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  • DuluthD Offline
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    Duluth
    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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    • DuluthD Offline
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      Duluth
      wrote on last edited by Duluth
      #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 Offline
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        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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        • MiketheSnowM Offline
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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

              MiketheSnowM Offline
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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

                DuluthD Offline
                DuluthD Offline
                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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                • MiketheSnowM Offline
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                  MiketheSnow
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #1174

                  One job

                  Make weight

                  You bitch

                  Come on Kevin, knock him back to the Middle Ages

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                  • DuluthD Offline
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                    Duluth
                    wrote on last edited by Duluth
                    #1175

                    Barnett celebrating a win

                    alt text

                    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

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                      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

                        alt text

                        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

                        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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                        • 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

                          DuluthD Offline
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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

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                              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 )

                                DuluthD Offline
                                DuluthD Offline
                                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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                                  MiketheSnow
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                                    MiketheSnow
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #1183

                                    Fantastic night of fighting

                                    And only 2 ranked fighters on show

                                    Amazing depth in the UFC

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                                      Duluth
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #1184

                                      Picks?

                                      Yan, Sterling & Oliveira

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                                      • DuluthD Duluth

                                        Picks?

                                        Yan, Sterling & Oliveira

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                                        MiketheSnow
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #1185

                                        @Duluth said in UFC:

                                        Picks?

                                        Yan, Sterling & Oliveira

                                        From the bottom

                                        UFC 280

                                        Prelims

                                        Rosa
                                        Mokaev
                                        Petrosyan
                                        Omargadzhiev
                                        Tukuhogov
                                        Krylov
                                        Borralho
                                        Brady

                                        Main Card

                                        Fiorot
                                        Gamrot
                                        Yan
                                        Dillashaw
                                        Olivieira

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                                          muddyriver
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                                          Yan robbed very bad imo. Must be hating the ufc. I had Yan all 3 rounds. Maybe O'Malley in the third.

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