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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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    @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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      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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        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.

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          @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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            MiketheSnow
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            @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
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              @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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                '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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                  @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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                      UFC 215
                      Some very good action, upsets and controversy.

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                        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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                              Cerrone v Till is definitely worth a watch

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                                UFC 119

                                Golm v Colombo
                                Impressive debut from Golm. Fast and tough. And skills to pay the bills

                                Figueiredo v Brooks
                                Bullshit hometown decision
                                Brooks' wrestling too good for Figueiredo

                                Dos Santos v Griffin
                                A barrage from Dos Santos in Round 1 and somehow Griffin survives
                                Steady Round 2
                                And a deserved unanimous decision for Dos Santos after some heavy bombs in Round 3

                                Dias v Gordon
                                Gordon's ground game too strong for Dias

                                Carlos Junior v Masrshman
                                Too easy for Carlos Junior as Marshman gives his back

                                Luque v Price
                                Luque faster, stronger and more precise

                                Lineker v Vera
                                Dominance from Lineker

                                Santos v Hermansson
                                Dynamic kicking and striking from Santos for a first round stoppage

                                Trinaldo v Miller
                                Tough, tough toe to toe with Trinaldo getting the decision

                                Munhoz v Font
                                Fantastic guillotine from Munhoz

                                Maia v Covington
                                Big win for Covington. Deserved.

                                Machida v Brunson
                                Wow. Machida in control and then Brunson turns out the lights. Maybe on his career

                                Big night next week 🙂

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                                  GSP!

                                  Pity about the other two titles fights though. Joanna 😞

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                                    UFC 217

                                    Zahabi v Ramos
                                    If at first you don't succeed...
                                    Great second attempt at spinning elbow from Ramos turns Zahabi's lights out

                                    Oleinik v Blaydes
                                    What a chin on Oleinik in Round 1
                                    Then a controversial illegal kick that barely brushed Oleinik's ear in Round 2 caused confusion before Blaydes got the TKO after the ref called Oleinik couldn't continue

                                    Brown v Gall
                                    A war, back and forth, but Brown too strong

                                    Saint Preux v Anderson
                                    Tough, tough battle with Saint Preux tiring and down on the cards and then he pulls out a roundhouse kick to the head that puts Anderson out for the count
                                    Wow

                                    Harris v Godbeer
                                    Godbeer spent most of the first round on his back but did a good job of covering up
                                    Then Harris has an accidental low blow followed by a kick to the face after the ref called time twice
                                    Harris DQd, Godbeer with the win. Not that he knew anything about it
                                    Harris will come though. Fast, dynamic and tough. With skills

                                    Vick v Duffy
                                    Really good back and forth fight with Duffy ahead on the cards
                                    Then Vick catches Duffy with a great uppercut for the ref to stop the fight just before the 2nd round buzzer

                                    Hendricks v Costa
                                    Costa too big, too quick, too skillful for Hendricks. But Hendricks durable and game. And experienced.
                                    A pissed off Costa ups the pace in the second round and Big John McCarthy calls it after a Costa barrage

                                    Thompson v Masvidal
                                    Masvidal bamboozled by Thompson's speed and style

                                    Jedrzejczyk v Namajunas
                                    WOW
                                    What a fight, what a finish from Namajunas
                                    Accurate and punishing

                                    Barbrandt v Dillishaw
                                    WOW
                                    So fast
                                    Brilliant finish from TJ
                                    Rematch please

                                    Bisping v GSP
                                    MSG, GSP, OMG

                                    BEST CARD EVER

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                                      For me this was all about GSP. Just seeing him come to the ring was surreal. He was awesome. Bisping is a division gate keeper that somehow ended up champion. So theres got to be something said about that... I hope GSP sticks around. I think if he stays at middleweight Whittaker will ruin him. You could see Whittaker licking his lips after the fight. So would be happy to see him go back to Welterweight. But Woodley is a hell of a speed bump. It's not an easy road either way he goes.

                                      Rose Namajunas was the obvious surprise of the night. Scary to think she is only 25. I have been a fan for a while. She started out as a bit of a gimmick. Another pretty girl, Paige Vanzant type. But she went away from being a poster girl, shaved her head, ditched the bikinis at weigh ins and became a fucken weapon. Huge, huge fan of Thug.

                                      No Love really started to get it going but lost composure. Dillashaw is a hard puzzle to solve but I think he was more lucky than anything there has to be a rematch. I know the money is for a Cruz fight next up but I'd rather see these 2 go at it again.

                                      Time for Hendricks to give it away.

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                                        For me this was all about GSP. Just seeing him come to the ring was surreal. He was awesome. Bisping is a division gate keeper that somehow ended up champion. So theres got to be something said about that... I hope GSP sticks around. I think if he stays at middleweight Whittaker will ruin him. You could see Whittaker licking his lips after the fight. So would be happy to see him go back to Welterweight. But Woodley is a hell of a speed bump. It's not an easy road either way he goes.

                                        Rose Namajunas was the obvious surprise of the night. Scary to think she is only 25. I have been a fan for a while. She started out as a bit of a gimmick. Another pretty girl, Paige Vanzant type. But she went away from being a poster girl, shaved her head, ditched the bikinis at weigh ins and became a fucken weapon. Huge, huge fan of Thug.

                                        No Love really started to get it going but lost composure. Dillashaw is a hard puzzle to solve but I think he was more lucky than anything there has to be a rematch. I know the money is for a Cruz fight next up but I'd rather see these 2 go at it again.

                                        Time for Hendricks to give it away.

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                                        @raznomore said in UFC:

                                        For me this was all about GSP. Just seeing him come to the ring was surreal. He was awesome. Bisping is a division gate keeper that somehow ended up champion. So theres got to be something said about that... I hope GSP sticks around. I think if he stays at middleweight Whittaker will ruin him. You could see Whittaker licking his lips after the fight. So would be happy to see him go back to Welterweight. But Woodley is a hell of a speed bump. It's not an easy road either way he goes.

                                        Rose Namajunas was the obvious surprise of the night. Scary to think she is only 25. I have been a fan for a while. She started out as a bit of a gimmick. Another pretty girl, Paige Vanzant type. But she went away from being a poster girl, shaved her head, ditched the bikinis at weigh ins and became a fucken weapon. Huge, huge fan of Thug.

                                        No Love really started to get it going but lost composure. Dillashaw is a hard puzzle to solve but I think he was more lucky than anything there has to be a rematch. I know the money is for a Cruz fight next up but I'd rather see these 2 go at it again.

                                        Time for Hendricks to give it away.

                                        GSP V CMG @MSG

                                        TJ wants Mighty Mouse

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                                          UFC Fight Night 120

                                          CLAY GUIDA V JOE LAUZON
                                          Guida's never looked better
                                          Sharp, dynamic and accurate
                                          Great TKO finish in the 1st Round

                                          RAPHAEL ASSUNCAO V MATTHEW LOPEZ
                                          Game effort from Lopez but Assuncao' experience shone through
                                          Awesome finish in the 3rd Round and great pull out with Lopez buckled and out cold
                                          Great refereeing too

                                          NATE MARQUARDT V CEZAR FERREIRA
                                          Thought Marquardt had done enough

                                          JUNIOR ALBINI V ANDREI ARLOVSKI
                                          Some heavy hitting from both fighters in the 1st
                                          Much the same in the 2nd. A bit of a stand-up wrestling match then trading punches. Hell of a chin on Albini and Arlovski crisper to the punch
                                          Great round for Arlovski. Best he's been for ages. Huge variety in his arsenal
                                          Albini was a perfect opponent. Slow
                                          Deserved unanimous decision for Arlovski

                                          BROWN V SANCHEZ
                                          Did not disappoint
                                          Brown took a liver shot early then elbowed Sanchez out as he was holding Sanchez's leg
                                          Classic Brown

                                          DUSTIN POIRIER V ANTHONY PETTIS
                                          Awesome 1st Round. Wrestling, kicking, banging. Pettis did well to see the bell.
                                          Wrestling reversals, brutal ground and pound, blood pissing from Pettis. A war
                                          Poirier's wrestling too strong and Pettis taps with what looked like a popped rib

                                          Great card

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