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    It’s unlikely but I’m hoping a couple of the old guys win tomorrow - Ferguson & Thompson

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      Hopefully a series of cockheads will get their comeuppance (including Paddy)

      From the bottom

      Gaziev
      Almeida
      Ulanbekov

      Lipski
      Kelleher
      Rosa
      Menifield

      Mitchell
      Ferguson
      Rakhmonov
      Pantoja
      Edwards

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        #1366

        Great card

        Some top, top fights and great finishes

        Fili looked great
        Garbrandt too
        He’s matured and is less of a cock

        Aldana v Rosa was a banger
        Easily FOTN

        Emmet sent Mitchell to the Shadow Realm
        Was like watching Lord of the Rings
        Mitch the Twitch
        Good to see he’s recovered

        That’s the best I’ve seen Paddy
        Never going to be champ but he’ll have a good career

        Shavkat is the business

        Pantoja dominant but also lucky he didn’t get sparked in the 5th

        Leon made Colby his bitch

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          I hope he gets convicted the fucking tosser, and losses millions. Ok for getting off, but then posting this sort of shit

          https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/ufc-star-israel-adesanya-mocks-auckland-prosecutor-to-fans-after-drink-driving-discharge/PITW6V4GIVAILA4J5OWHJ7MNR4/

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            Du Plessis vs Strickland was epic. As promised it was a war and VERY close. DDPs takedowns won the day and both guys looked like they’d been in car wrecks afterwards.

            Due to me being really put off by some of Izzy’s dickhead behaviour of late my interest is more in the sport itself than what any ramifications from this bout mean to him directly.

            Both fighters tonight showed serious class afterwards.

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              • DuluthD Offline
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                DDP got 2, 3, 4 IMO. Strickland dominant in the first round and did well to come back and get the last round

                I expect to see Adesanya v DDP at 300

                Amazing comeback from Magny

                Tough night for the Canadians

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                • DuluthD Offline
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                  Strickland is telling everyone he won and is now blaming a headbutt for the loss. Zzzzzz

                  He should blame his passivity in the middle of the fight. DDP was taking plenty of risks closing the distance and was getting caught plenty but Strickland was happy to back off. That also made the takedowns easier

                  It seemed the tactic was to rely on DDP running out of gas. Someone in his corner needed to let him know the score was possibly 2-1 DDP at the end of the 3rd. If he pulled the trigger in round 4 instead of 5 he would've won. So much quicker and accurate on the feet

                  I thought this fight would've been lot more interesting

                  So I suspect Izzy v DDP at 300. Meanwhile I think Strickland will try and avoid fighting, keep complaining and try to keep his name in the media for the winner of that fight. I doubt he'd want to risk a fight with Khamzat for no1 contender

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                  • DuluthD Duluth

                    DDP got 2, 3, 4 IMO. Strickland dominant in the first round and did well to come back and get the last round

                    I expect to see Adesanya v DDP at 300

                    Amazing comeback from Magny

                    Tough night for the Canadians

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                    #1372

                    @Duluth said in UFC / MMA:

                    DDP got 2, 3, 4 IMO. Strickland dominant in the first round and did well to come back and get the last round

                    I expect to see Adesanya v DDP at 300

                    Amazing comeback from Magny

                    Tough night for the Canadians

                    Going completely from memory I think Strickland got the first two rounds didn’t he ?

                    This was a tough one in one sense as I am a fan of both of them.

                    DDP may struggle against Izzy due to his reach but then according to the stats his ( DDP ) reach is 75 inches ? He is virtually identical to Strickland in size but looked so much smaller and more compact due to their difference in stances to a casual observer.

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                      @Duluth said in UFC / MMA:

                      DDP got 2, 3, 4 IMO. Strickland dominant in the first round and did well to come back and get the last round

                      I expect to see Adesanya v DDP at 300

                      Amazing comeback from Magny

                      Tough night for the Canadians

                      Going completely from memory I think Strickland got the first two rounds didn’t he ?

                      This was a tough one in one sense as I am a fan of both of them.

                      DDP may struggle against Izzy due to his reach but then according to the stats his ( DDP ) reach is 75 inches ? He is virtually identical to Strickland in size but looked so much smaller and more compact due to their difference in stances to a casual observer.

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                      @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

                      Going completely from memory I think Strickland got the first two rounds didn’t he ?

                      Round 2 is the round that decided the fight. 1 & 5 clear for Strickland, 3 & 4 for DDP. Round 2 was very close

                      I had round two for DDP. All three judges gave him the round too

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                        @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

                        Going completely from memory I think Strickland got the first two rounds didn’t he ?

                        Round 2 is the round that decided the fight. 1 & 5 clear for Strickland, 3 & 4 for DDP. Round 2 was very close

                        I had round two for DDP. All three judges gave him the round too

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                        @Duluth said in UFC / MMA:

                        @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

                        Going completely from memory I think Strickland got the first two rounds didn’t he ?

                        Round 2 is the round that decided the fight. 1 & 5 clear for Strickland, 3 & 4 for DDP. Round 2 was very close

                        I had round two for DDP. All three judges gave him the round too

                        Yeah fair enough, wasn’t sure if the takedowns were convincing ( plus the internet shat itself and I missed a few bits )

                        If Strickland won I wouldn’t have been surprised though, one judge thought this too.

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                          @Duluth said in UFC / MMA:

                          DDP got 2, 3, 4 IMO. Strickland dominant in the first round and did well to come back and get the last round

                          I expect to see Adesanya v DDP at 300

                          Amazing comeback from Magny

                          Tough night for the Canadians

                          Going completely from memory I think Strickland got the first two rounds didn’t he ?

                          This was a tough one in one sense as I am a fan of both of them.

                          DDP may struggle against Izzy due to his reach but then according to the stats his ( DDP ) reach is 75 inches ? He is virtually identical to Strickland in size but looked so much smaller and more compact due to their difference in stances to a casual observer.

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                          @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

                          DDP may struggle against Izzy due to his reach but then according to the stats his ( DDP ) reach is 75 inches ? He is virtually identical to Strickland in size but looked so much smaller and more compact due to their difference in stances to a casual observer.

                          Yeah his wild technique plays into Adesanya's counter striking style too. But who knows? We don't know if the the last shitty Izzy fight was a one off or the start of a slide?

                          He was way off the pace in that fight and there were stories coming out of the camp about him getting dominated by Jousset (a WW with a couple of UFC fights).

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                            @Duluth said in UFC / MMA:

                            @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

                            Going completely from memory I think Strickland got the first two rounds didn’t he ?

                            Round 2 is the round that decided the fight. 1 & 5 clear for Strickland, 3 & 4 for DDP. Round 2 was very close

                            I had round two for DDP. All three judges gave him the round too

                            Yeah fair enough, wasn’t sure if the takedowns were convincing ( plus the internet shat itself and I missed a few bits )

                            If Strickland won I wouldn’t have been surprised though, one judge thought this too.

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                            @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

                            wasn’t sure if the takedowns were convincing

                            They weren't really. Six takedowns but DDP couldn't keep him down or do any real damage. Enough to win rounds where the striking was close though

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                              I'm with Dana

                              DDP didn't do enough to take it away for me. Strickland was bloodied, but DDP was bruised.

                              Strickland will kick himself for coasting, hoping DDP would gas.

                              Great comebacks for Magny and Flick

                              Thought the disruption threw momentum Evloev's way.

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                                bayimports
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                                #1378

                                Strickland got out each time without much more than a glorified hug with a reach-around.. typical nothing more than a Piet van Zyl effort from DDP in those take downs

                                no..I wouldn't say it to his face

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                                • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                                  I'm with Dana

                                  DDP didn't do enough to take it away for me. Strickland was bloodied, but DDP was bruised.

                                  Strickland will kick himself for coasting, hoping DDP would gas.

                                  Great comebacks for Magny and Flick

                                  Thought the disruption threw momentum Evloev's way.

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                                  @MiketheSnow said in UFC / MMA:

                                  I'm with Dana

                                  DDP didn't do enough to take it away for me. Strickland was bloodied, but DDP was bruised.

                                  Strickland will kick himself for coasting, hoping DDP would gas.

                                  That was my view too. Knew it was close but just didnt think DDP had done quite enough. Turns out he had!

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                                  • MiketheSnowM MiketheSnow

                                    I'm with Dana

                                    DDP didn't do enough to take it away for me. Strickland was bloodied, but DDP was bruised.

                                    Strickland will kick himself for coasting, hoping DDP would gas.

                                    Great comebacks for Magny and Flick

                                    Thought the disruption threw momentum Evloev's way.

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                                    Duluth
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                                    @MiketheSnow said in UFC / MMA:

                                    I'm with Dana

                                    DDP didn't do enough to take it away for me. Strickland was bloodied, but DDP was bruised.

                                    Strickland will kick himself for coasting, hoping DDP would gas.

                                    I get the sentiment when looking at the fight overall but it's scored round by round. Stricklands corner should've been more urgent and let him now he was digging a hole for himself on the scoreboard

                                    I thought he did a similar thing vs Cannonier too. He mistakes being relatively comfortable in a round with doing enough to win the round. He had enough in him to beat Cannonier and let too many rounds drift

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                                      Who should Strickland face next? Khamzat? Whittaker? A rematch with Cannonier? Someone else?

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                                        https://twitter.com/SStricklandMMA/status/1749527821314306062?s=20

                                        The video he posted is at the start of the 4th round. He was already down 2 rounds to 1 on most cards when this happened

                                        But apparently this is the reason it wasn't 5-0

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                                          Could easily have gone in ‘Awesome’ but if you don’t know of him it doesn’t resonate

                                          https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeBh5x97/

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