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    Congratulations

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      Hooper v Hernandez could be great

      Asakura
      Page
      Neal
      Murphy
      Chimaev

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        I was all-in on Chimaev after the Whittiker face crush but apparently that was an existing injury that he got lucky with. I think DDP style is just weird enough to throw Chimaev's game off. General consensus seems to be DDPs chances improve the longer the fight goes on

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          I was all-in on Chimaev after the Whittiker face crush but apparently that was an existing injury that he got lucky with. I think DDP style is just weird enough to throw Chimaev's game off. General consensus seems to be DDPs chances improve the longer the fight goes on

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          @Rembrandt said in UFC / MMA:

          General consensus seems to be DDPs chances improve the longer the fight goes on

          Yeah if it gets past round two I expect a DDP finish

          The question is how DDP deals with Chimaev aggressively chasing takedowns early. DDP has faced a lot of striking specialists in the UFC so no one really knows

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            Well I'll be damned. Khamzat is the real deal! Can't question DDPs heart though, never gave up despite a total domination

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              DDP had a few moments - which in MMA is sometimes all you need - but his submission game wasn’t good enough

              Cracking card with some awesome finishes

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                A new CKB fighter in the UFC - Rowston got a contract on today’s contender series

                He’s going to be added to the Perth card

                https://twitter.com/ufc_asia/status/1957978666845032572?s=61&t=yrbdgyVSPqW0kVLD8ijMKA

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                  Great night for the kiwis on road to ufc semi finals.

                  Tau and Liu both into their respective finals. Both great fights too

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                      Another CKB fighter added to the UFC. He'll be making his debut in Perth

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                        Another CKB fighter added to the UFC. He'll be making his debut in Perth

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                        @Duluth 14 fights on that card already with the Rowston one to add. Big night unless there are some drop outs

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                          The contender series is always fun. A pretty good knock out this week

                          https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1963061330044137856?s=61&t=yrbdgyVSPqW0kVLD8ijMKA

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                            @MiketheSnow you must've enjoyed that Mason Jones fight? That was a great comeback

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                              @MiketheSnow you must've enjoyed that Mason Jones fight? That was a great comeback

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                              @Duluth said in UFC / MMA:

                              @MiketheSnow you must've enjoyed that Mason Jones fight? That was a great comeback

                              Fantastic

                              Came into the UFC with too much attitude

                              Went away and worked hard. He's legit.

                              Great card overall. Amazing atmosphere in Paris.

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                                Awesome event. Finishes in every prelim fight. Crowd noise was insane, I wonder if that's part of what got to the fighting nerds, they really didn't look themselves

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                                  Haven't seen a hell of a lot of promotion about this weekend. I'd like to think an Ulberg win would guarantee a shot at Ankalaev if he beats Pereira..but I think it might have to be a pretty spectacular knockout to get ahead of the winner of Prochazka/Rountree.

                                  My picks:
                                  Pericic
                                  Montague
                                  Thicknesse
                                  Mullarkey
                                  Micallef
                                  Rowston
                                  Stirling
                                  Nolan
                                  Tafa
                                  Matthews
                                  Jenkins
                                  Crute
                                  Ulberg

                                  Might be a little biased

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                                    I was flicking through channels and noticed this wasn't PPV. Just in time to watch Ulberg. An impressive KO victory.

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                                      No bias from Rembrandt

                                      Just great picks

                                      Fun card

                                      Ulberg finished Reyes' career

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                                        A enjoyable regional card. Match ups generally favoured the locals but they still had to deliver

                                        4/4 for CKB

                                        Ulberg gets a little bit better each fight. Good feints in this fight, he had Reyes biting on most of them and confused on how to close distance. I see lots of criticism of Reyes today, yes he is limited but Ulberg deserves credit for scrambling his thinking before the finish

                                        UFC will be happy. He's marketable but was lacking a highlight finish in his recent fights. I'm sure they are hoping he faces Pereira. You know what the marketing will be "Adesanya's team mate.."

                                        Brando looked scary. Looking forward to seeing how he progresses

                                        Rowston did well. One of the few ANZACs who wasn't a favourite and he destroyed an experienced fighter. Great to see after he had such a long road to the UFC

                                        Tough fight for Stirling. Mostly because Bellato had one off his best fights (the criticism after the Craig fight made him focus?). A good fight for Stirling's development he had to adjust during the fight and find a way too win. He's still the fighter with the highest ceiling at CKB IMO

                                        Matthews v Magny was ruined by the ref. He made an incorrect call but he still made it.. he can't pretend he didn't end the fight. I presume this will be a Matthews win or a no contest. Shitty for both of the fighters.

                                        The first Kiwi female UFC fighter had a promising start. Montague needs to tighten up her striking defence but that strength was impressive. Most of the division will struggle against her as long as she can get it off the feet

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