What should have main-evented UFC 300? This poll is closed. |
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Alex Pereira vs Tom Aspinall | 2 | 5.88% | |
Georges St-Pierre vs Khabib Nurmagomedov | 6 | 17.65% | |
Mark Hunt vs Dana White | 19 | 55.88% | |
Mark Coleman vs A Fire | 5 | 14.71% | |
Mark Twain vs The Tainted Legacy of Americana | 2 | 5.88% | |
Total: | 34 votes |
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He wasn't asking he was telling
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 17:33 |
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# ? May 21, 2024 18:07 |
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did pereira not get a bonus at all for his ko? wtf?
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 17:42 |
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Rubellavator posted:how many times is holloway gonna get people to stand in the middle and trade with him just by asking The oildome tactic of our times.
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 17:59 |
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max's performance was really crazy. i think i gave him more of a chance than most people did but i thought it was like a 50/50 if max didn't get knocked out. not that it was going to be a 4-1 decisive win (that ended dramatically) where max looked like he had no problem with gaethje's power, where he looked fast and sharp as hell, and where you can clearly see where all the energy he poured into beating volkanovski went. the back kick counter to gaethje's hunchback defense came out like a half dozen times and worked every time. the way he lulled gaethje into thinking they were back to having a fencing match before rocking him with a two punch combo, like four or five times in the fight. good stuff. i was upset that chucky lost. but the way he lost made me less upset, because i think the unfortunate reality is that unless tsarukyan has become a much superior grappler to islam (unlikely, given their last fight and how good islam is) then charles getting mount like a minute into the fight, only to lose top position and be slowly ground on with elbows for several minutes, was a very bad sign for the rematch.
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 18:21 |
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ilmucche posted:did pereira not get a bonus at all for his ko? wtf? my assumption is that dana was annoyed at how much $$$ alex already extracted from them agreeing to be the a-side on the ufc 300 main event. bonuses are completely opaque and political
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 19:11 |
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every single thing about that jiri fight, his win and the surrounding story of the fight is loving funny
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 19:46 |
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Foul Fowl posted:the back kick counter to gaethje's hunchback defense came out like a half dozen times and worked every time. the way he lulled gaethje into thinking they were back to having a fencing match before rocking him with a two punch combo, like four or five times in the fight. good stuff. it was a great scout on JG's tendencies, and I'm surprised how readily he could be baited into ducking with no real feint before the spin. The last few times Max threw it were pretty ineffective but still enough to break JG's advance. Overall, Max was lucky he had the pain endurance for the leg kicks, but clear of that, had such perfect footwork and balance at all times, throwing in shits to the body and getting off line. He outclassed JG's good but not great punching pretty much from the get-go, getting the timing down enough to score singles and then combos as the rounds wore on.
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 20:15 |
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Foul Fowl posted:max's performance was really crazy. i think i gave him more of a chance than most people did but i thought it was like a 50/50 if max didn't get knocked out. not that it was going to be a 4-1 decisive win (that ended dramatically) Those judges giving Justin that round are a joke. The fight was Max’s start to finish.
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 20:30 |
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I saw the finish again today, unintentionally, and it's still as hype now Max Holloway ftmfw
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 20:33 |
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beep by grandpa posted:every single thing about that jiri fight, his win and the surrounding story of the fight is loving funny what was this about him getting told he wasn't a samurai?
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 20:56 |
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ilmucche posted:what was this about him getting told he wasn't a samurai? Rakic said "hey, you know you're not a real samurai, right?" And Jiri was outwardly calm, but internally was a raging inferno and said "heh, we'll see"
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 21:31 |
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LobsterMobster posted:Rakic said "hey, you know you're not a real samurai, right?" is that all he said? i thought it was way more than that lol jiri seemed so upset i felt bad for him
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 21:39 |
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Doesn't feel very in line with the philosophy of Musashi. Perhaps Jiri should practice more self-discipline.
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 21:59 |
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hey yo, this mf disrespecting bushido
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 22:03 |
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God drat, what a show. Unfortunately, I'm basing that on highlights because the people I watch with didn't get together for this one. I've never tried to go back and watch a show but we might have to for this one. Do shows go up on ESPN+ or is there an easy way to watch after it aired?
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 23:06 |
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Not sure about the USA but in the UK ppvs go on fight pass 2 days after they air.
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 23:16 |
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Max Holloway loving rules and I've never been more glad to be wrong about a fight pick.
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 23:20 |
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Quid posted:God drat, what a show. Unfortunately, I'm basing that on highlights because the people I watch with didn't get together for this one. I've never tried to go back and watch a show but we might have to for this one. Do shows go up on ESPN+ or is there an easy way to watch after it aired? Whole card is on Hulu if you have that (or so I have been told. This goes for like every ufc card. ) If not, then you would have to buy the PPV via ESPN+. I don't know how long it takes but probably a few weeks till it's on Fightpass. Digital Jedi fucked around with this message at 23:29 on Apr 15, 2024 |
# ? Apr 15, 2024 23:21 |
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kimbo305 posted:Doesn't feel very in line with the philosophy of Musashi. Perhaps Jiri should practice more self-discipline.
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 23:47 |
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Jiri spends an hour a day just practicing The Look from Vagabond
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# ? Apr 15, 2024 23:48 |
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I hope Rakic getting his rear end kicked so bad inspires him to study the Blade
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 00:38 |
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More people should piss off Jiri only to be humbled imo
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 01:18 |
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Welp, I was very wrong about the gaethje Max match up. What was up with gaethjes left? leg He rolled his foot several times early on in the fight. Big Max is Big.
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 01:26 |
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Jiri rules, Max rules, the UFC is in many ways only getting lamer year by year while the current management speedruns the private equity rulebook, but it's impossibly sick that we keep developing new guys that have the true Samurai / "what motherfucker what you got" spirit. i hope that never changes and that responsible management comes in so that these guys can do this incredibly brave + cool poo poo with some modicum of care and concern for them.
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 01:28 |
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Zhang vs Yan was cool too. Getting choked out and then coming back to make it a competitive fight shows how much you want to be a loving fighter
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 01:39 |
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cagliostr0 posted:Zhang vs Yan was cool too. Getting choked out and then coming back to make it a competitive fight shows how much you want to be a loving fighter I have a huge issue with that fight. If the cut man has to ask “should I wake her up?”, that means he’s doing something he otherwise shouldn’t do. If it was merely “opening her nasal passage”, he shouldn’t have asked. He should have just done it. The only reason to have asked was to do something wrong.
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 01:56 |
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Other than the obvious one of favourite moments was Jiri just reacting with disbelief that his opponent would dare try to attack him
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 03:08 |
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Super Deuce posted:I have a huge issue with that fight. If the cut man has to ask “should I wake her up?”, that means he’s doing something he otherwise shouldn’t do. If it was merely “opening her nasal passage”, he shouldn’t have asked. He should have just done it. The only reason to have asked was to do something wrong. It's not like they busted out a Ventolin inhaler. The doctor and the ref are the ones who decide if it shouldn't continue, all it seemed to me was asking if the camp was going to retire between rounds of continue
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 03:55 |
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 04:43 |
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Also this is for the other grappling sickos, and not normies who dont wanna watch 16 mins of grappling, but this match from the last KC was crazy. Including commentary from a seeming grappling expert, Bas, and a guy who is like, on jake pauls podcast I guess...? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VzC_mErmW8 Buschmaki fucked around with this message at 04:51 on Apr 16, 2024 |
# ? Apr 16, 2024 04:47 |
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cagliostr0 posted:It's not like they busted out a Ventolin inhaler. The doctor and the ref are the ones who decide if it shouldn't continue, all it seemed to me was asking if the camp was going to retire between rounds of continue But how is helping her come to a question if it's as simple as that? It should just be a thing you're meant to do. It being a question is the issue. It should either be something you'd just do no questions, or not be allowed.
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 04:48 |
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RedSky posted:Welp, I was very wrong about the gaethje Max match up. What was up with gaethjes left? leg He rolled his foot several times early on in the fight. It definitely seemed compromised to me, with some stumbles coming from that and not from getting punched. Classic case of commentators zeroed in on other things. Super Deuce posted:But how is helping her come to a question if it's as simple as that? It should just be a thing you're meant to do. It being a question is the issue. It should either be something you'd just do no questions, or not be allowed. NSAC is pretty serious as far as ACs go, and I feel like there's a good chance they would have investigated after the fight. Would love to hear confirmation/denial from NSAC. Obviously a savvy cutman would be able to ditch it unless he were intercepted on the way out of the cage. I can see the cutman giving deference to the coaches about waking her up with something that could presumably hurt a lot, like biting your tongue to wake yourself up. If the coaches would rather she recover gradually and not have the distraction of pain to listen to corner advice, etc.
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 06:17 |
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Someone told me that they could've put ice up her nostril but I don't know if that's just them BSing.
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 07:14 |
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Buschmaki posted:Karate Combat 45 This is cool as poo poo and thank you for doing it. I really do hope Karate Combat doesn't flame out what with the crypto funding and the cash it's throwing around, because its production is great and the product is at least unique. I'm all for it getting more attention here. Also, the UFC updated their rankings and it includes Max Holloway being officially ranked at Lightweight! At #9. Justin Gaethje is still #3.
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 09:22 |
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Sadly UFC Rankings are as structured as the rules in 'Whose Line is it anyway?'
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 12:57 |
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Alaois posted:Jiri spends an hour a day just practicing The Look from Vagabond Folds his shorts a thousand times every fight night.
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 15:33 |
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kimbo305 posted:it was a great scout on JG's tendencies, and I'm surprised how readily he could be baited into ducking with no real feint before the spin. The last few times Max threw it were pretty ineffective but still enough to break JG's advance. yeah i need to rewatch it sober but i was really astonished by how good he looked. my mental state during the fight went from one of profound worry to amazement. Super Deuce posted:Those judges giving Justin that round are a joke. again i need to rewatch it sober but i thought gaethje won round 4 - he finally threw his jab and that was working well, he stumbled max with something, and max didn't get much offense on him (as far as i remember). CarlCX posted:Also, the UFC updated their rankings and it includes Max Holloway being officially ranked at Lightweight! what the gently caress
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 17:49 |
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Foul Fowl posted:
I watched it sober and had it 4 rounds to Max and 1 to JG. Crazy that he threw down at the end with the that lead but I guess he wanted the BMF highlight reel and maybe he felt JG didn't have anything for him. Wild highlight though so it paid off!
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 19:19 |
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GTO posted:I watched it sober and had it 4 rounds to Max and 1 to JG. Crazy that he threw down at the end with the that lead but I guess he wanted the BMF highlight reel and maybe he felt JG didn't have anything for him. Wild highlight though so it paid off! For 300k fotn a ten second risk probably worth it
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 19:23 |
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# ? May 21, 2024 18:07 |
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More than that, it instantly puts him back in the 'fighter I most want to see in a title fight' bucket vs before I was thinking maybe he should retire at the end of the fight.
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# ? Apr 16, 2024 20:16 |