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Pretty Lady Blob posted:It's gonna be funny seeing the guy challenging for the title doing awkward shadowboxing during the intro highlights because they don't have any footage of him they can show. But like, 15 people at home will ever see that. I wonder if TJ/Barao 2: The Rematch: Remade will headline that final Brazil card in November.
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Fozzy The Bear posted:Dana said in the media scrum, Barao has to move to 145 or is done. Dana didn't say cut, so make of it as you will. On one hand guys miss weight often and it really doesn't matter, sure some guys get cut but even Escudero and Rumble made it back. John Lineker has missed weight more than he's made it and he wasn't forced up. But on the other hand Renan Barao messed up a PPV. On the other other hand, that PPV was already poo poo with or without the Barao fight. Like Dana says all the time he never tells a fighter which weight class they should fight at, but he's doing just that. If he were doing it for Barao's safety I'd be all for it but he's only doing it because he hosed up a PPV. I think. Don't take your anger of Jon Jones out on Renan Barao.
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Aug 30, 2014 04:20
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Fozzy The Bear posted:Is this card starting soon? Or are they going to delay it because of the lower number of fights? They have to unless Bruce Buffer tells the audience to drive home and enjoy dinner between fights. The might begin at 5:00 and stretch those 3 fights over 2 hours but I imagine the first 30 minutes of the prelims will be Brian Stann convincing you why Joe Soto is a real threat.
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Aug 30, 2014 23:50
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UltimoDragonQuest posted:I thought this was the show where Cruz was returning. Ruan Potts is about to fight. So it has that going for it.
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Aug 31, 2014 01:35
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I would respect UFC much more if they spent this time hyping and promoting fights happening later this year.
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Aug 31, 2014 01:44
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Aug 31, 2014 01:47
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this fight was so close to being the co-main event of the evening.
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Aug 31, 2014 01:58
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Aug 31, 2014 02:04
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Aug 31, 2014 02:09
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let's show highlights from the Potts vs Hamilton fight
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Aug 31, 2014 02:13
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Aug 31, 2014 02:52
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Marching Powder posted:renan, why did you ruin everything? Rogan's trying to make him cry
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Aug 31, 2014 02:56
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Another year posted:this is surreal Should have got Kenny for the weight cut intervention, Chael for the drug intervention, Joe for the  interventionThey really have all areas covered on the FOX desk.
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Aug 31, 2014 02:57
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attackmole posted:Pulling a number completely out of my rear end, I'd guess 10-15 pounds. Cruz cuts about 15, I think Faber does too but he might be closer to 10.
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Aug 31, 2014 03:03
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Jim Dwyer posted:I thought I read Faber walked around close to 155 or something but it was ages ago so I'd never be able to find the source He does, so does Cruz and other BWs, but like bundt brought up in the other thread yesterday everybody has a different definition of "cut," some people mean the entire diet + draining fluid out of their bodies and some people mean the ~last week. The weights I posted were what those guys weigh about a week from the fight, but I think Cruz said he's got better about that since changing his diet from fast food to mostly healthy.
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Aug 31, 2014 03:07
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holy gently caress  at this first fight. and I like Yancy but jeeeeezus.
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Aug 31, 2014 03:09
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Chris James 2 posted:This is already a bigger clusterfuck than 151 At least they got a good season of TUF out of 151. UFC 176 + UFC 177 has done nothing but piss off Team Alpha Males.
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Aug 31, 2014 03:15
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WHERE ARE MY FEET? ... .. CLOSE.
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Aug 31, 2014 03:22
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Yancy Owns. Just have Yancy fight everyone else, leading up to a title fight with TJ Dillashaw.
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Aug 31, 2014 03:25
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MagicCube posted:It's too bad Yancy can only talk in shout-outs. hahahaha
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Aug 31, 2014 03:28
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Nate Diaz in the corner of one fight, Jake Shields in another, a night of stars out in Sacramento.
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Aug 31, 2014 03:42
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Ramsey Nijem always does just well enough for some other upcoming lightweight to finish him and use him as a stepping stone. He's a gatekeeper of gatekeepers.
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Aug 31, 2014 03:48
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drat Bethe knows how to throw down. If she had more KO power she'd be vicious
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Aug 31, 2014 04:10
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The Sphinxster posted:I'm pretty sure I've never seen a standing TKO. Nah there's been tons. Nate Daiz just finished Gray Maynard by standing TKO, for example.
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Aug 31, 2014 04:14
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The Sphinxster posted:I don't think I've seen any Kampmann fights. Shameful. Yeah you missed some of the best welterweight fights there have been. Kampmann vs Ellenberger, Kampmann vs Alves, Kampmann vs Sanchez, Kampmann vs Condit drat I miss him.
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Aug 31, 2014 04:21
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That was the best thing I've ever heard a coach yell, I think.
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Aug 31, 2014 04:27
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it's gonna suck when Castillo wins a decision cause Ferguson has been doing all the damage and cool stuff.
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Aug 31, 2014 04:34
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Yep, that's about how I had it, but I never would have bet the judges would have got it right.
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Aug 31, 2014 04:45
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Hahaha Danny putting Joe on the spot there. He wouldn't have liked Joe's real answer.
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Aug 31, 2014 04:47
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Here's a fun stat: Tony has finished 4/7 UFC fights, 57% rate, while Danny Castillo has finished 2/11, 18% rate, but Tony is the guy who isn't looking for the finish. Tony even had the better and classy interview.
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Aug 31, 2014 04:51
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Marching Powder posted:this is the most cody / chad fight i've seen since cody / chad I want to preface this by saying TJ is really good and feasibly could take out Soto in second with one punch to the liver, but realistically Joe Soto should hang in there for a little while.
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Aug 31, 2014 05:00
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POTATO IN MY ANUS posted:I feel like I'm watching bully beatdown Soto has already lasted longer than Cummins, Cody, and McCorkle combined so he's got that going for him. I still think Soto will go on to do good things in UFC this fight is just gonna make him look way worse than he is.
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Aug 31, 2014 05:11
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Belle Isle Tech posted:Alright I'm officially amazed that Soto is doing as good as he is His performances in Bellator were good before he ran into The Baddest Man on the Planet. Plus he was like 22 at the time so I think he got an unfair shake.
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Aug 31, 2014 05:15
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TJ's output is awesome.
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Aug 31, 2014 05:20
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Marching Powder posted:soto's slowing down a little but is still doing an amazing job. tj's output is unreal. The cool thing about this fight is it proves to me and the world that had Barao made weight, he for sure would have been knocked out again cause TJ is looking as sharp as he did in the first match.
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Aug 31, 2014 05:28
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loving awesome KO. drat, two 5 round stops in a row. That's insane.
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Aug 31, 2014 05:34
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That went perfectly for UFC considering all the other failures surrounding the event. Soto looked credible and TJ gets a great highlight reel finish
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Aug 31, 2014 05:37
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNv1QLdXzIg Dana probably going to be really defensive about this card so this might not be watchable
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Aug 31, 2014 05:42
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Lloyd Boner posted:Fifth round finishes are the best The reason is because by the fifth round we've all mentally accepted that the fight is going the distance. Even in these last two TJ Dillashaw fights where he's beating the poo poo out of his opponent for 4 rounds straight, it's still unexpected. And then you have other 5th round stoppages like the Anderson/Chael one that make your mind explode. GRBass posted:I feel sean shelby will book something stupid like soto vs barao, but really barao with his record and history will always be a contender much like faber. I'd say book soto vs winner of cruz v mizugaki, if soto beats that winner, then do barao v soto for a title shot. Dillashaw should face Assunscao next so that should let some dust settle with contenders. Nah setting Soto up for a rematch with TJ anytime soon again would be a waste of time. If Soto got knocked out in 30 seconds there would be an argument that he didn't have a fair fight, but over the 23 minutes of the fight you saw most of his skill and how it stood up to TJ. Not bad, but not outstanding or anything.
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Dr. Abysmal posted:Assuncao is fighting Caraway in October, even if he wins (which he should) I have a feeling they'll give Cruz the shot if he beats Mizugaki. which they should. I know Cruz hasn't fought in 20 years and is corny as all hell, but he also never lost the belt and Mizugaki is a solid win. Basically Cruz vs Dillashaw erases the entire Renan Barao reign from 2011 to 2014 as one weird period of Too Many Urijah Faber Title Shots.
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