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    This came up tonight in a recommended YouTube

    Best ever fight. Nate Diaz,.

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        @MiketheSnow

        UFC 251 is stacked already

        Three title fights:
        Usman v Burns
        Volkanovski v Holloway
        Yan v Aldo

        Rose v Andrade rematch is good too

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          @MiketheSnow

          UFC 251 is stacked already

          Three title fights:
          Usman v Burns
          Volkanovski v Holloway
          Yan v Aldo

          Rose v Andrade rematch is good too

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          @Duluth Hoping Rose comes correct and sees off a very lucky Andrade. I understand you have to put yourself in a position to win and Andrade did that but Rose is a much better fighter.

          I expect Aldo to get torched by Yan but hoping he wins and immediately retires.

          Max gets his belt back. I love both these guys but I think Holloway will be much better this time.

          Usman vs Burns is hard to judge. They are teammates so it makes for a great fight. I'm going to go with Burns, just because.

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            @MiketheSnow I love the concept. Not sure how all the traveling works for all parties involved but I'm hopeful we get an Enter The Dragon/Mortal Kombat themed event.

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              This fight has been pencilled in for a while. It finally got confirmed today

              This is a tough fight for Hooker. A victory gets him the mix with the huge names of the division - Khabib, Gaethje, Ferguson and that Irish guy who probably isn’t retired

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                This fight has been pencilled in for a while. It finally got confirmed today

                This is a tough fight for Hooker. A victory gets him the mix with the huge names of the division - Khabib, Gaethje, Ferguson and that Irish guy who probably isn’t retired

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                @Duluth Pourier is an elite striker. This is someone that soundly beat Max Holloway, 2 times. I can’t see Hooker winning but I’ll be cheering all the way.

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                • raznomoreR raznomore

                  @Duluth Hoping Rose comes correct and sees off a very lucky Andrade. I understand you have to put yourself in a position to win and Andrade did that but Rose is a much better fighter.

                  I expect Aldo to get torched by Yan but hoping he wins and immediately retires.

                  Max gets his belt back. I love both these guys but I think Holloway will be much better this time.

                  Usman vs Burns is hard to judge. They are teammates so it makes for a great fight. I'm going to go with Burns, just because.

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                  @raznomore said in UFC:

                  Max gets his belt back. I love both these guys but I think Holloway will be much better this time.

                  I'm a fan of both fighters too. Volkanovski is the only guy in the division I cheer for ahead of Max.

                  That first fight was dominant from Volkanovski, Hollway would have to make significant changes. It was slightly closer towards the end but Volkanovski had a broken hand by then..

                  One thing that might be in Max's favour is the camps. I assume he's doing his normal preparation.

                  Alexander normally finishes his fight camp in Auckland but he can't do that this time because of covid. He claims it won't matter but it has to be a negative.
                  Riddell is one of his striking coaches and surely being around Adesanya and Hooker must help sharpen things up

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                    Some news about Adesanya's next title defence. He's pencilled in to headline a card in Vegas this September.

                    That small APEX octagon might help Costa

                    Riddell talks about the card in this interview:

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                      Hooker looked bloody huge at the weigh-ins and came in half an lb lighter than Pourier. I hope we get knees and feints from Hooker this time out. He's not the stand and trade fighter he thinks he is. He needs to be a sniper against Dustin.

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                      • raznomoreR raznomore

                        Hooker looked bloody huge at the weigh-ins and came in half an lb lighter than Pourier. I hope we get knees and feints from Hooker this time out. He's not the stand and trade fighter he thinks he is. He needs to be a sniper against Dustin.

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                        @raznomore said in UFC:

                        Hooker looked bloody huge at the weigh-ins and came in half an lb lighter than Pourier. I hope we get knees and feints from Hooker this time out. He's not the stand and trade fighter he thinks he is. He needs to be a sniper against Dustin.

                        Spot on.

                        Toe to toe will end badly.

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                          Did you see the state on Gian Villante?

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                            Did you see the state on Gian Villante?

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                            @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

                            Did you see the state on Gian Villante?

                            Jesus just saw that. Fights been cancelled too.

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                              Sorry got that wrong saw an older card while recovering from a hangover this morning. Villante fighting Greene as we speak

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                                Crazy finish to that fight. Getting his ass handed to him and Greene pulls off the sub from the back.

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                                  Gall got his ass kicked but I was impressed by how much his striking has improved

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                                    Any casual NZ based fans - Dan Hookers fight starts in a few minutes on ESPN

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                                      Any casual NZ based fans - Dan Hookers fight starts in a few minutes on ESPN

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                                      @Duluth wow! That’s a fight of the year contender in any year let alone this one. Had the 2nd round been 10 seconds longer it would have been a different story. Hooker should have stayed with the leg kick man! He had something that was seriously troubling Pourier but Hooker decided to stand. He ran out of gas.

                                      Dustin post fight breakdown of “flashing out” to a Hooker knee was great stuff. Good to hear some actual technical breakdown from a fighter rather whatever the fuck was going on with Perry’s post fight.

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                                        @Duluth wow! That’s a fight of the year contender in any year let alone this one. Had the 2nd round been 10 seconds longer it would have been a different story. Hooker should have stayed with the leg kick man! He had something that was seriously troubling Pourier but Hooker decided to stand. He ran out of gas.

                                        Dustin post fight breakdown of “flashing out” to a Hooker knee was great stuff. Good to hear some actual technical breakdown from a fighter rather whatever the fuck was going on with Perry’s post fight.

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                                        @raznomore said in UFC:

                                        That’s a fight of the year contender in any year let alone this one..

                                        Absolutely

                                        He probably has two fights in the top 5 of the year

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                                          Amazing fight. Dan needs to work on his fitness and defence but he's shown he can at least hang with the top guys. Stock definitely went up.

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