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MMA-GAF |OT6| All Our Heroes Are P.E.D.
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Yeah. :/
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
As much as I hope that Tyron Woodley can emerge victorious, I know that he's going to choke again. The idea of Hendricks constantly shitting up title fights with wall & stall is not something I want to deal with.
And the chances of Bader retiring Rashad are pretty godamn high. But Rashad is just at the right age to make a triumphant return to the Heavyweight division, so he shouldn't worry too much.
And the chances of Bader retiring Rashad are pretty godamn high. But Rashad is just at the right age to make a triumphant return to the Heavyweight division, so he shouldn't worry too much.
Huh.
RBelong2Us
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Motivated mixed with crazy BJ... Best BJ. All other forms of BJ are trash at this point.
And it's fu*king Nik Lentz, say what you want about BJ. He doesn't lose to scrubs.
How has Hendricks turned into such a miserable boring bitch? Now he's complaining about Condit getting a title shot, Christ.
Edit - And now Dolce trolling BJ on Twitter saying he has nothing but positives things to say about him and he's a legend. Haha
And it's fu*king Nik Lentz, say what you want about BJ. He doesn't lose to scrubs.
How has Hendricks turned into such a miserable boring bitch? Now he's complaining about Condit getting a title shot, Christ.
Edit - And now Dolce trolling BJ on Twitter saying he has nothing but positives things to say about him and he's a legend. Haha
Ninja Scooter
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Is Jon Jones allowed to leave the state? If so, Dana needs to fly his ass out to the fight and sit him right in the front row for Cormier/Gus
That's what Dana would do, but that's because he has no sense of theatrics. They should use their new fancy projectors to project Jon Jones' face onto the mat to challenge the winner, then Herb Dean takes off his dreadlocks and it's Jon Jones standing behind the champion, wearing his own belt still.
Ninja Scooter
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Coker would do this.
RBelong2Us
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That is an awful idea for him. Just beat a dude that was ranked 6 and you might ruin any chance of getting a crack at a top 5 dude by possibly getting split decisioned by Forest Whitaker
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Ok. I'm sold. Now all I have to do is convince the girlfriend that Melbourne will be a good place to go for month or two.
And I appreciate Uriah staying active. He also replaced Mousasi's original opponent. I'm just not sure if he's doing this in order to stay active and build a win streak - or if he's just wanting to get out of his UFC contract ASAP.
pixelation
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Only fight i'm interested in this Saturday is the one featuring Yair "Pantera" Rodriguez. He's one to keep an eye on.
I thought of making the photo smaller, but no.
I can't wait for Jones to come back to strip the fake title from Cormier. I miss everything: destroying all the so-called Brazilian legends, the blatant eye pokes, his instagram getting "hacked" every week, talking about how much he loves his wife/kids then asking a waitress for her phone # immediately after. It's been too long since last seeing the future GOAT fight.
I can't wait for Jones to come back to strip the fake title from Cormier. I miss everything: destroying all the so-called Brazilian legends, the blatant eye pokes, his instagram getting "hacked" every week, talking about how much he loves his wife/kids then asking a waitress for her phone # immediately after. It's been too long since last seeing the future GOAT fight.
Ninja Scooter
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I wonder if Cormier will just forfeit the belt back to Bones in order to avoid another tearful embarrassment.
We are in for another 5 rounds of Cormier getting beat at his own game. Haters thought it was boring, I loved seeing Cormier get dismantled.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
Quite frankly, the man that I need to lead Team UFC isn't the kind of guy who spends a day in rehab. And even though I appreciate it, the man I need to lead Team UFC isn't the kind of guy who goes around talking to school kids.
DAMMIT. YOU KNOW WHAT I NEED? YOU KNOW WHO I NEED?!
I NEED THE OLD BONES JONES!
I need the Jon Bones Jones who's a weed smoking, coked-up, arrogant SOB who cheats on his baby mama. I need the kind of Jon Bones Jones who don't take no shit from anybody. I need the kind of hell raising Jon Bones Jones. C'mon, give me an oblique kick! An eye poke! If you want to see Jon Bones Jones write some stupid shit on Twitter and then delete it ten seconds later, give me a hell yeah!
BadAss2961
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I wouldn't bet on it, but Cormier's capable of beating Jones. The first fight was more competitive than a lot of people let on.
I'd expect DC to look to throw his hands more and set up his takedown attempts better in a rematch. He really underestimated just how good Jones' takedown defense is, and how deceptively strong he is.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
DC won 1 round. It wasn't competitive at all. Jones toyed with DC for most of the fight and never once looked like he wasn't in control of the fight. That and DC's only "victory" was that single token takedown in the last round.
But don't take my word for it...
I could see DC being more competitive in a rematch, but that all depends on how badly Jones has destroyed himself.
Haha cmon dude. This is the guy who rag dolled Barnett, Hendo and countless others. Bones was just the hands down better fighter and completely dominated him with his range and made him mentally collapse by taking him down. He would just send him home crying again. I'm hoping Gus finishes Cormier this weekend so we can just watch Bones have a more competitive fight with Gus instead. But then again, I could see Gus getting crushed this time around.
Ninja Scooter
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Cormier had nothing for Bones. Jonny beat his ass at his own game, which is why he cried in Cain's arms after the fight.
I would not mind if Gus won because I'd like the rematch with Jones even though Rumble got him good, it is a different fight and anything can happen. Jones does not have that kind of knockout power so that's not something to worry about for him in that fight.
I do question his mental strength, he never spoke about retirement prior to that KO loss and now he's all over it. And he's only 28y/o.
Oh well, here's Mousasi in 2010, claiming he would retire when he turns 30. Which he is now. http://mmajunkie.com/2010/01/with-p...ard-mousasi-searching-for-best-career-options
We'll see how much of that is true.
I do question his mental strength, he never spoke about retirement prior to that KO loss and now he's all over it. And he's only 28y/o.
Oh well, here's Mousasi in 2010, claiming he would retire when he turns 30. Which he is now. http://mmajunkie.com/2010/01/with-p...ard-mousasi-searching-for-best-career-options
We'll see how much of that is true.
Maklershed
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I pray ta gah Gus wins. Much rather see him vs Jones than DC vs Jones .. or DC vs anyone really.
Same deal with Woodley. I like Hendricks and all but Woodley vs anyone in that upper echelon is just more appealing at this point.
Same deal with Woodley. I like Hendricks and all but Woodley vs anyone in that upper echelon is just more appealing at this point.
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#CurseOfGSP
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Hendricks the entertainer.
RBelong2Us
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This dude talks so much whiny BS, hardly ever fights, and now can't cut weight.
BadAss2961
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How? Take out all the shit talking and preconceptions about who was supposed to outwrassle the other and look at the fight objectively. It was an interesting first 3 rounds which then turned into a cage clinch grindfest where Jones got the better of DC. That was it. It was almost some Johny Hendricks shit.
Jones would most likely get the rematch, but I wouldn't count out DC because he's more than just wrestling. He's a smart fighter with pretty good hands. He can stand with Jones. He might've landed the most significant strikes of the entire fight in the 2nd round. But he was hell bent on the idea that he was gonna wrestlefuck Jones and was mindfucked that he couldn't.
I'm more interested in DC vs Jones because I get the feeling Gus would get murked in a rematch.
I just read this on Sherdog and thought it was a troll. Holy shit. This is unprofessional times 20.
Wow is my reaction too. I was never a Johny fan but now I think the UFC might be best-served by dropping him, at least hit him with a hefty fine and pay Woodley. Not his fault that Hendricks lets himself get so far out of fight shape.
Jest Chillin
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Have you seen a good amount of DC fights? Cage Clinch Grindfest is DC's forte just like it's Cains. Were you annoyed when Fitch got Fitch'd by Maia too? You live by the sword you die by it. DC has about as much chance as anyone else in LHW of beating Jones. A punchers chance.
Ninja Scooter
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Jonny is probably one of Dana's faves so he will probably get out of this with very little damage, but is still a stupid move on his part. He is one fight away from a title shot, get it together.
BadAss2961
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I wasn't annoyed by the clinching at all. I'm just calling it what it was -- not the domination many make it out to be. Maybe had Jones kept DC down at least once and beat him up a little bit i'd agree.
Ninja Scooter
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It was domination. Jones won 4 out of 5 rounds (and that's the best case scenario for DC) and bet him at his own game handily. Not sure how else you define domination. It wasn't close. It was never close. You are spinning the fight to look a way that it wasn't.
I think Hendricks is pretty fucked going forward, as his cutting issues are going to keep getting worse (compounded by years of hard cuts during his wrestling career), which leaves him with the option of fighting at 185. Problem is that the top guys at 185, whether Weidman, Souza, Romero, Rockhold, etc. are way bigger than Hendricks and stronger too.
BadAss2961
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Not really a best case scenario as Cormier clearly won the 2nd round.
Again, i'm not the one spinning the fight. Domination to me implies that a fighter can pretty much do whatever he wants with the other. Jones worked clinch control, scooped a couple takedowns, and absolutely won on points. Like I said before, had Jones kept him down at least once and got into his patented ground and pound with nasty elbows and shit, i'd agree with you.
Ninja Scooter
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Jones was never in any real danger, handily won 4 out of 5 rounds, did it by beating Daniel Cormier, a highly touted wrestler/grappler, at his own game...not sure what you'd call it. I mean, ultimately it's semantics but it feels like you are just refusing to call it what it was, and what it would be called had it been any other fighters. I mean, would you say GSP never "dominated" anyone because he always won on points?
BadAss2961
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GSP kept people down and neutralized them to the point where they were never in the fight. When a fight reaches a point midway through that you feel you don't even need to watch it anymore because the other guy has no chance, that's domination. GSP did it a lot, Floyd Mayweather does it a lot. I never got that feeling in Jones/Cormier. Not until late in the 5th where it was obviously too late for DC to mount a comeback and get the finish he needed.
Too strong of a statement. Jones won on points, clearly. But at no time did he have DC in danger or hurt. He did very little actual damage during the fight.
I give him props, I thought he'd lose that fight with Cormier by getting outwrestled. But let's not pretend that he went out there and wrecked shit.
Jest Chillin
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Cormier was crying post-fight because he not only lost but was completely nullified and yall are really in here saying shit like, "well Jones didn't completely rearrange his face or rip his arm in half, so it's not really domination."
BadAss2961
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Thank you.
He was crying because there was a huge emotional buildup for the fight, he trained his ass off, he went out there, and wasn't able to exercise his gameplan. His wrestling was nullified, yes, but Jones didn't do anything with the takedowns that he got, didn't threaten with any submissions, didn't land much standing or in GnP.
"Dominated" is crazy talk. It was a stinker of a fight and Jones clearly won, but ya'll are talking hyperbole.
Jest Chillin
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Cormier is not a stranger to big build up and losses. He's competed on the international stage for years, even before the UFC including the Olympics, which are far more important and prestigious than a single LHW title shot. If the fight was anywhere as near as close as what's being claimed, he would've been just fine emotionally. He was crying because he was completely unable to control the fight at all. That fight was like a bully making his younger brother punch himself with his own hand while repeating, "stop hitting yourself, stop hitting yourself" and the younger brother being helpless to stop it. That's being dominated.
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