UFC 196 GDT: Reality Check

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Who will be the women's bantamweight champ come Sunday morning? This poll is closed.
Holly Holm	91	78.45%
Miesha Tate	25	21.55%
Total:	116 votes

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Redgrendel2001: Sep 1, 2006; you literally think a person saying their NBA team of choice being better than the fucking 76ers is a 'schtick'

a literal thing you think.

NippleFloss posted:

I think it's silly to say that this fight told us nothing about how an RDA fight would go when it told is that apparently Conor has four minutes worth of gas before he powers down and lets himself get punched and choked.

RDA is probably good enough to survive four minutes.

That's assuming he would go all out against RDA like he did against Diaz.

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# ? Apr 26, 2024 09:23

manyak: Jan 26, 2006

Lots of guys who normally dont gas have gassed out quickly when fighting Diaz bros. Its one of their things

# ? Mar 7, 2016 02:40

Shumagorath: Jun 6, 2001

Dangersim posted:

The difference is that conor has the reach and RDA is more aggressive so he's more likely to walk into shots. I don't know how many non-diaz's can eat the left like that. Otoh nate seemed to be stronger then conor in the clinch which doesn't bode well for mcgregor, and if Rda doesn't go down early he has the cardio to make him pay.

All in all still a super interesting fight imo.

I still want to see that fight because RDA beat Nate, Pettis and Cerrone in a row and none of those fights were even close. All three of those guys would beat McGregor consistently except for maybe Cerrone because he seems to break mentally in big fights.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 02:44

genderfluid and beautiful: Feb 1, 2005

Memento posted:

shouldn't you be probated

Yes sir, I am waiting for fatherdog I suppose. Congrats to mewse and Diaz

# ? Mar 7, 2016 02:46

Shirkelton: Apr 6, 2009; I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.

Redgrendel2001 posted:

That's assuming he would go all out against RDA like he did against Diaz.

Letting RDA get comfortable would get Conor murdered.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 02:50

1st AD: Dec 3, 2004; Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: sometimes passing just isn't an option.

Shumagorath posted:

I still want to see that fight because RDA beat Nate, Pettis and Cerrone in a row and none of those fights were even close. All three of those guys would beat McGregor consistently except for maybe Cerrone because he seems to break mentally in big fights.

I hate statements like these - Cerrone loses big fights because he gets hit a shitload of times in every fight.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 03:17

Google Butt: Oct 4, 2005; Xenology is an unnatural mixture of science fiction and formal logic. At its core is a flawed assumption...

that an alien race would be psychologically human.

all rda has to do is get conor on his back and it's done, which he should have no problem doing.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 03:20

freud mayweather: Jan 29, 2009

NippleFloss posted:

I think it's silly to say that this fight told us nothing about how an RDA fight would go when it told is that apparently Conor has four minutes worth of gas before he powers down and lets himself get punched and choked.

RDA is probably good enough to survive four minutes.

He had to work hard and throw a ton in the entire first round to keep Nate on the back foot. I'm not sure if he'd even be trying to push RDA back or move and counter.

Not that I have a ton of confidence in his conditioning or chances in that fight regardless, but he may be able to fight more conservatively against Dos Anjos.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 03:23

RacistGuidingLight: Apr 5, 2009; by FactsAreUseless

So Dana has had a few goose dinners in the past few months but where's he going to get his golden eggs now?

# ? Mar 7, 2016 03:24

1st AD: Dec 3, 2004; Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: sometimes passing just isn't an option.

freud mayweather posted:

He had to work hard and throw a ton in the entire first round to keep Nate on the back foot. I'm not sure if he'd even be trying to push RDA back or move and counter.

Not that I have a ton of confidence in his conditioning or chances in that fight regardless, but he may be able to fight more conservatively against Dos Anjos.

he'd be fighting more conservatively because he'd be defending a lot more takedowns attempts.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 03:25

Count Roland: Oct 6, 2013

It really is quite odd that Connor didn't throw more leg kicks. Any theories as to why, aside from excessive confidence?

There's a pretty standard playbook of good to beat the Diaz bros, and exchanging punches is not in there.

Maybe Connor was telling the truth, her really didn't prepare for a oven fighter, her just prepares to fight.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 03:38

eric: Apr 27, 2004; Lipstick Apathy

RacistGuidingLight posted:

So Dana has had a few goose dinners in the past few months but where's he going to get his golden eggs now?

Apparently Ronda is ready to come back earlier than she thought now that Miesha has the belt.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 03:42

kensei: Dec 27, 2007; He has come home, where he belongs. The Ancient Mariner returns to lead his first team to glory, forever and ever. Amen!

eric posted:

Apparently Ronda is ready to come back earlier than she thought now that Miesha has the belt.

It's going to own when a training full time Miesha takes down Ronda and we get NOOOO.webm again

# ? Mar 7, 2016 03:43

Nierbo: Dec 5, 2010; sup brah?

Who was it a few years ago that said something along the lines of 'i just throw em, how they land is their problem.' ?

# ? Mar 7, 2016 03:49

RacistGuidingLight: Apr 5, 2009; by FactsAreUseless

eric posted:

Apparently Ronda is ready to come back earlier than she thought now that Miesha has the belt.

lol

# ? Mar 7, 2016 03:50

The Human Crouton: Sep 20, 2002

Rhonda is done. She will never have the belt again. She might as well go to Bellator now.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 03:51

Lord Waffle Beard: Dec 7, 2013

The Human Crouton posted:

Rhonda is done. She will never have the belt again. She might as well go to Bellator now.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 03:53

Count Roland: Oct 6, 2013

Nierbo posted:

Who was it a few years ago that said something along the lines of 'i just throw em, how they land is their problem.' ?

One of the better Dagestanis, the one with the suplex KOs iirc.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 03:54

Bumpy Johnson: Oct 9, 2012

Count Roland posted:

One of the better Dagestanis, the one with the suplex KOs iirc.

It was Rustam Khabilov after his fight with Yancy Medeiros.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 03:56

RacistGuidingLight: Apr 5, 2009; by FactsAreUseless

The Human Crouton posted:

Rhonda is done. She will never have the belt again. She might as well go to Bellator now.

I missed where Rhonda wouldn't still beat up Miesha Tate if she had the chance to.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 04:00

Eat Bum Zen: Jul 19, 2013; *mumbles*
Rated T for Teen

Is Rhonda actually fat now?

# ? Mar 7, 2016 04:05

Ty1990: Apr 22, 2011

The Human Crouton posted:

Rhonda is done. She will never have the belt again. She might as well go to Bellator now.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 04:06

DR FRASIER KRANG: Feb 4, 2005; "Are you forgetting that just this afternoon I was punched in the face by a turtle now dead?

RacistGuidingLight posted:

I missed where Rhonda wouldn't still beat up Miesha Tate if she had the chance to.

Did you also miss the part where Ronda turned into a literal sad pile of depressed diarrhea? She's broken fairly comprehensively.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 04:10

LobsterMobster: Oct 29, 2009; "I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"

Lord Waffle Beard posted:

Diaz utilization of the open hand strike was how he was able to overcome mcgregors fantastic zoning. Personally I would have liked to see him use some more knife edge hands and less of that ground hugging stuff

Slap on Sight

# ? Mar 7, 2016 04:14

YOLOsubmarine: Oct 19, 2004; When asked which Pokemon he evolved into, Kamara pauses.

"Motherfucking, what's that big dragon shit? That orange motherfucker. Charizard."

Ronda is going to beat Meisha again because Meisha is not good, and beating Holly Holm doesn't change that. I don't know how people can watch their first two fights and think this goes any differently. Maybe she will last an additional round this time I guess?

# ? Mar 7, 2016 04:15

david carmichael: Oct 28, 2011

Nierbo posted:

Who was it a few years ago that said something along the lines of 'i just throw em, how they land is their problem.' ?

Either khabib or rustam

# ? Mar 7, 2016 04:17

DeimosRising: Oct 17, 2005; �Hola SEA!

Count Roland posted:

Maybe Connor was telling the truth, her really didn't prepare for a oven fighter, her just prepares to fight.

Lol the hell did you think you were typing here?

# ? Mar 7, 2016 04:20

DR FRASIER KRANG: Feb 4, 2005; "Are you forgetting that just this afternoon I was punched in the face by a turtle now dead?

DeimosRising posted:

Lol the hell did you think you were typing here?

At forst I taut he was mimicking Conor but then I realized he's probably drunk.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 04:29

RacistGuidingLight: Apr 5, 2009; by FactsAreUseless

HEY NONG MAN posted:

Did you also miss the part where Ronda turned into a literal sad pile of depressed diarrhea? She's broken fairly comprehensively.

I guess she could work out or something?

# ? Mar 7, 2016 04:33

Eat This Glob: Jan 14, 2008; God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Who will wipe this blood off us? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we need to invent?

david carmichael posted:

Either khabib or rustam

If I had to guess, it was khabib. Tossed Trujillo a ton in amazing fashion.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 05:07

Eat This Glob: Jan 14, 2008; God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. Who will wipe this blood off us? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we need to invent?

DeimosRising posted:

Lol the hell did you think you were typing here?

I have no idea, but as a Jewish American I'm super pissed he used the o**n f*****r word

# ? Mar 7, 2016 05:09

Memento: Aug 25, 2009; Bleak Gremlin

Eat This Glob posted:

If I had to guess, it was khabib. Tossed Trujillo a ton in amazing fashion.

I thought it might have been Khabilov but that was from a while ago now and I don't think I was watching MMA then. Anyways, here's the fight for those that might not have seen it. Owns.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTJFoXWvrWI

Memento fucked around with this message at 05:20 on Mar 7, 2016

# ? Mar 7, 2016 05:18

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

I wonder if Rousey looked at that match and it just clicked to her"why the gently caress did I try to fight a boxer standing up?"

# ? Mar 7, 2016 05:41

Tezcatlipoca: Sep 18, 2009

It was definitely Rustam after the Medeiros fight.

https://mobile.twitter.com/rustamthetiger/status/280733329056206849

# ? Mar 7, 2016 05:46

Some of the Sheep: May 25, 2005; POSSIBLY IT WOULD BE SIMPLER IF I ASKED FOR A LIST OF THE HARMLESS CREATURES OF THE AFORESAID CONTINENT?

Lord Waffle Beard posted:

It was definitely condit/mcdonald

Dan Didio posted:

That was a while before, when Cerrone fought Siver.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_sNUQlPl9A

Has he said it twice?

# ? Mar 7, 2016 05:49

CommonShore: Jun 6, 2014; A true renaissance man

In the MacDonald fight he gave Condit some big crazy hype up speech, "go get some...." was definitely for Cerrone.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 05:52

DR FRASIER KRANG: Feb 4, 2005; "Are you forgetting that just this afternoon I was punched in the face by a turtle now dead?

Also why would he say SEE ROE NAY to anyone but Cowboy anyway? This whole thing has me confused.

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