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AlmightyCushion · 13-02-2019 3:49pm

Paully D wrote: »

https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1095687859300900864?s=21

That’ll be good craic to be fair :pac:

Even if that 6 figures is only 100k, that's still 33k a fight which isn't bad.

dashoonage · 13-02-2019 5:09pm

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

Even if that 6 figures is only 100k, that's still 33k a fight which isn't bad.

Yup...tag on some sponsership and throw in some mma fights and hes making a few bucks

Useful.Idiot · 13-02-2019 5:27pm

Delighted for him.

Ultimate Seduction · 13-02-2019 6:30pm

One of his best yet

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt07DXMHKeA/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=kotf0baqgtmr

Zero-Cool · 13-02-2019 6:36pm

A boy Artem, can't wait for that!

Ultimate Seduction · 14-02-2019 4:06am

The narrator is a bit of a Muppet, but this is a good lil documentary about Zabits background and childhood. The same page has one about khabibs upbringing too. Interesting. Trained killers since kids.

https://youtu.be/Q0EwWAjIi20

ASOT · 14-02-2019 7:44am

Rumble signed with Bare Knuckle which gave me a mini heart attack thinking about the damage he would do, but it seems to be in a development role for the time being.

Autecher · 14-02-2019 9:20am

ASOT wrote: »

Rumble signed with Bare Knuckle which gave me a mini heart attack thinking about the damage he would do, but it seems to be in a development role for the time being.

Yeah he seemed to get mad about that! He was pissed someone started the rumour he was fighting for them.

Autecher · 14-02-2019 9:20am

This is funny, well done to the UFC twitter account

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1095807257604837376

dashoonage · 14-02-2019 11:11am

https://twitter.com/Wardy1916/status/1095795537482264577?s=19

Autecher · 14-02-2019 10:04pm

Autecher wrote: »

This is funny, well done to the UFC twitter account

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1095807257604837376

They fixed it!
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1096124813096022016

Ultimate Seduction · 14-02-2019 10:12pm

Autecher wrote: »

They fixed it!
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1096124813096022016

Helwani loves this "angle" . He wants Askern to act like stone cold Steve Austin in his fued with Vince McMahon

dulux99 · 14-02-2019 11:09pm

Autecher wrote: »

They fixed it!
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1096124813096022016

Looks like Robbie Lawler is fighting a giant

Beersmith · 15-02-2019 8:56am

It is ridiculous that the biggest promotion with one of the stars of the sport has to ask to get a head pick.

hunter164 · 15-02-2019 7:23pm

Holloway v Tony Ferguson for the interim lightweight title in April?

Autecher · 15-02-2019 7:37pm

hunter164 wrote: »

Holloway v Tony Ferguson for the interim lightweight title in April?

I hope so but I think Max is just playing

xtal191 · 15-02-2019 7:46pm

hunter164 wrote: »

Holloway v Tony Ferguson for the interim lightweight title in April?

Thats a dream matchup right there

Autecher · 15-02-2019 7:55pm

Actually from looking at Poirier's twitter he seems to be hinting at him & Ferguson being on the 236 card so I think Max is just having some fun with it.

ASOT · 17-02-2019 8:13pm

Saul Rogers finally got an American visa.

Axwell · 18-02-2019 5:59am

Any further discussion regarding Fight Night and Cain vs Ngannou setup a thread and have it there. No one wants to be spoiled on the results here.

Ultimate Seduction · 18-02-2019 7:45pm

Felder suffered a punctured lung last night seems to be fine though

Subcomandante Marcos · 18-02-2019 7:48pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Felder suffered a punctured lung last night seems to be fine though

Collapsed lung, different, doesn't involve bone poking through the lung, hurts lick **** but easily fixed.

Ultimate Seduction · 18-02-2019 8:07pm

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Collapsed lung, different, doesn't involve bone poking through the lung, hurts lick **** but easily fixed.

I knew that. Don't know why I said puncture. How did he finish the fight with that

Subcomandante Marcos · 18-02-2019 8:09pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

I knew that. Don't know why I said puncture. How did he finish the fight with that

In a lot of pain I'd say. I had it happen after a heavy clash in a rugby match when I was a younglet, wasn't very nice, tears were unashamedly shed.

ricero · 19-02-2019 11:08am

Jasus no discussion about Big Frans win over Sea level Cain. Has to be a title shot or stipe rematch for Francis next.

Mellor · 19-02-2019 11:33am

ricero wrote: »

Jasus no discussion about Big Frans win over Sea level Cain. Has to be a title shot or stipe rematch for Francis next.

There was as no event thread with it being Monday. And no spoilers allowed here. I'm guess it's ok now.
It's kinda a tricky one. When I watch it first, I thought he was clipped with an uppercut. When I seen him land in a W, I said "there goes his MCL".
But now it's not clear if his blew because he fell, or if he fell because his knee blew.

Also Ice Cream Kron. Delicious

xckjoo · 19-02-2019 11:52am

Mellor wrote: »

There was as no event thread with it being Monday. And no spoilers allowed here. I'm guess it's ok now.
It's kinda a tricky one. When I watch it first, I thought he was clipped with an uppercut. When I seen him land in a W, I said "there goes his MCL".
But now it's not clear if his blew because he fell, or if he fell because his knee blew.

Also Ice Cream Kron. Delicious

Has there been any update on the knee? Ngannou showing real promise out there again. He's really turning things around after the Stipe/Lewis fight.

Would getting clipped not be the better outcome in terms of Cains career? All fighters can get clipped and lived to fight another day. Not many can keep fighting when their body struggles to last a full minute.

Gamb!t · 19-02-2019 12:06pm

Cain is certainly very unlucky with injuries which is a shame as he was some fighter.

MrStuffins · 19-02-2019 12:17pm

Paully D wrote: »

The Cain vs Ngannou fight this weekend is on Sunday night/Monday morning our time.

FFS.

MrStuffins wrote: »

They needed to give Cain an extra day to get injured.

Looks like he took full advantage!

Paully D · 19-02-2019 12:23pm

If you go back and look at the open workout, right at the end Cain’s knee buckles, he shakes his head and immediately waves off the workout.

He definitely wasn’t right, but Ngannou certainly connected with the uppercut to finish him.

EagererBeaver · 19-02-2019 12:34pm

Yeah, he got clocked. You can see his head snap violently.

Also, given how much he screamed when the knee went out from under him, he seemed pretty mobile afterwards. A funny one.

derfderf · 19-02-2019 12:34pm

Cain wasn't out after the uppercut. He reached straight for his knee as he fell. He was going down anyway, but he might have been able to recover if the knee didn't pop.
One of my favourites ever since he smashed Brock, it was tough to watch.

xckjoo · 19-02-2019 12:48pm

I don't think it really matters if it was the knee or a knockout to anyone but Cains team. Ngannou finished what was in front of him pretty decisively and that's all you can ask in a fight. Looks like he's well over his yips now. Looking forward to seeing what he brings to HW going forward.

TBH I wasn't impressed with Cain for the ~20s of action we saw in the match. He didn't look to be implementing much of a gameplan. Hopefully he's fit to fight again and we get to see if he has more to offer.

Useful.Idiot · 19-02-2019 1:47pm

Serious amount of thumps in Bam Bam v Luque. Some fight

vkus6mt3y8zg2q · 19-02-2019 1:52pm

Useful.Idiot wrote: »

Serious amount of thumps in Bam Bam v Luque. Some fight

Great fight alright

Mellor · 19-02-2019 2:25pm

xckjoo wrote: »

I don't think it really matters if it was the knee or a knockout to anyone but Cains team. Ngannou finished what was in front of him pretty decisively and that's all you can ask in a fight.

If Cains knee went while he was standing the finished was nothing to do with Fran. Which is the argyenebt a side are making.

But I don't that's what happened. I think a shot blipped him for a second. His weight drop, and his knee either popped on the way down or when he landed.

He landed like a child with wonky legs.

TBH I wasn't impressed with Cain for the ~20s of action we saw in the match. He didn't look to be implementing much of a gameplan. Hopefully he's fit to fight again and we get to see if he has more to offer.

I got worried when he attempted a few head kicks tbh. Should have been spamming low singles.

xtal191 · 19-02-2019 10:55pm

Rumours of Adesanya vs Gastelum at 236 for an Interim title

dashoonage · 19-02-2019 11:00pm

xtal191 wrote: »

Rumours of Adesanya vs Gastelum at 236 for an Interim title

tis booked

https://mmajunkie.com/2019/02/israel-adesanya-vs-kelvin-gastelum-set-for-ufc-236-with-interim-title-at-stake

in fairness an interim is warranted here....but i dunno if style bender should be in there

xtal191 · 19-02-2019 11:06pm

Def don't think Adesanya deserves a shot yet, he might've possibly had one of the easiest runs to a UFC title shot I've ever seen

dulux99 · 19-02-2019 11:09pm

xtal191 wrote: »

Def don't think Adesanya deserves a shot yet, he might've possibly had one of the easiest runs to a UFC title shot I've ever seen

Disagree really, Romero is coming off a loss and missed weight in his last fight. The only other option is Jacare, who Gastelum has fought and beat.

This is the fight to make. Adesanya is probably the most exciting propsect in the UFC at the moment.

dashoonage · 19-02-2019 11:15pm

xtal191 wrote: »

Def don't think Adesanya deserves a shot yet, he might've possibly had one of the easiest runs to a UFC title shot I've ever seen

Mcgregor

*opens popcorn

xtal191 · 19-02-2019 11:16pm

dulux99 wrote: »

Disagree really, Romero is coming off a loss and missed weight in his last fight. The only other option is Jacare, who Gastelum has fought and beat.

This is the fight to make. Adesanya is probably the most exciting propsect in the UFC at the moment.

Yeah I can see it from your view but I would've preferred to see him fight the winner of Romero/Costa or even Jacare or Weidmann before getting a shot.

Anyway surely Whittaker wont be out that long? Why didn't they just wait an extra month or so and make the Gastelum fight again?

dulux99 · 19-02-2019 11:20pm

xtal191 wrote: »

Yeah I can see it from your view but I would've preferred to see him fight the winner of Romero/Costa or even Jacare or Weidmann before getting a shot.

Anyway surely Whittaker wont be out that long? Why didn't they just wait an extra month or so and make the Gastelum fight again?

I know, Adesanya v Costa/Romero would definitely be a good option too. But that leaves Gastelum on the sidelines.

I'm no medical expert but I doubt Whittaker would be ready this side of the summer. Sounded like his injury was fairly violent. He hasn't fought since June of last year and there's a great fight to be made between Adesanya and Whittaker so I'm all for it.

VW 1 · 19-02-2019 11:27pm

xtal191 wrote: »

Def don't think Adesanya deserves a shot yet, he might've possibly had one of the easiest runs to a UFC title shot I've ever seen

Till getting his shot cant be too far off either.

Paully D · 19-02-2019 11:53pm

Is it just me that isn’t too excited about Adesanya?

I don’t know, he just doesn’t really do it for me, and I don’t think the hype he gets is warranted for what he has produced thus far.

I mean, he made a 43 year old Anderson Silva who has been a shell of himself since he’s been off the PED’s and 1-5 leading up to that fight (which should have been 0-6 as the Brunson decision was a robbery) look decent. Decisions wins against Vettori and Tavares. Meh.

He could certainly prove me wrong by beating Gastelum and Whittaker, but at the moment I feel he has a reputation that isn’t really justified.

I know it’s a different division, but look at someone like Prazeres who is 10-1 in the UFC and his only loss being to Kevin Lee 4 years ago, yet no-one knows who he is! Ponzinibbio in the welterweight division is on a 7 fight streak with some brilliant wins and although much more well-known than the aforementioned, nada.

callaway92 · 20-02-2019 8:52am

Prazares lost to Paulo Thiago in the UFC too before the Kevin Lee fight at Welterweight (which is what he has fought at in his last two fights).

He must hate the Lightweight cut

Autecher · 20-02-2019 9:33am

Al Iaquinta said on Unfiltered that they he has agreed to fight Poirier but Dustin is holding out for more money, he also said Conor v Cowboy is being set up for July and Max is coming up to fight Tony for the interim belt.

Autecher · 20-02-2019 9:41am

callaway92 wrote: »

Prazares lost to Paulo Thiago in the UFC too before the Kevin Lee fight at Welterweight (which is what he has fought at in his last two fights).

He must hate the Lightweight cut

He missed weight as a lightweight 3 times, he was forced to move up most likely.

dashoonage · 20-02-2019 10:55am

Paully D wrote: »

Is it just me that isn’t too excited about Adesanya?

I don’t know, he just doesn’t really do it for me, and I don’t think the hype he gets is warranted for what he has produced thus far.

I mean, he made a 43 year old Anderson Silva who has been a shell of himself since he’s been off the PED’s and 1-5 leading up to that fight (which should have been 0-6 as the Brunson decision was a robbery) look decent. Decisions wins against Vettori and Tavares. Meh.

He could certainly prove me wrong by beating Gastelum and Whittaker, but at the moment I feel he has a reputation that isn’t really justified.

I know it’s a different division, but look at someone like Prazeres who is 10-1 in the UFC and his only loss being to Kevin Lee 4 years ago, yet no-one knows who he is! Ponzinibbio in the welterweight division is on a 7 fight streak with some brilliant wins and although much more well-known than the aforementioned, nada.

spinning **** though paully....spinning ****.

tommyboy26 · 20-02-2019 11:39am

i thought that whittaker was not able to train till june? is there even a need for an interim belt?

is it just me or is anyone else starting to get fed up with interim belts and super fights?

i see cat zingano lost her appeal to get her last loss overturned over the toe poke. i honestly thought she would get it over turned

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