Just saw that the prelims tomorrow begin at 9:00am (in the USA). That's pretty cool, especially since I have the day off.
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That rape allegation rumbles on.
Nice. 11am for me, good way to start the day.
Wish I thought of Michael Chandler's brilliant ideas of what to do when on a plane. Use the toilet when you need to and sleep when you're tired...dunno how he thought of that one.
And we start the day with a woman TKO. That frenchie girl is vicious, like a female version of Wonderboy. Tremendous debut for Manon Fiorot.
Umar Nurmagomedov debut next.
Umar Nurmagomedov debut next.
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Tremendous debut for Umar Nurmagomedov, against a very game opponent.
His wrestling is quite good as you would expect for a Dagestani, but his kicking game is something else.
His wrestling is quite good as you would expect for a Dagestani, but his kicking game is something else.
Mason Jones from Wales (10-0) making his UFC debut next. Big hype on this guy (Two division cage warrior champion), but he debuts vs a killer in Mike Davis (8-2).
edit. It was an epic fight. Tremendous. 29-28 victory for Davis.
edit. It was an epic fight. Tremendous. 29-28 victory for Davis.
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Poor guy is now having to deal with the mental effects of such a humiliation which'll sting long after he's patched up.
True. His body was damaged but the damage on his long-term self-esteem will be far worse.
Poor guy is now having to deal with the mental effects of such a humiliation which'll sting long after he's patched up.
If the Premier League and the NFL can't make a dent in streaming what is a comparatively tiny sport like MMA gonna do? Typical Dana White bluster.
Dana does realise there are more than one person streaming right?
Ha aye it’s like he’s staring down a camera and making it seem like he’s speaking to everyone personally and that’ll scare them into not doing it. Yeah right.
Nah there's only one guy mate...he pointed him out didn't you see? Case open and closed.
End of year Dana package:
The Man That Bought Sports Back During A Global Pandemic Has Now Put An End To Illegal Streaming.
What are people making of the MCGregor sales pitch? He’s talking a good game and honestly I’d love nothing more than to see a focused MCGregor, see him have a proper pop at the division. For some reason I’ve got a feeling that he’s overselling where he believes he’s at. I’m thinking Dustin might catch him with something stupid or just dive for the neck and get it done.
Hopefully JoJo smashes Jessica eye but again I kinda fancy Eye for it In that I think she’ll just take her down and sit on her for an age. Hope all my predictions are wrong.
Hopefully JoJo smashes Jessica eye but again I kinda fancy Eye for it In that I think she’ll just take her down and sit on her for an age. Hope all my predictions are wrong.
I love Dustin but he takes too much damage, which isn't ideal against McGregor.
I think McGregor by decision - I think Poirier will battle through.
Feeling for me is McGregor knocks him out. It’s a great match up for McGregor. He’ll stand and trade with McGregor and that’s exactly what Conor wants. Dustin is a very good fighter but I don’t think he’s that elite level.
I think McGregor wins easily its a good match up for him. Not sure if it's less than a minute but can see it ending in 1 round then the inevitable Khabib fight happens again
Poirer was very close to getting stopped in the 3rd round by Hooker. Hooker strikes with volume but McGregor has much more power.
I put this in the betting thread but I'll stick it in here as well:
Anyone looking to bet on McGregor this weekend, marathonbet have him priced at 1.67 to win "in the distance" i.e. by KO/TKO/sub.
The best price I can find elsewhere is 1.57 for Conor by TKO/KO which is just as likely as ITD really since his last sub win was back in his cage warrior days.
I've put a hefty sum on Conor ITD + Ribas double paying 2.15.
Anyone looking to bet on McGregor this weekend, marathonbet have him priced at 1.67 to win "in the distance" i.e. by KO/TKO/sub.
The best price I can find elsewhere is 1.57 for Conor by TKO/KO which is just as likely as ITD really since his last sub win was back in his cage warrior days.
I've put a hefty sum on Conor ITD + Ribas double paying 2.15.
Looking forward to this weekend
This Poirier fella is looking a lot more ripped than McGregor, is anyone giving him a chance in this fight?
What a stupid way to ruin your career.
McGregor won the first fight in like 90 seconds but that was a weight class below. I still think McGregor takes him again because Dustin takes a lot of punishment in fights and is very hittable. However, if he can take it into the third round and beyond, it's anyone's game as he has good cardio, McGregor does not..
He will inevitably get stuck trading with Conor who will just have too much power for him.
Unfortunately I've got Dustin getting knocked out in the first.
Same
I feel like the longer the fight goes on the greater his chances but the fact is he's always keen to press offensively while being hittable. Had that second (I think it was) round against Hooker gone another 10 seconds he would have gone down imo and McGregor is more powerful and precise. Poirier's style suits McGregor.
i really want to see Holloway take time to build his body properly for 155 and face McGregor. When he fought Poirier you could see he'd basically just cut less weight rather than adapted to the weight class. He's got a great chin, great cardio and great boxing, he'd cause a lot of problems.
Just seen the viral video, but what the fxck happened between Dana and Eminem?
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