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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

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      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

            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
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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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              • 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
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                    #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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                            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 )

                              DuluthD Offline
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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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                                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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                                        #1186

                                        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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                                          Duluth
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                                          #1187

                                          I thought Yan won 2 & 3. Round 1 50/50

                                          O’Malley was muted in his celebrations

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