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[TrainedRage]

slop xcept the bit of BJJ

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Good scrap. Close decision.

These ESPN cards have delivered so far

 

[TrainedRage]

Good scrap. Close decision.

These ESPN cards have delivered so far

I cant believe you liked that one...

 

[Unknown Quantity]

It had some good moments, but a lot of meh.

Tbh I'm here for the Josh Emmett fight

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Emmett throws bricks

I wouldn’t mind seeing a Jeremy Stephens rematch

 

[TrainedRage]

with a left jab, nice.

 

[Unknown Quantity]

Great KO from Emmett. Comeback continues.

 

[Ornlu]

that hit on the ground was solid.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Drunk guy in front row dancing

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

LOL

Cody’s wife: “should I pose or not, can’t decide, can’t decide.”

 

[Ornlu]

Urijah: "Now's the time to itch that scratch"

Umm

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Wowwwwwwwww

That’s wild.

I doubted him, but Urijah just cracked Simon

 

[StreetsofBeige]

SHit, Faber is 40 years old!

 

[TrainedRage]

crazy!!

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Faber is dead meat.

Edit: Maybe not!

 

[Ornlu]

Dang early TKO's at the lighter weights always surprise me.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

If TJ wasn’t suspended that could have been a golden marketing matchup for Faber/TJ

 

[Ornlu]

Lol @ "I'm gonna hit that head FOR SURE."

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

I would have lost big money on that one. I was very confident in Simon heading into that. Crazy.

Let’s see if I jinxed GDR too

 

[Ornlu]

Yeah same, I figured Faber was going to have slowed down a lot; apparently not.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

My honest gut instinct is that GDR is gonna bust Ladd up pretty hard.

 

[Ornlu]

I'll go with ThiccLass via Chonkslam

 

[KOMANI]

I cant watch, how did Faber look?

 

[Ornlu]

I cant watch, how did Faber look?

He ended it too quick to tell, like ~1min KO

 

[TrainedRage]

wth???

 

[Ornlu]

Herb WTF

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

GDR is really the one robbed, imo. That chin was gonna keep getting smashed but now she has to deal with "early stoppage" cloud over her victory.

Just my opinion.

Ladd was absolutely stunned there but clearly not out. The way she dropped looked bad at first second but Herb acted too fast. Bad stoppage. I don't think the end result would have been different, though.

In fairness to GDR, that shot was beautiful and landed RIGHT on the button, and Ladd did drop fast.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Another fun night of fights. I always say this but FUCK, I LOVE the timing/pacing of ESPN cards. PPVs are awesome but man they just drag on SO long sometimes.

I already forget what the next card is, but whatever it is, see ya there

 

[KOMANI]

GDR is really the one robbed, imo. That chin was gonna keep getting smashed but now she has to deal with "early stoppage" cloud over her victory.

Just my opinion.

Ladd was absolutely stunned there but clearly not out. The way she dropped looked bad at first second but Herb acted too fast. Bad stoppage. I don't think the end result would have been different, though.

In fairness to GDR, that shot was beautiful and landed RIGHT on the button, and Ladd did drop fast.

You know why it might not be considered a bad stoppage? Ladd had a terrible weight cut where she could barely stand. This stoppage might be for the best for her health. Just playing devil’s advocate.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

You know why it might not be considered a bad stoppage? Ladd had a terrible weight cut where she could barely stand. This stoppage might be for the best for her health. Just playing devil’s advocate.

I didn't see the weigh-in's for this one, I didn't know that.

I do remember either her previous fight, or the one before that one, where she made weight and looked like she was about to pass out for a split second while posing for pics. They asked her to stand back up on the scale for pics and she literally said "no thanks." Looked bad.

 

[KOMANI]

I didn't see the weigh-in's for this one, I didn't know that.

I do remember either her previous fight, or the one before that one, where she made weight and looked like she was about to pass out for a split second while posing for pics. They asked her to stand back up on the scale for pics and she literally said "no thanks." Looked bad.

She had a similar experience for this weight cut. Literally shaking. Source

 

[Ornlu]

She had a similar experience for this weight cut. Literally shaking. Source

Then she probably needs to get out of the sport. She looked very soft at fight time for having cut weight. Until they start using urinalysis weigh-ins, then people with trouble cutting weight are kind of SOL.

But that stoppage was BS.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Around the 18 minute mark (I dunno how to time stamp on mobile) Urijah is asked “what’s the bigger fight, Cejudo or Dillashaw?” He seems pretty definitive proclaiming TJ is the bigger fight for him.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

I agree with GDR, she basically says “I understand it may have looked early but I believe I absolutely rocked her and had Herb not stepped in I would have finished her shortly after.”



I think she’s right (as I stated on the fight night).

I’m honestly not sure how I feel about Cejudo - Faber. At first I was like “uh no way” but I’m warming to it.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

She had a similar experience for this weight cut. Literally shaking. Source

Damn.

Yeah you weren’t kidding.

 

[DKehoe]

Classic Tito

 

[Ornlu]

Classic Tito

My god, Tito's head somehow keeps getting bigger.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Johnny Walker says he’s open to fighting Francis Ngannou. Dude’s a wild man, I love it

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

I hope his chin has improved. This is the first time I've ever seen a man get KO'd about 4 times in 18 seconds.

 

[Ornlu]

I hope his chin has improved. This is the first time I've ever seen a man get KO'd about 4 times in 18 seconds.

Holy shit. His body/brain does not respond well to that at all. It's like those videos of people rebooting on roller coasters.

 

[Cunth]

I hope his chin has improved. This is the first time I've ever seen a man get KO'd about 4 times in 18 seconds.

Holy lol

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

 

[12Goblins]

I hope his chin has improved. This is the first time I've ever seen a man get KO'd about 4 times in 18 seconds.

Yo why is that ref even in there wtf???

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Luke Thomas’ thoughts on Faber title shot talk

 

[Luffytubby]

Another win for Ryan Hall. Wouldn't mind seeing him fight a little more often. Feel like it's been forever since he won TUF

Ryan Hall is the man! He is one of my favorites.

He is a technical grappling prodigy and does this super inventive and insane 50/50. But that sort of grappling game is so specific to Jiu-Jitsu. It relies on winning on a points system and looks insane in practice:

Imanari roll... Your tendons snap from foot lock before you even feel the pain. Besides Rousimar Palhares I don't know if we have seen a more frightening heel hooker in the UFC in a very long time. It will always be a the big test for any fighter coming from another discipline to apply their game in a MMA bout. BJJ, Judo, Muay Thai. They all have rulesets and moves that revolve around that particular ruleset. So in a MM bout, that is very impressive when a fighter can take their game and apply it to MMA context.

When Ryan Hall is stuck in that 50/50 guard shit in a grappling tournament, he doesnt have to worry about punches or kicks or slams. Its all illegal, so he can be inverted all day and just turn people into yo mammas spaghetti.



Ryan Hall is not fighting often, but one can hope that his coaches are making sure that he is learning striking. We have had way to many world champion grapplers, just get thrown into fights they couldnt handle. 2 years of striking is not going to make you ready. You are up against people at this level who have 10+ years of striking experience. So you have to be an exceptional quick learner or this unconvential freak like Bones to really be able to hang. Halls striking will never be great, but it might get so good that it will be impressive coming from someone like him- a dedicated grappler.

The vice versa is true for dedicated strikers who pick up grappling very late. I love all of this. MMA is such a beautiful drama between styles, jack-of-all-trades and picking and choosing your focus.

 

[Cunth]

UFC 240 seems a bit weak

 

[Skyr]

UFC 240 seems a bit weak

Very underwhelming card.
Dos Anjos vs Edwards looks way more exciting on paper. A lot of big boi fights.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

UFC 240 seems a bit weak

I agree.

Sometimes it’s those cards that overdeliver with the action. Sometimes not. Hopefully it’s a fun night.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Greg Hardy interviewed before His upcoming fight against Juan Adams

 

[DKehoe]

Not to pick on Tito too much since my last post was also about him but apparently Tito thinks Sakuraba is dead.