Bellator/WSOF/One FC etc events Thread

dashoonage · 27-09-2017 02:25PM

Gamebred wrote: »

Redmond and Ward 2 bums anyone paying to see them fight is smoking something.

nothing wrong with paying to see some bums hai!

Just not these type of bums!

Whelo79 · 27-09-2017 04:20PM

I wonder will the BAMMA card outshine the Bellator portion like last time.

Axwell · 27-09-2017 04:54PM

Gamebred wrote: »

Redmond and Ward 2 bums anyone paying to see them fight is smoking something.

Give the fighter bashing a rest - its against the charter.

Whelo79 · 18-10-2017 09:33PM

KSW is on in Dublin this Sunday. If anyone who is not going to be there wants to watch the fights KSW are doing ppv online for €10.

If you order through a fighters link they get a cut of the ppv and Paul Redmond is donating any money he makes from his sales to Temple Street Hospital. Link below.

https://kswtv.com/reseller/redmond

davmol · 21-10-2017 02:32PM

Is KSW on eirsport?it says it is on their site but it's not listed on sky

LollipopJimmy · 21-10-2017 02:43PM

Looked at tickets to the Point (It'll always be the point to me, none of this o3 Arena ****e for me :P ) Only €145 tickets on sale last night but seems there are more €95 tickets there today. Are the 145 worth the extra 50 bills would anybody that's been to an event there before know?

Autecher · 21-10-2017 03:16PM

davmol wrote: »

Is KSW on eirsport?it says it is on their site but it's not listed on sky

It's on eirsport 1 Wednesday at 10pm. The event tomorrow is on ppv so they won't be showing it live.

Autecher · 21-10-2017 03:32PM

Anyone watch this. Not the best event but the Hardy-Williams fight was an entertaing kinda sloppy fight. And the main event

I thought Mousasi adapted well considering he had no vision from 1 eye but Shlemenko really could have done more to capitalise. He just kept going for spinning backfists which were not connecting.

ASOT · 21-10-2017 03:45PM

cliggg wrote: »

Anyone watch this. Not the best event but the Hardy-Williams fight was an entertaing kinda sloppy fight. And the main event
I thought Mousasi adapted well considering he had no vision from 1 eye but Shlemenko really could have done more to capitalise. He just kept going for spinning backfists which were not connecting.

The calls for a robbery wernt justified imo, decent scrap.

Hardy got smashed up, bit off more than she could chew. Fair play to her coming back i didnt think she woukd after her first fight.

Autecher · 21-10-2017 05:22PM

Yeah fair play but I hope she leaves it there now. For all the talk of boxing vs mma the last few months her mma boxing is very bad, just sloppy head movement and wild swinging of the arms

TerrorFirmer · 25-10-2017 08:27PM

Yeah that was a real nasty headkick that Hardy took - the crack off it was something else. She was dominated in that fight though, she looked sloppy and amateur against Williams. Not a mark on Williams either.

That and the main fight were decent but the others weren't great. Especially the first fight, really bad stuff. Didn't watcht he prelims though.

Autecher · 27-10-2017 09:13AM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Yeah that was a real nasty headkick that Hardy took - the crack off it was something else. She was dominated in that fight though, she looked sloppy and amateur against Williams. Not a mark on Williams either.

That and the main fight were decent but the others weren't great. Especially the first fight, really bad stuff. Didn't watcht he prelims though.

The prelims were ok actually even though it was mostly fighters with little or no mma record at all. One thing Bellator are terrible at is promotion. I am on 6-7 different mma news sites on almost a daily basis and I had no idea this event was even on until 3 days before. You can't appeal to casuals if you don't even advertise to the hardcore fanbase!

Whelo79 · 28-10-2017 08:11PM

Anyone watching cage warriors? Prelims on sport Bible on facebook. Decent enough entertainment so far.

Subcomandante Marcos · 28-10-2017 08:20PM

Whelo79 wrote: »

Anyone watching cage warriors? Prelims on sport Bible on facebook. Decent enough entertainment so far.

Watching the boxing for the evening myself, debating if I want to watch the UFC later or not.

Paully D · 06-11-2017 05:04PM

Anyone on here giving Moore a shot against McKee on Friday night?

McKee 9-0 and highly regarded as a prospect, he has looked good but has yet to really face anyone.

Bellator will obviously be hoping McKee wins to set up the fight with Gallagher, but I think Moore could be a dangerous guy to be putting in against a pretty untested prospect. 10-5, but when you look at his record some of his losses have come against really good fighters. Wilkinson who went 2-2 in the UFC, Weichel who is one of the best and most experienced featherweights around outside of the UFC.

DrPhilG · 06-11-2017 05:08PM

Reposting this from the Bamma 32 thread, might get more views!

Is there a full card available for this anywhere?

Serious difference in promotion and production compared to the UFC. Bellator's own website only lists 3 main card fights and 2 prelims, lol.

Bamma card is here but again I'm doubtful that this is the full list?
http://www.bamma.com/events/bamma-32

TerrorFirmer · 09-11-2017 03:00PM

RE: Bellator 186, did anyone find that Ducote fight awful? I usually find the commentators on Bellator okay, but Jimmy Smith was being a bit ridiculous for this one, talking it up with generic crap like "These two warriors are leaving it all in the cage" that really did not gel with what was happening on screen....

Good dominant victory for Ryan Bader as well, decent to watch.

sticker · 11-11-2017 08:35AM

Hey all. I'm a UFC fan and with hung head I'm ashamed to admit I've never heard of bellator. Is it another organisation for mma? Is it shown on Irish TV?

Wexfordboy89 · 11-11-2017 08:44AM

sticker wrote: »

Hey all. I'm a UFC fan and with hung head I'm ashamed to admit I've never heard of bellator. Is it another organisation for mma? Is it shown on Irish TV?

Yep it is lots of ex ufc guys fighting there.roy nelson wanderli Silva are two I can think of.probably on bt sports im guessing.

sticker · 11-11-2017 08:56AM

Cheers. Is it worth watching? Tweet with Mcgregor crashing ring sounds like ufc commentary guys

Tazzimus · 11-11-2017 01:41PM

sticker wrote: »

Cheers. Is it worth watching? Tweet with Mcgregor crashing ring sounds like ufc commentary guys

That'll be Goldie you heard, he's commentating for them now.
If they put on more serious fights instead of exhibition fan favourite fights it'd probably be a serious contender to the UFC

MagicIRL · 13-11-2017 10:10AM

sticker wrote: »

Cheers. Is it worth watching? Tweet with Mcgregor crashing ring sounds like ufc commentary guys

They have some good fighters, but the level is not the same as the UFC.

You'll find most of their big names are former UFC fighters (Rory MacDonald, Roy Nelson, Benson Henderson etc.) who swapped over for a better pay day. (Bellator doesn't have that stupid Reebok sponsorship/fighter extortion system) in place.

Bellator is also known for putting on exhibition matches (Kimbo Slice v Dada 5000 for example) which gives it a bit of a circus/pantomime name.

Also check out One FC in Asia. It's shown here on BT Sports or Setanta. Mostly Asian fighters as you would expect but decent enough. They used to allow soccer kicks to downed opponents too, but I believe that's changed.

sticker · 13-11-2017 10:27AM

MagicIRL wrote: »

They have some good fighters, but the level is not the same as the UFC.

You'll find most of their big names are former UFC fighters (Rory MacDonald, Roy Nelson, Benson Henderson etc.) who swapped over for a better pay day. (Bellator doesn't have that stupid Reebok sponsorship/fighter extortion system) in place.

Bellator is also known for putting on exhibition matches (Kimbo Slice v Dada 5000 for example) which gives it a bit of a circus/pantomime name.

Also check out One FC in Asia. It's shown here on BT Sports or Setanta. Mostly Asian fighters as you would expect but decent enough. They used to allow soccer kicks to downed opponents too, but I believe that's changed.

Many thanks for that. Does SKY broadcast Bellator? I did a quick search but can't seem to find any reference...

MagicIRL · 13-11-2017 10:35AM

I've never seen Bellator on Sky myself. It could be on Spike TV or maybe broadcast at a strange time though, like a tape-delay and it's on a 3/4/5am or even 11am the next morning?

TerrorFirmer · 13-11-2017 02:55PM

Bellator is very hit and miss. Some good fights (Girtz v Campos 3 a few months back was vicious! Reminded me of Lawler v McDonald) but the overall standard is considerably lower than UFC. But overall definitely worth watching.

Bellator is also known for putting on exhibition matches (Kimbo Slice v Dada 5000 for example)

Never seen a spectacle like it before (or since) in MMA! By the end the commentator wasn't sure if Dada 5000 had been 'knocked down' by a feeble half punch/shove or just collapsed.

dashoonage · 13-11-2017 08:24PM

The Jack Swagger has signed with Bellator!

EagererBeaver · 13-11-2017 08:41PM

dashoonage wrote: »

The Jack Swagger has signed with Bellator!

Have just seen that from Sean Sheahan on Twitter. Think he hit the nail on the head by pointing out that Swagger/Hager was an All-American wrestler in college so he's closer to Lesnar than he is CM Punk.

dashoonage · 13-11-2017 08:44PM

They should cross promote....punk vs swagger is the fight we all want to see!

martyos121 · 13-11-2017 09:02PM

EagererBeaver wrote: »

Have just seen that from Sean Sheahan on Twitter. Think he hit the nail on the head by pointing out that Swagger/Hager was an All-American wrestler in college so he's closer to Lesnar than he is CM Punk.

But at the same time, much closer to Bobby Lashley than he is to Lesnar, not that Lashley is that bad himself. There’s just levels to this sport.

but1er · 13-11-2017 11:52PM

I think Bader has a great chance of winning this, only one with a few cells left

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