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Genuinely surprised by this. Lets get it.
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Now that Khabib is gone, fighters whose wrestling didn't stack up have their stock rising, and a whole lot more matchups are legitimate for moving you closer to a title shot. It'll be fun.
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Mar 19, 2021 05:36
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Chandler’s going to be UFC champion within two fights of joining the org and he’s going to get blasted into retirement probably just as quick.
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Mar 19, 2021 05:44
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kimbo305 posted:Now that Khabib is gone, fighters whose wrestling didn't stack up have their stock rising, and a whole lot more matchups are legitimate for moving you closer to a title shot. It'll be fun. yup, imo too
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Mar 19, 2021 05:46
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sure, dustin poirier is right there, but what the hell, let's do another mcgregor fight and give the title shot to the guy who beat dan hooker instead
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Mar 19, 2021 05:58
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Yeah, can't say I really care for that matchmaking either. Dustin is gonna collect another good payday at least.
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Mar 19, 2021 06:14
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It's a strange set of events but we ended up with Charles Oliveira fighting for the title and that is the correct result.
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Mar 19, 2021 06:34
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If they were serious about eye pokes they would make it an automatic 1 point deduction. Fighters would sure as poo poo make the effort.
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Mar 19, 2021 06:43
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Digital Jedi posted:https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1372757125177303045?s=20 Why are you posting random people's twitter? Why not post the news website? Oh, those two people are mma media? Oops, I would never have known.
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Mar 19, 2021 06:49
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seeing oliveira breaking through now reminds me of robbie lawlers career resurgence to champion and like lawler i've always been a massive oliveira fan. incredibly entertaining.
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Mar 19, 2021 07:03
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BlindSite posted:If they were serious about eye pokes they would make it an automatic 1 point deduction. Fighters would sure as poo poo make the effort. also this. sure someone could engineer a glove to stop people being dipshits but what would also work is the second you extend your fingers at the face you lose a point. it would literally take one ref, in one fight to do this and eye pokes would all but disappear.
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Mar 19, 2021 07:05
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Fozzy The Bear posted:Why are you posting random people's twitter? Why not post the news website? I feel like you've been around long enough to know how much people hate noted MMA
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Mar 19, 2021 07:07
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It's still really funny to me that despite the direct partnership with ESPN and Helwani working for ESPN he is still essentially unwelcome at UFC events.
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Mar 19, 2021 07:15
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Chandler/Oliveira is good. Poirier deserves a title shot but he has transcended the need for a belt to draw $$$. Poirier/Conor 3 will make him richer than facing Chandler or Oliveira or Gaethje ever would. I feel the same way about Masvidal which is why I'm a little down on him getting a second shot
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Mar 19, 2021 07:53
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I'm not up to date on the lightweight ranking and title picture, but I know Chandler doesn't deserve the shot. So who is he leapfrogging?
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Mar 19, 2021 10:01
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Untrustable posted:I'm not up to date on the lightweight ranking and title picture, but I know Chandler doesn't deserve the shot. So who is he leapfrogging? Dustin Poirier, but I think he's also said that he'd prefer the Conor fight at this point or Nate Diaz just for more money. Technically he's leapfrogging Justin Gaethje as well but I'm not sure if he's ready to fight.
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Mar 19, 2021 10:08
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Untrustable posted:I'm not up to date on the lightweight ranking and title picture, but I know Chandler doesn't deserve the shot. So who is he leapfrogging? by chandler are we talking about long time bellator champion michael chandler who appeared in the ufc and annihilated a guy who had a foty with dustin poirier? he doesn't deserve a shot? i haven't been following poo poo recently but this seems like hyperbole.
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Mar 19, 2021 10:16
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Chandler getting the opportunity weirdly makes sense at the moment--he really benefits from every other top lightweight coming off one or several losses. It does seem nuts having him in the title picture already, especially as it's not like he came into the UFC as the reigning Bellator champion (he fought Hooker on the back of a 2-fight win streak over Bendo and, err, Sydney Outlaw), but even if he fought the worst Dan Hooker we've ever seen, he did step in there after a sizable promotional push and lived up to the hype by easily taking a tough top 5 guy's spot. Makes promotional sense to ride the shiny new top 5 guy's momentum instead of giving the opportunity to Gaethje coming off of a definitive stoppage loss, to Tony after he was beaten badly in his past 45ish minutes in the octagon, or to RDA for getting a top 10 win after years getting bullied around at welterweight. It clearly should be Poirier in there versus Oliveira to determine the actual #1 lightweight at this point in history. Poirier's in a real great spot, though, so good for him.
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Mar 19, 2021 10:53
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Marching Powder posted:by chandler are we talking about long time bellator champion michael chandler who appeared in the ufc and annihilated a guy who had a foty with dustin poirier? he doesn't deserve a shot? i haven't been following poo poo recently but this seems like hyperbole. The guy who had his last non-ufc fight against Benson Henderson and beat Dan Hooker in his one and only UFC fight. It's like giving Ben Askren a title shot after he beat former champion and foty winner Robbie Lawler.
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Mar 19, 2021 10:56
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Untrustable posted:It's like giving Ben Askren a title shot after he beat former champion and foty winner Robbie Lawler. You're right Askren was robbed of a title shot.
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Mar 19, 2021 11:07
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Untrustable posted:The guy who had his last non-ufc fight against Benson Henderson and beat Dan Hooker in his one and only UFC fight. It's like giving Ben Askren a title shot after he beat former champion and foty winner Robbie Lawler. is it like that? did ben askren annihilate someone masvidal struggled to beat recently? if so give him the shot i guess. after he makes more money boxing jake loving paul than he ever got paid in the ufc of course.
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Mar 19, 2021 11:16
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I guess it's just my annoyance with the UFC hyping up a promotional newcomer and skipping over people who put in the work for the promotion.
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Mar 19, 2021 11:22
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i think it's great because michael chandler sucks and do bronx will be the new champ and no one deserves it more
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Mar 19, 2021 11:41
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Those are all sick fights. Really curious to see how TJ looks in his return. I guess Dana has finally moved into the acceptance phase re: Khabib.
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Mar 19, 2021 13:29
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Oliviera is going to be champ
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Mar 19, 2021 13:38
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Oliviera’s going to get lamped and then Chandler’s going to lose his title on short notice to, oh, I don’t know, Michael Johnson.
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Mar 19, 2021 14:26
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Anybody ever tell you you look a tiny bit like Michael Chandler? https://www.ispot.tv/ad/72Vo/dave-and-busters-bellator-mma-featuring-michael-chandler
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I'm no doctor but I would say that seems to suggest weight cutting is dangerous and shouldn't happen.
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Mar 19, 2021 17:41
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The truly incredible thing isn't that she fainted, it's that after she fainted they immediately let her get back on the scale and weigh in again, after which she collapsed a second time.
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Mar 19, 2021 17:43
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CarlCX posted:The truly incredible thing isn't that she fainted, it's that after she fainted they immediately let her get back on the scale and weigh in again, after which she collapsed a second time. ...they didn't call off the fight then and there? WTF
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Brain Curry posted:Kevin Holland’s interview in the athletic is great No hardballs on his Covid comments?
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kensei posted:...they didn't call off the fight then and there? WTF They'll call it off, finishing the weigh-in is a procedure thing I assume. If they don't they are bad!
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Mar 19, 2021 17:52
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reeg posted:finishing the weigh-in is a procedure thing I assume. I mean it still might have been their call here, but they're adult in the room in this scenario, compared to the UFC.
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It looks like she's standing with locked knees at first. That can put someone out who isn't cutting weight.
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Mar 19, 2021 17:55
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reeg posted:They'll call it off, finishing the weigh-in is a procedure thing I assume. If they don't they are bad! She actually did finish the weigh-in the second time and only fell after they announced she'd made weight, so they legally could let her fight, but boy it would be pretty loving irresponsible.
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Watched the JRE episode with Leon Edwards that just came out last night, pretty interesting hearing a bit more of his background and other than him believing the Belal fight should count as a win for him and everyone should just move on, I thought I agreed with most things he had to say, he seems like an alright dude. Watched the episode with Claressa Shields after that, which I originally didn't notice since it wasn't tagged as an MMA show, apparently her deal with PFL is 3 years after which she'll decide whether or not to enter their 155lb tournament, says she could make 145 with some changes but doesn't want to, but Dana might create a 155lb division for her a la cyborg if she's good enough in 3-4 years or so. Meanwhile she's not even switching to MMA full time, says she wants to be champ in boxing and MMA at the same time, I can't remember if it was specifically UFC champ or if a PFL belt will do for that, though. Mr. Nice! posted:It looks like she's standing with locked knees at first. That can put someone out who isn't cutting weight. What? Brut fucked around with this message at 18:13 on Mar 19, 2021 |
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Mar 19, 2021 18:10
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Apparently it can restrict blood flowing to your brain.
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CarlCX posted:She actually did finish the weigh-in the second time and only fell after they announced she'd made weight, so they legally could let her fight, but boy it would be pretty loving irresponsible. It's been called off thankfully, as reported by TMZ(??)
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