Paid Members Carbomb Posted October 24, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 24, 2017 I didn't know that about Covington. I don't want my favourites losing to dickheads again. Team Maia FTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I guess my theory would only really apply to someone that Maia would stop from getting to the title picture, which Colby hopefully won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted October 24, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 24, 2017 Suprisingly, Maia is the betting underdog for the fight so get your sheckles down on the him if you're confident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Bifkin Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 19 hours ago, David said: I guess my theory would only really apply to someone that Maia would stop from getting to the title picture, which Colby hopefully won't. If he beats Maia he'd surely be in the conversation with Woodley having seen off Lawler, Wonderboy (twice) and Maia himself. Dos Anjos would most likely jump ahead if he beats Lawler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chunk Posted October 25, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 25, 2017 On 9/18/2017 at 8:41 PM, wandshogun09 said: Ha. I knew there was a good one I was forgetting. Oluwale Bamgbose sounds fucking badass as well. Let's not forget: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Pfister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted October 25, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 25, 2017 Colby Covington is a fantastic name for a Wacky Race character. His parents are to be commended. Normally, I'd be fairly confident Maia would do what Maia's been doing (for the most part), but the Till fight has put me right off writing off a younger unknown prospect v a top ranked vet. Colby Covington (still great) has some proper wrestling credentials too, so will be interesting to see how both cope with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted October 25, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 25, 2017 21 minutes ago, ColinBollocks said: Colby Covington is a fantastic name for a Wacky Race character. His parents are to be commended. To me it sounds like the main character in a Dynasty/Dallas spoof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Nice to check in here and see that we've got a tidy little Fight Night card coming up. I'm hoping Maia chokes out Covington inside a round, he seems like a mid-level guy with a chip on his shoulder, nothing really likeable about him. Just feels like the universe would be right if he has these illusions of grandeur, steps up in competition and gets utterly demolished. I really like Machida, but I think the time off and the ageing process are going to slow his trademark reflexes and counter ability, and Brunson's going to catch him early with a bomb. Would love to be wrong though. Can't go wrong with a Jim Miller fight! Trinaldo is good value as well. I feel like Lineker vs. Vera will be madness. It's the fight I'll be keeping the closest eye on outside the main event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted October 28, 2017 Author Paid Members Share Posted October 28, 2017 Yeah, Lineker vs Vera is the fight I'm most excited about easy. John Lineker is just so ridiculously fun to watch I give him a pass on the repeated weight missing. I don't think I've ever seen a bad John Lineker fight. He's one of those types of fighters who is so aggressive and dangerous that whatever your style is, you're going to be forced to fight or you'll get steamrolled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul2j Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Fun fights - will enjoy watching someone knock out Covington in what is hopefully the near future. Machida and Maia might be done, certainly as top level fighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted October 29, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted October 29, 2017 I think Machida needs to think about his future. He's hardly losing to bums, but he's 39 and it's becoming clear his unique skill set just isn't up to what the very best in the division have. He'll probably still win against lower competition, but his time as a top fighter is probably done. I always hate seeing Maia lose. As discussed, Convington having such good wrestling made this fight interesting and it was just too good for Maia. I did think Maia could manage it, but I clearly underrated Covington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted October 29, 2017 Author Paid Members Share Posted October 29, 2017 I enjoyed the show until the downer of Maia and Machida losing at the end  Thought Machida was looking surprisingly sharp early on in the fight. But Brunson just got him. Brunson is better than he's given credit for too so I think that plays a factor. But yeah, Machida getting done in a round was about the worst way for him to return possible. And was I hearing things or did Gooden call Machida 'Ma-cheater' a couple of times? Yeah USADA popped him but he served his suspension and paid his debt to society, for fuck's sake! Leave him alone Gooden you big bully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 The only real consolation was seeing the annoying Brazilian fans being shut up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted November 3, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 3, 2017 Fucking hell, ive only just caught up but Covington has gone full heel hasn't he. That promo was like Chael Sonnen minus the wit and charm, subtle it was not. The guy does come off as a bit of a prick but there's no denying it's working for him. From an in cage perspective i wasn't that impressed, i thought he was soundly being out struck in round 1 by Maia, then in rounds 2 & 3 he took over because Maia had blown his load. Maia is woeful to watch once his gas has gone. I don't see Covington having any success against Woodley. I wouldn't be disappointed to see Machida, Maia and Jim Miller hang them up after those performances. I think Machida could still pick up a few nice showcase type fights but his days as a top fighter are over. Two highlights for me other than that were Thiago Santos and Antonio Carlos Junior who are both sleepers at 185, especially Santos. He's huge at the weight and used his striking perfectly to set up a takedown against Marshman, on the ground he's different gravy, he's coming into his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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