBP .143 ISO 133 AB 4 HR 7 SB 4 BB% 17 K%
Carson Williams 1/4 2B BB SB -- [SS, 19, SAL - TB] - [F] [T] .260 BA .383 OBP .250 ISO 96 AB 4 HR 6 SB 12 BB% 26 K%
Adrian Placencia 1/3 HR 2BB -- [2B, 20, NWL - LAA] - [F] [T] .279 BA .403 OBP .234 ISO 111 AB 6 HR 4 SB 17 BB% 25 K%
Kahlil Watson 1/2 HR BB K SB -- [SS, 20, MID - MIA] - [F] [T] .196 BA .346 OBP .118 ISO 102 AB 2 HR 7 SB 16 BB% 28 K%
Emmanuel Rodriguez 1/3 BB 2 SB -- [CF, 20, MID - MIN] - [F] [T] .174 BA .343 OBP .116 ISO 86 AB 3 HR 5 SB 20 BB% 33 K%
🔥​ Alex Ramirez​ 3/4 2B HR BB K -- [CF, 20, SAL - NYM] - [F] [T] .250 BA .362 OBP .139 ISO 108 AB 3 HR 2 SB 13 BB% 22 K%
Ronald Rosario 4/4 2B -- [DH, 20, SAL - BOS] - [F] [T] .289 BA .373 OBP .133 ISO 45 AB 1 HR 9 BB% 17 K%
Yanquiel Fernandez 1/4 HR -- [RF, 20, NWL - COL] - [F] [T] .353 BA .386 OBP .314 ISO 153 AB 12 HR 4 BB% 13 K%
Yeiner Fernandez 2/5 2 2B -- [2B, 20, MID - LAD] - [F] [T] .270 BA .354 OBP .120 ISO 100 AB 2 HR 7 BB% 15 K%
Gabriel Martinez 2/4 HR -- [RF, 20, NWL - TOR] - [F] [T] .250 BA .318 OBP .147 ISO 116 AB 4 HR 7 BB% 20 K%
Kala'i Rosario 1/4 HR 2K -- [RF, 20, MID - MIN] - [F] [T] .315 BA .422 OBP .298 ISO 124 AB 9 HR 1 SB 13 BB% 27 K%
Euribiel Angeles 1/3 HR -- [3B, 21, MID - OAK] - [F] [T] .221 BA .215 OBP .192 ISO 104 AB 4 HR 3 SB 0 BB% 13 K%
🔥​ William Lugo​ 2/3 HR BB SB -- [SS, 21, SAL - NYM] - [F] [T] .184 BA .286 OBP .107 ISO 103 AB 2 HR 4 SB 10 BB% 31 K%
🔥​ Antonio Gomez​ 3/4 2B HR BB -- [C, 21, SAL - NYY] - [F] [T] .207 BA .265 OBP .120 ISO 92 AB 2 HR 6 BB% 34 K%
Uziel Viloria 1/2 2BB K SB -- [2B, 21, SAL - PHI] - [F] [T] .056 BA .150 OBP .000 ISO 18 AB 1 SB 10 BB% 60 K%
🔥​ Sterlin Thompson​ 2/5 2 HR K -- [3B, 21, NWL - COL] - [F] [T] .438 BA .500 OBP .531 ISO 32 AB 4 HR 1 SB 11 BB% 8 K%
Spencer Jones 3/4 2B BB -- [CF, 22, SAL - NYY] - [F] [T] .264 BA .313 OBP .200 ISO 125 AB 4 HR 6 SB 5 BB% 34 K%
Jordan Beck 3/4 2 2B HR -- [LF, 22, NWL - COL] - [F] [T] .314 BA .391 OBP .386 ISO 140 AB 14 HR 2 SB 11 BB% 24 K%
Victor Scott II 1/3 3B BB SB -- [CF, 22, MID - STL] - [F] [T] .285 BA .388 OBP .162 ISO 130 AB 2 HR 23 SB 11 BB% 16 K%
Grant McCray 2/4 3B HR -- [CF, 22, NWL - SF] - [F] [T] .277 BA .368 OBP .234 ISO 141 AB 8 HR 14 SB 12 BB% 28 K%
Fabian Pertuz 2/3 HR -- [3B, 22, MID - CHC] - [F] [T] .190 BA .258 OBP .155 ISO 116 AB 3 HR 3 SB 7 BB% 20 K%
Ivan Melendez 2/4 2B HR BB 2K -- [1B, 23, NWL - ARI] - [F] [T] .319 BA .400 OBP .407 ISO 91 AB 9 HR 2 SB 9 BB% 34 K%
Shawn Goosenberg 2/3 2B 2 SB -- [1B, 23, SAL - CWS] - [F] [T] .262 BA .377 OBP .084 ISO 107 AB 1 HR 11 SB 13 BB% 26 K%
Osvaldo Tovalin 2/5 2B 2 SB -- [3B, 23, MID - STL] - [F] [T] .244 BA .272 OBP .151 ISO 119 AB 2 HR 2 SB 0 BB% 16 K%
Tommy Sacco Jr. 3/3 HR BB -- [SS, 24, SAL - HOU] - [F] [T] .263 BA .376 OBP .162 ISO 99 AB 4 HR 4 SB 14 BB% 23 K%
Matheu Nelson 3/5 2 HR K -- [C, 24, MID - CIN] - [F] [T] .214 BA .290 OBP .250 ISO 84 AB 6 HR 8 BB% 26 K%
Randy Bednar 2/3 2 HR -- [LF, 24, NWL - SEA] - [F] [T] .180 BA .237 OBP .258 ISO 89 AB 7 HR 1 SB 4 BB% 37 K%
Michael Sandle 2/4 2 HR -- [RF, 24, SAL - HOU] - [F] [T] .250 BA .325 OBP .176 ISO 68 AB 3 HR 3 SB 9 BB% 23 K%
Gustavo Campero 3/3 2BB 3 SB -- [C, 25, NWL - LAA] - [F] [T] .310 BA .394 OBP .241 ISO 58 AB 3 HR 7 SB 10 BB% 21 K%
 

A Standouts

Rosman Verdugo 2/4 2 2B BB K -- [SS, 18, CAL - SD] - [F] [T] .184 BA .295 OBP .097 ISO 103 AB 6 SB 11 BB% 27 K%
Samuel Basallo 2/3 2B BB -- [C, 18, CAR - BAL] - [F] [T] .292 BA .347 OBP .142 ISO 113 AB 2 HR 1 SB 7 BB% 21 K%
🔥​ Samuel Zavala​ 1/2 3BB K 2 SB -- [CF, 18, CAL - SD] - [F] [T] .298 BA .447 OBP .149 ISO 94 AB 4 HR 8 SB 19 BB% 28 K%
Jorge Ruiz 2/5 2B K -- [LF, 18, CAL - LAA] - [F] [T] .323 BA .439 OBP .185 ISO 130 AB 3 HR 10 SB 13 BB% 13 K%
🔥​ Gleider Figuereo​ 3/4 HR -- [3B, 18, CAR - TEX] - [F] [T] .238 BA .313 OBP .119 ISO 101 AB 3 HR 2 SB 10 BB% 26 K%
Tommy Specht 2/3 2BB -- [RF, 18, CAR - TEX] - [F] [T] .450 BA .560 OBP .100 ISO 20 AB 1 SB 20 BB% 16 K%
Angel Genao 1/1 2B 3BB -- [SS, 19, CAR - CLE] - [F] [T] .276 BA .364 OBP .103 ISO 29 AB 12 BB% 21 K%
Cutter Coffey 1/3 3B 2BB K -- [SS, 19, CAR - BOS] - [F] [T] .170 BA .307 OBP .074 ISO 94 AB 9 SB 16 BB% 27 K%
Roman Anthony 1/3 2BB -- [CF, 19, CAR - BOS] - [F] [T] .247 BA .414 OBP .129 ISO 85 AB 1 HR 6 SB 21 BB% 14 K%
Pedro Ramirez 2/3 SB -- [DH, 19, CAR - CHC] - [F] [T] .254 BA .309 OBP .111 ISO 63 AB 1 HR 4 SB 5 BB% 19 K%
Hector Rodriguez 2/5 HR K -- [CF, 19, FSL - CIN] - [F] [T] .330 BA .379 OBP .252 ISO 115 AB 5 HR 3 SB 6 BB% 16 K%
Shalin Polanco 2/5 HR -- [RF, 19, FSL - PIT] - [F] [T] .233 BA .291 OBP .259 ISO 116 AB 8 HR 4 SB 7 BB% 31 K%
Xavier Isaac 1/4 2B BB -- [1B, 19, CAR - TB] - [F] [T] .234 BA .425 OBP .250 ISO 64 AB 4 HR 1 SB 21 BB% 17 K%
Moises Ballesteros 3/4 2B -- [C, 19, CAR - CHC] - [F] [T] .270 BA .388 OBP .126 ISO 111 AB 2 HR 4 SB 15 BB% 11 K%
Carlos Jorge 2/4 2B BB -- [2B, 19, FSL - CIN] - [F] [T] .345 BA .409 OBP .159 ISO 113 AB 3 HR 14 SB 8 BB% 18 K%
Pedro Pineda 2/4 2B 2K SB -- [CF, 19, CAL - OAK] - [F] [T] .206 BA .270 OBP .088 ISO 34 AB 3 SB 8 BB% 37 K%
Won-Bin Cho 3/5 2B -- [RF, 19, FSL - STL] - [F] [T] .336 BA .427 OBP .084 ISO 107 AB 1 HR 8 SB 13 BB% 20 K%
Ryan Spikes 3/4 2B HR -- [3B, 20, CAR - TB] - [F] [T] .215 BA .304 OBP .140 ISO 121 AB 4 HR 5 SB 10 BB% 26 K%
Cooper Kinney 4/5 HR K -- [2B, 20, CAR - TB] - [F] [T] .298 BA .348 OBP .145 ISO 124 AB 4 HR 1 SB 5 BB% 20 K%
Lizandro Espinoza 3/4 2B BB -- [SS, 20, FSL - STL] - [F] [T] .206 BA .305 OBP .098 ISO 102 AB 1 HR 3 SB 10 BB% 18 K%
Roque Salinas 2/5 3B -- [LF, 20, FSL - TOR] - [F] [T] .205 BA .250 OBP .103 ISO 78 AB 1 HR 3 BB% 17 K%
Stiven Acevedo 1/2 2BB 2 SB -- [LF, 20, CAR - BAL] - [F] [T] .171 BA .260 OBP .137 ISO 117 AB 3 HR 12 SB 9 BB% 38 K%
Rodolfo Nolasco 3/3 2BB SB -- [CF, 21, FSL - PIT] - [F] [T] .262 BA .394 OBP .214 ISO 103 AB 4 HR 4 SB 15 BB% 34 K%
Jose Mujica 3/3 HR -- [DH, 22, CAL - OAK] - [F] [T] .246 BA .338 OBP .087 ISO 69 AB 1 HR 1 SB 10 BB% 21 K%
Jack Brannigan 2/4 HR BB 2 SB -- [3B, 22, FSL - PIT] - [F] [T] .186 BA .375 OBP .140 ISO 43 AB 1 HR 7 SB 17 BB% 28 K%
Chandler Simpson 1/3 2BB K 4 SB -- [RF, 22, CAR - TB] - [F] [T] .289 BA .363 OBP .066 ISO 121 AB 24 SB 9 BB% 11 K%
 

The Heat had a 129 offensive rating and had 11 shots at the rim.
We can talk about margins or "making Joker a scorer" or whatever you want.
They shot 49% from 3 and took 86% of their shots outside of the restricted area.
They hit every jumper. That's it.
Source: https://twitter.com/HPbasketball/status/1665558267752513538
https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-den-0042200402/game-charts?type=traditional
Contratry to opinions that Miami shutdown Denver on the other end, Jokic still put up an elite offensive rating of 124 despite horrific offensive games from Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr.
I am a bit disappointed that Denver despite their large sample of Miami have been baited like the other teams they've eliminated into thinking they're bad shooters.

Welcome to the weekly AlgorandOfficial subreddit recap megathread. Here you can find a recap of last week's posts, with a minimum score of 5 and grouped by flair and sorted by score. S = Score, R = Ratio, C = Comments. Enjoy!
DevelopeTech - May was a big month: Recap of the exciting progress made in bringing decentralization to #Algorand S: 28, R: 0.92, C: 6 - [Github] Algorand 3.16 release to BetaNet S: 26, R: 0.97, C: 0
Education - AlgoCoalition S: 39, R: 0.93, C: 10 - Did you know that Silvio Micali, the founder of Algorand, is indirectly referenced multiple times in the Bitcoin whitepaper? His foundational work is used throughout modern cryptography, including Probabilistic Encryption and Interactive Proof Systems(Zero-knowledge proofs). S: 36, R: 0.89, C: 7
Event/Livestream - Algo Foundry is excited to join the Algorand CEE hosted Twitter Spaces later today! CTO Michael Knott and Partnership Lead Kevin Vernooij join host and Algorand CEE Community Champion Andrzej to chat about the origin of Algo Foundry, our products, and vision for the future. Link in comments! S: 24, R: 0.94, C: 3 - Algo Foundry CTO Mike Knott will be speaking in the Port63 Challenge by NTU Singapore on June 6th! Mike will be delivering a Challenge Briefing about the Web3 space. If you're in Singapore and passionate about solving problems with innovative and disruptive technologies, check the link in comments! S: 20, R: 0.95, C: 3 - Live in an hour Algorand APAC Accelerator Demo Day S: 15, R: 1.0, C: 0 - FoundryTalks Twitter Spaces June 1st 2pm GMT - Real World Impact with Min Wei (AF EVP of Growth), Quantum Temple, Opulous, and Day by Day! Link in the comments. We hope you'll join us tomorrow! S: 13, R: 0.94, C: 1
Exchange/Wallet - It is possible that Atomic Wallet was exploited. Stay safe guys and rather be safe than sorry S: 34, R: 0.97, C: 19 - Coinbase uses a NFD S: 16, R: 0.9, C: 3 - Can't vote S: 13, R: 0.88, C: 12
Governance - The voting window for Governance Period 7 has just opened and will stay open for two weeks! S: 78, R: 0.98, C: 16 - How the Algorand Foundation doesnt take community feedback on measures seriously - a thread about liquidity provision S: 44, R: 0.85, C: 27 - myword.today: don't forget to vote S: 18, R: 0.83, C: 9 - Remember to vote. Watch how to vote through the Governance Platform, Folks Finance, and Pact S: 9, R: 1.0, C: 0 - [xGov-23] OpenAMM - Scholtz & Co S: 8, R: 0.9, C: 3 - Reflections on xGov expectation vs reality S: 6, R: 0.75, C: 2
Important - Latest protocol release reduces Algorand's blocktime to 3.3s with instant finality! S: 124, R: 0.98, C: 73
Megathread - The current state of algorand S: 93, R: 0.93, C: 105 - I keep rolling in all my birthday money and holiday money into algorand. S: 33, R: 0.67, C: 66
NFT/Gaming - This Week In Algorand Gaming (May 29, 2023) S: 13, R: 0.93, C: 1 - Introducing XColorand: Colors as NFTs, powered by the Algorand blockchain S: 11, R: 0.87, C: 13
News/Media - Folks Finance: Supplementary injection of 105,000 ALGO has been implemented to enhance the USDC rewards APY S: 52, R: 0.97, C: 9 - Accelerating Real-World Use Cases on the Algorand Blockchain S: 49, R: 0.94, C: 12 - Folks Finance: ALGO holders are now able to easily bridge xALGO from Algorand to BNB Chain, giving them access to the yield generated from Algorand governance while maintaining liquidity in another ecosystem S: 44, R: 0.99, C: 2 - Notiboy launches V2 with with off-chain notifications & ton of new features as part of APAC accelerator. S: 31, R: 0.98, C: 0 - Purchasing ALGO on iTrustCapital has been restored S: 25, R: 0.93, C: 1 - Algogator: 112 Algogators remaining in the shuffle. Algogator come with a lifetime premium membership (monthly ASA airdrops, private sale access to GATOR token and more) S: 20, R: 0.84, C: 4 - Opulous: General sale for Fashionably Late opens today. The estimated music rewards APY is 10% - 12% S: 18, R: 0.92, C: 0 - Tomorrow there will be an online bootcamp for intermediate Algorand developers S: 15, R: 0.95, C: 0 - Did you miss Algorand APAC Accelerator Demo Day 2023? Watch it here! S: 13, R: 0.93, C: 1 - Opulous: General sale for Fashionably Late opens this Thursday. The estimated music rewards APY is 10% - 12% S: 12, R: 0.88, C: 1 - Applied Blockchain Sessions #1: Six Predictions for Blockchain Technology S: 9, R: 0.91, C: 2
Question - Best Wallet and Best Dapps S: 24, R: 1.0, C: 19 - How to vote on xGov proposals? S: 14, R: 0.9, C: 4
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If you’re on twitter or is into gaming, you probably heard of Conquest2023. Since this a hot topic for day pass holders, allow me to share my experience as a premium pass holder.
Warning: long post ahead. Ibigay niyo na sakin to, 20 f*cking K ang ibinayad ko. Ignore niyo na kung may typo or wrong grammar. pagod & disappointed after conquest. Uunahin ko pa ba magproofread?
This is my personal experience. I do not represent all premium pass holders.
I bought premium pass with one goal in mind: I WANT TO MEET OTV&F ESPECIALLY THE ROOMIES! I don’t care about the music night nor the booths. I just want to meet them.
D1: I was not able to attend due to personal reasons so I did not meet Queen Poki, Michael and Aria. I thought it was okay to skip D1 cos I still get to see them on D3 (Smx main stage: Offline Feud)
D2: I enjoyed the booths. They sell cool stuff. My only comment is that it’s so crowded. I tried roaming around hoping I can see other OTV&F, but Im not lucky enough.
Mainstage: sykkuno’s valo match: no priority given to premium pass holders. If you want to get a spot near the stage, you have to be early. People camped near the stage hrs before the program, So I ended up watching the match at the far back. sykkuno’s valorant match is insanely long (21-19) but I still enjoyed it.
(Ok, this is kinda my fault. I assumed the m&g will be similar to Twitchcon m&g) BOY WAS I WRONG. It’s more similar to a KPOP M&G. NO F*CKING SIGNATURES ALLOWED. Lilypichu & Igumdrop M&G: Fans got 10-20sec to meet each of them. Staffs alternately get 4 premium pass holders and 2 day pass holders. The 2 girls are really pretty and nice. I got a decent pic with Jaime but my pic with Lily is a disaster. It’s blurred AF + it’s off centered: imagine a full body picture except Lily’s whole shoes were cut off & there’s only 2 of us but you can easily insert a third person beside me. Ps: I also heard some premium pass holders were asked to wait on the first floor for a few mins cos the area for premium pass is full.
Tried music night for the sake of it. Artists are great but you can tell that most of the crowd are just waiting for The rose. I ended up enjoying it cos I got to listen to new artists (I dont know any of the artists, not even the rose). Good thing they have a bar. The cocktails are also okay for its price. Tried all 3 cocktails. Yung light ang nagdala. Char. I liked URF the most.
D3: this is the most impt day for me. Initial sched published: 11-12:30 rae,syk,leslie m&g (conrad) 2-3 roomies panel (conrad) 4:30-5:30 offline feud (smx mainstage)
I already planned my sched for D3 but lo & behold, @12:55AM, Conquest announced that they are moving the roomies panel to a new venue: MOA Atrium stage. A PUBLIC PLACE. They literally moved a supposedly private event to a public place + they moved the sched to 3:30-4:30. right before OTV Feud. If you want to watch both, you have to run from MOA atrium to smx mainstage.
M&G: the staff announced that instead of having individual pictures, we’ll have a group photo (3 fans + the roomies). This is to accommodate more fans. You can clearly see the disappointment from premium pass holders. Imagine paying 20k, only to get a group photo with the roomies + 2 strangers. And since you have 2 strangers also wanting to talk to them, i ended up just hugging them cos the staff is in a hurry. What an experience. 🙃
Now I have a picture of me, rae, leslie, sykkuno and 2 strangers. THIS IS THE ONLY MEMORY THAT I HAVE OF RAE. Lol. I got to have a little chat with Rae’s mom and sister + a solo pic with the 2 of them while queuing and I must say, I enjoyed that more.
Roomies panel: ended up not seeing this. They said people started camping at the atrium as early as 10am. @1pm, there’s so many people waiting already so I decided to prioritize otv feud instead since I am yet to see poki, aria & michael.
Offline feud: Went there @2 hoping I can still secure a spot near the stage) when I got there, people were already camping in front and no vacant seats left. At this point, I’m just mentally tired of all the disappointments that I just accepted the fact that this is not my lucky day. So I just sat on floor at the side while waiting for them to arrive. I still watched their segment and I must say, Poki eating Jollibee while playing is a really good advertisement.
Highlight of my D3: Funniest thing is that I got more decent pictures with Yvonne & Blau and I only got Blau, Leslie and Yvonne’s signature, which I got OUTSIDE CONQUEST (around 9-10AM @starbucks). YES. OUTSIDE CONQUEST. Fans started camping starbucks cos there’s higher chance of us meeting them there than inside SMX. LOL. I feel bad for the streamers tho. i think they got culture shocked. 🙃
And now I realized. I bought the premium pass because of the roomies but I ended up having the worst memory with them. I have a better memory of all the other things except the one that I was looking forward to. Idk what I did wrong. Maybe I’m just unlucky.
Note: all of them are so nice and pretty and I have mad respect to all of them for enduring PH’s heat and their patience especially when they’re getting swarmed by fans when all they ever wanted is to buy a cup of coffee, but damn, this event is so messed up in so many level. I hope they did not get traumatized and would still want to come back here in the future.
So yeah, is my experience worth 20k? You be the judge.

Staked: 193.15u, Profit/Loss: +8.41u, ROI: 4.36%, Parlay Suggestions: 51-21
Scroll down for UFC 289 Breakdowns. Below is just a review of last week’s bets.
UFC Vegas 74
Staked: 18.70u
Profit/Loss: -3.31u
Parlay Suggestions: 3-2
✅ 2u Alex Caceres to Win & Arlovski/Mayes Over 1.5 Rounds (+100)
❌ 2u Jim Miller & Jamie Mullarkey to Win (-125)
✅ 2.5u Jim Miller ITD (-105)
✅ 0.5u Jim Miller in Round 1 (+235)
❌ 2u Abubakar Nurmagomedov to Win (-105)
❌ 1.5u Andrei Arlovski to Win by Decision (+200)
❌ 2u Muin Gafarov to Win (-125)
❌ 3u Luan Lacerda to Win (-125)❌ 1u Luan Lacerda to Win by Submission or Decision (+100)
✅ 2u Philipe Lins to Win (+140)
Once again I was my own worst enemy, making some good reads once I initially dropped the preview (Lins, Caceres, Elliott) but consistently made tweaks in the build-up that sent things south. I really need to be more disciplined and block out the noise once I’ve made my initial conclusions. I remember when I started posting here I was tipping about four bets maximum…now I apparently have action across almost every fight.
Going forward I think I’ll stop analysing each bet in this section, as no-one seems to really comment on that stuff and it just eats into the overall character count.
So let’s get into the PPV.
UFC 289
This is a weird, weird PPV card. I guess they kind of have to have a title fight at the top of the billing over a number-one contender bout as co-main, but to see Mike Malott, Nate Landwehr and Eryk Anders perform before Charles Oliveira…and then Amanda Nunes as the main event, is quite funny. Canadian MMA has been in ruins since GSP and Rory MacDonald left the UFC, and none of the guys on this card are not the one to restore its glory.
I know I say it every time the PPV event rolls around, but MMA oddsmakers are very sharp for these higher profile events. Once again I find myself coming to very similar conclusions for a lot of the fights here, so I very much expect this one to be a much smaller slate for me. Definitely a good idea given what I said in the review of last week.
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Amanda Nunes v Irene Aldana
There’s a very loud narrative surrounding Amanda Nunes these days, and it’s a hard one to ignore. Having been in the UFC for a decade and holding a title for 7 years, there’s literally nothing left for her to do. She’s had the big money fights that Women’s MMA can offer (Rousey, Cyborg & the “redemption” sequel with Pena), and she doesn’t seem interested in setting up another fight with Shevchenko (who, to be fair, she’s beaten twice). What else is there for Nunes to be motivated for?
Outside the cage, She’s started a family with Nina Ansaroff, who also retired very recently and has spoken about wanting a second child with Nunes. The Brazilian has spoken quite candidly about her aspirations to retire very soon as well, and I believe that she would have laid her gloves in the centre of the Octagon if she’d beaten Pena in their initial meeting. She had to right the wrongs in the sequel, but a victory over Pena at UFC 289 to make it 2-1 in the series was probably enough of a narrative for Nunes to put her career to bed then and there. It’s a bold prediction, but I have a hunch that Nunes has done this whole training camp knowing it’s going to be her last.
Unfortunately, Pena was forced to withdraw and Irene Aldana steps in to challenge for the belt instead. Mexican MMA is absolutely booming right now, with three champions in the last few months, and the stage really feels set for Aldana. She’s always had very impressive boxing, as well as some opportunistic submissions…but her inability to stuff takedowns has often been her undoing in her career. Given that Nunes has relied heavily on her wrestling in recent years (20 takedowns in her last 4 wins), I think it’s fair to say Nunes should once again be favoured here.
Women’s Bantamweight and Featherweight have been underdeveloped weight classes for some time now, where the same names that were competing for the belt in like 2019 are still in the top 5 (looking at you Holly Holm!). The next generation seems to have broken through at Flyweight, with Valentina losing her last two title defences (not officially, but I scored the first one quite confidently for Santos). Nunes has been fortunate enough to govern over a division that doesn’t have many of those up-and-coming prospects yet, but those on the rise are still training and competing in a modern MMA context more frequently than the champion – which makes me think the changing of the guard could happen sometime soon. (For more on this, I asked a hypothetical question in the comment section).
So, overall, I think there are a lot of valid asterisks on Nunes’ name at the moment, and I think her career is coming to an end sometime soon, if not after this fight. However, if she’s fighting at her optimum then Aldana’s weaknesses can certainly be exploited, and are enough to deem her the Champion as favourite. With that said, I actually think Aldana could more than hold her own in the striking, so I would already be lining this one closer than Nunes normally is…and after adding in the narrative that surrounds the fight I think it gets even closer.
Therefore, I’ll be playing a 0.5u “value bet” on Aldana. It’s not something I expect to win, but I think her chances of winning are much greater than the odds available.
How I line this fight: Amanda Nunes -175 (64%), Irene Aldana +175 (36%)
Bet or Pass: 0.5u Irene Aldana to Win (+300)
Notable Props: I'd encourage you to play Nunes by Submission or Decision if you wanted to play her.
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Charles Oliveira v Beneil Dariush
Oh this is a spicy one. Charles Oliveira holds a special place in my heart as being my favourite fighter of all time, and he’s the fighter I’ve definitely made the most money on in my time betting on MMA. At the start of that massive win streak he went on, you could get a decent price on Oliveira ITD against so many prelim guys, and the underdog prices available against Kevin Lee, Tony Ferguson, Michael Chandler and Dustin Poirier were even better.
But, as we know, Islam Makhachev exists and did a sensational job against Oliveira. Such a good job in fact, that I expect it to be footage that Beneil Dariush and his camp have dissected in great detail.
Dariush is an equally exciting fighter to watch. He’s got a brilliant skillset, but he’s not particularly athletic which makes him a very unassuming fighter. He looks like some bloke that works in HR in your office…not an elite Lightweight UFC fighter.
I think Dariush’s BJJ abilities are going to be the key to this fight, as we’ve seen many times in his career already. High level BJJ is a brilliant quality because not only does it make you dangerous at finishing fights, it also improves your defence and provides the platform for a wrestling based offence. We saw Dariush make full use of this in his wins over Tony Ferguson, Carlos Diego Ferreira (x2) and Thiago Moises, as well as his takedown defence on display against Gamrot. I feel like he’s going to be able to dictate where the fight takes place here.
What interests me is the competitiveness of the striking. If you’ve been watching this sport religiously for over seven years, you’ll still remember when Dariush was thought to have a glass jaw, where the likes of Alex Hernandez, Drew Dober and Drakkar Klose hurt him badly with strikes. I feel like Dariush has had quite favourable matchmaking against that weakness on his recent streak, and Oliveira is potentially one of the biggest threats he’s faced on the feet in recent years in terms of power.
On the flipside, Oliveira is still as reckless as ever, and has been knocked down or hurt in each of his last four title fights. Only Makhachev came away with a win in those fights, because his grappling was at a good enough level that he was happy to follow Charles down to the mat when he knocked him down, and capitalised fully to secure the submission soon after. Dariush has sneaky power himself, and if he is able to land a knockdown on Oliveira then I think we see him capitalise too.
The volatility is going to be massive in this fight, as both men are hard hitters with durability concerns (maybe not in a fight ending sense, but they frequently get rocked). With that in mind, I think any sort of finish is going to be very live in this fight. If not, I think you have to give Dariush the decision winning potential, as I think his ability to find top position is greater than Oliveira’s. It’s enough to make Benny the favourite, but not by a whole lot. I think the books have got this one priced spot on, actually.
How I line this fight: Charles Oliveira +110 (48%), Beneil Dariush -110 (52%)
Bet or Pass: Pass
Notable Props: FDGTD is probably a decent parlay piece at -200 or better
Live Betting Lean: I think the longer this fight goes, the more it favours Dariush due to his round winning superiority.
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Mike Malott v Adam Fugitt
Honestly the fact that I’m breaking down this fight straight after Oliveira v Dariush is hilarious. I wouldn’t even question it if this was on the prelims of an Apex card.
I underestimated Mike Malott in his last fight against Yohan Lainesse, and my take was so bad that I looked like an idiot. He impressed me a lot, and I think he impressed the UFC too for them to give him this spot on the main card.
Malott looks to have really good submission ability, but I’m still a bit concerned that his striking might be a few too many steps behind. People will say things looked improved in the Lainesse fight, but I think that was more a case of Lainesse having no real interest in engaging or committing to his strikes in the early goings (he has become gunshy as to manage cardio). The fight against Mickey Gall was a massive, massive red flag for Malott…no one in the UFC should really be getting outstruck by Gall. That footage was from a year ago though, so there’s a chance he has improved things since then…but I don’t think you can really use the Lainesse fight as evidence of that.
Malott faces Adam Fugitt, who took the ‘sacrificial lamb’ approach to entering the UFC when he was paired up with Michael Morales – who is lowkey a very bright young prospect. It’s important not to judge a fighter by their performance in that type of fight, it’s best to instead treat their sophomore fight as their ‘real’ debut. We saw that with Fugitt, as he dominated Yusaku Kinoshita as a +260 underdog earlier this year.
I was quite impressed with Fugitt in his loss to Morales. His striking clearly wasn’t on Morales’ level, and he’ll have to be careful of Malott’s powerful hands, but he showed decent defensive awareness and had a couple of moments of his own. Fugitt’s a bit too kick heavy for my liking, but it looks like it confuses opponents and actually works well at establishing range. It did exactly that in his Solomon Renfro win.
Malott’s fight against Renfro however, despite only being 90 seconds long, really sums up his abilities as a fighter. He was getting tagged on the feet, but managed to find one moment to land a powerful shot and sinked in a choke in the blink of an eye. He was losing 98% of that fight convincingly.
The big question for this fight revolves around Fugitt’s grappling ability on bottom, and initial takedown defence, as that’s where most of Malott’s win equity is going to be. Unfortunately we have not actually seen him defensive grapple, so honestly it’s impossible to accurately line this fight given how integral it should be. The only inclination I have is that Fugitt’s takedowns have looked really good in his two fights. DC was very impressed with how he got Morales down, and his trips were also looking on point against Kinoshita. He did great work on top as well when he did establish position, and worked his way to a finish efficiently.
However, there can sometimes be a big disparity between a wrestler’s grappling ability on top vs on bottom, which is why BJJ is so important to MMA (see the breakdown of Dariush!). Therefore, complimenting Fugitt’s top position grappling doesn’t mean a whole lot, as he could be atrocious on bottom, and even if he does use wrestling himself he’s going to dive headfirst into Malott’s nasty guillotine.
So in conclusion, you can’t have super strong opinions on this fight, but you can deduce that Malott has more ways to win. If Fugitt isn’t winning via striking, it’s likely he’s not winning at all. Malott, on the other hand, could win with a big shot on the feet, through takedowns and top control of his own, or even from a guard submission on bottom.
Therefore, with Malott being the hometown hero and likely taking all the betting action on the moneyline, I think the books have the liberty to juice his odds a fair bit. -200 is probably an example of that, but it’s not too far off where I’d line this fight. There are still enough unknowns about both men that I wouldn’t be too surprised to see Fugitt pull off the upset, but I think the +170 available on him in return isn’t providing a whole lot of value. Smart work by the oddsmakers.
How I line this fight: Mike Malott -175 (64%), Adam Fugitt +175 (36%)
Bet or Pass: Pass
Notable Props: Malott by Submission would be the bet I’d make at +200 or better if someone told me I had to. Won’t be playing it though.
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Dan Ige v Nate Landwehr
Well it seems the UFC matchmakers have confirmed their position on Dan Ige. He’s a top 15 gatekeeper now! His string of losses to Evloev, Emmett, Korean Zombie and Kattar did put one too many nails in his title aspiration coffin, but those bounce-back performances against Gavin Tucker and Damon Jackson were pretty impressive to me.
Ige is still a very, very tricky fighter to beat because he’s so well rounded, as most of the top 15 at Featherweight are. Ige faces Nate Landwehr, who has been on an entertaining run of form in the UFC – beating the likes of Ludovit Klein, David Onama and Austin Lingo. Whilst running through his record, it is important to note he went to a close decision in a striking bout against Darren Elkins, and also lost to Herbert Burns and Julian Erosa.
As I say quite often in higher level FeatheBantam/Fly-Weight breakdowns, they’re very tricky divisions to identify skill gaps in. The elite in the division are all very well-rounded offensively and defensively, so it often feels like you’re splitting hairs when you’re trying to find attributes that favour one fighter over the other.
The same can kind of be said here, except Dan Ige has the much better record in terms of actual wins and overall experience. If I imagine Nate Landwehr competing against Ige’s last eight opponents, I genuinely think he might win 1 or 2 of them…whilst Ige has won 4, not been finished in any of the losses and given a good account of himself on each scorecard (except the Evloev loss).
So honestly, the only real thing I feel I can reference here in terms of differentiating between both men is ‘levels’…but I genuinely think that’s enough for Ige to be about -200 here. You can’t go any further than that because this fight should still be reasonably competitive, but given what Ige has done to the opponents he’s stepped down in competition for (Damon Jackson, Gavin Tucker), I think you can have a certain degree of confidence that he should find that extra 10% to clearly win this fight. That equates to around -175 in my mind.
How I line this fight: Dan Ige -175 (64%), Nate Landwehr +175 (36%)
Bet or Pass: Pass
Notable Props: Ige ITD could be of some interest, as he’s started showing real power in his hands, and Landwehr is quite finish-able in his losses.
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Marc-Andre Barriault v Eryk Anders
Eryk Anders is one of the most frustrating guys to watch. He had so much athleticism and decent skills, but just doesn’t put his best foot forward. Barely any evolution to his game, poor fight IQ…but the occasional glimmers of potential – enough to stop you from writing him off despite his constant underdelivering.
Marc-Andre Barriault is kind of the opposite really. He’s a jack-of-all-trades, master of none…but he will do everything in his power to maximise his advantages to turn the fight in his favour. He isn’t a physical specimen and doesn’t really have much power…but he can hustle hard for 15 minutes and use a mixture of striking, takedowns and clinch work to win rounds.
Anders has actually had some of his better performances in recent fights, looking in great shape and form against Kyle Daukaus, arguably beating Jun Yong Park by decision, and outpoint + KO’ing Darren Stewart (x2) beforehand.
If this fight was happening two years ago, MAB would be like -200 here due to his reliability to out-hustle Anders, but his recent performances have been a little bit lacklustre (Hernandez ragdolled him and Chidi Njokuani folded him like a deckchair). Couple that with the fact that Anders FINALLY looks to be growing into the potential he’s always been on the cusp of with a recent change in training camp…I think you’re looking at a closely lined fight here.
I predict this one ends up being a 29-28, possibly split decision type of fight. One man has activity whilst the other has power. The subjectivity of judging will be in full effect and everyone will call this one a robbery, depending on who they bet on.
How I line this fight: Marc-Andre Barriault +100 (50%), Eryk Anders +100 (50%)
Bet or Pass: Pass
Notable Props: Barriault by Decision would probably be my preferred choice.
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Jasmine Jasudavicius v Miranda Maverick
Miranda Maverick is a Women’s MMA fighter that I hold in very high regard. The back-to-back losses put a real halt to her hype train, but I think she’s easily got Top 10 potential and got robbed against Maycee Barber anyway. I think her style is one that can very easily exploit a lot of opponents in her division. Her striking’s okay, but her wrestling and top pressure are very dominant tools.
She takes on Jasmine Jasudavicius, who has also used her wrestling ability to good effect in the UFC/DWCS so far. Neither woman is a particularly good striker, and I expect this one to turn into a bit of a scramble fest pretty quickly.
Their statures have been very important factors in their grappling successes so far, but for different reasons. JJ is basically a size bully at 5’7 and will have a 4 inch height advantage once again. Maverick, on the other hand, is going to be the stronger of the two during those close quarter engagements, because she’s pretty damn jacked.
I think Maverick should be favoured overall as I think her wrestling is the superior of the two and should lead to more time in top position, but I’m definitely not keen to play her at -275. Miranda’s strengths are also her opponent’s strengths, and facing the lanky size of Jasudavicius could cause her problems when it comes to securing the initial takedowns against those long legs, or keeping safe from guard submissions or maintaining that dominant position in the first place. Also, if they do somehow end up choosing to strike for significant portions, I can’t actually guarantee that Maverick is the better on the feet (reach disadvantage plays a part too).
I do however like Maverick to win this one, but not by the confidence of the current odds. I’m expecting this one to go the distance, but I highly doubt we get a good line on it as Maverick couldn’t even finish Shanna Young last time out.
How I line this fight: Jasmine Jasudavicius +188 (35%), Miranda Maverick -188 (65%)
Bet or Pass: Pass.
Notable Props: Fight goes to decision. It's probably like -400.
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Blake Bilder v Kyle Nelson
There are a couple of fights on this card where one guy is clearly more populasuccessful/in-form than their opponent, but they’re still only around -200 (Dan Ige & Mike Malott are the best examples). Blake Bilder is the third. Before I jumped into research for all three of these bouts, I was instinctively thinking that I could easily want to bet all three at -200, as that didn’t seem short enough by my initial perception of their names. I came away from Ige and Malott agreeing with the line and feeling grateful that I looked into it…but I still think Blake Bilder’s odds are providing a bit of value.
Kyle Nelson is one of those fodder guys. The UFC are keeping him around to give to prospects and home-town fighters in the hope that they can invest in the future or the event itself. Jai Herbert notched a win for Team UK against Nelson on a UFC London card, Doo Ho Choi got given a softball to get him back on track for a card that was supposed to be in South Korea. Billy Quarantillo got given Nelson to put his name on the map with a highlight reel finish..and now Blake Bilder is being presented the chance to extend his UFC record to 2-0.
Bilder’s already fought a better opponent in the UFC when he beat Shane Young in February. We saw a very high pace being set in the third round of that fight, with both men landing 100+ significant strikes across the fight and Bilder also attempting 7 takedowns. His cardio is clearly quite decent, which will immediately give him the advantage over Nelson – who has often wilted in the latter half of a fight when the pace has been hectic.
Bilder’s a very well-rounded combatant, and has great BJJ once he gets established time on top. He’s a bit of a concern defensively though, where he can be taken down and can also get caught with strikes.
Kyle Nelson, on the other hand, doesn’t really seem to know what kind of fighter he is. He’s been a brawler for all of his UFC career, but comes out to land five takedowns and is seemingly not interested in striking with a Doo Ho Choi who has questionable durability. He didn’t do much at all with those takedowns either and actually put himself in danger in R1 by insisting on grappling.
If Nelson comes out looking to wrestle Bilder, I think they’re at different levels in the grappling and Blake should be able to turn things around in his favour. If they’re striking, I am aware that Nelson’s got fight ending power, but Bilder’s been much more patient and cerebral in his last couple of fights, so I trust him to stay safe and look for his openings. We saw him reactively find a takedown off of Shane Young’s kick, and Nelson’s offense is very body kick heavy.
Overall, I just think Bilder is the better fighter in pretty much every facet of MMA except one-punch power and, as long as he doesn’t get flash KO’d, I think he rolls here. -200 isn’t quite short enough, and I expect money to come in on him between now and fight night. I’ve already got my money down, just in case.
How I line this fight: Blake Bilder -300 (75%), Kyle Nelson +300 (25%)
Bet or Pass: 5u Blake Bilder to Win (-200)
Notable Props: Bilder ITD or R3 could be interesting. I'd probably be interested in that if I didn't have a lot of exposure already.
Aiemann Zahabi v Aoriqileng
There was a time where Aiemann Zahabi was considered one of the worst guys on the roster. Crazy that the standard of UFC fighter has gotten so much worse that that statement seems ridiculous now. To be fair, Zahabi did pull off a respectable upset in beating Ricky Turcios in his last fight..but it seems to be unanimously agreed that Ricky fought like an idiot in that fight and actually beat himself.
Aoriqileng is quite explosive and clearly hits hard, but he’s a bit too keen to hunt for the KO and it hurts his minute-winning ability. Against someone like Zahabi, who is quite composed and process driven (how could you not be when Firas is your family and coach), and I see that being a pretty key part to this fight. The big moments will side with the Mongolian, but Aiemann could just put together the more cohesive performance if he doesn’t get troubled by that explosiveness.
Overall this is just a pretty low level fight between guys who don’t compete very often. I didn’t have a whole lot to say prior to watching tape, and I’ve come away feeling equally uncertain of how this one’s going to end. An easy pass when there are more active and popular fighters for us to form a stronger opinion on.
How I line this fight: I don’t really know.
Bet or Pass: Pass
Notable Props: None
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Nassourdine Imavov v Chris Curtis
This one instantly feels like a pretty close fight, solely based off both men’s most recent losses. Imavov getting outstruck by Sean Strickland across 25 minutes was a bit of a shock to everyone, myself included. I expected him to lose via cardio dump, but it was actually just lesser volume, a lack of takedowns being attempted and obviously not landing anything of significance on Strickland.
It’s widely known that Chris Curtis and Sean Strickland are close training partners at Xtreme Couture, which I think makes for an added element to this fight. On six days notice, Strickland and the team managed to devise a pretty genius striking gameplan with disruptive rhythm that completely threw Imavov of. Can Chris Curtis do the same? Probably.
Curtis himself has problems of his own in the striking though, namely that his volume and output just aren’t where they often need to be. I’m not sure whether it’s the managing of his gas tank or what, but he just doesn’t seem able to commit to matching his opponent’s tempo across 15 minutes. He threw the first round away against Gastelum, and it cost him the fight. He bitched and moaned about it on Twitter, but social media’s been telling the guy what his problem is for as long as he’s been in the UFC haha.
I do suspect that there’s a little bit of recency bias on Imavov here, as the guy was a pretty well-respected prospect prior to the loss to Strickland. Some will tell you it was misplaced faith, but he certainly doesn’t have tempo issues in the latter half of fights and should probably have the higher volume across 15 minutes. I don’t see him taking Curtis down either, given the 100% takedown defence and the fact Imavov seemingly abandoned it in his last fight. It would be great if he did though!
So yeah, it’s a bit of a close one this. Off pure skillset I lean towards Imavov at like -150, but the asterisk of Curtis’ team being able to easily design a gameplan against the Frenchman gives me enough pause to not want to pick a side here. I’d be more interested in betting overs, if a decent price is available.
How I line this fight: Nassourdine Imavov -137 (58%), Chris Curtis +137 (42%)
Bet or Pass: 1.5u Fight Goes to Decision (-137 or better)
Notable Props: I think this one goes to decision at a pretty high clip.
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Diana Belbita v Maria Oliveira
My initial thought was “What would compel someone to bet on this fight?”, then I remember I placed 100 quid on Chase Hooper a few weeks ago…and it was a great bet haha! Given how most of my handicapping for this card has seen me in complete agreement with the books, perhaps looking into a lower level fight with significantly less interest could be the place to a strong opinion!?
Nope. I can’t do it. One quick glance at their records was enough for me. Belbita got 30-25’d by a wrestling Molly McCann and submitted by Liana Jojua, whilst Maria Oliveira got soundly beaten on the scorecards by Vanesa Demopoulos and voluntarily asked to stop fighting after 3 minutes against Marina Rodriguez.
This one isn’t good enough to open an Apex card, let alone sit on a PPV. I usually really dislike all the WMMA bashing on this sub, but this one isn’t worth the time.
How I line this fight: No.
Bet or Pass: No.
Notable Props: No.
Live Betting Lean: You could do something productive with that 15 minutes. Lift some weights, make some food, rewatch Ngannou v Lewis instead?
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Bets
0.5u Irene Aldana to Win (+300)
5u Blake Bilder to Win (-200)
1.5u Imavov v Curtis Goes to Decision (-137 or better) (Might not get this kind of price).
Parlay Do’s: Dan Ige, Blake Bilder, Imavov/Curtis GTD, Maverick/Jasudavicius GTD
Parlay Don’ts: Amanda Nunes, Mike Malott, Miranda Maverick

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