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Re: Any UFC fans 'round here? [Re: Matt87]
#24517355 - 07/30/17 02:14 AM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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I was WAY wrong about maia vs woodly
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Re: Any UFC fans 'round here? [Re: Matt87]
#24518298 - 07/30/17 02:43 PM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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I think Maia is a great person and being on the tail end of his career I wanted him to win. BUT, dude has been in two of the worst title fights in the history of the UFC. I blame Tyron even more, I'm glad Dana isn't giving him gsp after that performance. He deserves a fight pass main event next.
Crazy how many people are saying jones looked like a diminished version of himself last night. I just think D.C. looked AMAZING.
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I find it tough to get but so mad at Tyron. MMA is both a sport and entertainment, and he would rather have a guaranteed win at the sport than risk a loss that's entertaining. Not crowd-pleasing, but he wants to stay champ more than anything.
It also takes two to make a fight entertaining, and Damian Maia failed to take any substantial risks as well. He is as one dimensional a fighters come, and it's illustrated by the fact that he declined to make any adjustments in his game plan. Up until the last 10 seconds of the fight, he continued to shoot sloppy "naked" takedowns over and over and over, completely failing at all of them. Basically all he had to do was get punched once or twice each round in order to lose the round.
But yeah, don't expect to see the UFC headlining any PPVs with Tyron Woodley fights.
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m4dScientist said: Crazy how many people are saying jones looked like a diminished version of himself last night.
Jon Jones is subjected to the same criticism that was directed at Anderson Silva- if he's not utterly humiliating his opponent at every second, he's no good anymore.
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Re: Any UFC fans 'round here? [Re: Society]
#24521673 - 07/31/17 09:53 PM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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I went back and watched him talk on Joe Rogans podcast, and I just cannot shake the vibe that he's a sociopath lol
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Re: Any UFC fans 'round here? [Re: Near Dylan]
#24528796 - 08/03/17 11:06 PM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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I still want to see GSP vs Woodley. It would be interesting to see the wrestling at least.
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Re: Any UFC fans 'round here? [Re: amp244]
#24530748 - 08/04/17 07:00 PM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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What do y'all think about McGregor Mayweather? UFC FTW?
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Mayweather is a far superior boxer, but who knows what the fuck they've got planned.
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Re: Any UFC fans 'round here? [Re: amp244]
#24530799 - 08/04/17 07:19 PM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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We'll see, I feel like McGregor has more grit. We'll see!
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Yeah McGregor is fighting off of more momentum than any fighter has ever had in history. If Floyd loses, he'll be humiliated.
I bet Floyd lets the nerves/emotion get to him and catches a wobbler that Connor can take advantage of. And I bet he'll be lookin like a sore loser afterwards.
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Re: Any UFC fans 'round here? [Re: Near Dylan]
#24531684 - 08/05/17 05:25 AM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yo, you guys are buying into the hype SOOO bad, lol.
I'm a huge Conor fan, and I've been following him since way before he was a superstar. But Floyd mayweather is considered the GREATEST boxer of all time. What makes you think an mma fighter with no boxing experience is going to defeat him???
I'm not saying Conor doesn't have power, but if he wins it's by a fluke punch, not because he's a better fighter than mayweather. You don't think other people have prepared way harder than mcgregor to defeat Floyd? Most of these guys train boxing their entire LIVES for that moment.
Floyd clear cut unanimous decision.
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Do you see what I said YOU FUCKIN DINGY DANGLE
Connor could catch him with a punch that wobbles him (as you put it a 'fluke' punch) and pounce on him. It's his style
I feel like people look at it from a statistical stand point too much. "Floyd is the best boxer and Connors the best at MMA so Floyd will win." Okay, fair, but that's a very simple way of looking at it. Confidence and momentum will be the deciding factor in this fight. And Connor is oozing with both. Floyd also is not in his prime anymore. There is much more to take into account besides Floyd's boxing record.
Other guys were going in to fight as just another dude fighting Floyd Maywheather. Connor is going into it as the biggest UFC fighter of all time, fighting in one of the biggest sports events in history. Connor is going into it knowing that if he wins, he'll be one of the most famous people on the planet. Floyd is going into it knowing that if he wins, he gains no extra respect. He's expected to win.
If Connor doesn't get dropped in the first round, I can see this being a really good fight.
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Re: Any UFC fans 'round here? [Re: Near Dylan]
#24535108 - 08/06/17 04:22 PM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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I can see this being an embarrassing fight for Connor. Floyd specializes in not getting hit. Connor has nowhere near enough experience to expect to be able to hit him, when faster and more experienced fighters have failed.
The thing is, what happens during the fight is irrelevant as far as Connor is concerned. I'm sure Floyd cares about his record, but McGregor is set for life as soon as the bell rings. All he has to do is sell it to the prospective Pay Per Viewers.
You have to realize that this is the only reason boxing/mma matches are promoted at all: to make money. The more hype, the more money made. What does Connor McGregor do better than anyone else in combat sports? Generate hype. McGregor is not fighting Floyd Mayweather because boxing experts think it is a competitive matchup, McGregor is fighting Mayweather because the promoters think this will generate the most money. McGregor's ability to market himself in the wake of his incredible MMA feats is what has created this fight.
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Re: Any UFC fans 'round here? [Re: amp244]
#24535487 - 08/06/17 07:39 PM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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Spot on.
Conor definitely possesses an incredible amount of self belief, but he's also an expert at promoting himself. And promoting himself means making alllll these people out there believe that he has a chance of winning this fight. Does he? Sure. It's a fist fight. But like you said, his job is already done. He's walked himself into the biggest combat sports fight of all time because his confidence has convinced you that he can beat the greatest boxer of all time.
Floyd doesn't get hit. Conor is going to be whiffing power shots all night and gas himself out like always. If I'm wrong, fuck all of you in this thread who called a Conor victory, lol.
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Don Frye vs Yoshihiro Takayama 
UFC Hall of Fame 2016 - Don Frye Speech
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Re: Any UFC fans 'round here? [Re: amp244]
#24546227 - 08/11/17 02:09 PM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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amp244 said: I can see this being an embarrassing fight for Connor. Floyd specializes in not getting hit. Connor has nowhere near enough experience to expect to be able to hit him, when faster and more experienced fighters have failed.
The thing is, what happens during the fight is irrelevant as far as Connor is concerned. I'm sure Floyd cares about his record, but McGregor is set for life as soon as the bell rings. All he has to do is sell it to the prospective Pay Per Viewers.
You have to realize that this is the only reason boxing/mma matches are promoted at all: to make money. The more hype, the more money made. What does Connor McGregor do better than anyone else in combat sports? Generate hype. McGregor is not fighting Floyd Mayweather because boxing experts think it is a competitive matchup, McGregor is fighting Mayweather because the promoters think this will generate the most money. McGregor's ability to market himself in the wake of his incredible MMA feats is what has created this fight.
Doesn't mean its not gonna be an entertaining ass fight. The hype happens to make it more entertaining. Everything is done for money.
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Re: Any UFC fans 'round here? [Re: Near Dylan]
#24547275 - 08/11/17 11:03 PM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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I'll be watching, that's for sure. You've got to tune in to McGregor fights because he is constantly silencing the critics. He is once again in a fight where he is the underdog in a position to shock the world. You gotta tune in.
Also, this is an interesting fight just for the fact that its an MMA superstar trying his hand at boxing the world's best. Lets see how he does. Lets see just how superior Floyd is.
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Re: Any UFC fans 'round here? [Re: amp244] 1
#24564553 - 08/19/17 08:41 AM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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It's an interesting concept and the first of its kind. Can't say I'd pay any money for it though. I can wait until the next day to watch the fight. The price point is laughable.
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Yea I'm with you on that. What is it going for?
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Re: Any UFC fans 'round here? [Re: amp244]
#24566896 - 08/20/17 08:47 AM (6 years, 5 months ago) |
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$99.95 in the states. You could go to a bar but they probably asking for cover charge to help pay the outrageous fees in which the PPV company will charge the establishment for showing it.
It's like 30 in the U.K., only because it will be shown early in the morning due to the time difference.
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Bas rutten greatest mma fighter to ever live
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