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UFC Washington: Overeem vs Rozenstruik - Dec 7 šŗšø
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He really did. Someone caught this pic of Bufferās reaction to it and I think it captures the moment perfectly. I think everyoneās jaw hit the floor along with Smithās. -
Never saw this before. How nice is this?
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UFC Washington: Overeem vs Rozenstruik - Dec 7 šŗšø
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Quite enjoyed this show. Had its dull points like most cards but on the whole it was really good. I think the break in shows before this probably helped as well. Jairzinho Rozenstruik...man! Talk about pulling a victory from the jaws of defeat. Apparently Rozenstruik was down 0-4 on all the judges scorecards at the time of the stoppage. Not sure I had it that wide but definitely had Overeem ahead. Jair pulling that shot out of the bag at 4:56 of the last round was unbelievable. And Overeemās lip!! I think thatās even worse than Robbie Lawlerās in the Rory MacDonald fight. Felt bad for Overeem, to be fair. He got waffled and decked but popped up quick and Dan Miragliotta stopped it immediately. If Reem had been given those last 4 seconds and survived, he wins. So itās harsh on him. Looking at how Reem looked when he stood up, he was stumbling and wobbling badly, and of course his lip was hanging off, so it wasnāt a the worst stoppage ever. But when you see Miragliotta practically pleading with Struve to carry on with the fight earlier in the night, but then stops the Reem fight as soon as his arse hits the floor, with 4 seconds on the clock...I donāt know. Given how the fight had played out, I think Overeem deserved more of a chance to fight through and see the final buzzer. Wasnāt like heād been taking a beating prior to that punch landing. Marina Rodriguez vs Cynthia Calvillo felt weak as a co-main. Saw it was a draw but was a bit distracted and didnāt pay close enough attention to scoring it to agree or disagree. I liked what I saw from Rodriguez in the striking though. Looked like Calvillo got the better of the grappling, as expected. Looked a decent fight from what I saw. Ben Rothwell vs Stefan Struve, fucking hell man. Struve came out of retirement for this shit? Rothwell kicking his bollocks in? Hopefully Struve already has all the kids he wanted because even if he wonāt retire, his balls certainly have now. Every time Struve fights I find myself just feeling sorry for him when itās over. Shame as well because I actually thought Struve was looking better than he has in years before Big Ben went straight Andrew Golota on him. Thought Miragliotta trying to talk Struve into continuing the fight wasnāt right. Especially telling him he was winning rounds. What the fuckās that? Not the best night for Big Dan all-round. Oh and fuck that crowd for booing Struve. Aspen Ladd vs Yana Kunitskaya wasnāt much good. And the first couple of rounds mightāve been the worst thing on the card. Ladd got there in the end though. She went full on beast mode in the third. Glad to see her back on track. Still feel like sheās one of the most promising prospects in the womenās side of the game easy. Thereās better to come from her. Sheās kind of caught between divisions I think though. I donāt think 135 is ideal for her but not sure sheās big enough yet for 145. Cody Stamann vs Song Yadong was an odd fight. I felt like Stamann got a raw deal here. When the fight ended I thought Stamann had pretty much kind of derailed the Yadong hype train. And when you factor in Yadong getting a point deducted for the dirty knee in the first round, I definitely had Cody winning. To have it a majority draw that means 2 of the judges wouldāve had Yadong winning if not for the point deduction. Donāt see that at all myself. Stamann landed more strikes, scored more takedowns, passed guard a bunch and had the deducted point in his favour. Yadong had a half decent second round and not much else, IMO. Rob Font vs Ricky Simon was bags of fun. Really entertaining scrap to open the main card with. Font looked really sharp. Simon hasnāt had the best of years results-wise but heās become someone Iāve really enjoyed watching this year. He brings it, win or lose. Prelims were where this card really delivered though, with finishes in 5 out of the 6 fights, a couple of them being spectacular ābest of the yearā type finishes. Tim Means vs Thiago Alves was over before it even got going. Means looked good here. Exactly the kind of showing he needed coming off that bad knockout loss to Niko Price earlier this year. This was a disaster for Alves though. This was the last fight on his contract and he chose to test free agency rather than just re-sign. Obviously that gamble hasnāt worked out for him. Billy Quarantillo vs Jacob Kilburn was OK, although I had zero investment going in with them both being newcomers. It was alright though. Quarantilloās triangle choke finish was pretty nifty. Bryce Mitchell stole the prelims though. Busting out only the second ever twister in UFC history... And just two weeks before the first man to do it, the Korean Zombie, steps back into the Octagon. Mitchell looks good. 12-0 now with 9 subs and still young at 25 years old. Could see him becoming quite a popular personality as well. If he gives the Trump shoutouts a rest anyway. Heās got a kind of likeable redneck charm about him. Joe Solecki vs Matt Wiman was the only prelim to go to the judges and fuck me was it one sided. Iāll always have a bit of a soft spot for Wiman, ever since I saw him fight at UFC 85 in London against Thiago Tavares. He was getting his arse kicked that night and I still vividly remember Chuck Liddell (who was working Wimanās corner that night) just silently staring a hole through him between rounds. Then Wiman came out like a madman and knocked Tavares out. One of my favourite MMA moments that Iāve witnessed live. Anyway, that was 2008. This wasnāt that. Wiman looks about done to me. At least against these young new breed guys anyway. Put him in with a Clay Guida or someone and maybe heāll do better. But thatās Solecki and Luis PeƱa whoāve handed him a beating this year. Didnāt catch the Fight Pass bit but saw Makhmud Muradov absolutely murder Trevor Smith with one of the cleanest one punch knockouts Iāve ever seen in MMA... Floydās boy is looking good. So a fun night of fights all-round. -
Ortiz vs. Del Rio - Combate Americas (Dec 7th)
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That level is rock bottom though. Del Rio is a nobody whoās never beat anybody good and hadnāt fought since 2010. If he wants to look like that again heāll probably have to call out old Kenny Shamrock again. Fair play to him for finding a way to make some coin and continuing to get himself in such shape at his age and despite his body being held together by glue after all his injuries. But I canāt even really think of anyone from his era that he can call out now. I guess Vitor Belfort maybe? Canāt really call out a Randy Couture who is 87 years old and just getting over a heart attack. Not even Tito would do that. Or would he? -
Yeah, Iād rather Usyk fight someone else first as well. Parker would be alright. What happened to the talk of Usyk vs Chisora as well? Wasnāt that supposedly in the works? As for AJ vs Wilder, I could definitely see Joshua catching him. But I think the most likely outcome is Wilder waffling him. Either way, itād be such an exciting and chaotic fight however long it lasted. Mightnāt matter if Fury schools Deontay Dosser anyway though.
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I thought it was a decent fight but obviously not as exciting and dramatic as the first one. You had a feeling that AJ probably needed to fight like that though. Fuck trying to be exciting, just get that W and the belts back. And itās not like it was a bad fight. Far from it. Ruiz definitely fucked up coming in so heavy though. Even in the last round when he had to know he was clearly behind, he didnāt even really try until the last 20 seconds. If heād got his conditioning down heād have likely had the energy for those big bursts at crucial times and then who knows? Some chin on him though. Some of the shots he ate looked fucking horrible. Proper snapped his head back a few times with all that neck fat wobbling about. At this point, itās hard to imagine AJ surviving against Wilder. Iāve no doubt he could outbox him for significant spells but so did Ortiz and look how that turned out. Twice. So did Fury and look what happened in the 12th. Even as good and clear a win as this was last night, Joshua still had those couple of dicey rounds where he had to cling on. You just know Wilder wouldāve closed the show in those situations. That aside, Hunter vs Povetkin stole the show. Really enjoyed that. What a fight. Definitely felt like Hunter had it when the final bell rang though but it was back and forth. Surely we get a rematch down the line. Whyte vs Wach wasnāt much good but at least Whyte got the win. Hopefully he can rebuild now after all that UKAD controversy. Like Egg says though, you canāt help thinking heās going to get derailed before he bags that big fight heās been after. I like him but I just donāt buy him on that level and can see him losing one before he gets there. Itād be nice to see him at least get that payday against one of the top boys though. But it looks like theyāre all going to be tied up for the foreseeable future - Wilder with Fury and maybe Joshua with Usyk? Thatās going to leave Whyte to either sit out again or take a risky fight. Just seems like heās destined to not get there.
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UFC 245: Usman vs Covington - Dec 14 šŗšø
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Ha, watch this woman choke Ryan Hall unconscious without realising. The guy in the background makes it for me though. With the totally deadpan āRyanās unconscious. You just choked Ryan out. Hilarious.ā
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UFC 245: Usman vs Covington - Dec 14 šŗšø
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More proof Conor McGregor is an evil cretin. Punching old men, sexual assaults, now heās encouraging Jose Aldo to die via weight cutting... And once again, Ariel š Conor. No doubt heāll completely change his tune now and be all for Bantamweight Aldo. -
Ortiz vs. Del Rio - Combate Americas (Dec 7th)
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Christ almighty š even the commentator couldnāt sound less arsed. -
UFC Washington: Overeem vs Rozenstruik - Dec 7 šŗšø
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This oneās been getting overlooked due to Ruiz vs Joshua 2 and...Tito vs Del Rio. But itās tonight. Jairzinho media scrum; https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WugZSVCFfR0 I like him. Heās not a soundbite guy but seems a good egg in everything I see of him. Heās got that confidence and laid backness that comes with being an 80-odd fight veteran. Got a feeling he loses this one though but whatever happens thereās a lot of potential there and heās still relatively young. He could be around a while. Undercard is solid as well with Stamann vs Yadong and Alves vs Means standing out for me. Thiago Alves is still saying heās going to test free agency after this fight, itās the last one on his contract. Iād actually like to see him leave the UFC. Heās pretty much fought everyone there anyway and heās kind of stuck in the same spot. I wouldnāt mind seeing him mix it up with Bellatorās 170 roster. -
Stolen from twitter but Eddie Hearn when he saw Ruiz on the scale; Also, Teddy Atlas seems to be having the same thoughts as all of us. Watch Ruiz go and spark Joshua quick now.
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That was my fear with Ruiz ever since that video came out of him in his new mansion in the summer. Obviously, if youāve just shocked the world and became Heavyweight champ youāre going to treat yourself. But thereās always a risk when an underdog scores a big upset, that the whole thing overwhelms them. And when there was talk of Ruiz looking lighter a month or two back, I just didnāt see it. If anything he looked bigger to me and here he is weighing in 15lbs heavier. Six months for an immediate rematch is a fairly quick turnaround and the talk about that has all been focused on the AJ side. āShould he have taken longer before a rematch?ā And āwill he have had enough time to make adjustments?ā That kind of thing. But I actually think Team Joshua mightāve been a tad crafty. AJ was probably straight back in the gym after the loss in June. Ruiz was understandably on Cloud 9 and off house shopping. They probably saw Ruiz enjoying life and celebrating and tried to jump on him right away while heās possibly not as focused and out of shape. The old Leonard vs Duran plan. Could all be fuck all. Maybe the extra weight will just wind up meaning Ruiz hits harder and proper irons Joshua out this time. But itās made it that little bit more interesting for me. Like the Buster Douglas comparison, the worry if youāre backing Ruiz is that heās content now and slacked off training and took his eye off the ball after that huge win in June. How do you come in pretty much a stone heavier than when you took a fight on short notice? And in just 6 months? Regardless, itās going to be some fight. I donāt particularly care that much who wins. I really like Ruiz so I wouldnāt be at all upset if he went 2-0. But if AJ wins it keeps those Wilder and Fury monster fights alive plus opens up the trilogy with Ruiz. Thatās the more interesting outcome for the division. But if Ruiz wins weāve still got him against Wilder or Fury. Iād like to see either of them.
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Yep. Itās been in the works forfuckingever that one. I think the first mention of it was 2014 when this video surfaced of Sean in the studio playing that very track and saying āme and Fame got a whole EPā. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A8V61LpOBj8 The full thingās finally out on the 20th and I canāt wait. Thankfully, looking at the track list, his wifeās involvement is kept to a minimum this time unlike when she was doing actual verses on the Imperius Rex album.
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UFC Busan: Edgar vs Zombie - Dec 21 š°š·
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Itās official. Frankie Edgar has stepped in. -
UFC Busan: Edgar vs Zombie - Dec 21 š°š·
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Nothing is going to be quite good enough for me, to be honest. Zombie vs T-City was a fight I was looking forward to as much or more than Iāve looked forward to any fight this year. That said, Jeremy Stephens is about as fun a replacement as I can think of at 145. But it all depends if heād be willing to step in, get all the paperwork done and fly to Korea on this short notice. And probably put his Christmas plans on hold. He only fought in October and that was a bit of a war with Yair Rodriguez. Wouldnāt blame him if he didnāt fancy jumping in here. Youād imagine theyāll move heaven and earth to keep the Zombie on the card though. Looking like Frankie Edgar might jump on in... -
UFC Busan: Edgar vs Zombie - Dec 21 š°š·
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My Thursday is ruined, yours might as well be too. Yeah. FUCK OFF. -
The 2019 MMA general news, events and thoughts thread
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Helwani tweeted that these two fights are being talked about for March as well... Robert Whittaker vs Jared Cannonier - Mar 7 Johnny Walker vs Nikita Krylov - Mar 14 Apparently Walker vs Krylov is pretty much a done deal but Whittaker still likes the idea of fighting Darren Till in London. -
The 2019 MMA general news, events and thoughts thread
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Eh? I thought Sanchez had left the UFC? Could swear I read that recently. Yep. Thisāll be where I read it. Nothing concrete though so obviously he reached a new deal with the UFC. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bloodyelbow.com/platform/amp/2019/10/30/20939496/report-diego-sanchez-no-longer-with-the-ufc-wants-lethwei-fight-at-wlc-mma-news -
Firas Zahabi on Roganās podcast talking about GSP and whether heāll fight again; https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HGqxbdLD4M0 Why have YouTube videos stopped embedding? Anyway, I love this clip. Especially the alien bit. I actually kind of hope GSP isnāt tempted back just because I feel like heās the only big MMA name who truly nailed it and beat the game. I canāt lie though, Iād be well swept up in seeing him and Khabib collide. And even better would be seeing him school McGregor. Those are the only two fights I think could tempt Georges back at this point. Khabib for the challenge and McGregor for the payday. In other GSP news that I think came out while the UKFF was down, apparently he got married in Rwanda recently.
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That is fantastic, cheers!
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Not sure what you can really do with my Popeye Bisping av but if anyone can itās you Chokeout.
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The 2019 MMA general news, events and thoughts thread
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Just read that Corey Anderson vs Jan Blachowicz is going to headline a card in Febru...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. -
Iāve got a feeling Joshua wins but I donāt even really know why. There are questions on both for me. On Joshua because heās coming off his first loss. And a loss where the other guy got up from his knockdown punch and came back to stop him. That has to fuck with you a bit. And the questions on Ruiz are like Ebb says, will he come in complacent now? Thereās also the chance of him losing his āeye of the tigerā now heās reached the top of the mountain and scored that upset in June. I donāt get the sense heāll have taken his eye off the ball but you never know. I think Ruiz will come in really motivated to prove the first time wasnāt a fluke though. And AJās obviously up against it because you really donāt want two losses to the same man. A win here re-opens the possibilities of potential monster fights with both Wilder and Fury in 2020, plus a trilogy decider with Ruiz. If he loses Iām not sure where that leaves him. Maybe he just retires but I canāt see him wanting to finish up on back-to-back losses.