UFC / MMA
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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
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@mikethesnow said in UFC:
UFC 227
SWANSON v MOICANO
Moicano too long for Swanson and makes quick work for the submission finishI watched the main card and really enjoyed it. Had a bit of everything. The Johnson v Cejudo was a bit of a masterclass, technically while I was just on the edge of my seat for the entire Dillashaw v Garbrandt fight because it just seemed like anything could happen. All the main undercard fights had something unique to offer too.
One note on the Swanson v Moicano fight... I don't think I've ever seen that sort of impact from a jab before?
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@mikethesnow said in UFC:
UFC 227
SWANSON v MOICANO
Moicano too long for Swanson and makes quick work for the submission finishI watched the main card and really enjoyed it. Had a bit of everything. The Johnson v Cejudo was a bit of a masterclass, technically while I was just on the edge of my seat for the entire Dillashaw v Garbrandt fight because it just seemed like anything could happen. All the main undercard fights had something unique to offer too.
One note on the Swanson v Moicano fight... I don't think I've ever seen that sort of impact from a jab before?
Yes it was amazing.
Maybe Arlovski v Sylvia 2, when Arlovski jabbed Sylvia half way across the ring
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@kiwimurph said in UFC:
Very sus from USADA. Jon Jones' suspension just happens to end a week before a gigantic Madison Square Garden PPV. UFC is turning into a joke.
Hardly suss.
Jones gets caught. Has ban. Ban expires. UFC event with newly instated Jones.
If his ban had finished in September he'd be fighting in October.
Take the tin foil off.
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In other news, been some great fights over the Summer.
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@mikethesnow said in UFC:
@kiwimurph said in UFC:
Very sus from USADA. Jon Jones' suspension just happens to end a week before a gigantic Madison Square Garden PPV. UFC is turning into a joke.
Hardly suss.
Jones gets caught. Has ban. Ban expires. UFC event with newly instated Jones.
If his ban had finished in September he'd be fighting in October.
Take the tin foil off.
How do you explain the 15 month ban for Jon Jones?
This is not a first time offender, this is a guy who has been caught cheating multiple times, ran away from another drug test, had a DUI etc etc.
The whole thing completely stinks.
The UFC need $ fights to pay off their debt. Jones = $. Therefore they organise it so Jones comes back early. It's a total farce.
Here is some of the reaction to the decision
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That's a USADA problem which the UFC is maximising.
Like all organisations.
I could care less if we see Jones fight again.
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There's a bit of a fight coming up this weekend apparently
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Prediction?
Al Iaquinta is a decent fighter, but the fact he struck Khabib so many times makes me think it could be an early KO for Conor.. at the same time I don't see Conor getting up if Khabib gets him down and starts mauling him.
The whole fight depends on when the first successful take down is??
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Prediction?
Al Iaquinta is a decent fighter, but the fact he struck Khabib so many times makes me think it could be an early KO for Conor.. at the same time I don't see Conor getting up if Khabib gets him down and starts mauling him.
The whole fight depends on when the first successful take down is??
First and foremost hopefully all the bouts take place. Recent history has me worried about that.
From the bottom,
EARLY PRELIMS
Tony Martin; Gray Maynard; Lina LansbergPRELIMS
Alan Patrick; Aspen Ladd; Vicente Luque; Sergio PettisMAIN CARD
Felice Herrig; Derrick Lewis; Ovince Saint Preux; Tony FergusonConor McGregor
Too quick, too powerful, too smart
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@mikethesnow said in UFC:
Sean O'Malley
I think that fight is off?
I’ll post my guesses for every fight later in the week
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@mikethesnow said in UFC:
Sean O'Malley
I think that fight is off?
I’ll post my guesses for every fight later in the week
See what I mean
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@mikethesnow said in UFC:
EARLY PRELIMS
Tony Martin; Gray Maynard; Alan Patrick; Lina LansbergPRELIMS
Aspen Ladd; Vicente Luque; Sergio Pettis; Sean O'MalleyMAIN CARD
Felice Herrig; Derrick Lewis; Ovince Saint Preux; Tony FergusonConor McGregor
Too quick, too powerful, too smart
Here are my uneducated guesses:
Early Prelims
Ryan LaFlare vs Tony Martin
Gray Maynard vs Nik Lentz
Lina Länsberg vs Yana Kunitskaya
Prelims
Scott Holtzman vs Alan Patrick
Aspen Ladd vs Tonya Evinger
Vicente Luque vs Jalin Turner
Sergio Pettis vs Jussier Formiga
Main Card
Michelle Waterson vs Felice Herrig
Derrick Lewis vs Alexander Volkov
Ovince Saint Preux vs Dominick Reyes
Tony Ferguson vs Anthony Pettis
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregorI'm expecting the main event to be one sided, but not entirely sure in which direction. Picking Conor because the fight starts on the feet and Khabib can be sloppy against good strikers. One take down might be enough for Khabib though.
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Indeed.
If I was Khabib I would come out fast and go straight for the takedown.
If it meant taking an Aldo shot, so be it.
But if he got McG to the ground in less than 20 secs it's game over.
UFC 227 | UFC
