Paid Members wandshogun09 6,482 Posted October 12 Author Paid Members Report Share Posted October 12 Probably but most of the names Iāve mentioned there werenāt even on DWCS. I donāt think anyway. They must have hired someone new to scout talent from Europe or something because there seems to be an influx of killers coming in at the moment from Russia, Poland, Sweden,Ā SpainĀ etc.Ā Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members Carbomb 4,867 Posted October 12 Paid Members Report Share Posted October 12 5 minutes ago, wandshogun09 said: Probably but most of the names Iāve mentioned there werenāt even on DWCS. I donāt think anyway. They must have hired someone new to scout talent from Europe or something because there seems to be an influx of killers coming in at the moment from Russia, Poland, Sweden,Ā SpainĀ etc.Ā True, but I was thinking that DWCS would've contributed not just in terms of who was on it; they would've had to scout quite a few people for a shortlist of candidates to put on the show. In this regard, you're probably right they must have hired someone new - not just for DWCS, though, also for general signings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members wandshogun09 6,482 Posted October 12 Author Paid Members Report Share Posted October 12 Thatās most likely it. Theyāve always done that. Going back to the TUF days. I remember reading that Frankie Edgar and Clay Guida actually tried out for TUF 5 in 2007 but they opted to just sign them to UFC contracts outright instead. So youāre probably right. Theyāll pick and choose whoās a fit for the Contender Series and who theyāll just throw straight onto the main roster. A guy like Gamrot for example, they wonāt bother putting him through DWCS to āearnā a contract. Theyāll snap a guy like that right up.Ā Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members wandshogun09 6,482 Posted October 14 Author Paid Members Report Share Posted October 14 Is Cyril Gane ever going to get to fight again? Ā Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members WeeAl 909 Posted October 14 Paid Members Report Share Posted October 14 That man is having zero luck this year. Seemingly through no fault of his own as well. They should put a dummy of Dana White in the cage with him on Saturday and have Gane do an exhibition. Then increase his record by an extra TKO victory. The very least he deserves after all this is a few tin cans in order to get some quick pay days in.Ā Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David 3,799 Posted October 14 Report Share Posted October 14 Hasn't Dana said that the UFC is contractually obliged to offer their fighters three bouts per year? How would that work with someone like Gane? Was he injured this year or something? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members wandshogun09 6,482 Posted October 14 Author Paid Members Report Share Posted October 14 Gane was scheduled to fight Shamil Abdurakhimov 3 times this year. The first time Gane pulled out with pneumothorax. The other 2 times Abdurakhimov pulled out due to āundisclosed reasonsā. Gane also had a fight with Sergei Pavlovich scrapped in August when Pavlovich withdrew due to injury. And now this Ante Delija fight due to contractual issues on Delijaās end. So yeah. 5 scheduled fights, 5 cancellations. And only one of them was Gane himself pulling out. Heās been fucked over royally this year.Ā Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members Scott Malbranque 1,854 Posted October 16 Paid Members Report Share Posted October 16 So, Zombie and Ortega make weight. And Ortega done did this to his swede: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members Egg Shen 1,945 Posted October 16 Paid Members Report Share Posted October 16 that beautiful hair š¦ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members Scott Malbranque 1,854 Posted October 16 Paid Members Report Share Posted October 16 I was on the fence regarding who to root for tomorrow, but I'll be behind Ortega now. Going to be nuts seeing him not looking like a handsomer Head from Korn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members wandshogun09 6,482 Posted October 17 Author Paid Members Report Share Posted October 17 Nice early one tonight chaps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zebra Kid Mark 70 Posted October 17 Report Share Posted October 17 Thank you, I had no idea the prelims started so early. I think I will stay up to watch the prelims and then watch the main card tomorrow morning like I usually do. It looks like I am the only one who voted for an Ortega victory. It's not neceessarly what I want but I just haven't seen many holes in his game. Holloway made him look basic but Holloway can do that to most fighters. I love Zombie but he has shown over the years that he can be beat where as Ortega is still quite a mystery.Ā How the 2 year layoff has impacted him we will soon see, Zombie knows all about having a 2 year lay off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members wandshogun09 6,482 Posted October 17 Author Paid Members Report Share Posted October 17 Yeah I just voted Ortega as well. Not even sure what it is itās just a gut feeling Iāve had since the fight was announced. Iād much rather Zombie win but like you say, I think a lot of people are sleeping on Ortega based off the Holloway loss. The main thing giving me doubts though is that layoff. I know guys like Dominick Cruz act like ring rust isnāt real but itās not going to be the same for everyone. For the majority of fighters coming off an extended time on the bench, ring rust is probably a very real thing. And he wasnāt just out, he had injuries as well. So itās not like he was able to train the whole time. Fuck knows. Above everything, Iām really just hoping for a great fight. Iāve wanted to see this fight for so long now Iāll be gutted if itās a letdown or ends in 10 seconds or something. Thinking about their styles itās really got all the makings of a FOTY contender.Ā Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kfogg1991 151 Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 I genuinely can't remember the last time i was this angry at a main event fighter. Absolute mad respect to Ortega he absolutely dominated that fight i just have no fucking idea why the Korean zombie did not turn up tonight.Ā Co main was absolutely sick i thought she broke her rib but maybe she just really winded her.Ā Then what a knock out by Crute that uppercut after the massive right that dropped him was absolutely devastating he literally lifted him back on his feet to take the ko victory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members wandshogun09 6,482 Posted October 18 Author Paid Members Report Share Posted October 18 Man, Bald Brian Ortega is legit. Itās like he gave up his hair in exchange for better Fight IQ and levelling up his striking. I donāt think itās a case of Zombie not showing up. I think itās more that a completely different Ortega showed up than the one Zombie was expecting and training for.Ā I said I was picking him and thought a lot of people were sleeping on him butĀ I never envisioned that kind of performance. I thought itād be the typical thing where heās losing rounds and then pulls a submission out of thin air due to KZ getting over aggressive or something. But this was a different Brian Ortega. He looked better in the striking, he was more patient, didnāt get caught up in too much of the wild exchanges Zombie likes and he was actually putting rounds in the bank rather than relying on his BJJ to snatch a victory from the jaws of defeat late in the fight. I thought if Ortega won this itād be mostly down to his grappling. I didnāt expect him to outstrikeĀ the Zombie over 5 rounds.Ā You reckon Zombie had flashbacks to the Yair Rodriguez fight here?... Donāt know whatās next for either man. I saw Dana the other day saying that theyāre still trying to put that Zabit vs Yair fight together for December but itās not finalised yet. So if that happens what have we got? Surely not Volkanovski vs Holloway 3. But as good as he looked here, I donāt think it should be Volk vs Ortega either. Ortega is coming off a 2 year layoff and 1 win. Iād like to see Zombie vs Holloway and maybe Ortega vs Kattar but then whoĀ does that leave for Volk? 145 is loaded but the title picture is a rightĀ mess at the moment. Chuffed to see Jessica Andrade looking like Jessica Andrade again. When sheās in that berserker mode thereās few fighters more fun to watch. I really expected the worst from this and thoughtĀ Chookagian was just going to tip tap and move and outwork her way to a frustrating decision. But Andrade was having none of it and just crumbled her with that body shot. Look at her face after it landed... Jaysus. The Jim Crute KO was vicious. Christ. Bukauskas had looked decent in the stuff Iād seen of him as well. Still think heās got some potential. But this wasnāt his night. Crute fucking waffled him.Ā Not sure what to make of the Martinez vs Almeida fight. Martinez looked good but Iām not sure about the āa new contender has emergedā lineĀ the commentators were spewing. Almeida had been gone a while and I thoughtĀ it showed. Just didnāt look like he was quite firing on all cylinders to me. Nothing against Martinez but I think that flattered his performance a little bit.Ā Really enjoyed that Kutateladze vs Gamrot fight. Definitely looking forward to seeing more of both of them. Real good fight andĀ a close one. Kutateladze saying he thought Gamrot won was the kind of refreshing honesty you donāt get often after a fight.Ā I actually hadĀ Kutateladze winningĀ 29-28 myself, thoughtĀ he won the first 2 rounds. I think he was being a tad harsh on himself but he was probably just disappointed he didnāt get a finish and got taken down a lot in the last round. Be interesting to see who theyāre both put with next.Ā Oh and Said Nurmagomedov murdered a man on Fight Pass... Like a horizontal version of Phil Baroni vs Dave Menne. Striegl looked like a decentĀ prospect coming in as well but Said done him in in seconds.Ā Another good show.Ā Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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