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Easy 6 01-20-2018 11:28 PM

Was in the kitchen woofing own a fajita, did I miss the main event already?

bigjosh 01-20-2018 11:44 PM

The heavyweight division used to be so ****ing fun to watch with the knockout guys.

Shittiest division in the UFC now. Boring, gay bitches laying down all over eachother for 25 ****ing minutes.

This is exactly why I dont pay for these fights.

alnorth 01-20-2018 11:52 PM

The last couple minutes Ngannou was wobbling around in "Finish Him!" mode, but whoever was controlling Stipe wasn't able to hit the buttons correctly for the Fatality move.

jd1020 01-20-2018 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 13372667)
The last couple minutes Ngannou was wobbling around in "Finish Him!" mode, but whoever was controlling Stipe wasn't able to hit the buttons correctly for the Fatality move.

ROFL

The way that fight ended... lol.

Last 15 seconds both guys were just content to hold each other up and rest.

And STILLLLLLLLL the undisputed heavy weight champion of the world... LACTIC ACID!!!!

alnorth 01-20-2018 11:59 PM

lol, Ngannou landed 17 strikes in the last 4 rounds.

If someone ever asks me what I mean when I say "this is a trashweight fight", I'll point to this one as an example. One round of chaos followed by 4 rounds of exhausted men stumbling around.

alnorth 01-21-2018 12:07 AM

In other news, Sonnen beat Rampage in Bellator's first opening round of their freakshow Grand Prix.

alnorth 01-21-2018 12:10 AM

Dana White is throwing chairs and shit around in a backroom somewhere, screaming a question at a lackey asking who was in charge of making sure Ngannou worked on his cardio.

jd1020 01-21-2018 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 13372680)
Dana White is throwing chairs and shit around in a backroom somewhere, screaming a question at a lackey asking who was in charge of making sure Ngannou worked on his cardio.

It was Tyron Woodley!

raybec 4 01-22-2018 01:20 PM

The UFC has made a habit of promoting the shit out of someone who gets beaten soundly. They did it with Rousey, and Ngannou among others. They make their champs feel like placeholders. That sells excitement for the fight but they need to pimp the Champs a little harder.

raybec 4 01-22-2018 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 13372680)
Dana White is throwing chairs and shit around in a backroom somewhere, screaming a question at a lackey asking who was in charge of making sure Ngannou worked on his cardio.

The UFC Performance Center!!

jd1020 01-22-2018 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raybec 4 (Post 13376626)
The UFC has made a habit of promoting the shit out of someone who gets beaten soundly. They did it with Rousey, and Ngannou among others. They make their champs feel like placeholders. That sells excitement for the fight but they need to pimp the Champs a little harder.

To be fair most of their champs recently have been place holders outside of Mighty Mouse.

Their big ticket names like Jones can't stop stepping on his own dick. McGregor doesn't want to fight. Middleweight, welterweight, and bantamweight has been a round robin of champs.

Max Holloway has a shot, though.

raybec 4 01-22-2018 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 13376666)
To be fair most of their champs recently have been place holders outside of Mighty Mouse.

Their big ticket names like Jones can't stop stepping on his own dick. McGregor doesn't want to fight. Middleweight, welterweight, and bantamweight has been a round robin of champs.

Max Holloway has a shot, though.

There is a lot of questionable matchmaking in the UFC. Big money fights that make no sense. Giving GSP a shot at the Middle Weight belt after years away? WTF was that shit? Rousey getting a shot at Nunes without winning a fight, McGregor holding 2 divisions hostage while he plays big dick swinging, shit like that turns fighters and eventually fans off.

alnorth 01-23-2018 09:40 PM

Nate Diaz just posted on social media that he plans to fight again at around May or June.

TimBone 01-23-2018 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raybec 4 (Post 13377024)
There is a lot of questionable matchmaking in the UFC. Big money fights that make no sense. Giving GSP a shot at the Middle Weight belt after years away? WTF was that shit? Rousey getting a shot at Nunes without winning a fight, McGregor holding 2 divisions hostage while he plays big dick swinging, shit like that turns fighters and eventually fans off.

C'mon, man. We had to see that GSP-Bisping superfight ASAP. *eyeroll*

TimBone 01-23-2018 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 13379168)
Nate Diaz just posted on social media that he plans to fight again at around May or June.

Very gracious of him. He seems nice.

alnorth 01-23-2018 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimBone (Post 13379187)
Very gracious of him. He seems nice.

His brother is probably above money, material possessions, etc but I think Nate likes having nice shit, he's probably just about broke, and he does undoubtably have a good contract with the UFC if he ever goes back to work.

alnorth 01-23-2018 10:38 PM

Eddie Alvarez just dropped a strong hint on twitter that he may be Nate's opponent.

I would definitely watch that fight, screw titles, they could put that on top of a PPV.

TimBone 01-23-2018 10:43 PM

Yeah, I'd look forward to that fight.

raybec 4 01-24-2018 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 13379224)
Eddie Alvarez just dropped a strong hint on twitter that he may be Nate's opponent.

I would definitely watch that fight, screw titles, they could put that on top of a PPV.

I'd watch that

alnorth 01-24-2018 05:00 PM

This weekend is the break between the conference championships and the Super Bowl, which means the UFC is on FOX this weekend.

Friday

8pm - (Paramount) - Bellator 193, Larkin vs. Gonzalez

Not a lot of names on this card, this is pretty bad by Bellator's standards. These days I think they are saving the best fighters on their roster to support cards featuring their freakshow Grand Prix.

Saturday

4pm TV - (3pm Fightpass/4pm FS1/7pm FOX) - UFC on FOX, Jacare vs. Brunson 2

This is average to maybe slightly below average on paper, but what else are you going to watch? I'll have it playing on TV so that I can occasionally glance over when an interesting fight comes on.

CoMoChief 01-24-2018 06:01 PM

UFC has a major star power problem.

Other than Connor, they really don't have anyone that can carry the promotion.

Dana should probably just cash out and walk away.

alnorth 01-24-2018 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoMoChief (Post 13380491)
Dana should probably just cash out and walk away.

LOL, he already cashed out, Dana and the Fertittas sold at the perfect time. He got paid literally hundreds of millions of dollars for his ownership stake, he's just a well-paid employee now, perhaps slowly accumulating new ownership shares that he can cash out of again later when WME-IMG sells.

alnorth 01-27-2018 05:52 PM

The coaches for the next TUF will be DC and Stipe Miocic. DC will try to become a 2-division champ in July.

alnorth 01-27-2018 09:09 PM

Brunson: "That was a long time ago, I'm a much better fighter now!"

*marches forward with his hands down and chin up, gets KTFO again*

raybec 4 01-29-2018 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 13384899)
The coaches for the next TUF will be DC and Stipe Miocic. DC will try to become a 2-division champ in July.

That's going to be an interesting fight.

alnorth 01-29-2018 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raybec 4 (Post 13387296)
That's going to be an interesting fight.

I also gotta hand it to Dana regarding TUF. After every season I think "ok, I'm sick of this show, I'm not watching the next season." then they announce the coaches and I'm like "ooh, never mind, I'm in."

Sometimes it runs dry, they don't have good options, and I can skip a couple seasons, but they do a pretty good job of hooking me back in on Wednesdays.

raybec 4 01-29-2018 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 13387381)
I also gotta hand it to Dana regarding TUF. After every season I think "ok, I'm sick of this show, I'm not watching the next season." then they announce the coaches and I'm like "ooh, never mind, I'm in."

Sometimes it runs dry, they don't have good options, and I can skip a couple seasons, but they do a pretty good job of hooking me back in on Wednesdays.

Me too, the 2 worst seasons for me were Joanna/Claudia and TJ/Garbrandt. listening to dumb people run weak smack for 50 minutes and then a 10 minute fight makes it hard to watch.

saphojunkie 01-29-2018 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoMoChief (Post 13380491)
UFC has a major star power problem.

Other than Connor, they really don't have anyone that can carry the promotion.

Dana should probably just cash out and walk away.

Thanks, Bones.

alnorth 01-31-2018 10:07 PM

We got the UFC this weekend, but they aren't putting up much of an effort because obviously everyone's going to be focused on a different sporting event.

Saturday

7pm TV - (6pm Fightpass/7pm FS2/9pm FS1) - UFC Fight Night, Machida vs. Anders

This is kinda bad by UFC standards, but Brazil cards are usually bad so you gotta grade on a curve. Given that, its OK I guess.

11pm - (Fightpass) - Pancrase 293

Its Pancrase, Pancrase is bad and on in the middle of the night. If you can't sleep, I guess you can have this running on the background of your computer while you look up Super Bowl odds and stories.

alnorth 02-01-2018 03:16 PM

Anderson Silva's career is probably over.

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/2/1...usada-mma-news

He tested positive for synthetic testosterone and for a diuretic. Since he's a repeat offender who popped for 2 separate banned substances in the same test, he could be facing up to 8 years suspension by USADA.

raybec 4 02-01-2018 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 13395272)
Anderson Silva's career is probably over.

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/2/1...usada-mma-news

He tested positive for synthetic testosterone and for a diuretic. Since he's a repeat offender who popped for 2 separate banned substances in the same test, he could be facing up to 8 years suspension by USADA.

He'll fight again at 48, just for the money, guaranteed.

alnorth 02-02-2018 03:14 PM

3 fighters on the main card, including Anders, missed weight. Reportedly it was because the crappy hotel the visiting fighters were put up at ran out of hot water last night so they couldn't do their weight cuts. (lol Brazil)

Anders was close enough that they gave him an extra hour this morning and he made it, but the other 2 weren't close. The Dodson-Munhoz fight is apparently off because of it.

alnorth 02-02-2018 08:50 PM

The UFC has decided not to pay Dodson his show money. He was scheduled to co-main the card, so I imagine the UFC was not happy when he decided to decline a non-title fight because of 4 pounds even though he was offered 20% of the guy's purse.

edit: The UFC decided to pay him a portion, but not all of his show money

alnorth 02-03-2018 01:26 PM

UFC 222 just lost its main event. FW champ Max Holloway is hurt and out.

alnorth 02-04-2018 08:18 AM

I'm not sure if anyone else watched that Brazil card, but if you did, then you saw one of Mario Yamasaki's worst-reffed fights ever. There was essentially no one in the cage to officiate.

I often joke with friends that Mario is the most bloodthirsty ref in the UFC, he's the very last guy who will ever stop a fight, you've got to be damn near dead before he'll start verbally warning you to fight back. He had the co-main between Valentina Shevchenko and some Brazilian girl called up from the B-leagues, and it was immediately obvious that this was going to be a one-sided beating.

Valentina got full mount 2 or 3 times, and a freaking crucifix position twice, and Mario calmly stood there and watched her beat the Brazilian chick into a bloody pulp. It got so bad the crowd was boo'ing a non-stoppage, even though it was their fighter getting beat. You could even see Valentina getting tired from punching, so she finally grabbed a neck and mercifully ended the fight.

The final punch stats were, and this is not a joke: 217 to 1. (Dana said 230-3 but it was worse than that)

Dana White was also not happy.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Priscilla Cachoeira, you showed so much heart and toughness in that fight. I’m honored to have you fight in the UFC. Unfortunately the ref is there to protect you and Mario DID NOT do that. This isn’t his first disgusting... <a href="https://t.co/z6eJWuKuME">https://t.co/z6eJWuKuME</a></p>&mdash; Dana White (@danawhite) <a href="https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/960030755157094400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
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raybec 4 02-06-2018 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 13399758)
I'm not sure if anyone else watched that Brazil card, but if you did, then you saw one of Mario Yamasaki's worst-reffed fights ever. There was essentially no one in the cage to officiate.

I often joke with friends that Mario is the most bloodthirsty ref in the UFC, he's the very last guy who will ever stop a fight, you've got to be damn near dead before he'll start verbally warning you to fight back. He had the co-main between Valentina Shevchenko and some Brazilian girl called up from the B-leagues, and it was immediately obvious that this was going to be a one-sided beating.

Valentina got full mount 2 or 3 times, and a freaking crucifix position twice, and Mario calmly stood there and watched her beat the Brazilian chick into a bloody pulp. It got so bad the crowd was boo'ing a non-stoppage, even though it was their fighter getting beat. You could even see Valentina getting tired from punching, so she finally grabbed a neck and mercifully ended the fight.

The final punch stats were, and this is not a joke: 217 to 1. (Dana said 230-3 but it was worse than that)

Dana White was also not happy.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Priscilla Cachoeira, you showed so much heart and toughness in that fight. I’m honored to have you fight in the UFC. Unfortunately the ref is there to protect you and Mario DID NOT do that. This isn’t his first disgusting... <a href="https://t.co/z6eJWuKuME">https://t.co/z6eJWuKuME</a></p>&mdash; Dana White (@danawhite) <a href="https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/960030755157094400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
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I watched it and I just couldn't believe he didn't step in. She was getting blasted so much it stopped being entertaining. The choke was a mercy move.

WhawhaWhat 02-06-2018 01:13 PM

UFC shouldn't have booked that fight in the first place. They are as guilty as the ref.

raybec 4 02-06-2018 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat (Post 13404823)
UFC shouldn't have booked that fight in the first place. They are as guilty as the ref.

That's probably an accurate statement, they wanted to set Valentina up with an easy win to justify her shot at the 125lb title.

SAUTO 02-06-2018 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat (Post 13404823)
UFC shouldn't have booked that fight in the first place. They are as guilty as the ref.

exactly. Dana has no reason to bitch. He set her up for slaughter.

He's a piece of shit.

alnorth 02-06-2018 07:50 PM

This weekend brings us what will hopefully be on paper the worst PPV of the year.

Thursday

7:30 pm - (Fightpass) - Island Fights 46

What the hell is this shit? Boxing on fightpass? Nope, moving on.

Saturday

7pm TV - (5:30 pm Fightpass/7pm FS1/9pm PPV) - UFC 221, Romero vs. Rockhold

LOL

Look at that ****ing PPV card. This slate of 12 fights in Australia might be mildly interesting with a cool fight at the end if it was a free Fight Night on FS1. It'd be below average for free TV, but eh, whatever I've watched worse.

I don't watch illegal streams and I'm not paying for this shit, so I'll just take a break from MMA this weekend. Since I'm crapping on the card I'm sure it'll end up being epic with crazy fights, and if that happens then I might watch it on fightpass in a couple months, but as a hardcore UFC fan who watches almost every fight, I'm out. I won't even watch the prelims so as to avoid the temptation to see this PPV which isn't even worth the drive to a bar. (since there's snow on the roads anyway, maybe I would have done it in the summer)

raybec 4 02-07-2018 12:02 PM

Romero is a real piece of shit, after watching him sit on the stool for 2 minutes against Tim Kennedy I can't see paying to watch him headline a card.

alnorth 02-07-2018 05:01 PM

The current rumor for UFC 222 is Cyborg vs. Yana Kunitskaya (who Evinger destroyed in Invicta), and a co-main of Edgar vs. Ortega. This might be a decent Fight Night, but PPV?

I have never just outright skipped 2 consecutive PPV's since I started seriously watching the sport. The UFC is going to test me next month.

raybec 4 02-07-2018 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 13407348)
The current rumor for UFC 222 is Cyborg vs. Yana Kunitskaya (who Evinger destroyed in Invicta), and a co-main of Edgar vs. Ortega. This might be a decent Fight Night, but PPV?

I have never just outright skipped 2 consecutive PPV's since I started seriously watching the sport. The UFC is going to test me next month.

That is flat terrible. Did Holloway drop out?

alnorth 02-07-2018 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raybec 4 (Post 13407349)
That is flat terrible. Did Holloway drop out?

yes, Holloway is hurt. The UFC even followed up with Nate Diaz to see if he wanted to save the card, but no dice.

Fortunately (knock on wood) right now UFC 223 looks terrific, so if worst comes to worst, my UFC PPV boycott shouldn't last longer than 2 events.

alnorth 02-08-2018 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 13407348)
The current rumor for UFC 222 is Cyborg vs. Yana Kunitskaya (who Evinger destroyed in Invicta), and a co-main of Edgar vs. Ortega. This might be a decent Fight Night, but PPV?

I have never just outright skipped 2 consecutive PPV's since I started seriously watching the sport. The UFC is going to test me next month.

This dreadful rumor has now become official. Cyborg opened up as a hilariously lopsided (by MMA standards) favorite at -1000

raybec 4 02-08-2018 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 13408938)
This dreadful rumor has now become official. Cyborg opened up as a hilariously lopsided (by MMA standards) favorite at -1000

I'd rather see Cyborg vs Edgar

alnorth 02-08-2018 06:56 PM

A couple hours ago, Marc Goddard decided his life didn't have enough frustration and conflict, so he inexplicably decided to tweet this out. Its going about as well as you'd expect.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Is there anything currently in this life as pathetically sickening as gender neutrality? At first I laughed it off as a joke, then it became serious. It’s literally everywhere now. The pussification of mankind continues. Or should that be personkind? Makes me sick.</p>&mdash; Marc Goddard (@marcgoddard_uk) <a href="https://twitter.com/marcgoddard_uk/status/961733080003305472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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edit: And here's a happier tweet, Jose Aldo is visiting Mickey Mouse!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Magic kingdom �� @diogoalexandrefotografo <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vaiquando?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#vaiquando</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gerusaturismo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#gerusaturismo</a> <a href="https://t.co/FFdABtvPHJ">pic.twitter.com/FFdABtvPHJ</a></p>&mdash; Jose Aldo Junior (@josealdojunior) <a href="https://twitter.com/josealdojunior/status/961765194295906304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 9, 2018</a></blockquote>
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alnorth 02-10-2018 02:27 AM

lol, as if this PPV tomorrow (technically now today) wasn't stupid enough, Yoel Romero missed weight badly.

The fight is still on, but it is now only an interim title fight for Rockhold. If Romero wins, he only gets a W and nothing else.

alnorth 02-13-2018 03:11 PM

We're due for a good weekend after the shit the UFC has been shoveling at us, and hopefully this weekend will deliver. I assume the wonky Sunday night is to strategically avoid some kind of big olympic event or something.

I was also putting together the schedule early since those wacky Alaskans are throwing another Wednesday card at us again this week, and noticed that holy cow UFC Fightpass is working overtime this weekend. So, here we go...

Wednesday

11pm - (Fightpass) - AFC 137

Lol, oh my. This card sucks even for Alaska, the only reason to watch it is because its Wednesday. If you want mismatches between guys with losing records vs veterans and lots of fighters who have literally never fought before, then your in luck, this is your event.

Friday

6pm - (Fightpass) - Titan FC 48

This is probably the top B-league promotion below Bellator, and the last 4 fights all feature guys who look like they may be close to reaching the highest level.

7:30pm - (Fightpass) - Glory 50

This is kickboxing. Normally thats cool, but there is so much going on Friday that this seems kinda pointless if you are a MMA fan. I assume the UFC is contractually obligated to stream this.

8pm - (Paramount) - Bellator 194, Nelson vs. Mitrione 2

This card is really good by Bellator's standards. The first few televised fights are nothing special, but the last 3 (tune in about 9-9:30 pm) are really good, and the main event is yet another round of Bellator's freakshow grand prix tournament.

Saturday

1pm - (Fightpass) - Polaris 6

I can't find any details on this on tapology, and its not even clear to me which combat sport this is. So... there you go.

7pm - (Fightpass) - EBI 15: The Featherweights

EBI is always good. I'm looking forward to watching this instead of seeing who can slide down a hill faster on NBC.

Sunday

6pm TV - (4:30 pm Fightpass/6pm FS1) - UFC Fight Night, Cerrone vs Medeiros

And finally we reach the UFC card, and oh hell yeah this is a good one by free TV standards. The prelims are not special, but barring any weight cutting disaster the entire main card should be great, I'm looking forward to all 6 fights.

raybec 4 02-14-2018 08:56 AM

I would hate to see Cowboy lose again, I'd say if he loses 4 in a row they cut him.

alnorth 02-14-2018 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raybec 4 (Post 13416471)
I would hate to see Cowboy lose again, I'd say if he loses 4 in a row they cut him.

He is a draw who gets a pop every time he enters the arena. There is no way in hell they cut him. Athletic merit only matters for fighters who don't bring in money and ratings. edit: unless they have what the UFC perceives to be absurd contract demands when its time to renegotiate, of course. (eg Henderson, MacDonald)

alnorth 02-18-2018 10:06 AM

Happy Cowboy day, y'all

edit: lol, just now checked out the faceoffs from yesterday, and Yancy Medeiros came to the stage with a gift for Cowboy. (skip to 3 minutes)

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raybec 4 02-22-2018 11:58 AM

Good to see Cowboy get back on track.

alnorth 02-27-2018 02:56 PM

The CSAC hearing for Jon Jones is finished, and California pretty much gave him the max. Jon Jones team was hoping to get the state to give him a lesser penalty than USADA in order to set up some kind of tension or fight between the state and USADA down the road.

Instead, the state revoked Jon Jones license, fined him a ton of money, and then basically said they won't let him reapply for his license at least until USADA signs off, which means the same thing everywhere since all AC's in the USA reciprocate, and they even reserve the right to impose a suspension longer than USADA. (though they kind of suggested they wont go crazy with that unless USADA unexpectedly comes down on him a hell of a lot lighter than expected, then CA might go "oh bullshit, you are sitting out for at least this long")

edit: his tainted supplement defense did not work very well with California because he legally certified to the state in his pre-fight questionnaire that he did not take any other supplements. Saying later that your management handles the paperwork and you don't know what you are signing doesn't get you off later.

raybec 4 02-27-2018 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 13442328)
The CSAC hearing for Jon Jones is finished, and California pretty much gave him the max. Jon Jones team was hoping to get the state to give him a lesser penalty than USADA in order to set up some kind of tension or fight between the state and USADA down the road.

Instead, the state revoked Jon Jones license, fined him a ton of money, and then basically said they won't let him reapply for his license at least until USADA signs off, which means the same thing everywhere since all AC's in the USA reciprocate, and they even reserve the right to impose a suspension longer than USADA. (though they kind of suggested they wont go crazy with that unless USADA unexpectedly comes down on him a hell of a lot lighter than expected, then CA might go "oh bullshit, you are sitting out for at least this long")

edit: his tainted supplement defense did not work very well with California because he legally certified to the state in his pre-fight questionnaire that he did not take any other supplements. Saying later that your management handles the paperwork and you don't know what you are signing doesn't get you off later.

Good

Mecca 03-01-2018 09:03 PM

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alnorth 03-02-2018 06:44 AM

Last weekend I didn't have any kind of a schedule up because of a very unexpected health issue, but I was still able to watch some awesome UFC on FOX fights in the hospital. I don't need to elaborate more than that and I'm feeling a hell of a lot better now.

This weekend we have a PPV whose only real selling point is "hey come on, we're at least better than UFC 221, right?" Whether or not that means you should actually pay for the card is up to you, but it could be a chance to give your wallet a solid 2-PPV break before 223 drags us back in next month. Anyway...

Friday

8pm - (Paramount) - Bellator 195, Caldwell vs. Higo

This one is hard to judge. If you ignore the names and look at the tapology rankings for the last 4 fights its decent, maybe above average by Bellator standards. Then I look at the names and think "ok, outside of the main event, who the hell are these people?" So, I'll just say its an average Bellator card.

9pm - (Fightpass) - Friday Night Fights, Clay vs. Topic

This is not MMA, it looks like this is Muay Thai, but hey Muay Thai is cool. Its not a bad option if you don't have Paramount.

Saturday

noon - (Fightpass) - Glory 51

Its kickboxing, either you are in or you are not.

3pm - (Fightpass) - Cage Warriors 91

Judging from tapology rankings, this is about average by local promotion standards. Its one of the top European promotions so you might see a couple of these fighters in the UFC someday.

7pm TV - (5:30pm Fightpass/7pm FS1/9pm PPV) - UFC 222, Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya

So, I just outright laughed at UFC 221, did not for even a moment think about buying it, didn't care enough to even find a stream, and then read about what happened later. I don't think I even saw a gif, which is how little I cared.

I won't laugh at this PPV, but I am not happy about it either. I'm thinking about getting it anyway but thats only because I'm a crazy fan who is looking ahead at not much coming in March and that co-main fight looks pretty cool. That is in no way suggesting that paying for this is a good idea, because it probably isn't.

Anyway, enough crapping on it, the free prelims are actually pretty good. You could watch the fights with no intention of paying for the main card, shut off the TV at 9pm, and probably come away having had an entertaining evening. The UFC failed to match the good prelims with a worthy PPV though, everyone knows Cyborg will destroy that Russian chick, who was easily beaten by the last girl Cyborg wrecked, so thats not even going to be fun to watch. Edgar vs. Ortega will be great. The rest of the fights are good if they were on TV, but this is just not a good PPV.

raybec 4 03-02-2018 07:30 AM

I won't even get into Wandy vs the Russian chick but Ortega is a kid that people have been sleeping on. He's a really solid fighter with excellent ground skills. I really don't see him beating Frankie but it should be a good fight. Having said that, I'm not paying $65 for one good non-title fight.

Jerm 03-02-2018 10:47 PM

Looks like Tony vs. Khabib is for the real 155 lbs. title...C
Conor is getting stripped, about time.

alnorth 03-03-2018 02:39 PM

One small clarification on the 155 belt. If something happens to the fight (it doesn't happen or someone doesn't make weight and wins) then Conor keeps the belt.

If both fighters make weight, make it to the cage, and a winner is declared for the bout, then they get the belt and Conor is no longer the champion of any division.

alnorth 03-03-2018 10:55 PM

lol, so far two winners were carried out on a stretcher while the losers walked out in disbelief.

And the craziest thing is that in both fights it was the right decision.

raybec 4 03-03-2018 11:31 PM

Wow! Freaking Ortega just shocked the world

alnorth 03-03-2018 11:37 PM

Russian chick did better than I expected, she actually went 3 whole minutes. But, after she lost her grip on Cyborg and allowed her to reset for her 2nd gorilla charge, that was it.

bigjosh 03-03-2018 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by alnorth (Post 13449111)
Russian chick did better than I expected, she actually went 3 whole minutes. But, after she lost her grip on Cyborg and allowed her to reset for her 2nd gorilla charge, that was it.

Ehh, as long as Cyborg is allowed to pump juice she will keep beating the **** out of everyone.

alnorth 03-03-2018 11:51 PM

I'm never gonna forget the moment when the solid (including the only 10-8 rounds) UD score is read out, Herb Dean looked at soukhamthath, kinda shrugged and left without raising a hand, and cut to Joe Rogan kneeling next to o'malley who is still flat on his back.

alnorth 03-03-2018 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by bigjosh (Post 13449112)
Ehh, as long as Cyborg is allowed to pump juice she will keep beating the **** out of everyone.

I'm sure she's clean NOW because USADA is testing the hell out of her. But I'm not gonna lift more than a finger and maybe a toe to defend Cyborg because she cheated in the past and its especially a bad thing for women in combat sports because a lot of the advantages they gain become permenant even if they stop juicing. Cyborg will always have stronger bones and the ability to hit harder than she probably otherwise could have because she roided up long ago, and unlike with men, that doesn't completely go away for women when they stop.

alnorth 03-06-2018 04:29 AM

Your schedule this weekend is simple. Nothing. Everyone got the hell out of the way of college basketball's conference championship weekend. Fightpass has Pancrase in the middle of the night sometime, and thats it.

Mecca 03-08-2018 05:45 AM

Apparently Werdum and Velasquez are paying attention to Ronda Rousey as both of them are trying to get signed by WWE..that's odd.

raybec 4 03-08-2018 07:43 AM

I knew Velasquez attended his first show, and posted something on IG about it but I'm not sure he was serious.

Mecca 03-08-2018 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by raybec 4 (Post 13455877)
I knew Velasquez attended his first show, and posted something on IG about it but I'm not sure he was serious.

Apparently it's serious, Werdum has a meeting with them and Velasquez apparently is angling to get signed.

Problem is, you need a personality that is better than a broken radiator to make it in wrestling.

alnorth 03-08-2018 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 13455881)
Apparently it's serious, Werdum has a meeting with them and Velasquez apparently is angling to get signed.

Problem is, you need a personality that is better than a broken radiator to make it in wrestling.

If the WWE is even the slightest bit interested in them or anyone else on the roster, then the UFC will figure out something that makes sense for all sides (mainly assurances that they won't get hurt and it'll mostly be on the soap opera side of the show and less on the fake fighting part of the show), because the UFC is going to want to call in another very big favor later this year.

Mecca 03-08-2018 09:16 AM

Some of these people I think are viewing wrestling as a place to go when their MMA stuff is basically done.

Chael Sonnen basically admitted he wanted to do it but waited till he was to old.

alnorth 03-08-2018 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 13456031)
Some of these people I think are viewing wrestling as a place to go when their MMA stuff is basically done.

Chael Sonnen basically admitted he wanted to do it but waited till he was to old.

Chael Sonnen is a perfect fit, if he gets crushed in Bellator's freakshow tournament he might be ready for it, though I'm not sure what his contract with Bellator looks like. Bellator probably sees the WWE as a competitor and might be less willing to let Sonnen go.

Most UFC fighters have the personality and showmanship of a grumpy-looking statue, but they have a few guys who can entertain. The UFC basically sees the WWE as a potential business partner who is valuable to keep in touch with in case someone on the WWE roster who can actually fight (or who can't but is delusional and can help sell a PPV) wants to cross over. Its worth it to the UFC to let their guys play in the soap opera every now and then for that once every 2 or 3 year payday where it comes back to the UFC.

Pants 03-08-2018 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 13455881)
Apparently it's serious, Werdum has a meeting with them and Velasquez apparently is angling to get signed.

Problem is, you need a personality that is better than a broken radiator to make it in wrestling.

Werdum would be an amazing heal. He has personality for days.

raybec 4 03-09-2018 09:53 AM

Bobby Lashley was tough to watch as a fighter. He would gas out before the end of the first round in most of his early fights. CM Punk's beating at the hands of Mickey Gall says all we need to know about him. Lesnar hasn't really beaten anyone outside of a 50 year old Randy Couture. I don't know how successful any of the crossovers will be going the other way.

Mecca 03-09-2018 10:06 AM

CM Punk was only brought in because he was popular, the guy is like 40 and had no MMA background.

alnorth 03-09-2018 03:31 PM

I am mildly interested in CM Punk's next fight. When he crossed over, he thought his wrestling background would be good enough with a bit of work. He admitted later that he had no idea just how much he had to learn and train to be credible, but by the time he started to figure that out it was too late, he was booked and he had to make the walk.

Now by the time his next fight rolls around (Rumored in June for UFC 225) he will have had what, a year and a half, maybe 2 years training at a good gym with reputable coaches? Thats enough training, he can either do it at his age or he can't. The matchmakers will give him a reasonable opponent at his (low) level, some guy signed from the B leagues and we'll see. If he gets smoked again he should retire.

Mecca 03-09-2018 03:50 PM

I'm just waiting till he sucks it up and goes back for his big Wrestlemania payday, wrestling fans would lose their shit.

alnorth 03-12-2018 06:29 PM

In less-serious news, mighty mouse is now sponsored by, and a spokesman for Zevia soda.

https://www.zevia.com/

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thrilled to be working with Zevia as a brand ambassador. As a pro athlete, it’s important to watch what I consume. Zevia has 0 sugar and no artificial flavoring. Wife loves it, safe for the kiddos! Looking forward to working with this great company in 2018! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/zevia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#zevia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ad?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ad</a> <a href="https://t.co/orUnCyAFqY">pic.twitter.com/orUnCyAFqY</a></p>&mdash; Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouseUFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MightyMouseUFC/status/973231204769062917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
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alnorth 03-13-2018 09:10 AM

lol

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So when are we gonna see you cry again in the Octagon? 😂 <a href="https://twitter.com/CMPunk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CMPunk</a></p>&mdash; Luchaman0miedo (@Luchaman0miedo) <a href="https://twitter.com/Luchaman0miedo/status/973286710523191301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">June nine, after I win and lock eyes with my beautiful wife, embrace my coaches and shout out my entire team <a href="https://t.co/TmzRWR2kbn">https://t.co/TmzRWR2kbn</a></p>&mdash; Coach (@CMPunk) <a href="https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/973288469672923138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
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