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jegga

Adesanya posted this on instagram yesterday

(prompting the usual confusion from Americans about the term 'All Black' etc)

awesome.

jegga

@Duluth Did he really live in Wanganui? He has that as his location , I thought he was a JAFA

Duluth

@jegga I think so, he also spent time in Rotorua

jegga

@Duluth said in UFC:

@jegga I think so, he also spent time in Rotorua

Cool, I love that hes the only one with a flag and he has a tattoo of Africa on his chest. The comments on that thread are gold too.

Bovidae

@jegga said in UFC:

@Duluth Did he really live in Wanganui? He has that as his location , I thought he was a JAFA

There was a story about him on TV a few months back. His parents still live there.

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Duluth

Tyson Fury doing some MMA training with Darren Till

Would love to see him have a proper crack at it. Unlikely, but maybe he wants a different challenge

jegga

Israel Adesanya on Joe Rogan today

Rembrandt

@jegga said in UFC:

Israel Adesanya on Joe Rogan today

First time I've heard him, what an absolute dude. Great listen.

jegga

@Rembrandt said in UFC:

@jegga said in UFC:

Israel Adesanya on Joe Rogan today

First time I've heard him, what an absolute dude. Great listen.

He’s been on twice this year, interesting guy . He comes across really well

chimoaus

@jegga said in UFC:

@Rembrandt said in UFC:

@jegga said in UFC:

Israel Adesanya on Joe Rogan today

First time I've heard him, what an absolute dude. Great listen.

He’s been on twice this year, interesting guy . He comes across really well

What strikes me about these elite fighters is their absolute belief in their abilities, guess you have to be to compete at that level.

Duluth

There's a UFC fight night in Auckland on Feb 23rd

No fights confirmed yet

Hooker will likely headline against a good ish opponent. Lee, Felder, Cerrone?

Adesanya - zero chance. He's on ppv events for the foreseeable future

Hopefully Kai Kara-France can have a quick turnaround (he's got a fight in Dec)

An outside possibility of Whittaker? Unlikely, but he should be fighting around that time. Depends what level opponent they have for him next. A Till fight would probably be in London

mofitzy_

@Duluth
Riddell too probably.

Duluth

The main event for Auckland

I think Riddell vs Magomed Mustafaev is the only other fight announced so far

Duluth

Conor vs Cowboy in January

McGregor hasn't fought since Khabib in Oct 2018. He hasn't won since Nov 2016

Happy to see Cowboy get a good pay day.

Duluth

The DC fight night had some good finishes

This from Rozenstruik was at 4:56 in the 5th. He was clearly losing but Overeem was gassed and he landed a brutal punch.

Notice the lip explode

I spoilered the injury for the squeamish

:::

The Bryce Mitchell submission was crazy too

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Duluth

Volkanovski!

CKB with another ufc champ. Fucken incredible year for them

MiketheSnow

Fantastic card top to bottom.

What a way to end the year.

mofitzy_

@Duluth said in UFC:

Volkanovski!

CKB with another ufc champ. Fucken incredible year for them

Is he officially CKB now?

Duluth

@mofitzy_ said in UFC:

Is he officially CKB now?

Not sure, I'm guessing no? He splits his time between two gyms and has his Sydney head coach as well as Bareman in the corner. There's plenty of credit to share..

Piecing together info from a few interviews it seems he starts his fight camps in Sydney then does the second part in Auckland.
Brad Riddell has been working with him on his striking for years (that went well yesterday!)
Before the fight he mentioned he spends up to 9 months a year in Auckland as he also helps prepare other CKB fighters.

A shame Kai Kara-France lost that decision (did anyone see it? It was only on the fight pass prelims).

Bareman cornered fighters finished the year with 11 wins 1 loss. Two world champions and another couple of guys in the top 10. Incredible.

Duluth

@Duluth said in UFC:

A shame Kai Kara-France lost that decision (did anyone see it? It was only on the fight pass prelims).

I found the fight on youtube (it'll be taken down soon I'm sure)

A high quality striking fight, three super close rounds. 29-28 Moreno is about right. KKF won the first round but Moreno kept up the pace marginally better

I see Dana White said they would both get a bonus outside of the regular event bonuses

Hopefully he can have a quick turnaround and fight in Auckland in Feb. It didn't look like he took too much damage.

The Silver Fern

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