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Post by SteveHulk on Sept 10, 2023 19:05:08 GMT -5
Damn, I dislike Strickland. I was hoping Israel Adesanya would knock him out with a karate kick to the head. I'm the opposite, lol... not keen on Adesanya at all. So this was a pleasant surprise.
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Sept 10, 2023 22:35:47 GMT -5
I'm not a fan of either really. I had no dog in this fight and just wanted a good show. Upsets are fun so I'm cool with what happened.
That being said both have their..."quirks" about them and are equally hard for me to root for. Lol. I feel the same way about JBJ though so call me square, I guess. 🙃
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Sept 16, 2023 17:12:01 GMT -5
Fights are on in the next hour. Any predictions for the night, fellas?
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Post by PuroMasta on Sept 16, 2023 18:59:55 GMT -5
Main event I’m guessing a damn good rematch. Not 100% sure on who I got to walk out with the championship though. I’ll go with Valentina just cause I’m a fan and want to see her regain. Don’t know a lot about Grasso aside from her great boxing.
Haven’t paid much attention to the rest of the card. I’ll check out highlights afterwards.
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Post by LA Times on Sept 16, 2023 20:39:31 GMT -5
There was a Survivor Series 1997 finish where a guy was in a Guillotine Choke and the referee stopped the fight even though he didn't tap out, pass out or verbally submit.
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Post by PuroMasta on Sept 17, 2023 0:24:34 GMT -5
There was a Survivor Series 1997 finish where a guy was in a Guillotine Choke and the referee stopped the fight even though he didn't tap out, pass out or verbally submit. They’re getting started on the transition to using old wrestling storylines since the merger went official 🙄 bad all around
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Post by SteveHulk on Sept 17, 2023 2:07:27 GMT -5
Great fight! Thought Val won 3-2 though. One of the judges gave Grasso a 10-8 in the 5th which was BS (especially as Val was clearly winning it until the last minute and a half).
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Sept 17, 2023 10:52:42 GMT -5
Round 1 Valentina Round 2 alexa Round 3 Valentina Round 4 alexa Round 5 alexa The one people are stuck on is the 10-8, but 2 judges gave Valentina Round 4 and thats insane She was outstruck (7 total. 1 significant) Takedowns were even, control time around +20 secs for shevchenko, and alexas knees were the "biggest" moment of the round. Valentina should be on a 3 fight losing streak. And of course she's all class (sarcasm) in the interview. I HATE that woman. Hopefully she s off now.
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Sept 17, 2023 12:54:53 GMT -5
I also had Grasso 2,4,5.
I love me some Shevchenko sisters though. I didn't stick around for the post fight interviews, so I'll have to see what Val said. lol.
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Post by LA Times on Sept 17, 2023 18:29:42 GMT -5
There was a Survivor Series 1997 finish where a guy was in a Guillotine Choke and the referee stopped the fight even though he didn't tap out, pass out or verbally submit. They’re getting started on the transition to using old wrestling storylines since the merger went official 🙄 bad all around mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2023/09/noche-ufc-kevin-holland-vs-neil-magny-hair-matchKevin Holland challenged Neil Magny to a Hair vs Hair Match.
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Post by SteveHulk on Sept 17, 2023 22:45:48 GMT -5
The one people are stuck on is the 10-8, but 2 judges gave Valentina Round 4 and thats insane Hard disagree. The 4th was very close and could have been scored either way (as indeed lots of people did). The 10-8 in the 5th was truly insane though... NO-ONE other than that one judge thought it was a 10-8. Heck, it wasn't even close to being a 10-8. And people are stuck on it because that ridiculous 10-8 cost Val the fight... love her or hate her, she should be the champ right now. I love me some Shevchenko sisters though. I didn't stick around for the post fight interviews, so I'll have to see what Val said. lol. I didn't see anything wrong with what she said, personally. In fact, I don't really blame her... a close fight given to the Mexican on Mexican independence day? A crazy 10-8 in the 5th? It wouldn't sit great with me either.
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Sept 22, 2023 20:44:50 GMT -5
Paddy Pimblett vs Tony Ferguson just got made official.
Thought that was pretty funny. Calling/putting it out there now.
Tony beats Pimblett.
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Post by SteveHulk on Sept 22, 2023 21:21:37 GMT -5
Paddy Pimblett vs Tony Ferguson just got made official. Thought that was pretty funny. Calling/putting it out there now. Tony beats Pimblett. 🤞
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Post by LA Times on Sept 22, 2023 21:50:17 GMT -5
Paddy Pimblett vs Tony Ferguson just got made official. Thought that was pretty funny. Calling/putting it out there now. Tony beats Pimblett. Theyre really going to job out Tony Fergie into retirement.
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Sept 24, 2023 12:23:26 GMT -5
The one people are stuck on is the 10-8, but 2 judges gave Valentina Round 4 and thats insane Hard disagree. The 4th was very close and could have been scored either way (as indeed lots of people did). The 10-8 in the 5th was truly insane though... NO-ONE other than that one judge thought it was a 10-8. Heck, it wasn't even close to being a 10-8. And people are stuck on it because that ridiculous 10-8 cost Val the fight... love her or hate her, she should be the champ right now. I love me some Shevchenko sisters though. I didn't stick around for the post fight interviews, so I'll have to see what Val said. lol. I didn't see anything wrong with what she said, personally. In fact, I don't really blame her... a close fight given to the Mexican on Mexican independence day? A crazy 10-8 in the 5th? It wouldn't sit great with me either. I don't think it was that close. More strikes, more significant strikes, same number takedowns and those knees to the dome were brutal. People wanting to give Valentina the round for some jabs is ridiculous to me. All of her fans, because that is who scored it for her tbh, say she won round 4 but can't say how. Her jab wasn't even more effective than Alexas. If you switch her name with say Juliana Pena, nobody would be saying Pena won that round. The 10-8 was wrong, so was giving her round 4. It balances out, and honestly hurts Grasso more. She should have won 48-47. Shevchenko should be on a 3 fight losing streak. That fight was closer than this one, and she only won due to the clash of heads pretty much blinding Santos. And she refused her a rematch. Then she was classless after she lost the title, and then whined about not winning this time. I find her to be a spoiled little child, and anything bad that happens to her is long overdue.
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Post by SteveHulk on Sept 24, 2023 22:47:42 GMT -5
Hard disagree. The 4th was very close and could have been scored either way (as indeed lots of people did). The 10-8 in the 5th was truly insane though... NO-ONE other than that one judge thought it was a 10-8. Heck, it wasn't even close to being a 10-8. And people are stuck on it because that ridiculous 10-8 cost Val the fight... love her or hate her, she should be the champ right now. I didn't see anything wrong with what she said, personally. In fact, I don't really blame her... a close fight given to the Mexican on Mexican independence day? A crazy 10-8 in the 5th? It wouldn't sit great with me either. I don't think it was that close. More strikes, more significant strikes, same number takedowns and those knees to the dome were brutal. People wanting to give Valentina the round for some jabs is ridiculous to me. All of her fans, because that is who scored it for her tbh, say she won round 4 but can't say how. Her jab wasn't even more effective than Alexas. If you switch her name with say Juliana Pena, nobody would be saying Pena won that round. The 10-8 was wrong, so was giving her round 4. It balances out, and honestly hurts Grasso more. She should have won 48-47. Shevchenko should be on a 3 fight losing streak. That fight was closer than this one, and she only won due to the clash of heads pretty much blinding Santos. And she refused her a rematch. Then she was classless after she lost the title, and then whined about not winning this time. I find her to be a spoiled little child, and anything bad that happens to her is long overdue. Dude... you can't possibly equate that ridiculous 10-8 in the 5th (that EVERYONE said was crazy/wrong) to a close 4th round that many non-biased people (including 2 of the official judges and 11 of the 23 media outlets) thought Shevchenko won. You obviously dislike/hate Shevchenko - which is your right - but with respect, I think it may be stopping you from scoring/seeing the round objectively... it was a close round that easily could have gone either way. I think we'll just have to agree to disagree here 🤣.
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Post by Valbroski on Oct 21, 2023 15:09:10 GMT -5
God damn, man. These Russian fighters don’t play around.
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Post by k5 on Oct 22, 2023 19:24:39 GMT -5
God damn, man. These Russian fighters don’t play around. yeah, it’s quite the era. mountain wrestlers are for real
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Post by LA Times on Oct 25, 2023 6:15:13 GMT -5
Jon Jones tore his pec and his fight against Stipe Miocic next month is canceled. Sergei Pavlovich vs Tom Aspinall is the interim Heavyweight Championship bout.
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Post by SteveHulk on Oct 26, 2023 7:54:31 GMT -5
Jon Jones tore his pec and his fight against Stipe Miocic next month is canceled. Sergei Pavlovich vs Tom Aspinall is the interim Heavyweight Championship bout. Decent fight for the interim title. I wonder if Stipe is just going to retire then? I'd have thought he'd be one half of the interim title fight.
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