Aug 21, 2016

Photo From Manhattan, people watching the fight any way they can.

 

Aug 20, 2016

Fight Pass Prelims start in 10 mins, FS1 Prelims start at 8 ET and then the PPV at 10. If anyone isn't on the Mention list that wants on it lmk. Would be cool if i could just type in @MMAsxn like in the NFL threads and everyone gets mentioned but i have no idea how that s--- works. Charlie posted a couple links above, but if you have a good one just share it.

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Aug 21, 2016

And when it's all said and done

 

Aug 21, 2016

Sahara's mum gave birth to Sahara in the octagon during a fight fa----, take me off ignore

 

Aug 21, 2016

Conor won you mad as s--- lmao

 

Aug 21, 2016

Is knocking out a top 3 P4P fighter in 13 seconds good? jw for a friend.

 

Aug 21, 2016

So my impressions after the first fight shifted dramatically on rewatches, but here's what I took away from it. Conor's first loss on the big stage humbled him enough for him to fix his biggest flaws and work on them. He developed leg kicks in camp and clearly boxed enough to get disciplined enough not to go wildly into exchanges like he was prone to when his left was sleeping everybody. Throughout the fight you see Conor walk away to catch his breath and reset to wait for a counter. That loss made him a lot smarter. That first round was super frustrating as a Diaz fan, but completely expected when Nate's kryptonite is widely known. Those leg kicks were money in the bank. Without that leg in top shape, it's hard to generate power which is a big deal when you're talking about a boxer who relies on volume and accumulation in the first place. After that flurry in the third round, Nate rarely convinced me with the shots he was hitting so while compubox were showing comparable numbers, I knew that didn't bowed well for him. Still, Nate was durable and as soon as McGregor was slipping he was on him. Those clinch exchanges were all his, even when McGregor was on the outside. Coach K told McGregor some bad advice in having faith in blocking those shots instead of telling him to pull out of cage grappling all together. At most I scored Nate winning 3 and 4 convincingly enough while round 2 was up for grabs, though less in his favor because of the knockdown. Conor clearly took the first, had an argument for the second, and was winning the 5th on clear and effective counters.

As far as the politics go, f--- all this bs about Conor moving up TWENTY FIVE POUNDS on TWO DAYS NOTICE. That's garbage. Plus his call out to Nate to fight at 155 like that isn't his preferred division anyway. Not sure Conor can cut down to 145 again, but I'd probably favor Aldo again after seeing how McGregor fades in a long fight and it still being questionable as to whether it's a weight thing or a fighter thing. Plus even at his best, McGregor's technical skills still don't touch Aldo's imo. I guess I'm a doubter for life. Sorry, if him scraping by a 19-10 journeyman on his second try didn't convince me otherwise.

 

Aug 19, 2016

If you're down with team Diaz, then f--- you too

 

Aug 19, 2016

Will get bannered sometime tomorrow.

 

Aug 17, 2016

Conor McGregor (-130) vs Nate Diaz (+110)

Not really gonna make a prediction for this. Heart says Conor early, head says Nate in the 3rd or 4th (TKO or sub, Conor's choice if he wants to s---t on Nate again). I want to believe in Conor's confidence and maybe he will fight a little smarter, knowing he can't take out Nate like he did all those other guys at FW. But we also have the fact that Nate will have had a full camp.

Conor's KO over Ivan Buchinger at Cage Warriors 51 that got him into the UFC



Infamous Aldo KO



Nate's triangle over Kurt Pellegrino, flexing and flipping the birds..



Nate finishing McGregor the first time



Anthony Johnson (-210) vs Glover Teixeira (+190)

Awesome fight, Glover is a tough MFer with great boxing and BJJ and Rumble hits like an absolute truck. Glover has gotten rocked in fights with Maldonado and Bader, if he gets hit with similar shots from Rumble he'll get KO'd. I like Rumble early and think the longer the fight goes the better off Glover is, for potentially getting him down and submitting him. My pick is Rumble by 1st round KO...


Rumble vs Tommy Speer in 2008



vs Chad Reiner



vs Lil Nog



The Chaos that was Teixeira vs Bader



Glover vs Rashad (get sad every time i see this)



Donald Cerrone (-165) vs Rick Story (+145)

Cerrone has looked awesome since his move to 170 and Story has been a bit unlucky with the judges and injuries. You can make the case that he beat Pyle and Gastelum and could be on a 7-fight win streak. Gotta go with Cowboy by decision, think Story is too tough to be finished.

Cerrone vs Martins



vs Jim Miller



Hyun Gyu Lim (-270) vs Mike Perry (+230)

Don't know a whole lot about about Mike Perry other then all of his 6 wins have come by KO. Ace Lim is one of the biggest WW's on the roster and throws brutal knees. His fight with Saffiedine in Singapore was an absolute classic and i've been a fan of his since he came into the UFC with the back to back knee KO's. Gotta go with Lim early. Perry is a late replacement, not sure what kind of shape he is in.

Lim vs Guimaraes



Lim vs Krauss



Tim Means (-440) vs Sabah Homasi (+350)

Tim Means is one of my favorite WW's to watch, brutal elbows and kicks and has great hands. Homasi is game, but Means is on another level. Pick= Means 1st round KO.

Means vs Howard



vs Dhiego Lima



Retiring Pete Spratt, might have been to the back of the head but w/e.



Cody Garbrandt (-600) vs Takeya Mizugaki (+450)

BW division is all of a sudden one of my favorite divisions. Dillashaw, Assuncao, Dodson, Lineker, Garbrandt, Almeida, J. Rivera, Wineland & Mayday all throw down. Anyways Garbrandt's arrow is pointing up and Miz's down. Mizugaki is a true vet and i've been a fan since his awesome fight with Miguel Torres in the WEC. He has taken a lot of shots though and Garbrandt throws heat. I got Cody in the 1st by KO.

Garbrandt vs Brimage



vs Almeida



Raquel Pennington (-260) vs Elizabeth Phillips (+220)

Meh fight, Raquel usually brings it but she deserved a bigger fight then this. Got her by decision, don't care to go into more details lol.

Pennington chokes Ashlee Evans-Smith out cold with 1 second left in the 1st round



You might remember Phillips from this...and only this



Artem Lobov (-115) vs Chris Avila (+105)

Conor's training partner vs Nate's. Both are in the UFC because of who they train with, although Artem did go through the TUF house. Don't really GAF about this one either or who wins.

Artem vs James Jenkins on TUF



vs Gritz on TUF



Randa Markos (-140) vs Cortney Casey (+120)

Not really a fan of Randa in or out of the cage (horrible personality shined through in TUF) so im hoping Casey takes the W.

Randa submitting Felice Herrig in the TUF house



Casey's GNP elbows against Cristina Stanciu las month in Sioux Falls.



Neil Magny (-140) vs Lorenz Larkin (+120)

Larkin is explosive as f--- and Magny is very durable but i think if Lorenz keeps the fight on the feet he can stop Neil. Taking Larkin by TKO in the 2nd.

Lorenz vs Santiago Ponzinibbio



vs John Howard



Magny vs De Lima



Colby Covington (-345) vs Max Griffiin (+285)

Covington is a grinder and Griffin is making his debut. Don't care but I guess Colby by decision.

Marvin Vettori (-170) vs Alberto Uda (+150)

Vettori is a 22 year old Italian WW. His last 5 fights have come in Venator, in his last fight he submitted UFC vet Igor Araujo and in the fight before that he KO'd long time Cage Warriors vet Jack Mason. Uda is making his WW debut, not sure how he'll look as he was a stick figure at 185. You might remember him from being on the wrong side of Jake Collier's spinning kick's to the body. Up until that point he was winning the fight though. Still gonna take Vettori by KO in the 2nd

 

Aug 20, 2016

Good to see one of the hyped cards deliver on the PPV portion. A big part of 200 and 196 s----d, this has been great top to bottom.

 

Aug 20, 2016

He'll be fine in the long run but I definitely think he'll lose some steam short term. Depends how he goes down as well.

 

Aug 22, 2016

Tons? nah not really. Also a difference between strategic "excuses" and coming out right after the fight with a "no excuses, but here's a bunch of injury excuses".

Again, if Conor lost and immediately started telling Rogan he was hurt, he would get his fucken head ripped off. Thats not an opinion its a fact.

 

Aug 21, 2016

AYYY, I THOUGHT I DID WORSE THAN THIS!

 

Aug 21, 2016

 

Aug 21, 2016

#ConorBless

 

Aug 21, 2016

 

Aug 21, 2016

lol^

 

Aug 21, 2016

Agreed, I pirated it and I just emailed UFC Customer support for a refund. That's bs. If I pay $60 for a fight, I at least want it to be entertaining.

 

Aug 20, 2016

Probably Diaz because he has much less to sacrifice for conditioning but I have no idea tbh. I like both guys and I'm not the biggest UFC fan. I just want to be entertained.


And like always thank you @Charlie