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3 hours ago, Yobo Ahoy said:

To be honest I very rarely watch prelims (especially the earlier ones), I flick through the card to see if there is anyone I recognise but by and large I ain't got time for that. Hogging the TV for 2 hours is already pushing it in my house... 

 

Yeah, UFCs used to be 3 hour affairs, now it can be up to 7. I make sure I'm on my own on those evenings.

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1 hour ago, Stevedave said:

 

It's not like it's the first time it's happened either. Holy has now been punched 4 times after the bell wtf. 

Common denominatior is Hollie Holmes yeah? Must be her fault :P

 

Woodley blaming race is nonsense and frankly a cheap shot at people for whom race has no bearing at all on who i like. So fuck him.

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I did pay for 208... :unsure: And wish I hadn't.

 

Normally get free TV through work so don't mind the one-off cost. I suppose you never really know how much value a card has until it concluded but think in future if I'm ever away I'll just check the results, spend the money on something else instead and if need be watch the re-run when I'm back.

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Robin Black now has a role interviewing fighters for the UFC...

 

I think this is the darkest day in ufc history. A trust fund baby who's dad bankrolled his failed band and tv show has now got a job interviewing people for the ufc. He's even been in and edited up his wiki removing mentions of his dad and where the fuck he's got his money from. Yes, I hate him. He's the exact type of parasitic bangwagoneer that taints my enjoyment of mma. It's about the fighters not some jumped up prick who jumps from 'in thing' to 'in thing' to gain popularity - he was a 40 year old emo ffs. 

 

Appears sherdoggers are wise to his act also. 

 

http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/robin-black-may-be-the-worst-analyst-in-mma-media.3301385/

 

He needs to fuck right off.  

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8 hours ago, glb said:

Things like that are where the new owners should be employing ex-fighters, or a least journalists with some background in MMA to bring the kind of insight from which both experts and the casual fan can learn.

 

Exactly. There's loooooads of fighters out there that would be excellent at this stuff. Instead they employee a 55 year old emo attention whore. 

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And making it a no-contest and asking for a rematch? or to be given the belt? Bad move from Holy Homer imo

 

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"We respectfully request the commission review referee Anderson’s failure to assess a foul and render a decision regarding a point deduction following Round 2, and failure to assess a foul and a point deduction following Round 3, and determine an appropriate result,” the complaint stated."

 

He did assess the foul, he warned her about what she did. He didnt deduct a point on both occassions. Wrongly it seems but he acknowledged and warned her about it. Case closed isnt it?

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@McFly she should have had a point deducted the second time. Holm took seriously damage first time round and was visible rocked. That would have made it a draw.

 

In other news apparently GSP has signed - what other options do the UFC have?

 

Brock has retired so he can roid up for wrestlemania. 

 

Oh, and this unknown fighter from russia is making his bellator debut this saturday...

 

 

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I think the appeal will fail because it's down to ref discretion to apply the deduction. They should scrap the division, Cyborg can't even make 145 these days, De Randamie is out already for surgery, we'd have to wait 6 months for a rematch and another 6 for the winner to fight Cris.  The UFC is a mess these days, I don't think it's even remotely down to coincidence now that WME have ruined it. They're so desperate for stars now theyre even bowing to GSPs demands, after refusing them for so long.

 

Will watch Fedor Mitrione for sure, but that is going to go badly for Fedor I think, he barely even beat Maldonado, and that took all the corruption in the world to achieve. Travis Browne also fighting this weekend, probably another beatdown, seeing as he hasn't left Tamzarian after all.

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9 hours ago, McFly said:

And making it a no-contest and asking for a rematch? or to be given the belt? Bad move from Holy Homer imo

 

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"We respectfully request the commission review referee Anderson’s failure to assess a foul and render a decision regarding a point deduction following Round 2, and failure to assess a foul and a point deduction following Round 3, and determine an appropriate result,” the complaint stated."

 

He did assess the foul, he warned her about what she did. He didnt deduct a point on both occassions. Wrongly it seems but he acknowledged and warned her about it. Case closed isnt it?

 

If anything it at least might drag NY's standards up a little bit. At least that's my hope because refereeing that bad makes a mockery of both fighter's efforts to get to the octagon in the first place. Doubt Hooly Hulmes will get the result amended but good to see a bit more spotlight on a pretty farcical bit of refereeing. In some ways though, the match rendered a draw, the belt removed from GdR and the whole division being forgotten about in favour of a flyweight division would be the best outcome for everyone. And McGregor gets to target another division he won't ever defend a belt in.

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Anyone else getting fed up with the circus surrounding McGregor? He needs to shut the fuck up and defend a title against a MMA contender. I can see Khabib being his kryptonite and being very bad news if the fight goes beyond a round. If he's stupid enough to go up and fight Woodley he'll get smashed. I'm guessing a refocused Jose Aldo is coming for him sooner or later. There's some really tough fights in theory but all we hear about is some retarded boxing match. What's the betting at the end of this charade he goes in against Nate Diaz in a fight that serves no relevance whatsoever. 

 

I've not mentioned Tony Ferguson as I'm in all honesty not that clued up on him. 

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Yep. I watched MMA before Conor and I'll be watching it long after he's pissed off to be an actor or astronaut or whatever he wants to be. And I definitely won't be paying to see the Floyd fight if and when it happens. 

 

As for the Khabib/Ferg fight, that's the real title in my eyes. Either one of them could/should have had a title shot yonks ago and both are on a massive hot streak at the mo. Logically it's an easy win for Khabib but I've always had the reservation that his opponents aren't quite as top-drawer are as made out, so it could really go either way. 

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I think Conor gets a bad rep for stuff that he doesnt actually do. He's a hype machine for sure, but a lot of the circus comes from hangers on. He's hyping up this floyd fight that wont happen to increase his brand, which is fair enough. The Khabib thing is a tough fight for sure, but how many years have we been talking about his kryptonite? It was supposed to be Mendez, Aldo, Alvarez and so on. I don't see why he can't do it one more time. I'd certainly be pulling for him.

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Think McGregor a superb fighter in terms of understanding the whole show. He's brilliant at throwing opponents off their rhythm with his trash-talking but more often than not he backs up what he says as a result. When he lost to Diaz he didn't do a Rousey and hide. The flipside is this created a logjam in two divisions but it was entertaining and raised the UFC's profile. Not that his is the template to follow, but hype is an integral part of the fight game so surprised there aren't more following suit.

 

That said, definitely a little tired of the non-UFC stuff. This Mayweather dance is utter, utter bollocks because there's no sense of jeopardy. We sure as hell won't get an MMA contest between the two, and a boxing match will show-up McGregor pretty badly. He's a good striker in the UFC but light years from even being a mid-card pro boxer. His bread and butter is MMA, so while he probably has dreams of being an actor or whatever, much of the external value comes from his current status in the UFC. Leave the Octagon and he's just another ex-fighter albeit a very good one, and I don't think his shtick is transferable or relatable in the same way, for example, as Dwayne Johnson who was a similarly-sized personality in WWE but was able to evolve into a very likeable, and bankable, movie star.

 

I hope McGregor at least fulfills his remaining four fights, after which he'll more than likely take his pile of 'cheese' and stop fighting for a living. If the UFC hasn't built a few more stars to push the company forward by that time then they really only have themselves to blame.

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11 hours ago, angel said:

I think the appeal will fail because it's down to ref discretion to apply the deduction. They should scrap the division, Cyborg can't even make 145 these days, De Randamie is out already for surgery, we'd have to wait 6 months for a rematch and another 6 for the winner to fight Cris.  The UFC is a mess these days, I don't think it's even remotely down to coincidence now that WME have ruined it. They're so desperate for stars now theyre even bowing to GSPs demands, after refusing them for so long.

 

I agree. 

 

De Randamie was given the mic to build up a match with Cyborg (the only name at 145), made some excuses, then left. She's just been given a golden opportunity to build herself up after having zero impact at 135 and ruined it. 

 

RE: the Conor Mayweather fight. It's not happening ever. It's just two guys trying to stay relevant while not fighting. Been saying this all along. 

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25 minutes ago, angel said:

If there's a road to the title, he's quit fighting and doing the tarmac.

 

Brilliant ha.

 

22 minutes ago, McFly said:

Thats actually quite funny :hat:

 

Confidence and self belief is obviously important to fighters but realistic apprassials of your situation/performance is also very important. 

 

He has edmond 'the diamond' (?????) tarverdyan in his corner. What could possibly go wrong?

 



 

Fighters records since moving to his gym: 

 

Baszler 0-3
Guida 0-2
Duke 1-5
Shafir 1-2
Ellenberger 2-5
Browne 2-4

6-21

 

 

Oh yeh that. 

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