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  • DuluthD Offline
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    @MiketheSnow I assume you watch a bit of Cage Warriors? Any opinion on how Paddy Pimblett will go in the UFC?

    As for the main event I hope Till wins convincingly. MW desperately needs a contender that Izzy hasn't already beaten

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    • DuluthD Duluth

      @MiketheSnow I assume you watch a bit of Cage Warriors? Any opinion on how Paddy Pimblett will go in the UFC?

      As for the main event I hope Till wins convincingly. MW desperately needs a contender that Izzy hasn't already beaten

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      @duluth agree, i dont think cannonier is that guy.

      but i do hope whittaker gets his shot, he very much deserves it and i think he has a shot at victory.

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        @duluth agree, i dont think cannonier is that guy.

        but i do hope whittaker gets his shot, he very much deserves it and i think he has a shot at victory.

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        @muddyriver said in UFC:

        but i do hope whittaker gets his shot, he very much deserves it and i think he has a shot at victory.

        Yeah, Whittaker with another game plan is a massive chance. I hope it happens.. I suspect it won't though

        That's the only rematch that I want to see. Brunson, Costa, Gastelum etc aren't interesting

        Go Till

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        • DuluthD Duluth

          @MiketheSnow I assume you watch a bit of Cage Warriors? Any opinion on how Paddy Pimblett will go in the UFC?

          As for the main event I hope Till wins convincingly. MW desperately needs a contender that Izzy hasn't already beaten

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          MiketheSnow
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          @duluth said in UFC:

          @MiketheSnow I assume you watch a bit of Cage Warriors? Any opinion on how Paddy Pimblett will go in the UFC?

          As for the main event I hope Till wins convincingly. MW desperately needs a contender that Izzy hasn't already beaten

          He’s the real deal.

          Jack Shore too.

          Agreed, Till needs to finish Brunson

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            Great night of fighting

            4 out of 5 for the Brits a great return

            As one Liverpool door closes (Till) another one, maybe two open (Paddy and Tom)

            Jack Shore quietly going about his work

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              • DuluthD Offline
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                Short hype video about Volkanovski. Some footage of his rugby league days and his early fights when he was fighting in the wrong weight classes

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                  #1015

                  Great package

                  But really hope that Ortega gets back to his best and beats him a week Saturday.

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                    #1016

                    Picks for 266?

                    Volkanovski v Ortega
                    Shevchenko v Murphy
                    Diaz v Lawler
                    Blaydes v Rozenstruik
                    Andrade v Calvillo
                    Moraes v Dvalishvili
                    Hooker v Haqparast
                    Abdurakhimov v Daukaus


                    Not that confident about the main event though.

                    Volk is the most underrated champ but Ortega is a scary opponent. He can go from nothing to a submission so quickly. Also his striking has improved recently.

                    Plus Volkanovski has had a limited camp because of gov policies in Aus. If he turns up as well prepared as normal I'll back him to outlast Ortega and get a stoppage late

                    Shevchenko is the best female MMA fighter and she'll win however she wants

                    I hope Diaz puts up a good fight. The signs aren't looking good

                    Good matchup. I think Rozenstruik might be slightly underrated at the moment. Only lost against the two best fighters in the division. All depends on how he copes with Blaydes takedowns

                    A dangerous fight for Hooker. All the other ranked LW fighters don't want to fight.. they're waiting on the outcomes of some other matchups. So it's a big risk with little upside
                    Both fighters had visa issues and shitty travel itineraries. Hooker had some other external bollocks during his camp. I expect a pissed off Hooker to be more aggressive than normal

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                      Hooker talking about visa issues/finding an opponent etc

                      He’s on the prelims so that’s on regular espn in NZ. Probably around 2:15pm on Sunday

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                      • DuluthD Duluth

                        Picks for 266?

                        Volkanovski v Ortega
                        Shevchenko v Murphy
                        Diaz v Lawler
                        Blaydes v Rozenstruik
                        Andrade v Calvillo
                        Moraes v Dvalishvili
                        Hooker v Haqparast
                        Abdurakhimov v Daukaus


                        Not that confident about the main event though.

                        Volk is the most underrated champ but Ortega is a scary opponent. He can go from nothing to a submission so quickly. Also his striking has improved recently.

                        Plus Volkanovski has had a limited camp because of gov policies in Aus. If he turns up as well prepared as normal I'll back him to outlast Ortega and get a stoppage late

                        Shevchenko is the best female MMA fighter and she'll win however she wants

                        I hope Diaz puts up a good fight. The signs aren't looking good

                        Good matchup. I think Rozenstruik might be slightly underrated at the moment. Only lost against the two best fighters in the division. All depends on how he copes with Blaydes takedowns

                        A dangerous fight for Hooker. All the other ranked LW fighters don't want to fight.. they're waiting on the outcomes of some other matchups. So it's a big risk with little upside
                        Both fighters had visa issues and shitty travel itineraries. Hooker had some other external bollocks during his camp. I expect a pissed off Hooker to be more aggressive than normal

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                        MiketheSnow
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                        #1018

                        @duluth said in UFC:

                        Picks for 266?

                        Volkanovski v Ortega
                        Shevchenko v Murphy
                        Diaz v Lawler
                        Blaydes v Rozenstruik
                        Andrade v Calvillo
                        Moraes v Dvalishvili
                        Hooker v Haqparast
                        Abdurakhimov v Daukaus


                        Ortega
                        Shevchenko
                        Diaz
                        Blaydes

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                          Dominant performance from Hooker. The timing on those takedowns was great.

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                            Hooker looked very good.

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                              Hooker looked very good.

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                              Steven Harris
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                              @bovidae did he win..?

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                                @bovidae did he win..?

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                                @steven-harris By unanimous decision

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                                  Awesome performance from Volkanovski

                                  3rd round was crazy. No one gets out of Ortega submission attempts. He does it twice in the round and still manages to win the round.
                                  Ortega deserves credit for surviving the 4th

                                  One of the best fights of the year

                                  Diaz was slightly better than I was expecting. I was surprised that Lawler was so content to stay in range. Pleased with the Lawler win after Diaz switched weight classes

                                  Dvalishvili had a crazy comeback

                                  Great card

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                                    Awesome performance from Volkanovski

                                    3rd round was crazy. No one gets out of Ortega submission attempts. He does it twice in the round and still manages to win the round.
                                    Ortega deserves credit for surviving the 4th

                                    One of the best fights of the year

                                    Diaz was slightly better than I was expecting. I was surprised that Lawler was so content to stay in range. Pleased with the Lawler win after Diaz switched weight classes

                                    Dvalishvili had a crazy comeback

                                    Great card

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                                    #1024

                                    @duluth said in UFC:

                                    Awesome performance from Volkanovski

                                    3rd round was crazy. No one gets out of Ortega submission attempts. He does it twice in the round and still manages to win the round.
                                    Ortega deserves credit for surviving the 4th

                                    One of the best fights of the year

                                    Diaz was slightly better than I was expecting. I was surprised that Lawler was so content to stay in range. Pleased with the Lawler win after Diaz switched weight classes

                                    Dvalishvili had a crazy comeback

                                    Great card

                                    All of the above

                                    7 out of 8

                                    Well played

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                                      Duluth
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                                      Quick turnaround for Hooker. He's fighting on the next PPV at the end of October

                                      Islam Makhachev is a tough matchup. Striker v wrestler. There's been a lot of talk that people have been avoiding fighting him. I'm not convinced that's true.. I think the top 7-8 LW's have been fighting each other and Islam just wasn't in that group until recently

                                      Big test for Islam too. Despite being highly rated, he's never fought anyone in the top 10

                                      This means Hooker has no MIQ spot. I believe that's 5 CKB fighters currently in the US with no return date. CKB opening a US gym is looking even more likely

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                                        Duluth
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                                        Fun fight in the weekend between Costa and Vettori. Amazed that Costa had enough gas in the tank to win the final round

                                        Happy that Costa lost after the weight shenanigans. Adesanya mentally broke this guy

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                                          Good hype video on Dan Hooker. Easily my favourite NZ sportsman right now

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