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    #1008

    @MiketheSnow I assume you watch a bit of Cage Warriors? Any opinion on how Paddy Pimblett will go in the UFC?

    As for the main event I hope Till wins convincingly. MW desperately needs a contender that Izzy hasn't already beaten

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    @duluth agree, i dont think cannonier is that guy.

    but i do hope whittaker gets his shot, he very much deserves it and i think he has a shot at victory.

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    @muddyriver said in UFC:

    but i do hope whittaker gets his shot, he very much deserves it and i think he has a shot at victory.

    Yeah, Whittaker with another game plan is a massive chance. I hope it happens.. I suspect it won't though

    That's the only rematch that I want to see. Brunson, Costa, Gastelum etc aren't interesting

    Go Till

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    @duluth said in UFC:

    @MiketheSnow I assume you watch a bit of Cage Warriors? Any opinion on how Paddy Pimblett will go in the UFC?

    As for the main event I hope Till wins convincingly. MW desperately needs a contender that Izzy hasn't already beaten

    He’s the real deal.

    Jack Shore too.

    Agreed, Till needs to finish Brunson

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    Great night of fighting

    4 out of 5 for the Brits a great return

    As one Liverpool door closes (Till) another one, maybe two open (Paddy and Tom)

    Jack Shore quietly going about his work

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    #1014

    Short hype video about Volkanovski. Some footage of his rugby league days and his early fights when he was fighting in the wrong weight classes

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    #1015

    Great package

    But really hope that Ortega gets back to his best and beats him a week Saturday.

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    #1016

    Picks for 266?

    Volkanovski v Ortega
    Shevchenko v Murphy
    Diaz v Lawler
    Blaydes v Rozenstruik
    Andrade v Calvillo
    Moraes v Dvalishvili
    Hooker v Haqparast
    Abdurakhimov v Daukaus


    Not that confident about the main event though.

    Volk is the most underrated champ but Ortega is a scary opponent. He can go from nothing to a submission so quickly. Also his striking has improved recently.

    Plus Volkanovski has had a limited camp because of gov policies in Aus. If he turns up as well prepared as normal I'll back him to outlast Ortega and get a stoppage late

    Shevchenko is the best female MMA fighter and she'll win however she wants

    I hope Diaz puts up a good fight. The signs aren't looking good

    Good matchup. I think Rozenstruik might be slightly underrated at the moment. Only lost against the two best fighters in the division. All depends on how he copes with Blaydes takedowns

    A dangerous fight for Hooker. All the other ranked LW fighters don't want to fight.. they're waiting on the outcomes of some other matchups. So it's a big risk with little upside
    Both fighters had visa issues and shitty travel itineraries. Hooker had some other external bollocks during his camp. I expect a pissed off Hooker to be more aggressive than normal

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    Hooker talking about visa issues/finding an opponent etc

    He’s on the prelims so that’s on regular espn in NZ. Probably around 2:15pm on Sunday

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    replied to Duluth on last edited by MiketheSnow
    #1018

    @duluth said in UFC:

    Picks for 266?

    Volkanovski v Ortega
    Shevchenko v Murphy
    Diaz v Lawler
    Blaydes v Rozenstruik
    Andrade v Calvillo
    Moraes v Dvalishvili
    Hooker v Haqparast
    Abdurakhimov v Daukaus


    Ortega
    Shevchenko
    Diaz
    Blaydes

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    #1019

    Dominant performance from Hooker. The timing on those takedowns was great.

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    Hooker looked very good.

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    @bovidae did he win..?

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    @steven-harris By unanimous decision

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    Awesome performance from Volkanovski

    3rd round was crazy. No one gets out of Ortega submission attempts. He does it twice in the round and still manages to win the round.
    Ortega deserves credit for surviving the 4th

    One of the best fights of the year

    Diaz was slightly better than I was expecting. I was surprised that Lawler was so content to stay in range. Pleased with the Lawler win after Diaz switched weight classes

    Dvalishvili had a crazy comeback

    Great card

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    @duluth said in UFC:

    Awesome performance from Volkanovski

    3rd round was crazy. No one gets out of Ortega submission attempts. He does it twice in the round and still manages to win the round.
    Ortega deserves credit for surviving the 4th

    One of the best fights of the year

    Diaz was slightly better than I was expecting. I was surprised that Lawler was so content to stay in range. Pleased with the Lawler win after Diaz switched weight classes

    Dvalishvili had a crazy comeback

    Great card

    All of the above

    7 out of 8

    Well played

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    #1025

    Quick turnaround for Hooker. He's fighting on the next PPV at the end of October

    Islam Makhachev is a tough matchup. Striker v wrestler. There's been a lot of talk that people have been avoiding fighting him. I'm not convinced that's true.. I think the top 7-8 LW's have been fighting each other and Islam just wasn't in that group until recently

    Big test for Islam too. Despite being highly rated, he's never fought anyone in the top 10

    This means Hooker has no MIQ spot. I believe that's 5 CKB fighters currently in the US with no return date. CKB opening a US gym is looking even more likely

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    Fun fight in the weekend between Costa and Vettori. Amazed that Costa had enough gas in the tank to win the final round

    Happy that Costa lost after the weight shenanigans. Adesanya mentally broke this guy

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    #1027

    Good hype video on Dan Hooker. Easily my favourite NZ sportsman right now

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