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I've been fed up with McG for years. What a blowhard.hustlenflow said:
So Holloway steps in to fight Nurmagomedov on 6 days notice. Winner gets the undisputed lightweight belt even though Ferguson had the interim belt and never lost it. I don't even know why Ferguson's belt was relegated to "interim" status since Conor is no longer competing in MMA as far as we know.
There are more story lines here than there are letters in Nurmagomedov. Of all people to face on 6 days notice, Nurmagomedov has to be one of the last you'd want to face given how lethal his take downs have been. Good for Max, I'm sure the challenge is alluring, but I also bet Dana backed up a truck of money to save this card.
I hope both fighters make weight. I think 1 of the previous 4 Nurmagomedov/Ferguson fights was cancelled because Nurmagomedov couldn't make weight. And I read that Holloway probably has to cut more than 10 pounds.
Yeah, I hope Rose can do it again. She's so focused and classy. But it's a tall task to beat Joanna twice in a row.Assassin said:
that co-main should be good too - Jedrzejczyk vs Rose Namajunas for the strawweight
Funny you should post that. The Heath Herring mentioned that beat that 7'2 guy is a Waco kidhustlenflow said:
The Ringer does some pretty good stuff. Here's an interesting one on super heavyweights in MMA:
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https://www.theringer.com/2018/4/5/17199394/ufc-mma-giants-bob-sapp-brock-lesnar
Videos are pretty entertaining if nothing else.
Holloway out.Assassin said:I've been fed up with McG for years. What a blowhard.hustlenflow said:
So Holloway steps in to fight Nurmagomedov on 6 days notice. Winner gets the undisputed lightweight belt even though Ferguson had the interim belt and never lost it. I don't even know why Ferguson's belt was relegated to "interim" status since Conor is no longer competing in MMA as far as we know.
There are more story lines here than there are letters in Nurmagomedov. Of all people to face on 6 days notice, Nurmagomedov has to be one of the last you'd want to face given how lethal his take downs have been. Good for Max, I'm sure the challenge is alluring, but I also bet Dana backed up a truck of money to save this card.
I hope both fighters make weight. I think 1 of the previous 4 Nurmagomedov/Ferguson fights was cancelled because Nurmagomedov couldn't make weight. And I read that Holloway probably has to cut more than 10 pounds.
If Holloway can pull out a win, that might be the biggest upset in quite a while. The weight cut, him not training due to ankle injury. Lots of things stacked against him
I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but the UFC is going to use this incident to "promote" the UFC.Assassin said:
Strangest main event ever? After hearing his interviews, Khabib has kind of won me over. He is compelling. I hope they find someone who can really challenge him. UFC may have no choice but to book Ferguson for the 5th time. I'm sure they will want to book Conor, but he may be in jail or wish that he was. Seems like a nightmare match up for the felon, doesn't it?Assassin said:Khabib absolutely demolished Iaquinta. Not sure if I've seen such a lopsided 5 rounder. Judges felt the same way. Lots of 10-8 rounds (50-44, 50-43, 50-43)
I didn't either, but I'm very happy about it. She exudes class.Assassin said:
did not expect Rose to take out Joanna again. Thought it was 2-2 going into the 5th. Thought the last takedown did it for her.
It will. Some of the stuff if bad enough - while the short term may get McGregor some fans, the UFC will lose int the long runhustlenflow said:I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but the UFC is going to use this incident to "promote" the UFC.Assassin said:
https://www.mmamania.com/2018/4/6/17208796/ufc-223-embedded-video-blog-ep-5-conor-mcgregor-vs-the-bus-mma-brooklyn-khabib-iaquinta
I am really disgusted by this. It is disrespectful to everybody who was impacted by his selfish, criminal actions and to the sport itself. To think New York just recently decided to sanction MMA. This incident illustrates exactly what the naysayers think of MMA. In truth, most of the fighters have immense respect for one another and view MMA as an athletic competition. Conor has no respect for anybody or anything. I know the UFC will make a lot of money in the short term promoting another fight of his, but I think this approach is going to damage the brand and could inhibit the growth of the sport.
yep. Khabib seems to be a nice kid. But that Atilla the Hun hat is just weird!hustlenflow said:Strangest main event ever? After hearing his interviews, Khabib has kind of won me over. He is compelling. I hope they find someone who can really challenge him. UFC may have no choice but to book Ferguson for the 5th time. I'm sure they will want to book Conor, but he may be in jail or wish that he was. Seems like a nightmare match up for the felon, doesn't it?Assassin said:Khabib absolutely demolished Iaquinta. Not sure if I've seen such a lopsided 5 rounder. Judges felt the same way. Lots of 10-8 rounds (50-44, 50-43, 50-43)
Does Pennington's corner have a comprehension problem? She threw in the towel. "I'm done" means "no mas". Her nose was already broken by the end of the 4th. Had something more tragic happened when they coerced her into the 5th ... She needs to dump these guys. I guess there wasn't enough carnage for the ref to step in during the 5th and stop the fight?Assassin said:
Nunes broke the crap out of Penningtons nose. Looked like she turned on a blood faucetPen
that was just nasty. You knew her nose was shot. You could see it sitting funny. Any cut man in their right mind would know what could happen. all it would take would be one shot now to send bone into the orbital and blind her or even worse, into the brain.IslandBear said:Does Pennington's corner have a comprehension problem? She threw in the towel. "I'm done" means "no mas". Her nose was already broken by the end of the 4th. Had something more tragic happened when they coerced her into the 5th ... She needs to dump these guys. I guess there wasn't enough carnage for the ref to step in during the 5th and stop the fight?Assassin said:
Nunes broke the crap out of Penningtons nose. Looked like she turned on a blood faucetPen