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Aurain posted:The thud from those kicks is insane. Sounds like fake sound effects
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-Atom- posted:I love that Nurmy thinks Daniel Cormier has some pull They train together at AKA and are apparently pals, and Cormier actually tweeted Khabib right then to remind him that he should call Cowboy out on twitter immediately https://twitter.com/dc_mma/status/489618017458745344 quote:@dc_mma
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Jul 17, 2014 16:00
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Plus it looks like he's a regular on UFC Tonight now.
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Jul 17, 2014 16:48
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I'd rather they do Khabib vs. Benson, because at the rate those two dudes are going and considering the belt is going to be tied up until after November or December, one of those two is gonna need to be knocked out of contention sooner than later because there's gonna be a real gross log jam if they keep on a linear path beating any other possible contenders.
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Jul 17, 2014 17:11
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Cerrone gettin suplexed repeatedly is a money fight tho.
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Jul 17, 2014 17:29
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Cerrone would get taken down a lot but I think he'd fair okay in that match. While the fight is standing he would land better shots than Mr. Khabib and when taken down he has some good offensive subs. Cerrone owns. Kabib wins a unanimous decision. I agree with others who think Benson vs Khabib is the better match to make, though. Much closer match and it determines a true #1 contender. Cerrone is on a great run but I don't see Pettis vs Cerrone 2 going any differently than the first match so I would hold off on that one.
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Is there any reason the UFC don't do tournaments anymore or a Grand Prix? I would have thought it was a good fit now with all the extra shows and champs sitting out. Something else to market other then championship or number 1 contender fights.
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Jul 17, 2014 18:18
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Nibbles141 posted:Is there any reason the UFC don't do tournaments anymore or a Grand Prix? Well, the last one they did with the flyweights was relatively small and STILL had a colossal gently caress up. Best you're going to get is scrubs on the Ultimate Fighter.
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Jul 17, 2014 18:25
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Yeah, true. Think how much of a big deal the Pride Grand Prix were, or how much attention the Strikeforce one got though. Would make a Fox main event more marketable if it was for a tournament position rather then to see who's "in the mix" at whatever weightclass. Might draw in the casual viewer. Good way to keep a weightclass moving with a champ out too.
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Jul 17, 2014 18:30
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No one cares about tournaments. Even Bellator doesn't care. Joe Silva and Sean Shelby do a good job of matchmaking that roughly approximates a tournament, winners fight winners and losers fight losers.
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Jul 17, 2014 18:34
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Having fighters fight multiple times in one night is really dumb too. Unless you're talking about like a really long term tournament which is still going to end up with fighters getting hurt and weird substitutions and whatnot.
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Jul 17, 2014 18:35
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As much fun as the GP was it was still really loving dumb.
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Jul 17, 2014 18:38
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I was thinking more long-term. Wasn't the major reason they stopped doing them because commissions wouldn't let people fight multiple times in a night?
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Jul 17, 2014 18:39
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For what it is worth the Womens 115 TUF is going to decide the first UFC Womens 115 champion.
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Nibbles141 posted:I was thinking more long-term. Wasn't the major reason they stopped doing them because commissions wouldn't let people fight multiple times in a night? In a sport that is not healthy for its competitors, fighting repeatedly in one night is really not healthy.
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Jul 17, 2014 18:45
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Too constricting I guess. Easier to make matches and put together events without extra stuff like that.
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At the levels UFC guys train and prep for a single fight, and how likely they're gonna get "injured"/injured due to increased drug testing, planning beyond current fight for a guy is drat near impossible.
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I know the sport is lightyears ahead of where it used to be and like none of this poo poo would happen in the modern era but the GP had the following: Guy Mezger quitting before an OT round because of contract disputes Royce getting to dictate every rule ever imaginable against Sakuraba Royce losing to Sakuraba despite all of that Sakuraba taking Igor to an OT round despite weighing like 40 pounds less Sakuraba being too drained from the dumb 90 minute fight to be able to fight the OT round Fujita's corner throwing in the towel in literally 2 seconds against Mark Coleman "Those who do not regret the collapse of PRIDE have no heart, and those that do regret it have no brain." -Fat Japanese Professional Wrestler shortly before being forearm choked by Gary Goodridge
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The only way to do a one-night tournament in a commission state is to limit the round time so that you dont hit whatever arbitrary limit the commission has. Strikeforce did a one night tournament for Women's 135 and they did 3 minute rounds.
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Nibbles141 posted:Yeah, true. Think how much of a big deal the Pride Grand Prix were, or how much attention the Strikeforce one got though. the strikeforce tournament didn't lead to a spike in attendance, or viewership. diaz had two fights that did better business during the tournament, and the final was a miserable failure. tournaments don't drive interest, caesar gracie fight team drives interest
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Jul 17, 2014 18:54
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How bout a tournament where they keep sending fresh fighters against Rousey and see how many she can beat before she gasses, could go on for a while.
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Jul 17, 2014 18:57
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Rousey vs Caraway. Book it.
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Jul 17, 2014 19:00
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Scapegoat posted:How bout a tournament where they keep sending fresh fighters against Rousey and see how many she can beat before she gasses, could go on for a while. That's a PPV worth paying for.
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Jul 17, 2014 19:07
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I attended the Fedor/Bigfoot Strikeforce tournament show. I paid $20 for tickets and the place was barely half full, there were huge banks of empty seats everywhere you looked.
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fatherdog posted:I attended the Fedor/Bigfoot Strikeforce tournament show. I paid $20 for tickets and the place was barely half full, there were huge banks of empty seats everywhere you looked. Makes sense. Lots of people claim to see Bigfoot, but no one ever does.
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Jul 17, 2014 19:33
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hahaha the bit about the loving akiyama fight
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Last night was awesome. In 9 year of watching MMA I don't think I've ever seen more body shots in one night. Almost every fight was dictated by body shots. 
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tesilential posted:Last night was awesome. In 9 year of watching MMA I don't think I've ever seen more body shots in one night. Almost every fight was dictated by body shots. The only time I've seen more body shots was the after party when Dillashaw won the belt 
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Triticum Guzzler posted:hahaha the bit about the loving akiyama fight "Was it a good fight?" "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
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"BJ doesn't use IVs. He thinks using IVs are cheating." - Joe Rogan on his latest Fight Companion podcast from last night's card.
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Geno Petralli posted:Sounds like fake sound effects Nah. That's just what a hard kick sounds like.
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Cowboy is awesome and his lone Budweiser in a panel full of people drinking bottled water at every press conference will never stop being funny. Sponsored or not its still perfect.
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Jul 17, 2014 20:31
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Bubba Smith posted:Cerrone would get taken down a lot but I think he'd fair okay in that match. While the fight is standing he would land better shots than Mr. Khabib and when taken down he has some good offensive subs. Cerrone owns. Kabib wins a unanimous decision. Cerrone's kicks are by far his best weapons and I don't seem him getting much done with them against Khabib's pressure and takedown threat. Considering how hittable Cerrone is, I actually wouldn't be surprised to see Khabib win any brief standup exchanges that come between the long stretches of wrestling Cerrone into cowboy sauce.
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Jul 17, 2014 20:35
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Dagestan vs the Marlboro Man Make it happen, Dana
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Josh Gross posted:NSAC released its agenda for July 23. @vitorbelfort has requested a license. @sonnench faces a disciplinary hearing 
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Jul 17, 2014 21:10
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Vitor Belfort's balls are slightly bigger than I thought.
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Vitor will provide NSAC with test results more redacted than a CIA document and claim that he's being up front and open.
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Compare Edson Barboza's kick video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB3bBzYfpoM
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Joe makes me feel better about me though because he's old and a comedian, whereas Edson is young and a fighter. Also devilishly handsome, all things I could never hope to achieve. At what age will a Doc put me on TRT and will it help my beard grow in along with sweet muscles?
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