UFC / MMA

[Rembrandt]

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

[MiketheSnow]

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

[Duluth]

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

[Rembrandt]

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

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

[MiketheSnow]

[Duluth]

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

[Rembrandt]

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

[Duluth]

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

[Duluth]

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

[MiketheSnow]

@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.

[Rembrandt]

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

[Rembrandt]

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

[Bovidae]

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

[MiketheSnow]

No bias from Rembrandt

Just great picks

Fun card

Ulberg finished Reyes' career

[Duluth]

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

[Daffy Jaffy]