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[Lambda Pie]

look at that goddamn trio of scraps.

main event is amazing. "Notorious" Nick Newell is a one armed warrior:

WSOF, the bastion of progressiveness in MMA sports entertainment, rewards his undefeated record with a title shot. amazing story. can he win? fuck no, have you seen Justin Gaethje before? but the possibility it might happen is fascinating. if he wins, you just might get a second MMA boom from the publicity. if he loses, a goddamn one armed man was fucked up by a fully bodied fella. backlash will send this sport back to bootleg VHS's being sold on Craigslist.

then you have Fitch (he's still alive) vs the one and only, the man who made Matt Hughes humble, Dennis Hallman. how the fuck you beat Hughes twice and lose to Twinkle Toes twice is beyond me.

JZ!!! while you marks were watching fixed Pride, Lambda was watching real HERO'S. Sefo ko'ing Min Soo Kim, the rise of the Janitor, Hideo Tokoro and his legendary battles with Black Mamba and Ken Kaneko. JZ is a HERO'S legend, won the LW tournament twice. Melvin is Melvin. UFC reject, Simon Phoenix cosplayer.

July 5th, brehs. 21:00 UK time, 16:00 East Coast, 13:00 West Coast on NBC. regular NBC, not NBC Sports. be there or be square.

onto what you came for...

Weidman (c) vs Machida

who's Chris Weidman? i dunno. i saw him beat Anderson Silva. then he disappeared. then i saw him beat Anderson Silva again. then he disappeared again. now he's back. UFC has completely failed to capitalize and turn into a draw. i dunno what he looks like without looking at a pic first. i can't even remember what he sounds like. but here he is, the All-American. even his nickname is lazy. but i know i can count on Chris Weidman for one thing: dick Machida around. finish him. get rid of the plague on the sport of MMA that his Machida. let him fuck off to Japan and do daily 50 men kumites under the watchful eyes of Francisco Filho, Glaube Feitosa and Ewerton Teixeira.

Rousey (c) vs Davis

Rousey is the exact opposite of Weidman. protected and promoted, she's the only remaining draw in MMA. total squash match. i don't mind, Canada gave us Chris Jericho and SARS, screw them. poor Alexis. but hey, as long as she puts up a good show, helps put Rousey over, she'll keep a nice paycheck and a job.

Struve vs Mitrione

man, remember when some mark said there was "no way" Hunt could beat Struve and even accepted a "loser leaves town" bet? good times. Mitrione should have this one easy. Struve is a glass jaw, a bootleg Semmy Schilt without the ground game, striking, chin, cardio, technique, etc.

Hall vs Santos

remember when Uriah Hall was good? yeah, me neither.

Brimage vs Doane

goddamn, how is this in the PPV instead of Faber vs Leeroy?

Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)

Bantamweight	Urijah Faber	vs.	Alex Caceres				
Welterweight	Kenny Robertson	vs.	Ildemar Alcantara				
Middleweight	Chris Camozzi	vs.	Bruno Santos				
Bantamweight	George Roop	vs.	Rob Font	
			
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)

Middleweight	Luke Zachrich	vs.	Guilherme Vasconcelos				
Middleweight	Kevin Casey	vs.	Bubba Bush

DON FRYE'S PREDICTION CORNER:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnHrXMkprZ4

a minute of silence for unjust dismissal of the greatest American hero to ever step inside the cage, the man of the hour, the man with the power, too sweet to be sour. he's the women's pet, the men's regret. what you see is what you get. and what you don't see is better yet.

Chael "Hero" Sonnen:

see you soon, friend.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

 

[iddqd]

Machida Era 2.0

(dream on dreamer!)

The vlogs have also shown me that Alexis Davis is really REALLY happy to be there, very polite and has 0 chance of doing anything.

 

[Jimmy King]

Is there was I come to fill the void left by WWE?

 

[TheChits]

I appreciate Brimage weighing in with the dbz scouter

 

[johnny_park]

Is there was I come to fill the void left by WWE?

Huh?

 

[Lambda Pie]

Is there was I come to fill the void left by WWE?

yes, friend. as you can see by the OP, MMA accepts everyone, in unity and harmony.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

Is there was I come to fill the void left by WWE?

if you imagine Daniel Bryan fights the same amount of matches than your average MMA star in a year, it'll be alright, friend.

he will return.

#evenbetter

 

[Jimmy King]

yes, friend. as you can see by the OP, MMA accepts everyone, in unity and harmony.

Wait, no, I mean

if you imagine Daniel Bryan fights the same amount of matches than your average MMA star in a year, it'll be alright, friend.

he will return.

#evenbetter

I'm looking into getting Daniel Bryan Eternal Sunshine'd from my brain.

 

[TheChits]

Weidman and Machida are too handsome

 

[bone_and_sinew]

Is there was I come to fill the void left by WWE?

No, this is where you come to mourn to the bloated corpse that the UFC has become.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

Wait, no, I mean

I'm looking into getting Daniel Bryan Eternal Sunshine'd from my brain.

we lost another one....

pls don't go

 

[zychi]

Im so hyped for this ufc ppv and the one in dublin later this month(my boy mcgregor gonna whoop some ass). Ufc is currently the best thing on tv.

 

[Dipz]

 

[VoxPop]

Struve vs Mitrione

man, remember when some mark said there was "no way" Hunt could beat Struve and even accepted a "loser leaves town" bet? good times. Mitrione should have this one easy. Struve is a glass jaw, a bootleg Semmy Schilt without the ground game, striking, chin, cardio, technique, etc.

And Newell needs to get rid of that little nipple on his stub. Shit makes it legit gross.

 

[Sato Koiji]

Oh, the expendables 2 superstar is on that card as well! This is gonna be a blockbuster!

AIM EXCITE!

 

[Dysun]

Machida is going to win this fight

Spoiler

until he loses

 

[Jimmy King]

we lost another one....

pls don't go

It looks like I missed out on a slobberknocker of a thread. And don't worry, Duncan, I'll always be around to keep it real.

 

[alr1ght]

You forgot the Predator's Predictions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnHrXMkprZ4

 

[Tragicomedy]

These cards get worse every PPV. Dana White pushing that saturation point.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

If Machida goes over I'm going to have a stroke

 

[VoxPop]

These cards get worse every PPV. Dana White pushing that saturation point.

Its their version of a Dbry main event.

 

[Jest Chillin]

Kevin Casey is already back? Will we see more pre-fight hype up raps?

 

[Dipz]

If Machida goes over I'm going to have a stroke

UFC Creative has had their ups and downs but they're not that stupid.

The man drinks urine, for fuck's sake. I feel sorry for his wife.

 

[Dysun]

These cards get worse every PPV. Dana White pushing that saturation point.

This is probably the best PPV you're going to see this year

Not that I'm saying it's stacked, just that this is the new "good"

 

[Dipz]

This is probably the best PPV you're going to see this year

Not that I'm saying it's good, just that this is the new "good"

Not as good as UFC 176: Mousasi/Jacare 2

 

[zychi]

Why didnt dana seperate two title fights as two diff ppvs? Doesnt rousey sell?

 

[Dipz]

Why didnt dana seperate two title fights as two diff ppvs? Doesnt rousey sell?

They wanted to stack the July 4th card. This is their new "stacked".

 

[Lambda Pie]

You forgot the Predator's Predictions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnHrXMkprZ4

shit, gonna add it to the OP asap.

 

[Jest Chillin]

Why didnt dana seperate two title fights as two diff ppvs? Doesnt rousey sell?

She does ok but she really needs an opponent she can build off of. Carmouche had the hype of being the first UFC Womens Championshp fight and Tate had the hype of the genuine hatred between the camps. Davis isn't a talker and did not have a spectacular showing in her last outing. This fight is pretty much a mandatory #1 challenger title defense in a division where nobody stacks up well against the Champ.

 

[VoxPop]

Why didnt dana seperate two title fights as two diff ppvs? Doesnt rousey sell?

I think the McMann fight showed what she can draw when she's not riding the crutches of the GOAT. They really needed a Wanderlei fight to save it in 2014

 

[bone_and_sinew]

Why didnt dana seperate two title fights as two diff ppvs? Doesnt rousey sell?

As if we need more watered cards with two fights worth a damn on a card.

 

[Gr1mLock]

I see Hall is taking his 7k to show up. I wonder how he'll disappoint this time.

 

[VoxPop]

As if we need more watered cards with two fights worth a damn on a card.

You're mistaken. Nick Newell vs Gaethje is on a different card on the same night.

 

[Singularity42]

So this is the new "stacked" card for the massive 4th of July show huh?

Looks to me like another UFC I can just look up the results the morning after the show.

What the hell happened to MMA?

I remember a time when you were kicking yourself for not dropping the $60 on a PPV because you missed 2 or 3 great fights.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

So this is the new "stacked" card for the massive 4th of July show huh?

Looks to me like another UFC I can just look up the results the morning after the show.

What the hell happened to MMA?

I remember a time when you were kicking yourself for not dropping the $60 on a PPV because you missed 2 or 3 great fights.

The era is over.

 

[bone_and_sinew]

So this is the new "stacked" card for the massive 4th of July show huh?

Looks to me like another UFC I can just look up the results the morning after the show.

What the hell happened to MMA?

I remember a time when you were kicking yourself for not dropping the $60 on a PPV because you missed 2 or 3 great fights.

Join us on the Glory train when Glory replaces this dying sport in 3-5 years.

 

[Dysun]

The former undercard fights that made PPVs worth watching are now headlining random Fox Sports and Fight Pass cards around the world

 

[Singularity42]

Join us on the Glory train when Glory replaces this dying sport in 3-5 years.

Glory is fun I'll give it that. I was a fan of K-1 a few years ago and I watched the last Glory card which was awesome. It has my attention.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Will watch to see how Weidman breaks Machida's back by jabbing him.

 

[Acorn]

Who did Faber piss off?

 

[Razdek]

UFC Creative has had their ups and downs but they're not that stupid.

The man drinks urine, for fuck's sake. I feel sorry for his wife.

His wife probably pisses in his mouth before their morning shower anyways so she's cool with it. Saves a flush.

 

[Dipz]

So this is the new "stacked" card for the massive 4th of July show huh?

Looks to me like another UFC I can just look up the results the morning after the show.

What the hell happened to MMA?

I remember a time when you were kicking yourself for not dropping the $60 on a PPV because you missed 2 or 3 great fights.

UFC got greedy.

 

[Fornaximus]

Frye vs. Velasquez. Make it happen, Dana.

 

[Bloodrage]

Weidman about to be exposed for the fraud that he truly is. Your luck's run out, bitch boy.

 

[Technosteve]

Don Frye video is pretty well shot

 

[Fornaximus]

So this is the new "stacked" card for the massive 4th of July show huh?

Looks to me like another UFC I can just look up the results the morning after the show.

What the hell happened to MMA?

I remember a time when you were kicking yourself for not dropping the $60 on a PPV because you missed 2 or 3 great fights.

To be fair, compared to every other card the UFC has put on this year, this one is incredibly stacked. Every fighter on the main card has a Wikipedia page. They really dug deep for this one.

 

[Acorn]

To be fair, compared to every other card the UFC has put on this year, this one is incredibly stacked. Every fighter on the main card has a Wikipedia page. They really dug deep for this one.

Lol

 

[ShaneB]

Looks like a good weekend of fights. Should be fun!

 

[TheChits]

Weidman about to be exposed for the fraud that he truly is. Your luck's run out, bitch boy.

I want Machida to win, but calling Weidman a "fraud" is quite silly.