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Who will be the heavyweight champion?
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Werdum 33 86.84%
Miocic 5 13.16%
Total: 38 votes
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colonel_korn
May 16, 2003

https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/730921780131602432

Remember when it was literally, physically impossible for Cyborg to make 135 because it was going to make her infertile, or something? lol

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colonel_korn
May 16, 2003

EvanSchenck posted:

I always thought Cyborg could make the weight, but didn't want to because it couldn't be done with water weight alone and she would have to shed muscle mass. With the changes NSAC and the UFC have made on their approach to PEDs in the last couple years, that might have changed, in line with the physical changes we've seen from Vitor, Overeem, and so on.

This is the story I was remembering, from 2012: http://www.mmaweekly.com/doctors-shoot-down-cris-cyborg-from-attempting-cut-to-135lbs-ufc-future-in-jeopardy

quote:

If Cris “Cyborg” Santos and Ronda Rousey ever meet in the UFC, it will have to be at 145lbs or it won’t be happening at all.

Santos met with her doctors recently including a visit to the cardiologist to see about a possible move down to 135lbs, so that she could eventually and hopefully meet Rousey inside the cage to settle their long standing differences.

Members of Cris Cyborg’s camp confirmed to MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday that she visited with her heart doctor and was told that a cut to 135lbs would just not be safe based on her personal physical health. Her cardiologist stated emphatically that he would not sign off on a move down a weight class based on her current health.

The dangers to her body could also prohibit Santos from carrying a child later in life, and according to her camp, that was a risk the former Strikeforce champion was unwilling to make for any fight.

Santos’ walking around weight currently hovers around 160lbs and the 25lb cut would just be too much for her body according to her doctors.

colonel_korn
May 16, 2003

Weighins happening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ8wUA7VdKA

colonel_korn
May 16, 2003

Lil Nog is so brain-addled it takes him like a minute to figure out how to put on his pants :sigh:

e: I'm disappointed that Rob Font's nickname isn't "Sans Serif"

colonel_korn fucked around with this message at 20:15 on May 13, 2016

colonel_korn
May 16, 2003

She even came in a pound under the catchweight at 139. Bantamweight has gotta be next.

e: Vitor's hair, incredibly, continues to get worse

colonel_korn
May 16, 2003

I like Leslie Smith but she is basically the Leonard Garcia of WMMA (minus the string of BS decision wins). She might survive three rounds but even so she's gonna get battered.

colonel_korn
May 16, 2003

Haha I had a feeling that thousands of masks with SPORTING BET on them might not fly in the Reebok era. Though I guess it could be a security thing as well if they're concerned about being able to ID people.

colonel_korn
May 16, 2003

Gzuz-Kriced posted:

It entirely depends on how easy it is for Cummins to get the takedown. Lil Nog has good boxing and I haven't seen anything out of Cummins to make me think he can beat Nog on his feet. His best chance is to take him down and gnp. Have we seen Cummins against anyone with good jiu jitsu? I can't think of anyone. I think how well Cummins does depends entirely on how far Nog has declined.

Agreed. Maybe it's just the fanboy in me but I think lil Nog is gonna beat him up and possibly get a TKO.

colonel_korn
May 16, 2003

colonel_korn posted:

Agreed. Maybe it's just the fanboy in me but I think lil Nog is gonna beat him up and possibly get a TKO.

:yum:

colonel_korn
May 16, 2003

fatherdog posted:

I tuned in just in time for Nog's post-fight interview. What did I miss?

https://streamable.com/bgeu

May not be up for long

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colonel_korn
May 16, 2003

Le Saboteur posted:

Of all the walkouts to miss.

here ya go https://streamable.com/44i6

Hard to tell but it looks like he fuckin' popped the guy

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