UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos v Ferguson

Paully D

Date: Saturday 5th November
Times: Fight Pass Prelims (10:30pm, Fight Pass), Prelims (12am, Fight Pass and BT Sport 2), Main Card (2am, BT Sport 2)
Venue: Mexico City, Mexico
Odds: dos Anjos (8/11) v Ferguson (13/10)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TOZuyYOW04

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX0OIlDSzsE

Zero-Cool

dos Anjos via Decision

No Poll? The ring rust is real

Edit - spoke too soon

Gamebred

Avila is the worst fighter on the roster that is all.

Zero-Cool

dos Anjos via Decision

I think RDA is gonna come out with a vengeance here. Should be a great scrap and either could go down.

MichaelScarn

Gamebred wrote: »

Avila is the worst fighter on the roster that is all.

Did you see the interview Artem gave post fight? The most honest character assassination I have seen - Artem was really on point with what he had to say about Avila.

Artem is quite a well spoken guy actually

I'm calling it now, Ferguson via D'Arce choke for 3 in a row.

prizefighter

Hard not to see Dos Anjos come out like a demon swinging. He will want to get back the loss to Alvarez but that could be his undoing with Ferguson.

TimRiggins

dos Anjos via Decision

Tony is one of my favourite fighters to watch in this fight but I think RDA is simply going to merk him. Dos Anjos should have too much for him on the feet, and Tony doesn't really have an advantage in the ground department either.

Gamebred

Charles Oliveira missed weight by 10lb,done it about 5 times now absolute joker shouldnt be allowed fight at fw.

Zero-Cool

dos Anjos via Decision

Gamebred wrote: »

Charles Oliveira missed weight by 10lb,done it about 5 times now absolute joker shouldnt be allowed fight at fw.

10 lbs is ridiculous. I remember him being 5 over beating Jury, calling out McGregor, celebrating. You shouldn't be celebrating beating a smaller guy, don't mind an actual weight division heavier!

Gamebred

I wouldnt blame Lamas not taking the fight tbh,after cutting down and he gets no weight cut and a 10lb advantage remember Will Brooks last time it backfired on him.

wonderfullife

dos Anjos via Decision

Gamebred wrote: »

I wouldnt blame Lamas not taking the fight tbh,after cutting down and he gets no weight cut and a 10lb advantage remember Will Brooks last time it backfired on him.

The UFC really seriously need to implement a tiered system for purse forfeiture.

Losing 20% of your purse to your opponent for being 1lb overweight - sure why not just rock up 4lbs overweight you still only lose 20% and your opponent likely needs the money so will fight ahead anyway.

They need to change it so it's incremental.

1lb over - 20% forfeiture
2-4lbs - 40% forfeiture
5-10lbs - 70% forfeiture

That'll soon have people being professional - by either picking their correct weight class or getting their weight cuts done properly.

ASOT

What an idiot; hes still going to choke the life out of lamas anyway.

Beersmith

No way he should be allowed fight at FW anymore. Twice in a row missing by miles and its worse this time.

jmx009

Not an excuse but Charles Oliveira is taking the fight on short notice. Still 10 pounds is way too much. Maybe he should jump up a weight class.

jmx009

Not an excuse but Charles Oliveira is taking the fight on short notice. Still 10 pounds is way too much. Maybe he should jump up a weight class.

Gamebred

https://www.instagram.com/p/BMUuDRBhxcj/


Is this guy for real? eating McDonalds 2 days ago ffs

Whelo79

Gamebred wrote: »

https://www.instagram.com/p/BMUuDRBhxcj/


Is this guy for real? eating McDonalds 2 days ago ffs

That's unbelievable. He deserves to be heavily punished for that. So unprofessional.

BOHtox

How do you miss weight by 10 pounds? Did he even bother cutting at all?

xtal191

dos Anjos via Decision

Think Dos Anjos is gonna smash Ferguson, my only concern is how he'll look without Rafael Cordeiro. I do like Ferguson as a fighter though but cant stand him.

Gamebred

I'd be concerned about RDA too coming off a serious ass whooping,changing camps and all that goes with that meanwhile Ferguson has been up in Big Bear at altitude training like his life depends on this.

Lukker-

RDA vs Ferguson is a great match up. Conventional vs unconventional, traditional BJJ vs non-traditional BJJ, conventional Muay Thai vs whatever you call Ferguson's unique style of striking

Beersmith

I think Ferguson dismantles him. Can't wee where RDA will get the better of him

EagererBeaver

Just watched the official weigh in lol. Did they pick up the translator on the street in the way in?!

Gamebred

Beersmith wrote: »

I think Ferguson dismantles him. Can't wee where RDA will get the better of him

If a newcomer on short notice could outstrike Tony and give him awful trouble there is every chance RDA beats him standing




https://twitter.com/UFCInsiders/status/793671840082300928



Ferguson blocks punches with his face.

ASOT

Gamebred wrote: »

If a newcomer on short notice could outstrike Tony and give him awful trouble there is every chance RDA beats him standing




https://twitter.com/UFCInsiders/status/793671840082300928



Ferguson blocks punches with his face.

Tony only got hit because the octagon was slippy.

VulcanRaving

dos Anjos via Submission

Giving the nod to RDA.
He looked in the best condition I've seen him in at the weigh ins.
Was never a Ferguson fan since I saw him on TUF.

wonderfullife

dos Anjos via Decision

Word is that Lamas has agreed to fight tonight as long as Oliveira weighs below 165lbs within the next hour.

wonderfullife

dos Anjos via Decision

If he can't show he's below 165lbs the fight is off. That's coming from a Mexican reporter.

Swashbuckler

wonderfullife wrote:

If he can't show he's below 165lbs the fight is off. That's coming from a Mexican reporter.

Wasn't that agreed after the weigh-in yesterday?

EagererBeaver

Would whatever Mexican body is sanctioning things permit that? Makes a mockery of weight classes but Lamas obviously wants his pay day

Swashbuckler

It's common enough I thought. Wasn't Cowboy Olivera given a weight limit before fighting Brooks?

EagererBeaver

Swashbuckler wrote: »

It's common enough I thought. Wasn't Cowboy Olivera given a weight limit before fighting Brooks?

Missing by nine pounds though? An entire weight class ffs.

Coming up with a hastily agreed weight limit on the day of the fight in order to allow it go ahead isn't something I can imagine is too regular.

Depp

wonderfullife wrote: »

The UFC really seriously need to implement a tiered system for purse forfeiture.

Losing 20% of your purse to your opponent for being 1lb overweight - sure why not just rock up 4lbs overweight you still only lose 20% and your opponent likely needs the money so will fight ahead anyway.

They need to change it so it's incremental.

1lb over - 20% forfeiture
2-4lbs - 40% forfeiture
5-10lbs - 70% forfeiture

That'll soon have people being professional - by either picking their correct weight class or getting their weight cuts done properly.

like this idea but I'd rather see it increase each time you miss weight rather than how much you miss by

wonderfullife

dos Anjos via Decision

Depp wrote: »

like this idea but I'd rather see it increase each time you miss weight rather than how much you miss by

I could go along with that too but the reason i think it should be incremental according to lbs is that it gives an advantage in that fight.

So, for example - John Linker missing weight 5 times in a row, he should forfeit more every time he does it.

But if he misses the first few by 1lb and the next 3 by 6lbs it gives him a serious unfair advantage when he misses by more.

It can't be right that you could miss by 9lbs, the fight goes ahead and you only forfeit the same % as if you had missed by 1lb.

darced

Ferguson via KO/TKO

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Beersmith

Gamebred wrote: »

If a newcomer on short notice could outstrike Tony and give him awful trouble there is every chance RDA beats him standing
Ferguson blocks punches with his face.

Lando does seem like a great striker. Ferguson took him lightly and gave no respect. Sort of paid for it and still won.

Paully D

And we're back!

MichaelScarn

Avilla looks terrible

Gamebred

Expecting plenty of gassed fighters tonight at this altitude.

Paully D

MichaelScarn wrote: »

Avilla looks terrible

Pound-for-pound he may actually be the worst fighter currently in the UFC. He's so far off being UFC standard.

Gamebred

Him and that guy pendred beat Montano are the worst fighters I've seen in the ufc.

MichaelScarn

Paully D wrote: »

Pound-for-pound he may actually be the worst fighter currently in the UFC. He's so far off being UFC standard.

Avila offering nothing offensively or defensively. Just terrible.

Paully D

I couldn't have argued with a 30-24 there in all honesty. Such a poor performance by Avila for the second fight in a row. He's gone for sure.

Gamebred

Gamebred wrote: »

Avila is the worst fighter on the roster that is all.

:cool:

Gamebred

Polo reyes was in the fight of the year imo at 199 loves a brawl.

EagererBeaver

Gamebred wrote: »

Polo reyes was in the fight of the year imo at 199 loves a brawl.

That was an incredible fight. Lawler-Diaz, McGregor-Diaz 2 not even close to it in my book. Harsh that it's unlikely to get any serious FOTY attention.

tinpib

Gamebred wrote: »

Polo reyes was in the fight of the year imo at 199 loves a brawl.

Oh ya! Had to look up wiki but I remember that. Incredible fight.

Go on Polo ya boya ya.

Gamebred

You're welcome lads,I've watched that 3 or 4 times epic knock.

MichaelScarn

Gamebred wrote: »

You're welcome lads,I've watched that 3 or 4 times epic knock.

Oof that knockout is brutal

tinpib

This fella looks thrilled to bits with himself.