Support NeoGAF

[MaestroMike]

Spoiler: Alternative Poster

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[MaestroMike]

Spoiler: More Free Fights

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[Krappadizzle]

I used to really hate Cejudo's schtick back in the day, but once I embraced the cringe, it kind of became endearing. Glad to see him returning, the guy was amazing before he "retired". Looking forward to see what the time off means for him.

I'll never doubt Volkanovski, even though he dethroned my favorite native son in Holloway, I admit he is an incredible fighter. I'm not too familiar with most on the card, but I anticipate trying to watch it anyways with a buddy or two.

 

[EverydayBeast]

I would encourage to bet on Volk he’s a serious fighter and people are scared to death of him that’s my comment and I expect Alexander the Great to stand up, be tough and get the W. The spotlight is on that division and a good defending champion.

 

[TommyCronin6969]

Make an extra poll Will Costa defeat the scales first.

 

[MaestroMike]

Spoiler: More Media Day Interviews

 

[GymWolf]

I root for topuria, costa and cejudo but i think volk, rob and merab are gonna win.

I can see Neal sparking cuckado garry but i can also see garry winning a decision by jabbing and kicking from safe distance.

I also root for Kopylov but i can see fluffy hernandez wrestlefucking him with his crazy pace.

 

[MaestroMike]

Spoiler: More Press Conference Face-offs

 

[MaestroMike]

Spoiler: More Weigh-ins

Mackenzie Dern Weigh-in

Spoiler: Live Weigh-in Show

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[MaestroMike]

Spoiler: More Final Face-offs

Spoiler: Ceremonial Weigh-ins

 

[MaestroMike]

nasty leg kicks by de lima lol yikes

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[MaestroMike]

dern about to be 0-2 in front of mark put up a fight tho

 

[calistan]

I'd call Lemos v Dern a draw - even in round 1, round 2 for Lemos, 3 for Dern. Great fight whatever happens.

 

[MaestroMike]

lol i know kopylov was pretty scary but I wasn't familiar with hernandez nice submission he kept coming forward

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[MaestroMike]

for the main card i’m picking Dvalishvili, whittaker and volkanovski. dvalishvili’s help from aljamain will probably help him against cejudo, whittaker probably has more tools than costa but costa gonna be a tough fight and i think volkanovski can bounce back from that short notice loss against islam he had a full training camp this time hes still top guy imo but topuria still should be a tough fight

 

[calistan]

Joe Rogan's hype is a bit much. Everyone is one of the greatest of all time, unprecedented, extraordinary. A couple of leg kicks and the limb is 'destroyed'. I remember when he was describing Ronda Rousey as a 'once in human history' fighter. Calm down, Joe!

 

[MaestroMike]

cejudo shook merab 1st round i think he took it

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Joe Rogan's hype is a bit much. Everyone is one of the greatest of all time, unprecedented, extraordinary. A couple of leg kicks and the limb is 'destroyed'. I remember when he was describing Ronda Rousey as a 'once in human history' fighter. Calm down, Joe!

Sports commentators are like that as a whole. Theyll say anything to keep viewership. They must get some training from the studio directors back stage what to say and not say to lose fans.

I watch a lot of hockey and baseball and it seems every player has the hardest shot, fastest skater, best glove, best baserunner.............. "And no doubt player x has the BIGGEST heart in the league, where you'll never find another player in the league as good a teammate as him"

You'll also notice when a game is a blow out, they will never say the game is over already. It can be 6-1 in a hockey game and you'll get some quips like "dont go away fans. You never know if the team will come back!"

 

[MaestroMike]

Joe Rogan's hype is a bit much. Everyone is one of the greatest of all time, unprecedented, extraordinary. A couple of leg kicks and the limb is 'destroyed'. I remember when he was describing Ronda Rousey as a 'once in human history' fighter. Calm down, Joe!

lol gotta promote to these new fans

 

[MaestroMike]

merab got these last two rounds looking dominant lol wonder if henry got injured thought this was a 5 rounder

 

[MaestroMike]

wanted to see more this should've been 5 rounds dang

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[calistan]

Cejudo's little t-rex arms let him down there.

 

[calistan]

The wait for each fight in the main event is too much. I went to a live event once, the one with Randy Couture vs Brandon Vera, and the pauses between fights were really weird with no commentary or ads. Thousands of people just waiting with no information about what was coming up.

I had a media pass for that one, so I sat ringside and there were various pro fighters coming along and sitting at my table, making bitchy comments about other fighters.

 

[MaestroMike]

lot of people talking smack about ian wonder how its gonna affect him this fight he pulled out his last fight against vicente when all the smack talk started going down

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[MaestroMike]

lol ian looked like he was playing it safe fighting for points probably edged out the win

 

[calistan]

Garry vs Neal is the worst of MMA. I hate this kind of fight even more than ones where you get one guy dry humping the other for 15 miutes.

 

[MaestroMike]

costa looking huge

 

[MaestroMike]

got dam whittaker wobbled by head kick

saved by the bell

 

[MastAndo]

Holy hell, that kick was beautiful

 

[Kings Field]

So far I’m 2-1 in picks on the main card. Had Kopylov, Merab, Gary.

Have Costa and Topuria for the remaining.

Bobby knuckles got saved by the bell.

 

[Kings Field]

1-1

Now we are going to see if Costas tank got any better.

 

[MaestroMike]

whittakers face is busted costas leg is busted close fight

 

[MaestroMike]

post usada costa baby lol not sure who takes this one

 

[Pimpollo818]

Bobby 2-1. Good effort Costa

 

[MastAndo]

Entertaining fight. Despite Whittaker's face being a mess and almost getting dropped, I think he took that fight. Costa may have been able to grab that first round at the last moment, but I didn't see him winning either of the other two.

 

[calistan]

30-27 for Whittaker - not arguing with the decision but that is a strange call.

 

[Kings Field]

Good fight.

 

[MaestroMike]

congrats to rob don't know about the 30-27 though lol i still want to see costa vs du plessis some day

 

[MaestroMike]

 

[Kings Field]

congrats to rob don't know about the 30-27 though lol i still want to see costa vs du plessis some day

I think the same judge that gave him a 30-27 gave a 30-27 to Gary. I’ll have to check later. Might be the same one who gives wild scores every couple events.

 

[calistan]

I think the same judge that gave him a 30-27 gave a 30-27 to Gary. I’ll have to check later. Might be the same one who gives wild scores every couple events.

When I had the media seats they handed out photocopies of the scorecards after each fight, so you could see who gave each score. Some of them were better known as boxing judges, they didn't have specialist MMA then.