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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

        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
                  DuluthD Offline
                  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)

                    MiketheSnowM Offline
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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 )

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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
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #1182

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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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                                MiketheSnowM Offline
                                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
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #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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                                  • DuluthD Offline
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                                    Duluth
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #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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                                      #1188

                                      Perth card in Feb is taking shape

                                      Volk v Makhachev
                                      Whittaker v Costa

                                      KKF is probably on this card too

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                                      • MiketheSnowM Offline
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                                        MiketheSnow
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #1189

                                        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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                                        • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                                          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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                                          muddyriver
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #1190

                                          @MiketheSnow hope I'm wrong but just don't see how Volk gets up vs Islam.

                                          Well be interesting to see what he looks like with 6 more kgs in him

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