UFC 210 - Cormier vs. Johnson 2 - Sun April 9th- 3am Main Card GMT

Mean Laqueefa

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Gamb!t

Johnson by KO/TKO

Wheres the poll ?

Mean Laqueefa

Johnson by Submission

Gamb!t wrote: »

Wheres the poll ?

i was gonna do one but the post alone took its poll on me.

Zero-Cool

Cormier by Decision

I'd love to see Rumble get the belt but think it will go the same as last time. DC will be very weary of the standup, he'll let Rumble tire himself out and sub him again.

Weidman needs a win so bad, would really like to see him get back on form, I really can't call the fight at all.

wonderfullife

Weidman and DC both looked like absolute death warmed up today at the Open Workouts. I'm not particularly worried about DC, he's an animal, but I fear for Weidman, he should have taken more time off after the damage he took in his last 2 fights.

Mean Laqueefa

Johnson by Submission

i like DC but i think he is taking a mortal kombat style uppercut right to wrestlemania 34











Chap is ****ing terrifying


still like DC tho

ricero

Cormier by Decision

Think if dc can bring it into the latter rounds he will get the finish. Although rumble may try take it easy and save his energy. I reckon he needs a stoppage to win this fight and may gas again.

Think the pressure will be too much for weidmann and mousassi gets the win on points.

Main and co main are very good fights but rest of the main card has no appeal to me except for the opening fight

Gamebred

Cormier by Submission

Seen DC Jones so hoping for a new match up in Jones Rumble, Mousasi is not that explosive but Weidmans chin is probably gone so wouldnt be surprised if he finished Weidman.

mailburner

if dc gets to around the 7/8 minute mark there'll only be one winner
dc by sub again for me
weidman will do nothing but go for takedowns, probably the only way he wins it
not sure mousasi has the power to put him away either, weidman too tough for his own good
can't wait for the usman fight, that guy is so exciting, real contender for fotn

Tazzimus

Scary as Rumble is, DC took his hardest shots last time and still got back up.
I think he's a whiney ****e personally but I cannot deny he is as tough as they come. Man can take a beating.

I see DC retaining and Mousassi upsetting Weidman. Weidman looked in bits for the training

Gamebred

Cormier by Submission

14 mins left to make weight no sign of dc or Rumble, hope its some pr stunt.

wonderfullife

Gamebred wrote: »

14 mins left to make weight no sign of dc or Rumble, hope its some pr stunt.

Don't see the point in a PR stunt nobody Stateside watches the early morning weigh-ins.

Rumble looked heavy yesterday but we'll see.

Gamebred

Cormier by Submission

True, maybe get people talking about the fight cant see fighters being too happy hanging around though while on weight feeling like death so my theory is rubbish on second thoughts, 4 minutes and counting....

xtal191

Here comes DC

xtal191

206.2 with the towel, looked terrible

Gamebred

Cormier by Submission

Where are ya rumble come in overweight if you need to im easy at this stage

Gamebred

Cormier by Submission

Missed so?

wonderfullife

DC misses and no sign of Rumble, I can't see Rumble making weight either the way he looked yesterday.

xtal191

Supposedly in the building now

xtal191

DC weighing in again

xtal191

Makes 205

wonderfullife

DC lost 1.2 lbs in 2 mins I want that secret

xtal191

Rumble 203.8

Django99

What do ye reckon about that? Very suspicious

wonderfullife

Internet is calling shenanigans claiming DC held down on the towel when he weighed in the 2nd time to take some of the weight off.

maximoose

Yeah what just happened :pac:

Reading that he was pushing down on the towel?! Would that really make a difference

Gamebred

Cormier by Submission

WTF just happened there lads?

wonderfullife

maximoose wrote: »

Yeah what just happened :pac:

Reading that he was pushing down on the towel?! Would that really make a difference

100%.

Stand on a scales at home and push down on a radiator or hand-rail, your weight will drop on the scales. Same as lifting your heel off the scale it'll lower it.

D.Q

Johnson by KO/TKO

Who cares what happened, we're getting a fight

Spudman_20000

Just watched the weigh-in replay, clear that DC was leaning on the towel. Pure dodge.

ucd.1985

Pure dodge.

Anyway fight goes ahead.

DC looked rough!

Gamebred

Cormier by Submission

Was there cameras on the scale at all times?


Dc 1.2lb over, comes back 2mins later bang on 205 then rumble walks in looking like death exactly 1.2lb UNDER?


That is some coincidence.

Zero-Cool

Cormier by Decision

Mad shtuff altogether. Brett Okamato said he clearly saw DC lean on the towel but NYSAC say he didn't.

https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/850369986094923776

ricero

Cormier by Decision

These weigh-ins are becoming too dramatic

Zero-Cool

Cormier by Decision

Ariel's commentary is gas.

https://twitter.com/MMAFighting/status/850372132873936897



Media grilling NYSAC about the towel :pac:

https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/850373152811225089

Zero-Cool

Cormier by Decision

And the dramatics keep on coming

https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/850374287508865026

ricero

Cormier by Decision

Reckon the jury fight or usman fight will be bumped up to main.

What a shocking rule for female fighters

Gamebred

Cormier by Submission

Miesha fought in msg?

wonderfullife

D.Q wrote: »

Who cares what happened, we're getting a fight

So would you care if Khabib stepped on the scale at 161lbs at UFC 209 and leaned on a towel to get down to 155lbs? How about 158lbs and lifted his heel off the scale by a fraction to make it? Is it because it was only 1.2lbs that you don't care? Johny Hendricks forfeited $60,000 for missing weight by 0.25lbs for UFC 200 yet DC cheats his way into weight and forfeits nothing.

How is that fair?

I get as a fan, on some levels, we shouldn't care because we get a title fight. I also get as a fan we should care that the rules are applied fairly to everyone otherwise it becomes a farce where fighters can rock up overweight and, if the card depends on them, the UFC or Commission will rig a way for them to make weight.

Lukker-

Gamebred wrote: »

Miesha fought in msg?

Probably didn't disclose it.

lertsnim

Lean on the towel when you can't make weight. That's farcical.

Mean Laqueefa

Johnson by Submission

Frank Bullitt

One theory doing the rounds was that he made himself get sick out the back.

Frank Bullitt

Zero-Cool wrote: »

And the dramatics keep on coming

https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/850374287508865026

Apparently its now on again!

wonderfullife

Gintonious wrote: »

One theory doing the rounds was that he made himself get sick out the back.

How on Earth do you puke exactly 1.2 lbs in under 2 minutes? It would SURELY take longer than 2 mins and they'd need a kitchen scales to puke into to weigh it.

Also, why was Rumble sweating like a pig when he weighed in? If he was 203.8lbs why was he dripping sweat? These are professional athletes they don't cut an extra 1.2lbs if there's no need to do that.

The whole thing screams shenanigans.

Gamb!t

Johnson by KO/TKO

Django99 wrote: »

What do ye reckon about that? Very suspicious

Enough time to take a whizz

Zero-Cool

Cormier by Decision

Gintonious wrote: »

Apparently its now on again!

Really glad it's back on, the NYSAC will have to have a serious chat with themselves after this event.

qwabercd

Cormier by Decision

The whole thing is a complete farce and tbh it doesn't deserve to be a mainstream sport when shenanigans like this still go on.

Frank Bullitt

wonderfullife wrote: »

How on Earth do you puke exactly 1.2 lbs in under 2 minutes? It would SURELY take longer than 2 mins and they'd need a kitchen scales to puke into to weigh it.

Also, why was Rumble sweating like a pig when he weighed in? If he was 203.8lbs why was he dripping sweat? These are professional athletes they don't cut an extra 1.2lbs if there's no need to do that.

The whole thing screams shenanigans.

I don't believe it myself, I was sick last week and lost a lot of weight, but I was not preparing for a fight, I would imagine he had nothing in his stomach at this point as well.

No one is letting this go anyway. Very sneaky.

Tazzimus

qwabercd wrote: »

The whole thing is a complete farce and tbh it doesn't deserve to be a mainstream sport when shenanigans like this still go on.

Yes, because all other sports are legit and nothing dodge ever happens in them..

Django99

Having rewatched it he definitely pushed down the towel. It couldn't be clearer.

At the ceremonial weigh he in he said Rogan that he's going to win this and then move on with his career. I might be reading too much into it but maybe he plans to vacate and move to Heavyweight? Cain is basically done by the looks of it so that's no longer an issue. He's had 2 very bad weight cuts in his last two fights now.