UFC / MMA
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@mariner4life 6'6 takes a while to get down, no idea how johny walker. Makes 205
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More detail slowly coming out about Cain Velasquez
Someone sexually abused a young relative. He tried to kill the pedo
Cain Velasquez charged with attempted murder
Former UFC heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez was charged with attempted premeditated murder and multiple gun assault charges. Said Santa Clara County DA Jeff Rosen: "The sad tragedy is that Mr. Velasquez chose to take the law into his own hands."
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UFC 272
Covington v Masvidal
Covington dominated and never looked like losing
Masvidal flat
Title fights don't appear to be in his future, but big match ups with the likes of McGregor keep him relevant
Holland the real deal
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@mikethesnow said in UFC:
Title fights don't appear to be in his future, but big match ups with the likes of McGregor keep him relevant
He's still has a high profile so he'll get some interesting fights and big pay days
I do think he has been a touch overrated though. People like the back story, then he had that hot streak of results/attention (beating Till, the altercation with Edwards, the amazing Askren KO, beating Diaz)
A solid top ten guy who can drop anyone. But all that fake belt shit was so cringey
I want to see him fight Edwards. It's probably not in Edwards or the UFC's interest though. Usman needs fresh blood
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@duluth
Covington and Whittaker have been suggested but id like to see covington take makachev for a no.1 contender. Covington is clearly the smaller of the welterweights. and id love to see and american wrestling vs sambo fight.I dont see covington going anywhere at middleweight.
Mcgegor - Jorge would be a huge Payday.
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@Duluth You might be interested in the Eugene Bareman episode on Tana's podcast.
Eugene's really impressive. I think this would rank as the best interview I've heard with him.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ipRYjz6QBdHB1LnXYCXiW?si=h3XQldW-Rbq7lXKzLrrbgw -
@dice Thanks for that, it was interesting
Bareman is a lot better in long form interviews. He's not concise and takes a while to get to his point. Which isn't great for most media interviews
He does give some decent interviews to "CombatTV" and "It's time for sports" both on youtube. That second channel is run by Christopher Reive the NZHerald journalist. He deserves credit as being one of the few mainstream journalists in NZ that does good MMA coverage
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Great night of fights this past weekend
Some top finishes
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@mikethesnow said in UFC:
UFC Vegas 48
Low key card
High key entertainment
Some great finishes
I finally saw last weekends fights. Hill’s KO was special
Sorry late to the thread.
The classic boxing 1-2 but it looked appallingly executed. How that actually knocked old mate out is anyones guess……
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@mikethesnow said in UFC:
UFC Vegas 48
Low key card
High key entertainment
Some great finishes
I finally saw last weekends fights. Hill’s KO was special
Sorry late to the thread.
The classic boxing 1-2 but it looked appallingly executed. How that actually knocked old mate out is anyones guess……
Right on the buzzer with thin gloves
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@mikethesnow said in UFC:
@mikethesnow said in UFC:
UFC Vegas 48
Low key card
High key entertainment
Some great finishes
I finally saw last weekends fights. Hill’s KO was special
Sorry late to the thread.
The classic boxing 1-2 but it looked appallingly executed. How that actually knocked old mate out is anyones guess……
Right on the buzzer with thin gloves
Yeah but still looked like one of those shitty unco punches that are more likely to break your wrist than do the recipient any damage.
In other words what I throw on the bag at home.
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@mn5 it's an over hand and they're both coming in so the range is off.
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@muddyriver said in UFC:
@mn5 it's an over hand and they're both coming in so the range is off.
Johny walkers head is suspect for sureYeah people don’t realise how hard it can be to perfect the timing of the landing of a punch that’s for sure and not knowing either of these guys particularly well it does look like Walkers head is glass like.
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Good event this weekend, the first London card for 3 years. I'll be cheering for every Brit apart from Allen
I like Volkov but I hope Aspinall puts on a dominant performance. I'm hoping the HW division evolves and better athletes like Aspinall, Gane and maybe Jones are at the top. Aspinall has crazy speed for his size
Allen is a good challenge for Hooker back at 145lbs. Hooker is confident it's his correct weight
That frame in that division, with the additional experience he has now.. he should go wellHype vid:
Short interview from a week ago:
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Good event this weekend, the first London card for 3 years. I'll be cheering for every Brit apart from Allen
I like Volkov but I hope Aspinall puts on a dominant performance. I'm hoping the HW division evolves and better athletes like Aspinall, Gane and maybe Jones are at the top. Aspinall has crazy speed for his size
Allen is a good challenge for Hooker back at 145lbs. Hooker is confident it's his correct weight
That frame in that division, with the additional experience he has now.. he should go wellHype vid:
Short interview from a week ago:
Can't wait
Allen for the win
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It’ll be interesting to see how he is tomorrow
The test cut he did a couple of months was easy according to him. Maybe the travel has had an impact? In his previous stint at 145 he generally would look rough at weigh in
