UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade

mailburner · 11-05-2019 10:28pm #1

Usual times on bt sports...11.30 1.0 3.0

Rose the underdog here which surprises me a little, should have a speed advantage here unless she gets clipped.

silva would have made mincemeat of canonier in his prime it goes without saying, he's the underdog here also but I still think he'll take canonier.

Aldo volkanovski is a hard one to call, aldo beat the possibly the hottest prospect in the div last time out and is still probably only behind max in the division so I'll go for aldo.
Volkanovski looks dangerous, maybe a more polished jeremy stephens type fighter but I still think aldo will be able to handle him.

I can't get too excited about the rest of the card and less said
about bj penn the better.

SouthDublin6w · 11-05-2019 10:55pm

Predictions and my bet:

Rose,
Jared,
Volkanovski,

Zero-Cool · 12-05-2019 12:08am

Cmon Rose, keep the streak going! Nerves will be at me watching that one.

Wrongway1985 · 12-05-2019 2:13am

Top performance by Alves, those leg kicks ooh.

BJ Penn/Guida was desperate, was hoping given BJ made it to decision he'd announce retirement(for good this time) , he bolted immediately just hope he's under no delusions. Now has more losses than wins in the UFC what a brown stain his return has been.

mailburner · 12-05-2019 2:26am

they'll give bj another fight i reckon, sad but true

mailburner · 12-05-2019 2:29am

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Top performance by Alves, those leg kicks ooh.

BJ Penn/Guida was desperate, was hoping given BJ made it to decision he'd announce retirement(for good this time) , he bolted immediately just hope he's under no delusions. Now has more losses than wins in the UFC what a brown stain his return has been.

That is some stat for a former champ who ruled the division in his prime.
I think it's the first time we've seen a stat like that tbh.

Wrongway1985 · 12-05-2019 2:47am

mailburner wrote: »

I think it's the first time we've seen a stat like that tbh.

Think so off the top of my head imagine Big Rig and Shogun run it close.

Bigmac1euro · 12-05-2019 2:49am

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Cmon Rose, keep the streak going! Nerves will be at me watching that one.

Yessss!!! I hope she wins man! I really do.

mailburner · 12-05-2019 2:57am

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Think so off the top of my head imagine Big Rig and Shogun run it close.

Rua does run it close

I forget sometimes that these pride legends don't have such good records in the ufc

mailburner · 12-05-2019 3:03am

Wish Megan olivi would feck off altogether

She doesn't belong there, painful...how can they not see that?
Keep her in the background

Wrongway1985 · 12-05-2019 3:07am

mailburner wrote: »

Rua does run it close

I forget sometimes that these pride legends don't have such good records in the ufc

At the same time they drop one, win one here or there not lose 7 in a row which is now BJ sadly

Always Tired · 12-05-2019 4:34am

Bigmac1euro wrote: »

Yessss!!! I hope she wins man! I really do.

Me too, big fan of Rose (I have a huge crush on her too)but this girl Andrade (who is slight fav in bookies) looks really tough. She definitely won't be tapping to strikes like Joanna and Rose wont knock her out either. She is hard as nails.

I've stayed up to watch it but I don't think it's going to be exciting like her fights vs JJ or Rousey v Holm. I think Rose will try to win by decision and that actually is probably her best strategy as the UFC would never take the belt off her in a decision, not just cause the usual, 'you have to take the belt' stuff but because they want a pretty American girl to be the face of the womens division now that Rousey's gone. They want Thug Rose to be the new darling. And I hope she is, she has a great personality and proved herself big time by beating JJ twice.

simongurnick · 12-05-2019 4:56am

Fancy a rose first round finish

simongurnick · 12-05-2019 5:19am

Rose rockin acdc
Love pat barry too...bring it

JacksonHeightsOwn · 12-05-2019 5:34am

simongurnick wrote: »

Rose rockin acdc
Love pat barry too...bring it

spoke too soon

F**K me that was some slam, Rampageesque :eek:

simongurnick · 12-05-2019 5:42am

There goes another tenner to the bookies!

Officer999 · 12-05-2019 5:46am

She was dominating the fight up until that too. Such a pity

Always Tired · 12-05-2019 5:46am

Man Rose was picking her apart, looked like she was going to cruise to a W. I can't believe she got knocked out by a slam, fair play to Andrade going back for it after it didnt work the first time.

Glad Rose looked okay, the way she landed right on her neck could have done massive damage, even being slammed by a short girl.

Good fight, fair play to her for going into Brazil and almost winning.

I really, really don't want to watch that Rousey interview. Something about her just makes my skin crawl. She seems like the kind of person who you would hate to have to work with.

Still Ill · 12-05-2019 5:47am

Jesus.. I'm probably a bit of an MMA noob compared to you guys, but I've never seen a finish like that before!

Always Tired · 12-05-2019 5:51am

Officer999 wrote: »

She was dominating the fight up until that too. Such a pity

They're talking about her retiring now as she apparently struggles with the stress. And that slam was scary, you could end up paralyzed.

But she was winning up to then. I'd say she'll be back. She seems to prefer being the challenger and not having expectations on her.

Still Ill · 12-05-2019 5:54am

Always Tired wrote: »

They're talking about her retiring now as she apparently struggles with the stress. And that slam was scary, you could end up paralyzed.

But she was winning up to then. I'd say she'll be back. She seems to prefer being the challenger and not having expectations on her.

She was absolutely picking Andrade apart in the first round. That's what I love about MMA and why there are so few unbeaten records.

Axwell · 12-05-2019 6:24am

Crazy powerful slam by Andrade, good to see Rose wasn't badly hurt after it.

Ultimate Seduction · 12-05-2019 8:18am

Woke up to a nice few pound in my betting account. Andrade , Volkanovski and Cannoneer.

Haven't watched any MMA in months, is this one worth watching back later?

SouthDublin6w · 12-05-2019 8:25am

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Woke up to a nice few pound in my betting account. Andrade , Volkanovski and Cannoneer.

Haven't watched any MMA in months, is this one worth watching back later?

I had rose, Volkanovski and Jared. Disappointed ha

Alf Veedersane · 12-05-2019 8:40am

Always Tired wrote: »

They're talking about her retiring now as she apparently struggles with the stress. And that slam was scary, you could end up paralyzed.

But she was winning up to then. I'd say she'll be back. She seems to prefer being the challenger and not having expectations on her.

She did say it might be the last time she fights.

I don't know why but she was just backing up in straight lines in that second round. Not like her. Thanxbetajaysus she's alright cos that could have been particularly bad.

Ultimate Seduction · 12-05-2019 9:03am

Her performance is most likley to do with the bus incedent. shes scared for life after it

Zero-Cool · 12-05-2019 9:42am

Aw absolutely sickened for Rose, she was putting on a clinic, what a way to go out. Still has the tools to come back and be champ if she wanted but if not, then she has been an incredible entry to women's MMA and I'll still be watching YouTube vids of her and Pat loving life.

mangobob · 12-05-2019 11:24am

Absolutely delighted for Andrade. Thats the real "Thug" right there.

mangobob · 12-05-2019 11:34am

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Her performance is most likley to do with the bus incedent. shes scared for life after it

So she got slammed on her head and knocked out because of Conor? :rolleyes:

Come on. You really need to let that go and stop looking for excuses. There was absolutely nothing wrong with her "performance". She was looking great up until that moment, as the commentary will tell you. DC was creaming himself over how good she was looking. Namajunas was out pointing Andrade until Jessica got a hold of her and then she had no answers for her strength and power. She just got beaten fair and square by the better fighter. End of.

Ultimate Seduction · 12-05-2019 11:48am

mangobob wrote: »

So she got slammed on her head and knocked out because of Conor? :rolleyes:

Come on. You really need to let that go and stop looking for excuses. There was absolutely nothing wrong with her "performance". She was looking great up until that moment, as the commentary will tell you. DC was creaming himself over how good she was looking. Namajunas was out pointing Andrade until Jessica got a hold of her and then she had no answers for her strength and power. She just got beaten fair and square by the better fighter. End of.

I didn't even see the fight man was just fishing . Will watch it tonight.

Mellor · 12-05-2019 12:05pm

Me too, big fan of Rose (I have a huge crush on her too)but this girl Andrade (who is slight fav in bookies) looks really tough. She definitely won't be tapping to strikes like Joanna and Rose wont knock her out either. She is hard as nails.

I think Rose will try to win by decision and that actually is probably her best strategy as the UFC would never take the belt off her in a decision, not just cause the usual, 'you have to take the belt' stuff but because they want a pretty American girl to be the face of the womens division now that Rousey's gone.

What the UFC want is irrelevant. That doesn't influence decisions.

UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade

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