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

[Rumble]

Leandro Lo, Rumble Johnson, and now this…. Man it’s been a rough year.

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

Rest in peace, Stephan Bonnar.

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

Just read this ... dang ... wonder how he passed. RiP

"The UFC family is saddened by the tragic passing of UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar Thursday from presumed heart complications while at work."

 

[spiderjericho]

A year younger than me. Rumble was in his 30s. Leandro died from a random violent encounter with a corrupt cop. And Elias Theodoru (sp) died from cancer.

 

[getback]

Damn man I remember watching Bonnar-Griffin live and being so hyped.

How did he die?

 

[equality]

I’m reading heart issues.
Happy holidays y’all. One of the more positive threads on NT .

 

[Davey Magoo]

Would not be shocked if peds played a part in this.

…they’re not great for the heart.

 

[Davey Magoo]

I remember watching the first season of The Ultimate Fighter and loving it.

Then watching the finale and feeling so proud that a larger audience was getting too see what I had been a big fan of for a few years prior.

What a night that was.

Wasn’t really a big fan of the guy as a person.

…but it’s a sad day for the sport.

 

[whtascene]

 

[spiderjericho]

 

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[cs02132]

Idk if anyone remembers the fighters involved but there was a ufc event in Japan a few years ago that ended up having a fishy money line. I was always on sherdog in the betting thread and a few people rode the wave and cashed out big

RIP Stephan Bonnar, a true OG

 

[spiderjericho]

 

[OTG]

Ganryujima on some other **** Rafael Lovato Jr was on the card too.

 

[Davey Magoo]

Remember when Pride used to do those big Shockwave shows on New Year’s Eve?

God I miss those.

Everything about those events was HUGE.

The show openings alone were epic…like a thunderous neon symphony.

In honor of those magical times, I decided to dust off the dvd collection and watch one event per night until new year’s day…culminating with Shockwave 2004, the first Pride event I ever watched on PPV.

…REMEMBER.

 

[spiderjericho]

Dream carried on the NY torch. Those Dream cards were long AF.

With its demise, it’s now Rizin.

Gotta be real. I hope Bellator has a NY resolution to be better. I’m sure they’re still #2 (especially talent wise) but they’ve definitely let PFL steal shine from them. The Grand Prix and crossovers are cool. But with Coker coming on and Boren out…they’ve diverged from their lineage and gone UFC light or freak show fights.

 

[アミーゴ]

Oh man what I would do for a NYE card

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

I didn't realize Dorff reported this a long time ago

 

[spiderjericho]

Oh man what I would do for a NYE card

I miss the UFC card that would take place this week.

I feel like the last one was Usman/Covington 1 or Jon/Gus 2.

But it is fairer to the fighters to have them fight earlier in the month for the holidays.

Not as cool as the Costa/Whitaker fight but it’s a decent marquee fight.

 

[Beans]

Don’t like that sandhagen fight for Chito

 

[spiderjericho]

Why? Henry has next against Aljo. Sugah is waiting in the wings.

What else is he supposed to do?