Fuck Jones, I'm with wufwugy on this one. I didn't like him before and I especially dislike him now given his pussification of the LHW division. Turning down a fight against Sonnen is ridiculous under any circumstances.
08-25-2012 04:14 PM
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Fuck Jones, I'm with wufwugy on this one. I didn't like him before and I especially dislike him now given his pussification of the LHW division. Turning down a fight against Sonnen is ridiculous under any circumstances. | |
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08-25-2012 04:26 PM
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He financially screwed over many colleagues and thousands of fans. It doesn't matter if he did it because he's a pompous hypocritical douche who doesn't like Sonnen's mouth or because his coach is afraid of fighting anybody without lengthy stylistic preparation, he's the champ and he should be cut for turning down a fight like this. Actual fighters would not bitch out like this. Guys like Sonnen, Sanchez, and Penn are true fighters because when they say "anywhere, anytime," they mean it. |
08-25-2012 05:02 PM
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Why isn't the fight just set up, and if he doesn't show he forfeits & loses his belt. What's so hard about that? | |
08-25-2012 05:29 PM
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Probably because the government runs the sport. Athletic commissions are the epitome of corruption and unnecessary bureaucracy. There's a whole lot government does well, but being involved in sport is not one of them |
08-25-2012 07:14 PM
#830
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This is why Rousey is a real fighter and why Jones is a bum and should be fired |
08-25-2012 07:41 PM
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08-26-2012 02:00 AM
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Last edited by PlayToWin; 08-26-2012 at 12:44 PM.
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08-26-2012 10:19 PM
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09-14-2012 02:06 PM
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Anderson Silva vs. Stephan Bonnar headlines UFC 153 – USATODAY.com | |
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09-19-2012 08:18 AM
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Got this from Bovada, figured this would be the best place to put it! | |
09-19-2012 03:08 PM
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^^ Benavidez/Johnson line must be a typo or there's an injury I don't know about because Johnson is never the dog there |
09-20-2012 04:49 PM
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I thought Hamill retired? The Bisping-Stann line seems like it should be a bit more in favor of Bisping imo. | |
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09-20-2012 06:02 PM
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He came back. Not sure why but I guess he enjoys fighting/needs the money/not a lot of work for deaf guys? Dunno. | |
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09-21-2012 07:35 AM
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09-21-2012 02:42 PM
#840
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The lines given from Bodog are a tad more generous to a few of the fights than Bovada is, including the Stann/Bisping fight. | |
09-21-2012 08:04 PM
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Looks like Vitor's back on the sauce. Won't help him though |
09-22-2012 01:40 PM
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09-22-2012 03:19 PM
#843
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wat - maybe | |
Last edited by Pascal; 09-22-2012 at 03:24 PM. | |
09-23-2012 11:07 PM
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any word on how bones arm held up fighting that armbar? | |
09-23-2012 11:16 PM
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my heart sank a thousand meters when he got out of that. it's probably not the biggest deal, and he'll be sure to not ever fight machida again, will duck cormier the second showtime releases him, and wont be able to stop whining about how chael reminds him of how the whole world is against him |
09-23-2012 11:34 PM
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09-23-2012 11:41 PM
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yes he is a beast, but i still hate him. regardless of how much of a tool he is, what i loathe is that he beats guys who are better than him because he's more physically talented. |
09-24-2012 01:14 AM
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11-16-2012 11:53 PM
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Condit better win. Otherwise we'll get Silva vs GSP next and that fight is fucking awful. A lot of Canadian fanboi boners would go limp after Silva easily KOs Georges. |
11-17-2012 01:06 AM
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You're right, I'd definitely lose my erection. | |
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11-17-2012 10:06 AM
#851
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War GSP | |
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11-17-2012 01:45 PM
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It's not unlikely we see GSP finally lose. Despite my hatred for Condit after he exited contact range against Diaz about a hundred times in 25 minutes, he is easily GSP toughest challenge, and he isn't less good than him by much if he is at all. This isn't Hardy or Koscheck; Condit has no weakness, has a lot of strengths, blasts fools when he's behind. If this was a challengers fight - where GSP hadn't held the belt forever - I'd probably call Condit the favorite, but it's so hard to call that now with GSP's dominance looming over the prediction. |
11-17-2012 02:26 PM
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11-17-2012 02:33 PM
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There is nothing controversial about GSP not being as good as people think. He is top five MMArtist to ever live, but people still overrate him when they think he is a good match for Silva and is unstoppable at 170. I don't even like using the word "overrated" with GSP because it implies he's bad. He's not bad, he's fantastic, but his fans have delusions of grandeur when it comes to ideas like him challenging Silva |
11-17-2012 04:34 PM
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Wuf, it's not hard to shatter naive fanboy delusions of grandeur, but you make it sound like he's not nearly as good as he is by saying things like "relatively amateur striking". | |
11-17-2012 04:53 PM
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Winning is winning. You've gotta beat the man to be the man. | |
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11-17-2012 05:20 PM
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I actually don't have a problem with "boring" fights. I appreciate the strategy of slowly wearing down a man. Sometimes it's necessary and most meathead MMA fans don't appreciate this as it doesn't involve a hollywood knockout. | |
11-17-2012 05:23 PM
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I guess I give the wrong impression, but his striking is relatively amateur. He doesn't really even throw combos. The best striking we've seen from him is a double jab sloppy overhand, which was against a guy who relies on power and swinging. Then not only did he not obliterate one of the worst strikers in the entire sport (Shields), but he experienced problems with him as well |
11-17-2012 07:24 PM
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I will add that part of why GSP's striking is amateurish is that he doesn't allow himself to have many weapons since he avoids compromising positions. For example, being busy throwing a combo is an easy way to let your opponent have a better chance at getting a takedown. Granted, it is possible to get good enough that this problem is nullified because the combos are set up correctly. This is what we saw Silva do in his last Chael fight. His striking is so good now that he's able to move fluidly and be aggressive while not being at much risk to a takedown |
11-17-2012 07:33 PM
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As a silva fanboy, I have to agree that his striking is better than GSPs, but it doesn't get much better than silva's striking. I'd still love to see that fight, but I think more people want to see silva fight bones now. I for one would like to see him crush light heavyweight before he's over the hill. | |
11-17-2012 07:54 PM
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Yeah I would really like to see Silva vs Jones, and I think Jones gets his ass handed to him. However, I don't think that will be on the table too much longer since I have Machida beating Jones in a rematch and Cormier beating Jones if he moves down. Cormier might not move down, though, since Cain might not beat JDS. I'm not a fan of Cormier at HW because Overeem is simply going to crush everybody there for a while |
11-17-2012 08:16 PM
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To keep from getting flamed, let me just add that GSP's amateurish striking is largely by design. Because he's not comfortable with the idea of being put on his back and because he hasn't yet confidently integrated wrestling defense with a striking offense, his striking doesn't focus on as high a level of techniques as somebody like Silva or Overeem |
11-17-2012 08:19 PM
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Which means that this could spell a bad night for GSP because if Condit wants to take it to him, he'll be able to. It is very unlikely that GSP will be out of danger when in Condit's guard and Condit should be better on the feet |
11-17-2012 11:38 PM
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Who saw when they panned to silva and machida sitting next to eachother in the crowd, and machida looked into the camera with an intense gaze and a dirty movember stash? | |
11-17-2012 11:52 PM
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it takes the focus off his unibrow |
11-17-2012 11:55 PM
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My monkey brain f'n LOVED that that hendricks KO. That motherfucker is gettin' a beej tonight from his wife on HER birthday. | |
11-18-2012 12:21 AM
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im picking him against the winner of gsp condit |
11-18-2012 02:21 AM
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Jesus Christ, why don't we just name this thread WUFWUGY, and let the man spew. Wolfy, you are so FOS it's not even funny. | |
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11-18-2012 03:32 AM
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Why in the world do so many MMA fans have such bad attitudes? The majority of the predictions I've made ITT have been accurate, yet somehow I still have no idea what I'm talking about? How about you stop treating your brain like it's a redheaded stepchild |
11-18-2012 06:41 AM
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And STILL WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD | |
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11-18-2012 10:09 AM
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11-18-2012 10:26 AM
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jesus, that was a fight. | |
11-18-2012 11:16 AM
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11-18-2012 11:17 AM
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GSP tried to stay in his comfort zone but condit was such a beast that it was still interesting, and ofc we saw GSP well out of his comfort zone in the 3rd round. Solid fight indeed. | |
11-18-2012 11:30 AM
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11-18-2012 11:39 AM
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PlayToWin, from now on instead of apologizing to wufwuggy, if you could just post "Oh hi, I'm wufwugy", that would be much appreciated. | |
11-18-2012 01:43 PM
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11-18-2012 01:52 PM
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11-18-2012 02:34 PM
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I would definitely pick GSP to beat Diaz now. In a long enough fight, Diaz eventually subs or KOs GSP, but not in a 25 minute one where GSP fights the way he did. |
11-18-2012 04:11 PM
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yeah i really doubt we will see gsp v silva yet. | |
11-18-2012 04:26 PM
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11-18-2012 05:01 PM
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11-18-2012 05:37 PM
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hey i've been wrong before. | |
11-18-2012 06:38 PM
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11-18-2012 07:21 PM
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And STILL welterweight champion of the world | |
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11-18-2012 09:15 PM
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I'm no expert in MMA (more of a boxing fan) but I can't see GSP doing well against Silva. I think he coasts or has an inability to finish guys off or its a combo of the 2. | |
11-18-2012 09:43 PM
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11-18-2012 10:49 PM
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^^^ hahaha. | |
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11-18-2012 11:01 PM
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So much blood. Also that knock out was amazing. I'm simple minded brute. | |
11-19-2012 07:10 AM
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The big problem with GSP fighting Silva is that it would be much easier for GSP to fight at 155 than 185. Combine this with GSP having a challenger and Silva/Jones having more than a snowball's chance in hell, and I don't think we'll ever see it. | |
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11-19-2012 06:21 PM
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I don't get why it seems that Martin Kampmann is the gatekeeper for welterweight title shots. Knock him out and bam, time to challenge GSP. | |
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11-19-2012 06:45 PM
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I'm not sure what you mean by this. Hendricks has strung together five wins against tough opponents, including wins over Fitch and Koscheck. Jake Shields [barely] beat Kampmann in a fight where he was brought over specifically to fight GSP, and the fight with Kampmann was basically considered a formality. | |
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12-30-2012 01:42 PM
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cain validates my cain fanboyism. dat pressure. you can't fight it. | |
12-30-2012 04:24 PM
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Pretty slick. I feel silly because I've had Cain as the favorite in the matchup from before the first fight to just a couple days ago, but let Jack Slack's technical analysis of their striking convince me otherwise. That'll be the last time I don't listen to my intuition |
12-30-2012 07:12 PM
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That's exactly what I thought, was going to put money on Cain before I read those. |
12-30-2012 11:42 PM
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If he's not gassed, I think Overeem has the best TDD in the division other than Cain himself and obv Cormier. But yeah, the threat of Overeem gassing, losing his heart/chin, or losing his generalship is really big |
02-02-2013 09:06 PM
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Can someone find me a good free online link for the fights tonight? If I determine the info provided to be of my satisfaction and I watch at least the last three fights, a $10 Stars transfer is yours. | |
02-02-2013 09:30 PM
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im american so no stars, but this works like a charm |
02-02-2013 10:15 PM
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thx bra | |
02-02-2013 10:31 PM
#900
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overeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeem | |