Silver is just prepping the humble talk for when the Wide Man defeats him.
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MMA-GAF |OT4| BangBros
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Friends our sport is a damn mess. Sakakibara needs to find some yakuza big wig with deep pockets and SDW. Dana and co have done nothing but shit the bed since they put a bullet in pride's brain. Shale alone proved that one semi articulate individual can talk his way into not one but two title shots. This ranking system they got going on is as deep as a puddle too.
Most accurate statement in OT4. I can't remember the last time I was excited for a card. I think I feel the same way about Ultimate as drm feels about video games.
Yes, I do blame Uncle Dana and Joe Silver for my apathy.
There's no hype. Aside from a few grudge matches here and there Ultimate is a fucking snoozefest. They need to get their production game up. Their promos have been better lately but Joe silver needs to make two things clear. Come to fight and learn to promote yourself. They need to drop half their roster and send a clear message.
I remember seeing two people in an office. ..yes i guess thats still better than a standard ultimate promo
And you guys are wanting all american bore Chris Wideman to dethrone the GOAT next week.
Ninja Scooter
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UFC has done a poor job of building up Weidman for this matchup. There is zero buzz among the casuals for this PPV.
dream
Member
To be fair, none of them have actually watched the Wildman fight. They're all just buying the Zuffa/Sien hypejob from stuff like this:
Im waiting for old man silver to jab this jobber into unconsciousness.
TheKaeptain
Banned
9 win. 6 Finishes. Boring.
Between the fraud
And the God
Between the technicality
And the scrapping
Falls The Spider
For Thine is the Ultimate
Between the debut
And the retirement
Between the ducking
And the hib injury
Falls The Spider
Careers are very long
Between the legacy
And the lies
Between the steroids
And the piss test
Between the unstoppable
And the can
Falls The Spider
For Thine is the Ultimate
For Thine is
Life is
For Thine is the
This is the way the web of lies and deceit ends
This is the way the web of lies and deceit ends
This is the way the web of lies and deceit ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
Whats he done lately jerome?
Us trolling ourselves is starting to become a bad look.
Can Crusher
Banned
"Jones is better, in my opinion GSP is no good" - Anderson Silva
If he beats Wideman (lol), GSP is going to catch so much shit.
If he beats Wideman (lol), GSP is going to catch so much shit.
BigJonsson
Member
Thanks for the heads up
polyh3dron
Banned
At least the last guy Weidman fought was a relevant middleweight.
I will go as far as to say if Anderson Silva beats Christopher Weidman he is the greatest UFC fighter of all time, ranking only behind Feh-dor, Igor Vovchanchyn, and Robert Burneika globally. If not, I would say 'Anderson Silver finally fought someone who was good and lost.' and laugh at his misfortune as people suddenly think he just got old. There is no in between, honestly.
Ninja Scooter
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Jon Jones is already a greater fighter than Silva ever will be.
If Silva beats Wideman, the alltime UFC ranks look like this:
1) Bones Jones
2) Tito Ortiz
3) Royce Gracie
4) Anderson Silva
5) Randy Couture
6) Cain Velasquez
7) Chuck Liddell
8) GSP
9) Frank Mir
10) Matt Hughes
I didn't know what to tell my friend tonight when we saw the ad for the PPV. Whose that? I dunno he's good tho
D
Deleted member 47027
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Heel defeated his opponent tonight in GWF 2.0 to advance to the semi-finals.
Starts at 28:45
http://www.twitch.tv/sunnybuns/b/424629310
With special interference from Can Crusher.
Starts at 28:45
http://www.twitch.tv/sunnybuns/b/424629310
With special interference from Can Crusher.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
The UFC has done just as much work as Weidman has.
Ninja Scooter
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So I never have really understood what Reddit is about and decide to check out their mixed martial arts section...The first thread I read has a poster who thinks that Stefan Struve would beat Jones at HW because his striking is on a "whole different level than Jones." Stefan fucking Struve.
polyh3dron
Banned
well, that's something.
Apparently Miocic would also destroy Jones with his superior striking and wrestling. When Jones makes his move to HW he better duck Miocic and Struve!
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Stefan Struve is the most entertaining fighter to watch.
Quite simply because you witness 1-2 minutes of him displaying that he's actually learnt from his mistakes, then he gets hit, falls back on his previous mistake-prone style of fighting, and gets annihilated in spectacular fashion.
It's incredibly frustrating really, because if Struve were to go a proper MMA gym with proper coaches, he'd actually be forced to learn how to fight at a high level, use his full potential, and get the "How To Fight Someone Smaller Than You 101" drilled that far into his head he wouldn't be able to eat corn flakes without jabbing it first.
Quite simply because you witness 1-2 minutes of him displaying that he's actually learnt from his mistakes, then he gets hit, falls back on his previous mistake-prone style of fighting, and gets annihilated in spectacular fashion.
It's incredibly frustrating really, because if Struve were to go a proper MMA gym with proper coaches, he'd actually be forced to learn how to fight at a high level, use his full potential, and get the "How To Fight Someone Smaller Than You 101" drilled that far into his head he wouldn't be able to eat corn flakes without jabbing it first.
The only plausible explanation: Virtual Can Crusher thought Virtual Falling Edge was nicknamed Cigano.
Before Struve's fight with Hunt I was watching a taped replay of that Glory tournament that Schilt won. Watching a fighter who has mastered how to use his height and reach, compared to Struve, who stood flatfooted easily in Hunt's range, was pretty ridiculous.
polyh3dron
Banned
Golden Gloves and D1 Wrestling, Miocic is UNSTOPPABLE.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Question what is Zimmerman mixed with?
polyh3dron
Banned
The Zimmer Man is half Cuban, half Puerto Rican and half aryan neo-nazi.
TheKaeptain
Banned
polyh3dron
Banned
interesting Attack on Titan tidbit:
http://geek-news.mtv.com/2012/06/14/attack-on-titan-creator-hajime-isayama-interview/
lol
http://geek-news.mtv.com/2012/06/14/attack-on-titan-creator-hajime-isayama-interview/
lol
polyh3dron
Banned
actually yes, but then snaps out of it and puts in work
RBelong2Us
Member
Struve was really good against Miocic. He has it in him but can't put it together consistently, he just doesn't have a great fighters instinct.....shoulda went into basketball
Even if he sucked ass and never made it into the NBA he could be getting paid for his foreign countries busted team and smashing dimes every night in the process.
Even if he sucked ass and never made it into the NBA he could be getting paid for his foreign countries busted team and smashing dimes every night in the process.
'GOAT' Silver is the last Mohican from the PRIDE era, rooting for the Wideman makes you a racist POS, Canadian coward or some kind of Heel character. Every division ruled by a wrestler and well-spoken, articulate Jon Jons being the most insufferable P4P champ of all time...might as well skip the post fight bonuses and split the cash among the undercard jobbers.
You know...math is not my strongest subject per se.
Maklershed
Member
I just read Dana's quote. It couldn't sound any more like an "I'm taking my ball and going home" statement.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
You don't even need to "master" it. Just never let them get close enough to force you to cover up and never get backed into a wall. Simple as that. As someone who is 2 metres tall training muay thai in Taiwan with a bunch of featherweights and lightweights, I learnt those lessons very quickly (when you're lacking in skill and speed, you have to.)
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
I'm guessing that Riddick Bowe was in debt with Thai and/or Russian gangsters:
http://youtu.be/3obYvgFllxo?t=4m
That was embarrassing to watch.
Pretty much. I hope they don't get rid of bonuses, as I feel at this point that it's the only incentive for lower-paid dudes to put on a show.
And for the record, regarding fighter pay, to me it comes down to one thing: you get paid what you deserve, and you should live/train within your means.
I understand that fighters, like all athletes, have a limited career span and are putting their lives and health on the line when they fight, but that's their choice. If you want to make more money then fight better. Win better. And make a name for yourself doing so. You don't have to be cutting Sonnen-eque promos left, right and centre but just get your name out there and have people know who you are and why you deserve bigger fights with bigger money.
But if you don't want to do that shit, or don't have the skill level to do so, then take some advice from Cole Konrad and get a real job.
Hearing lower-level fighters come out with this crap "I don't get paid enough" is like hearing a soccer player in the Scottish Second Division complaining that he doesn't get paid as much as Ronaldo, Rooney or Messi.
http://youtu.be/3obYvgFllxo?t=4m
That was embarrassing to watch.
Pretty much. I hope they don't get rid of bonuses, as I feel at this point that it's the only incentive for lower-paid dudes to put on a show.
And for the record, regarding fighter pay, to me it comes down to one thing: you get paid what you deserve, and you should live/train within your means.
I understand that fighters, like all athletes, have a limited career span and are putting their lives and health on the line when they fight, but that's their choice. If you want to make more money then fight better. Win better. And make a name for yourself doing so. You don't have to be cutting Sonnen-eque promos left, right and centre but just get your name out there and have people know who you are and why you deserve bigger fights with bigger money.
But if you don't want to do that shit, or don't have the skill level to do so, then take some advice from Cole Konrad and get a real job.
Hearing lower-level fighters come out with this crap "I don't get paid enough" is like hearing a soccer player in the Scottish Second Division complaining that he doesn't get paid as much as Ronaldo, Rooney or Messi.
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