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    MiketheSnow
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    #385

    My advice above may not be the best πŸ˜‰

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    • DuluthD Offline
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      Lewis gets a KO with 11secs left in the fight. Was getting his arse kicked up until until then

      Great post fight interview as usual

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        Co-main event was incredible. Both fighters causing damage, covered in blood. Ferguson with freakish cardio

        Shame we didn’t get a third round. Pettis broke his hand and didn’t come out after round two

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        • sparkyS Offline
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          Why can't they just shake hands at the end like real men do?

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          • DuluthD Offline
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            #389

            No one can deal with Khabib on the ground

            Conor lasted longer than expected in those situations but tapped out in the 4th

            Khabib is a piece of shit.

            Herb Dean had to push him away from Conor after the tap. Then he jumps the fence to attack one of Conors coaches after the fight.
            In the chaos a Khabib team member jumps in and punches Conor from behind after he's recovering from a choke

            Khabib should get suspended and lose his belt

            Tony vs Conor will be fun. They should fight for an open belt

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            • DuluthD Offline
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              Just checked the recording and 3 different members of Khabibs team managed to strike Conor

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                #391

                What I saw appeared to be repeated attempts to assault a recovering athlete and start a riot in front of 20,000 people. Pathetic. The Irishman had previously received criminal charges for attacking a bus. Pathetic too.

                As far from the sportsmanship of the All Blacks against the Boks as you could possibly imagine.

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                • CrucialC Offline
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                  Any wonder this sport has a credibility problem?

                  If you don’t want to look like thugs and scum maybe stop behaving like thugs and scum.?

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                    That reaction by Khabib et al. was pretty fucken bad in terms of a massive Fuck You to the conventions and authority of professional fighting.

                    This was pure rage and disrespect, no showboating at all, raw narcissism.

                    UFC will have to react strongly.

                    If it were me, I'd ban him and team for 2 years, soak up the overreaction with a straight face, reduce the ban to one year in 6 months, ensure Conor gets 60 million and start up the rumour mill for a PPV rematch at ban's end.

                    Either way those nasty Russian boys need a decent example set as a deterrent for the future

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                    • CrucialC Crucial

                      Any wonder this sport has a credibility problem?

                      If you don’t want to look like thugs and scum maybe stop behaving like thugs and scum.?

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                      @crucial What credibility problem? Who says? The product speaks for itself doesn't it? You either like it not, no?

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                      • SiamS Siam

                        That reaction by Khabib et al. was pretty fucken bad in terms of a massive Fuck You to the conventions and authority of professional fighting.

                        This was pure rage and disrespect, no showboating at all, raw narcissism.

                        UFC will have to react strongly.

                        If it were me, I'd ban him and team for 2 years, soak up the overreaction with a straight face, reduce the ban to one year in 6 months, ensure Conor gets 60 million and start up the rumour mill for a PPV rematch at ban's end.

                        Either way those nasty Russian boys need a decent example set as a deterrent for the future

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                        #395

                        @siam said in UFC:

                        That reaction by Khabib et al. was pretty fucken bad in terms of a massive Fuck You to the conventions and authority of professional fighting.

                        This was pure rage and disrespect, no showboating at all, raw narcissism.

                        Which is EXACTLY why people watch UFC.

                        UFC will have to react strongly.

                        In order to maintain licenses etc, yes they will.

                        If it were me, I'd ban him and team for 2 years, soak up the overreaction with a straight face, reduce the ban to one year in 6 months, ensure Conor gets 60 million and start up the rumour mill for a PPV rematch at ban's end.

                        60 mill to Conor? For what exactly? Getting his arse kicked?

                        Khabib, rightly, can claim the higher purse for the rematch. He owned him.

                        Either way those nasty Russian boys need a decent example set as a deterrent for the future

                        For licenses, yes. However, I think this reaction is pretty much so perfect marketing for UFC.

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                        • DuluthD Offline
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                          #396

                          The sanction will be decided by the Nevada state athletic commission, not the UFC

                          Although the UFC could do something on top of it

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                          • CrucialC Crucial

                            Any wonder this sport has a credibility problem?

                            If you don’t want to look like thugs and scum maybe stop behaving like thugs and scum.?

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                            MajorPom
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #397

                            @crucial said in UFC:

                            Any wonder this sport has a credibility problem?

                            If you don’t want to look like thugs and scum maybe stop behaving like thugs and scum.?

                            There's more illegal incidents in a weekends rugby, than there has been in the entire UFC history (outside drug testing, of course).

                            UFC is incredibly violent, but for the most part the product is pretty well policed.

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                              By credibility, I mean credibility outside of fans.
                              I get asked often 'why don't you like it?' and can easily point the finger at this shit as a reason.

                              I totally get that it is a calculated audience and what turns some off turns others on.

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                                @siam said in UFC:

                                That reaction by Khabib et al. was pretty fucken bad in terms of a massive Fuck You to the conventions and authority of professional fighting.

                                This was pure rage and disrespect, no showboating at all, raw narcissism.

                                Which is EXACTLY why people watch UFC.

                                UFC will have to react strongly.

                                In order to maintain licenses etc, yes they will.

                                If it were me, I'd ban him and team for 2 years, soak up the overreaction with a straight face, reduce the ban to one year in 6 months, ensure Conor gets 60 million and start up the rumour mill for a PPV rematch at ban's end.

                                60 mill to Conor? For what exactly? Getting his arse kicked?

                                Khabib, rightly, can claim the higher purse for the rematch. He owned him.

                                Either way those nasty Russian boys need a decent example set as a deterrent for the future

                                For licenses, yes. However, I think this reaction is pretty much so perfect marketing for UFC.

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                                Siam
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                                #399

                                @majorrage conor got 50 mil for this one, another 10 to make sure he fronts, if he doesn't then the whole rematch pay day flies. Anyway, that was my fantasy manager projection 😁

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                                • CrucialC Crucial

                                  By credibility, I mean credibility outside of fans.
                                  I get asked often 'why don't you like it?' and can easily point the finger at this shit as a reason.

                                  I totally get that it is a calculated audience and what turns some off turns others on.

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                                  Siam
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #400

                                  @crucial said in UFC:

                                  By credibility, I mean credibility outside of fans.
                                  I get asked often 'why don't you like it?' and can easily point the finger at this shit as a reason.

                                  I totally get that it is a calculated audience and what turns some off turns others on.

                                  Oh come on 80 year old Ethel from Takapuna, you waded in and referenced the entire sport as "thugs and scum" and now you speak for a billion non fans who all agree there is a credibility problem with the sport!?

                                  Just admit your first comment was meant for Stuff comments 😁 (you don't like the sport and tried to validate your opinion with a "credibility" red herring πŸ˜‰)

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                                  • SiamS Siam

                                    @crucial said in UFC:

                                    By credibility, I mean credibility outside of fans.
                                    I get asked often 'why don't you like it?' and can easily point the finger at this shit as a reason.

                                    I totally get that it is a calculated audience and what turns some off turns others on.

                                    Oh come on 80 year old Ethel from Takapuna, you waded in and referenced the entire sport as "thugs and scum" and now you speak for a billion non fans who all agree there is a credibility problem with the sport!?

                                    Just admit your first comment was meant for Stuff comments 😁 (you don't like the sport and tried to validate your opinion with a "credibility" red herring πŸ˜‰)

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                                    Crucial
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #401

                                    @siam said in UFC:

                                    @crucial said in UFC:

                                    By credibility, I mean credibility outside of fans.
                                    I get asked often 'why don't you like it?' and can easily point the finger at this shit as a reason.

                                    I totally get that it is a calculated audience and what turns some off turns others on.

                                    Oh come on 80 year old Ethel from Takapuna, you waded in and referenced the entire sport as "thugs and scum" and now you speak for a billion non fans who all agree there is a credibility problem with the sport!?

                                    Just admit your first comment was meant for Stuff comments 😁 (you don't like the sport and tried to validate your opinion with a "credibility" red herring πŸ˜‰)

                                    Absolutely. I just think it's a thugs game and incidents like this back up my thoughts.
                                    Anyone that tries to argue any credibility as a sport will get this thrown back at them and not just by me.

                                    If not excusing a 'sport' that revels in this bullshit makes me a 70 year old woman then fine.

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                                    • CrucialC Crucial

                                      @siam said in UFC:

                                      @crucial said in UFC:

                                      By credibility, I mean credibility outside of fans.
                                      I get asked often 'why don't you like it?' and can easily point the finger at this shit as a reason.

                                      I totally get that it is a calculated audience and what turns some off turns others on.

                                      Oh come on 80 year old Ethel from Takapuna, you waded in and referenced the entire sport as "thugs and scum" and now you speak for a billion non fans who all agree there is a credibility problem with the sport!?

                                      Just admit your first comment was meant for Stuff comments 😁 (you don't like the sport and tried to validate your opinion with a "credibility" red herring πŸ˜‰)

                                      Absolutely. I just think it's a thugs game and incidents like this back up my thoughts.
                                      Anyone that tries to argue any credibility as a sport will get this thrown back at them and not just by me.

                                      If not excusing a 'sport' that revels in this bullshit makes me a 70 year old woman then fine.

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                                      raznomore
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                                      @crucial so boxing is a thugs sport too?

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                                      • CrucialC Crucial

                                        @siam said in UFC:

                                        @crucial said in UFC:

                                        By credibility, I mean credibility outside of fans.
                                        I get asked often 'why don't you like it?' and can easily point the finger at this shit as a reason.

                                        I totally get that it is a calculated audience and what turns some off turns others on.

                                        Oh come on 80 year old Ethel from Takapuna, you waded in and referenced the entire sport as "thugs and scum" and now you speak for a billion non fans who all agree there is a credibility problem with the sport!?

                                        Just admit your first comment was meant for Stuff comments 😁 (you don't like the sport and tried to validate your opinion with a "credibility" red herring πŸ˜‰)

                                        Absolutely. I just think it's a thugs game and incidents like this back up my thoughts.
                                        Anyone that tries to argue any credibility as a sport will get this thrown back at them and not just by me.

                                        If not excusing a 'sport' that revels in this bullshit makes me a 70 year old woman then fine.

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                                        Siam
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                                        #403

                                        @crucial said in UFC:

                                        @siam said in UFC:

                                        @crucial said in UFC:

                                        By credibility, I mean credibility outside of fans.
                                        I get asked often 'why don't you like it?' and can easily point the finger at this shit as a reason.

                                        I totally get that it is a calculated audience and what turns some off turns others on.

                                        Oh come on 80 year old Ethel from Takapuna, you waded in and referenced the entire sport as "thugs and scum" and now you speak for a billion non fans who all agree there is a credibility problem with the sport!?

                                        Just admit your first comment was meant for Stuff comments 😁 (you don't like the sport and tried to validate your opinion with a "credibility" red herring πŸ˜‰)

                                        Absolutely. I just think it's a thugs game and incidents like this back up my thoughts.
                                        Anyone that tries to argue any credibility as a sport will get this thrown back at them and not just by me.

                                        If not excusing a 'sport' that revels in this bullshit makes me a 70 year old woman then fine.

                                        Player and crowd brawls after the contest indicates a sport with no credibility?

                                        Club rugby's fucked then...πŸ˜€

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                                        • DuluthD Duluth

                                          Lewis gets a KO with 11secs left in the fight. Was getting his arse kicked up until until then

                                          Great post fight interview as usual

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                                          @duluth said in UFC:

                                          Lewis gets a KO with 11secs left in the fight. Was getting his arse kicked up until until then

                                          Great post fight interview as usual

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