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  • DuluthD Duluth

    Edwards or Usman?

    Usman dominated the last fight until “Headshot. Dead.” He should win this.. unless his ego makes him want to get into a striking fight. Edwards is trolling him into it.

    I’m picking Edwards get the style of fight he wants. He works over the body/legs and doesn’t go headhunting

    Fiziev to KO Gaethje

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    @Duluth said in UFC:

    Edwards or Usman?

    Usman dominated the last fight until “Headshot. Dead.” He should win this.. unless his ego makes him want to get into a striking fight. Edwards is trolling him into it.

    I’m picking Edwards get the style of fight he wants. He works over the body/legs and doesn’t go headhunting

    Fiziev to KO Gaethje

    Edwards
    Gaethje

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      Co-main was always going to be fun. Great 3rd round from Gaethje

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        #1234

        I scored that the same as two of the judges. Edwards won four rounds and lost a point. Cormier was a bit confused in the commentary

        Edwards great accuracy to the body and legs

        36/39 body
        50/53 legs

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          #1235

          Sherman
          Meerschaert
          Waterson
          Gastelum
          Rosas
          Holland
          Yanez
          Burns
          Pereira

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            Izzy draws him against the cage, let’s him get sloppy and KO’s him

            Adesanya’s best finish. Better the Whittaker I

            If Pereira continues fighting I want to see him up against someone who can wrestle. I understand why the rushed him but he needs to face every test if he is to stay near the top of the rankings

            Pereira v Whittaker would be fun

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            • DuluthD Duluth

              Izzy draws him against the cage, let’s him get sloppy and KO’s him

              Adesanya’s best finish. Better the Whittaker I

              If Pereira continues fighting I want to see him up against someone who can wrestle. I understand why the rushed him but he needs to face every test if he is to stay near the top of the rankings

              Pereira v Whittaker would be fun

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              taniwharugby
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              @Duluth that was impressive alright.

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                Amazing Rope a Dope ( or maybe that should be Cage a Dope ) from Izzy. Those punches came from nowhere but amazing KO power that I haven’t seen from him before.

                What an incredible finish from him. Great set up for a third UFC fight too, every fighter needs a trilogy !

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                  alt text

                  https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1644926504386584577?s=20

                  some gifs of the KO here:
                  sherdog.com/threads/israel-adesanya-ko-alex-pereira-gifs

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                  • MN5M MN5

                    Amazing Rope a Dope ( or maybe that should be Cage a Dope ) from Izzy. Those punches came from nowhere but amazing KO power that I haven’t seen from him before.

                    What an incredible finish from him. Great set up for a third UFC fight too, every fighter needs a trilogy !

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                    wrote on last edited by
                    #1240

                    @MN5 said in UFC:

                    Great set up for a third UFC fight too, every fighter needs a trilogy !

                    It'll be interesting to see how that works out

                    Adesanya is one of the more active fighters and if he keeps his regular schedule he'll be fighting again in 3-4months. He wants to be active while he's at his peak so I can't imagine him waiting

                    Meanwhile AP will have a medical break after a KO like that. I think the usual amount of time the UFC doesn't want sparring is 10-12 weeks?

                    So they'll be out of sync. Izzy could lose in the meantime

                    Plus Whittaker has cleaned out the division of everyone except Izzy. He deserves a big fight. I think he is a really bad matchup for Periera

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                    • DuluthD Duluth

                      @MN5 said in UFC:

                      Great set up for a third UFC fight too, every fighter needs a trilogy !

                      It'll be interesting to see how that works out

                      Adesanya is one of the more active fighters and if he keeps his regular schedule he'll be fighting again in 3-4months. He wants to be active while he's at his peak so I can't imagine him waiting

                      Meanwhile AP will have a medical break after a KO like that. I think the usual amount of time the UFC doesn't want sparring is 10-12 weeks?

                      So they'll be out of sync. Izzy could lose in the meantime

                      Plus Whittaker has cleaned out the division of everyone except Izzy. He deserves a big fight. I think he is a really bad matchup for Periera

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                      #1241

                      @Duluth said in UFC:

                      @MN5 said in UFC:

                      Great set up for a third UFC fight too, every fighter needs a trilogy !

                      It'll be interesting to see how that works out

                      Adesanya is one of the more active fighters and if he keeps his regular schedule he'll be fighting again in 3-4months. He wants to be active while he's at his peak so I can't imagine him waiting

                      Meanwhile AP will have a medical break after a KO like that. I think the usual amount of time the UFC doesn't want sparring is 10-12 weeks?

                      So they'll be out of sync. Izzy could lose in the meantime

                      Plus Whittaker has cleaned out the division of everyone except Izzy. He deserves a big fight. I think he is a really bad matchup for Periera

                      As in capable of beating him ?

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                        • MN5M MN5

                          @Duluth said in UFC:

                          @MN5 said in UFC:

                          Great set up for a third UFC fight too, every fighter needs a trilogy !

                          It'll be interesting to see how that works out

                          Adesanya is one of the more active fighters and if he keeps his regular schedule he'll be fighting again in 3-4months. He wants to be active while he's at his peak so I can't imagine him waiting

                          Meanwhile AP will have a medical break after a KO like that. I think the usual amount of time the UFC doesn't want sparring is 10-12 weeks?

                          So they'll be out of sync. Izzy could lose in the meantime

                          Plus Whittaker has cleaned out the division of everyone except Izzy. He deserves a big fight. I think he is a really bad matchup for Periera

                          As in capable of beating him ?

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                          @MN5

                          Yes, RW is more well rounded. Whittaker's highlights are mostly striking but he has a wrestling base. He can test Pereira in other ways.

                          Adesanya is a kickboxer with good takedown defence. Pereira is a kickboxer whose fights in the UFC have basically been kickboxing fights

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                          • DuluthD Duluth

                            @MN5

                            Yes, RW is more well rounded. Whittaker's highlights are mostly striking but he has a wrestling base. He can test Pereira in other ways.

                            Adesanya is a kickboxer with good takedown defence. Pereira is a kickboxer whose fights in the UFC have basically been kickboxing fights

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                            wrote on last edited by
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                            @Duluth said in UFC:

                            @MN5

                            Yes, RW is more well rounded. Whittaker's highlights are mostly striking but he has a wrestling base. He can test Pereira in other ways.

                            Adesanya is a kickboxer with good takedown defence. Pereira is a kickboxer whose fights in the UFC have basically been kickboxing fights

                            Interesting. I’d assume Whitaker would lose to Pereira in a similar vein as he lost to Izzy.

                            I do get what you mean though, the old ‘styles make fights’ adage

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                            • MN5M MN5

                              @Duluth said in UFC:

                              @MN5

                              Yes, RW is more well rounded. Whittaker's highlights are mostly striking but he has a wrestling base. He can test Pereira in other ways.

                              Adesanya is a kickboxer with good takedown defence. Pereira is a kickboxer whose fights in the UFC have basically been kickboxing fights

                              Interesting. I’d assume Whitaker would lose to Pereira in a similar vein as he lost to Izzy.

                              I do get what you mean though, the old ‘styles make fights’ adage

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                              Duluth
                              wrote on last edited by
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                              @MN5 said in UFC:

                              ‘styles make fights’

                              Yeah and there's a lot of questions about Pereira. They rushed him because they knew he matched up well with Adesanya. How good is his gas tank when he's in a clinch battle? Can he work his way back to his feet etc

                              Who knows? Maybe he KO's everyone else and it doesn't matter

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                              • DuluthD Duluth

                                @MN5 said in UFC:

                                ‘styles make fights’

                                Yeah and there's a lot of questions about Pereira. They rushed him because they knew he matched up well with Adesanya. How good is his gas tank when he's in a clinch battle? Can he work his way back to his feet etc

                                Who knows? Maybe he KO's everyone else and it doesn't matter

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                                MN5
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #1246

                                @Duluth said in UFC:

                                @MN5 said in UFC:

                                ‘styles make fights’

                                Yeah and there's a lot of questions about Pereira. They rushed him because they knew he matched up well with Adesanya. How good is his gas tank when he's in a clinch battle? Can he work his way back to his feet etc

                                Who knows? Maybe he KO's everyone else and it doesn't matter

                                Yeah fair call. Just cos fighter A beat fighter B and fighter B beat fighter C doesn’t guarantee that fighter A beats fighter C.

                                Pereira just seems to have similar strengths to Izzy ( more so I would have thought before todays fight )

                                Joe Rogan and the gang certainly talked him up as a huge challenge but then again this is hardly unusual for them.

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                                  Duluth
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                                  Volk watching the KO

                                  https://twitter.com/mmamircea/status/1644968370318589955?s=61&t=yrbdgyVSPqW0kVLD8ijMKA

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                                  • DuluthD Duluth

                                    Volk watching the KO

                                    https://twitter.com/mmamircea/status/1644968370318589955?s=61&t=yrbdgyVSPqW0kVLD8ijMKA

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                                    Kirwan
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                                    @Duluth I think he was happy.

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                                      MiketheSnow
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                                      #1249

                                      Great night

                                      I was way off with nearly all my calls

                                      Kelvin looked great

                                      So too Gilbert

                                      Rodriguez played it so smart

                                      And great finishes from Holland and Font

                                      Then Izzy

                                      Boooooom

                                      UFC is the Greatest Show On Earth

                                      By a country mile

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                                      • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                                        Great night

                                        I was way off with nearly all my calls

                                        Kelvin looked great

                                        So too Gilbert

                                        Rodriguez played it so smart

                                        And great finishes from Holland and Font

                                        Then Izzy

                                        Boooooom

                                        UFC is the Greatest Show On Earth

                                        By a country mile

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                                        MN5
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                                        @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                                        Great night

                                        I was way off with nearly all my calls

                                        Kelvin looked great

                                        So too Gilbert

                                        Rodriguez played it so smart

                                        And great finishes from Holland and Font

                                        Then Izzy

                                        Boooooom

                                        UFC is the Greatest Show On Earth

                                        By a country mile

                                        I reckon Bruce Buffer would be more spent than any of the fighters, his announcements are off the charts, I fully expect him to keel over at any moment.

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                                        • MN5M MN5

                                          Amazing Rope a Dope ( or maybe that should be Cage a Dope ) from Izzy. Those punches came from nowhere but amazing KO power that I haven’t seen from him before.

                                          What an incredible finish from him. Great set up for a third UFC fight too, every fighter needs a trilogy !

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                                          Duluth
                                          wrote on last edited by Duluth
                                          #1251

                                          @MN5 said in UFC:

                                          KO power that I haven’t seen from him before

                                          Just on that punch, Adesanya has rocked him with it several times before. Particularly in their second kickboxing fight

                                          I went back and had a look at the end of the first round at UFC281. This video should be queued up for 5:34 Izzy lands almost the exact same punch and Pereira is out on his feet

                                          UFC281 Pereira is saved by the bell goes on to win, UFC285 Izzy lands a follow up

                                          Tiny margins

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