UFC Fight Night: Cowboy v Cowboy

Paully D

Date: Sunday 21st February
Time: Fight Pass Prelims (10:30pm GMT, Fight Pass), Prelims (12am GMT, Fight Pass & BT Sport 2), Main Card (2am, Fight Pass & BT Sport 2)
Venue: Pittsburgh, PA
Odds: Cowboy Cerrone (4/11) v Cowboy Oliviera (13/5)

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Paully D

Another Sunday card. **** off. :mad:

callaway92

Paully D wrote: »

Another Sunday card. **** off. :mad:

Sadly they have been performing very well ratings-wise and it's going to become far more common this year

Zero-Cool

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Decision

I saw Brian Stann tweeted saying the Pensylvania alethic commission aren't treating the fighters too well. Wonder what's going on.

Also wonder will US Cowboy wear the flag in his shorts.

Paully D

callaway92 wrote: »

Sadly they have been performing very well ratings-wise and it's going to become far more common this year

Yeah, unfortunately that looks to be the case.

I just checked and in 2015 out of 40 events we had 7 held on Sunday which is almost twice as many as I actually thought there was before looking into it.

In 2016 there's 15 events scheduled/already completed at the moment and we've already had 2 Sunday events (including tonight) with 3 more Sunday events to come among those. Exactly one-third of this years scheduled events so far are on a Sunday! :eek:

CatFromHue

Zero-Cool wrote: »

I saw Brian Stann tweeted saying the Pensylvania alethic commission aren't treating the fighters too well. Wonder what's going on.

Also wonder will US Cowboy wear the flag in his shorts.

On the fans Q&A thing he did the other day he said he was going to wear the flag thing.

Few more tweets by Stann too

Pennsylvania Athletic Commission has beem absolutely terrible to these fighters today. Will hurt PA’s chances for future cards

Made fighters do their physicals in the middle of their cut time, Dr’s were then late which gave them less time to cut

Last minute switches left & right to include specific tests for female fighters after they weighed in and are ready to go eat

Also forgot, their Doctor overslept and then decided not to show. Making it way worse for the athletes. Luckily athletes were pros

Wrongway1985

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Decision

Half 10 start on Fight Pass.....Sweet!

Hmm notice Garbrandt's fight is at Catchweight 142 pounds must be compromise with the late change in opponent (Mendes) who also holding a perfect record.

John_D80

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Submission

Is anyone else finding it hard to get excited about this event?

scudzilla

John_D80 wrote: »

Is anyone else finding it hard to get excited about this event?

That's the norm for me lately, well, not even lately, for the past few years, maybe only 2 or 3 cards per year i get excited for.

I can remember about 10yrs ago +, card on early hours in U.S, avoid all results then watch it all on Bravo at 9pm on Sunday night.

Not even heard of half the fighters nowadays

Paully D

John_D80 wrote: »

Is anyone else finding it hard to get excited about this event?

Yeah, but it's more so to do with the fact that it's on a Sunday night and I'll only get to watch 4 or 5 fights live before being forced to call it a night. I'll watch the main event in the morning and the rest when I get home from work, but it's just not the same not watching it live. Admittedly if this was on a Saturday night I'd be looking forward to it.

I was also looking forward to seeing Cody Garbrandt, arguably the fighter I dislike most on the entire roster at the moment, getting picked apart by John Lineker, but that fight had to be scrapped.

Gamebred

Theres a rogan fight companion on for this so ill probably stay up and watch the card.

stephenl15

Cowboy (Oliveira) via KO/TKO

John_D80 wrote: »

Is anyone else finding it hard to get excited about this event?

Yep. The Fantasy helps a bit but it's all a bit meh

John_D80

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Submission

Paully D wrote: »

Yeah, but it's more so to do with the fact that it's on a Sunday night and I'll only get to watch 4 or 5 fights live before being forced to call it a night. I'll watch the main event in the morning and the rest when I get home from work, but it's just not the same not watching it live. Admittedly if this was on a Saturday night I'd be looking forward to it.

I was also looking forward to seeing Cody Garbrandt, arguably the fighter I dislike most on the entire roster at the moment, getting picked apart by John Lineker, but that fight had to be scrapped.

Pretty much my exact reasons for not being excited for this card. I'm still hoping Garbrandt gets beat (by 1st round sub!!) even if he did dodge a bullet with Lineker pulling out.

stephenl15

Cowboy (Oliveira) via KO/TKO

Paully D wrote: »

Another Sunday card. **** off. :mad:

Yeah, yesterday I was actually looking forward to having something to watch on a Saturday night again :P

Wrongway1985

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Decision

As unappealing as this event may be IMO main events aside the undercard here is a lot better than next weeks UFC London but that's as far as I'd go to commend it. As far as I can recall the Henderson Thatch card round this time last year was nothing to write home about either.

Gamebred

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

As unappealing as this event may be IMO main events aside the undercard here is a lot better than next weeks UFC London but that's as far as I'd go to commend it. As far as I can recall the Henderson Thatch card round this time last year was nothing to write home about either.

Thatch getting strangled by Benson Henderson would make up for any garbage card the size difference was crazy in that one of my favourite fights in the last year.

John_D80

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Submission

FightPass stream just went live. Gonna watch 2 or 3 fights and head to bed I think.

EDIT: Ooops it was just an ad. This is starting at half ten though right?

Wrongway1985

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Decision

Gamebred wrote: »

Thatch getting strangled by Benson Henderson would make up for any garbage card the size difference was crazy in that one of my favourite fights in the last year.

It was a great fight alright it was also somewhat surprisingly maybe the first time I twigged the toothpick, I think some of the other fights ended up being decent too besides them on paper appearing bleak.

stephenl15

Cowboy (Oliveira) via KO/TKO

John_D80 wrote: »

FightPass stream just went live. Gonna watch 2 or 3 fights and head to bed I think.

EDIT: Ooops it was just an ad. This is starting at half ten though right?

Correct. I wish this was on fightpass and next week was on BT as I'm up in college on Sunday nights so can watch FPass on my laptop but not BT. Kinda sucks that BT aren't/can't televise the London card.

John_D80

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Submission

stephenl15 wrote: »

Correct. I wish this was on fightpass and next week was on BT as I'm up in college on Sunday nights so can watch FPass on my laptop but not BT. Kinda sucks that BT aren't/can't televise the London card.

Why isn't it on BT?

stephenl15

Cowboy (Oliveira) via KO/TKO

John_D80 wrote: »

Why isn't it on BT?

Fight Pass card and I think there's a 10pm watershed in UK could be wrong. Didn't see it on listings anyway

Paully D

30-27 Abdurakhimov for me.

Gamebred

Absolute garbage hope thats not a sign to come

John_D80

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Submission

Conditioning and experience could be the deciding factors here. Murphy starting to take control. She's tough as old boots.

Paully D

The female fights are generally always good value. This is very enjoyable.

stephenl15

Cowboy (Oliveira) via KO/TKO

Great fight. Absolute war and either round could go either way so far arguably

Paully D

Murphy was losing that 29-28 if it had gone to a decision IMO.

John_D80

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Submission

Referee are you facking serious? That stopage was about 20 elbows too late.

Zero-Cool

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Decision

Just tuned in, looks like i missed a war!

Brussels Sprout

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Decision

Good stoppage for Murphy. Don't think she was guaranteed to win that one on points.

John_D80

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Submission

Paully D wrote: »

Murphy was losing that 29-28 if it had gone to a decision IMO.

I would have given a 10-8 in the last if it had finished. That transition to mount was the icing on the cake for that round. Pure dominance. I would have had it 28-28 after 3.

tinpib

Tuned in late to thqt one. Jesus that was vicious, thought the ref could have stopped it way earlier. Yer wan was in bits.

Lauren getting emotional there and starting to blubb away like a male fighter :pac:

John_D80

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Submission

tinpib wrote: »

Tuned in late to thqt one. Jesus that was vicious, thought the ref could have stopped it way earlier. Yer wan was in bits.

Lauren getting emotional there and starting to blubb away like a male fighter :pac:

#topbanter

Paully D

"A lot of changes to her training for this fight". Eh yeah, no Hydrochlorizide this time. :rolleyes::pac:

stephenl15

Cowboy (Oliveira) via KO/TKO

What's all this about Ashlee Evans second chance, did she do something between now and her debut?

Edit: looks like Paully gave me the answer

John_D80

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Submission

Just a few more seconds and that would have been POTN sub for sure.

Paully D

Does anyone know if Silva v Bisping is on next weekend? :pac:

Zero-Cool

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Decision

Did the cutman have 'Stitch' on his gloves?

Mellor

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Hmm notice Garbrandt's fight is at Catchweight 142 pounds must be compromise with the late change in opponent (Mendes) who also holding a perfect record.

It was changed to a catchweight bout after Mendes missed weight. He came in at 142.


Mendes could be a dark horse here. His odds by sub are 13/2, took a little bite of that one.

Wrongway1985

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Decision

tinpib wrote: »

Tuned in late to thqt one. Jesus that was vicious, thought the ref could have stopped it way earlier. Yer wan was in bits

Agreed awful ref, great bout though

John_D80

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Submission

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Did the cutman have 'Stitch' on his gloves?

Its a common enough nickname among guys in that job I think.

John_D80

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Submission

Whoever that guy is making that ''OWWW'' noise is some man. He's at every event lately.

Wrongway1985

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Decision

Mellor wrote: »

It was changed to a catchweight bout after Mendes missed weight. He came in at 142.


Mendes could be a dark horse here. His odds by sub are 13/2, took a little bite of that one.

Oh right didn't see that, any idea why Cody was listed as weighing in at 140.5 then? Assuming he knew opponent issues before taking scale possibly? take it Mendes giving up purse percentage

Zero-Cool

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Decision

John_D80 wrote: »

Its a common enough nickname among guys in that job I think.

Ah thought it was sine kind of snakey tribute

Yupp Rick Flairs in full effect.

John_D80

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Submission

30-27 was an insane score.

Zero-Cool

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Decision

Whoa!

Paully D

Stevie Wonder giving the nod to Evans-Smith 30-27 there.

BOHtox

I'd love to see Evans-Smith kick the shít out of those asshole in the crowd. See how big they are then

Whosthis

Thats a very questionable win, particularly the 30-27.

Hoki

Cowboy (Oliveira) via KO/TKO

Mellor wrote: »

It was changed to a catchweight bout after Mendes missed weight. He came in at 142.


Mendes could be a dark horse here. His odds by sub are 13/2, took a little bite of that one.

The catchweight was agreed before the weigh ins, more than likely as part of the terms of the short notice fight .

Wrongway1985

Cowboy (Cerrone) via Decision

Thought it was 29-28 either way as it was a close fight so was shocked one Judge didn't give Reneau the first round, when I heard 30-27 I assumed Reneau was gonna get the W.