Benjamin Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Petr Yan absolutely the definition of No Mercy. Blessed time. Head’s still saying Alex, though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJE Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 I'm a very lapsed UFC fan. Watched a replay of Nunes last fight and that encouraged me to buy the show last night. It was a lot of fun. I'm not sure I'll be able to buy all the shows I want, but I'm really looking forward to Cormier / Miocic, so hopefully I can swing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 It’s your money, but I’d argue that there’s not much on that card worth the price the UFC would be charging you, though the development of Sugar Sean and Frankie’s BW debut is interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draevyn Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 I meant to comment yesterday after watching the show. I could honestly watch Andrade and Namajunas fight forever. So so good. I really think Holloway got robbed in that fight but that's what happens when you leave it to the judges. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 In my heart, Holloway won definitely. My mind says that it was super close and I could even see it as a draw. A fight that close, you can’t say Volkanovski didn’t have a good argument to be declared the winner as well. Can’t wait for Edgar to win next month (he might not) so that Dana can book Yan / Edgar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draevyn Posted July 13, 2020 Report Share Posted July 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Benjamin said: In my heart, Holloway won definitely. My mind says that it was super close and I could even see it as a draw. A fight that close, you can’t say Volkanovski didn’t have a good argument to be declared the winner as well. Can’t wait for Edgar to win next month (he might not) so that Dana can book Yan / Edgar. I think when it's that close, 9/10 times the judges are going to score for the champ. It was a damn good fight but I still think it should have went to Holloway. I think it definitely warrants another rematch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymbols Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 This is the Fight Island show I am most invested in. Jack Shore! John Phillips! Modestas Bukauskas! All absolute lads. Fight Island is like Cage Warriors on steroids and I am all for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymbols Posted July 15, 2020 Report Share Posted July 15, 2020 Easy as that for Tank. The guy is seriously going places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymbols Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 The Welsh went 2-1 over the course of the island. Can’t really complain, especially when Brett Johns and Jack Shore took home the wins. Both are legit top 15 guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Josheph Benavidez is now 0-4 in UFC title fights (0-5 if you consider the WEC Bantamweight title to be UFC property), some things really aren't meant to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Got absolutely mauled by Deiveson, who's such a legit killer everyone forgot about because he missed weight in the first fight. That might have been the performance of the year. The Joker also getting a submission of the year contender with the heel hook, as KG unfortunately did poorly after the superb lateral drop. As did Lipski with that unconventional kneebar that I loved, countering a calf slicer, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draevyn Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 Benavidez is basically a jobber to the stars in wrestling terms. He’s never going to be champion but for some reason he always seems to be in the conversation for contender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 I think that reason is that he's beaten every other contender He's literally only had one loss that wasn't to a former champion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymbols Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 31 minutes ago, Forky said: Benavidez is basically a jobber to the stars in wrestling terms. He’s never going to be champion but for some reason he always seems to be in the conversation for contender. Yeah that’s a bit harsh. He’s clearly an elite fighter, who was unlucky enough to be in his prime while Mighty Mouse reigned supreme, and then sees the arrival of a guy with freakish power once the logjam at the top shifted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draevyn Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 7 minutes ago, Cymbols said: Yeah that’s a bit harsh. He’s clearly an elite fighter, who was unlucky enough to be in his prime while Mighty Mouse reigned supreme, and then sees the arrival of a guy with freakish power once the logjam at the top shifted. Which is exactly what Jobber to the stars is.... I never said he wasn't an elite fighter but he's one of those fighters that they feed guys too, he beats them but then there is always that one guy waiting in the wings that they're going to put up against him to beat him. Also, I do know the term doesn't quite work with fighting because it's not scripted but it's basically the look that he has. He beats everyone before him but doesn't get it done when it comes to championships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted July 19, 2020 Report Share Posted July 19, 2020 I don’t think he’s lost to any guy he was being positioned to lose to (Cejudo, Formiga), he won every fight which is why they had to keep giving him title shots. They definitely thought he’d be the next guy to be the champ for a while after Cejudo moved up, because there was no investment by the UFC for Figueiredo, he’s probably the least known champ the UFC has had since... Montano? They didn’t even put the original title fight in Brazil, so I’m not even sure how popular Deiveson is there. Joe B is Dan Henderson, Alistair Overeem, Gustafsson, Dustin Poirier. Good enough to always be a title contender, but there’s just that absolute athletic great right above them that you’ll never dethrone. Always a bridesmaid, never the bride. I get what you mean, but to me a jobber to the stars in that sense is like an Evan Dunham, Jim Miller or a Derek Brunson, guys who would never be a title contender (though Miller came pretty close during that Fox era!) but are good enough to help detect who’s a top 5 contender from the rest of the top 15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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=BK= Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 God I wanted Woodley to smash him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cymbols Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 I don’t think they necessarily would’ve made this fight if there was much chance of Woodley doing anything. No coincidence that they wait to pull the trigger until Woodley is near the bottom on a downward trajectory. Fuck Colby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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