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  • MajorRageM Offline
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    wrote on last edited by
    #589

    That’s hardcore seeing him talking about Whitaker like that. Interesting to see how that unfolds.

    Conor tonight. Tried to sort out online buy earlier but not proving straight forward. Not happy.

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    @MajorRage said in UFC:

    Conor tonight.

    My pick is a Conor win by KO in round two

    Plenty of questions coming into this one though.

    • Conors last win was waaaay back in Nov 2016
    • It appears he's gone from a karate stance to more of a boxing stance
    • He is carrying a lot more muscle. How is his stamina?
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    @Duluth said in UFC:

    • Conors last win was waaaay back in Nov 2016

    I was just reading an article which said McGregor has had more arrests than wins since 2016. 🤣

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    @Duluth said in UFC:

    My pick is a Conor win by KO in round two

    Well it was Conor in 40secs

    Four massive shoulder strikes in a mid-octagon clinch.. a head kick rocked Cerrone and it finished with a few lefts

    Impressive

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    These gifs got posted on sherdog quickly

    The shoulder strikes
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  • sparkyS Offline
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    #594

    Dominant and important win for Conor McGregor. He reminded everyone that he is a superb athlete and a great fighter, not just hype.

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    #595

    McGregor.

    Talk the talk, then walk the walk. Outstanding.

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    #596

    Cowboy needs to walk away. He’s got a good thing going at home and a lot of people wanting to be trained by him. He’s been badly beaten the last few times out and with little Danger(yes that’s his son’s name) only a baby, Cerrone needs to leave before CTE gets the better of him. Great ambassador for the UFC. Turned up on weight every time. Never backed away from a fight and stepped in at short notice.

    McGregor looked good but I do wonder how much damage has been done cowboy in the last few fights.

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    Bobby Knuckles sidelined because he donated bone marrow to his daughter

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    @MiketheSnow said in UFC:

    Bobby Knuckles sidelined because he donated bone marrow to his daughter

    Good to see the real story getting out

    He was getting a lot of shit about constantly pulling out of fights and some people were convinced he had failed a drugs test etc etc

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    @Duluth I thought it was mental health TBH. Poor, poor bugger.

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    It seems a few people thought Reyes won?

    I scored it 48-47 to Jones

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  • raznomoreR Offline
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    I had Reyes winning 3 out 5 rounds.

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    As an Izzy fan, this was probably the best possible outcome. Sucks for Reyes though.

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  • DuluthD Offline
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    @raznomore said in UFC:

    I had Reyes winning 3 out 5 rounds.

    He was very good for the first 3 rounds. I gave the second round to Jones but it was extremely close. I know Reyes had the better striking stats.. however I thought Jones had the better of the exchanges in that round

    I was cheering for Reyes and understand people scoring it for him. I am surprised by the number of people that think this was a robbery

    The 49-46 judges card was bullshit though

    How good was Jones's chin??

    I hope they set up a rematch soon

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  • raznomoreR Offline
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    I think Jones stole it with the takedowns for 2 of the judges. If you want t go 5 round with the champ you have to win outright. I guess he didn't do that.

    I'm not sure if Reyes could fight that fight again and not be found out by Jones. I think Jones would level up as he did vs Gustafsson and up the number of kicks he'd throw.

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    @raznomore said in UFC:

    I'm not sure if Reyes could fight that fight again and not be found out by Jones. I think Jones would level up as he did vs Gustafsson and up the number of kicks he'd throw.

    Maybe.. there's so many questions about how a rematch would go

    Is it possible for someone Reyes size to keep that pace up for longer than 3 rounds?
    If he holds back does he lose more of the early rounds?
    Jones might go for the take downs from round one?

    Jones would probably win a rematch.. however the performances against OSP, Santos and now Reyes gives the opposition more hope than the first part of his career.

    Maybe the picograms have stopped pulsing 💉

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    Dana seems to think Reyes has it. I’m slowly being convinced, by a guys at work, Jones did enough to squeak by.

    The Houston card was pretty controversial. Refs and Judges getting it wrong.

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  • DuluthD Offline
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    @MiketheSnow

    Do you have a prediction for the Felder v Hooker fight? It would be good to hear a non kiwi point of view

    My by biased prediction is of course a Hooker win..

    The first round is the biggest worry. Despite Hookers persona he is a deliberate calm fighter.. he evaluates the opponents in the first round before picking up the pace. Felder might get some damage in early
    There's stories about how hard the weight cut is for Felder so the longer it goes the more confident I am

    Everyone seems to be talking about the striking.. but I think it might end by a Hooker rear naked choke late in the fight

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