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  • mofitzy_M mofitzy_

    @Duluth said in UFC:

    Volkanovski!

    CKB with another ufc champ. Fucken incredible year for them

    Is he officially CKB now?

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    @mofitzy_ said in UFC:

    Is he officially CKB now?

    Not sure, I'm guessing no? He splits his time between two gyms and has his Sydney head coach as well as Bareman in the corner. There's plenty of credit to share..

    Piecing together info from a few interviews it seems he starts his fight camps in Sydney then does the second part in Auckland.
    Brad Riddell has been working with him on his striking for years (that went well yesterday!)
    Before the fight he mentioned he spends up to 9 months a year in Auckland as he also helps prepare other CKB fighters.

    A shame Kai Kara-France lost that decision (did anyone see it? It was only on the fight pass prelims).

    Bareman cornered fighters finished the year with 11 wins 1 loss. Two world champions and another couple of guys in the top 10. Incredible.

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    • DuluthD Duluth

      @mofitzy_ said in UFC:

      Is he officially CKB now?

      Not sure, I'm guessing no? He splits his time between two gyms and has his Sydney head coach as well as Bareman in the corner. There's plenty of credit to share..

      Piecing together info from a few interviews it seems he starts his fight camps in Sydney then does the second part in Auckland.
      Brad Riddell has been working with him on his striking for years (that went well yesterday!)
      Before the fight he mentioned he spends up to 9 months a year in Auckland as he also helps prepare other CKB fighters.

      A shame Kai Kara-France lost that decision (did anyone see it? It was only on the fight pass prelims).

      Bareman cornered fighters finished the year with 11 wins 1 loss. Two world champions and another couple of guys in the top 10. Incredible.

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      Duluth
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      @Duluth said in UFC:

      A shame Kai Kara-France lost that decision (did anyone see it? It was only on the fight pass prelims).

      I found the fight on youtube (it'll be taken down soon I'm sure)

      A high quality striking fight, three super close rounds. 29-28 Moreno is about right. KKF won the first round but Moreno kept up the pace marginally better

      I see Dana White said they would both get a bonus outside of the regular event bonuses

      Hopefully he can have a quick turnaround and fight in Auckland in Feb. It didn't look like he took too much damage.

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      • DuluthD Duluth

        @Duluth said in UFC:

        A shame Kai Kara-France lost that decision (did anyone see it? It was only on the fight pass prelims).

        I found the fight on youtube (it'll be taken down soon I'm sure)

        A high quality striking fight, three super close rounds. 29-28 Moreno is about right. KKF won the first round but Moreno kept up the pace marginally better

        I see Dana White said they would both get a bonus outside of the regular event bonuses

        Hopefully he can have a quick turnaround and fight in Auckland in Feb. It didn't look like he took too much damage.

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        @Duluth said in UFC:

        @Duluth said in UFC:

        A shame Kai Kara-France lost that decision (did anyone see it? It was only on the fight pass prelims).

        I found the fight on youtube (it'll be taken down soon I'm sure)

        A high quality striking fight, three super close rounds. 29-28 Moreno is about right. KKF won the first round but Moreno kept up the pace marginally better

        I see Dana White said they would both get a bonus outside of the regular event bonuses

        Hopefully he can have a quick turnaround and fight in Auckland in Feb. It didn't look like he took too much damage.

        Yep that's how I saw it.

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          A couple of interesting things in this interview

          First White claiming that a future Adesanya vs Jones fight would happen in "a stadium in either New Zealand or Australia".
          Sure White exaggerates and panders but its good to hear him saying how strong the market is in this part of the world.

          Then he gets asked about why Whittaker withdrew from his fight.

          White gets a little choked up and then gushes about Whittaker and talks about how selfless he is.. whatever it is sounds serious. Hope his luck changes soon.

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            That’s hardcore seeing him talking about Whitaker like that. Interesting to see how that unfolds.

            Conor tonight. Tried to sort out online buy earlier but not proving straight forward. Not happy.

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            • MajorPomM MajorPom

              That’s hardcore seeing him talking about Whitaker like that. Interesting to see how that unfolds.

              Conor tonight. Tried to sort out online buy earlier but not proving straight forward. Not happy.

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              @MajorRage said in UFC:

              Conor tonight.

              My pick is a Conor win by KO in round two

              Plenty of questions coming into this one though.

              • Conors last win was waaaay back in Nov 2016
              • It appears he's gone from a karate stance to more of a boxing stance
              • He is carrying a lot more muscle. How is his stamina?
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              • DuluthD Duluth

                @MajorRage said in UFC:

                Conor tonight.

                My pick is a Conor win by KO in round two

                Plenty of questions coming into this one though.

                • Conors last win was waaaay back in Nov 2016
                • It appears he's gone from a karate stance to more of a boxing stance
                • He is carrying a lot more muscle. How is his stamina?
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                Bovidae
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                @Duluth said in UFC:

                • Conors last win was waaaay back in Nov 2016

                I was just reading an article which said McGregor has had more arrests than wins since 2016. 🤣

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                • DuluthD Duluth

                  @MajorRage said in UFC:

                  Conor tonight.

                  My pick is a Conor win by KO in round two

                  Plenty of questions coming into this one though.

                  • Conors last win was waaaay back in Nov 2016
                  • It appears he's gone from a karate stance to more of a boxing stance
                  • He is carrying a lot more muscle. How is his stamina?
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                  @Duluth said in UFC:

                  My pick is a Conor win by KO in round two

                  Well it was Conor in 40secs

                  Four massive shoulder strikes in a mid-octagon clinch.. a head kick rocked Cerrone and it finished with a few lefts

                  Impressive

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                    These gifs got posted on sherdog quickly

                    The shoulder strikes
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                      sparky
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                      #594

                      Dominant and important win for Conor McGregor. He reminded everyone that he is a superb athlete and a great fighter, not just hype.

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                        #595

                        McGregor.

                        Talk the talk, then walk the walk. Outstanding.

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                          raznomore
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                          Cowboy needs to walk away. He’s got a good thing going at home and a lot of people wanting to be trained by him. He’s been badly beaten the last few times out and with little Danger(yes that’s his son’s name) only a baby, Cerrone needs to leave before CTE gets the better of him. Great ambassador for the UFC. Turned up on weight every time. Never backed away from a fight and stepped in at short notice.

                          McGregor looked good but I do wonder how much damage has been done cowboy in the last few fights.

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                              MiketheSnow
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                              Bobby Knuckles sidelined because he donated bone marrow to his daughter

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                              • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                                Bobby Knuckles sidelined because he donated bone marrow to his daughter

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                                Duluth
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                                @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                                Bobby Knuckles sidelined because he donated bone marrow to his daughter

                                Good to see the real story getting out

                                He was getting a lot of shit about constantly pulling out of fights and some people were convinced he had failed a drugs test etc etc

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                                  @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                                  Bobby Knuckles sidelined because he donated bone marrow to his daughter

                                  Good to see the real story getting out

                                  He was getting a lot of shit about constantly pulling out of fights and some people were convinced he had failed a drugs test etc etc

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                                  @Duluth I thought it was mental health TBH. Poor, poor bugger.

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                                    It seems a few people thought Reyes won?

                                    I scored it 48-47 to Jones

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                                      I had Reyes winning 3 out 5 rounds.

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                                        mofitzy_
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                                        As an Izzy fan, this was probably the best possible outcome. Sucks for Reyes though.

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                                        • raznomoreR raznomore

                                          I had Reyes winning 3 out 5 rounds.

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                                          @raznomore said in UFC:

                                          I had Reyes winning 3 out 5 rounds.

                                          He was very good for the first 3 rounds. I gave the second round to Jones but it was extremely close. I know Reyes had the better striking stats.. however I thought Jones had the better of the exchanges in that round

                                          I was cheering for Reyes and understand people scoring it for him. I am surprised by the number of people that think this was a robbery

                                          The 49-46 judges card was bullshit though

                                          How good was Jones's chin??

                                          I hope they set up a rematch soon

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