UFC Fight Night Events Thread - Spoilers Within

Brussels Sprout wrote: »

Bisping and DC in the booth at this event are a pretty good mix. Then again Bisping would likely get on with anyone (even Dominic Cruz!)

Ha, I was going to say the opposite. Lots of 'banter' between them which should be left to pre or post fight shows not during the fights. They both loved the sound of their own voice.

A number of good fights on this card. Yet another pair of terrible womens fights. Womens mma in the ufc has really had such terrible fights for over a year now.

I just thought it was a really good performance from Chiesa rather then it being a bad performance from RDA.

I did think though that JDS looked kinda poor in the main.

As for the commentators....I just don't like Michael Bisping. DC is good and fairly natural, I just find Bisping tries too hard to be funny and doesn't have the natural flow that most of the others have.

really enjoyed dc with bisping but not so much without him

chiesa did what needed to be done and fair play to him but I couldnt help
but feel rda was poor
thought he'd up his game considerably after a poor first round but he just
didn't seem to have the answers to chiesas ground game

chiesa calling out colby was interesting, doubt colby will bite but if he does I think he'll
run through chiesa quite easily
I'm not convinced Chiesa will ever be a top five guy, good fighter but I don't think
he'll ever be an elite fighter, don't think he'll ever beat a decent striker if he's ever forced to stand with them

Mellor wrote: »

Earlier start for this weekends event. Some good fights, but not a great card overall.

Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker has heaps of potential. Stand up war coming.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz

As typical for an overseas fight night, lost of fighters from the region. A few old reliables. Highlight for me is my boy Josh Culibao stepping in on short notice. Jumping to to LW too.

What time does it start? I can't seem to get a definite time.

Have seen a reported start time of 12 midnight saturday, 3 am sunday morning, and then the fight disciple lads further confused matters by saying it starts on saturday afternoon uk time.

Mellor wrote: »

Earlier start for this weekends event. Some good fights, but not a great card overall.

Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker has heaps of potential. Stand up war coming.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz

As typical for an overseas fight night, lost of fighters from the region. A few old reliables. Highlight for me is my boy Josh Culibao stepping in on short notice. Jumping to to LW too.

Did Josh used to be a much bigger guy than he is now?

Tough fight for him tonight.

Riddell has dynamite in his hands

Riddell swamping a pint on the way back, never seen that before

Crazy, wondering how he kept taking those bombs

mailburner wrote: »

Can't remember the last time karolina looked good in a fight
She's tough but that's about it, will never beat a top 5 fighter again, will do well to beat a top 10 fighter now

She hasn't improved at all since Joanna used her as a punchbag

She should really be cut

Sad to say it, but I agree completely. Not only has she not improved, she almost looks like she is regressing.

No glove touch was explained by the commentator as being a result of Hooker being pissed off at Felder. Whats the bad blood between these two?

Had Felder 48/47

Really don't think that td in the 5th deserved it if that's what decided it
Fights lately seems impossible to call..I recall it used to be a lot easier or am I just imagining it?
What a fight though

Whelo79 wrote: »

Did Josh used to be a much bigger guy than he is now?

Tough fight for him tonight.

He normally fights at FW. Was giving up a lot of weight in there. Then the ankle roll didn’t help.

So figueiredo misses weight, which means only benavidez can win the belt, and the gall - oliveira fight is cancelled and not replaced, great card!

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Only going ahead you'd imagine due to the thinly veiled nature of having absolutely no contingency plan. Technically a Figueiredo win would still leave Henry Cejudo still as outgoing champ and some MMA media think would be more reason to scrap the division.

What could you ever do in this situation? 2.5 Pounds on the biggest night of your career has damned him in everyone's eyes. Always had Benavidez to win, Cejudo or Demetrius still has a massive gap in talent on the division.

I cannot believe that worst ref decision for a long time..

Ref wasn't paying close attention can only assume he called it on the unusual body language alone rather than the action.