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Amazing
What a fight so far! 
What was with the forward flip 
Poiriers leg is fecked
Cracking fight this.
Justin dude a machine keep coming...
Gaethje should continue with the leg kicks.
Gaethje is a fecking savage. So exciting to watch.Insane fight. Two more rounds to go.
feck you Herb Dean!
Zero interest in clinching. What a warrior
Fair play to both of them.
fecking herb let them fight!!
Has Dustin any chance vs Khabib?
Everyone has a chance but he’d be a massive, massive underdog
I just watched now. Was this for the 2nd eye poke? Thought he did alright with it herb. I think eye pokes should be more harshly punished as wel really.
Good card and great main event. Gaethje whilst entertaining needs to change his style really. He absorbs way to many shots and as shown by Alvarez and duston ot won’t work vs the best.
Hopefully Dustin vs Alvarez rematch next. Was a good fight when it lasted and Alvarez has been avoiding it ever since.
JJ by Thug Rose?
You can't expect the Homer Simpson strategy to work at the top level of the UFC. Gaethje is a really fun fighter, but he's not going to be much more than that with his style. Maybe he'll be content with that, being a fight night headliner against upcoming fighters or fringe contenders. I worry for the amount of damage he takes though, you can't keep that up for long before you start getting put away easier and easier.
Nah, i was talking about the stoppage. (joking really because it was a good stoppage)
I was actually surprised Herb took 1 point away from Justin. Good on him.
True, altough she tapped to strikes. I meant like really knocked out unconcious.
I fully agree, how long will his chin hold up anyway?
Someone like McGregor would put him to sleep in the first round and he will struggle against fighters that don't mind fighting going backwards which most top guys are.
He has the skills but really needs to fight smarter.
Won't happen. He already said he has 5-6 fights left on him and he just wants to entertain the public and make money doing exciting fights. Definitely not worried about loses.
Should be worried about brain damage and diminished quality of life, though.
Ah fair play mate. Problem with me not watching it live wasn't sure which bet you meant my fault there. Would of loved it to of carried on and I reckon Justin would of tried as well if he could but yeah he was done.
I agree he probably would win easily but he'll never get to the level of facing McGregor so it probably doesn't matter a great deal to him.
I think to his credit he always putso n a show, he'll stick around in the UFC for the rest of his career cos of the entertainment value. He's had 3 UFC fights and in that time made 200k in fight night bonuses and also got a fight of the year (and possibly another one to follow.) It is really bad for his long term health but I doubt he's to worried he doesn't fight like he is anyway.
If he's happy doing what he is then I'm happy to keep watching and enjoying his fights.
knew it reminded me of someone.He just eats shot, not a long term strategy in the fight game! I only found out while watching the fight that Gaethje is an all American wrestler?! He could be a seriously tough fighter if he actually combined those skills with his striking.
good comeback for the UFC after the shit show the week before. Some great battles, I'd say that's the end of Conduit probably, but having fighters like him and Gaethje on any bill, you at the very least know you are going to get some great action. Even the Michelle Waterson fight was very good, a classic technique triumphing over physicality. Fighters like Gaethje, a bit like Cerrone, they lose, and you still want to see their next fight. Be interesting who they pair Gaethje and Poirer up with next. I don't see Khabib fighting him just yet, he needs to fight Tony or Conor next, although due to injuries and where Conor's head is at, that's a big if. But right now there's no legit champion in my eyes at LW. Conor had it and didn't defend it. Tony was only ever intern and couldn't defend it, and Khabib beat a man who shouldn't have been anywhere near a tile shot. 2 of those 3 need to fight to add some legitimacy to that title. Of course we may not get that answer for a while though, but right now we've 3 fighters who can in some way say they are the champ, let's have an undisputed one.
Yeah, definitely. This guy is crazy. It's not like he's not got the tools to fight smarter, but he can't expect to just go in the there and walk through everyone at this level. The damage he takes is largely due to him giving zero fecks about defending himself. At this rate, he'll be sucking protein drinks through a straw and pissing into a bag. Wonder what his coaching team say to him?!
Bethe Correia vs Rousey
Yep, that's a legit one!
Really don't know, but people like him make for uncomfortable viewing if you know the damage he's doing to himself to put on a show. He'll be slurring his words and moving in slow motion a few years down the road at the rate he blocks punches with his face.
The punch/kick resistance diminishes the more wars he goes into and he's rolling the dice with that as who's to say he won't be engaging with heavier, and/or more accurate hitters or dangerous up-and-comers as he ages and is used as a game fighter who is essentially gate-keeping fodder?
It's very odd when you consider he doesn't have to fight like that, or could actually switch it up given his elite-level wrestling background. Maybe it's a calculated financial gamble for enough fight of the night awards to make what he wants before getting out with his health intact, who knows?
Who you got this weekend?
Lee here. Should be a great fight.
Lee v Barbosa is going to be a cracker. Edgar v Swanson and Branch v Santos should also be good.
Not sure how anyone can be a fan of this turd.
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I hope Lee wins like watching him fight and think he has a bright future in the sport.
All good fights yeah. Do you reckon Edgar may be coming back way to early though? He got stopped in some style just over a month ago.
Yeah she's a dick really. Just take the loss (Twice) and move on. No interest in seeing her fight for the title again cos of all this myself, routing against her next fight.
Never liked her.
She's obviously taking the loss hard. She's had her chance and lost both of them. A bit like Woodley/Wonderboy....no one wants to see a third match right away.
I like the way she fights and I always supported her because she is a European fighter. She definitely struggles to come to terms with no longer being the best though. She'd be better off not doing any media, or she's going to shed more fans.
Honestly I think Rose would lose to both Andrade and Gadelha, she just has Joanna's number. Joanna should play around in flyweight for a bit and then if one of the Brazilians takes the belt she'll be right back in contention for a title shot with wins over both.
Honestly I think Rose would lose to both Andrade and Gadelha, she just has Joanna's number. Joanna should play around in flyweight for a bit and then if one of the Brazilians takes the belt she'll be right back in contention for a title shot with wins over both.
Bit ominous. So at the moment I pay £20 a month for BT (mainly for the UFc, I'm not to fussed about the Champions League really) and they are contemplating charging on top of the fee to watch!
Agreed. I'd even say Karolina would beat Rose (again).