Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted October 13, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 13, 2017 That card looks outstanding. Look at it; Robbie Lawler vs Rafael Dos Anjos Jose Aldo vs Ricardo Lamas Mike Perry vs Santiago Ponzinibbio Jordan Mein vs Erick Silva Glover Teixeira vs Misha Cirkunov Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs Jared Cannonier Tim Elliott vs Justin Scoggins Galore Bafondo vs Chad Laprise Oluwale Bamgbose vs Alessio Di Chirico John Makdessi vs Abel Trujillo Vitor Miranda vs Julian Marquez Nordine Taleb vs Sultan Aliev I mean, fuck! That's insane for a non PPV card. Even when you go lower down the card the quality is there. I didn't even know Mein vs Silva was announced. Heck of a fight. Elliott vs Scoggins should be non stop. Makdessi vs Trujillo should be explosive. Can't wait to see Galore Bafondo back in there after his debut scoring a KO by slamming a guy face first. And that's all probably going to be on the prelims. I haven't even touched on the main fights. Then you've got names like Glover and Little Nog padding the card out. Then the top 3 fights there...such a good card. Looks even better to me than the (also excellent) Poirier vs Pettis Fight Night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members WeeAl Posted October 13, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 13, 2017 10 minutes ago, wandshogun09 said: That card looks outstanding. Look at it; Robbie Lawler vs Rafael Dos Anjos Jose Aldo vs Ricardo Lamas Mike Perry vs Santiago Ponzinibbio Jordan Mein vs Erick Silva Glover Teixeira vs Misha Cirkunov Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs Jared Cannonier Tim Elliott vs Justin Scoggins Galore Bafondo vs Chad Laprise Oluwale Bamgbose vs Alessio Di Chirico John Makdessi vs Abel Trujillo Vitor Miranda vs Julian Marquez Nordine Taleb vs Sultan Aliev Fuck, me. They know how to put together a Big FOX card when the time comes don't they? I have an interest, in one form or another, in every single fight on that card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 That’s the problem with big cards like this, guaranteed at least 2 of those fights will be cancelled due to injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted October 13, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 13, 2017 i thought Nordine Taleb may have hung them up, he's Neymar's personal bodyguard now. That's gotta be paying well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted October 13, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 13, 2017 @TildeGuy~! That's going to happen whether the card is stacked or shallow. At least on a deep card like this, even if 3 of the fights drop out you've still got a strong card. On the thinner cards you might have one guy get injured and the whole show is bollocksed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted October 18, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 18, 2017 Barboza v Khabib seems like it's on the cards for the end of the year. Oof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 21 hours ago, ColinBollocks said: Barboza v Khabib seems like it's on the cards for the end of the year. Oof! I have no doubt that Khabib absolutely manhandles Barboza in that one. Unless Barboza can somehow get a quick stoppage early on, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted October 19, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 19, 2017 I think Khabib turns most fights into a bear attack, if he gets his opponents against a cage, but I wouldn't totally sleep on Barboza. Currently number 3 LW in the UFC and he's won his last three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Dead Mike Posted October 19, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 19, 2017 Hope Khabib makes weight without any dramas this time. One of the fighters I get most excited about watching, the longer this fight lasts the worse it is for Barboza. Khabib via TKO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted October 19, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 19, 2017 Yeah, Barboza needs to capitalise on his striking, because Nurmagomedov will shut him down quickly if he gets close enough. He's got a chin on him, and the fact that he rarely fights and tends to dominate opponents means he hasn't been in many wars to weaken it. It's not likely to happen, but I'd like Barboza to shred him up and turn him into Doner Khabib. As wand says, if it's not injuries, it's Ramadan, if it's not Ramadan, it's tiramisu (which, if he's such a devout Muslim, he shouldn't be bloody eating anyway). His relationship with Kadyrov is an even bigger reason to dislike him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted October 19, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 19, 2017 It's a great fight that. Lightweight is choc-full of potential contenders at the minute. You've got Ferguson with the interim strap, obviously. He's on top of the pile. Then you've got this Khabib-Barboza fight which should determine the next contender after Fergie. You've got Alvarez-Gaethje going down in December. Kevin Lee could potentially get back in the picture with a couple of wins. It's such a great division. Loaded with worthy challengers. Which is why it really would take the piss if Nate Diaz gets the next shot. Then there's all this Conor vs Paulie shit that's been picking up steam this week. As for the fight we're talking about, I don't fancy Barboza's chances. If he can fire off some of those leg kicks and get those in the bank early on it'll be interesting to see how that might effect Khabib's takedown attempts. But do you want to be kicking much against someone like Khabib who has tunnel vision on putting you on the mat? No. It's a nightmare matchup for Barboza IMO. His kicks are his best weapon by miles and he's probably going to be hesitant to throw them because of the takedown threat. Which in Khabib's case, it's the biggest takedown threat in the division. Barboza's never really shown massive power in his punches. It's his kicks and knees where the real heavy artillery comes from. And I can't see him wanting to, or getting chance to, throw too much of them. He might just have to throw wild shit in the small windows of opportunity every time they're on the feet. Flying knees, that spinning heel kick that wiped out Terry Etim, shit like that. He'll end up on his back if it doesn't lend but he's going to end up on his back anyway. It's a risk worth taking because it's his only chance really. Khabib can roll about with all the bears he wants but none of them can throw a Tong Po kick like Barboza. Barboza's just going to have to go for it. If he doesn't he's going to get fucking steamrolled anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 I wonder if we're going to see the UFC throw every contender they can at Khabib in the hope that someone catches him before they have no other option than to actually give him a title shot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted October 19, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 19, 2017 Under normal circumatances id probably say yes, but considering Khabib's fought twice in 3 years i think they're just looking to get him back in there. He should be the nailed on number one contender but he's so inactive it ruins any momentum he may have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Yeah, I'll agree with that. If he goes on a bit of a run then he has to be in the mix. What is he now? 24 unbeaten or something similarly silly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mole Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Khabib says he wants Tony Ferguson for the "real" belt and Conor & Nate can have their money fight. He also called Kevin Lee a chicken (who made weight while having a staph infection) for the way he fought against Ugly Tony, which is a bit harsh as at least he made the weight and fought and Khabib hasn't fought since November and something like 2 times in 3 years while Lee has fought 3 times this year. He said nobody taps him, not Rockhold or Cormier etc but maybe that camp should train a bit smarter and you wouldn't have him & Cain out so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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