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    Interesting, good luck to him .

    Aug 21, 2019

    Former England rugby international James Haskell to make MMA debut

    Former England rugby international James Haskell to make MMA debut

    Former England international James Haskell has announced that he will be embarking on a new career venture in mixed martial arts.

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    @jegga said in UFC:

    Interesting, good luck to him .

    Aug 21, 2019

    Former England rugby international James Haskell to make MMA debut

    Former England rugby international James Haskell to make MMA debut

    Former England international James Haskell has announced that he will be embarking on a new career venture in mixed martial arts.

    Retired from rugby due to toe and ankle injuries.

    Unless Haskell can get the first shot in he'll be fairly easy to dismantle.

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    @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

    @jegga said in UFC:

    Interesting, good luck to him .

    Aug 21, 2019

    Former England rugby international James Haskell to make MMA debut

    Former England rugby international James Haskell to make MMA debut

    Former England international James Haskell has announced that he will be embarking on a new career venture in mixed martial arts.

    Retired from rugby due to toe and ankle injuries.

    Unless Haskell can get the first shot in he'll be fairly easy to dismantle.

    According to a poster on planet Rugby he has a judo and bjj background?
    Agree playing flanker at the level he did plus being 34 probably means he’s fairly broken.

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    The China fight night was more entertaining than I was expecting.

    Zhang ran through Andrade to become the first Chinese champ. She looks big for the division. Very accurate when she swarmed her too, great elbows and knees

    But the fight I cared about was Kai Kara-France.

    Because of his power he has a great highlight reel. This fight went the distance and probably helped his reputation more than another big KO.
    I thought he clearly won all 3 rounds but De La Rosa was always dangerous and never went away

    He wants to fight in Melbourne in 5 weeks. I would assume that's unlikely (a shame because I'll be going to that one)

    Auckland's City Kickboxing is building a good roster

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    Zhang is a beast a la Rousey in her prime

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    @Duluth said in UFC:

    City Kickboxing is building a good roster

    ..and it looks like they have another UFC fighter - Brad Riddell

    Not officially confirmed but it's been reported that he'll be making his UFC debut in Melbourne. He has a Muay Thai background.

    There's a few videos on youtube of him.

    KO highlights

    Interview & training with Adesanya and Volkanovski

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    @Duluth Not UFC related but they also have 2 promising heavyweight boxers Hemi Ahio and Junior Fa as well.

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    @Duluth said in UFC:

    @Duluth said in UFC:

    City Kickboxing is building a good roster

    ..and it looks like they have another UFC fighter - Brad Riddell

    Not officially confirmed but it's been reported that he'll be making his UFC debut in Melbourne. He has a Muay Thai background.

    There's a few videos on youtube of him.

    KO highlights

    Interview & training with Adesanya and Volkanovski

    The shaven headed guy with the yellow pants though😲

    Chin of steel

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    UFC 242

    Great card

    "In times of success be grateful, in times of defeat be graceful"

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    A couple of hype videos are up for UFC 243

    I'm looking forward to Hooker vs Iaquinta as much as the main event

    The kiwi-ish title fight should be fun too

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    Interesting card on Saturday

    Jack Hermansson and the Danish crowd silenced

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    @Duluth said in UFC:

    The kiwi-ish title fight should be fun too

    Hyped for this. Like both fighters for different reasons but I'm leaning towards Izzy for support and prediction.

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    @mofitzy_ said in UFC:

    Hyped for this. Like both fighters for different reasons but I'm leaning towards Izzy for support and prediction.

    Same. Will probably cheer for Adesanya because it’s better for the sport in NZ.
    Hoping for a big card in Auckland next year

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    Any predictions for the main event?

    I have no strong opinion.

    Maybe Whittaker? I don’t think he’ll let the fight stay at the Adesanya range.

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    @Duluth said in UFC:

    Any predictions for the main event?

    I have no strong opinion.

    Maybe Whittaker? I don’t think he’ll let the fight stay at the Adesanya range.

    If he's fully fit, then Whittaker.

    If not, Adesanya will exploit it quickly.

    Al v Dan could be the fight of the night though.

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    Whittaker certainly looked fit & ready in the open workout today

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    In Melbourne for the fight and just watched the weigh-ins. The old style genuine weighing are so much better for the fans

    Aussie crowd strangely quiet. Too early? I assume they’ll be drunk tomorrow despite the early start

    Plenty of boos for Israel

    Ragin Al is tiny next to Hooker

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    that was amazing from Adesanya - just smoked Robert Whittaker.

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    Adesanya could've knocked Whittakers block off to be fair after that knock-out, and its the measure of the man he didn't - stunning victory

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    Incredible results for city kickboxing

    Adesanya’s striking is freakish

    Hooker I thought might squeak a victory against Al, but he did far better than that. So happy about that result, that’s huge for his career.

    Riddell’s debut was entertaining, one of the more enjoyable fights on the card. Shame he didn’t quite get the finish

    Aussie crowd was strangely quiet until the main event. Not a great night for their fighters either

    Now give Auckland a big card in 2020

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