UFC / MMA

[MiketheSnow]

@Duluth said in UFC:

Thompson was looking good until Pettis landed a great superman punch. Here's some gifs from sherdog:

Yep.

Just watched it - away on holiday and remarkably managed to avoid the result.

Think people have worked 'Wonderboy' out.

Hell of a finish.

[MiketheSnow]

UFC On ESPN 2 Barboza v Gaethje

4 of the 6 Main Card fights were finished not decided.

Great night of fights.

[Rembrandt]

Anyone following the twitter exchange between Khabib & McGregor?
Pretty serious stuff when one person can't take an offensive joke from a shit talker. I wonder if it will be enough to create a rematch?

[MiketheSnow]

Slow week

[MajorPom]

@Rembrandt said in UFC:

Anyone following the twitter exchange between Khabib & McGregor?
Pretty serious stuff when one person can't take an offensive joke from a shit talker. I wonder if it will be enough to create a rematch?

Think it got deleted - what did it say?

[Rembrandt]

@MajorRage

More tweets than I realised, guess a few got deleted.
https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/4/3/18294074/conor-mcgregor-vs-khabib-nurmagomedov-twitter-war-turns-ugly

Surely the best response to McGregor is simply a gif from the fight.

[Duluth]

I'm really looking forward to the two main fights this weekend

Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier
Kelvin Gastelum vs Israel Adesanya

Both tough to call

I think Holloway is the best fighter in the organisation. His class should edge it.. Not putting any money on it though

I'll be cheering for Adesanya but this is going to be a tough one. Everyone talks about KG's punching power but his wrestling background might be the decider here.
Israel keeps talking up his ability on the ground but we haven't seen that tested yet

I'm still hoping for a NZ v Aus title fight... and even the remote possibility it happens in Auckland

[MiketheSnow]

@Duluth said in UFC:

I'm really looking forward to the two main fights this weekend

Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier
Kelvin Gastelum vs Israel Adesanya

Both tough to call

I think Holloway is the best fighter in the organisation. His class should edge it.. Not putting any money on it though

I'll be cheering for Adesanya but this is going to be a tough one. Everyone talks about KG's punching power but his wrestling background might be the decider here.
Israel keeps talking up his ability on the ground but we haven't seen that tested yet

I'm still hoping for a NZ v Aus title fight... and even the remote possibility it happens in Auckland

Poirier and Gastelum for the upset wins.

[Duluth]

The Adesanya fight was incredible. Worth finding if you are a causal fan

2-2 going into the 5th and Adesanya pulls out a massive 10-8 round

NZ has an interim champ. NZ vs Aus for the real belt later this year

[Duluth]

The main event was almost as good as the co-main. The best PPV for a while

Poirier dominated apart from a few moments. Unfortunately it looked like guys in different weight classes fighting.. Holloway is so tough though

I hope Poirier knocks Khabib out

Earlier Rountree was very good too. Brutal leg kicks. Maybe he's turned the corner... the LHW division needs some more class

[jegga]

Post match

[MajorPom]

Finally managed to watch one.

Israel fight was great - all square going into the lady then just dominated him for a 10-8. Great fight, both guys super super tough.

Main event was its equal tho, we just kept waiting for Holloway to turn it, looked like he could thrn the knee which opened the cut effectively ended it.

Both fighters worthy of the belts

[Duluth]

White said the title fight will be in a stadium in Aus

Good to see Israel in the press conference suggesting the fight should be in Auckland. Pointing out Whittaker is a Maori born in Auckland..

It’ll most likely be in Aus, but Whittaker has failed to show up in a couple of home fights. Also Aucklands City Kickboxing has earned a big event

[MajorPom]

@Duluth white probably thinks NZ is part of Aus ...

Aus makes more sense - UFC is a money game and there more there than in NZ.

Noted today thst although he fights for NZ he has a Nigerian flag by his name on the telecast.

[Duluth]

[MiketheSnow]

Fantastic card

Davis v Costa was a cracker

So too Muhammad v Millender and Frevola v Turner

Krylov on the way up

Jouban robbed

Rountree Jr massively improved

Gastelum made the fatal mistake of trying to take Adesanya down when he was ready to be felled.

Fair play to Adesanya, Championship finish in the Championship round.

And Poirier deservedly took the unanimous decision.

Great night.

[Paekakboyz]

@Duluth said in UFC:

Adesanya passes another test with ease.

Some huge fights coming for him against fighters in the top five. I'm hoping hoping for a New Zealandish title fight with Whittaker in a year or so

Nice soothsaying there @Duluth!!

So cool that it was a fight for the ages too. So now we wait for the fight against Whittaker!

[raznomore]

I have watched Izzy's* fight several times. Just amazing from both guys. Many fights would have been stopped in that last 20 seconds but Gastelum deserved to be there at the end.

I loved the whole card. Best in ages.

What's with Israel's this week? Izzy Dagg calls time, Izzy Falou self destructs and Izzy Adesanya elevates.

[MiketheSnow]

Two very good cards back to back.

And some significant changes in rankings.

[MiketheSnow]

Very average card from Ottawa but the Cowboy v Raging Al fight was a cracker.

Going into the fight Al said Cowboy was looking old & slow.

Al can thank his lucky stars he didn't face the younger version, he wouldn't have gotten out of the ring alive.

Al out thought & out fought.

Cowboy v McG next?

Yes please