David Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 What the fuck is going on with Lombard's hair? Â Â Why's he got a mohawk when he's going bald at the top? Fucking hell, I hope he sorts that before the fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 14, 2014 Ha, that's bad. Diego Sanchez has also joined the mohawk club; Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Well, it's the secret to Vitor's latest success, makes sense that others would follow suit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 At least Diego's is a proper mohawk. Lombard is going bald man, he's in no position to pull off that kind of shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 14, 2014 I'm watching Dana's pre-fight scrum and he's on about Diego Sanchez. Someone said that Diego has been talking about not fighting so recklessly and Dana replied with something like - 'He can say he's going to fight differently and that you can only have so many wars, but once he gets hit...' and 'the thing is it's that crazy style that scored him the knockdown on Melendez' - I'm paraphrasing but it was something like that. Â It's no surprise to hear him talking like this and I'm not saying Diego won't revert to that wild style, but something doesn't sit right with me, hearing a promoter talking like this. The way it sounded was like he thinks Diego shouldn't be less reckless and should just carry on getting in wars. He even said Diego was "like fighting a zombie". The sad thing is, Diego is starting to sound like a zombie these days. Â I'm a hypocrite, I love watching Diego go to war as much as anyone, but there comes a point when you just can't fight like that anymore. I don't want to see him all fucked up in retirement like so many of my favourite boxers. To hear Dana basically egging it on is a bit disturbing. There's truth in what he's saying but still, it's the total opposite of the concern he showed for Chuck Liddell at the end of his career. He begged him to retire yet he's kind of urging Diego to just keep fighting that dangerous style, even when Diego is saying he's trying to change things up. Â If Diego goes out tomorrow night and grapples his way to a dull decision, you know Dana will be his loudest critic. But what more can Diego give than he's already given? He's not one of the top earners, yet he's taking insane punishment fight in-fight out. If he spends the rest of his career fighting 'safe', whatever, he's already had an unbelievable career full of amazing fights. Â All this is probably moot really because I can't see him actually fighting more intelligently at this stage. He's been so set in his ways for the last decade. But if he does switch up his style and it gets results, even if it's not what Dana wants, fair play. It sounds harsh but I doubt Dana will be there to pick up the hospital/brain scan bills for Diego once he's retired. He'll be pissing about blowing money in casinos or something. Â Has anyone seen Dana bragging recently about his gambling? He was on about it a few weeks back, saying he can win or lose into the millions of dollars on a given visit to the casinos. He's also been known to tip waitresses thousands of dollars. Yet what does a guy like Diego make a year? Dana also got all arsey when Wanderlei Silva wanted a PPV cut. Then there's the whole sponsorship thing which Nate Quarry went into detail about. Â None of this surprises me, combat sports have always been rife with greedy promoters. But yeah, I'm hoping Diego fights completely different. When you've been in as many wars as he has, what's the point keep getting into another one? He's got nothing to prove where toughness is concerned. And it's not even getting him results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METAL ON METAL Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Uh-oh! Hendricks has came in 1.5lbs heavy, he has two hours to make the weight. But what's strange is he was working (as usual) with Mike Dolce throughout his camp. Â Kelvin Gastelum has missed weight too, he trains with Hendricks and usually works with Dolce as well but supposedly didn't this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 14, 2014 Just watched Hector Lombard's pre-fight media scrum. Â One thing that hasn't really been touched on but could be a bit of a factor - Lombard, Woodley and Lawler were all in camp together at ATT, peaking at the same time for this card. That's got to be valuable. For example, Lombard was training for Shields, and both Lawler and Woodley have fought Shields before. Then there's Lawler prepping for Hendricks, and had Woodley in camp to help his wrestling, Lombard with the Judo. Iron sharpens iron and all that. Â Could be tricky down the line though, should one of the three win the title. I don't think they will, I think in GSP's absence you're looking at Hendricks or Condit as champion. But just say one of them does win the title. Lombard already said during the scrum that he won't fight Lawler if Lawler wins tomorrow night. Could be the old AKA - Fitch, Koscheck, Swick scenario all over again. Only with those three, it's not like people were chomping at the bit for them to fight. Fitch vs Koscheck or Swick wouldn't have really get the pulse racing for most people. Lawler vs Lombard though, or Woodley vs Lombard...fuck! Shame they'll probably never happen. Â One potentially incredible fight I could see happening though, which I hadn't really considered - Hector Lombard vs Nick Diaz. Lombard was ripping into Shields during the scrum there. Saying he's "boring" and "bad for the sport". You know how tight-knit Shields and the Diaz boys are. Might be a long shot because Diaz wants the big fights now, but you never know with Diaz. Something like this could set him off. I would fucking love to see Diaz vs Lombard. Someone shit-stir and tweet Diaz the Lombard quotes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 14, 2014 Uh-oh! Hendricks has came in 1.5lbs heavy, he has two hours to make the weight. But what's strange is he was working (as usual) with Mike Dolce throughout his camp. Kelvin Gastelum has missed weight too, he trains with Hendricks and usually works with Dolce as well but supposedly didn't this time.  Hmmm. What's the chances Lawler paid Dolce off and Dolce's been lacing the gym's healthy shakes with melted down Dairy Milk? You've got to watch the quiet ones.  Edit - Duh. Disregard that. Why would Lawler want Hendricks to miss weight and render the fight non-title? Yeah, I'm smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members lambyUK Posted March 14, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 14, 2014 Uh-oh! Hendricks has came in 1.5lbs heavy, he has two hours to make the weight. But what's strange is he was working (as usual) with Mike Dolce throughout his camp. Kelvin Gastelum has missed weight too, he trains with Hendricks and usually works with Dolce as well but supposedly didn't this time.  Hmmm. What's the chances Lawler paid Dolce off and Dolce's been lacing the gym's healthy shakes with melted down Dairy Milk? You've got to watch the quiet ones.  Its been confirmed that IF Hendricks fails to make weight, Lawler still fights for the title. However Hendricks won't be able to win the title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 14, 2014 OK then, regard it. Lawler and Dolce are in cahoots, I tell thee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Would appear that Hendricks has now made weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Dead Mike Posted March 14, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 14, 2014 He shaved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted March 14, 2014 True story, Daniel Straus actually had to chop his dreadlocks off to make weight for tonight's Bellator fight. Â To be honest, the Hendricks thing sounds like just a case of him using a scale that was off. Especially with Gastelum missing weight as well and them both working with Dolce. Probably just a fuck up with the scales they were using which were off a bit from what the official ones were. Â Hendricks was never going to let 1.5lbs stop him either. Wrestlers find a way usually and with the road Hendricks has taken to get to the title, he was going to make weight no matter what. Â Can't wait for this fight. The phrase fireworks is overused in MMA but it fits this fight to a tee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members lambyUK Posted March 15, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted March 15, 2014 True story, Daniel Straus actually had to chop his dreadlocks off to make weight for tonight's Bellator fight. Â To be honest, the Hendricks thing sounds like just a case of him using a scale that was off. Especially with Gastelum missing weight as well and them both working with Dolce. Probably just a fuck up with the scales they were using which were off a bit from what the official ones were. Â Perhaps but I personally don't buy it. Hendricks looked ill and gaunt as hell. On top of that he was shaking on the scales. I'd go as far as saying he looked like shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 It's a bit odd, I thought title fights had no leniency whatsoever with weigh-ins, like you only had one attempt to hit the mark or you were done. Have things changed or am I wrong on that? I know there's no pound allowance, maybe that's what I'm getting mixed up. Â In any event, I'm starting to think Lawler might have a greater chance in the fight based on this. If Hendricks was really that bad on the scale, I can't see him being 100% in 24 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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