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Dangersim
Sep 4, 2011

:qq:He expended too much energy and got tired:qq:

I'M NOT SURPRISED MOTHERFUCKERS

Le Saboteur posted:

Conor was right!

He usually is

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coconono
Aug 11, 2004

KISS ME KRIS

-Atom- posted:

I really, really don't want any drama involved with my favorite Nor-Cal bros

maybe they should start winning fights that matter?

fatherdog
Feb 16, 2005

mmafighting posted:


Following a Globo report, which stated that Dillashaw had parted ways with Team Alpha Male, Dillashaw provided the following exclusive statement to MMAFighting.com:

"In regards to my upcoming fight camp, I will be doing my training in Colorado. The last six years at Team Alpha Male have been irreplaceable and my brothers there will forever be family to me. I thank each and every one of them for helping me along the way and being a part of this journey we've shared. This is not the end of being a part of the Team Alpha Male family, but a new chapter in my career.

"I will be spending my next full training camp with Team Elevation as they've offered me an opportunity that I couldn't pass up, with an incredible coaching staff and state of the art facilities.

"I want to thank everyone for the continued support as this has not been a decision I've taken lightly."

Dillashaw's striking coach Duane Ludwig isn't a part of the team, however, Dillashaw will still be training with him since he also lives in Colorado.

When contacted by MMAFighting.com, Urijah Faber, the founder of Team Alpha Male, said, "We are sad to see [Dillashaw] go, but we're excited about the next set of champion being developed at Team Alpha Male."

-Atom-
Sep 13, 2003

Contrarian Dick

Bad At Everything
Cruz is gonna have some pretty good zingers when the TJ fight draws near

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

I hear you wish to ball, adventurer..

Josuke Higashikata
Mar 7, 2013


-Atom- posted:

Cruz is gonna have some pretty good zingers when the TJ fight draws near

That's a great fight but I'm surprised it's a Fight Night card. Suppose it'll do better free than it ever would on PPV of course, but drat.

Bundt Cake
Aug 17, 2003
;(

Aurain posted:

That's a great fight but I'm surprised it's a Fight Night card. Suppose it'll do better free than it ever would on PPV of course, but drat.

cant let cruz headline a ppv

Intel&Sebastian
Oct 20, 2002

colonel...
i'm trying to sneak around
but i'm dummy thicc
and the clap of my ass cheeks
keeps alerting the guards!
lol TAM couldn't deal with the new normal and sent the champ belt flying like they both were magnets with the same pole

Skip My Posts
Aug 15, 2005

by FactsAreUseless
You're attracted to poles like a magnet

Seltzer
Oct 11, 2012

Ask me about Game Pass: the Best Deal in Gaming!
I keep reading the title as - The Big Nogthing

TheCool69
Sep 23, 2011
In switching camp news..

Pettis bros have decided to switch up and are now longer a part of Roufusport

http://espn.go.com/blog/mma/post/_/id/22570/pettis-questions-dos-anjos-as-new-anti-doping-policy-kicks-in

quote:

Ahead of his fight on Jan. 17, Pettis says he'll be doing something different in that he has built a training camp entirely focused on him. He's still at his longtime training home at Roufusport in Milwaukee, but he doesn't attend pro practices anymore and will do part of his work at a new facility that he and his brother, UFC flyweight Sergio Pettis, have opened. Wrestling coach Israel "Izzy" Martinez, a longtime member of Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA, will also be involved, according to Pettis' striking coach, Duke Roufus.

Pettis' camps will fall more in line with what professional boxers have done for years -- something that UFC president Dana White has encouraged, as he believes it will lessen injury.

"I stopped training with the team," Pettis said. "It's not anything personal against those guys, but I'm doing my own thing. I'm building a camp and bringing in select people to spar. I hire them and make sure they're there for me.

Le Saboteur
Dec 5, 2007

I hear you wish to ball, adventurer..
CM Punk killed Roufusport.

CarlCX
Dec 14, 2003

Le Saboteur posted:

CM Punk killed Roufusport.

It seems more like Roufusport killing that one dude killed Roufusport.

canoshiz
Nov 6, 2005

THANK GOD FOR THE SMOKE MACHINE!

Fozzy The Bear
Dec 11, 1999

Nothing much, watching the game, drinking a bud

Jon Jones is looking short lately.

david carmichael
Oct 28, 2011

TheCool69 posted:

In switching camp news..

Pettis bros have decided to switch up and are now longer a part of Roufusport

http://espn.go.com/blog/mma/post/_/id/22570/pettis-questions-dos-anjos-as-new-anti-doping-policy-kicks-in
Good.

Gramps
Dec 30, 2006


Someone kindly explain to me why the hell CM Punk isn't training with Barnett? I thought the prime directive was to prove that pro wrestling is the strongest- did someone not inform mr brooks of this? Someone light the CortXBomb signal I wanna get to the bottom of this.

Charles Gnarwin
Jul 31, 2014

I joined the #RXT REVOLUTION.
:boom:
he knows...


Gramps posted:

Someone kindly explain to me why the hell CM Punk isn't training with Barnett? I thought the prime directive was to prove that pro wrestling is the strongest- did someone not inform mr brooks of this? Someone light the CortXBomb signal I wanna get to the bottom of this.

Someone bankroll a team of Barnett, Sakuraba, Minoru Suzuki, and CM Punk to run roughshod over the UFC.

Gramps
Dec 30, 2006


Charles Gnarwin posted:

Someone bankroll a team of Barnett, Sakuraba, Minoru Suzuki, and CM Punk to run roughshod over the UFC.

As long as Inoki shows up to slap everyone at some point I'll throw :10bux: at that kickstarter.

Ditch
Jul 29, 2003

Backdrop Hunger
Is Tyron a small 170? Because he looks smaller here...

Auron
Jan 10, 2002
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://fi.somethingawful.com/customtitles/title-auron.jpg"/><br/>Drunken Robot Rage

Forever gently caress Duke Roufus

Chain_of_Dogs
Aug 24, 2015
I'd love to see Faber smack down TJ (I know it won't happen).

Tezcatlipoca
Sep 18, 2009

Ditch posted:

Is Tyron a small 170? Because he looks smaller here...

Northcutt is tall, the perspective makes Woodley look smaller and Woodley's legs are huge and covered up by his jeans.

Bubba Smith
Sep 27, 2004

Is tonight the greatest moment in Dominick Cruz's life?

No.

The greatest moment in my life was realizing that I didn't need a belt to be happy.

TheCool69 posted:

In switching camp news..

Pettis bros have decided to switch up and are now longer a part of Roufusport

http://espn.go.com/blog/mma/post/_/id/22570/pettis-questions-dos-anjos-as-new-anti-doping-policy-kicks-in

Well it says right there in the quote he hasn't switched camps per se, not like how TJ just left TAM. Pettis is just doing a specific training camp with Duke Roufous and handpicked coaches/sparring partners near Roufusport. That ain't the same when most fighters "switch camps," i.e. they blame all their losses on the coaching and burn every bridge and move to Florida.

Sweaty IT Nerd
Jul 13, 2007

Chain_of_Dogs posted:

People will lose their minds if Bader beat Shogun. It'll be like after Sonnen submitted him but worse.

This is a typical bit of forumsmanship, to make people who don't agree out to be way more emotionally invested than what they actually are. In reality people will just sigh and continue to espouse the correct opinion that Bader isn't that fun to watch under the best of circumstances.

Bundt Cake
Aug 17, 2003
;(

Fozzy The Bear posted:

Jon Jones is looking short lately.

jokes old

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.
i remember that time i confused somebody with somebody else

Tezcatlipoca
Sep 18, 2009

The Sphinxster posted:

Bader isn't that fun to watch under the best of circumstances.

ahem

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.
comedy gold really when you think about it

Bundt Cake
Aug 17, 2003
;(
i remember laughing at the first time when people pretended to confuse two people

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.
i honestly thought there was a bizarre sub-section of the planet that had never, ever seen someone confuse two people before and thought it was actuallly high-comedy

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.
*does a silly walk to a 'female' character with her back turned* excuse me, miss?


*'female' turns around, revealing a hideous unintentional transvestite with an unnecessarily deep voice to drive home the joke* what do you mean miss?

Bundt Cake
Aug 17, 2003
;(
theirs was more explosive

mewse
May 2, 2006

I think the term is athletic

Bundt Cake
Aug 17, 2003
;(
I got more fast-twitch laughs from Jones-Woodley, but Marching Powder made me think

Northjayhawk
Mar 8, 2008

by exmarx
Nick Diaz's WH petition has crossed 70,000 signatures with 10 days left

Bluedeanie
Jul 20, 2008

It's no longer a blue world, Max. Where could we go?



It still won't hit 100 but it's wild to me that a Cher endorsement is worth 10,000 signatures on a meaningless mma petition.

Chexoid
Nov 5, 2009

Now that I have this dating robot I can take it easy.

Man I haven't seen this in a while. I forgot how objectionable Bader's footwork is. Not only are his feet beneath him when he gets punched, both feet are in the air somehow. How did he manage it. It's positively Jardineian.

Mean Bean Machine
May 9, 2008

Only when I breathe.

what a bitch. wouldn't mind watching tj vs faber down the line tbh, if only for the story

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Bubba Smith
Sep 27, 2004

Is tonight the greatest moment in Dominick Cruz's life?

No.

The greatest moment in my life was realizing that I didn't need a belt to be happy.
I don't think TJ is a bitch for leaving TAM. Team Alpha Male is a great camp but after so many years there TJ and the other little alpha males have mostly learned about all they can from Urijah and the other coaches/fighters. Even though TJ is way ahead of the rest of the division I don't think it's a bad idea to go train with new people and hopefully expand his game even further.

The quote TJ's new head coach gave on the situation sort of rubs me the wrong way though, to borrow that from Faber:

quote:

As for the circumstances surrounding Dillashaw's decision, Bowling said it had nothing to do with recent issues that have been brought to light by both Faber and Ludwig.

"Honestly, he told me last time he was here elk hunting that he was planning on doing 60 percent of his next camp with us and 30-40 with Alpha Male. I told him I thought it was a bad idea. I truly thought he needed to stop worrying about Duane and Urijah's feelings, be selfish for once and not try to please two people who he was very loyal to. I'm thankful he chose our team and thankful he put his faith into us and our coaches."

He's not wrong that it probably isn't a good idea for a champion to be worried about splitting his time between multiple camps, but I dunno, of course it's easy for Bowling to tell TJ not to worry about loyalty when the outcome is he gets a UFC champion training at his gym full-time. I don't think TJ is a snake in the grass but Leister Bowling sounds like one to me.

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