UFC / MMA

[MiketheSnow]

Whittaker certainly looked fit & ready in the open workout today

[Duluth]

In Melbourne for the fight and just watched the weigh-ins. The old style genuine weighing are so much better for the fans

Aussie crowd strangely quiet. Too early? I assume they’ll be drunk tomorrow despite the early start

Plenty of boos for Israel

Ragin Al is tiny next to Hooker

[westcoastie]

that was amazing from Adesanya - just smoked Robert Whittaker.

[westcoastie]

Adesanya could've knocked Whittakers block off to be fair after that knock-out, and its the measure of the man he didn't - stunning victory

[Duluth]

Incredible results for city kickboxing

Adesanya’s striking is freakish

Hooker I thought might squeak a victory against Al, but he did far better than that. So happy about that result, that’s huge for his career.

Riddell’s debut was entertaining, one of the more enjoyable fights on the card. Shame he didn’t quite get the finish

Aussie crowd was strangely quiet until the main event. Not a great night for their fighters either

Now give Auckland a big card in 2020

[Steven Harris]

@Duluth we had power cut out west , can’t wait too see the replay..

[Daffy Jaffy]

[MajorPom]

@Duluth said in UFC:

In Melbourne for the fight and just watched the weigh-ins. The old style genuine weighing are so much better for the fans

Aussie crowd strangely quiet. Too early? I assume they’ll be drunk tomorrow despite the early start

Plenty of boos for Israel

Ragin Al is tiny next to Hooker

Racists.

[Duluth]

[canefan]

https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/27777627/israel-adesanya-knocks-robert-whittaker-unify-ufc-title

Funny how ESPN always refer to him as a Nigerian, when he appears to ID as a NZer

[mofitzy_]

@canefan
Identifies as both, fights under the Nigerian flag but has done all his development in NZ and fought under the NZ flag in his kickboxing days. Could be a marketing decision as there are plenty of Nigerians and Nigerian descent globally.

Great win, Adesanya on track to be a great.

[MiketheSnow]

Very comfortable for both Hooker and Adesanya.

[mofitzy_]

@Duluth

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[Duluth]

(the screenshot has a minor error, Riddell is 1-0 but the total of 10-0 is correct)

Thats a hell of record

Volkanovski has a chance to get a title in December too

He should be the early favourite for the Halberg coach of the year.. But the Halbergs only reward Olympic sports and sometimes rugby

[Duluth]

Adesanya posted this on instagram yesterday

(prompting the usual confusion from Americans about the term 'All Black' etc)

[jegga]

@Duluth said in UFC:

Adesanya posted this on instagram yesterday

(prompting the usual confusion from Americans about the term 'All Black' etc)

awesome.

[jegga]

@Duluth Did he really live in Wanganui? He has that as his location , I thought he was a JAFA

[Duluth]

@jegga I think so, he also spent time in Rotorua

[jegga]

@Duluth said in UFC:

@jegga I think so, he also spent time in Rotorua

Cool, I love that hes the only one with a flag and he has a tattoo of Africa on his chest. The comments on that thread are gold too.

[Bovidae]

@jegga said in UFC:

@Duluth Did he really live in Wanganui? He has that as his location , I thought he was a JAFA

There was a story about him on TV a few months back. His parents still live there.

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/other/bullied-high-school-ufc-champion-israel-adesanyas-untold-story-challenges-and-triumphs