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The MMA Thread: DON'T ASK 4 STREAMS & NO GIFS- Cannonier, Imavov, Reyes, Rosas on NOW
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Dude took one fight (where Mendes took the fight on 2 weeks notice) and used it to say the past 10 years MMA been lacking tacticians and clinical finishersI think I found the issue brah
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your knowledge is rudimentary if you watch robbie lawler and only see "a bunch of haymakers"
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mendes on a short camp definitely hurt him. but let's not act like connor spent the entire time training to fight mendes. not as big a disadvantage as mendes may have had, but it's something. it goes both ways.
connor showed his wrestling isn't close to where it needs to be...but he kept his composure. stayed calm. i thought that part was impressive. let's see how he builds off this. not going to happen overnight, obviously. might not happen ever...but the guy is fun to watch. watching tim duncan over and over again can get boring. good to have someone come mix it up and actually do it effectively.
and before the fight, it was no way connor beats mendes. connor wins. now it's no way he beats frankie. don't think that's fair to say. personally i hope aldo is ready. i want to see that fight. i don't want to see someone just try and lay on top of connor for 30 minutes.
connor showed his wrestling isn't close to where it needs to be...but he kept his composure. stayed calm. i thought that part was impressive. let's see how he builds off this. not going to happen overnight, obviously. might not happen ever...but the guy is fun to watch. watching tim duncan over and over again can get boring. good to have someone come mix it up and actually do it effectively.
and before the fight, it was no way connor beats mendes. connor wins. now it's no way he beats frankie. don't think that's fair to say. personally i hope aldo is ready. i want to see that fight. i don't want to see someone just try and lay on top of connor for 30 minutes.
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he will always have critics, but it seems he thrives off it. really curious to see the buys tho.
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Listening to Jay all these years and one thing still true, he ain't the sharpest person around.
Who ever said this was boring are either blind or don't know what they are talking about.
Who ever said this was boring are either blind or don't know what they are talking about.
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I agree. And I respect GSP as an athlete. Despite not being a high school or collegiate wrestler, his TDs were legit. Some would complain that he was a great point fighter.It's GSP
Nick has shown many times to be a BJJ practitioner against others. My point was that Conor didn't try to do anything at all to either escape or attack off his back
Conor doesn't have solid wrestling
As far as the fight goes, the UFC had to save the card with a Connor McGregor fight. Personally, I think they could've done better with a Diaz/McGregor fight. But Mendes took the fight on two-weeks notice and by that point, Connor's camp was geared toward fighting Aldo. There really shouldn't be any complaints, especially on such an exciting card with amazing knock outs, exchanges and a possible FoTY.
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No to Diaz v McGregor
Imagine the outcry if they handed McGregor a washed opponent like Diaz
Mendes had his chance, albeit on short notice. He won't even make excuses himself
Imagine the outcry if they handed McGregor a washed opponent like Diaz
Mendes had his chance, albeit on short notice. He won't even make excuses himself
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Agreed. I would have kept complaining about Conor and his sorry opponents. He beat the number 1 contender time to give him props whether you like him or not
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mendes post match interview got me to like dude even more. total class and sportsmanship.
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Their team is all like that. I never knew some folks around NT didn't like them though
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Mendes and Pickett didn't get any bonuses, connor and Almeida did
Reebok sponsorship pay is out. Lawler took the most with 40 gs
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Anyone watching tonight's prelims? Rooting for samman
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never seen a dude so happy after losing. Even in the octagon as soon as the fight was over
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Dat pay day
never seen a dude so happy after losing. Even in the octagon as soon as the fight was over
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Spitting at your opponent...smh
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That Lawler vs Macdonald fight tho.
Instant classic.
Gutsy performance by both guys. Lawler's final form is scary.
Instant classic.
Gutsy performance by both guys. Lawler's final form is scary.
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for real.
cant wait to see wonderboy fight. another one of those new age MMA strikers.
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I hope he gets punished for that, that's low, I would been less heated at a shove
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He does every little thing right.
When he shot on gray in the fourth round and they scrambled and he threw the little uppercut as they broke that landed or when Ben was swinging wide with his punches in the second fight and he stays low and fires strict down the middle to drop Ben
He doesn't just strike well or wrestle he does it all well together and to make it worse he's fast, has great cardio and the heart of a lion
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No to Diaz v McGregor
Imagine the outcry if they handed McGregor a washed opponent like Diaz
Mendes had his chance, albeit on short notice. He won't even make excuses himself
Imagine if they handed Kimbo a washed up opponent like Kimbo? Or imagine if they handed Randy Couture, a two-time champ, James Toney?
I appreciate the Mendes substitution but in the end, it didn't really matter. It was the Connor McGregor show. Most came just to see him fight and brash talk. Diaz would've fed into the trash talking and it would've been entertaining to see them go back and forth. It also would've been a stand up war (or quick TKO/KO for McGregor).
And Frankie has great boxing. His "problem" is they're pillows like the Diaz Brothers. He has high volume and decent accuracy.
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Caio spat his blood at samman as he approached him to shake his hand...
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Def not pillows, he dropped Ben twice, knocked out gray when he hadn't been knocked down in a fight, rocked oliveira as well. And dude he fought right before the first bj fight.
Not saying he is a power puncher but he prefers landing more shots than looking for the ko
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