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  • DuluthD Offline
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    Duluth
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    #1014

    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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      MiketheSnow
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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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      • DuluthD Offline
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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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        • DuluthD Offline
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          #1017

          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
            wrote on last edited by MiketheSnow
            #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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            • DuluthD Offline
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              #1019

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

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                #1020

                Hooker looked very good.

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                • BovidaeB Bovidae

                  Hooker looked very good.

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                  Steven Harris
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                  #1021

                  @bovidae did he win..?

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                    @bovidae did he win..?

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                    #1022

                    @steven-harris By unanimous decision

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                      #1023

                      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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                      • DuluthD Duluth

                        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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                        MiketheSnow
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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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                          #1025

                          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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                            #1026

                            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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                              wrote on last edited by Duluth
                              #1027

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

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

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                                muddyriver
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                                @duluth Im a big fan.

                                He went through a bit of a cringe stage, i think maybe the ufc told him to be a heel, or something.

                                He looks liek hes in a good place right now. Hard fight for him, hope he gets it done

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                                • DuluthD Duluth

                                  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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                                  MiketheSnow
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #1029

                                  @duluth said in UFC:

                                  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

                                  Such a gulf between Adesanya and the rest.

                                  Great win, performance and sportsmanship from Caceres.

                                  Mason Jones got his first win. One to watch hopefully.

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                                  • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                                    @duluth said in UFC:

                                    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

                                    Such a gulf between Adesanya and the rest.

                                    Great win, performance and sportsmanship from Caceres.

                                    Mason Jones got his first win. One to watch hopefully.

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                                    muddyriver
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                                    #1030

                                    @mikethesnow

                                    Adesanya
                                    big gap
                                    Rob
                                    Big gap.
                                    Rest

                                    In saying that i hope rob can get up vs adesanya, call me a hater but i just like rob a lot more out side the ring

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                                      Duluth
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                                      #1031

                                      Makhachev will get his title shot soon. That was impressive

                                      Hopefully Hooker gets another fight this year

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                                        Duluth
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                                        #1032

                                        Glover!

                                        I was cheering for him but was expecting Jan to win

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                                        • DuluthD Duluth

                                          Glover!

                                          I was cheering for him but was expecting Jan to win

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                                          #1033

                                          @duluth said in UFC:

                                          Glover!

                                          I was cheering for him but was expecting Jan to win

                                          Great result

                                          Great story

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