UFC 219

Zero-Cool

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n1PN6bd5Jk

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Zero-Cool

Barboza via Submission

I'm fairly sure Cyborg is gonna wear down Holly and KO her but I see Holm having a chance of laying to the later rounds and outpointing Cyborg, should be a real interesting fight.

Barboza via head clean off in the 1st.

Will be great to see Condit back as well.

dashoonage

WAR Kebab! i so hope me makes weight.

dulux99

If Khabib is healthy he smashes Barboza IMO. But I just have such a big question mark over Khabib. His body must be like a rickety old ship at this point

DrumSteve

Barboza via Submission

Holm with the decision.

Barbosa with the KO.

KyleJJE

Barboza via Submission

Holm, barboza, magy, 21/1 to win on PP.. Might be worth a bet

Whelo79

Khabib saying his new nutrition plan is so good that he and his team are considering fighting at 145lb.

Ultimate Seduction

Barboza via KO/TKO

Surprised people going for Holm and barboza. I presume that's what ye want to happen and not what ye think will

ricero

Khabib via Submission

I am backing khabib and holm. If holm can keep her distance i think she can cause cyborg major problems especially with cyborgs agressive forward style.

50/50 on khabib v barboza but picked khabib as i feel once he gets it to the ground its game over. Easier said then done.

pastorbarrett

Barboza via KO/TKO

I'd say Khabib will be coming into this more fired up than ever - not making the weight must have been devastating on a personal level, and a potential loss here is the final nail in the coffin for a Conor match-up. The big question here is have these weight cuts, obviously undertaken poorly and without much rigour in previous occasions, taken a real toll on him physically...
I'm cheering for him in any case, with one eye on the rocky match-up in Russia!

Wouldn't mind seeing Holm doing the business, however seems unlikely. Her run of losses weren't reflective of her performance.

KyleJJE

Barboza via Submission

10 fight accumulator put in, 666/1, khabib and holly included

Autecher

KyleJJE wrote: »

10 fight accumulator put in, 666/1, khabib and holly included

There is some bad juju on those odds man

Autecher

Whelo79 wrote: »

Khabib saying his new nutrition plan is so good that he and his team are considering fighting at 145lb.

:eek: Haha! He's just doing that so he can beat Michael Johnson again (if Johnson can even make the weight that is). The man does love his advantages (and tiramisu)

ricero

Khabib via Submission

Couple of hours until weigh ins. Helwani tweeted that he heard kahbib went to bed on weight last night.

Subcomandante Marcos

Khabib via Decision

ricero wrote: »

Couple of hours until weigh ins. Helwani tweeted that he heard kahbib went to bed on weight last night.

He looked great in an interview with Helwani last night too.

ASOT

Barboza via KO/TKO

Khabib first in line to weigh in and is 155.6 according to Lance Pugmire

xtal191

Barboza via Submission

Khabib looking good, 155 and a half

darced

Khabib via Decision

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ASOT

Barboza via KO/TKO

Khabib by massacre.

ricero

Khabib via Submission

Delighted he made weight. To me it sounded like he had the wrong people in his camp when it came to his diet. Glad to have him back.

dulux99

I love Khabib. What a great character and just smashing machine combo. Would love to see him get 3 or 4 fights in 2018 if he can stay fit. Big if, though.

EagererBeaver

Khabib via Decision

Delighted the fight is happening. Think Khabib rag dolls him over two or three rounds or else gets the head kicked clean off him in the first.

Ultimate Seduction

Barboza via KO/TKO

dulux99 wrote: »

I love Khabib. What a great character and just smashing machine combo. Would love to see him get 3 or 4 fights in 2018 if he can stay fit. Big if, though.

Impossible with Ramadan.

Subcomandante Marcos

Khabib via Decision

He said he wants to fight again before may and then at the end of the summer.

Should get at least two, maybe three fights in next year.

Subcomandante Marcos

Khabib via Decision

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Impossible with Ramadan.

Ramadan is a month, he won't be in camp or fight between may the middle of may and the middle of June, he has the whole rest of the year free.

Subcomandante Marcos

Khabib via Decision

darced wrote: »

Looks drawn enough

What you smoking?

Ultimate Seduction

Barboza via KO/TKO

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Ramadan is a month, he won't be in camp or fight between may the middle of may and the middle of June, he has the whole rest of the year free.

Spring time and winter time. He won't fight more than twice in 2018

akelly02

This tomorrow night I take it?

ianob7

akelly02 wrote:

This tomorrow night I take it?

Sure is !

akelly02

ianob7 wrote: »

Sure is !

Could see holm outpointing cyborg!

darced

Khabib via Decision

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ianob7

akelly02 wrote:

Could see holm outpointing cyborg!

Potentially ya but I think cyborg will just rush her and overwhelm Holly and get the stoppage .
Babrboza wins on the feet or khabib easily on the ground ! Looking forward to condits return too.

dulux99

I've never seen anything from Holm to say she's particularly good at stealing rounds. Before her last fight against Betch (who is a joke) she lost two very similar fights by decision to GDR and Sheva. I can't see her being shrewd enough to do enough to win rounds against Cyborg.

EagererBeaver

Khabib via Decision

I'm not sure how much Cyborg will be able to rush her. Holm is tough, she's shown it on several occasions. Think cyborg most likely to win but if she goes all out for an early KO, she could end up gassing quickly and leave Holm with great opportunities.

dulux99

dulux99 wrote: »

I've never seen anything from Holm to say she's particularly good at stealing rounds. Before her last fight against Betch (who is a joke) she lost two very similar fights by decision to GDR and Sheva. I can't see her being shrewd enough to do enough to win rounds against Cyborg.

To go back to my own point, I also don't ever see Holm being great at adjusting in fights. The GDR and Sheva fights being prime examples. She was doing her usual movement with brief rushes and it really wasn't working and she couldn't do anything to switch it up.

Maybe it's becoming apparent that I just don't rate Holm and that is the case. I think her boxing credentials show how shallow women's boxing is. Her punches aren't even her most effective striking technique. Holm is one of these people I always find myself backing against...except for when she's fighting a joke shop like Beth Correira

ricero

Khabib via Submission

ianob7 wrote: »

Potentially ya but I think cyborg will just rush her and overwhelm Holly and get the stoppage .
Babrboza wins on the feet or khabib easily on the ground ! Looking forward to condits return too.

Think magny will beat condit

darced

Khabib via Decision

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CatFromHue

So if Holly beats Cyborg, after already bearing Ronda, will she be the GOAT :pac:

ianob7

ricero wrote:

Think magny will beat condit

Not for me . Magny is a bit meh I feel . Average at everything exceptional at nothing

darced wrote:

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I'm with you on that one.. lack of fighting would be the only way I see condit losing that fight.

ASOT

Barboza via KO/TKO

Just seen the way ins Holly looked like death. Cant wait for this card

Paully D

Barboza via Submission

I really don't see how Holly could be classed as the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time if she wins here.

Yes, she'd have won two titles but she's 1-3 in her last four fights with her only win since 2015 coming against Bethe FFS.

Fromvert

Condit could be damaged from all of the punishment he's taken. It didn't take a big shot from Maia for Condit to say he was rocked from it and didn't want to get hit again. He's also talked about his worry of brain trauma in the future. Think it could be a case of him taking this for the money if life since retiring isn't paying the bills.

I also don't rate Magny highly, prime Condit smashes him but this would be a fight I'd avoid betting.

ASOT

Barboza via KO/TKO

Paully D wrote: »

I really don't see how Holly could be classed as the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time if she wins here.

Yes, she'd have won two titles but she's 1-3 in her last four fights with her only win since 2015 coming against Bethe FFS.

10000%, in my opinion theres no greatest female mixed martial artist at the moment, it could have been Ronda but at the moment theres nobody whos dominating. Nunes might have a chance but shed need a good couple of ws. Cyborg would be for me but her past is to shadey.

dulux99

ASOT wrote: »

10000%, in my opinion theres no greatest female mixed martial artist at the moment, it could have been Ronda but at the moment theres nobody whos dominating. Nunes might have a chance but shed need a good couple of ws. Cyborg would be for me but her past is to shadey.

Ah come on. She's literally had one brilliant performance to date in her entire career compared to plenty of crappy unimpressive ones. Joanna J has had numerous brilliant performances.

CatFromHue

lads I put the :pac: at the end of my post for a reason

ASOT

Barboza via KO/TKO

dulux99 wrote: »

Ah come on. She's literally had one brilliant performance to date in her entire career compared to plenty of crappy unimpressive ones. Joanna J has had numerous brilliant performances.

Fair enough, at the end of the day the main point I was getting at is theres no greatest womans mixed martial artist yet, the more there game evolves is when were going to start getting contenders for that title. Its like looking back to early ufc and watching how the fighters have evolved since, from having only one dominating art to becoming well rounded machines. Alot of the early pioneers of the sport would have been great fighters but none would be considered the best of all time etc

Paully D

Barboza via Submission

CatFromHue wrote: »

lads I put the :pac: at the end of my post for a reason

I know you were joking mate, but plenty of people haven’t been when saying it this week.

mailburner

Barboza via Submission

ricero wrote: »

Think magny will beat condit

Condit on another level, don't see how magny beats him and surprised Condit isn't a shorter price

ASOT

Barboza via KO/TKO

mailburner wrote: »

Condit on another level, don't see how magny beats him and surprised Condit isn't a shorter price

Was on another level, doesnt seem the same anymore. Would love to see him come out and blast magny because of how much I love him but with magnys size its gonna be a tough fight imo.

Subcomandante Marcos

Khabib via Decision

ASOT wrote: »

Was on another level, doesnt seem the same anymore. Would love to see him come out and blast magny because of how much I love him but with magnys size its gonna be a tough fight imo.

For my money he beat Lawlor, not a robbery but I feel he was the better over five rounds.

Since then he got backpacked by Maia, it's not like he's on a run of terrible performances.

He'll butcher Magney.

ASOT

Barboza via KO/TKO

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

For my money he beat Lawlor, not a robbery but I feel he was the better over five rounds.

Since then he got backpacked by Maia, it's not like he's on a run of terrible performances.

He'll butcher Magney.

Maybe im just basing it off the condit I loved watching 3 or 4 years ago but he just has seemed off. Hopefully your right but well see tomorrow!