Timestamp: https://imgur.com/a/x7nvqjj
Got a few today for old times sake, no trades please.
First I’ve got a Jason grant jkal small custom fixie, 6-1/2” long and it’s the perfect minimalist fixed blade imo. 80CRV2 steel that hasn’t been used to cut anything. Compound grind with a nightmarish add to it. Real ultem, (not the fake shit you see around all the time) with black g10 on top. Excellent condition. Comes with CoA card. ~~170 135 120~~
https://imgur.com/a/LSCGZP1
Chaves scapegoat street. From the first run not this most recent one. M390 blade steel, factory edge that may have cut like three pieces of tape, carried maybe twice. This one has been modded by Sean Campbell. Cerakoted black scales with a hand rubbed cross hatching that came out amazing. Lightly Black oxide blade (very hard to tell in pics & vid but it looks amazing) all hardware has been black oxide as well. Skull crusher added that had been polished and blackened to match the scales. Action is phenomenal and cross hatching is smooth in hand. Comes with non skull clip,original backspacer which are also both blackened but only the clip is crosshatched & box. ~~350 285 260~~
https://imgur.com/a/PDwxrLs
Tasca tools boomboxer knuck in blasted Ti, has been carried very minimal. Could be a nice piece to mod, Comes with a nice leather pouch & CoA. ~~50 45~~ https://imgur.com/a/SfBjsr6
Add on: null sentry pouch, never used or carried so it’s in excellent condition, not much to say about this one. Free with any purchase https://imgur.com/a/rBFTxwh
No trades, PayPal FF with no notes or Zelle. I will ship these items via USPS within the US by Thursday at the latest. If you yolo please chat/dm promptly.

I feel like Cody reacted to this video, was gonna show a friend his vid but couldn’t find it? 😭

Timestamp: https://imgur.com/a/x7nvqjj
Got a few today for old times sake, no trades please.
First I’ve got a Jason grant jkal small custom fixie, 6-1/2” long and it’s the perfect minimalist fixed blade imo. 80CRV2 steel that hasn’t been used to cut anything. Compound grind with a nightmarish add to it. Real ultem, (not the fake shit you see around all the time) with black g10 on top. Excellent condition. Comes with CoA card. 170 135
https://imgur.com/a/LSCGZP1
Chaves scapegoat street. From the first run not this most recent one. M390 blade steel, factory edge that may have cut like three pieces of tape, carried maybe twice. This one has been modded by Sean Campbell. Cerakoted black scales with a hand rubbed cross hatching that came out amazing. Lightly Black oxide blade (very hard to tell in pics & vid but it looks amazing) all hardware has been black oxide as well. Skull crusher added that had been polished and blackened to match the scales. Action is phenomenal and cross hatching is smooth in hand. Comes with non skull clip,original backspacer which are also both blackened but only the clip is crosshatched & box. 350 285
https://imgur.com/a/PDwxrLs
Tasca tools boomboxer knuck in blasted Ti, has been carried very minimal. Could be a nice piece to mod, Comes with a nice leather pouch & CoA. ~~50 45~~ https://imgur.com/a/SfBjsr6
Add on: null sentry pouch, never used or carried so it’s in excellent condition, not much to say about this one. Free with any purchase https://imgur.com/a/rBFTxwh
No trades, PayPal FF with no notes or Zelle. I will ship these items via USPS within the US by Thursday at the latest. If you yolo please chat/dm promptly.

Timestamp: https://imgur.com/a/x7nvqjj
Got a few today for old times sake, no trades please. All prices obo.
First I’ve got a Jason grant jkal small custom fixie, 6-1/2” long and it’s the perfect minimalist fixed blade imo. 80CRV2 steel that hasn’t been used to cut anything. Compound grind with a nightmarish add to it. Real ultem, (not the fake shit you see around all the time) with black g10 to on top. Excellent condition. Comes with CoA card. 170
https://imgur.com/a/LSCGZP1
Chaves scapegoat street. From the first run not this most recent one. M390 blade steel, factory edge that may have cut like three pieces of tape, carried maybe twice. This one has been modded by Sean Campbell. Cerakoted black scales with a hand rubbed cross hatching that came out amazing. Lightly Black oxide blade (very hard to tell in pics & vid but it looks amazing) all hardware has been black oxide as well. Skull crusher added that had been polished and blackened to match the scales. Action is phenomenal and cross hatching is smooth in hand. Comes with non skull clip,original backspacer which are also both blackened but only the clip is crosshatched & box. 350 obo
https://imgur.com/a/PDwxrLs
Tasca tools boomboxer knuck in blasted Ti, has been carried very minimal. Could be a nice piece to mod, Comes with a nice leather pouch & CoA. 50 https://imgur.com/a/SfBjsr6
Add on: null sentry pouch, never used or carried so it’s in excellent condition, not much to say about this one. Free with any purchase https://imgur.com/a/rBFTxwh
No trades, PayPal FF with no notes or Zelle. I will ship these items via USPS within the US by Thursday at the latest. If you yolo please chat/dm promptly.

Letters and Names floating around in my mind these days....
Aaron Adam AJ Allie Allison / Alison Amanda Amber Amy Andrea Angela Angelica Andra Anthony Barbara Becki / Becky Bennet / Benet Bianca Bob Cait / Caitlin Candy Chelsea Chesley Chris Christine Christian Clarissa Cody Colin Connie Dan / Daniel Danielle Dave / David Deanna Diana Dillion Dominic/ Dom Donna Eileen Eleanor Erin George Holly J JP Jamie Jason Jessica / Jess / Jesse Jim / James Jocelyn John Jorge Joy Kaitlyn Katie Kim Kitty Leah Lee Leigh Lisa Maggie / Margaret Maja Mandy Marc / Mark Mary Matt Michael / Mike Michelle Misty Natalya / Natalia Nathan / Nate Nicole / Nicolle Nick Patrick Paul Pedro Pete Phil Rachelle Randy / Randall Richard / Rich Rose and Rose+++ Sean Shannon / Shaina Shelly Stephanie Steve Ted Tim Tom Tony Tanya / Tonya / Tonnie Tiffany Tina TK Tre Trent Wendy
And then like the Ted movie, feel free to add a Lynn or a Jean

More good news for the Cody Rhodes business.
”Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp confirmed with sources near Fanatics that for the month of April, Cody Rhodes was the only wrestler to hit the top 10 overall sellers list, based on an internal list. This crosses over and includes all sports and items that Fanatics sells, which covers some heavy ground.”
https://www.patreon.com/posts/cody-rhodes-hits-103950715

Match Thread - Highlanders v Crusaders Super Rugby Pacific 2024 Round 12

Venue: Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Weather: 9 C, Clouds
Officials: Angus Gardner, Jordan Way, Matt Kellahan, Brett Cronan (tmo)
Match Page: https://www.rugbybot.com/match/4111
Match Threads: /rugbyunion/wiki/matchthread

Time

UTC	Local	London	Paris	Perth	Sydney	Auckland	more
07:05	19:05	08:05	09:05	15:05	17:05	19:05	more tz

Lineups

Highlanders	Pos	Crusaders
Ethan De Groot	1	Tamaiti Williams
Henry Bell	2	Codie Taylor
Jermaine Ainsley	3	Fletcher Newell
Mitchell Dunshea	4	Jamie Hannah
Fabian Holland	5	Quinten Strange
Oliver Haig	6	Cullen Grace
Sean Withy	7	Corey Kellow
Nikora Broughton	8	Christian Lio-Willie
Folau Fakatava	9	Noah Hotham
Cameron Millar	10	David Havili
Martín Bogado	11	Sevu Reece
Jake Te Hiwi	12	Dallas McLeod
Tanielu Tele'a	13	Levi Aumua
Timoci Tavatavanawai	14	Chay Fihaki
Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens	15	Johnny McNicholl
Jack Taylor	16	George Bell
Ayden Johnstone	17	George Bower
Saula Ma'u	18	Owen Franks
Will Tucker	19	Antonio Shalfoon
Will Stodart	20	Tom Christie
James Arscott	21	Mitchell Drummond
Sam Gilbert	22	Rivez Reihana
Finn Hurley	23	Macca Springer
Clarke Dermody	Coach	Rob Penney

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Honestly I'm embarrassed to admit this and I don't think I could all my self to be this vulnerable and unfiltered, but I have to get it off my chest. Ever since I was a kid I thought I was ugly. Like I would constantly get bullied for the way I look. When I was 11 years old I came to the conclusion that I was gay. When I was that age I started developing crushes on different celebrities. At that time it was like Drew Roy, Zac Efron and Jesse McCartney. When I finally started watching porn I liked the guys from Sean Cody and Cody Fisher. Around this time I started going through puberty and I also was still getting bullied. At school kids called me all sorts of names and slurs. I'm black and darkskin, so I was always picked on for having very dark skin and they always said I looked like a ape. I was also fat kid, which made things worse. I was constantly teased and picked on for my weight and it was unbearable. Every day after school I would sit alone in my room and cry because I wanted to be pretty. I would look at pictures of all the pornstars and celebrities I liked, wish I looked like them. I knew I always had a type. If I could change how I looked I would probably be white and have blue eyes. I would have sandy blond hair and have a flat stomach. Or maybe I would be light skin or mixed. I would have curly hair and hazel green eyes. But unfortunately I can't do that. All those guys wouldn't want anything to do with me.

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Hello!
I hope everyone here is doing well!
I know this is a Thursday release, which is probably an oddity to my new readers, but I usually only upload the posts on Thursdays, i've only been doing Wednesdays due to excitement and timing, but this week has been unusually busy, as might next week, so expect next week to have the same post day of Thursday.
We did relatively well last week, we hit 10/13 correct, so i'm reasonably happy about that, and my Tapology 2024 Predictions have hit 65.1%, which is my last personal best!
Onwards to the write up. Took it easy this week, no gifs due to the time constraints and having to do so much other shit this week lol.
(c) - Champ
D/DWCS - Debut/Dana Whites' Contender Series
FLS - Fight Lose Streak
FWS - Fight Win Streak
NS - No Streak
(#x) - Rank in Division
x/3 - Confidence Levels
Prelims
Women’s Flyweight
JJ Aldrich (+115) (13-6-0, 2 FWS) v Veronica Hardy (-135) (8-4-1, 2 FWS) - This is a decent start for this pretty fun card. Aldrich is coming off two great wins against Montana De La Rosa and Na Liang, and is looking to continue that streak this weekend against Hardy. Aldrich is a little bit standard with her skillset, she’s relatively well rounded with a stronger wrestling base than striking base, and it shows, she doesn’t exactly strike that effectively, her footwork is very clunky but that is mostly due to the way she throws punches, it’s always power and short bursts of action. However, I believe that Aldrich still has major openings in the defensive aspects of her striking, she has a major tendency to close her eyes a lot when something is coming her way, which makes her both susceptible to punches and easy to push back towards the cage, and all of these things are things that Hardy and her great corner can utilise to take control of the fight the longer this fight goes on. Aldrich shouldn’t be too underestimated here, her southpaw stance could present some unique problems for Hardy, and she does have a little bit of a threat in the clinch where she almost always throws up a left knee, so she’s actively looking for damage both in the clinch and in the blitz. Hardy on the other hand looks like the much more active-style fighter, always using a lot of lateral movement and quick footwork to find angles and lure out an attack from her opponent, in which she usually counters fairly well. Hardy has had a bit of a good return to the UFC, with wins over Horth and Miller. Hardy is going to have a very obvious speed advantage in this fight, I fully expect her to dance circles around Aldrich whilst Aldrich frustratingly marches her down with not a lot of effectiveness. The problem with this style is that in order to defeat Aldrich, her opponent needs to be actively moving forward, aggression is the key, and I have not seen Hardy be an active, aggressive fighter, she’s always been a counter puncher with a bit of a traditional style of in and out blitzes, similar to what you would see Stephan Thompson do. I have a feeling that Hardy is going to look to wrestle in this fight, just to catch Aldrich off guard only because Aldrich herself doesn’t have a great wrestling base, I mean, she can wrestle, it’s probably her best asset, but she doesn’t have that takedown defence that counteracts a better wrestler, and in this case, Hardy doesn’t need to be the better wrestler, only the better Mixed Martial Artist. With that said though, Hardy is still someone I’m kind of trying to figure out, she looks great and is very coachable, but is she still that same Hardy (Melo) who didn’t do that well prior to her return? I think Aldrich is the perfect opponent to see if she’s ready for the proper fighters of the Flyweight division. This could go either way, Aldrich is a solid underdog to take, but I just don’t trust her a lot to make this fight as interesting as Hardy does.
Hardy via UD - (1/3)
Welterweight
Jared Gooden (+185) (23-9-0, NS) v Kevin Jousset (-225) (10-2-0, 5 FWS) - Gooden is coming off a strong submission win against Wellington Turman, and whilst he faced some adversity on the feet, that submission was pretty damn slick. Gooden carries a lot of power in his hands, but the problem is his stance, his stance leaves him open for very quick strikes and that’s absolutely something Jousset is going to do effectively in this fight. Gooden is going to have to rely on his power in this fight because I don’t see him being the faster puncher in this fight, I see him looking for that powerful right hand that could end the fight, but I just think that’s his only way to win, a flush knockout through his powerful, albeit slow boxing. Gooden might have gotten a submission in his last fight, but he is by no means a submission artist, he is mainly a knockout seeking fighter who has a heavy reliance on his hands. Jousset comes from City Kickboxing, a team typically recognised for their brilliant fighters although they’ve been a touch silent since Adesanya is no longer a champ. I bring this up simply because they recognise what their opponents do well and do badly, and considering that Gooden won his last fight simply by the luck that Wellington would swing back wildly, I see them ensuring that Jousset does not get into that position, I think the style that Jousset will employ during this fight is stick and move. Disrupt any rhythm or pattern that Gooden is trying to set and frustrate him. Jousset is only two fights deep into his UFC career, but so far he has been very impressive, with a recent win against Song Kenan, I see him being an interesting addition to the roster. Now, Jousset is not someone who loves violence, he is very tactical on the outside, feinting a lot and throwing a lot of leg kicks at a fairly defensive range, allowing him to glide out of the way, but I do notice that he sometimes does tend to get hit, he doesn’t circle away as much as he should. This could be from training alongside violent fighters like Dan Hooker who is known to not be defensive and stand his ground, but I don’t think it’s a smart idea for Jousset to just accept the punches coming his way, avoidance is key here and I hope it’s drilled by his camp. Jousset has the right tools and style to make this a slow enough fight for Jousset to be ahead in the scorecards, I believe that Jousset is going to tear the legs of Gooden apart in the first round, then employ his boxing, primarily his jab cross, in the second and third. He does this a lot, slowing down his opponents with the leg kicks, it seemingly is a City Kickboxing signature, amongst other things he does. To conclude, Jousset’s defence is his jab, if Gooden can get past that jab through the blitz or from eating one to throw out a few, then Gooden’s chance of winning skyrockets. But I think this will be a clean fight, albeit a slow one due to that being the only way to deal with a heavy hitter with a longer reach like Gooden.
Jousset via UD - (1/3)
Flyweight
Jake Hadley (-170) (10-2-0, NS) v Charles Johnson (+145) (14-6-0, NS) - This is a fascinating one. Hadley is coming off a tough loss against Cody Durden in which Durden pretty much outwrestled him for three rounds. Hadley is someone who thrives on the feet, the more violent, the better, he wants to land his quick punches and deal a lot of significant damage, and he could certainly overwhelm Johnson on the feet in this fight. However, he does have a bit of a fallback plan and that’s to grapple, although I don’t think that’s going to be necessary since both Johnson and Hadley are comfortable fighting on the feet. I can see Johnson’s body being a particular target for Hadley, given that Hadleys body punches are beautifully placed. In terms of technique, I think Hadley has the advantage here, he seems to think through his attacks before launching them, everything is seemingly well timed and placed, whereas with Johnson, he tends to freestyle it a bit I think, he is very quick and hard to read, but it seems a bit messy and chaotic almost. Hadley’s grappling is only going to be prevalent if Johnson leaves openings, and considering how many times Johnson has been taken down during his UFC career, there will be moments where Hadley will attempt a takedown, I feel like that’s a guarantee whenever Johnson fights. Now, Johnson has always been a bit difficult to predict due to his ability to mix it up well on the feet and to adapt extremely well to his opponents style, and that is a word that I will always use to explain Johnson’s style, he adapts to everything his opponent does, which usually results in him losing that first round because he is getting both a feel for his opponent and their gameplan, as well as some expert corner advice which Johnson uses as a catalyst for improvement throughout the fight. You can absolutely say he still loses a lot of his fights, but I feel like this is his first fight in which he isn’t facing a heavy wrestler, so he has a bit more of a chance to showcase his striking in this fight. Now, Johnson has a bit of a problem with pressure, he succumbs to it a bit too easily and I think if Hadley and his team noticed that, we’ll see Johnson circle around the octagon for most of this fight due to Hadley turning up the pressure. Hadley does utilise pressure when he fights but he’s not exactly a “walk you down and strike” fighter, he’s smart and often uses blitzes to pressure, so that pressure and aggression is incremental somewhat. This is honestly a tough fight for both warriors, and whilst I do think Hadley has a chance to win here, Johnson is an odd one to figure out, and if Hadley and his camp haven’t formulated a solid plan to overwhelm Johnson with aggression and volume, I think this is going to be a tough night for Hadley. This is a 50/50, I can somewhat see an upset happening, but I just don’t have a lot of faith in Johnson, as much as I do with Hadley, if that makes sense. It would be smart to take the o1.5 (or R3 starts) here.
Hadley via UD - (1/3)
Welterweight
Trey Waters (-160) (8-1-0, 2 FWS) v Billy Goff (+135) (9-2-0, 7 FWS) - This is a fascinating fight between two very entertaining prospects. Waters is coming off a very competitive fight against Quinlan in which he used his reach advantage to slowly tear apart Quinlan, he is outstanding at countering as well as being offensive with his long attacks, there is little doubt in my mind that Waters is going to look incredible at range. Range is his best friend when it comes to fighting, he doesn’t play around in the pocket a lot, it would be a bit silly to do that, and that’s what Quinlan tried to do during their fight, he tried to enter the pocket but Waters was just too quick and light on his feet. The slower this fight is, the better it is for Waters because there is only so much you can back up until your back is against the wall. It will be absolutely imperative for Goff to blitz quickly, use his speed and explosiveness to enter the pocket and land his punches, that is his only way to win this fight, there is very much no other way I can see Goff win this fight. Now, to criticise Quinlan, you know, me, a non-professional fighter, to criticise a professional fighter like I'm some kid on twitter… Quinlan didn’t string anything together, he is a power puncher, and being only a power puncher is a recipe for failure when fighting someone like Waters. I believe Goff throws a lot more volume and is a lot more “violent” with his combinations. Waters also has a tendency to have his left foot turned inwards, and for someone who has a heavy reliance on standing his ground to pop his shots off, that left leg will be very, very open to leg kicks, as Quinlan has demonstrated when they fought, the only problem with Quinlan though is he didn’t exactly follow up with anything else, as Dominick Cruz said so expertly well during the commentary. In fact, I think if Goff and his team implemented whatever Cruz said about Waters’ into their training camp, we could see some brilliance from Goff, although that’s perhaps a far call, I am not in his corner, nor in his team, this is all speculation. Goff is coming off a very quick KO win against Kinoshita, a highly dangerous, first round finisher, and to stand toe to toe. Goff gets hit a lot, his defences aren’t exactly great, especially when coming up against a dangerous ranged fighter like Waters, but the key difference between Goff and Quinlan is the activity, he just throws more. I have yet to see his ability to blitz though, he tends to kind of meet his opponent in the pocket instead of forcing a pocket exchange. Now, Goff does dip his head a lot, he uses so much head movement that I cannot help but predict that Waters launches a knee up the middle to take away that head movement of Goff. Goff also has better boxing than Quinlan, so I am interested to see how Waters handles that kind of style, although I guess that range is still going to be a key challenge for Goff. Now, what Goff does really well, which could trouble Waters’ ability to track and fire at him with his jabs and crosses, is the head movement, he is so erratic with his movement and angles, and whilst it’s very true that he gets caught a lot of times when he fights, I do think that Goff is capable of overwhelming and catching Waters in the pocket, and I only say this because Waters’ defence is his offence, and if you can get past all of that long ranged attacks, you can land some substantial damage, and that’s exactly what Goff can produce. This is a glorious fight between two prolific finishers, so whilst I don’t suggest placing a bet on either fighter (ML), I do think that this fight doesn’t hit the scorecards. This is going to be chaos, and I would be genuinely surprised if this goes to the judges here, this has “finish” written all over it.
Goff via KO R2 - (1/3)
Women’s Strawweight
Tabatha Ricci (#11) (-145) (9-2-0, NS) v Tecia Pennington (Torres) (#14) (+115) (13-6-0, NS) - I don’t know how Tecia is still a ranked fighter (at least ranked in Tapology) after two years of inactivity. Ricci is coming off a very tough loss against Godinez, and despite the “L” on her record, it was a highly competitive bout in which both fighters effectively countered each others wrestling and most of the fight took place on the feet, with Godinez edging out the scorecards due to volume and effectiveness of striking. Now, the clearest way for Ricci to win this fight is to take it to the ground, she needs to rely on her guns in this one otherwise she could be potentially overwhelmed on the feet by a fighter who is very known for overwhelming people on the feet. Ricci has been a fairly dangerous fighter for anyone, even for very high level grapplers like Gillian Robertson, and I just think that Pennington is going to be facing serious challenges in the wrestling and grappling departments. Pennington is coming into this fight with one main question surrounding her. How active has Pennington been with training considering her status as a mother? We have seen a few times now that being a new parent, especially a mother, can somewhat hamper training a little bit, not that it’s a bad thing, motherhood is a beautiful thing, but she’s coming right back into a tough fight against a very good BJJ and Judo specialist. Now, that’s all speculative, because if Pennington was still working on her skillset and doing all that training during those vital moments as a new parent, then we are going to see the very same fiery Tecia that we all love to see. Although, I am genuinely curious to see if her takedown defence has improved substantially due to the fact that her takedown defence prior to this time away wasn’t too great, and Ricci is great at getting the fight to the ground. Torres is very physically strong, she can probably power her way out of bad positions, but how many times can she power out of positions before her cardio gets sapped? This fight has a lot of questions surrounding it, and whilst I do understand a lot of people just want to, by default, pick Ricci, this is ultimately a fight between a grappler versus striker, and depending where the fight goes, and who initiates and maintains their game plan better. Additionally, for Ricci, I do think her takedown and trip arsenal is going to be problematic for Pennington due to the fact that Pennington hasn’t fought a Judo specialist, the hip tosses are very different to defend against compared to traditional single or double leg takedowns, it’s more weight manipulation rather than sprawl or underhooks, and that’s going to be a fascinating challenge for Pennington to try to work around, which makes this one of the highlight fights for this event. This is most likely going the distance, so depending on what odds look better, either go for o2.5 or goes the distance. I for one am looking forward to seeing Pennington again, she’s always been an exciting fighter and I just wonder if she has that takedown defence to take over this fight.
Ricci via UD - (1/3)
Lightweight
Terrance McKinney (+160) (15-6-0, 2 FWS) v Esteban Ribovics (-190) (12-1-0, NS) - Oh this is going to be outstanding. McKinney is coming off back to back first round finishes against, surprise surprise, no-name fighters in Breeden and Barotte. This is basically what McKinney tends to do well, he has quick finishes against some not quite great fighters, then as soon as he fights someone who is at least talented, and the fight hits the second round, all of that talent that McKinney has falls out the window. Now, McKinney is a phenomenal first round fighter, he thrives in that round, he is explosive, fast, able to string together very solid combinations and when needed, wrestle to his hearts content, however, by some form of mythic curse, once the second round occurs, he dwindles fast and that’s when the tides turn. McKinney should always be a fighter you bet on to finish in the first round, because it could absolutely happen. I think he can make Ribovics second guess himself early, overwhelm him and, whilst not finish him, at least deal a significant amount of damage. Now, McKinney loves to throw his left knee, he is a very tall and long fighter so he has the confidence that his knee will land, he also has the athleticism to let that knee go at ridiculous speeds and heights, but that’s all it is, he is a powerful striker with very damaging attacks, but its mostly single attacks or a short combination of big attacks, nothing is calm or technical, in fact I could argue that on the feet, McKinney fights like someone who hasn’t been trained before, but has watched a lot of UFC and learnt from there. I would love to see McKinney fight in a three round battle, it would honestly help me so much because whilst he has fought quite a lot, there is not a lot of unique tape of him out there shows improvement, he still loses after the second round, he still has powerful first round moments, and he still is a dangerous fighter to deal with, and as an underdog, he’s even got a crapload of value on his side. Ribovics is a visceral fighter who is coming off one hell of a fight against Kirk, he looked absolutely incredible during that fight, his boxing was very solid, his aggression was ridiculous and he seemed to thrive in that chaotic environment. Ribovics needs to survive that first round, that’s all he needs to do, it’s like a video game where you see conditions on a mission like “Don’t get detected” (Sorry, been playing those old Assassin Creed games lol), this is one of those conditions to winning against McKinney, survive the first round. Ribovics has much crisper boxing than McKinney, he has the cardio and pace to absolutely run through McKinney. Ribovics loves to use the standard straight combos, or a one-two-one high right roundhouse, and I think as long as he strings those combinations together after the first round against McKinney, then he should be able to land some potentially fight-ending shots. The problem is him being too overzealous in the first round, we have seen him get controlled by Kirk during their fight, and whilst I don’t think McKinney is a better submission artist than Kirk, it is still a precarious position to be in, especially when McKinney locks in a triangle and chases that RNC. This fight is not going the distance, if you want to place individual bets on each fighter, either McKinney R1 KO or Ribovics KO R2 or 3, that’s about as basic as I can put it. As for my prediction, I love McKinney, I think he’s a fun dude, but Ribovics is dangerous.
Ribovics via KO R2 - (1/3)
Lightweight
Chase Hooper (+150) (13-3-1, 2 FWS) v Viacheslav Borshchev (-180) (7-3-1, NS) - This is a wild fight. Hooper is seemingly the polar opposite of Borshchev, he’s a pure submission specialist, he’s not a kickboxer, he wants absolutely nothing more than to drag Borshchev down to the ground and climb around him to get into a submission position, that’s his game, that’s his whole deal. Now, that’s great and considering how much Borshchev gets taken down in his fights, one might assume that he will get taken down this weekend by Hooper and submitted, that’s a fair assessment. However, Hooper is not a wrestler, he is someone who knows how to wrestle, there is a very fine difference there, and I want to point this out because I know there will be people trying to compare the takedowns of Sadykhov to the takedowns and wrestling of Hooper, there is a severe difference. I do think that Hooper can maybe drag Borshchev down via a body lock, but I also think that Borshchev is too quick on the feet to fall for that, he is quick to dig underhooks these days and has the ability to power away from positions. Still, any exchange on the ground will all be in Hoopers favour, as long as the fight goes to the ground, he has a very solid chance to win, he’s like Mackenzie Dern, not quite great on the feet, but outstanding on the ground. Borshchev is a dangerous kickboxer who is stupendously good on the feet, he absolutely rocked and socked Sadykhov during their fight, it was a brilliant display of kickboxing, but the main thing that I want to point out regarding Borshchev is his ability to continuously work out of negative positions on the ground, there have been so many fighters who tend to just hug and hold their opponents on top of them in hopes to get the fight back to the feet, or just to survive until the next round, but Borshchev is constantly looking for butterfly hooks, looking for activity in the guard, shrimping out of danger and overall looking really good at trying to get back to the feet. This is dangerous though as the moment Hooper has his hooks into his opponent, he simply glides around them. The trick here for Borshchev is to not let Hooper collide with him, don’t let any clinch situations happen, he needs to get into the pocket, land a few punches, then circle the hell away. I believe this is about as classic as you can get with this match up, a grappler with not so great striking versus a kickboxer with bare minimum to non-existent grappling. Whenever I try to picture this fight going down in my head, I either see a RNC with Borshchev tapping out in the first or second round, or Borshchev rocking Hooper early and maybe finishing with some ground and pound, with some risk to Hooper recovering and taking a leg. This is such a 50/50 fight, so take this prediction with a grain of salt, because I would not be surprised if it’s wrong.
Borshchev via KO R2 - (1/3)
Main Card
Heavyweight
Waldo Cortes-Acosta (+145) (11-1-0, 2 FWS) v Robelis Despaigne (-170) (5-0-0, 5 FWS) - This is probably going to be a short prediction, but knowing me I’ll find a way to make it long and unreadable. Cortes-Acosta is coming off back to back wins against Arlovski and Brzeski, and whilst he may seem like a dangerous opponent for Despaigne, who is still finding his footing in the UFC, heck, in the whole damn sport, I do think Cortes-Acosta needs a whole style change at this rate. Cortes-Acosta is a powerful striker who has serious knockout power, but my only concern when it comes to him is his somewhat inability to make the fight dangerous, he isn’t exactly marching down his opponents throwing heavy attacks and looking for a knockout as you would expect a heavyweight to typically do. He is a lot more placated to just touching up his opponent slowly, not urgently throwing everything into his attacks, and this could be a dangerous style to utilise if you’re facing someone who is as anomalous as Despaigne. Cortes-Acosta has a very quick jab, it’s deceptively fast and very accurate, and he could counter any kick that Despaigne throws with that quick jab or more possibly, his thunderous right hand, his right hand is actually his main attack, he wants to go for it and land it over and over, and since Despaigne is primarily a kicker, I do think that Cortes-Acosta has a very solid chance on the feet as long as he is the aggressor. Still, this is a weird fight to predict, Cortes-Acosta is very dangerous and would have a punching advantage here, and that alone makes him a bit of a valuable underdog, but boy, there is something special about Despaigne. Despaigne is someone who I don’t exactly want to talk about, not because I hate the guy, but there is nothing major to talk about that is not already said either in my last write up about him, or pretty much whatever anyone else has said. Despaigne is a massive Heavyweight, he is gigantic for the division and he carries the athleticism of a Taekwondo fighter, which typically means light on the feet and quick with the kicks, and that’s all he is, really. Sure, you could say he punches a fair bit, but that’s only because he can and his opponents have never been able to have an answer for it because the fight ends really, really quick. I do think his striking defence is going to be exploited one day, and whilst it might not be by Cortes-Acosta (in my opinion, the likelihood is high), it certainly will be the more he climbs the ranks. The only smart choice for this fight in regards to your bets is u2.5 or u1.5, whichever one is available, I don’t see it hitting the second round, and if it does, its due to Cortes-Acosta’s unwillingness to fight and try to put Despaigne away. I’m gonna have a little bit of fun with this one, Despaigne isn’t a lock, this will be a low confidence pick, but fuck it, let me on this hype train.
Despaigne via KO R1 - (1/3)
Featherweight
Alex Caceres (+160) (21-14-0, NS) v Sean Woodson (-190) (11-1-1, 2 FWS) - Boy this is going to be fantastic. Caceres is coming off a tough loss against Giga Chikadze, and it was a fairly competitive fight for the most part, with Caceres showing off his classic light footwork and unorthodox attacks. This is the foundation of his style, he likes to almost dance in his fights, everything he throws comes from many different looks and set ups, often feinting with practically every part of his body, his primary goal when it comes to striking is to overwhelm the mind before inflicting damage physically, and he is outstanding at doing that. However, whilst his offensive output is magnificent to watch, that unorthodox style is incredibly dangerous to use against Woodson, a sniper who has displayed ridiculous accuracy and timing with his attacks. The trick to dealing with Caceres is to never let him be first, if you shut down his offensive attacks, you get a rather timid or not as dangerous Caceres who is more reactionary than someone who flows, and this is most likely going to be Woodson’s gameplan coming into this fight considering how well Woodson marches down his opponent. In terms of grappling, Caceres doesn’t exactly grapple that much, but he can be a bit difficult to deal with on the ground as he does know how to lock in submissions, but he mostly prefers to keep the fight standing where he can switch stance and blitz with incredible speed. Woodson has one main unique advantage in this fight, he is much taller and longer than Caceres which not only compliments his own style of absolute cleanliness and accuracy, but it also gives him an effective additional reaction time to deal with Caceres blitzes and entrances to the pocket, where Caceres is going to have to be in order to deal damage. Woodson is a phenomenal boxer who has dangerous fundamentals that he has mastered, he is so damn slick at distance, and if he is a little bit aggressive in this fight, he is going to most likely shut down the offensive capabilities of Caceres. Caceres is a game opponent though and he doesn’t wilt, so whilst I do think this could be a very long and drawn out fight, I have a feeling that Caceres isn’t going to make this an easy fight for Woodson with some potential of an upset. Woodson used to be only a boxer who used his long ranged punches to deal damage, but nowadays he has become a lot more comfortable striking in the pocket, digging to the body often. This would be an important attack to slow down Caceres, and a slower Caceres is a far less dangerous one. Not only has Woodson been playing around in the pocket a lot more, but he’s also been wrestling here and there, and that addition to his wide arsenal of striking attacks could be enough to overwhelm Caceres and shut down his entire style. Now, in terms of how this fight is going to go, I think Woodson is going to try and keep this a clean fight, stay out of dangerous situations, and just use his long attacks at range to slowly chip at Caceres. Caceres could certainly make this a very interesting fight, but Woodson is so damn clean and accurate on the feet. I got Woodson winning this one, with the large possibility of this fight hitting round 3 or being over 2.5 rounds.
Woodson via UD - (2/3)
Lightweight
Diego Ferreira (+215) (18-5-0, NS) v Mateusz Rebecki (-265) (19-1-0, 16 FWS) - This is absolutely going to be a fun fight. Ferreira has serious knockout power, as he displayed last May when he knocked out Johnson with a devastating overhand right. Ferreira is a dangerous opponent to deal with on the feet, but most importantly, he’s very good on the ground, albeit by the looks of his style, he’s best on his opponents back than anywhere else, and I just don’t think Rebecki is going to let Ferreira anywhere near the back control. Ferreira’s three consecutive losses prior to that win against Johnson is important to look at because all of those opponents he lost to had a very similar game plan and style to Rebecki, they wrestle, and wrestle exceptionally well. I honestly don’t see this fight going any differently, I don’t know how much Ferreira has improved with his takedown defence, there is a solid chance that he could attack the guillotine more or at least pull guard to at least have some semblance of control with a raging polish fighter on top of him, but other than that, I just don’t think he has the tools to defeat Rebecki. His best chance would be on the feet, using his heavy attacks to just damage or stint the wrestling aggression of Rebecki, but on the flip side, it is possible for Ferreira to be too overzealous with the striking and leave him open for takedowns, and all it would take it one takedown from Rebecki for Ferreira to be stuck on the ground for the remainder of the round. Rebecki is a glorious addition to the Lightweight division, and boy has he ran through his competition, winning all three of his fights, three different ways, a decision, a KO and a submission. The most important thing about all of those three methods he won, is they all came from ground work, that’s his bread and butter, he wants nothing more than to push forward like a wrecking ball and get the fight to the ground, and given that Ferreira is more of a grappler than wrestler, Ferreira is going to simply accept that takedown because it leads right into the skill set of Ferreira. This all sounds like i’m still leaning on Ferreira to win, but I just don’t think that one dimensional skillset is going to be enough to deal with Rebecki. There have been countless times where a wrestler has absolutely dominated on the ground against a BJJ specialist, Tsarukyan/Oliveira is the last one that is still somewhat relevant, and I can’t help but see a similar situation this weekend when Rebecki takes on Ferreira. There is a big size difference here but I think that falls into the favour of Rebecki even more, sure, he will probably eat a lot of knees or kicks, but as long as Rebecki gets into a clinch position against Ferreira, it’s effectively over for Ferreira, he’s going for a ride. I got Rebecki winning this one, I absolutely love watching Rebecki work his magic, and it would be a joy to see him fight this weekend.
Rebecki via KO R2 - (3/3)
Light Heavyweight
Alonzo Menifield (#13) (15-3-1, 2 FWS) v Carlos Ulberg (-210) (9-1-0, 5 FWS) - Oh this is going to be good. Both fighters were scheduled to fight back on that Blanchfield v Fiorot card, so i’m glad to see the fight finally happen. Menifield is coming off back to back wins against Crute and Jacoby, and it’s that Jacoby fight that best imitates what we could potentially see in this fight against Ulberg. Menifield is a power puncher, that’s his main attraction as a fighter, he is otherworldly with his power and if he could knock down Jacoby, there’s little doubt that he can test the chin of Ulberg, although there’s a few differences in styles between Ulberg and Jacoby which I would love to see Menifield try to have an answer for. Menifield’s power is going to be massively dangerous to Ulberg, because it has been quite some time since Ulberg has faced someone who has insane power, as well as some semblance of technique. Menifield is explosive and quick, especially early, but his attacks have a lot of action and movement before the attack, if that makes sense? Like, he is very readable, everything he throws has big actions behind them, there’s no small, quick attacks, they’re all huge and frankly easy to read, and the only reasons Jacoby got caught during that fight was due to the length of Menifields attacks, he really lunges into them and it doesn’t take a lot of effort for his power to show. However, technique is terrible when it comes to Menifield, he’s just powerful and sometimes that’s enough, but is it enough considering how well trained Ulberg is, with an expert kickboxing corner behind him including Eugene Bareman? Ulberg is on a mean streak at the moment, but his winning streak has been against relatively bad fighters, at least in comparison to Menifield. I have a firm belief that speed and athleticism will be all on Ulbergs side here, but will his defensive network be enough to avoid or mitigate the damage of Menifield’s ridiculously heavy punches? Ulberg is outstanding at range, he starts off a lot of his first rounds with beautifully timed leg kicks at range, and he has the footwork and speed to stay out of range for the most part. From his first loss to Nzechukwu to his most recent win against Da Un Jung, we have seen a complete transformation from a heavy finisher to someone who doesn’t rush as much, someone who takes his time and knows that every fight could go three rounds, so he knows to pace himself. Ulberg’s defensive footwork is going to be imperative in this fight, because Menifield does not throw a lot of combinations, they’re all singular, powerful, fight ending punches and whilst that’s awesome to watch, its not going to be too effective in the long run against someone like Ulberg. I am not saying that Ulberg is not getting knocked out, there’s a large possibility of that happening, in fact it should be a general rule of thumb to sprinkle something on Menifield getting a knockout, but the way I see this fight going is Ulberg using his footwork, long jabs/hooks and leg kicks to just chip away at Menifield until Ulberg see’s an opening to land more heavier shots. This is a fantastic fight, you bet your ass I’ll be putting a Menifield KO as an alt bet, but Ulberg should have this one.
Ulberg via KO R3 - (1/3)
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FT-Pens: Seattle Sounders FC 2-2 Louisville City FC

Venue: Starfire Sports Stadium
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Seattle Sounders FC
Andy Thomas, Jonathan Bell (Antino Lopez), Stuart Hawkins, Cody Baker, Alex Roldan (Léo Chú ), Daniel Leyva, Dylan Teves (Snyder Brunell), Joshua Atencio (Sota Kitahara), Daniel Musovski, Paul Rothrock (Kalani Kossa-Rienzi), Georgi Minoungou (Osaze De Rosario).
Subs: Jacob Castro.
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Louisville City FC
Daniel Faundez, Wesley Charpie (Arturo Ordoñez), Kyle Adams, Sean Totsch, Elijah Wynder, Taylor Davila, Jake Morris (Amadou Dia), Aiden Mcfadden (Jansen Wilson), Wilson Harris (Sam Gleadle), Ray Serrano Lopez (Jorge Gonzalez Asensi), Adrien Perez (Niall McCabe).
Subs: Damian Las.
MATCH EVENTS via ESPN
41' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Louisville City 0. Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georgi Minoungou with a cross.
45' Substitution, Louisville City. Jorge González replaces Ray Serrano.
61' Wes Charpie (Louisville City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Louisville City 0. Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Leyva with a cross following a set piece situation.
67' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Louisville City 1. Sean Totsch (Louisville City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
77' Substitution, Louisville City. Jansen Wilson replaces Aiden McFadden.
77' Substitution, Louisville City. Amadou Dia replaces Jake Morris.
78' Amadou Dia (Louisville City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Kalani Kossa-Rienzi replaces Paul Rothrock.
86' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Snyder Brunell replaces Dylan Teves.
87' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Sota Kitahara replaces Josh Atencio.
89' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Louisville City 2. Jorge González (Louisville City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
90' Kyle Adams (Louisville City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90' Substitution, Louisville City. Sam Gleadle replaces Wilson Harris.
90' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Antino Lopez replaces Jon Bell.
90' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Alex Roldan.
104' Substitution, Louisville City. Niall McCabe replaces Adrien Perez.
112' Substitution, Louisville City. Arturo Ordóñez replaces Wes Charpie.
116' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Osaze De Rosario replaces Georgi Minoungou.
120' Penalty missed! Still Seattle Sounders FC 2, Louisville City 2. Sean Totsch (Louisville City) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
120' Penalty saved. Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
120' Penalty saved. Elijah Wynder (Louisville City) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
120' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2(1), Louisville City 2. Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2(1), Louisville City 2(1). Arturo Ordóñez (Louisville City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
120' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2(2), Louisville City 2(1). Antino Lopez (Seattle Sounders FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2(2), Louisville City 2(2). Taylor Davila (Louisville City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120' Penalty saved. Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
120' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2(2), Louisville City 2(3). Niall McCabe (Louisville City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
120' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2(3), Louisville City 2(3). Snyder Brunell (Seattle Sounders FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120' Penalty saved. Sam Gleadle (Louisville City) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
120' Penalty saved. Osaze De Rosario (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
120' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2(3), Louisville City 2(4). Jansen Wilson (Louisville City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
120' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2(4), Louisville City 2(4). Kalani Kossa-Rienzi (Seattle Sounders FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120' Penalty saved. Kyle Adams (Louisville City) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
120' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2(5), Louisville City 2(4). Andrew Thomas (Seattle Sounders FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Lotto night is in one week. We will find out who picks where.
I have tried to go through some of the highlights. Just MEH all around (at best).
If you have trouble sleeping though, look at these prospect's HIGHLIGHTS. I think the LOW LIGHTS will give you nightmares.
I have a tier list and a big board breakdown -- not pick/fit dependent. In the process of watching highlights and scouting reports and things. Hasn't changed my opinions that much -- just shown me more prospects to look at.
I did a quick roll of the dice on Tankathon and this is the order. Tried to go with BPA/fit as much as possible! These are pretty much my top prospects anyway, so, no big deal.
So, check it out. Any feed back will be welcomed! Any hits? Misses? OBVIOUS TRADES???

1. San Antonio Spurs: Zaccharie Risacher -- his shooting slump might be over. Could be a 3 and D Sean Elliott.
   
2. Detroit Pistons: Reed Sheppard -- can still play Cade Ball. Reed can play on/off ball. Pistons have weapons -- need floor spacers. Maybe he can help activate Ausar Thompson and Jalen Duren! Marcus Sasser might be a similar prospect -- but Reed Sheppard looks like a good fit in the BPA tier.
   
3. Washington Wizards: Rob Dillingham -- yeah, this guy might stink. BUT, he could reignite the fan base. Just give the guy the ball and see what happens. His floor might be low, or at least SHORT, but he can get his own shot (which helps). Upside comps of Isiah Thomas and Allen Iverson.
   
4. Atlanta Hawks: Alex Sarr -- the re-load pick here around Trae/Murray/Jalen Johnson. Any "swerve" here would indicate MAJOR deck reshuffling.
   
5. Charlotte Hornets: Donovan Clingan -- Hornets have firepower. All they need is to upgrade their medical staff or their front court. I give you Doctor D!
   
6. Portland Trailblazers: Zach Edey -- dino big man. For the franchise who took Walton/Bowie/Oden, their fan base should be fearless. In a 3 big man draft, they are drafting BIG3 (at worst). The guy is a monster who can score and rebound. With Scoot firing up bricks by the dozen, Edey could be a fantasy king (at least with rebounds).
   
7. San Antonio Spurs: Nikola Topic -- Spurs get their Topic -- but maybe not the best Nikola in the draft. A pick and roll point guard but I think Wemby would be probably be better off initiating the offense as a 7'5 Scottie Pippen. Topic can make fancy-ish passes though. Ok, ok, they just nabbed the IDEAL Cooper Flagg Tank Commander.
   
8. Memphis Grizzlies: Matas Buzelis -- can play some 3. Some 4. I hope. With GG Jackson scheduled to be the feature player in Summer League, I think Buzelis can offer some point-forward/complementary stuff. Also, a fairly talented shot blocker. Swing skill is the 3 point shooting. If it swings in the right direction -- I can see him being a DELUXE version of guys like Robert Horry/Shane BattieDetlef Shrempf.
   
9. Utah Jazz: Nikola Djurisic -- NIKOLA1 on my big board. Chris Mullin type? Gamer. Can score... and shoot. The Jazz have some bigs. The Jazz have some guards. Nikola Djurisic is a wing.
   
10. Houston Rockets: Dalton Knecht -- firepower for a potential post-Dillon-free world. Could be Rick Barry LITE/Bernard King LITE on offense. Could open the floor (a bit for Amen, as well as Sengun). Not a lock down defender but he can rebound a bit and is solidly athletic. Chuck Person might be a good comp.
    
11. Chicago Bulls: Jared McCain -- can shoot. Really small but oh well. Not as small as Rob. Longer than Reed. Good Moneyball play on those Kentucky guards, and besides, those two are already off the board. McCain/Caruso could be a good back court duo.
    
12. OKC Thunder: Ron Holland II -- BPA. Other than that, yeah, BPA. Team lacks size a bit, in a league that is sizing up again. Can probably play some 4 next to Chet. OR, the 3, if they like Chet at the 4. Maybe they go after Isaiah Hartenstein or Alex Len in free agency to soak up some minutes at center.
    
13. Sacramento Kings: Hunter Sallis -- makes Malik Monk expendable, although I think they should do a sign/trade for him to fortify their front line. Sallis can score, get hot from 3 and make some plays. Should fit in very well with Fox as well as Heurter and Keegan Murray -- along with two of their upstart guards (Keon Ellis/Davion Mitchell).
    
14. Portland Trailblazers: Ajay Mitchell -- another sleeper pick type. No real "need" at this point having Sharpe/Scoot as their back court core for the future (and Jabari Walker at the 4). Ayton/Edey could be a fun twin towers duo. Ajay Mitchell figures to be a solidly crafty combo guard. Malcolm Brogdon insurance if they move him.
    

Best available: Mark Sears, Pacome Dadiet, Tomislav Ivisic, N'faly Dante, Tyler Smith
Next best available: Cam Spencer, Yannick Kraag, Keshad Johnson, PJ Hall, Thierry Darlan
Over-rated/value traps: Isaiah Collier, Kyle Filipowski, Cody Williams
Back To School (prediction): Bronny James, Alex Karaban
Tier breakdown:
Tier 1.00: Zach Edey
Tier 2.00: Matas Buzelis/Nikola Djurisic
Tier 2.25: Hunter Sallis/Rob Dillingham/Reed Sheppard
Tier 2.75: Zaccharie RisacheDonovan Clingan
Tier 3.00: Dalton Knecht/Alex SarAjay Mitchell/Jared McCain/Mark Sears/Tomislav Ivisic
Tier 3.50: Ron Holland II/Keshad Johnson/Cam SpenceN'faly Dante/Thierry Darlan/Tristen Newton
Tier 4/Tier 5ish: Everybody else.

So, for the past few weeks, The biggest news in the world of music, that’s starting to drip into pop culture in general, has been the absolutely brutal beef between Hip Hops two biggest male stars, Kendrick Lamar, Kung Fu Kenny, and Drake, Octobers Very Own.
The beef is believed to have started with Kendrick feature on the song, Like That, which was part of the Future x Metro Boomin recent collaboration album. Kendricks Verse was made in the vain of a similar verse on a previous collaborations he did with Big Sean and Jay Electronica, Control. On Like That, Kendrick spit the normal braggadocio lines, but in particular this line stood out.
“Motherfuck the Big Three, N**** it’s just Big me!”
The Big Three being a reference to the belief that Him, J.Cole, and Drake are the Big 3 of Hip Hop at the moment, J.Cole being a fellow notable rapper who recently collaborated with Drake on the song, First Person Shooter, and has done so with Kendrick a fair bit in the past. Now anyone with actual sense would understand that this bar is the same one Kendrick done with control, it being not an attack, but a friendly spar, an invitation to show him that they also deserve the title, like Kendrick done before. Kendrick being known for being, while friendly, very competitive person.
And while J.Cole seems to have understood that, along with most of the industry, Drake did not. Drake having been known for being EXTREMELY thin skinned and vindictive to any kind of criticism laid his way, no doubt cause by the, legitimately hateful at times, disrespect he received early in his career. It didn’t help that many other rappers would post short instagram and tik tok vids of them reacting to the bar, seemingly in agreement with Kendrick.
However, the first person to actually fire back wasn’t Drake, but J.Cole funny enough in a, quite weak diss track aim at Kendrick. With it being quite clear that he didn’t want to really do so, and only did so under peer pressure. In fact bot long after, at a show, J.Cole apologized for doing so, admitting that not only was it a bad move and a bad song, but it was also out of character for him to do so. While he was clowned by many at the time for this action, those who did admit in hindsight he was right to do so.
Not long, Drake would finally drop his diss record, Push Ups, a decent, but not super deep track aimed at Kendrick. The track was overall kinda of juvenile one, with the most mean spirited thing being the hit at Kendricks Height, as Kung Fu Kenny is admittedly a short king. But it wasn’t a bad track, and many took as a decent warning shot at Kendrick, if not a juvenile one.
Weeks pasted, and many wondered what would Kennys response be. And low and behold we got it in the form of euphoria, a brutal and scathing track that, like it’s spiritual predecessor in the track The Story Of Addion, a particularly infamous diss at Drake by the Rapper Pusha T, was a layered diss that broke Drake in so many ways.
Not only was it a condemnation of Drakes character in terms of how fake he his, with his constant thieving of other styles, rhyme flows and even ACCENTS, his seeming uncaring attitude to many current Black issues, and of course his previous known role of being an absent father, but also it made it quite clear that while Kendrick is in good terms with the rest of the Hip Hop community, he HATES Drake. This is despite their many collaborations in the past, Kendrick seems to legitimately not like him, if not out right hate him.
The Track was a brutal one, and not after people waited quite eagerly for drakes response, since Kendricks was SO brutal. And recently Drake did so with the track FAMILY MATTERS, which was a nasty track that heavily implied that Kendrick was a wife beater. But just before that Kendrick another one called 6:16 to June, another brutal track, and literally the next 30 minutes after FAMILY MATTERS dropped Kendrick dropped another in the chamber called Meet The Ghrames, Which has been particularly scathing.
Beef is still ongoing.
EDIT: KUNG FU KENNY DROPPED ANOTHER
https://youtu.be/T6eK-2OQtew?si=yPJvXHjbIRtn8WAN

Updated timestamp, pics, and vids, let me know if you want any more pictures/videos!
 
Kunwu Chad Ti (Orange Peel w/ PM60 steel) - SV: $200 $180
I am the 2nd owner of this knife, and the original owner gave it a nice mirror-polished edge, which I have maintained with a 4-micron strop. While he used this a good bit (giving the blade a touch of patina), I have carried this and used it mostly on some cardboard here and there. The thumb "studs" (pyramids?) have some minor damage on them, but you can't really feel it when opening the knife; I made sure to highlight them in the video.
Includes the box, with the cloth pouch/cleaning cloth and extra springs/wire clip.
 
20CV TRM Atom with darkwash Ti scales (milled lines) + extra Carbon Fiber scales (flat) - SV: $280 $255 WITHDRAWN
I am the 2nd owner on this knife as well. Here is what the original owner had to say about the mods:

Full TI, got this from TRM at blade show last year and had it modded by the legend Sean Campbell with his signature ugly finish on the scales, ano on the clip, and a little tumble to make the hardware look better with the other mods.

I have carried and sharpened this knife to a 15dps edge on my WSPA (using Venev stones), and there are some snails/carry marks on the clip and the scale where the clip rubs against it (also highlighted in the video). The action is absolutely phenomenal, and the Ti scales really hide any other wear really well.
The carbon fiber scales were purchased separately, and only carried here and there; they almost make the knife too light, if that were possible. Includes the original box, and black/white o-rings; I'd prefer not to separate the scales.
 
I'm primarily looking for cash, but the trades I'm potentially interested in are: Satin M4 Sage 5 LW, Cerberus R.I.O.T.T, and Jakebcreates Hail Mary (and its other variants, particularly the Lambsfoot)
PayPal FF, will ship USPS Priority Mail, CONUS only please. YOLO > PM/Chat.

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Kunwu Chad Ti (Orange Peel w/ PM60 steel) - SV: $200
I am the 2nd owner of this knife, and the original owner gave it a nice mirror-polished edge, which I have maintained with a 4-micron strop. While he used this a good bit (giving the blade a touch of patina), I have carried this and used it mostly on some cardboard here and there. The thumb "studs" (pyramids?) have some minor damage on them, but you can't really feel it when opening the knife; I made sure to highlight them in the video.
Includes the box, with the cloth pouch/cleaning cloth and extra springs/wire clip.
 
20CV TRM Atom with darkwash Ti scales (milled lines) + extra Carbon Fiber scales (flat) - SV: $280
I am the 2nd owner on this knife as well. Here is what the original owner had to say about the mods:

Full TI, got this from TRM at blade show last year and had it modded by the legend Sean Campbell with his signature ugly finish on the scales, ano on the clip, and a little tumble to make the hardware look better with the other mods.

I have carried and sharpened this knife to a 15dps edge on my WSPA (using Venev stones), and there are some snails/carry marks on the clip and the scale where the clip rubs against it (also highlighted in the video). The action is absolutely phenomenal, and the Ti scales really hide any other wear really well.
The carbon fiber scales were purchased separately, and only carried here and there; they almost make the knife too light, if that were possible. Includes the original box, and black/white o-rings; I'd prefer not to separate the scales.
 
I'm primarily looking for cash, but the trades I'm potentially interested in are: Satin M4 Sage 5 LW, Cerberus R.I.O.T.T, and Jakebcreates Hail Mary (and its other variants, particularly the Lambsfoot)
PayPal FF, will ship USPS Priority Mail, CONUS only please. YOLO > PM/Chat.
 
EDIT: I'm heading to bed, but I'll keep an eye on this tomorrow at work; if it's early enough, I'll drop it off at the post office tomorrow before the weekend!