UFC / MMA
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<p>UFC 190 just happened. Eh. Insanely long and boring card up until the main event (why on earth were those TUF Brazil fights on the PPV?!) but Ronda delivered. Sounds like the buyrate will dwarf UFC 189's too, which was already meant to have done really well (current estimate is just 800k+, could be as high as 1mil, we won't get an accurate number for months because US cable companies have trouble counting numbers).</p>
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<p>Reebok payouts for the show have been confirmed and they're an absolute joke:</p>
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.mmamania.com/2015/8/2/9086983/ufc-reebok-payouts-for-ufc-190-reportedly-total-202500-ronda-rousey-bethe-correia-mma'>http://www.mmamania.com/2015/8/2/9086983/ufc-reebok-payouts-for-ufc-190-reportedly-total-202500-ronda-rousey-bethe-correia-mma</a></p>
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<p>$10k for Shogun, who fought in the semi-main and has been a star for years. Pathetic. He probably made well over 10 times that with his old sponsors.</p>
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<p>Palhares continued to prove himself to be a giant fucking psychopath on the WSOF show, even if you ignore the eye gouging claims (I didn't see but it doesn't sound like they're bullshit). He caught Shields in a kimura, Shields tapped and then the asshole cranked his arm back as far as he could anyway. Sounds like he might be stripped of his title but he really should be banned for life, the fact that WSOF even hired him after he did the exact same thing numerous times in the UFC says a lot about that promotion. I don't get why the refs aren't wise to his bullshit either and don't just disqualify him on the spot. I wouldn't care if Shields tapped, I'd award him the win anyway.</p>
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<p>Oh and the Diaz brothers and their stupid friends continued to be fucking idiots, starting a fight with Khabib at the WSOF show. Guess they have to look tough because they sure as hell couldn't beat him in the ring. I wouldn't mind seeing Nick Diaz vs Khabib though, he'd still probably throw him around like a ragdoll.</p> -
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<p>Ronda Rousey in equal measure terrifies and arouses me. It's an interesting mix. </p>
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<p>[spoiler]Rousey's stand up looked great against amateurs but embarrassingly shit against someone who had some experience. She should've listened to her mother a long time ago and ditched that joke of a striking coach Edmund. Then instead of believing all the hype about her being a rounded fighter, stuck to her strengths, judo, against Holm. Too arrogant.</p>
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<p>Oh well, this should lead to some interesting fights in that division now. Assuming they don't go straight to the rematch (which I hope they don't), there could be some interesting match ups for Holm.[/spoiler]</p>
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<p>Pretty great PPV overall. The first fight on the main card sucked but Whittaker, Hunt and Joanna were awesome. Then the main event craziness topped it off.</p> -
<p>The big girl got schooled.</p>
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<p>Nite nite princess. Somewhat amusing after [spoiler]Rhonda was all up in Holm's grill at the weigh in. [/spoiler]</p>
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<p>She certainly talks the game like a promoters dream!</p>
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<p>I am really glad she got knocked out. The UFC needed that result. And i think Riousey did as well, she was going off the track.</p>
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<p>The UFC have two big draws at the moment, Rousey and McGregor, and given that McGregor is a huge underdog against Aldo, Rousey's loss is the worst possible thing that could've happened. It's like the one-two punch of GSP retiring and Anderson Silva getting knocked out all over again. Dana was pretty obviously upset afterwards.</p>
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<p>Don't get me wrong, I think it's good for MMA and probably for Rousey as well, but for the UFC itself? Not really.</p> -
<p>I don't follow this sport but the noise this bout has made, got me to have a look at what the fuss is all about.</p>
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<p>Looked like a Friday Night outside Maccas in Upper Hutt, with a couple of skanks squabbling over who had the rights to suck off some P addicted, hoodie wearing driver of a modified Mitsubishi Mirage.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Crucial" data-cid="542034" data-time="1447637133"><p>I don't follow this sport but the noise this bout has made, got me to have a look at what the fuss is all about.<br>
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Looked like a Friday Night outside Maccas in Upper Hutt, with a couple of skanks squabbling over who had the rights to suck off some P addicted, hoodie wearing driver of a modified Mitsubishi Mirage.</p></blockquote>
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If the fern had an option to 'tag' members I'd be tagging Bones for his thoughts on that. -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Unco" data-cid="541950" data-time="1447622486"><p>The UFC have two big draws at the moment, Rousey and McGregor, and given that McGregor is a huge underdog against Aldo, Rousey's loss is the worst possible thing that could've happened. It's like the one-two punch of GSP retiring and Anderson Silva getting knocked out all over again. Dana was pretty obviously upset afterwards.<br><br>
Don't get me wrong, I think it's good for MMA and probably for Rousey as well, but for the UFC itself? Not really.</p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Crucial" data-cid="542034" data-time="1447637133"><p>I don't follow this sport but the noise this bout has made, got me to have a look at what the fuss is all about.<br><br>
Looked like a Friday Night outside Maccas in Upper Hutt, with a couple of skanks squabbling over who had the rights to suck off some P addicted, hoodie wearing driver of a modified Mitsubishi Mirage.</p></blockquote>
Denigrating any sport is a bit rich for any of us that would get up at 4 in the morning to watch 30 blokes chase around and egg shaped ball.
