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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    EARLY PRELIMS

    Burkman v Dober
    Cracking finish from Dober
    Great way to start the evening

    Brooks v Shelton
    Tough for Shelton on the split decision

    Curran v Albu
    Barnstormer. Toe to toe for 15 mins. Tough as.
    Tough on Curran.

    PRELIMS

    Fili v Kattar
    Solid win for Kattar on the back of a crisp jab

    Ortega v Moicano
    Round 1 a great 'boxing' match. Crisp, crisp punch and counter punch in each others faces.
    Round 2 more of the same. Great chins from both fighters.
    Round 3 more of the same, and then Moicano takes it to the ground and gets guilotteined. Should have stayed standing.
    Cracking contest.

    Barao v Sterling
    Good back and forth and deserved decision for Sterling

    Knight v Lamas
    Great patience from Lamas, great heart from Knight but big finish from Lamas.

    MAIN CARD

    Manuwa v Oezdemir
    WOW. What a finish from Oezdemir.

    Cerrone v Lawler
    Great first round, Cerrone showed his mettle against a blitzing Lawler.
    Cerrone in charge in round 2.
    Round 3 a war.
    No way was that a unanimous decision for Lawler.

    Cyborg v Evinger
    Fair play Evinger was game, but Cyborg in a different class.

    Woodley v Maia
    Woodley too - insert word - for Maia

    Cormier v Jones
    Round 1 both tough as fuck. So quick
    Round 2 ditto, DC on top
    Round 3. WOW. Brutal.

    A good big 'un will invariably beat a good little 'un
    Disappointing from DC bitching to Big John.

    Anik, Rogan, Cruz are a fantastic commentary team

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    • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

      EARLY PRELIMS

      Burkman v Dober
      Cracking finish from Dober
      Great way to start the evening

      Brooks v Shelton
      Tough for Shelton on the split decision

      Curran v Albu
      Barnstormer. Toe to toe for 15 mins. Tough as.
      Tough on Curran.

      PRELIMS

      Fili v Kattar
      Solid win for Kattar on the back of a crisp jab

      Ortega v Moicano
      Round 1 a great 'boxing' match. Crisp, crisp punch and counter punch in each others faces.
      Round 2 more of the same. Great chins from both fighters.
      Round 3 more of the same, and then Moicano takes it to the ground and gets guilotteined. Should have stayed standing.
      Cracking contest.

      Barao v Sterling
      Good back and forth and deserved decision for Sterling

      Knight v Lamas
      Great patience from Lamas, great heart from Knight but big finish from Lamas.

      MAIN CARD

      Manuwa v Oezdemir
      WOW. What a finish from Oezdemir.

      Cerrone v Lawler
      Great first round, Cerrone showed his mettle against a blitzing Lawler.
      Cerrone in charge in round 2.
      Round 3 a war.
      No way was that a unanimous decision for Lawler.

      Cyborg v Evinger
      Fair play Evinger was game, but Cyborg in a different class.

      Woodley v Maia
      Woodley too - insert word - for Maia

      Cormier v Jones
      Round 1 both tough as fuck. So quick
      Round 2 ditto, DC on top
      Round 3. WOW. Brutal.

      A good big 'un will invariably beat a good little 'un
      Disappointing from DC bitching to Big John.

      Anik, Rogan, Cruz are a fantastic commentary team

      MilkM Offline
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      Milk
      wrote on last edited by
      #296

      @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

      Disappointing from DC bitching to Big John.

      He was knocked out and didn't even remember getting kicked. Probably not fair to judge him on it:

      https://streamable.com/6xmvi

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      • MilkM Milk

        @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

        Disappointing from DC bitching to Big John.

        He was knocked out and didn't even remember getting kicked. Probably not fair to judge him on it:

        https://streamable.com/6xmvi

        MiketheSnowM Offline
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        MiketheSnow
        wrote on last edited by
        #297

        @Milk said in UFC:

        @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

        Disappointing from DC bitching to Big John.

        He was knocked out and didn't even remember getting kicked. Probably not fair to judge him on it:

        https://streamable.com/6xmvi

        Quite possibly, but where the fuck were his team to manage the situation?

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        • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

          @Milk said in UFC:

          @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

          Disappointing from DC bitching to Big John.

          He was knocked out and didn't even remember getting kicked. Probably not fair to judge him on it:

          https://streamable.com/6xmvi

          Quite possibly, but where the fuck were his team to manage the situation?

          MilkM Offline
          MilkM Offline
          Milk
          wrote on last edited by Milk
          #298

          @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

          Quite possibly, but where the fuck were his team to manage the situation?

          Yeah, spot on. I actually found the above scene really uncomfortable to watch and part of the reason is how isolated he is. Apparently Dana White was trying to convince Cormier he was knocked out and it wasn't until Cormier saw that footage that everything started to click into place for him. And this is the result:

          Rogan has since apologised for interviewing him as he is no longer supposed to interview fighters who have been knocked out.

          DC's statement:

          First off, thank you all for the kind words. I have felt the support. Congratulations to Jon Jones and his team. They did a phenomenal job and got the victory. Also, to Big John McCarthy, I would like to apologize for acting up with you. I am thankful for the time you gave me to try and defend myself and stay in the fight. You are the best in the business for a reason. I also wanna thank my team and my coaches. I love you all from the bottom of my heart. Your time and energy is greatly appreciated. You guys did a wonderful job, I was ready. It's a fist fight and things happen. Dana White and the @ufc, thank you for being the premiere organization in all of MMA. Again, congrats to Team Jones and JacksonWink. Love you all. I'll see you soon. DC

          Big John's response:
          https://i.redd.it/xncsud95hwcz.jpg

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          • MilkM Milk

            @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

            Quite possibly, but where the fuck were his team to manage the situation?

            Yeah, spot on. I actually found the above scene really uncomfortable to watch and part of the reason is how isolated he is. Apparently Dana White was trying to convince Cormier he was knocked out and it wasn't until Cormier saw that footage that everything started to click into place for him. And this is the result:

            Rogan has since apologised for interviewing him as he is no longer supposed to interview fighters who have been knocked out.

            DC's statement:

            First off, thank you all for the kind words. I have felt the support. Congratulations to Jon Jones and his team. They did a phenomenal job and got the victory. Also, to Big John McCarthy, I would like to apologize for acting up with you. I am thankful for the time you gave me to try and defend myself and stay in the fight. You are the best in the business for a reason. I also wanna thank my team and my coaches. I love you all from the bottom of my heart. Your time and energy is greatly appreciated. You guys did a wonderful job, I was ready. It's a fist fight and things happen. Dana White and the @ufc, thank you for being the premiere organization in all of MMA. Again, congrats to Team Jones and JacksonWink. Love you all. I'll see you soon. DC

            Big John's response:
            https://i.redd.it/xncsud95hwcz.jpg

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            MiketheSnow
            wrote on last edited by MiketheSnow
            #299

            @Milk said in UFC:

            @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

            Quite possibly, but where the fuck were his team to manage the situation?

            Yeah, spot on. I actually found the above scene really uncomfortable to watch and part of the reason is how isolated he is. Apparently Dana White was trying to convince Cormier he was knocked out and it wasn't until Cormier saw that footage that everything started to click into place for him. And this is the result:

            Rogan has since apologised for interviewing him as he is no longer supposed to interview fighters who have been knocked out.

            DC's statement:

            First off, thank you all for the kind words. I have felt the support. Congratulations to Jon Jones and his team. They did a phenomenal job and got the victory. Also, to Big John McCarthy, I would like to apologize for acting up with you. I am thankful for the time you gave me to try and defend myself and stay in the fight. You are the best in the business for a reason. I also wanna thank my team and my coaches. I love you all from the bottom of my heart. Your time and energy is greatly appreciated. You guys did a wonderful job, I was ready. It's a fist fight and things happen. Dana White and the @ufc, thank you for being the premiere organization in all of MMA. Again, congrats to Team Jones and JacksonWink. Love you all. I'll see you soon. DC

            Big John's response:
            https://i.redd.it/xncsud95hwcz.jpg

            Great to see all round.

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            • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

              @Milk said in UFC:

              @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

              Quite possibly, but where the fuck were his team to manage the situation?

              Yeah, spot on. I actually found the above scene really uncomfortable to watch and part of the reason is how isolated he is. Apparently Dana White was trying to convince Cormier he was knocked out and it wasn't until Cormier saw that footage that everything started to click into place for him. And this is the result:

              Rogan has since apologised for interviewing him as he is no longer supposed to interview fighters who have been knocked out.

              DC's statement:

              First off, thank you all for the kind words. I have felt the support. Congratulations to Jon Jones and his team. They did a phenomenal job and got the victory. Also, to Big John McCarthy, I would like to apologize for acting up with you. I am thankful for the time you gave me to try and defend myself and stay in the fight. You are the best in the business for a reason. I also wanna thank my team and my coaches. I love you all from the bottom of my heart. Your time and energy is greatly appreciated. You guys did a wonderful job, I was ready. It's a fist fight and things happen. Dana White and the @ufc, thank you for being the premiere organization in all of MMA. Again, congrats to Team Jones and JacksonWink. Love you all. I'll see you soon. DC

              Big John's response:
              https://i.redd.it/xncsud95hwcz.jpg

              Great to see all round.

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              Unco
              wrote on last edited by
              #300

              Yeah, um, about that main event... Jones failed a steroid test...

              So I guess DC gets the title back and Jones gets banned for four years because it's his second failed test?

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              • DuluthD Offline
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                Duluth
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                #301

                FFS the LHW division is a mess now

                Jones won't come back. The fans won't look at Cormier as the real champ. The UFC tried to pretend Manuwa was a contender and he got exposed. Rumble had a chance against Cormier and fucked it up, then retired..

                Hopefully Gustafsson gets the next challenge and wins the belt

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                • DuluthD Duluth

                  FFS the LHW division is a mess now

                  Jones won't come back. The fans won't look at Cormier as the real champ. The UFC tried to pretend Manuwa was a contender and he got exposed. Rumble had a chance against Cormier and fucked it up, then retired..

                  Hopefully Gustafsson gets the next challenge and wins the belt

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                  MiketheSnow
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #302

                  @Duluth said in UFC:

                  FFS the LHW division is a mess now

                  Jones won't come back. The fans won't look at Cormier as the real champ. The UFC tried to pretend Manuwa was a contender and he got exposed. Rumble had a chance against Cormier and fucked it up, then retired..

                  Hopefully Gustafsson gets the next challenge and wins the belt

                  What an idiot.

                  But possibly shows that Jones didn't feel he could beat DC clean.

                  Ban him for life.

                  There are some good LH coming through.

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                  • raznomoreR Offline
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                    raznomore
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                    #303

                    He'll end up in Bellator in no time.

                    He was my guy, based purely on ability, but what an utter piston wristed gibbon. That speech at the end of the fight is so slimey now. I actually thought he showed some class for once in his life.

                    Cormier probably Knew and so did White.

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                    • MilkM Offline
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                      Milk
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #304

                      Classy response from DC. IMO smart to withhold his opinion until we know more:

                      “It's hard to find words to describe how I'm feeling right now,” Cormier said. “I'm disappointed to hear the news. It's very emotional.
                      “We as athletes are entitled to due process, and I will refrain from saying much more until I know exactly what happened.
                      “In my mind, on July 29, I competed and I lost. I thought Jon Jones was the better man that day. I don't know what to think anymore. I can’t believe we are going through all of this again. We will see what happens next.
                      “Thank you to all my fans who have supported me during this dark time. I love you all very much.”

                      https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/8/22/16187722/daniel-cormier-releases-statement-regarding-jon-jones-drug-test-failure

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                      • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                        @Duluth said in UFC:

                        FFS the LHW division is a mess now

                        Jones won't come back. The fans won't look at Cormier as the real champ. The UFC tried to pretend Manuwa was a contender and he got exposed. Rumble had a chance against Cormier and fucked it up, then retired..

                        Hopefully Gustafsson gets the next challenge and wins the belt

                        What an idiot.

                        But possibly shows that Jones didn't feel he could beat DC clean.

                        Ban him for life.

                        There are some good LH coming through.

                        UncoU Offline
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                        Unco
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #305

                        @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                        @Duluth said in UFC:

                        FFS the LHW division is a mess now

                        Jones won't come back. The fans won't look at Cormier as the real champ. The UFC tried to pretend Manuwa was a contender and he got exposed. Rumble had a chance against Cormier and fucked it up, then retired..

                        Hopefully Gustafsson gets the next challenge and wins the belt

                        What an idiot.

                        But possibly shows that Jones didn't feel he could beat DC clean.

                        Ban him for life.

                        There are some good LH coming through.

                        I think what it shows is if you combine it with his weird T/E ratio a couple years ago and the inhibitor he was banned for last year, he's probably been on roids his entire career. It calls into question every fight he's won.

                        It'll be interesting to see what kind of ban he gets. The inhibitor he failed for last year was only a 1 year ban, whereas roids are two years and second time offenders are double that. So it'll depend on whether they consider this his first or second fail because they're two different drugs. If it's his first then he should get a 2 year ban but if it's his second, it'll be a 4 year ban. At 30 right now, he's snorted, crashed into and pissed hot the peak years of his career. What a fuckwit.

                        Oh and while I know they're waiting to see how things play out before doing anything, if they don't just give the belt straight back to DC and pretend that loss never happened, it'll be a complete joke. You can't lose a fight to someone who shouldn't have even been allowed in the octagon.

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                        • UncoU Unco

                          @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                          @Duluth said in UFC:

                          FFS the LHW division is a mess now

                          Jones won't come back. The fans won't look at Cormier as the real champ. The UFC tried to pretend Manuwa was a contender and he got exposed. Rumble had a chance against Cormier and fucked it up, then retired..

                          Hopefully Gustafsson gets the next challenge and wins the belt

                          What an idiot.

                          But possibly shows that Jones didn't feel he could beat DC clean.

                          Ban him for life.

                          There are some good LH coming through.

                          I think what it shows is if you combine it with his weird T/E ratio a couple years ago and the inhibitor he was banned for last year, he's probably been on roids his entire career. It calls into question every fight he's won.

                          It'll be interesting to see what kind of ban he gets. The inhibitor he failed for last year was only a 1 year ban, whereas roids are two years and second time offenders are double that. So it'll depend on whether they consider this his first or second fail because they're two different drugs. If it's his first then he should get a 2 year ban but if it's his second, it'll be a 4 year ban. At 30 right now, he's snorted, crashed into and pissed hot the peak years of his career. What a fuckwit.

                          Oh and while I know they're waiting to see how things play out before doing anything, if they don't just give the belt straight back to DC and pretend that loss never happened, it'll be a complete joke. You can't lose a fight to someone who shouldn't have even been allowed in the octagon.

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                          #306

                          @Unco said in UFC:

                          @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                          @Duluth said in UFC:

                          FFS the LHW division is a mess now

                          Jones won't come back. The fans won't look at Cormier as the real champ. The UFC tried to pretend Manuwa was a contender and he got exposed. Rumble had a chance against Cormier and fucked it up, then retired..

                          Hopefully Gustafsson gets the next challenge and wins the belt

                          What an idiot.

                          But possibly shows that Jones didn't feel he could beat DC clean.

                          Ban him for life.

                          There are some good LH coming through.

                          I think what it shows is if you combine it with his weird T/E ratio a couple years ago and the inhibitor he was banned for last year, he's probably been on roids his entire career. It calls into question every fight he's won.

                          It'll be interesting to see what kind of ban he gets. The inhibitor he failed for last year was only a 1 year ban, whereas roids are two years and second time offenders are double that. So it'll depend on whether they consider this his first or second fail because they're two different drugs. If it's his first then he should get a 2 year ban but if it's his second, it'll be a 4 year ban. At 30 right now, he's snorted, crashed into and pissed hot the peak years of his career. What a fuckwit.

                          Oh and while I know they're waiting to see how things play out before doing anything, if they don't just give the belt straight back to DC and pretend that loss never happened, it'll be a complete joke. You can't lose a fight to someone who shouldn't have even been allowed in the octagon.

                          Agreed.

                          If they don't see the long term impact of this and ban him for life then the UFC is on the WWE road.

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                          • UncoU Unco

                            @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                            @Duluth said in UFC:

                            FFS the LHW division is a mess now

                            Jones won't come back. The fans won't look at Cormier as the real champ. The UFC tried to pretend Manuwa was a contender and he got exposed. Rumble had a chance against Cormier and fucked it up, then retired..

                            Hopefully Gustafsson gets the next challenge and wins the belt

                            What an idiot.

                            But possibly shows that Jones didn't feel he could beat DC clean.

                            Ban him for life.

                            There are some good LH coming through.

                            I think what it shows is if you combine it with his weird T/E ratio a couple years ago and the inhibitor he was banned for last year, he's probably been on roids his entire career. It calls into question every fight he's won.

                            It'll be interesting to see what kind of ban he gets. The inhibitor he failed for last year was only a 1 year ban, whereas roids are two years and second time offenders are double that. So it'll depend on whether they consider this his first or second fail because they're two different drugs. If it's his first then he should get a 2 year ban but if it's his second, it'll be a 4 year ban. At 30 right now, he's snorted, crashed into and pissed hot the peak years of his career. What a fuckwit.

                            Oh and while I know they're waiting to see how things play out before doing anything, if they don't just give the belt straight back to DC and pretend that loss never happened, it'll be a complete joke. You can't lose a fight to someone who shouldn't have even been allowed in the octagon.

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                            Milk
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #307

                            @Unco said in UFC:

                            Oh and while I know they're waiting to see how things play out before doing anything, if they don't just give the belt straight back to DC and pretend that loss never happened, it'll be a complete joke. You can't lose a fight to someone who shouldn't have even been allowed in the octagon.

                            Surely they'd have to. The result gets overturned so you would hope the belt goes back. DC probably won't fight again this year so perhaps they'll also have an interim belt fight.

                            Considering the brutal nature of the knock out, could DC sue Jones?

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                              wrote on last edited by
                              #308

                              'Tainted supplement' coming out of the Jones camp

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                              • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                                'Tainted supplement' coming out of the Jones camp

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                                wrote on last edited by
                                #309

                                @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                                'Tainted supplement' coming out of the Jones camp

                                More like supplemented taint.

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                                • MilkM Milk

                                  @Unco said in UFC:

                                  Oh and while I know they're waiting to see how things play out before doing anything, if they don't just give the belt straight back to DC and pretend that loss never happened, it'll be a complete joke. You can't lose a fight to someone who shouldn't have even been allowed in the octagon.

                                  Surely they'd have to. The result gets overturned so you would hope the belt goes back. DC probably won't fight again this year so perhaps they'll also have an interim belt fight.

                                  Considering the brutal nature of the knock out, could DC sue Jones?

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                                  @Milk said in UFC:

                                  @Unco said in UFC:

                                  Oh and while I know they're waiting to see how things play out before doing anything, if they don't just give the belt straight back to DC and pretend that loss never happened, it'll be a complete joke. You can't lose a fight to someone who shouldn't have even been allowed in the octagon.

                                  Surely they'd have to. The result gets overturned so you would hope the belt goes back. DC probably won't fight again this year so perhaps they'll also have an interim belt fight.

                                  Considering the brutal nature of the knock out, could DC sue Jones?

                                  Mark Hunt mate. He took the UFC to court for his fight with Brock Lesnar.

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                                    #311

                                    UFC 215
                                    Some very good action, upsets and controversy.

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                                      #312

                                      Jones ... positive second test. UFC must be red Rover for him.

                                      Ben Johnson moment.

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                                      • MajorPomM MajorPom

                                        Jones ... positive second test. UFC must be red Rover for him.

                                        Ben Johnson moment.

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                                        @MajorRage said in UFC:

                                        Jones ... positive second test. UFC must be red Rover for him.

                                        Ben Johnson moment.

                                        Hopefully.

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                                          Been some cracking fights the past month.

                                          UFC 216

                                          Last three fights delivered. Def worth a watch.

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