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Date: May 24th, 2014 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena Broadcast: Pay-Per-View, FOX Sports 1, UFC Fight Pass  MAIN CARD (Pay-Per-View, 10 p.m. ET) (c) Renan Barao vs. T.J. Dillashaw for UFC bantamweight title Daniel Cormier vs. Dan Henderson Jake Ellenberger vs. Robbie Lawler Takeya Mizugaki vs. Francisco Rivera James Krause vs. Jamie Varner PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET) Michael Chiesa vs. Francisco Trinaldo Tony Ferguson vs. Katsunori Kikuno Chico Camus vs. Chris Holdsworth Mitch Clarke vs. Al Iaquinta PRE-PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET) Anthony Njokuani vs. Vinc Pichel Aaron Phillips vs. Sam Sicilia Jingliang Li vs. David Michaud Important Things: Remember when Memorial Day cards were radtastic? Neither do I. Noted P4P fisherman Renan "The Baron" (what?) Barao (Rao-Rao) is honestly one bad son of a gun. He demolished one of the best bantamweights in Urijah Faber twice, and has finished Wineland, Pickett, and McDonald in spectacular fashion. TJ Dillashaw, however, lost a split decision to Raphael Assunção. So you can do the MMAth. I don't foresee this going the distance, but maybe a possible submission in the third from the Monster that is Barao. The TAM Curse Continues! This is a matchup that can go one of a few ways. Daniel Cormier winning a tepid decision by doing some super exciting cage work on the lumbering Dan Henderson, or perhaps dropping him as evidenced by Dan suddenly deciding that age is a thing and getting floored. I don't suspect that being realistic since we're talking about DC here. But you know what, Hollywood Henderson can get off the couch and knock someone out, so let's hope that happens. Pray for Hendo. Robbie Lawler has had a strange career resurgence, and nearly obtained the UFC welterweight championship against Johny Hendricks. Jake Ellenberger lost a fight based on a Jab Only strategy, but is one of the hardest hitters in the division. I reckon Robbie will game plan the poo poo out of Jake, but this can still be derailed by Jake popping off early, which is likely. Cool rear end Fight. Takeya Mizugaki! Jamie Varner! Michael Chiesa! Tony Ferguson! Katsunori Kikuno! Chico Camus! Chris Holdsworth! Al Iaquinta! MMA Snack Rating ™ Summer Sangria Berry Crumble.  quote:ingredients Other Important Things: No streams for the main card! It's a pay-per-view. So buy it. With your money. (Also UFC Fight Pass because that costs moolah too.) FOX Sports 1 is a real channel so post streams if you'd like. Come hang out in #mma on synirc.org to share your theory of what percentage of Barao isn't actually human.
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May 22, 2014 19:52
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I think your title is missing an s.
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May 22, 2014 19:52
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Seltzer posted:I think your title is missing an s. Sometimes these things happen in MMA
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May 22, 2014 20:15
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This is a cool rear end card and I regret that I'm probably gonna have to miss it.
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May 22, 2014 20:25
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Seltzer posted:I think your title is missing an s. Happy? ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?!
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May 22, 2014 20:33
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quote:@PopeyesChicken 15m This motherfucker never gonna make weight at this rate quote:@FrontRowBrian · 1h
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May 22, 2014 20:58
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why isn't the snack rating Popeye's or some American food, Atom you're 209 at least choose something Hispanic not this berries and wine country poo poo
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May 22, 2014 21:31
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-Atom- posted:Happy? ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?! No. Yuriy posted:This motherfucker never gonna make weight at this rate Why can't these loving wrestling pundits use normal words when describing normal non-wrestling events. IT'S A SHOOT BROTHER, CORMIER WOLFS DOWN THE FIVE PIECE COMBO WITH A SIDE OF MACARONI DUDE! Seltzer fucked around with this message at 21:56 on May 22, 2014 |
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May 22, 2014 21:53
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Apparently this happened in April and I'm just now seeing it for the first time and I can't stop laughing  I like to think that other sports aren't as goofy as MMA
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May 22, 2014 22:22
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I feel like we are going to see some child abuse happen to that lovable little man.
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May 22, 2014 22:24
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Captain Log posted:I feel like we are going to see some child abuse happen to that lovable little man. No child abuse in MMA will ever top Njokuani headkicking a fleeing Chris Horodecki (aka the birth of the Knockout Game)
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May 22, 2014 22:45
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attackmole posted:This is a cool rear end card and I regret that I'm probably gonna have to miss it. Same here. I hope the card is rad for the people who can watch it though. Go Hendo. I respect the hell out of DC, but c'mon. It's Hendo.
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May 22, 2014 23:37
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-Atom- posted:Noted P4P fisherman Renan "The Baron" (what?) Barao (Rao-Rao) is honestly one bad son of a gun. I think his real name is Renan Pegado and his nickname is Barao (Baron) but the UFC's fascination with Brazilian nicknames turned it to Renan Barao. Same thing when Jussier da Silva became Formiga, I guess. Pray for Hendo 
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May 23, 2014 00:11
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canoshiz posted:I think his real name is Renan Pegado and his nickname is Barao (Baron) but the UFC's fascination with Brazilian nicknames turned it to Renan Barao. Same thing when Jussier da Silva became Formiga, I guess. Ryoto "Lyoto" Machida
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May 23, 2014 02:11
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El Roncho posted:Ryoto "Lyoto" Machida I remember in like 06 I thought that was his actual name and nickname. And its not a UFC thing, it's a Brazilian thing-see soccer
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May 23, 2014 06:47
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He expended too much energy and got tired
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It's a Portguese speaking thing in general I think, but almost definitely more common in Brazil than Portugal. Everyone in Portuguese speaking countries seems to have more surnames than any one man could ever need. Some people speculate in Brazil it's due to an historically high illiteracy rate there, so instead of people having to write something like Edson Arantes do Nascimento, they just go with Pelé because gently caress it, why not.
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May 23, 2014 06:55
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Everytime I see this poster I swear TJ Dillashaw has gotten smaller and this is some metajoke.
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May 23, 2014 09:17
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Dangersim posted:I remember in like 06 I thought that was his actual name and nickname. You mean there's not a bunch of people with one name in Brazil?
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May 23, 2014 09:39
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Brazilian nicknames partly stem from the illiteracy thing mentioned before, but it's also an indication of being a regular guy to be referred to by your nickname rather than your full name (hence why for the former Brazilian president went by "Lula"). You'll also notice that it's the more flashy guys who go for a single name, like "Ronaldo" or "Neymar" -- on the Brazilian soccer team, the defenders and especially the goalkeepers tend to be known by at least their full first times ("Robert Carlos" or "David Luiz"). Since strikers tend to be the most popular players, it makes sense that they would individually choose distinctive singular names or that the media would do so for them, which isn't all that remarkable from Western conventions, whether it's "Yeezy," "LeBron," "Hendo," etc. MMA being a self-promotional sport, it wouldn't surprise me if Barao either self-selected his name, promotions did it for him, or some combination of the two. If you actually look at the full names of notable Brazilians, their names are pretty distinct, running the gamut from ho-hum names like Joao or Ricardo to the very distinctive, like Wellington, Washington, Valdir, Oldemar, etc. so it's not like everyone all has the same name and they're forced to use nicknames to avoid confusion.
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May 23, 2014 14:41
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Panama Red posted:If you actually look at the full names of notable Brazilians, their names are pretty distinct, running the gamut from ho-hum names like Joao or Ricardo to the very distinctive, like Wellington, Washington, Valdir, Oldemar, etc. so it's not like everyone all has the same name and they're forced to use nicknames to avoid confusion. on the other hand, at least 50% of them are named some combination of Paulo Thiago Silva
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May 23, 2014 15:01
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UcUOfseTvU Wayans will begin at 7PM ET / 4PM PT.
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May 23, 2014 18:24
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-Atom- posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UcUOfseTvU These are live on FS2
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May 24, 2014 00:04
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-Atom- posted:Apparently this happened in April and I'm just now seeing it for the first time and I can't stop laughing Oh god 
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May 24, 2014 00:10
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James Krause is way bigger than I remember, or Varner is smaller, or something
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May 24, 2014 00:22
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i hate ariel helwani and every word he says about beards so much
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May 24, 2014 00:25
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hendo weighed in at 199
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May 24, 2014 00:28
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Lawler/Ellenburger staredown was better than I expected. Wow 199 for Hendo. Smallest in the division, right? DC hits 205 on the dot, good for his title prospects.
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May 24, 2014 00:29
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DC looks like he could make middleweight.
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May 24, 2014 00:31
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It's weird seeing Ludwig still cornering TAM guys with all the split talk that's been going on between him and Faber.
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May 24, 2014 00:32
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Yuriy posted:hendo weighed in at 199 During the embedded videos he weighed himself at 196, so I bet he even drank a lot of water before this too.
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Fozzy The Bear posted:During the embedded videos he weighed himself at 196, so I bet he even drank a lot of water before this too. Maybe he was eating some Popeye's chicken, too. Bubba Smith posted:It's weird seeing Ludwig still cornering TAM guys with all the split talk that's been going on between him and Faber. How does this era of Team Alpha Male end? Go out with a Bang, or a whimper?
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May 24, 2014 00:45
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The sense I get is that Faber wants someone dedicated, and Ludwig was planning his gym in CO, so Faber decided to bring someone else in. Ludwig seems surprised it happened as quickly as it did, but it's not quite the drama storm a lot of people are making it out to be.
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Ditch posted:The sense I get is that Faber wants someone dedicated, and Ludwig was planning his gym in CO, so Faber decided to bring someone else in. Ludwig seems surprised it happened as quickly as it did, but it's not quite the drama storm a lot of people are making it out to be. Really? The way Urijah was talking about Duane on Ariel's show really made me think otherwise. He started to talk about how he's emotional, and all of these other less than flattering statements about how they were structured beforehand to where they are now. It's unfortunate, but there's obviously a few guys that don't view Duane in a different light like Castillo and Dillashaw who have gone on record with saying how he'll still be a fixture in their fights moving forward. -Atom- fucked around with this message at 01:25 on May 24, 2014 |
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I didn't listen to that whole interview because I kept getting glitches and having to re-start. Gave up after getting tired of KFC Double Down™ commercials. So, I might have missed key details there.
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May 24, 2014 01:40
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Lone Goat posted:New season starting this week~ NEW SEASON OF THE GOONWEIGHT. NOW IS YOUR TIME TO HOLD ONTO PLASTIC GOLD, MAYBE.
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May 24, 2014 02:09
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i tried watching the weigh ins on my teevee, with predictable results. how old did hendo look? faber saying ludwig is emotional could've been as simple as ludwig saying "ok let's watch tape and create a strategy" and chillbro norcal responding "nah bro it's chill, i'll do my thing, let's go to the river bro" and ludwig disagreeing
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May 24, 2014 02:24
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-Atom- posted:Really? The way Urijah was talking about Duane on Ariel's show really made me think otherwise. He started to talk about how he's emotional, and all of these other less than flattering statements about how they were structured beforehand to where they are now. I can totally see how going from the structured fight camps of your muay thai instructor wandering off into the wilderness to catch and eat possums to the chaotic nature of a dude that watches fight tape on several different drugs can be off-putting.
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May 24, 2014 03:33
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LobsterMobster posted:I can totally see how going from the structured fight camps of your muay thai instructor wandering off into the wilderness to catch and eat possums to the chaotic nature of a dude that watches fight tape on several different drugs can be off-putting. Wrangling possums and disappearing for months at a time versus ONNIT DOT COM ALPHA BRAIN SMOKE WEED AND WATCH THESE TAPES I think I'd prefer the shady Thai fella too
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Yuriy posted:Wrangling possums and disappearing for months at a time versus ONNIT DOT COM ALPHA BRAIN SMOKE WEED AND WATCH THESE TAPES Except for when he puts the deed to the gym and all the houses on a craps bet that doesn't pan out.
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