breadmonkey wrote: » Lads, this is a "what time will Conor be fighting" question but please bear with me! I'm actually going to be in San Francisco on Saturday (shameless brag) and found a good Irish bar to watch the fight. Problem is I probably can't get there until 20:30 local time. Any ideas what time he'll be on?
scudzilla wrote: » SF time is same as Vegas, i'd say he'll be going into the cage shortly after 19:30 your time, possibly a touch later
Mellor wrote: » Yeah sounds about right. 4am Irish time at the latest, which is 8pm local. Or 1pm for me. Firmly planted on a barstool, super Sunday.
p to the e wrote: » Seeing as the main card has mostly been covered I'll cover some of the undercard. Some people were surprised to see Cruz on an undercard but he's there to sell the PPV main card to those who get the undercard for free. If this were 2-3 years ago you'd say that Mizugaki has no right to even lace the boots of Cruz but there's always going to be intrigue when a fighter is coming back after a long layoff. If Cruz still has that fast paced grind (a paradox if ever there was one) then it's going to be a long night for Mizugaki. If Mizugaki can stuff the takedowns of Cruz and keep him at bay with some crisp jabs then a title shot has to on the cards. James Krause was lucky to win his last bout against Jamie Varner and Varner was fighting whilst hopping on one leg. Masvidal will outclass him in both striking and grappling. Patrick Coté has a cinder block inside his head. Stephen Thompson breaks bricks with his karate. You could see where the matchup came from. Cote has been successful since his move to WW but he definitely cuts a lot of weight which might take its toll. On the other side, Wonder Boy throws a lot of kicks which means he has been prone to gassing himself. I can see Cote playing the slow game against the fence whilst routinely attacking Thompson's hand with his head (see what I did there?) and getting the decision. The reputation of never having been KO'd in an MMA career is thrown around a lot but in nearly 70 professional MMA fights Brian Ebersole has never been put away. His career in the UFC got off to a flying start with 4 wins in a row but then his last two fights were absolute snore-fests where he looked completely uninterested in being there. His opponent, John Howard, is more than capable of putting people away but has struggled against guys who can grind out a decision. Ebersole has the ability to keep Howard against the cage but may elect to test his chin just for the craic.
7oakse wrote: » Who's gonna win? Genuinely do not have a clue...but as Unpatriotic as this may seem, I would not begrudge a dustin victory! And a devastating one at that...could be good for Connor The odds on a dustin victory are silly as well...I understand the Connor hype train, but he is not as strong a favourite as PP and co are making out. Not a clue what's going to happen but can't wait!
EuskalHerria wrote: » I know it's been discussed that Conor is In his head, but I honestly don't remember a fighter looking so shook before a fight. Just watched the severe mma interviews with Conor and Poirier. Conor is as relaxed as always and Poirier looks like he's contemplating falling on his ankle to stop the fight going ahead. Poirier seemed to contradict himself as well. When asked about the embedded episode from yesterday, he said that it was edited and didn't show him starting the interaction with Conor. Which is obviously bull$hit, because Poirier walked off in a huff claiming Conor wasn't being professional and that "he shouldn't be talking like that". Poirier mentioning that twitter was getting to him is also, not advisable.
Gumbi wrote: » 68 fights and not a single KO finish. Indeed. I try not to put too much stock in chins either but I think that speaks well of durability and technique overall.
xtal191 wrote: » Really? Poirier seemed fine to me in that interview.
akelly02 wrote: » Hi Lads quick question since i have nowhere to watch this ive decided to bite the bullet and get BT Sports. Just wondering because its PPV how do you actually buy it, can you do it from your Sky remote?
MrStuffins wrote: » It's only PPV in the states. Once you subscribe to BT Sports, you'll be able to watch it at no extra cost. It's on the regular BT Sport channels.
EuskalHerria wrote: » ....Andrews interview with Poirier......
John_D80 wrote: » Where can we see this?? Didn't see it on the website??
MrStuffins wrote: » Super post. Also looking forward to Kennedy v Romero. he bookies have Romero a slight favourite but I think this is as tight a fight as there is. I'd guess the winner could be up next for a title shot, although Weidmann's injury has kind of messed up that timelne a bit.
EuskalHerria wrote: » Majority of links have circulated on twitter/Facebook. Here's a link: http://severemma.com/2014/09/exclusive-video-interview-with-dustin-poirier-ahead-of-ufc-178/
EuskalHerria wrote: » It was just little things. Not about what he was saying, more how he looked and how he was answering. In Andrews interview with Poirier, the first two minutes are all questions about Conor directed to him. He's visibly frustrated that none of the questions are really about him. Also there's a longer version of that interview and the Conor questions went on for even longer. To me he looked frustrated and annoyed at all the Conor questions. Also he was muttering and stuttering the answers to some questions. Throw in the need to lie about the previous days events it just painted a poor picture of the man right now.
