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Fat Twitter Man
Jan 24, 2007

by R. Guyovich

Triticum Guzzler posted:

when Sage washes out of the UFC they need to get Nickelodeon a press credential to keep him around somehow

They’ll always have enough TUF China guys or whatever around for him to fight

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Fat Twitter Man
Jan 24, 2007

by R. Guyovich
April UFC on Fox confirmed Fully Sick

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/1/22/16920904/mma-news-dustin-poirier-vs-justin-gaethje-ufc-on-fox-29-main-event

Snowman_McK
Jan 31, 2010

CRISPYBABY posted:

He got waaay better at fighting once he was in the UFC. WEC Chad sucked. UFC Chad is actually pretty drat good.

It was the Aldo loss. He started training his striking a lot more seriously after that, passing the vaunted standard of Team Alpha Male striking, 'not good, but so fast and strong it doesn't matter' He really did turn it around, and that second fight with Aldo is one of the all time great UFC title fights.

Shirkelton
Apr 6, 2009

I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.

Poirier got dropped by Jim Miller's low-kicks and has never displayed a consistent ability to move his head on the offence. He's probably getting hosed up real bad.

Shirkelton fucked around with this message at 05:41 on Jan 23, 2018

Looten Plunder
Jul 11, 2006
Grimey Drawer
That Boston crowd was pretty drat good. Props to Boston.

Fat Twitter Man
Jan 24, 2007

by R. Guyovich

Looten Plunder posted:

That Boston crowd was pretty drat good. Props to Boston.

they booed Francimar Barroso and cheered for Stipe leaning motionlessly on Ngannou’s back. A Well-Educated Crowd.

Skip My Posts
Aug 15, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
gaethje gettin slept again

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!


quote:

A welterweight bout between Carlos Condit and Matt Brown is also expected to be on this card, making UFC on FOX 29 an absolute must-watch event.

Hell yes

Fat Twitter Man
Jan 24, 2007

by R. Guyovich

Dan Didio posted:

Poirier got dropped by Jim Miller's low-kicks and has never displayed a consistent ability to move his head on the offence. He's probably getting hosed up real bad.

neither guy has any concept of defense at all which is why the matchup is perfect

also condit vs brown is finally happening

Gay Horney
Feb 10, 2013

by Reene
Really hope Condit can shake whatever was causing him to get rocked by Demian Maia and look bewildered against magny

Bubba Smith
Sep 27, 2004

Is tonight the greatest moment in Dominick Cruz's life?

No.

The greatest moment in my life was realizing that I didn't need a belt to be happy.

Gay Horney posted:

Really hope Condit can shake whatever was causing him to get rocked by Demian Maia and look bewildered against magny

impossible

he's just way past his prime now.

Matt Brown on the other hand is still a pretty dangerous fighter and hasn't completely lost a step yet. It's going to have the same ending as the Diego Sanchez fight, except sadder.

If this fight had happened 5 years ago when it was supposed to Condit would have done some incredible poo poo.

Fat Twitter Man
Jan 24, 2007

by R. Guyovich

Bubba Smith posted:

impossible

he's just way past his prime now.

Matt Brown on the other hand is still a pretty dangerous fighter and hasn't completely lost a step yet. It's going to have the same ending as the Diego Sanchez fight, except sadder.

If this fight had happened 5 years ago when it was supposed to Condit would have done some incredible poo poo.

Matt Brown hasn’t declined as much but he was never as good, so this is probably a fair match

Shirkelton
Apr 6, 2009

I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.
Condit's done and Joanna's opened as a favourite against Rose for the rematch. Probably a good chance of making a little money there.

Ratios and Tendency
Apr 23, 2010

:swoon: MURALI :swoon:


Skip My Posts posted:

gaethje gettin slept again

Yeah, his loss highlighted a pretty basic blue-print to follow I think.

Snowman_McK
Jan 31, 2010

Ratios and Tendency posted:

Yeah, his loss highlighted a pretty basic blue-print to follow I think.

"Hit him a lot because he will do literally nothing to stop you"

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.
i'm not convinced that poirier won't turn a corner and become genuinely elite. gaethje i don't feel the same way about. this is basically the brown / condit that is actually not sad and weird.

also lol at jj being the favorite.

Shirkelton
Apr 6, 2009

I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.
I don't think Poirier posseses the skills, or toughness, necessary to follow the blueprint Eddie laid out without getting broken down before Gaethje does, but if he can, it'll be cool to see.

JJ's going to get knocked out again.

EmmyOk
Aug 11, 2013

JJ is the best fight for Rose definitely, I think Rose would have nightmare against Andrade or Gadelha.

jay z's sedan
Nov 22, 2005

milk truck just arrive
really turning Gaethje out, I like it

Shirkelton
Apr 6, 2009

I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.
The co-main for 222 is Struve vs Arlovski. Jesus Christ.

maffew buildings
Apr 29, 2009

too dumb to be probated; not too dumb to be autobanned
HELL YEAH

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

Cyborgs facebook manager boyfriend just leaked that she's fighting Amanda Nunes on July 7th.

Cyborg is a dolt

Aye Doc
Jul 19, 2007



Auron posted:

Cyborgs facebook manager boyfriend just leaked that she's fighting Amanda Nunes on July 7th.

Cyborg is a dolt

its even dumber than this. her dumb boyfriend tweeted that she told the UFC that she is willing to fight Nunes on July 7 and is waiting on a response from the UFC and Nunes/her camp about it

also Elbe decided to start some poo poo with Megan Anderson too and accuse her of fighting under a tourist visa

Aye Doc fucked around with this message at 14:01 on Jan 23, 2018

Triticum Guzzler
Jun 16, 2002
ray elbe is a dumb motherfucker

Shirkelton
Apr 6, 2009

I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.
Time for another Nunes/Mighty Mouse headlined card to break all the records again, Joe.

Triticum Guzzler posted:

ray elbe is a dumb motherfucker

That video of Parillo slapping Cyborg backstage before the fight with Holm might have just been him taking out some frustrations.

Kaddish
Feb 7, 2002
Condit gonna retire Browns liver.

Skip My Posts
Aug 15, 2005

by FactsAreUseless

Dan Didio posted:

I don't think Poirier posseses the skills, or toughness, necessary to follow the blueprint Eddie laid out without getting broken down before Gaethje does, but if he can, it'll be cool to see.

JJ's going to get knocked out again.

You picked him against Eddie too lol

Shirkelton
Apr 6, 2009

I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.

Skip My Posts posted:

You picked him against Eddie too lol

Why are you like this lol

Tezcatlipoca
Sep 18, 2009
Poirier is always one glancing counterpunch away from losing and I don't understand any confidence picking him against Gaethje.

Gay Horney
Feb 10, 2013

by Reene

Skip My Posts posted:

You picked him against Eddie too lol

Please don't pick shame

Skip My Posts
Aug 15, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
I’ve made way more retarded picks than that. I picked arlovski against ngannou

Shirkelton
Apr 6, 2009

I'm not loyal to anything, General... except the dream.
There's no heavyweight pick that's bad because at worst, you've got a fifty/fifty chance of being completely right.

Intel&Sebastian
Oct 20, 2002

colonel...
i'm trying to sneak around
but i'm dummy thicc
and the clap of my ass cheeks
keeps alerting the guards!
Returning from UFC thread exile to see of anyone has called Struve vs Arlovski "The skyscraper versus the bottom of the barrel scraper" yet

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
No, nobody has done that yet.

Intel&Sebastian
Oct 20, 2002

colonel...
i'm trying to sneak around
but i'm dummy thicc
and the clap of my ass cheeks
keeps alerting the guards!
*nods solemnly and fades back into the ether*

henkman
Oct 8, 2008
Struve vs Arlovski should be called "The skyscraper versus the bottom of the barrel scraper"

david carmichael
Oct 28, 2011
I like to call it Lost Wages

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
They should call that fight The Tall Guy vs The Fall Guy.

DoombatINC
Apr 20, 2003

Here's the thing, I'm a feminist.





The Battle of the Cattle, the War of the Bore, the Co-Main of No Pain, the Quarter Ton of Unfun, the Exhibition of Squandered Physical Potential

Loser Goes Home, and also Winner Goes Home, and it's the Same Home, which is a Dog Food Factory, in Hell

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red19fire
May 26, 2010

DoombatINC posted:

The Battle of the Cattle, the War of the Bore, the Co-Main of No Pain, the Quarter Ton of Unfun, the Exhibition of Squandered Physical Potential

Loser Goes Home, and also Winner Goes Home, and it's the Same Home, which is a Dog Food Factory, in Hell

Amazing lmao

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