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Mellor · 11-01-2019 8:40am

JJayoo wrote: »

Funny how Jon fails these drug tests when he is dehydrated while cutting, but passes them once he has rehydrated

When your dehydrated your urine is concentrated. Which the levels of substance per ml increases. The levels in urine tests aren't reliable.

Fighters often increase results post fight. I'd guess that's down to dehydration.

CatFromHue · 11-01-2019 9:07pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Nah don't think so. He wasn't cutting when he failed 3 last year. Just thought its funny, BREAKING NEWS: Jones passed a test. I will be very suspicious if those pictograms don't show up again though. There for 2 years then suddenly vanish. Novitski said they will "pulse for up to 7 years" ..

I don't think he was cutting when he failed in December either.

Fight night was 29th and I think he failed a test around the 8, 9, or 10th.

dulux99 · 12-01-2019 10:40pm

Brad Pickett is taking a bare Knuckle fight. Genuinely sad to see. Some of these guys really have nothing lined up for their post-MMA career.

vkus6mt3y8zg2q · 13-01-2019 1:14pm

Cejudo looking ripped for the TJ fight

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsjWfd7gzc9/

fitzparker · 14-01-2019 9:21am

Did you see TJ?

Unless he has fat toes im unsure where he can get down to 125!

Subcomandante Marcos · 14-01-2019 9:51am

fitzparker wrote: »

Did you see TJ?

Unless he has fat toes im unsure where he can get down to 125!

The same way everyone else does, cutting water.

DrPhilG · 14-01-2019 9:59am

Just booked Vegas for my 40th birthday.

First time going when there isn't a fight on. Although there's a Fight Night scheduled for May 18th with no venue yet. Vegas or the surrounding area would be nice!

JJayoo · 14-01-2019 12:16pm

Ya TJ looks daily gaunt, you can really notice the muscle loss.

rob316 · 14-01-2019 5:38pm

Mark hunt is in Cork love to bump into him.

akelly02 · 14-01-2019 6:30pm

rob316 wrote: »

Mark hunt is in Cork love to bump into him.

whats he down there for?

weemcd · 14-01-2019 7:42pm

rob316 wrote: »

Mark hunt is in Cork love to bump into him.

He was in Belfast last night, he moves quickly for a big lad!

He was over in the Scottish highlands last week, if I remember right from his book his wife has Scottish ancestors and they visited there before on their honeymoon, this time they have the kids with them.

I was no more than 500 metres away when he took the photo outside Belfast city hall but I missed him, asked him to go for a pint with us on twitter but I really shoulda scoped out the nearby KFC's and Nando's...

Mellor · 15-01-2019 9:45am

weemcd wrote: »

He was in Belfast last night, he moves quickly for a big lad!

He was over in the Scottish highlands last week, if I remember right from his book his wife has Scottish ancestors and they visited there before on their honeymoon, this time they have the kids with them.

Somebody told me recently that he wife (or her family) was from Cork. I haven't read the book, snd might not be true, but would explain why he's in Cork.

ASOT · 15-01-2019 11:52pm

Pettis v Wonderboy verbally agreed for Match 23 fight night event accorrding to Ariel.

RIP Pettis.

Subcomandante Marcos · 16-01-2019 12:23am

Pettis is a small LW him fighting at WW against Wonderboy is idiocy.

ASOT · 16-01-2019 12:32am

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Pettis is a small LW him fighting at WW against Wonderboy is idiocy.

If it actually goes ahead he'll be wrecked.

mailburner · 16-01-2019 1:13am

he'll probably outpoint pettis but I don't see him getting a finish myself

could even see pettis nicking a round or two

derfderf · 16-01-2019 4:17am

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Pettis is a small LW him fighting at WW against Wonderboy is idiocy.

I know MMA maths is a questionable science, but it's crazy to think a guy that finished the middleweight champion is fighting a guy that was finished by the featherweight champion.

dulux99 · 16-01-2019 8:56am

Everything Pettis does well, Thomson does better whilst being bigger faster and stronger. No interest in this fight.

ASOT · 16-01-2019 9:03pm

Till v Masvidal & Gunni v Edwards announced for the London card. It just got a hell of a lot better.

Whelo79 · 16-01-2019 9:09pm

Two great additions there.

Subcomandante Marcos · 16-01-2019 9:15pm

Think Edwards will hurt Gunni tbh.

ASOT · 16-01-2019 9:25pm

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Think Edwards will hurt Gunni tbh.

He's come on leaps and bounds since that Usman loss, it'll be a cracking fight.

Looking forward to seeing his brother in Bellator also.

mailburner · 16-01-2019 9:38pm

ASOT wrote: »

Till v Masvidal & Gunni v Edwards announced for the London card. It just got a hell of a lot better.

Oh yes!

great match up and a great test for till given he'll have to go five if he even beats masvidal, huge step up the ladder for jorge if he can pull it off and I hope he does myself

DrPhilG · 16-01-2019 9:49pm

Bloody hell Till vs Masvidal might just tempt me over.

dulux99 · 16-01-2019 10:19pm

Fantastic. Delighted with that. I deserve a good event in London having has to suffer through a card main evented by Manuwa vs Cory Anderson.

Tickets will be wolfed up for this one. Will have to be on the ball.

Anyone else confirmed going?

ricero · 16-01-2019 11:45pm

Hope Till wrecks Masvidal

Paully D · 17-01-2019 1:03am

Really good main and co-main for London.

After all the rubbish events I’ve spent a fortune on over the years, of course I can’t make it to this one :rolleyes:

nmg4 · 17-01-2019 1:41am

https://www.offtheball.com/other-sports/khabib-nurmagomedov-head-coach-javier-mendez-wants-immediate-conor-mcgregor-rematch-cowboy-stadium-

Whelo79 · 17-01-2019 9:11am

Barboza v Gaethje supposedly bring organised for Nashville in March. Leg kicks galore!

Autecher · 17-01-2019 9:20am

Whelo79 wrote: »

Barboza v Gaethje supposedly bring organised for Nashville in March. Leg kicks galore!

It's on the Philadelphia card on March 30th, it's been agreed so there should be an official announcement very soon. I think the fight will go something like this.

Subcomandante Marcos · 17-01-2019 10:13am

I pray, for the sake of Gaethje's brain, this is the fight where he finally uses his wrestling.

D'Agger · 17-01-2019 10:29am

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

I pray, for the sake of Gaethje's brain, this is the fight where he finally uses his wrestling.

He's gonna attack Barbozas legs with his head I'd say

Tazzimus · 17-01-2019 11:12am

He'll use his highly effective faceguard as always to block Barboza's kicks

The Nal · 17-01-2019 11:32am

I wonder how Dana will defend putting woman beating coke head Greg Hardy on the card at the presser.

Ultimate Seduction · 17-01-2019 12:40pm

The Nal wrote: »

I wonder how Dana will defend putting woman beating coke head Greg Hardy on the card at the presser.

Well he just bent over backwards for a coke head, steroid using man who knocked Down a pregnant woman an left the scene. I doubt he cares.

dashoonage · 17-01-2019 12:42pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Well he just bent over backwards for a coke head, steroid using man who knocked Down a pregnant woman an left the scene. I doubt he cares.

next question...move on...poor journalism...

Tazzimus · 17-01-2019 12:46pm

The Nal wrote: »

I wonder how Dana will defend putting woman beating coke head Greg Hardy on the card at the presser.

LOL at you thinking Dana actually gives a **** about anyone other than himself.

The Nal · 17-01-2019 2:10pm

Tazzimus wrote: »

LOL at you thinking Dana actually gives a **** about anyone other than himself.

Course but he'll still be asked the question.

Brussels Sprout · 17-01-2019 2:33pm

Did Till not announce that he was moving up to middle weight after that title loss? It doesn't make much sense for him to stick around at welterweight, especially given how bad the weight cut is for him.

dulux99 · 17-01-2019 2:42pm

Brussels Sprout wrote: »

Did Till not announce that he was moving up to middle weight after that title loss? It doesn't make much sense for him to stick around at welterweight, especially given how bad the weight cut is for him.

He was definitely flirting with it. I think at one point he said he was 70% going to middleweight but never commited to it. Masivdal is a small WW too so I expect Till to wreck him.

Beersmith · 17-01-2019 3:36pm

The Nal wrote: »

I wonder how Dana will defend putting woman beating coke head Greg Hardy on the card at the presser.

He has already dealt with being asked about it plenty i the various shows

Ultimate Seduction · 17-01-2019 4:06pm

dulux99 wrote: »

He was definitely flirting with it. I think at one point he said he was 70% going to middleweight but never commited to it. Masivdal is a small WW too so I expect Till to wreck him.

He said on bispings podcast that the weight cut was so easy last time with proper nutritionest that hes sticking around 170 for another while. With Tyron planing on moving up later in the year could have changed his mind.

Autecher · 17-01-2019 4:15pm

dulux99 wrote: »

Masivdal is a small WW too so I expect Till to wreck him.

I think Masvidal could win this, I think height advantage is a little bit overrated in MMA. Gastelum is fighting for the Middleweight title and he's 5'9. Look at what Gaethje did to Vick or what Woodley did to Till even. Look at DC sure! I think Till will be aggressive from the start like he was against Cerrone but Masvidal for all the criticisms he gets is very tough and versatile. I think I'll throw a few quid on Jorge when I look at thew odds.

Ultimate Seduction · 17-01-2019 4:26pm

Autecher wrote: »

I think Masvidal could win this, I think height advantage is a little bit overrated in MMA. Gastelum is fighting for the Middleweight title and he's 5'9. Look at what Gaethje did to Vick or what Woodley did to Till even. Look at DC sure! I think Till will be aggressive from the start like he was against Cerrone but Masvidal for all the criticisms he gets is very tough and versatile. I think I'll throw a few quid on Jorge when I look at thew odds.

I don't think height matters when your a high level wrestler, it could even be a bit of an advantage but these guys are gonna stand and bang. Distance means everything in a striking contest.

Autecher · 17-01-2019 4:35pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

I don't think height matters when your a high level wrestler, it could even be a bit of an advantage but these guys are gonna stand and bang. Distance means everything in a striking contest.

Sure but look at what Woodley did to Till, what Mark Hunt did to Stefan Struve, what DC did to Miocic, what Gaethje did to Vick or what Gastelum did to Bisping. Little to no wrestling in those fights and the smaller guy won by ko/tko (Woodley by submission which he got to via knockdown). It's not exclusive of course look at what Till did to Cerrone, he just pressured him with his size and finished him, but my point is it's only an advantage if the taller fighter is good enough to make it so.

Tazzimus · 17-01-2019 4:36pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

I don't think height matters when your a high level wrestler, it could even be a bit of an advantage but these guys are gonna stand and bang. Distance means everything in a striking contest.

Depends how good the smaller guy is at getting in the pocket.
When you're in that close, being taller/lankier is more of a disadvantage.

Zero-Cool · 17-01-2019 9:19pm

So much cringe

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1085989629088526337?s=19

Subcomandante Marcos · 17-01-2019 9:43pm

Cejudo is everything that's wrong with American sports.

Brussels Sprout · 17-01-2019 11:06pm

Holy ****. He actually wears the gold medal around the place?

Autecher · 17-01-2019 11:27pm

Brussels Sprout wrote: »

Holy ****. He actually wears the gold medal around the place?

He lost his Olympic gold medal in a fire a few years ago so it's probably a replica or it's his Pan-Am Games medal.

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