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Absolute disgrace from Dana white the way he's treating Woodley
It sounds like Bisping v GSP is going down at MSG in November. I'm not a big fan of this matchup but with Whittaker out injured until 2018 I'm more okay with it now. When the fight was first made I thought it was ridiculous because Romero was tearing through the division and deserved the title shot over a returning welterweight moving up in weight. You have to wonder where the likes of Rockhold, Weidman and Romero go from here. I would like to see a Rockhold and Weidman rematch before the end of the year.
Rogan is an asshole. Wtf
I didn't even realise Rockhold v Branch was confirmed. Good match up for Luke I fancy him to come through that fight without any problems. Romero was offered to Rockhold btw and according to Rockhold Romero was the one who turned it down.I'd quite like to see some fresh fights that haven't happened yet. Jacare/Weidman and Rockhold/Romero would make a lot of sense. Of course after all his moaning about wanting a title rematch with Bisping though, Rockhold suddenly returns out of the blue to fight David Branch in September. If he get's through that in good shape I'd be fine with seeing the above fights with Bisping likely tied up to fight GSP later in the year.
Dana said afterwards that he talked to Holm and she's interested in Cyborg.To be fair, Evinger is the champ at Invicta and one of the few women who wanted to take the fight.
GDR refused, Holm just had a fight, Nunes didn't want to fight and their original opponent (Meghan Anderson) pulled out for personal reasons.
Not much else UFC could have done.
Why? It's his job to put together fights that people want to see, no one wants to see Woodley fight, if he'd won impressively the wonderboy fights would have been forgotten - and he'd have rightly been fighting GSP, but that's not something i'm desperate to see headlining a PPVAbsolute disgrace from Dana white the way he's treating Woodley
I dont' disagree, but he could have finished MaiaWoodley is a tough one. The two boring fights are against:
Wonderboy who is a known counter striker, so Woodley had to be cautious.
And Maia who is only thinking about one thing, taking his opponent to the ground so makes sense why Woodley focused on his TDD.
Styles make fights and he was up against styles that require a certain type of mentality to get through.
Stop being thrilled mate and call the waaaambulanceI have to admit that I'm thrilled to see Cormier lose the way he did.
I found Rogan's biased towards certain fighters more annoying than interviewing DC. People feck up ut happens but in recent times he is just intolerable with certain fighters for me.
He was in love with Cerrone last night, Lawler barely got a mention off him.
He routinely does this though. He's good friends with the Diaz brothers and was all over the place in the McGregor fight. He's very close to Cerrone and has him on his podcast every so often.He was in love with Cerrone last night, Lawler barely got a mention off him.
Basically anyone who has a close relationship with pundits and presenters is going to get a lot of favoritism. Last night before the fights, Kenny Florian and Bisping each predicted DC would win. They also went for Woodley over Maia. Rogan on the other hand tends to get far too over the top in characterizing fighters, just as he did with Rousey a couple of years ago. The biggest mistake UFC made was getting rid of Goldberg, as he and Rogan were the perfect combination of calling fights. The likes of Cruz/DC/Stann/Anik etc just aren't the same as the iconic Goldie/Rogan combo.
I like listening to Dominick Cruz on commentary. Think he has some great insight. Anik is also fine as play by play but rogan makes the blood boil.
That's quite devastating to watch. He had no idea what happened, he had a go at the ref for stopping the fight prematurely, tried to leave the cage but they blocked him in, his corner weren't allowed in the ring, then Rogan decides to interview him sobbing.
He looks severely concussed.
Dana White - "I hate interviewing fighters after they've been knocked out"
Yeah okay sure you do.
Just shows how big of a cnut Rogan is. He clearly sees him concussed and not himself and still goes for the interview.
I like listening to Dominick Cruz on commentary. Think he has some great insight. Anik is also fine as play by play but rogan makes the blood boil.
Goldie never checked Rogan like Dom does though. Joe did spout some nonsense and over dramatised incidents that the opponent just brushed away. Joe is now being corrected by a man who knows what he's talking about and that's why he appears subdued.Basically anyone who has a close relationship with pundits and presenters is going to get a lot of favoritism. Last night before the fights, Kenny Florian and Bisping each predicted DC would win. They also went for Woodley over Maia. Rogan on the other hand tends to get far too over the top in characterizing fighters, just as he did with Rousey a couple of years ago. The biggest mistake UFC made was getting rid of Goldberg, as he and Rogan were the perfect combination of calling fights. The likes of Cruz/DC/Stann/Anik etc just aren't the same as the iconic Goldie/Rogan combo.
Joe RoganDana White - "I hate interviewing fighters after they've been knocked out"
Yeah okay sure you do.
Why are people still slating Rogan over the interviewer? He clearly regretted it straightaway and has done nothing but apologise since. Hopefully he learns from it and we move on.
Plenty of other reasons to call him a dixk, pick one of those.
I saw a post from this morning slating the interview.Since he apologised I haven't seen many people slate him for the interview. In fact it seems we were all slating him for the other stuff.
They are all specialists. Woodley is a specialist in wrestling, with powerful hands. He played the percentages at weekend, kept it standing but still had no intention of finishing.If they want Woodley to 'fight' they should give him an opponent who isn't a specialist. It's really that simple. Woodley is doing the smart thing by his family, his health and from a purely logical standpoint: why should he put himself in jeopardy when he can win without having to do so? Give him some foolhardy 'lionhearts' and watch the K.O's and action go up.
Well that seemed to be the extent of his ambition so he should stop asking for big money fights against McGregor or GSP.Dana is harsh on Woodley, what's the guy meant to do! He is fighting a guy that obviously wants to go for takedowns and get him on the floor. Woodley primary objective is to win the fight and come out with the least damage.
I saw a post from this morning slating the interview.
I haven't seen the apology. Still can't tbf, but fair enough.In fairness that post said he was out of order but apologised (that's the obly 1 I can see anyway?) so it's not like it's a massive criticism.
Its weird how there seems to be so much controversy now a days over interviewing TKO/KO'd fighters.
They used to do it pretty much without fail before and it was never a problem.
I haven't seen the apology. Still can't tbf, but fair enough.
Yes. I'm sick and tired of seeing lambs thrown to the slaughter for her to feed. And even at that, she kills herself to make weight. It's all farcical - they really should do an UF season for women of that weight and at least properly get that division up and running.The problem they've got with her is that there's no actual division for her. They're just scrambling around finding 135ers who are big enough to jump up a weight (I.e the Holm talk.) they need to build a division and get fighters in there instead of scrambling all the time.
Yeah there isn't much they can do with Cyborg, but it does grind my gears the billing she gets for fighting women who stand no chance from the off before skill and ability is even factored in.To be fair, Evinger is the champ at Invicta and one of the few women who wanted to take the fight.
GDR refused, Holm just had a fight, Nunes didn't want to fight and their original opponent (Meghan Anderson) pulled out for personal reasons.
Not much else UFC could have done.
Wrestling is something most UFC fighters can do to varying extent, and obviously elite wrestlers have an advantage, but an elite karateka or BJJ exponent has an absolute chasm between him and the next man trying fend him off in any way with a mirrored style to the point where full counter plans have to be put in place to absolutely avoid their field of expertise. You might say that's true of the very best wrestlers, too, but it's hardly the same. Woodley was terrified of going to ground and he knew if at any time he got put on his back, the fight would be over for him. Of course that's going to make him cautious and hesitant, and it's fine for people to say he could have finished Maia numerous times, but then, if Woodley had made a decision like that and got it wrong, those same people will just say 'oh well' and go about their day, whereas for Woodley, that's the difference between 1000's of dollars, his profile and any big money earning potential. The guy already knows he's disliked by Dana, which makes him even more hesitant as he knows he will be practically blacklisted if he loses the belt.They are all specialists. Woodley is a specialist in wrestling, with powerful hands. He played the percentages at weekend, kept it standing but still had no intention of finishing.
As far as doing right by his family, he's on the fast track out of the UFC after last night. If fighters like Rory and Mousasi can be moved on, coasting fighters like Woodley certainly can. There is nothing appealing about him.