The MMA Thread: DON'T ASK 4 STREAMS & NO GIFS- Cannonier, Imavov, Reyes, Rosas on NOW

[spiderjericho]

Isn’t Cejudo chirping too? I’d also imagine TJ might join the FW title race.

Ferguson already beat RDA. He’s lost to Gaethje and Olivera. Chandler, McGregor, and Porier are all tied up. If Tony truly wants to remain relevant and in title contention, he’s going to have to fight Hooker. Unless he’s going to gamble and try rehab with someone lower ranking.

 

[thehealthinspector]

i wouldnt mind seeing fig knock codys *** out

fig was sloppy last night and his lack of combinations was kinda gross, kinda reminded me of justin before, if he can get those together, i think hell continue to be a problem

as for tony, i dont think hes done being a contender, i think he just ran into someone who could beat him at his own game and was willing to take him down, none of the other top guys do that

 

[spiderjericho]

Do you think Olivera’s striking was better? Or was it just a matter of his good-great take down ability? He was picking him up and throwing him to the ground, where he transitioned to his superior BJJ. Tony just seemed lost.

 

[thehealthinspector]

His striking was better than Tony's in the moments they exchanged, but it wasn't enough to tell me about future fights, he pretty much used it to set up the takedowns, I don't think that works against the other top five guys, they're harder to take down and they really want to bang, it's why I wanted to see Charles keep it standing in the third, instead he played it safe

 

[spiderjericho]

Clarissa kind of thick.

Inspector, the way he was tossing Tony...it’s not something Dustin, Conor, Hooker do. I agree we didn’t get to see enough of his stand up but this game is mix martial arts. Can’t be mad.

 

[thehealthinspector]

Not mad, just sayin, having the skills to stand and wanting to stand are two different things

If I'm Conor, Justin, or Dustin, I'm saying "this guy might be willing to stand a round or two, but not the whole fight"

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Cejudo and TJ cutting down ever again to 125 imo is doubtful

 

[3god]

How about Figueiredo going up in weight?

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

How about Figueiredo going up in weight?

He's going to turn 33 next week. Feel like it's a only a matter of time before he doesn't want to cut anymore

 

[3god]

He's going to turn 33 next week. Feel like it's a only a matter of time before he doesn't want to cut anymore

He should just bulk up.

 

[spiderjericho]

At 135, Aljo, TJ, etc are good wrestlers which was exposed last night. He won’t have the size advantage anymore.

But sign me up for that Yan/Figgy fight!!

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Felder vs tony is the fight to make

 

[xbiker47]

Felder vs tony is the fight to make

I would be excited for that, I also figured we probably will get Kevin lee vs Tony again as well.

Last night card was great, was awesome to see hooper pull off that crazy win to start the night.

No way do I see cejudo or TJ ever going to 125 again.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Dude on BT sport was suggesting tony try to move up to 170. Uh, that would be the worst possible choice lol

 

[blackcease]

Imma be honest I'm not itching to see Tony fight anymore, it looks like dude is in the process of going out sad.

The combo of what looks to be legit mental illness with declining ability in the cage is not a great recipe.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Imma be honest I'm not itching to see Tony fight anymore, it looks like dude is in the process of going out sad.

The combo of what looks to be legit mental illness with declining ability in the cage is not a great recipe.

Dude is done man. Now we just pray that things don’t go horrible out of the cage as he ages

Luke Thomas noted that neither bravo nor his boxing coach were in his corner. Which confirms tonys comments on the embeddeds

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Josh Thomson and big john just said they think tony will be cut on their podcast

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

The hype train begins

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Good lord MacFarlene apparently got up to 162 lbs before her last fight according to Thomson. That's insane lol

 

[spiderjericho]

Dude is done man. Now we just pray that things don’t go horrible out of the cage as he ages

Luke Thomas noted that neither bravo nor his boxing coach were in his corner. Which confirms tonys comments on the embeddeds

I see you listened to Luke Thomas post fight podcast. So far, I’ve listened to SevereMMA, Luke Thomas, MMA fighting. I need to peep the Thompson and Mcarthy podcast. I’ve never listened to it.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Thomson provides good insight since he’s still well connected with fighters and trainers

Plus they obviously know bellator very well so it’s nice to have them cover it a little deeper than most other outlets

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

“The bout marked Tony’s first since suffering a brutal TKO loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 249. Following Ferguson’s beatdown at the hands of ‘The Highlight’, Khabib Nurmagomedov told ESPN that ‘El Cucuy’ was “finished” as a top level fighter.“


“Tony Ferguson is finished now,” Nurmagomedov said. “He’s gonna come back, and someone gonna beat him again, I believe. Because when you take damage like this, you’re never going to be the same. Never. Even if you’re Tony Ferguson.”

 

[jewseejay]

Yea i listen to them sometines, bisping even tho i despise that louis cat, chael. I tried listening to O Malley but lost a buncha brain cells and collapsed.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Submission radio, Aaron brostenter and bozookah joe, anik and Florian are others that i subscribe to

 

[jewseejay]

Crazy list. Multiple potential champs. The cuts announced are gunna be mad. I could see Cerrone, Ferg, Maia, Yair, Diego, Meershart, T Wood, and maybe even potentially guys like Wonderboy/Pettis gettin axed.