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  • MN5M Online
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    MN5
    wrote on last edited by MN5
    #1163

    @Duluth said in UFC:

    Wow. I thought Edwards had a chance but the fight wasn’t go to plan

    Down 3-1, 1min left and he pulls out a perfect head kick

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    Do a stadium event in London for the rematch, or maybe even the overdue Edwards v Jorge fight

    Extraordinary finish. Would have been behind on all the scorecards before that.

    I loved Rockholds fight and interview as well.

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    • MN5M MN5

      @Duluth said in UFC:

      Wow. I thought Edwards had a chance but the fight wasn’t go to plan

      Down 3-1, 1min left and he pulls out a perfect head kick

      alt text

      alt text

      alt text

      Do a stadium event in London for the rematch, or maybe even the overdue Edwards v Jorge fight

      Extraordinary finish. Would have been behind on all the scorecards before that.

      I loved Rockholds fight and interview as well.

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      Duluth
      wrote on last edited by
      #1164

      @MN5 said in UFC:

      I loved Rockholds fight and interview as well.

      Shame the “Fuck you” punch didn’t end with a KO

      https://twitter.com/SpinninBackfist/status/1561208011586244610?s=20&t=qnGSdoBDn6F9X98-VncGWA

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      • DuluthD Duluth

        @MN5 said in UFC:

        I loved Rockholds fight and interview as well.

        Shame the “Fuck you” punch didn’t end with a KO

        https://twitter.com/SpinninBackfist/status/1561208011586244610?s=20&t=qnGSdoBDn6F9X98-VncGWA

        MN5M Online
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        MN5
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        #1165

        @Duluth said in UFC:

        @MN5 said in UFC:

        I loved Rockholds fight and interview as well.

        Shame the “Fuck you” punch didn’t end with a KO

        https://twitter.com/SpinninBackfist/status/1561208011586244610?s=20&t=qnGSdoBDn6F9X98-VncGWA

        Yep, Costa has a chin alright cos that was a hell of a shot.

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        • MiketheSnowM Offline
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          MiketheSnow
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          #1166

          WOW

          Da Silva v Altamirano was a great opener

          Main Card was money

          Tyson Pedro was smooth
          Wu looked good
          Dvalishvili dominated Aldo

          Never like Rockhold but you have to admire his courage and toughness
          Costa could be back on track

          I picked Edwards to win pre-fight with a mate but wacthing it I was

          R1 Edwards
          R2 Usman
          R3 Usman
          R4 Usman

          Thanks for coming Leon then

          Bammmmmmmmm
          Walk off KO
          Rocky, Rocky, Rocky
          The Rocky theme was gold

          Cormier is a brilliant commentator
          Arguably one of the best out there in any sport

          Edwards v Usman 3
          In London

          Will be massive

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            wrote on last edited by
            #1167

            Pound for pound rankings are subjective bollocks… until I like them

            It’s great for the region to have Volk at no1 and Adesanya at no2

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              Duluth
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              #1168

              @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

              Cormier is a brilliant commentator
              Arguably one of the best out there in any sport

              He can be very good. My complaint about him is that sometimes he concentrates on one fighter too much and it makes close fights seem one sided. Understandable though, he’s acting like a fan and he’s worked with a lot of these guys

              Felder & Bisping are also entertaining and informative. Shame rugby isn’t as good at turning former athletes into quality commentators

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              • DuluthD Duluth

                @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                Cormier is a brilliant commentator
                Arguably one of the best out there in any sport

                He can be very good. My complaint about him is that sometimes he concentrates on one fighter too much and it makes close fights seem one sided. Understandable though, he’s acting like a fan and he’s worked with a lot of these guys

                Felder & Bisping are also entertaining and informative. Shame rugby isn’t as good at turning former athletes into quality commentators

                MN5M Online
                MN5M Online
                MN5
                wrote on last edited by
                #1169

                @Duluth said in UFC:

                @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                Cormier is a brilliant commentator
                Arguably one of the best out there in any sport

                He can be very good. My complaint about him is that sometimes he concentrates on one fighter too much and it makes close fights seem one sided. Understandable though, he’s acting like a fan and he’s worked with a lot of these guys

                Felder & Bisping are also entertaining and informative. Shame rugby isn’t as good at turning former athletes into quality commentators

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                  MiketheSnow
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                  #1170

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                  • DuluthD Offline
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                    Duluth
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #1171

                    The first UFC in France has a couple of good fights considering it's not a PPV

                    Whittaker should be too good for any middleweight not called Adesanya

                    Don't care who wins the HW fight, I like both of them. Gane more skillful than most HWs will probably outlast Tuivasa

                    Jourdain v Wood could be the most entertaining fight

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                    • DuluthD Duluth

                      The first UFC in France has a couple of good fights considering it's not a PPV

                      Whittaker should be too good for any middleweight not called Adesanya

                      Don't care who wins the HW fight, I like both of them. Gane more skillful than most HWs will probably outlast Tuivasa

                      Jourdain v Wood could be the most entertaining fight

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                      MiketheSnow
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #1172

                      @Duluth said in UFC:

                      The first UFC in France has a couple of good fights considering it's not a PPV

                      Whittaker should be too good for any middleweight not called Adesanya

                      Don't care who wins the HW fight, I like both of them. Gane more skillful than most HWs will probably outlast Tuivasa

                      Jourdain v Wood could be the most entertaining fight

                      Very entertaining evening with awesome atmosphere

                      Couple of great fights

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                      • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                        @Duluth said in UFC:

                        The first UFC in France has a couple of good fights considering it's not a PPV

                        Whittaker should be too good for any middleweight not called Adesanya

                        Don't care who wins the HW fight, I like both of them. Gane more skillful than most HWs will probably outlast Tuivasa

                        Jourdain v Wood could be the most entertaining fight

                        Very entertaining evening with awesome atmosphere

                        Couple of great fights

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                        Duluth
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #1173

                        @MiketheSnow

                        Tuivasa had a pretty good fight but Gane was awesome. Took some risks to get the finish, not the usual Gane fight.

                        Whittaker way too good for Vettori

                        The French debut went well

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                          MiketheSnow
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                          #1174

                          One job

                          Make weight

                          You bitch

                          Come on Kevin, knock him back to the Middle Ages

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                            Duluth
                            wrote on last edited by Duluth
                            #1175

                            Barnett celebrating a win

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                            https://twitter.com/jedigoodman/status/1568759431521013760

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                            • DuluthD Duluth

                              @MiketheSnow

                              Tuivasa had a pretty good fight but Gane was awesome. Took some risks to get the finish, not the usual Gane fight.

                              Whittaker way too good for Vettori

                              The French debut went well

                              MN5M Online
                              MN5M Online
                              MN5
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #1176

                              @Duluth said in UFC:

                              @MiketheSnow

                              Tuivasa had a pretty good fight but Gane was awesome. Took some risks to get the finish, not the usual Gane fight.

                              Whittaker way too good for Vettori

                              The French debut went well

                              Late to the thread……

                              Gane is huge, conditioned, powerful yet cautious. Kind of like a latter day Lennox Lewis.

                              The punch he caught from Tuivasa looked pretty innocuous to the naked eye but apparently it was a genuine knockdown. He went to town on him after that though, completely outclassed.

                              I can’t wait for a ( hopeful ) rematch between him and Ngannou.

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                              • DuluthD Duluth

                                Barnett celebrating a win

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                                https://twitter.com/jedigoodman/status/1568759431521013760

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                                MiketheSnow
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #1177

                                @Duluth said in UFC:

                                Barnett celebrating a win

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                                https://twitter.com/jedigoodman/status/1568759431521013760

                                That should have been Fight / Performance of the Night for sure

                                As much as he’s a knob, Chimaev was awesome

                                And Diaz finished two careers this evening

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                                • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                                  @Duluth said in UFC:

                                  Barnett celebrating a win

                                  alt text

                                  https://twitter.com/jedigoodman/status/1568759431521013760

                                  That should have been Fight / Performance of the Night for sure

                                  As much as he’s a knob, Chimaev was awesome

                                  And Diaz finished two careers this evening

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                                  Duluth
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #1178

                                  @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                                  As much as he’s a knob, Chimaev was awesome

                                  What do they do with him now? Surely he should only be considered a middleweight now?

                                  There's an argument for putting him up against Whittaker right now. I think I fight vs Costa would be fun though

                                  Make him go through Costa and then Whittaker to get a title shot

                                  I think he'd beat Costa and lose to Whittaker (especially if it's a 5 rounder)

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                                  • DuluthD Duluth

                                    @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                                    As much as he’s a knob, Chimaev was awesome

                                    What do they do with him now? Surely he should only be considered a middleweight now?

                                    There's an argument for putting him up against Whittaker right now. I think I fight vs Costa would be fun though

                                    Make him go through Costa and then Whittaker to get a title shot

                                    I think he'd beat Costa and lose to Whittaker (especially if it's a 5 rounder)

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                                    MiketheSnow
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #1179

                                    @Duluth said in UFC:

                                    @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                                    As much as he’s a knob, Chimaev was awesome

                                    What do they do with him now? Surely he should only be considered a middleweight now?

                                    There's an argument for putting him up against Whittaker right now. I think I fight vs Costa would be fun though

                                    Make him go through Costa and then Whittaker to get a title shot

                                    I think he'd beat Costa and lose to Whittaker (especially if it's a 5 rounder)

                                    It's a tough one

                                    Misses weight on a Championship fight = disaster

                                    Realistically only Covington and Usman can cope with his ground skills at Welterweight

                                    At Middleweight, only Pereira, Whitaker and Adesanya can cope with all round game

                                    If I was Chimaev, I would knuckle down and get the Welterweight crown

                                    Then move up to attempt Champ Champ status

                                    He's that good

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                                    • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                                      @Duluth said in UFC:

                                      @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                                      As much as he’s a knob, Chimaev was awesome

                                      What do they do with him now? Surely he should only be considered a middleweight now?

                                      There's an argument for putting him up against Whittaker right now. I think I fight vs Costa would be fun though

                                      Make him go through Costa and then Whittaker to get a title shot

                                      I think he'd beat Costa and lose to Whittaker (especially if it's a 5 rounder)

                                      It's a tough one

                                      Misses weight on a Championship fight = disaster

                                      Realistically only Covington and Usman can cope with his ground skills at Welterweight

                                      At Middleweight, only Pereira, Whitaker and Adesanya can cope with all round game

                                      If I was Chimaev, I would knuckle down and get the Welterweight crown

                                      Then move up to attempt Champ Champ status

                                      He's that good

                                      MN5M Online
                                      MN5M Online
                                      MN5
                                      wrote on last edited by MN5
                                      #1180

                                      @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                                      @Duluth said in UFC:

                                      @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                                      As much as he’s a knob, Chimaev was awesome

                                      What do they do with him now? Surely he should only be considered a middleweight now?

                                      There's an argument for putting him up against Whittaker right now. I think I fight vs Costa would be fun though

                                      Make him go through Costa and then Whittaker to get a title shot

                                      I think he'd beat Costa and lose to Whittaker (especially if it's a 5 rounder)

                                      It's a tough one

                                      Misses weight on a Championship fight = disaster

                                      Realistically only Covington and Usman can cope with his ground skills at Welterweight

                                      At Middleweight, only Pereira, Whitaker and Adesanya can cope with all round game

                                      If I was Chimaev, I would knuckle down and get the Welterweight crown

                                      Then move up to attempt Champ Champ status

                                      He's that good

                                      Kinda late on the bandwagon with UFC but shit it’s entertaining. Have caught the last few PPVs and am hooked. Sunday avo is a great time to have a few beers with the old man and ex wife’s hubby ( yes this combo works, always great fun ) and watch it.

                                      The hype leading up to it is great ( I love how Joe Rogan looks like some drunk uncle at a wedding in his suit ) and it’s just bam bam bam…..fight after fight. With everyone’s contrasting strengths and weaknesses it’s easy to see how a striker might beat a grappler….some guys have much better ground games etc…..and the ruthlessness after a knockdown is brutal. Some of those guys are tough as fuck.

                                      Loads of fighters have impressed me, I’m pretty old school though, it’s the heavyweights who really excite me overall. Ngannou vs Gane will be a terrific rematch. Sergei Pavloviches demolition job on Derrick Lewis was amazing too. Apparently he has an 84 inch reach ! Holy shit ! ( For comparison Joseph Parker’s is 76 inches despite being a bit taller )

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                                      • MN5M MN5

                                        @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                                        @Duluth said in UFC:

                                        @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                                        As much as he’s a knob, Chimaev was awesome

                                        What do they do with him now? Surely he should only be considered a middleweight now?

                                        There's an argument for putting him up against Whittaker right now. I think I fight vs Costa would be fun though

                                        Make him go through Costa and then Whittaker to get a title shot

                                        I think he'd beat Costa and lose to Whittaker (especially if it's a 5 rounder)

                                        It's a tough one

                                        Misses weight on a Championship fight = disaster

                                        Realistically only Covington and Usman can cope with his ground skills at Welterweight

                                        At Middleweight, only Pereira, Whitaker and Adesanya can cope with all round game

                                        If I was Chimaev, I would knuckle down and get the Welterweight crown

                                        Then move up to attempt Champ Champ status

                                        He's that good

                                        Kinda late on the bandwagon with UFC but shit it’s entertaining. Have caught the last few PPVs and am hooked. Sunday avo is a great time to have a few beers with the old man and ex wife’s hubby ( yes this combo works, always great fun ) and watch it.

                                        The hype leading up to it is great ( I love how Joe Rogan looks like some drunk uncle at a wedding in his suit ) and it’s just bam bam bam…..fight after fight. With everyone’s contrasting strengths and weaknesses it’s easy to see how a striker might beat a grappler….some guys have much better ground games etc…..and the ruthlessness after a knockdown is brutal. Some of those guys are tough as fuck.

                                        Loads of fighters have impressed me, I’m pretty old school though, it’s the heavyweights who really excite me overall. Ngannou vs Gane will be a terrific rematch. Sergei Pavloviches demolition job on Derrick Lewis was amazing too. Apparently he has an 84 inch reach ! Holy shit ! ( For comparison Joseph Parker’s is 76 inches despite being a bit taller )

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                                        Duluth
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #1181

                                        @MN5 said in UFC:

                                        Loads of fighters have impressed me, I’m pretty old school though, it’s the heavyweights who really excite me overall. Ngannou vs Gane will be a terrific rematch. Sergei Pavloviches demolition job on Derrick Lewis was amazing too. Apparently he has an 84 inch reach ! Holy shit ! ( For comparison Joseph Parker’s is 76 inches despite being a bit taller )

                                        I have high hopes for Aspinall. I can see him and Gane having a series of great fights.

                                        Hopefully Jon Jones gets added to the HW mix too.. then suddenly there's plenty of fun fights in this division

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