EddieG Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Yeah, I don't see how anyone can say "hey, let's have this 44 year old on the floor take some more punches, he'll be fine" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summers Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Age should have nothing to do with it. You don't stop fights sooner for older fighters. I get the idea, but it's simply not a fair way of looking at it. The reason he fell was because he stumbled, and yes he took a couple, but he was still active in the fight, and going for the leg. As for Gus not knowing, he trains all the time to be able to deal with getting punched in the face. As soon as he started taking shots, he was like a deer in the headlights - this was while it was still standing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Yeah, it's called being hurt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Yeah, it's called being hurt. This, you can train hard every time. But if you get a wrong hit to the button your body goes loopy, regardless of how good/bad of a fighter you are. Gus got hit with the right punch, and he was out of it. I'm dissapointed, I feel terrible for the guy having to lose out on facing Jones, but he'll recover, he's too good to not get better. Like others said, I hope Rumble is the guy to knock off Jones because Jones needs to move on to something more interesting, like the heavy's or Mid's. He has owned LHW for long enough. And also, Joe Rogan is a fucking muppet. Hendo was fucked, and Gegard was too nice of a guy not to completely end the fight when he could've. Now we got this bullshit drama about unfair stoppages, even though Gegard had it won. I hope this doesn't end up in a useless rematch, because Gegard would just beat him again. Hendo is 44 years old, he's a guy that's both a Pride veteran and a Strikeforce veteran. He's had uncountable slugfests in the past, and his head is like paper maché now. He needs to just stop messing about and hang up his boots. The only one he can beat nowadays is Shogun, who is even more of a wreck than he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Fighters don't wear boots. Rumble won't beat Jones, Jones will adapt, take him down at will and slice through his non-existant submission defence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted January 25, 2015 Admin Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Christ, Rumble is fucking scary. Brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieG Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Yeah, it's called being hurt. This, you can train hard every time. But if you get a wrong hit to the button your body goes loopy, regardless of how good/bad of a fighter you are. Gus got hit with the right punch, and he was out of it. I'm dissapointed, I feel terrible for the guy having to lose out on facing Jones, but he'll recover, he's too good to not get better. Like others said, I hope Rumble is the guy to knock off Jones because Jones needs to move on to something more interesting, like the heavy's or Mid's. He has owned LHW for long enough. And also, Joe Rogan is a fucking muppet. Hendo was fucked, and Gegard was too nice of a guy not to completely end the fight when he could've. Now we got this bullshit drama about unfair stoppages, even though Gegard had it won. I hope this doesn't end up in a useless rematch, because Gegard would just beat him again. Hendo is 44 years old, he's a guy that's both a Pride veteran and a Strikeforce veteran. He's had uncountable slugfests in the past, and his head is like paper maché now. He needs to just stop messing about and hang up his boots. The only one he can beat nowadays is Shogun, who is even more of a wreck than he is. Hendo's already come out and said he wants to fight again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Which is probably proof he's got brain damage. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Speaking of brain damage. If you're keeping track of the Nick Diaz scorecard, this is what's happened so far. He's missed two different flights from Sacramento to Las Vegas. He missed today's public workouts. He actually did check his bags in at the airport, so he was there, since his bags have arrived in Las Vegas. UFC spokesperson Dave Sholler categorized it to reporters in Las Vegas as Diaz electing to not get on his flight. Dana White tweeted a photo of a milk carton looking for Nick Diaz. His management claimed that everyone knew he wasn't going to be on the flight he missed. The quicker this guy just fucks off into the sunset, preferably taking his brother with him, the better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Yeah, it's most probably the UFC just trying to create buzz. Joe Snowden tweeted that Diaz has been in Las Vegas all week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draevyn Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Man, I love Nick but he needs to stop with this shit. Unless it is UFC trying to get a buzz going, he just needs to show up, do his stuff and that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 With some reports, plus the UFC putting a huge spotlight on it instead of treating it as something they don't want to happen (Dana and the missing picture especially), I'm fairly certain it's the UFC trying to create a narrative. It will work nonetheless, people who hate the Diaz brothers will hate him and call him unprofessional, and the UFC haters and Diaz lovers will say it's either a UFC stunt or it's Diaz being cool and "real", whatever the fuck that means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draevyn Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Orrrrr it's the UFC and Diaz's team working together to create intrigue. I'd be okay with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quom Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 I don't really get how it's intriguing? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draevyn Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 It's gotten people talking. If you don't find it intriguing then you're not the one it's being aimed at because other people certainly have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Yeah, it's for people that found what Sonnen said about Silva or Wanderlei's videos to be intriguing. Or were interested in who the man under the mask was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 to 5 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Why is UFC trying to do a wrestling angle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Punk is going to do a run in and Pillmanize Silva. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draevyn Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Yeah, it's for people that found what Sonnen said about Silva or Wanderlei's videos to be intriguing. Or were interested in who the man under the mask was Hey, that's me! Except the Wanderlei video because fuck Wanderlei. And mask? What mask? I must have missed this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 And before you knock that, it was the highest-rated MMA show on cable in 2014, and second highest of all time in the key demos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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