UFC Fight Night (Melbourne): Whittaker v Brunson

Paully D

Date: Saturday 26th November
Times: Fight Pass Prelims (11:30pm, Fight Pass), Prelims (1am, Fight Pass & BT Sport), Main Card (3am, BT Sport)
Venue: Melbourne, Australia
Odds: Whittaker (5/4) v Brunson (8/11)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BdiKp8EPQ8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKzp8VCBAag

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjHzdO3pUJg

Paully D

I'm usually one to find the positives in any card but there's no getting around the fact that this one, main event aside, is a steaming pile of ****e from top to bottom.

Dan Hooker - check
Rich Walsh - check
Daniel Kelly - check
Kyle Noke - check
Jake Matthews - check
Solid main event - check

You've got your bi-annual Australian card.

Wrongway1985

Whittaker via Submission

Defo tuning in for Knight v Hooker, Knight is a straight up nut job entertaining way to fight but clearly loads of holes there fighting that way but I see him taking Hooker out by Decision or Sub. Will watch a few prelims main event is intriguing but the fights on the road to it won't indulge me to stay up into the early hours, 2am and i'm done I'd imagine

Mellor

Whittaker via Submission

I'm only interested in two or three fights on this one.
I've trained a bit with Tyson Pedro, is an excellent grappler and underdog in his match. Fancy him by sub.

Paully D

Zhikui now 2-5 as a pro.

He's giving Chris Avila and Charlie Ward a strong run for their money for most out of their depth fighter on the UFC roster (and I'm not counting CM Punk before anyone says it :pac:).

Wrongway1985

Whittaker via Submission

Paully D wrote: »

Zhikui now 2-5 as a pro.

He's giving Chris Avila and Charlie Ward a strong run for their money for most out of their depth fighter on the UFC roster (and I'm not counting CM Punk before anyone says it :pac:).

There was a stage he almost finished Luasa an all, great chin on Zhikui. Luasa I thought was on the verge of being impressive after that first round by the end obvious decision win aside he was looking as being on the same level as Zhikui :eek:

Wrongway1985

Whittaker via Submission

Questionable refereeing there from Percival

Wrongway1985

Whittaker via Submission

Close...too late for Vera?

Wrongway1985

Whittaker via Submission

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Close...too late for Vera?

Clearly not

Paully D

Good scrap, that. I was kind of hoping Vera would lose after his stupid showboating in the first round, but after hearing about him trying to raise the money for his daughter's operation I was actually glad to see him get the nod.

tinpib

Entertaining first round here with Hooker/Knight.

Paully D

Another good fight.

The usual rule of a crap card on paper turning out to be very entertaining looking good so far.

That said, I wonder if this card might give the UFC record of 10 decisions in a single night a run for its money? 3 decisions from 3 so far. There's quite a few more fights that look nailed on decisions too. Probably get 7 or 8 at least.

Wrongway1985

Whittaker via Submission

Told ye lads that Jason Knight is a lunatic!

Paully D

Any chance Jon Anik can stop doing that stupid attempt at an Australian accent every single time he says Melbourne?

Wrongway1985

Whittaker via Submission

Ow kick in the scrotes

Mellor

Whittaker via Submission

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Questionable refereeing there from Percival

That's always the case

Zero-Cool

Brunson via Submission

Awesome

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/802680108066578433

Wrongway1985

Whittaker via Submission

Mellor wrote: »

That's always the case

I think he likes the sound of his own voice

theteal

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Awesome

Been made pay for that since though

InstantMMA

Really impressed with the fights so far tonight! Been a very enjoyable card

Wrongway1985

Whittaker via Submission

That was the worst of the bunch so far anyway the right man got it but I do think Walsh got that 3rd round he lost nonetheless. 2 sloppy sluggers in truth

Mellor

Whittaker via Submission

Mellor wrote: »

I've trained a bit with Tyson Pedro, is an excellent grappler and underdog in his match. Fancy him by sub.

Ship ship.

Gamebred

Nice one what odds was that? looked good in there.

blade1

That was fun while it lasted!

longshanks

Well that's that.

Gamebred

One of the rounds of the year crazy stuff complete brawl Brunson sprinting around with his chin out was clever...

Mellor

Whittaker via Submission

It was 3.85, so not massive.
He was a slight underdog overall. He hits subs from everywhere so figured it more value than backing him straight out.

TimRiggins

Crazy crazy round. Technique out the window but very exciting.

CurryFlavoured

What a sloppy, ugly main event! Well done to Whittaker.

blade1

CurryFlavoured wrote: »

What a sloppy, ugly main event! Well done to Whittaker.

It's reminded me of 2 lads going at it in the school yard!
Anything could have happened.

Paully D

That main event was seriously fun. Brunson was gassed after 30 seconds of wild swinging :pac: But Whittaker did well to survive the storm and made his strikes count.

I'd like to see Whittaker get a step up next. Weidman maybe?

Nice to see your boy Pedro get the $50,000 bonus, Mellor. Brilliant debut and he did superbly to get the takedown immediately after being rocked.

Paully D wrote: »

That said, I wonder if this card might give the UFC record of 10 decisions in a single night a run for its money? 3 decisions from 3 so far. There's quite a few more fights that look nailed on decisions too. Probably get 7 or 8 at least.

Equaled it.

So this card (2016), Fight Night: Bisping v Silva (2016), Fight Night: Mousasi v Machida (2014) and UFC 169: Barao v Faber (2014) jointly hold the record now.

eurokev

:-D Dan hardy calling Whitaker, Forrest Whittaker

Paully D

eurokev wrote: »

:-D Dan hardy calling Whitaker, Forrest Whittaker

I thought I imagined that in my half-asleep state. :pac:

Mellor

Whittaker via Submission

Paully D wrote: »

Nice to see your boy Pedro get the $50,000 bonus, Mellor. Brilliant debut and he did superbly to get the takedown immediately after being rocked.

Did he? Ah good stuff.
I thought he did well to stay on control whilst rocked. I thought my bet was goneski when he was dropped.

InstantMMA

Despite 10 decisions I actually found it a really entertaining card!