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Post by kennyw86v2 on Sept 11, 2022 12:41:00 GMT -5
Nate gets a win instead of a mauling Tony gets a competitive fight D-Rod gets a win Li gets a great fight against a guy that isn't cooked Chimaev gets much better opponent to dominate And Holland gets...paid I guess. Poor guy. Li Jingliang got screwed by the judges. Even if D-Rod got the W, he didnt look good not being able to take out a guy a whole weight class under him. Both those guys are welterweights. I don't know why that fight was a catch weight. Li was a huge leap in competition for him and he did ok.
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Post by SteveHulk on Sept 12, 2022 2:57:56 GMT -5
I've gotta admit... I kind of love heel Chimaev 🤣. I just hope there's no more weight issues in the future.
Couldn't believe Tony was the betting favourite against Nate... what have these odds-makers been smoking!?
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Post by LA Times on Sept 12, 2022 6:18:09 GMT -5
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Post by SteveHulk on Sept 12, 2022 14:25:36 GMT -5
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Post by LA Times on Sept 16, 2022 6:46:47 GMT -5
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Post by LA Times on Sept 17, 2022 18:02:40 GMT -5
Mariya Agapova lost again and had a seizure after getting choked out.
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Sept 17, 2022 21:09:43 GMT -5
Robocop had one of the worst cuts on the bridge of the nose/between the eyebrows. Super gnarly.
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Post by SteveHulk on Sept 19, 2022 14:29:41 GMT -5
Jose Aldo has announced his retirement. Featherweight GOAT.
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Post by LA Times on Sept 19, 2022 18:58:45 GMT -5
Jose Aldo has announced his retirement. Featherweight GOAT. Would've loved to see him in a rematch against Chan Sung Jung where the loser must retire.
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Post by LA Times on Sept 29, 2022 6:42:00 GMT -5
Bo Nickal finally gets a UFC contract on Dspam and calls out Khamzat Chimaev and Logan Paul. 😆
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Sept 30, 2022 5:12:13 GMT -5
Bo Nickal finally gets a UFC contract on Dspam and calls out Khamzat Chimaev and Logan Paul. 😆 I'm already excited to see this guy stiff like Askren
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Oct 1, 2022 13:14:03 GMT -5
Max Rohskopf is fighting for bellator today.
If you can't remember him, he refused to get off the stool after round 2 in his ufc debut against Austin "Thud" Hubbard, in a fight he wasn't taking any crazy damage in.
Then got cut.
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Post by LA Times on Oct 15, 2022 16:24:32 GMT -5
Pete Rodriguez hit a real Go to Sleep on Michael Jackson 😴
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Oct 16, 2022 9:01:51 GMT -5
I see a lot of people sh*tting on Makachev, saying he hasn’t fought anyone. Dan Hooker beat Gilbert Burns and went the distance with Poirier… and Islam decimated him. And one thing all these casuals have forgotten is that Charles Oliveira was mediocre at best for a LONG time and was regularly getting his ass whooped. Don’t get me wrong, he’s been on a great run and has clearly improved. But the immediate dismissal of Islam is a joke. The Sambo style of fighting these guys like Khabib, Khamzat, etc have brought is the most revolutionary thing to happen to MMA since the Brazilians. Their wrestling is on a terrifying new level and it’s not going anywhere. Charles was mediocre when he was 1. Young and 2. A featherweight. Dan beat Gilbert when Gilbert was fighting at a weight class too low also. Whittaker got starched at 170 before moving up. That said, I believe Islam wins, because boring wins fights. I'd love nothing more than to see choked stiff.
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Post by SteveHulk on Oct 17, 2022 23:54:45 GMT -5
I'd love Do Bronx to win - and then call out Khabib... that fight (and all the build-up) would be huge - probably the 2 best lightweights in MMA History. Even IF Charles wins at the weekend though, I don't think Khabib will come back.
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Oct 22, 2022 16:25:11 GMT -5
Charles was mediocre when he was 1. Young and 2. A featherweight. Dan beat Gilbert when Gilbert was fighting at a weight class too low also. Whittaker got starched at 170 before moving up. That said, I believe Islam wins, because boring wins fights. I'd love nothing more than to see choked stiff. Was that boring to you?? Anyways, I said it. The reign has begun!! It was decent. It looks better because it came on right after a stinker. Yan/O'Malley was better. I've said all along this ppv wouldn't deliver. I feel like I was right. The thing is Charles hits hard but isn't a dangerous striker. We've seen Islam not be willing to strike with Hooker and Bobby Green. His defenses will be unbearable. He isn't striking with Volk, Gaethje, Poirier, Chandler. No way.
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Oct 22, 2022 18:34:25 GMT -5
It was decent. It looks better because it came on right after a stinker. Yan/O'Malley was better. I've said all along this ppv wouldn't deliver. I feel like I was right. The thing is Charles hits hard but isn't a dangerous striker. We've seen Islam not be willing to strike with Hooker and Bobby Green. His defenses will be unbearable. He isn't striking with Volk, Gaethje, Poirier, Chandler. No way. To each their own brother, but I thought the event was a banger overall. Only the Chookagian fight was blah to me. Not really understanding how she keeps getting on the main card. Can't stand that girl.
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Post by SteveHulk on Oct 23, 2022 1:29:23 GMT -5
Gotta admit, I was a bit disappointed in the PPV... apart from the main event, there was only really the Yan/O'Malley fight that delivered. And the absolute STENCH that decision left kind of put a dampner on things... honestly, I try and be impartial when judging - but there is no way O'Malley won that fight... even he knew it (I had it a shut-out for Yan, FWIW).
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Post by kennyw86v2 on Oct 23, 2022 12:05:47 GMT -5
Gotta admit, I was a bit disappointed in the PPV... apart from the main event, there was only really the Yan/O'Malley fight that delivered. And the absolute STENCH that decision left kind of put a dampner on things... honestly, I try and be impartial when judging - but there is no way O'Malley won that fight... even he knew it (I had it a shut-out for Yan, FWIW). I find it so weird people are so outraged by the decision. I thought it close enough to go either way. The thing that really baffles me though is this fight was a clone of shevchenko vs Santos, with yan playing the Santos role of takedowns and control time and Sean winning on the feet like Valentina did. Yet the same people that were screaming Valentina won because control time without damage is meaningless, are screaming Yan won because of his control time without damage. Not a shot at you obviously, just something I've noticed the last 24 hours.
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Post by SteveHulk on Oct 23, 2022 13:53:36 GMT -5
Gotta admit, I was a bit disappointed in the PPV... apart from the main event, there was only really the Yan/O'Malley fight that delivered. And the absolute STENCH that decision left kind of put a dampner on things... honestly, I try and be impartial when judging - but there is no way O'Malley won that fight... even he knew it (I had it a shut-out for Yan, FWIW). I find it so weird people are so outraged by the decision. I thought it close enough to go either way. The thing that really baffles me though is this fight was a clone of shevchenko vs Santos, with yan playing the Santos role of takedowns and control time and Sean winning on the feet like Valentina did. Yet the same people that were screaming Valentina won because control time without damage is meaningless, are screaming Yan won because of his control time without damage. Not a shot at you obviously, just something I've noticed the last 24 hours. Maybe I'll have to rewatch it, but unlike Shevchenko/Santos I didn't think Yan/O'Malley was even close... it was just a matter of whether Yan won 30-27 or 29-28.
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