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Captain Log
Oct 2, 2006

Captain Log posted:

"I AINT DYING! Choo choo motherfucker!"
:toot::birddrugs::toot:

: GSP silently tosses a three-hundred pound bag of corn and chewing tobacco labeled “Hendricks” into a river :

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Work Friend Keven
Oct 24, 2015

I'M A BIG STUPID IDIOT WHO GETS TRIGGERED FROM THE WORDS SPORTS BALL AND HAS SHIT OPINIONS ABOUT CARD GAMES. ALSO I SAID I WAS GOING TO QUIT HEARTHSTONE OUT OF SPITE OF A TAIWANESE WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP SO REPORT ME IF YOU SEE ME POST IN A HS THREAD
GSP faced his fears by being in the expendables 6 and getting really fat.

Bluedeanie
Jul 20, 2008

It's no longer a blue world, Max. Where could we go?



Captain Log posted:

: GSP silently tosses a three-hundred pound bag of corn and chewing tobacco labeled “Hendricks” into a river :

lmao

Neurosis
Jun 10, 2003
Fallen Rib

Captain Log posted:

: GSP silently tosses a three-hundred pound bag of corn and chewing tobacco labeled “Hendricks” into a river :

Lol

david carmichael
Oct 28, 2011

freud mayweather posted:

gsp hasn't been able to have that kind of fight since his first knee surgery, because he can't really complete takedowns anymore.

This is,bundt cake level nonsense.

Tezcatlipoca
Sep 18, 2009
Guess he didn't take down Diaz and Condit over and over.

david carmichael
Oct 28, 2011
He also kept it standing almost non stop multiple times before his knee surgery

freud mayweather
Jan 29, 2009

david carmichael posted:

This is,bundt cake level nonsense.

in later GSP fights he was markedly worse at completing takedowns, because his shots weren't nearly as fast and he wasn't covering the same distance. he was getting takedowns stuffed by Nick Diaz, so he probably doesn't have a chance of taking down Bisping.

CommonShore
Jun 6, 2014

A true renaissance man


freud mayweather posted:

in later GSP fights he was markedly worse at completing takedowns, because his shots weren't nearly as fast and he wasn't covering the same distance. he was getting takedowns stuffed by Nick Diaz, so he probably doesn't have a chance of taking down Bisping.

Yeah GSP only landed 9 of 16 takedowns in that fight.

freud mayweather
Jan 29, 2009

CommonShore posted:

Yeah GSP only landed 9 of 16 takedowns in that fight.

the fight before, which was i believe was before the knee surgery, he had like an 85% takedown percentage. also to take into account, the takedowns he completed against Diaz looked slower and shorter than i previous fights.

Auron
Jan 10, 2002
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://fi.somethingawful.com/customtitles/title-auron.jpg"/><br/>Drunken Robot Rage

people keep calling st pierre old and fat but bisping is 38 and couldn't fight anyone this year because his old man knees are all hosed up. He also looked like trash against really old non-trt dan henderson.

Henderson has an inch on St. pierre and they are essentially the same size; both pretty small for middleweight.

Auron fucked around with this message at 17:35 on Oct 16, 2017

Skip My Posts
Aug 15, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
They’re weren’t the same size when they squared off

I.N.R.I
May 26, 2011

Auron posted:

people keep calling st pierre old and fat but bisping is 38 and couldn't fight anyone this year because his old man knees are all hosed up. He also looked like trash against really old non-trt dan henderson.

Henderson has an inch on St. pierre and they are essentially the same size; both pretty small for middleweight.

hes the middleweight champion and hasnt been away from professional sport for 4-5 years. GSP is probably going to look like bj penn did vs yair

Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

c-spam cannot afford



I.N.R.I posted:

hes the middleweight champion and hasnt been away from professional sport for 4-5 years. GSP is probably going to look like bj penn did vs yair

I think Bisping will walk through him as well.

Skip My Posts
Aug 15, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
i think he will look better than BJ because he is more athletic, takes training seriously and was always in great shape from steroids. but i still think bisping takes the fight

david carmichael
Oct 28, 2011

freud mayweather posted:

the fight before, which was i believe was before the knee surgery, he had like an 85% takedown percentage. also to take into account, the takedowns he completed against Diaz looked slower and shorter than i previous fights.

The fight before was condit which was post surgery. The fight before that was shields and was pre surgery/injury, and gsp attempted 3 takedowns. He gassed his legs against diaz because diaz was threatening knee bars and gsp defended by leapfrogging over him repeatedly

Auron
Jan 10, 2002
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://fi.somethingawful.com/customtitles/title-auron.jpg"/><br/>Drunken Robot Rage

I.N.R.I posted:

hes the middleweight champion and hasnt been away from professional sport for 4-5 years. GSP is probably going to look like bj penn did vs yair

gsp not fighting for 4-5 years still takes training more seriously than prime bj penn. I see this being far from a walkthrough.

david carmichael
Oct 28, 2011
I love to see people crushed due to hubris but gsp is an abject coward so i dont think hed take the fight unless it was going to be at least competitive

freud mayweather
Jan 29, 2009

david carmichael posted:

The fight before was condit which was post surgery.

maybe it wasn't the surgery so much as him just starting to get old then. either way: he sucks now.

1st AD
Dec 3, 2004

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: sometimes passing just isn't an option.

freud mayweather posted:

in later GSP fights he was markedly worse at completing takedowns, because his shots weren't nearly as fast and he wasn't covering the same distance. he was getting takedowns stuffed by Nick Diaz, so he probably doesn't have a chance of taking down Bisping.

Nick Diaz fought way outside his normal range though and GSP had to shoot from a million miles away.

Nick Diaz is smart and good and his strategy worked. Still got taken down a bunch though.

I.N.R.I
May 26, 2011

david carmichael posted:

I love to see people crushed due to hubris but gsp is an abject coward so i dont think hed take the fight unless it was going to be at least competitive

ill be amazed if he looks good. hes coming from a very high place so it might be possible, i just personally doubt it. if theres a sport it can be done in though its fighting

YOLOsubmarine
Oct 19, 2004

When asked which Pokemon he evolved into, Kamara pauses.

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

1st AD posted:

Nick Diaz fought way outside his normal range though and GSP had to shoot from a million miles away.

Bisping is going to do this too, though. And he’s harder to take down than Nick Diaz.

1st AD
Dec 3, 2004

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: sometimes passing just isn't an option.

YOLOsubmarine posted:

Bisping is going to do this too, though. And he’s harder to take down than Nick Diaz.

Yeah I'm not really making an argument for GSP, it's just that people were over sold on the idea of GSP being old and bad after fighting Nick.

I think the quality of athletes and fighting technique and strategy is just way better now and at the same time GSP dealt with aging and long layoffs.

Bundt Cake
Aug 17, 2003
;(

freud mayweather posted:

in later GSP fights he was markedly worse at completing takedowns, because his shots weren't nearly as fast and he wasn't covering the same distance. he was getting takedowns stuffed by Nick Diaz, so he probably doesn't have a chance of taking down Bisping.

makes sense to me

Bundt Cake
Aug 17, 2003
;(
I can follow everyones explanations for why GSP is going to have a hard time but its mike bisping and I wouldnt be shocked if slower, less gas gsp wipes the floor with him

1st AD
Dec 3, 2004

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: sometimes passing just isn't an option.
I think it is entirely possible that this will be a plodding bad fight and Bisping wins with a late and underwhelming finish.

Bundt Cake
Aug 17, 2003
;(

1st AD posted:

I think it is entirely possible that this will be a plodding bad fight and Bisping wins with a late and underwhelming finish.

if gsp gets worn out and bisping finishes him thatd be kinda cool

Josuke Higashikata
Mar 7, 2013


Alexander Gustaffsson seems to believe that he'll be getting a title shot after DC beats Volkan Oezdemir, so it seems like he's stepping back to let that fight happen.

Auron
Jan 10, 2002
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ah yes the old sit back and wait because" I have the next title shot right?" mentality. i'm sure that will work out well for him when someone else comes to the front of the line

YOLOsubmarine
Oct 19, 2004

When asked which Pokemon he evolved into, Kamara pauses.

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

Auron posted:

ah yes the old sit back and wait because" I have the next title shot right?" mentality. i'm sure that will work out well for him when someone else comes to the front of the line

Unless Conor McGregor decides to fight at 205 I’m not sure who is supposed to be the hot prospect that steals his chance.

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.

Auron posted:

ah yes the old sit back and wait because" I have the next title shot right?" mentality. i'm sure that will work out well for him when someone else comes to the front of the line

i mean with so many contenders in the wings that's the risk you have to take. gus will live to regret this.

also there is a staggering number of people that will be thinking 'wow, it looks like arguably the greatest fighter to have ever lived can be competitive with michael bisping'. not just win mind you. people are going to be genuinely surprised if it's competitive. lol. keven, you have wrought a thing of beauty in this forum.

Auron
Jan 10, 2002
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YOLOsubmarine posted:

Unless Conor McGregor decides to fight at 205 I’m not sure who is supposed to be the hot prospect that steals his chance.

jon jones after he's exonerated from all wrong doing

GTO
Sep 16, 2003

4 years ago if GSP was fighting Bisping I'm sure GSP would have been the favourite. But since then Bisping has been KOed by Silva, nearly KOed by a 44 year old Henderson, and now it's an unfair matchup?

El Roncho
Oct 15, 2006

I'm not necessarily proud of this but I'm gonna leave it here anyways.
http://mmauno.com/dana-white-says-mcgregors-next-fight-will-probably-tony-ferguson-las-vegas/

McGregor/Diaz 3 all but confirmed.

Skip My Posts
Aug 15, 2005

by FactsAreUseless

GTO posted:

4 years ago if GSP was fighting Bisping I'm sure GSP would have been the favourite. But since then Bisping has been KOed by Silva, nearly KOed by a 44 year old Henderson, and now it's an unfair matchup?

Lol

Auron
Jan 10, 2002
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://fi.somethingawful.com/customtitles/title-auron.jpg"/><br/>Drunken Robot Rage


I thought maybe the hype was shying away from Diaz toward Ferguson, but then there were all of 125k people that gave a poo poo about watching Tony Ferguson.

Work Friend Keven
Oct 24, 2015

I'M A BIG STUPID IDIOT WHO GETS TRIGGERED FROM THE WORDS SPORTS BALL AND HAS SHIT OPINIONS ABOUT CARD GAMES. ALSO I SAID I WAS GOING TO QUIT HEARTHSTONE OUT OF SPITE OF A TAIWANESE WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP SO REPORT ME IF YOU SEE ME POST IN A HS THREAD
Diaz III was confirmed when Dana tweeted that it would 100% be tony

Acinonyx
Oct 21, 2005

Captain Log posted:

This absolutely does not excuse racism from Europeans. But that moment with Bisping didn't strike me as being "racist." Just horrifically rear end in a top hat-ish.

Someone made a crack about him being super white. He immediately threw a bottle at the closest non-white dude, assuming it was him. When the white guy who insulted him pipped up, Bisping had nothing to say. He was a complete poo poo bag, at best.

Skip My Posts
Aug 15, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
I’m always aware of the closest non-white dude

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Tezcatlipoca
Sep 18, 2009

Skip My Posts posted:

I’m always aware of the closest non-white dude

Please don't fetishize us.

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