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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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            @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
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              #592

              @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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                  #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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                      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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                          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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                            @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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                            • DuluthD Duluth

                              @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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                                    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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                                      #604

                                      @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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                                        I think Jones stole it with the takedowns for 2 of the judges. If you want t go 5 round with the champ you have to win outright. I guess he didn't do that.

                                        I'm not sure if Reyes could fight that fight again and not be found out by Jones. I think Jones would level up as he did vs Gustafsson and up the number of kicks he'd throw.

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                                        • raznomoreR raznomore

                                          I think Jones stole it with the takedowns for 2 of the judges. If you want t go 5 round with the champ you have to win outright. I guess he didn't do that.

                                          I'm not sure if Reyes could fight that fight again and not be found out by Jones. I think Jones would level up as he did vs Gustafsson and up the number of kicks he'd throw.

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                                          #606

                                          @raznomore said in UFC:

                                          I'm not sure if Reyes could fight that fight again and not be found out by Jones. I think Jones would level up as he did vs Gustafsson and up the number of kicks he'd throw.

                                          Maybe.. there's so many questions about how a rematch would go

                                          Is it possible for someone Reyes size to keep that pace up for longer than 3 rounds?
                                          If he holds back does he lose more of the early rounds?
                                          Jones might go for the take downs from round one?

                                          Jones would probably win a rematch.. however the performances against OSP, Santos and now Reyes gives the opposition more hope than the first part of his career.

                                          Maybe the picograms have stopped pulsing 💉

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