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Previous thread - http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3621292 *HELP SANCTION MMA IN NEW YORK http://www.mmafacts.com  This month, the UFC returns to the greatest state in the US, Ohio, and brings along one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC right now in Matt Brown. We also have DC vs Hendo, Barao vs Dillashaw, Jake Ellenberger vs Lawler, and JDS vs Stipe Miocic so this month isn't really too bad. Important champions -  Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez  Light Heavyweight Champion Jon "Bones" Jones  Middleweight Champion Chris "The All-American" Weidman  Welterweight Champion Johny "Bigg Rigg" Hendricks  Lightweight Champion Anthony "Showtime" Pettis  Featherweight Champion Jose "Scarface" Aldo  Bantamweight Champion Renan Barão  Flyweight Champion Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson  Women's Bantamweight Champion "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey Upcoming Events: UFC Fight Night 40 - May 10 UFC 173 - May 24 UFC Fight Night 41 - May 31 TUF Brazil 3 Finale - May 31 Credible news sources: http://www.mmabuzzsaw.com/ http://www.mmajunkie.com http://www.fightopinion.com http://www.mmapayout.com http://www.mixedmartialarts.com Yahoo! Sports MMA http://www.mmaweekly.com http://www.mmamania.com http://www.mmarated.com http://www.cagepotato.com/ http://www.f4wonline.com/ Other news: http://www.sherdog.com http://www.bloodyelbow.com Related threads: Best/Worst of 2014 Ask/Tell me about Martial Arts Bellator Goonweight Grand Prix Boxing training thread Combat sports Q&A Grappling thread Other: Sherdog Fight Finder Unified rules of MMA http://www.fightmetric.com MMA Fantasy league(join SA Goons) MMA IRC chat room at #mma on SynIRC.net Welcome to MMA, here's the history of the sport Comparison of MMA betting lines Understanding Sports Betting Cool UFC galleries GIFs Ariel Helwani's YouTube channel Entrance_Music.xls LobsterMobster's MMA blog BeanFried's MMA blog Lord Of Space posted:my good god if mma could land a proper NYC venue I will eat a hat
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The Berlin card is a special kind of awful.
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May 1, 2014 02:36
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-Atom- posted:The Berlin card is a special kind of awful. It's true. It's not often you see a TUF Brazil Finale completely overshadow another card.
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May 1, 2014 02:42
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more op link suggestions... related threads: B-league thread other: Fight Matrix
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May 1, 2014 02:43
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-Atom- posted:The Berlin card is a special kind of awful. The prelims are lol are but the top 4 fights aren't bad. Mousasi vs Munoz should actually be the most competitive Fight Pass main event yet. And at least UFC had the decency to follow it up with a JDS fight later that day.
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May 1, 2014 02:43
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I don't know who the hell Alexander Yakovlev is but accepting a fight with Demian Maia in your UFC debut is some gangster poo poo and I look forward to seeing his unconscious body featured during a Face The Pain highlight reel segment.
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May 1, 2014 02:50
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-Atom- posted:The Berlin card is a special kind of awful. Ogle/Blanco sounds like it could be a co-main for a lovely regional circuit.
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May 1, 2014 02:51
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i really like mousasi / munoz and honestly after his debut against honey yahya i have more than a passing interest in tom niinimaki. that was a sick grapple fight.
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May 1, 2014 03:04
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6uJctH7C5s
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May 1, 2014 03:25
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He expended too much energy and got tired
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May 1, 2014 03:27
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I think my favorite is the one against Rampage, he doesn't even try to hide that one.
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May 1, 2014 03:29
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hahahaha what a piece of poo poo
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May 1, 2014 03:32
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If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'
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May 1, 2014 03:42
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God drat that's majestic.
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May 1, 2014 03:48
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DumbWhiteGuy posted:
So bizarre to see a change in this segment of the champions block.
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May 1, 2014 03:57
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http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/4/30/5669424/martin-kampmann-being-considered-for-head-coaching-gig-with-team TAM is considering Kampmann as the new head coach. I hope he gets it, I always had a soft spot for the danish guy and want him to have a happy bro family.
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May 1, 2014 04:03
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Dangersim posted:http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/4/30/5669424/martin-kampmann-being-considered-for-head-coaching-gig-with-team 40% chance TAM thinks he's from Amsterdam and can get good weed
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May 1, 2014 04:11
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Detroit_Dogg posted:I think my favorite is the one against Rampage, he doesn't even try to hide that one. Why would he? Rosenthal didn't seem to mind.
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May 1, 2014 04:21
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couldn't an mma website request an interview with the ref assigned to do Gustafsson/Jones II and casually ask him, "so those finger pokes Jones does in every fight are weird, huh?" it might plant a seed in the ref's mind to do something about it.
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May 1, 2014 04:33
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Dangersim posted:http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/4/30/5669424/martin-kampmann-being-considered-for-head-coaching-gig-with-team Kampmann would still fight though right?
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May 1, 2014 04:43
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You may like this response from him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSLL2HCMSXU
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May 1, 2014 04:57
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Greg Savage from Sherdog said he's been hearing some rumblings of Andy Silva vs. Nick Diaz towards the end of the year.
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May 1, 2014 04:59
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-Atom- posted:Greg Savage from Sherdog said he's been hearing some rumblings of Andy Silva vs. Nick Diaz towards the end of the year. Oh please god in heaven, I've never asked for anything..
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May 1, 2014 05:01
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what an absolutely dumb fight that would be, but whatever, I guess nobody else at 185 makes sense for Silva and GSP is out. to be honest it sets a bad standard for UFC when this moron can complain & trash the company for two years straight and get a GSP title fight and an Anderson Silva super fight out of it. Wait that's impressive so nevermind, good for Diaz.
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May 1, 2014 05:05
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Which goon made this?
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May 1, 2014 05:09
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Bubba Smith posted:what an absolutely dumb fight that would be, but whatever, I guess nobody else at 185 makes sense for Silva and GSP is out. All logic leads to this being an awesome fight. Lord knows I've had my disagreements with the management at UFC in the past. I could call out as an example the Kimbo marketing schtick. That said, I'm comfortable with the UFC lying in that fuzzy grey area between boxing's byzantine organizational nightmare and pro wrestling's promotional farce. At least it shows that the UFC occasionally gives a gently caress about what fans want.
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May 1, 2014 05:18
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I like seeing Nick Diaz lose so I'm totally game for the absurd matchmaking.
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May 1, 2014 05:23
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It will be cool when refs maybe start doing their jobs
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May 1, 2014 05:28
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henkman posted:It will be cool when refs maybe start doing their jobs The state of MMA reffing.
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May 1, 2014 05:33
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I hope not. I'm tired of Nick Diaz being in relevant fights so I'm kinda against it, but whatever, I'm outvoted. After he loses to Silva maybe he should fight Velasquez, the fans would probably want to see that too.
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May 1, 2014 05:49
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So who does Diaz get after Anderson? Jones? Cain?
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May 1, 2014 05:53
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Bubba Smith posted:what an absolutely dumb fight that would be, but whatever, I guess nobody else at 185 makes sense for Silva and GSP is out. I want to see it. Im not so sure who I think will win it
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May 1, 2014 05:55
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Bundt Cake posted:I want to see it. Im not so sure who I think will win it Exactly how broken do you think Anderson Silva is?
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May 1, 2014 06:10
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Jack of Hearts posted:Exactly how broken do you think Anderson Silva is? Probably very. Whether Diaz would actually win is pretty unlikely but I think the Tim Kennedy's of the world will actually present viable, competitive matchups for Anderson when previously that would have been absurd. The guy is a 40-year-old reflex-based fighter with poor takedown defense and competent but unremarkable grappling whose chin and footwork are likely after the door following a big knockout loss, a knockdown with some hard follow-up shots and a bad leg break. Let's not assume he's going to come back good as ever.
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May 1, 2014 06:16
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Bluedeanie posted:Probably very. Whether Diaz would actually win is pretty unlikely but I think the Tim Kennedy's of the world will actually present viable, competitive matchups for Anderson when previously that would have been absurd. The guy is a 40-year-old reflex-based fighter with poor takedown defense and competent but unremarkable grappling whose chin and footwork are likely after the door following a big knockout loss, a knockdown with some hard follow-up shots and a bad leg break. Let's not assume he's going to come back good as ever. The correct answer is "we have no idea"
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May 1, 2014 06:18
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Bundt Cake posted:I want to see it. Im not so sure who I think will win it I'd want to see it like I want to see Nick Diaz vs anybody, but that fight is weird as heck. A year ago when Diaz wanted this match Dana publicly said it was a dumb fight, but that was when GSP vs Silva was still possible. UFC wants to get one "superfight" out of Anderson Silva before he retires so this will have to do.
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May 1, 2014 06:18
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Dangersim posted:The correct answer is "we have no idea" Obviously no, we won't know for sure how he'll look until he's back in the cage. But based on his age, his style and the sheer amount and type of damage he has taken in his last two fights, all signs point to a diminished fighter. My opinion ranks about a 3.7 on the patented Willie Dee Bravery Scale
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May 1, 2014 06:22
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MassRafTer posted:So who does Diaz get after Anderson? Jones? Cain? I like the way you think.
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May 1, 2014 07:18
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I really hope Silva/Diaz happens because there is no result that could not be hilarious and/or amazing. e: also TKZ is probably coming back August/September and wants Lamas, who wants to fight sooner against Poirier or Bermudez, while Bermudez wouldn't mind fighting TKZ. all of these fights own Actually you could match up just about anyone in the top 15 of the featherweight division and it would own except for Clay Guida. Lloyd Boner fucked around with this message at 07:32 on May 1, 2014 |
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May 1, 2014 07:27
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Jack of Hearts posted:Exactly how broken do you think Anderson Silva is? I dont know. I wonder what kind of wheels hes going to have
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