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  • R Rembrandt

    I was all-in on Chimaev after the Whittiker face crush but apparently that was an existing injury that he got lucky with. I think DDP style is just weird enough to throw Chimaev's game off. General consensus seems to be DDPs chances improve the longer the fight goes on

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    @Rembrandt said in UFC / MMA:

    General consensus seems to be DDPs chances improve the longer the fight goes on

    Yeah if it gets past round two I expect a DDP finish

    The question is how DDP deals with Chimaev aggressively chasing takedowns early. DDP has faced a lot of striking specialists in the UFC so no one really knows

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      Well I'll be damned. Khamzat is the real deal! Can't question DDPs heart though, never gave up despite a total domination

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        DDP had a few moments - which in MMA is sometimes all you need - but his submission game wasn’t good enough

        Cracking card with some awesome finishes

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          A new CKB fighter in the UFC - Rowston got a contract on today’s contender series

          He’s going to be added to the Perth card

          https://twitter.com/ufc_asia/status/1957978666845032572?s=61&t=yrbdgyVSPqW0kVLD8ijMKA

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            Great night for the kiwis on road to ufc semi finals.

            Tau and Liu both into their respective finals. Both great fights too

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                Another CKB fighter added to the UFC. He'll be making his debut in Perth

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                  Another CKB fighter added to the UFC. He'll be making his debut in Perth

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                  @Duluth 14 fights on that card already with the Rowston one to add. Big night unless there are some drop outs

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                    The contender series is always fun. A pretty good knock out this week

                    https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1963061330044137856?s=61&t=yrbdgyVSPqW0kVLD8ijMKA

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                      @MiketheSnow you must've enjoyed that Mason Jones fight? That was a great comeback

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                        @MiketheSnow you must've enjoyed that Mason Jones fight? That was a great comeback

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                        @Duluth said in UFC / MMA:

                        @MiketheSnow you must've enjoyed that Mason Jones fight? That was a great comeback

                        Fantastic

                        Came into the UFC with too much attitude

                        Went away and worked hard. He's legit.

                        Great card overall. Amazing atmosphere in Paris.

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                          Awesome event. Finishes in every prelim fight. Crowd noise was insane, I wonder if that's part of what got to the fighting nerds, they really didn't look themselves

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                            Haven't seen a hell of a lot of promotion about this weekend. I'd like to think an Ulberg win would guarantee a shot at Ankalaev if he beats Pereira..but I think it might have to be a pretty spectacular knockout to get ahead of the winner of Prochazka/Rountree.

                            My picks:
                            Pericic
                            Montague
                            Thicknesse
                            Mullarkey
                            Micallef
                            Rowston
                            Stirling
                            Nolan
                            Tafa
                            Matthews
                            Jenkins
                            Crute
                            Ulberg

                            Might be a little biased

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                              I was flicking through channels and noticed this wasn't PPV. Just in time to watch Ulberg. An impressive KO victory.

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                                No bias from Rembrandt

                                Just great picks

                                Fun card

                                Ulberg finished Reyes' career

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                                  A enjoyable regional card. Match ups generally favoured the locals but they still had to deliver

                                  4/4 for CKB

                                  Ulberg gets a little bit better each fight. Good feints in this fight, he had Reyes biting on most of them and confused on how to close distance. I see lots of criticism of Reyes today, yes he is limited but Ulberg deserves credit for scrambling his thinking before the finish

                                  UFC will be happy. He's marketable but was lacking a highlight finish in his recent fights. I'm sure they are hoping he faces Pereira. You know what the marketing will be "Adesanya's team mate.."

                                  Brando looked scary. Looking forward to seeing how he progresses

                                  Rowston did well. One of the few ANZACs who wasn't a favourite and he destroyed an experienced fighter. Great to see after he had such a long road to the UFC

                                  Tough fight for Stirling. Mostly because Bellato had one off his best fights (the criticism after the Craig fight made him focus?). A good fight for Stirling's development he had to adjust during the fight and find a way too win. He's still the fighter with the highest ceiling at CKB IMO

                                  Matthews v Magny was ruined by the ref. He made an incorrect call but he still made it.. he can't pretend he didn't end the fight. I presume this will be a Matthews win or a no contest. Shitty for both of the fighters.

                                  The first Kiwi female UFC fighter had a promising start. Montague needs to tighten up her striking defence but that strength was impressive. Most of the division will struggle against her as long as she can get it off the feet

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                                      Took an age before I got to watch it. Super enjoyable as a non-neutral. Clean sweep on my picks if that dodgy Magny win gets overturned. Black Jag is crazy confident. I hope he gets more of a following now, doesn't appear to have many international fans if at all. Awesome to see that Aussie heavyweight get the performance bonus. He said he had to take a $100K loan to train so thats half of that paid back already! One to watch for sure.

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                                        Hookers next fight confirmed

                                        https://twitter.com/danthehangman/status/1973504097086280069?s=61&t=yrbdgyVSPqW0kVLD8ijMKA

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                                          Huge event this weekend, UFC 320

                                          From the bottom (selected)

                                          Chiasson
                                          Gutierrez
                                          Shahbazyan

                                          Magomedov
                                          Emmett
                                          Prochazka
                                          Sandhagen
                                          Periera

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