UFC / MMA
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There's an interesting fight involving a kiwi later today. Israel Adesanya (Nigerian kiwi, moved here at 10) vs Brad Tavares
It's not a ppv, it's on regular sky ~4:45pmThis is the first decent opposition he's had in the UFC. His striking has looked great so far but the question has been about his ground game.. he doesn't need to become a great wrestler he just needs to copy a guy like Bisping and become proficient and getting back to his feet. His kickboxing is quality.
It's a smaller octagon on this card. That'll make it harder to avoid the take down
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@duluth He's at risk of getting caught with all the antics. I enjoy his swagger and some of his skills are very advanced, more so than just about any other striker I have seen recently. Hes almost 30 and needs to make a name for himself and quickly. But I don't want to see another Anderson Silva/Weidman situation because he didn't pay his enough respect to the other guys abilities.
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So Adesanya pretty much just picked Tavares into tiny pieces.
Looked much better than his last time out. Not exactly convinced that he has the knock out power to worry top ten guys but against a conventional striker who stands in front of him he looks the goods. A good wrestler will trouble him but that being said, his TD and clinch defence were very good in this one. Even showed a little bit of skill on the ground.
His ability to effectively set the pace is interesting and a little frustrating. I would have loved to see him light Tavares up when he had him hurt but he just dropped straight back into his rhthym. On the other hand he clearly new how he wanted the fight to progress so kudos for being able to keep to the plan.
Pretty damn impressive.
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So Adesanya pretty much just picked Tavares into tiny pieces.
Looked much better than his last time out. Not exactly convinced that he has the knock out power to worry top ten guys but against a conventional striker who stands in front of him he looks the goods. A good wrestler will trouble him but that being said, his TD and clinch defence were very good in this one. Even showed a little bit of skill on the ground.
His ability to effectively set the pace is interesting and a little frustrating. I would have loved to see him light Tavares up when he had him hurt but he just dropped straight back into his rhthym. On the other hand he clearly new how he wanted the fight to progress so kudos for being able to keep to the plan.
Pretty damn impressive.
Spot on.
Devloping his all round skills 'on the job' against a Top 10 veteran and coming away with the emphatic decision was very impressive.
Much like Till, the swagger will get you noticed and higher ranking opponents, but as you climb the ladder the skills will do the talking.
Good card. Good Ultimate Fighter Series and deserved winners on the night.
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Had 10 of my closest jiu-jitsu friends around for beer and fights today. Top moments from UFC 226:
DC KOs Stipe. Fantastic. Feel great for the guy after all the bullshit with Jones and PEDs etc
Insta-promo with Brock Lesnar. DC calls out Lesnar, Lesnar pushes him, calls everyone a piece of shit. A lot of people hate the WWE style theatrics in MMA but I love the hype as long as it end in a real fight. DC set the scene for Lesnar and Lesnar knew what to do. So much fun.
Dan Hooker by KO. He’s a goddam ninja
Dan Hooker bitches out the UFC matchmakers “you’re getting these boys hurt, gimme someone on my level”
No one bothers to interview either fighter after Ngannou and Lewis. If you want to serve up that shit then just fuck right off.
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Hooker was fantastic. Nails. Deserves a tough Top 10 fight
Millender worked out Griffen, who was disappointing
Klose was cool and collected
Assuncao too strong. Good fight.
Jabbing Masterclass from Hall, but Costa lit him up. Great fight
Wow Rountree Jr. Dynamite
Chiesa's a mongrel, but skillful. Great win for Pettis. So good off his back.
Felder v Perry was a Classic. Granite v Nails. Great refereeing. Loved it. Almost needs a rematch. Perry humble because he knew he'd been in a war
Shithouse. Trying to forget it already. The mystique of Ngannou gone.
Big John will always be No. 1 but Goddard is my favourite ref at the moment
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That first knockdown was something else. Even after watching it a few times I’m strughling to process it. His counter landed almost as soon as the other guy even thought about the overhand right.Totally agree. I listened to an interview with Hooker after and he said the guy must have been dehydrated from the weight cut because those shots shouldn't have been knocking him down.
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Holy shit see old mate win that fight from his back with the hammer fists? Brutal
Justifies all those fights i tried to win laying on my back...
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@mariner4life said in UFC:
Holy shit see old mate win that fight from his back with the hammer fists? Brutal
Justifies all those fights i tried to win laying on my back...
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@mariner4life said in UFC:
Holy shit see old mate win that fight from his back with the hammer fists? Brutal
Justifies all those fights i tried to win laying on my back...
Wow! Who was that?
Niko Price. Great finish.
Trapped the head in the crook of his ankle, foot, calf then slammed him. -
Volkanovski showed he was legit on debut, with a unanimous decision over 10th ranked Elkins.
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@mikethesnow said in UFC:
@mariner4life said in UFC:
Holy shit see old mate win that fight from his back with the hammer fists? Brutal
Justifies all those fights i tried to win laying on my back...
Wow! Who was that?
Niko Price. Great finish.
Trapped the head in the crook of his ankle, foot, calf then slammed him.I guess you can't blame the ref because no one was expecting it, but I think the guy was knocked out after the first hammer fist, so copped quite a few extra.
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@mikethesnow said in UFC:
@mariner4life said in UFC:
Holy shit see old mate win that fight from his back with the hammer fists? Brutal
Justifies all those fights i tried to win laying on my back...
Wow! Who was that?
Niko Price. Great finish.
Trapped the head in the crook of his ankle, foot, calf then slammed him.I guess you can't blame the ref because no one was expecting it, but I think the guy was knocked out after the first hammer fist, so copped quite a few extra.
Yeah. Maybe the second.
Creative finish though as Price was getting roughed up prior to this
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Old news now, but another kiwi got a UFC contract last week - Kai Kara France
The timing suggests Adesanya and Hooker's recent form helped get this over the line.
125 division has been a bit dull because DJ has been too good (I hope Cejudo changes that). At least kiwis have a reason to follow this division more.
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Great card top to bottom
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Big card tonight
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UFC 227
EARLY PRELIMS
VERA v BUREN
Great patience from Vera and a super body shot to the liver buckled Buren for the TKO finishTAYLOR v ZHANG
Too big and too strong for TaylorPEREZ v TORRES
Torres babboozled by Perez's lightning speed & accuracy
Early contender for Fight of the NightPRELIMS
SAYLES v MORAES
Moraes toughs out a unanimous decision in a scrappy fight
Sayles showed his inexperience on his debut
Looking forward to his next fightRAMOS v KANG
Evenly matched contest with Ramos edging the decisionSIMON v JACKSON
Simon too strong, gets the decisionMUNHOZ v JOHNS
I may be a little biased
but what a fight
Munhoz had the measure of Johns with lead leg and body kicks but Johns is nails
Had it all
Munhoz deserved winner. He's got it all.
Two losses in a row for Johns but still unfinished in 17 fights
Fight of the Night for me so farMAIN CARD
SANTOS v HOLLAND
Holland dominated by Santos in Round 1. Laughs it off
Round 2 the tables turned
Then Santos takes the fight back for the win in the third
Very entertaining fightVIANA v ALDRICH
Aldrich too strong for the decisionSWANSON v MOICANO
Moicano too long for Swanson and makes quick work for the submission finishJOHNSON v CEJUDO
Epic battle worthy of a Championship Fight
HUGE WIN for Cejudo on the split decision
Johnson all class in defeat. LEG ENDDILLASHAW v GARBRANDT
WOW WOW WOW
Dillashaw is nailsWith a card like this boxing can't compete
UFC 227 | UFC