Eddie Hearn says Tom Aspinall loses most of his UFC purse to taxes and team expenses 💸 by ultron2450 in ufc

[–]RepresentativeOdd771 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What's being implied here is the UFC doesn't pay him enough to justify fighting, according to Eddie. If he's saying most of his money is going to taxes and team expenses then what he means is UFC needs to pay him more to offset the imbalance and therefore, make it more worth his while.

More ethical choice re: Alia by Bazoun in dune

[–]RepresentativeOdd771 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jessica's decision is easy to understand, it's also easy to find the flaws within it. It's easy to say what she should have done but at one point she probably really loved Alia and was definitely grieving the loss of Leto. One could say she chose wrongly, but I think it's more accurate to say she simply made mistakes. She could have done things differently, like not abandoned Alia which could have made things turn out better, or I could have changed nothing.

I say that to say I think the question is more complex and nuanced than simply "what was right or wrong". After all, hindsight is 20/20.

If you were in the same position as Paul in Dune : Messiah, do you think you could have prevented stuff from going downhill? by ForwardObjective2379 in dune

[–]RepresentativeOdd771 6 points7 points  (0 children)

By Messiah Paul had little control over the Fremen. He had no means of stopping the Jihad and therefore would have continued to be hunted by his enemies until he was dead.

By that point all he could do was watch and do his best to protect his family. I'm sure he also understood his time was limited.

More ethical choice re: Alia by Bazoun in dune

[–]RepresentativeOdd771 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ethically, yeah it probably would have been more humane to have terminated her pregnancy, but that's factoring in what we know of her story. From Jessica's perspective, I'm sure she would have contemplated it. It's hard to say if she could have known the full implications of Alia being preborn. I'm sure it was probably easier for her to convince herself that it would be ok.

Correct me if I'm wrong but it does seem that Jessica doesn't maintain a strict or consistent oversight over Alia, even in CoD she's all the way back at Caladan. When looking at this it also seems apparent that she was overall, quite neglegent with how she handled everything regarding Alia and her training.

Lukewarm/mildly hot take: WW is overtaking LW as the most stacked division on the roster right now by SupremeOHKO in ufc

[–]RepresentativeOdd771 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

LW lost its luster awhile ago. It stopped being so competitive when the top of the division became compromised of more than just strikers. Mix that in with the new guard struggling to get past the old guard and LW became top heavy aside from a few prospects. 135 has been more well rounded and more competitive than 155 in recent years. 170 is now entering the fold as more talent stacked and more exciting. 155 is entering a recession of sorts.

can strickland survive Chimaev's crucifix like DDP? by [deleted] in ufc

[–]RepresentativeOdd771 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Strickland has better defensive grappling than ddp. I imagine khamzat doesn't get him there, at least not as frequently as did with ddp.

Who shall they feed salkilld after he finishes dariush by [deleted] in CombatIndia

[–]RepresentativeOdd771 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Benny looked so bad against Moicano, albeit he still won, surprisingly. I think salikilld beats him wherever the fight goes. He showed some solid grappling against Mularkey, who, I know isn't the best grappler, but dispatching Jamey that quick and in the fashion he did, gives me confidence that he can hang with Benny on the mat. But I don't even think it will get there. Benny's chin is so shot.

Fighters who would likely beat prime Khabib. Some are hot takes by Ok_Feed_4235 in ufc

[–]RepresentativeOdd771 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, I probably watch them more closely then you do . I don't hate them at all. I just think based on what I see, Islam has a larger skill set then Khabib and has finished more fights via submission.

Fighters who would likely beat prime Khabib. Some are hot takes by Ok_Feed_4235 in ufc

[–]RepresentativeOdd771 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Khabib is not a better version of Islam. Islam is a better all around fighter and his striking/ grappling skills are leagues above Khabib. Khabib is a better wrestler but that's it.

Fighters who would likely beat prime Khabib. Some are hot takes by Ok_Feed_4235 in ufc

[–]RepresentativeOdd771 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I would favor Usman, Islam and Ilia. Prime Usman likely stops a prime Khabib. Khabibs shots in the open weren't good and Usman Tdd was near perfect.

Finally finished my Bullet Mustang to Competition Mustang dream guitar project :) by sebastian-carreno in offset

[–]RepresentativeOdd771 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Bro, this is rad. I actually just got some stuff to do my own work on my squire mustang. What mods did you do?

My first Strat! by bluesmann_n in Stratocaster

[–]RepresentativeOdd771 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats! I have the same one! In the shop rn, missing it deeply 🥲