UFC / MMA

Duluth

Riddell taking a break from fighting:

I appreciate everyone that has been supporting me and standing by my side from day one though to these last 2 lacklustre performances. I’m going to step away from competing in MMA for a good while until the fire to compete comes back. I’m not performing close to my capability, and it’s a dangerous job if you’re not fully present . I’ve been training hard for 15 years , in and out of camps with not enough rest or balance and it’s massively taken it’s physical and mental toll on me. There has not been a year since I was 17 that I have not fought .I know this is the right choice because, as I write this, I feel a sense of relief for finally voicing what I had been feeling for awhile. I wanted to have one last crack at MSG to see if the feelings from the last camp were just one-off, but sadly they were not . It’s a hard pill to swallow, as this is what I’ve done my entire life and fighting was my first love . But sometimes you just have to face it .
There are a few over due surgeries to be addressed as well.

I will keep training and teaching, but my energy that was all consumed by the sport will be directed at my family. The itch will come back, But a long time off is needed.

I appreciate everyone always supporting me .
Quake .

MiketheSnow

Tremendous fight between Wonderboy and Holland

Dos Anjos has still got it

Pavlovich is a beast, Bam Bam got bam bammed

Nicolau and Dolidze are legit

Anders the best he's been for ages

Duluth

@MiketheSnow said in UFC:

Tremendous fight between Wonderboy and Holland

Dos Anjos has still got it

Pavlovich is a beast, Bam Bam got bam bammed

Nicolau and Dolidze are legit

Anders the best he's been for ages

The best non-PPV event of the year

Holland has an incredible chin and pain threshold. How did he stay standing after those body shots??

Thompson looked great. There's something really fun to watch when a high quality karate fighter starts flowing like that. The old man had the speed and fitness edge too

I hope RDA gets the Conor fight he asked for. He deserves the payday and Conor shouldn't be coming straight back and fighting a top 5 guy

Pavlovich surprised a few people. I think we are on the verge of a great era in the HW division. There's so many good fights to make over the next few years. Particularly if Ngannou sticks around and Jones finally fights

Elkins always has fun, bloody fights. Not sure how many more I want to see though

MiketheSnow

Should be a fun, fun night

From the bottom

Early Prelims
Quarantillo v Hernandez could be a cracker
Going with Billy

Prelims
Buckley
Shahbazyan
Daukaus
Rosas Jr

Main Card
Mitchell
Du Plessis
Ponzinibbio
Paddy
Ankalaev

Duluth

@MiketheSnow

Lots of fun fights

I almost have the same picks as you. Only difference is I have Rozenstruik over Daukaus

I'll be cheering for Jan in the main event.. it just seems unlikely

Duluth

I see the Whittaker v Costa fight is off the Perth card now. Costa is pushing for a later date and/or doesn’t want to fight RW in Aus

Hooker is still trying to get on that card. The UFC has said they’re keeping spot for him but finding a ranked opponent willing to travel is the problem.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_284
Still going to be a good card but it could’ve been huge

Duluth

Any predictions on what Ngannou does now?

A boxing payday seems unlikely. He's not that well known outside of the UFC and he wasn't a big draw in the UFC. So what's in it for a big boxer? You'd make more money fighting another boxer, you're expected to win easily but of course Ngannou has a massive punch

PFL? The seem to be throwing some money around the possible fights don't look that interesting though

I wonder if the knee injury is more serious than has been made public? So Francis is chasing one last big pay day? Or maybe MMA is over because he can't take a leg kick

Really looking forward to Jones v Gane

MiketheSnow

@Duluth said in UFC:

Any predictions on what Ngannou does now?

A boxing payday seems unlikely. He's not that well known outside of the UFC and he wasn't a big draw in the UFC. So what's in it for a big boxer? You'd make more money fighting another boxer, you're expected to win easily but of course Ngannou has a massive punch

PFL? The seem to be throwing some money around the possible fights don't look that interesting though

I wonder if the knee injury is more serious than has been made public? So Francis is chasing one last big pay day? Or maybe MMA is over because he can't take a leg kick

Really looking forward to Jones v Gane

Retirement

Jones will murder Gane

Strickland fought a very good fight on the weekend

MajorPom

This looks mostly like White calling his bluff.

muddyriver

@MajorRage I think he has definitly pushed the envelope, but i think he has done it for good reasons, although maybe not the smartest move. Jon Jones tried the same thing, Dana white is a harde businessman

I think he will go to PFL but this will be more side income, as he will look to have exhibition boxing matches and hollywood stuff and endorsements.

The current UFC contracts are very restrictive, the sooner a fighters union comes in the better.
Fighters should be allowed their own gear sponsers at a minimum.

MiketheSnow

UFC 283

Selected bouts from the bottom

Rodrigues
Potieria
Craig
Murphy
Burns
Moreno
Hill

Duluth

@MiketheSnow

I almost have the same picks for the main event.. I have Andrade beating Murphy

Craig v Walker is the fight I'm most interested in. Hard to pick, contrasting styles etc. Craig to survive early adversity and then choke out Walker

MiketheSnow

Tremendous card

Some brilliant finishes

Bonfim brothers are ones to watch

Duluth

@MiketheSnow

It reminded me how much I dislike the crowds in Brazil

Moreno has never looked better. Looking forward to seeing Figueiredo at 135 with less of a weight cut

Hill was better than I expected

Duluth

Hooker has an opponent: Jalin Turner

https://twitter.com/danthehangman/status/1617969489873883136

Hooker wanted to fight on the Perth card but the UFC couldn't find a ranked opponent willing to travel

Tough fight. They are right next to each other in the rankings (Turner 10 v Hooker 11)

Turners last fight was beating Brad Riddell so the CKB coaches are familiar with him

muddyriver

@Duluth turner is the biggest lw I've ever seen. Very tough match up hope Dan smacks him

Duluth

Conor is back

McGregor v Chandler later this year. They will also be the coaches in this seasons TUF

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1621888714124460032?s=61&t=Ft0gsj7gg6hWBjGdGVXmaQ

MN5

@Duluth said in UFC:

Conor is back

McGregor v Chandler later this year. They will also be the coaches in this seasons TUF

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1621888714124460032?s=61&t=Ft0gsj7gg6hWBjGdGVXmaQ

McGregor better start dieting. Not sure how effective all those big beach muscles will be in a fight.

Duluth

Islam is a massive favourite but fuck it I’ll pick Volk to win. His tdd will hold up, he’ll avoid the big shots early and his crazy cardio will wear Islam down. Volk KO in the 4th

Yair in the co-main

Most of the Aussies will win. The card seems skewed towards the home town fighters

Hope Young goes well. Two years since his last fight, four years since his last win. So plenty of pressure on him

MiketheSnow

@Duluth said in UFC:

Islam is a massive favourite but fuck it I’ll pick Volk to win. His tdd will hold up, he’ll avoid the big shots early and his crazy cardio will wear Islam down. Volk KO in the 4th

Yair in the co-main

Most of the Aussies will win. The card seems skewed towards the home town fighters

Hope Young goes well. Two years since his last fight, four years since his last win. So plenty of pressure on him

Crute
Tafa
Maddalena
Emmett
Volkanovski

The Silver Fern

UFC / MMA