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    W32
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    Always impressed at how insightful and intelligent the fighters are

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    • DuluthD Duluth

      @MN5

      Adesanya was humble as he has been after every loss. Something someone Strickland could learn from

      He was looking good then a punch set up a choke, small margins in mma. There’s so many ways to lose

      The chat really is bullshit though. I don’t understand why so many keep falling for it. Seeing Jones and Adesanya giggle and play fight each other when they finally met face to face… Bisping and Rockhold goofing around with each other. Most super serious chat evaporates after selling a fight is over

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      @Duluth said in UFC / MMA:

      @MN5

      Adesanya was humble as he has been after every loss. Something someone Strickland could learn from

      He was looking good then a punch set up a choke, small margins in mma. There’s so many ways to lose

      The chat really is bullshit though. I don’t understand why so many keep falling for it. Seeing Jones and Adesanya giggle and play fight each other when they finally met face to face… Bisping and Rockhold goofing around with each other. Most super serious chat evaporates after selling a fight is over

      Totally agree. Izzy was actually looking good. He was leading the strikes and I thought DDP was starting to look pretty tired. It did feel like we were gonna get a result, I just wasn't expecting that. Small margins alright and then bam fight over.

      Decent card overall and great to see Kai and Dan get the results.

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      • MN5M MN5

        Izzy might learn a bit more humility after that ( I didn’t see it, just caught the headlines on stuff )

        His antics make him a very hard guy to like and support at times.

        Sounds like a rematch in SA might be on the cards

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        @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

        Izzy might learn a bit more humility after that ( I didn’t see it, just caught the headlines on stuff )

        His antics make him a very hard guy to like and support at times.

        Sounds like a rematch in SA might be on the cards

        He has plenty of humility and has always had. But you wont pick this up from just following media headlines.....

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          @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

          Izzy might learn a bit more humility after that ( I didn’t see it, just caught the headlines on stuff )

          His antics make him a very hard guy to like and support at times.

          Sounds like a rematch in SA might be on the cards

          He has plenty of humility and has always had. But you wont pick this up from just following media headlines.....

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          MN5
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          @JK said in UFC / MMA:

          @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

          Izzy might learn a bit more humility after that ( I didn’t see it, just caught the headlines on stuff )

          His antics make him a very hard guy to like and support at times.

          Sounds like a rematch in SA might be on the cards

          He has plenty of humility and has always had. But you wont pick this up from just following media headlines.....

          I saw footage of them interacting after the fight and yeah, he seemed pretty humble, definitely not always the case though !

          I suppose he did his part to promote the fight when he essentially crashed DDPs victory party with all that cringy “N word” stuff a year or so back.

          Always interesting hearing how many combat sport athletes become mates when everything is over and they’re long retired.

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            @JK said in UFC / MMA:

            @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

            Izzy might learn a bit more humility after that ( I didn’t see it, just caught the headlines on stuff )

            His antics make him a very hard guy to like and support at times.

            Sounds like a rematch in SA might be on the cards

            He has plenty of humility and has always had. But you wont pick this up from just following media headlines.....

            I saw footage of them interacting after the fight and yeah, he seemed pretty humble, definitely not always the case though !

            I suppose he did his part to promote the fight when he essentially crashed DDPs victory party with all that cringy “N word” stuff a year or so back.

            Always interesting hearing how many combat sport athletes become mates when everything is over and they’re long retired.

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            Rembrandt
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            @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

            I suppose he did his part to promote the fight when he essentially crashed DDPs victory party with all that cringy “N word” stuff a year or so back.

            That was awful, also along with his interview where he claimed Aussies were just racist for not cheering him on against Strickland. The bloke made his own dumb headlines as far as I'm concerned.

            My brother reckons some fighters now have writers to hype fights due to that integration with WWE, thought that was BS but Izzy's antics seem so unnatural that..well may he has some really dumb writers.

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              @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

              I suppose he did his part to promote the fight when he essentially crashed DDPs victory party with all that cringy “N word” stuff a year or so back.

              That was awful, also along with his interview where he claimed Aussies were just racist for not cheering him on against Strickland. The bloke made his own dumb headlines as far as I'm concerned.

              My brother reckons some fighters now have writers to hype fights due to that integration with WWE, thought that was BS but Izzy's antics seem so unnatural that..well may he has some really dumb writers.

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              @Rembrandt said in UFC / MMA:

              @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

              I suppose he did his part to promote the fight when he essentially crashed DDPs victory party with all that cringy “N word” stuff a year or so back.

              That was awful, also along with his interview where he claimed Aussies were just racist for not cheering him on against Strickland. The bloke made his own dumb headlines as far as I'm concerned.

              My brother reckons some fighters now have writers to hype fights due to that integration with WWE, thought that was BS but Izzy's antics seem so unnatural that..well may he has some really dumb writers.

              That’s just it. Every time I feel I should cheer him as a “kiwi” I always think of stuff like this.

              ……but then again combat sports need a villain, perhaps its just him being good at that ?

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                @Rembrandt said in UFC / MMA:

                @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

                I suppose he did his part to promote the fight when he essentially crashed DDPs victory party with all that cringy “N word” stuff a year or so back.

                That was awful, also along with his interview where he claimed Aussies were just racist for not cheering him on against Strickland. The bloke made his own dumb headlines as far as I'm concerned.

                My brother reckons some fighters now have writers to hype fights due to that integration with WWE, thought that was BS but Izzy's antics seem so unnatural that..well may he has some really dumb writers.

                That’s just it. Every time I feel I should cheer him as a “kiwi” I always think of stuff like this.

                ……but then again combat sports need a villain, perhaps its just him being good at that ?

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                Rembrandt
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                @MN5 When I started getting into UFC I watched all of MacGregors fights and then all of Izzys, was a huge fan until I saw the stuff outside of the fight. Bloke seems to have a real identity crisis kiwi/nigerian/chinese and that dumbass N-word BS trying to act like some US gangbanger? Seems to think that because he is black then that is his culture? Retarded and probably offensive as fuck to actual Nigerians

                Almost too dumb to be real so yeah maybe a USA based writer who doesn't actually know any black people.

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                  Rembrandt
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                  Absolute madman:

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                  • W W32

                    Always impressed at how insightful and intelligent the fighters are

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                    MiketheSnow
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                    @W32 said in UFC / MMA:

                    Always impressed at how insightful and intelligent the fighters are

                    Victors right history but I thought Izzy blew that rather than DDP winning it

                    DDP was gassed when Izzy was striking from the outside but when Izzy had DDP on the ropes he closed the gap rather than reinforce his successes

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                      MiketheSnow
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                      And I was way off my predictions

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                        Rembrandt
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                        #1463

                        And Adesanya speaking well in the post-match press conference, when he's being genuine he's easy to be a fan of.

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                          Duluth
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                          https://twitter.com/MMAJunkie/status/1825604280335876290

                          CKB might have another UFC fighter tomorrow

                          Cam Rowston is fighting on the Contender series. It's on espn, it looks like his fight should be ~11:30am nzt

                          As you can see from the video above he has a height advantage. He is a huge underdog though. People seem to really rate his opponent Finney who was on the 2023 contender series

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                            Duluth
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                            A lady KO in the Contender series yesterday. From a huge underdog too

                            Mick Maynards face is funny.. he generally doesn't react much

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                              Rembrandt
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                              I've been working my way through all of the UFCs while gymming/doing house chores
                              Some absolute ripper fights

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                              • DuluthD Duluth

                                A lady KO in the Contender series yesterday. From a huge underdog too

                                Mick Maynards face is funny.. he generally doesn't react much

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                                MiketheSnow
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                                @Duluth said in UFC / MMA:

                                A lady KO in the Contender series yesterday. From a huge underdog too

                                Mick Maynards face is funny.. he generally doesn't react much

                                That was a powerhouse shot
                                Dragged up from the concrete

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                                  JK
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                                  #1468

                                  Stirling gets another crack tomorrow

                                  https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/ufc/ufc-navajo-stirling-to-fight-for-ufc-contract-in-dana-whites-contender-series-main-event/ZX2KSCUUTZHWXBQEYYUOTXXQZY/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFMehJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSPi1421VTNGcDoBrtIKBMtZX2n2CKUItjZSBb3azW7VlY5bJ_XLF-fdCg_aem_Btq1527jJ8nSZZAbwANIIA

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                                    Stirling gets another crack tomorrow

                                    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/ufc/ufc-navajo-stirling-to-fight-for-ufc-contract-in-dana-whites-contender-series-main-event/ZX2KSCUUTZHWXBQEYYUOTXXQZY/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFMehJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSPi1421VTNGcDoBrtIKBMtZX2n2CKUItjZSBb3azW7VlY5bJ_XLF-fdCg_aem_Btq1527jJ8nSZZAbwANIIA

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                                    Duluth
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                                    @JK

                                    Probably the CKB fighter most likely to get through Contender series this year (Tau has a tough fight next week)

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                                      JK
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                                      Navajo gets a 2nd round knock out!

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                                        Duluth
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                                        https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1833687123591061869

                                        Another fighter in the UFC

                                        Hopefully Tau does the same next week

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                                          Duluth
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                                          https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/ufc/ufc-aaron-tau-looking-to-use-dana-whites-contender-series-to-welcome-ufc-back-to-the-realm-of-tumatauenga/S7QH6BCKLVCHDFUNRLPTY6FLDM/

                                          Tau fights on the contender series later today. Probably around 2pm on espn2 in nz

                                          Haven't seen too much of him but he has good power for the division. CKB seem very confident about his ability.. odds are favouring his opponent currently (2.8 v 1.38 on betfair)

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