industrian
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parrotbeak
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Searching "Jon Jones backyard bbq steak" and I get this
Crisis averted. Jon Jones appears to have upgraded to a grown man grill and animal collection.
http://www.bjpenn.com/hes-back-jon-jones-hits-instagram-heavy/
Evidence of his hurt ass grill can't be found. Conspiracy.
http://www.bjpenn.com/hes-back-jon-jones-hits-instagram-heavy/
Evidence of his hurt ass grill can't be found. Conspiracy.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Dammit Jones I already don't like you and you get a home that looks like it was built for an old Persian couple.
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A More Normal Bird
Unconfirmed Member
Legal team's probably issuing takedown notices. Would any of these instagram postings be admissible as character evidence? Or would re-offending despite moving to New Mexico and having dogs and a BBQ be a bad look?
Can Crusher
Banned
I think DC will become champ and then Jones will take that away from him. Sad shit.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
We'll probably never know, but I will bet good money that every action taken against Jones was at the behest of Reebok. As in: they threatened to pull the plug on their UFC deal or something. They'd pushed Jones with their new advertisement strategy, and it's just blown up in their face. I can't imagine how pissed they are with Jones and the UFC right now.
The NY situation makes an interesting backdrop to this, but I don't see that being a major part of this unless there's something they're not telling us. With all things considered, when it comes to the mainstream acceptance of combat sports, having a guy do a hit and run while under the influence isn't as bad as having a wife beater or another violent criminal on the roster.
If the potential jail terms being discussed in the other thread are any indication, DC will probably be retired long before Jones fights in the UFC again.
I wake up and Jon Jones doesn't have the LHW belt anymore? Wow. I did not expect that. UFC does have more class than most boxing promotions (not that that elevates their prestige all that much).
DC v. Rumble will be a good matchup. I'll vote for Rumble just because I want Rumble 2.0 to be the real deal.
So what kind of jail time is Jones looking at? I would suppose he could get out with something like 30-90 days served without knowing the specific charges at this point.
DC v. Rumble will be a good matchup. I'll vote for Rumble just because I want Rumble 2.0 to be the real deal.
So what kind of jail time is Jones looking at? I would suppose he could get out with something like 30-90 days served without knowing the specific charges at this point.
Josie is the new P4P king
http://www.ufc.com/rankings
Pound-for-Pound
1 Jose Aldo
1
2 Demetrious Johnson
1
3 Chris Weidman
1
4 Cain Velasquez
1
5 Ronda Rousey
1
6 TJ Dillashaw
1
7 Rafael dos Anjos
1
8 Robbie Lawler
1
9 Anderson Silva
1
10 Anthony Pettis
1
11 Renan Barao
1
12 Johny Hendricks
1
13 Fabricio Werdum
1
14 Vitor Belfort
1
15 Dominick Cruz *NR
http://www.ufc.com/rankings
Pound-for-Pound
1 Jose Aldo
1
2 Demetrious Johnson
1
3 Chris Weidman
1
4 Cain Velasquez
1
5 Ronda Rousey
1
6 TJ Dillashaw
1
7 Rafael dos Anjos
1
8 Robbie Lawler
1
9 Anderson Silva
1
10 Anthony Pettis
1
11 Renan Barao
1
12 Johny Hendricks
1
13 Fabricio Werdum
1
14 Vitor Belfort
1
15 Dominick Cruz *NR
parrotbeak
Member
It's like JBJ never existed. Even Cruz in on there and he's fought once in 4 years.
strikeselect
You like me, you really really like me!
I'm willing to bet money JJ converts to Islam if he ends up in prison.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Probably both.
bone_and_sinew
breaking down barriers in gratuitous nudity
How the fuck is Demetrious Johnson higher than Chris Weidman? A guy who is undefeated and beat the former #1 p4p twice, who has beaten multiple former champs while Might Mouse has only beaten cans and unknowns. No, no, nevermind fuck it. P4P arguments are stupid. That list is stupid.
Because Joe Rogan says he's the best ever.
There you go.
Joe Rogan, twitch fibers, xbox sponsorship, alpha brain, onnit, metabolites and dmt.
Two things here.
They can't figure out how to market DJ or the Flyweight divison so they're going to bang on the P4P argument for as long as it takes. I'm surprised he isn't #1 actually.
Also, P4P rankings are pretty much based on how many title defenses each guy has and then a random listing of the previous guy to hold the belt in each division. This goes back to P4P arguments being stupid just like you said.
juliushandle
Member
Cain, DC, Rockhold, Khabib
Would love to see Khabib as champ and predict he should be eventually but i have doubts he would get the RDA shot in time for year end.
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
You know those "best 10 games of <year>" or "best 100 games of all time" lists that get gaming side all wet and flustered? Well P4P is pretty much the same thing. Baseless, groundless, and while its technically possible to create a mathematical formula to gauge who the best P4P fighter is, it's ultimately worthless as nothing will come from it.
The winner of Cerrone/Khabib is the only game in town for Dos Anjos.
Unless RDA or Cerrone/Khabib gets injured, I'm sure this fight will go down between September-November.
The winner of Cerrone/Khabib is the only game in town for Dos Anjos.
Unless RDA or Cerrone/Khabib gets injured, I'm sure this fight will go down between September-November.
lol unbelievable. never getting my hopes up for another event again
RBelong2Us
Member
Khabib is damaged goods.
Diaz vs Cerrone 2
Diaz vs Cerrone 2
RBelong2Us
Member
The positive is that UFC is actually making moves for this card unlike 90% of cards.
Hopefully Diaz or Johnson step up
Hopefully Diaz or Johnson step up
BigJonsson
Member
RBelong2Us
Member
All these knee injuries , no way Khabib comes back the same
NO. NO! I honestly can't get excited for a Diaz-Cerrone II, or really anybody else that could step up to the plate against Cerrone...
pixelation
Member
The rate at which MMA athletes get injured is ridiculous, i know i'm comparing apples with oranges but, i don't ever recall a Boxing match ever being cancelled due to an injury.
abstract alien
Member
So what do you do with Donald at this point? Does Dos have a fight lined up?
It was probably that damn bear.
But yea, is it too much to just ask fighters to stop training?
Do some cardio and call it a day.
RBelong2Us
Member
Masvidal wants the fight, give it to him
Jesus. Lost two great fights on this card.
UFC 187. Fitting, isn't it?
industrian
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Weidman's next.
I'm no statistician and I don't have the spare time necessary to crunch the numbers, but I'm pretty sure that the injury rate of high-level MMA is probably the highest for any other high-level tier of any other sport in the world.
Part of this is the "steel sharpens steel, iron forges iron lulz" mentality where a lot of coaches just hammer the fuck out of their athletes in the hopes that they gain a greater understanding of fighting by trading some brain cotton and knee ligaments in the process.
The other is just the fighters themselves doing stupid shit.
Another factor is when a fighter botches his cycle, knows he's going to piss hot for a PED on the night of the fight, so he invents/engineers an injury to keep himself off the event.
Either way, it's pretty damning for the sport's reputation when "Card subject to change" is more a subtitle than small print.
I'm no statistician and I don't have the spare time necessary to crunch the numbers, but I'm pretty sure that the injury rate of high-level MMA is probably the highest for any other high-level tier of any other sport in the world.
Part of this is the "steel sharpens steel, iron forges iron lulz" mentality where a lot of coaches just hammer the fuck out of their athletes in the hopes that they gain a greater understanding of fighting by trading some brain cotton and knee ligaments in the process.
The other is just the fighters themselves doing stupid shit.
Another factor is when a fighter botches his cycle, knows he's going to piss hot for a PED on the night of the fight, so he invents/engineers an injury to keep himself off the event.
Either way, it's pretty damning for the sport's reputation when "Card subject to change" is more a subtitle than small print.
parrotbeak
Member
Fighters always got injured training, but there were fewer cards before 2011. Fighters also didn't get paid as much so they were probably more likely to fight with more injuries. For example Tito would routinely fight with broken necks and fractured skulls.
I wouldn't remember cancelled fights from years ago, but I don't remember cards changing a lot due to injuries until the last few years. In fact I don't remember any card that got changed significantly, and back then I'd go to bars to watch with a bunch of friends so a cancelled main event would be a big deal.
I wouldn't remember cancelled fights from years ago, but I don't remember cards changing a lot due to injuries until the last few years. In fact I don't remember any card that got changed significantly, and back then I'd go to bars to watch with a bunch of friends so a cancelled main event would be a big deal.
industrian
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One may argue that the UFC providing universal healthcare coverage (from May 2011) has led to the big jump in injuries being "declared". I believe that before this deal came into effect, a fighter needed to fight in order to get event-related healthcare benefits and they'd fight while injured just to receive those benefits.
That and the UFC has a lot more fighters and has a lot more events than they did back then, and just by having more events means they'll have a greater injury rate. That and 2012 was a ridiculously bad year for injuries, and the increased media attention to "why are there so many injuries right now" has made us look on 2011 and previous years as some sort of injury-free paradise where cards didn't get shot to fuck because a dude got hurt.
parrotbeak
Member
Thanks Obama
TheKaeptain
Banned
UFC 187. Fitting, isn't it?
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x2
This is the best opportunity Cowboy could have hoped for. Khabib is legit, it would have been an uphill battle, but now the door to LW seems open. It would be great if he could finally get that last shot at the UFC LW title. He's been on the cusp of it so many times now, but always one fight short.
Pristine_Condition
Member
I guess Khabib isn't a "real cowboy" after all, and drinking shitloads of beer is not such a bad idea.
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