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  • DuluthD Offline
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    Duluth
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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
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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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      • 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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              @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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                  #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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                    #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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                    • DuluthD Offline
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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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                        Duluth
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                        #1027

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

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                        • DuluthD Duluth

                          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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                            @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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                              @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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                              • DuluthD Offline
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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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                                  #1032

                                  Glover!

                                  I was cheering for him but was expecting Jan to win

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                                    Glover!

                                    I was cheering for him but was expecting Jan to win

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                                    MiketheSnow
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                                    @duluth said in UFC:

                                    Glover!

                                    I was cheering for him but was expecting Jan to win

                                    Great result

                                    Great story

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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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                                        #1035

                                        It looks like fun card this afternoon. Well matched, entertaining fighters.. good for a non ppv event

                                        Kiwi Brad Riddell is the co-main event and should be fighting around 6:15pm. It's another tough fight for him. Fiziev is a good striker, they are ranked about he same and they used to train together

                                        Riddell has 4 UFC fights and they've all been difficult. He's lost the first round every time but gone on to win everyone. A likely candidate for fight of the night

                                        I think Font might catch Aldo in the main event. Font has the power and I'm still suspicious off the weight cut Aldo is putting himself through

                                        I really rate Jimmy Crute. Hopefully he comes back from the leg injury well

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                                        • DuluthD Duluth

                                          It looks like fun card this afternoon. Well matched, entertaining fighters.. good for a non ppv event

                                          Kiwi Brad Riddell is the co-main event and should be fighting around 6:15pm. It's another tough fight for him. Fiziev is a good striker, they are ranked about he same and they used to train together

                                          Riddell has 4 UFC fights and they've all been difficult. He's lost the first round every time but gone on to win everyone. A likely candidate for fight of the night

                                          I think Font might catch Aldo in the main event. Font has the power and I'm still suspicious off the weight cut Aldo is putting himself through

                                          I really rate Jimmy Crute. Hopefully he comes back from the leg injury well

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                                          Duluth
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                                          #1036

                                          @duluth said in UFC:

                                          I really rate Jimmy Crute. Hopefully he comes back from the leg injury well

                                          Shit. Caught early and never recovered. Impressive from Hill

                                          Amazing comeback from Guida in the previous fight

                                          Riddell up next…

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