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    • DuluthD Offline
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      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
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        #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
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          #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
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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
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              #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
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                  #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

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                    Duluth
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                    #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
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                      #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
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                        #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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                            MiketheSnow
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                              MiketheSnow
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                              Fantastic night of fighting

                              And only 2 ranked fighters on show

                              Amazing depth in the UFC

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                                Duluth
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                                #1184

                                Picks?

                                Yan, Sterling & Oliveira

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                                • DuluthD Duluth

                                  Picks?

                                  Yan, Sterling & Oliveira

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                                  MiketheSnow
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                                  #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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                                      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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                                        Duluth
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                                        Perth card in Feb is taking shape

                                        Volk v Makhachev
                                        Whittaker v Costa

                                        KKF is probably on this card too

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                                          MiketheSnow
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                                          It was all going so well 🙂

                                          6 out of 8 guesses right them Dariush started the rot

                                          Great win from a tough as teak fighter

                                          Yan was robbed as all above have stated

                                          Felt for Dillashaw, but Alj looked the best I've seen him. Was just a matter of time, shoulder pop or not

                                          And Oliveira beaten comprehensively

                                          Mak v Volk could be a fight for the ages

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