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  • MiketheSnowM Offline
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    MiketheSnow
    wrote on last edited by MiketheSnow
    #1015

    Great package

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

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      Duluth
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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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            • BovidaeB Offline
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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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                  • DuluthD Offline
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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
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #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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                      • DuluthD Offline
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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
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #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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                              #1028

                              @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
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #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
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #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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                                        MiketheSnow
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #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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                                          Duluth
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                                          #1034

                                          Dan Hooker did a test weight cut and he can still make 145. He has an enormous frame for that division

                                          It was done at the UFC performance institute so I guess the UFC has plans for him at that weight. Holloway? Ortega?

                                          https://twitter.com/danthehangman/status/1462956932486946820

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