The MMA Thread
Since there's a SE Boxing Thread that evolved out of the PBF/Pac abortion, I thought we should have a SE MMA Thread as w
I wouldn't worry too much yet. We also shouldn't forget that if Netflix is planning a long term partnership with Paul that would work out better if he won. Also last time Tyson did an exhibition against Roy Jones Jr. he dominated that fight basically start to finish and probably won 7 out of 8 rounds. One judge had it a draw and another one 80-76 Jones which means he gave Jones 10 points for every single round (!) and Tyson 10 points in 4 rounds.
BetOnline opened Robert Whitaker at +175 vs. Khamzat (-205) for their 5 rounder at UFC Saudi-Arabia.
Damn it madlex, you got my hyped for some fighting... that's 2 freakin' months away!
The Atlantic City card on Saturday actually looks pretty decent with Luque vs. Buckley, Chris Weidman in what is probably his last UFC appearance and Blanchfied vs. Fiorot as the ME. Those two might be the best female 125lbs fighters right now in a division that's surprisingly entertaining anyway compared to the rest of WMMA.
After that only two weeks until UFC 300.
BetOnline opened Robert Whitaker at +175 vs. Khamzat (-205) for their 5 rounder at UFC Saudi-Arabia.
That went fast. It's Reaper +135 vs. -155 for Khamzat now. For someone like myself who is a fan but far from an expert, the way to make a couple bucks in MMA betting is taking advantage of terrible opening lines like this one or Gaethje vs. Max.
This ref has had some questionable early stoppages tonight.
Has to be one of the worst cards I've ever watched. I want to stop, but might as well force myself to finish these last 2 fights.
Happy for Weidman that he got a W but letting him win on a technical decision after his at least 4th or 5th foul and a hard warning in the second round seems wrong.
He basically benefited from poking Silva in the eye two more times in the finishing sequence. Probably should have been a DQ or at least 2 point deduction.
Great decision by Weidman to add eye pokes to his game, that's what was missing. That jab cross eye poke combo, beautiful stuff.
He'll be calling for a title shot soon, despite his wrestling looking thoroughly unintimidating.
Right eye gouge followed by left eye scratch. They never see it coming..
WTF main event. Must be nice to be able to just wait for your opponent to come in, jab them right in the face, retreat and then do it all over again. Twice a round you throw a 1-2 so nobody falls asleep.
Bones Jones getting some headlines again (for the wrong reasons yet again). The guy just can't keep his **** together.
Yeh saw his post on IG with the security cam footage.
Not sure what went down, but I can say, if I've somehow annoyed and pissed off JJ looking like that, I'm going to be as friendly as frickin' possible, and retreat to my car!
Full UFC 100 card ahead of 300 this Saturday.
Great card overall. Hendo KO'ing Bisping is still one of the best moments in UFC history.
Hard to believe two days out from 300 we still haven't lost a single fight from the card. Would have laid at least 3:1 that not all 13 announced fights actually happened.
Gaejthe back down to -160? surprising
Max must be having a good camp, easier time putting on the weight than vs Poirier
If the fighters weren't already incentivised...
If the fighters weren't already incentivised...
Fun fact: The card includes 4 fighters who are in the top10 all-time for fight night bonuses. The guy who campaigned for the bigger bonuses has 12 post fight bonuses in 12 UFC fights (plus 3 fights of the year) and fights another guy in the top10.
UFC's dream team.
UFC's dream team.
Bryce definitely strikes me as someone just dumb enough to decide he needs to take things into his own hands and do something stupid. That Christmas video with his box of ammunition was unsettling.
Mitchell is a conspiracy theorist, voicing his belief that SARS-CoV-2 was created in a lab by the U.S. government and deliberately released,[45][46] and that the U.S. government stages mass shootings to advance a gun confiscation agenda.[47] He has also criticized the Federal Reserve as a "corrupt institution" that is manipulating the value of the U.S. dollar.[48][49] Mitchell is also a flat Earther, a geocentrist and believes that gravity is a hoax.[50]
And even he is looking super skeptical of Strickland...
Gaejthe back down to -160? surprising
Max must be having a good camp, easier time putting on the weight than vs Poirier
Just saw Max weigh in, looked like someone who had a proper weight cut to 155 as opposed to someone where you can tell they just cut way less weight than usual like Usman vs. Khamzat.
Re Bryce Mitchell, I think he might qualify as intellectually disabled so I'm not sure how much fun we're supposed to make of someone like that but good riddance.
Strickland is just a bullshitter. Can't take anything he says seriously. Not long ago he kept saying he's not going to fight again unless it's for the title. Not only did he not get the DDP rematch, they make him fight Costa who lost 3 of 4 while Izzy is getting an immediate title shot with the winner of Whitaker vs. Khamzat probably next in line.
Re Bryce Mitchell, I think he might qualify as intellectually disabled so I'm not sure how much fun we're supposed to make of someone like that but good riddance.
Bryce may very well be but take those limitations with his true believer mentality and it's a dangerous combo.
So somehow all 13 fights held up and everyone made weight. I'm not a religious man but I believe we have all witnessed a miracle.
And yeah, Max looks great.
So somehow all 13 fights held up and everyone made weight. I'm not a religious man but I believe we have all witnessed a miracle.
As stated earlier I didn't think that was possible.
Actually looked happy at 155. At 136 she looks like a recently rescued prisoner of war. Holly Holm looked pretty terrible, too. But at least she's already in her 40's. Kayla is 33.
Holy ****, Kayla looks rough in that picture - not surprising though, that's a hell of a cut. Reminiscent of the McGregor massive cuts. I'd be curious to know what she weighs walking into the octagon tomorrow.
Here we go, pretty exited.
That's how my watch looks like after crashing my bike this morning. Will have to wait for the kids to go to bed before adding beer to the pain killers.
We'll have to start calling you Joel
Kayla looked pretty damn good
