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Lopez is winning all of these rounds with activity and ring generalship. Lomachenko looks tentative to engage, and this is a whitewash so far.
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Lomachenko picked it up in the second half of the fight, arguably winning 7-11, but Lopez dominated the 12th. I think it's 115-113 or a draw.
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Really, really, really looking forward to this Khabib vs Gaethje fight. Gotta pick Khabib, but would love to see Gaethje win. Should be a war.
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He is one of the few opponents who has the skills to get back to his feet if Khabib takes him down. But, Khabib may not be able to take him down as easily as people presume. Justin Gaethje has an 80% takedown defense rating, and in his UFC career he has been in the bottom position for a total of 17 seconds. Granted, he is often in slug fests, but that is because his opponents know that taking him down successfully is much easier said than done. Justin Gaethje lands 7.74 strikes per minute, which is the highest in UFC history. Khabib has never dealt with a striker like Gaethje. And people have this perception of Khabib having unstoppable takedowns, and while he is in the top 10 for career takedowns, he only has a 45% career takedown accuracy. I believe that Khabib's most dominant, and overlooked trait is his mental toughness. He simply believes that no one can break his will, and he believes that everyone will break under his pressure. But Gaethje is just as mentally tough. I believe that Justin Gaethje is going to shock the world. He may not knock out Khabib, but I think that he will do enough damage over the course of the fight, and he will have his hand raised at the end of the fight. #andNEW Sent from my GM1915 using Tapatalk |
Yeah Gaethje a very good wrestler. I used to live in AZ and follow the state championships and he won state twice out of Stafford. Now he lives in a suburb of Denver that borders the one I live in, so I've followed his entire MMA career. I'd absolutely love to see him beat Khabib but that's gonna be a tall order. Khabib is a beast. He gets your back and it's lights out. Should be epic, I haven't been this stoked for a fight in a decade.
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Justin Gaethje’s biggest hits have come outside the UFC octagon, helping Denver kids When the UFC’s interim lightweight champ and former UNC All-American isn’t prepping for fights such as his showdown with Khabib Nurmagomedov, he’s giving his time and money to DPS students. https://www.denverpost.com/wp-conten...E-02.jpg?w=864 Justin Gaethje speaks to the media after his Interim lightweight title fight against Tony Ferguson of the United States during UFC 249 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on May 09, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. By Sean Keeler | skeeler@denverpost.com | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: October 22, 2020 at 1:27 p.m. | UPDATED: October 22, 2020 at 5:06 p.m. It wasn’t the left jab that rang Tony Ferguson’s Liberty Bell. Or the right hook that turned Cowboy Cerrone’s knees to pudding. The sweetest hit of Justin Gaethje’s last calendar year landed at West Early College High School and Middle School on Elati Street, just before Christmas 2019. A knockout blow that nobody saw coming. “I was here when Justin approached us and asked if he could donate money to pay for lunch debt,” West Early College principal Mia Martinez recalled. “He showed up and pulled out his checkbook and asked us how much.” The UFC’s interim lightweight champion wrote a check for $1,538 and handed it to then-executive principal Ana Mendoza. No fanfare. No announcements. No photo ops. Here ya go. Merry Christmas. I’m out. “He just hit me up one time and was like, ‘Hey, how do I do this?’” said Rocco DePaolo, a wrestling coach and social studies teacher at the school and one of Gaethje’s old wrestling teammates with the UNC Bears. “I was like, ‘Let me put you in touch with some people.’ I think he came in the next day, cut a check, was real low-key about it. He hung out with a couple kids, said, ‘Hi,’ and bounced. It was cool.” The cool kids don’t need thank-yous. Or a parade. The 31-year-old Gaethje, the guy fighting Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov on Saturday in the main event at UFC 254, lets his actions speak 30 times louder than any Instagram post. Whenever the UFC’s interim lightweight champion isn’t in camp or fighting, he works as a volunteer coach with DePaolo’s wrestling squad over at West Early College, where 88% of the student population qualifies for free lunch and 95% are Hispanic. “And a lot of them are from non-English-speaking Hispanic families,” said Gaethje, who’s half-Mexican on his mother’s side. “It’s real easy to coach these guys because that’s where I’m from. My nana doesn’t speak English. I just really want to help the community as much as I can.” https://i2.wp.com/www.denverpost.com...2C9999px&ssl=1 Justin Gaethje, left, punches Tony Ferguson in their Interim lightweight title fight during UFC 249 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on May 9, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. When Gaethje can’t give his time, he’s cutting checks. He’s bought the kids who make the state tournament new wrestling shoes. He’s helped to line up sponsors. He’s taken the kids from the most financially stressed households out for a hearty meal and a good time. “Takes them out and spoils them,” DePaolo laughed. “But yeah, it’s great. He’s humble. He comes out and hangs out at the state tournament. He always there, sitting on the bench. He brings it back to Earth for the kids. Win or lose, he’s always got something to help them out.” The pair have been pals since Gaethje was a freshman at UNC — the cocky kid from Arizona who took on all comers. They ran together. Trained together. Partied together. They even bought bulldogs together. (When one college buddy named his pup “Elway,” in honor of the former Broncos quarterback and current general manager, Gaethje’s response was to name his pooch “Raider” after his NFL franchise of choice.) The duo even made their MMA amateur debuts together, at the Battle Under The Stars event back in August 2008. Gaethje won his fight by knockout within 27 seconds. DePaolo got knocked out in his bout after just 56. “I got my (expletive) whupped once and I was done,” DePaolo recalled with a chuckle. “(Gaethje) punches hard. He punches really hard. I don’t know what else to say. He’s a good athlete. I think he’s humble. He’s got the right mindset. It’s like a perfect storm. I don’t think it couldn’t happened to anybody better … he’s just been the most aggressive one out of all of us as well.” Well, except when it comes to fanfare. Gaethje cracked that even after his TKO over Ferguson this past May at UFC 249, one of the first major national sporting events held amid the coronavirus pandemic, he still feels fairly anonymous around his stomping grounds in Wheat Ridge and Arvada. The interim champ was shopping at a Safeway off 44th Avenue this summer when a kid walked up. “Are you Justin Gaethje?” the teen asked. Yeah, man, he replied. “And the kid just shook his head like 10 times and walked out straight out of there. I couldn’t believe it,” Gaethje recalled. “He just stared at me and walked outside and was like, ‘Come on.’ And he just walked out.” Sometimes, the stealth approach works a little too well. But whatever. “If you wanted to change it, you could change it,” Gaethje said. “If I wanted people to recognize me, I could have 10 people to walk in (a room) with me … that’s certainly not what I’m trying to do. “I think you can kind of bring attention to yourself if you want it. And I really do a good job of not bringing attention to myself.” Actions. Not words. And the cool kids already know what Nurmagomedov is about to figure out. In Gaethje’s world, inside or outside the octagon, it’s wiser to give than to receive. Link |
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He's a really easy guy to like. You can tell he loves to fight. He's having a lot of fun in the octagon. That Ferguson fight completely shocked me. Gaethje had been improving fast from where he started as a wild brawler who'd punch himself out by the 2nd round, but he was on a totally different level in that Ferguson fight. That was a clinic. He gave Ferguson such a brutal beating that he'll probably never be the same. I never thought I'd see that guy take a beating like that, especially after Ferguson busted Pettis up the way he did. I can't wait man, the more I think about it the more I think Gaethje has a real shot against Khabib. Should be a blast to watch no matter who wins, I like both of those guys a lot. I'll be rooting for Gaethje too though. |
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Damn. Khabib is the GOAT
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Khabib is retired rightfully so but I'd love to see him fight GSP
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dana White solidifies <a href="https://twitter.com/TeamKhabib?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TeamKhabib</a> in the goat discussion after hearing about his broken foot coming into this fight.<br><br>[ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC254?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFC254</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/InAbuDhabi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#InAbuDhabi</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/VisitAbuDhabi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VisitAbuDhabi</a> ] <a href="https://t.co/RYcBH0CrUv">pic.twitter.com/RYcBH0CrUv</a></p>— UFC (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1320130141348122625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
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I almost started a new one of these, had to search google instead of the sites search. Anyone watching the early fights today?
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Local guy Julian Marquez just won and called out half of the Chiefs team to a badminton game lmao.
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Hate those early cards re watching it on ESPN news right now they are showing the whole card
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Sure glad I didn't waste my time on this turd... Askren let that chode knock him the F out? LMAO
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Does this look like a guy that’s mad about the loss? It was legit fake, an easy $500,000 for Ben. He didn’t give two shits about this fight. Then Jake Paul cries like he just KO’d Mayweather. It was the worst shit show I’ve seen.
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Eh, its always possible it was a fake... but Pauls right hand definitely caught him square in the face
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pete Davidson & Ben Askren Bonding Over How Much Jake Paul’s A Terrible Person! 😭🍿<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PaulAskren?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PaulAskren</a> <br> <a href="https://t.co/vyksSvKC8A">pic.twitter.com/vyksSvKC8A</a></p>— SFTY Network! (@SFTYNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/SFTYNetwork/status/1383635306444824579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
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OMG this Liang/Carnelossi chick fight is incredible... best catfight I've EVER seen :eek:
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LMAO ok ok we'll spend the day clothes shopping, just dont hurt me again!
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Maaan this Masvidal vs Usman undercard on ESPN2 is CASH MONEY, its been one exciting fight after another... got me thinkin bout getting the main card :hmmm:
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Who you guys got in the title fights tonight?
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Smith was totally gracious and respectful in the win, respect
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Jesus christ. Snapped leg on a leg kick.
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Dude... I feel like throwing up.
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Lets just say it again... oh my God
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That is the most disturbing thing I have ever seen in an MMA match.
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dude the slo mo is ****ing insane
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That leg kick was awful.
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It took years for Hall to recover from that spinning heal kick knock-out on the Ultimate Fighter, so after this he may never recover.
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Anderson Silva had a similar thing happen, broke his leg kicking his opponent. That opponent was Chris Weidman.
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Valentina is a beast.
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Beat that ****ing commie trash, Thug Rose.
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**** Communism
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