UFC / MMA
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That was a fun, fun card with some great fights and great finishes
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In NZ UFC news
- Ulberg is now ranked 11th
- Ulberg had an injured right arm going into the fight and didn't train properly for the last two weeks. It was compromised during the fight (good thing it finished quick)
- Menifields brother was agresive back at the hotel claiming it was a lucky punch. UFC Securitry got involved and he hit one of them
- Jousset's opponent (Gooden) passed out during the weight cut and hit his head
- Jousset got paid his show money and his win bonus
- Hooker, Adesanya and KKF possibly on the Perth card
I'm assuming Hooker will be fighting someone lower ranked. They struggle to get people to travel to Aussie. Adesanya v DDP & KKF v Erceg maybe?
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Fuck me
June has the makings to be the greatest month in UFC history
So many good match ups
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It's a strong month. That ABC card is as good as another ppv
Huge chance for Ulberg at 303. Rountree pulled out of the Jamahal Hill fight and Ulberg has stepped in
A couple of weeks ago he was unranked, now he's fighting a former champ on a Conor McGregor card. If he wins they'll throw him in against Pereira (Adesanya's team mate vs Pereira will be the storyline..)
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Hard to see Poirier getting the win. I hope I'm wrong but I think Dustin is on the decline despite getting a good stoppage in his last fight.
Strickland v Costa is really interesting. Both coming off of close (but correct) losses by decision. I thought Costa looked as good as he ever has. Meanwhile Strickland, once again, wasn't aggressive enough and got burnt. Does he take more risks this time?
I'm picking Costa but it's close to 50/50.
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It's been hard to keep up with all the fight cancellations in the last week
A tricky fight for Whittaker this weekend. Hard to know how good Aliskerov is yet. Hopefully Whittaker gets it done and stays in the title mix. A fight against Strickland would be good
A couple of fun looking fights on the card too. The Russian heavyweights in the co-main plus Johnny Walker vs Oezdemir
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Prelims were ok
Oezdemir folds Walker up like a deckchair
Looked like Vargas of Hungary
Walker doneMagomedov
King of the Rangas
Should be in the next Mad Max movieGastelum is Cormier’s mini me
Always looks out of shape
Always fights his heart outVolkov looked great
Lean, mean and accurateBobby Knuckles came to play
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It sounds like he'll be a backup fighter for DDP v Izzy in Perth. I'd prefer to see him and Strickland fight to decide who gets the next shot. Strickland will avoid that though
As expected
Probably the right tactical move however it’s risky. If Whittaker has another good performance in the next couple of months he could easily get the next shot. The UFC won’t promise Strickland anything. Be active or risk getting forgotten
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UFC 303
A very entertaining evening
Talbott looks a mean bastard. Great finish
Fili v Swanson was a banger
Pyfer buckled Barriault
Garry dominated Page. Page looked like the England football team
Nasty cut for Silva. Correct call to stop the fight. Chiasson goes about her work like a surgeon
Smith is a tough bastard but is just a stop gap now
Huge performance by Ige to give Lopes a fight. Diego was treading water at the end
Pereira is on another levelLooks like Arlovski fought his last fight. Hope not. He's been one of my all-time favourites
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Cursed card but it was enjoyable
Ige & Lopes both deserve so much credit
@MiketheSnow said in UFC / MMA:
Pereira is on another level
Ankalaev next? Hope they don’t force HW to happen too quickly
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Cursed card but it was enjoyable
Ige & Lopes both deserve so much credit
@MiketheSnow said in UFC / MMA:
Pereira is on another level
Ankalaev next? Hope they don’t force HW to happen too quickly
Would make sense
Then go up to HW
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Yeah I just want the interim belt to be gone before he moves up.
He’ll be fighting for the real belt so there’s a couple of things that need to happen first
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nzherald.co.nz/sport/ufc/kai-kara-france-books-return-against-steve-erceg-in-perth
Good co-main for the Perth card. It's a been while since there's been a big Kiwi v Aussie fight
Erceg favourite after a good title challenge and KKF having a long injury break
Possibly some new CKB fighters in the UFC with 3 guys on the Contender Series. The Aussie Cam Rowston was meant to fight last series but didn't get medical clearance. Aaron Tau looks ready. I'm most interested in Navajo Stirling.. another kickboxer but he has some high praise for how fast he's picked up the other disciplines
