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Marching Powder posted:bisping is the best bit about all of this I am enjoying this too, and this is more mma to have it become a travesty, but I hope we still get some more matchups between the big 4
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Mar 14, 2017 03:06
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Bundt Cake posted:Remember when Rockhold, jacare, Romero, and Weidman meant 2-3 years of all time classic fights ahead of us in a couture-ortiz-liddell esque golden age for MW Haha yeah
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Mar 14, 2017 03:40
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I still want to know when this forum started to give a poo poo about ranking decided by loving "industry insiders."
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Mar 14, 2017 03:47
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Captain Log posted:I still want to know when this forum started to give a poo poo about ranking decided by loving "industry insiders." When it started being a tool used by the industry to actually pick fights probably
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Captain Log posted:I still want to know when this forum started to give a poo poo about ranking decided by loving "industry insiders." fd would self quote himself at you, RIP
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Mar 14, 2017 03:52
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JaySB posted:I'm starting to think interim titles are actually a valid thing. With the way the UFC is just ignoring rankings to sell fights, having 2 interim champions kinda means you can't not have a title unification bout. Marching Powder posted:honestly i don't have a problem with interim belts. it's become the ufc's way of saying 'look, i know the next guy to fight for the title isn't the first guy in line, but we PROMISE that the next fight will be legit'. This isn't true though. The Aldo-Edgar interim was supposed to unify the belt with Conor before he hosed off to 155, then he dropped the 145 belt while Aldo became Undisputed. Then the Holloway-Pettis interim title winner was supposed to unify the belt against Aldo, but they tried to give Jose a fight with Khabib (even though Khabib is a dipshit who ducked him to not fight Fergie). Interim belts are even more meaningless than the Undisputed belts
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chaleski posted:This isn't true though. The Aldo-Edgar interim was supposed to unify the belt with Conor before he hosed off to 155, then he dropped the 145 belt while Aldo became Undisputed. Then the Holloway-Pettis interim title winner was supposed to unify the belt against Aldo, but they tried to give Jose a fight with Khabib (even though Khabib is a dipshit who ducked him to not fight Fergie). Interim belts are even more meaningless than the Undisputed belts Yes, all of those things indicate that they unify titles asap, except for the Aldo / Khabib fight which sounds stupidly farcical and may have meant Aldo would have to vacate but it doesn't matter because it didn't happen or even come close to happening lol
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Bundt Cake posted:Remember when Rockhold, jacare, Romero, and Weidman meant 2-3 years of all time classic fights ahead of us in a couture-ortiz-liddell esque golden age for MW Well Rockhold was supposed to fight Jacare again recently till he got AKAed and had to pull out, and Romero recently killed Weidman so we are half way there.
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Mar 14, 2017 04:23
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Captain Log posted:I still want to know when this forum started to give a poo poo about ranking decided by loving "industry insiders." I only care because it impacts how much fighters get paid through the Reebok deal. When I'm trying to figure out who I think should get the next title shot or who should fight a top contender, the rankings are only useful to remind me "oh yeah, I forgot about him. Sure, maybe him too". If the #2 contender is a poo poo fighter, I'm not clamoring for him to get a title shot just because of a number.
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Mar 14, 2017 04:30
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Bundt Cake posted:fd would self quote himself at you, RIP I just poured one out. Seeing as how I don't drink this was difficult. RIP Fatherdog.
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Mar 14, 2017 04:36
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Isn't there some spergy "real" rankings somewhere?
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Mar 14, 2017 04:43
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Tsyni posted:Isn't there some spergy "real" rankings somewhere? Gonna have to be more specific. And yes, they all have Fedor at the top of every weight class.
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Mar 14, 2017 04:46
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Intel&Sebastian posted:Kelvin in particular should be ashamed for asking for a 1-6 dude who just had a close one with Derek Brunson, especially after he just ate up another 1-5 Brazilian who's name is writing checks his post USADA rear end can't cash. On top of the other reasons pointed out, Kelvin is/was ranked 10th and Anderson is 7th and they are both coming of wins. It totally makes sense.
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I.N.R.I posted:very much enjoyed making 100 mgs jokes too. thank u blue deanie for presenting everyone with the opportunity. if i could kindly request you do more videogame style ones in the future since thats all i do with my considerable free time these days Finally caught up and glad you and everyone else enjoyed it, man I agree the middleweight title picture is real bad right now. So is any division that's being held up by two people who aren't fighting
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Tsyni posted:Isn't there some spergy "real" rankings somewhere? Tepology? They seem to automatically put the UFC champ at the top of every division (including Bisping at MW), and the rankings used to diverge from the UFC somewhat, but now they seem to track very closely through the top 15 or so. That to me is a sign that the MMA media may have shrugged, looked at tapology for guidance, and said "sure why not".
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Captain Log posted:I still want to know when this forum started to give a poo poo about ranking decided by loving "industry insiders." I want to know why you still post about chael sonnen in the ufc thread six times a day.
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Mar 14, 2017 05:59
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Kelvin owns and him punching silva would owns. I hope he gets the Silva fight, merks him and forces his way to the front of the line at either ww or mw because that would be cool.
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Work Friend Keven posted:I want to know why you still post about chael sonnen in the ufc thread six times a day. chael has been broken down many times as well
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Mar 14, 2017 06:06
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Captain Log posted:Anderson is one of my main men, but Chael was Gastelum's coach and is taking a page directly from his coaches' playbook. "Shoot for the title or shoot for the easiest, highest paying fight possible." Chael should honestly be giving lessons on how to trash talk. So many fighters are so bad at it, they make themselves look like dopes while trying to dig in on another fighter.
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Mar 14, 2017 06:30
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willie_dee posted:He is going to be on Conan O'brian (who is now a micro owner of the UFC) to announce something on the 15th If this is true, then it could be Mayweather/McGregor. Though I'm not sure I'd want to watch that, or think it'll be the announcement. http://www.mmamania.com/2017/3/13/14916328/t-mobile-arena-las-vegas-reserved-conor-mcgregor-floyd-mayweather-june-10
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Mar 14, 2017 06:32
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MMA fame is weird. The way people's skills deteriorate faster than than their popularity and draw is really kinda unique to fight sports. Well I guess overeating old famous guys happens it all sports but what's unique is the ability to leverage it. Dumb fans want dumb fights and they get booked because washed up names still bring more ppv buys than young talent. It's a byproduct of the fact that there's no seasons or organized rankings or anything deciding your next fight and basically every booking is just kinda vaguely arbitrary. Kobe could still get voted into the all star game when he was garbage but I didn't have to deal with him being arbitrarily placed deep into the playoffs at least, you know? I mean I understand there's monetary incentive for it to happen, it's just kinda lame, especially when guys are only fighting twice a year. I don't really have any better ideas, it just kinda struck me that the situation is pretty unique to combat sports.
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Mar 14, 2017 07:29
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JaySB posted:I'm putting together an interview series for YouTube. What fighters would you most like to see interviewed? Black Beast
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it would be interesting to hear from mighty mouse's girlfriend, or maybe shoot for the stars and interview conor mcgregor's girlfriend
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Mar 14, 2017 07:36
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JaySB posted:I'm putting together an interview series for YouTube. What fighters would you most like to see interviewed? Jorge Masvidal
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Mar 14, 2017 07:39
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Marching Powder posted:i've known a few guys who are orthodox to fight southpaw specifically for a powerful jab and hook. you can train up a competent cross with your non-dominant hand fairly quickly and having a naturally powerful lead hand is very beneficial. Seems like the hard part would be learning the footwork
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Mar 14, 2017 07:48
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JaySB posted:I'm putting together an interview series for YouTube. What fighters would you most like to see interviewed? Teruto Ishihara
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JaySB posted:I'm putting together an interview series for YouTube. What fighters would you most like to see interviewed? jesus. all the people who would be good have been on all the interview shows anyway / are well known for being personable and interesting. some people that may not be foremost in your mind: dustin poirier, bobby green (did he retire?), i don't know if cirkunov can speak english but him, or anyone from russia, joe duffy, aljamain sterling, ray borg, yair rodriguez, rob whittaker. it just occured to me that i'd like to hear more from rising stars in the divisions - young guys with a lot of potential who want their name out there. maybe also ask if they've got any good stories from their z-league days. local fighting events are often full of crazy poo poo.
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Marching Powder posted:jesus. all the people who would be good have been on all the interview shows anyway / are well known for being personable and interesting. It's not fighter centric but I'd like to get a couple on. Definitely plan to get some Z-League and general good stories.
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Speaking of Cirkunov, I think he's fighting that Oezdemir dude who upset Ovince St. Preux on that Stockholm card.Unfunny Poster posted:If this is true, then it could be Mayweather/McGregor. Though I'm not sure I'd want to watch that, or think it'll be the announcement. He'll be promoting his Netflix show and maybe announcing Bisping/GSP's date.
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Mar 14, 2017 08:27
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JaySB posted:I'm putting together an interview series for YouTube. What fighters would you most like to see interviewed? If you're limited to Vegas please do a 30 minute sit down interview with Frank Mir where every single question is about the movie "The Last Samurai"
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Mar 14, 2017 08:31
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Dan Didio posted:He'll be promoting his Netflix show and maybe announcing Bisping/GSP's date. It would be a seriously bad idea to announce that, fans would interrupt it so Bisping might not even get a goodnight kiss
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Dan Didio posted:He'll be promoting his Netflix show and maybe announcing Bisping/GSP's date. I just Google'd this to figure out which show. I don't dislike the show but I kind of got tired of it.
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Mar 14, 2017 08:48
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I assume with some Netflix input it'll be at least a bit tighter in the non-fight-night bits.
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Mar 14, 2017 08:54
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A certain sambo-preferring goon gets another namedrop in the Co-Main Event Podcast at 13:15 (context: edson barbosa vs beneil dariush)
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Dan Didio posted:Speaking of Cirkunov, I think he's fighting that Oezdemir dude who upset Ovince St. Preux on that Stockholm card. They're dating?
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chaleski posted:Yoel is unhappy with title picture at 185, wants a meaningless belt to muddy it up more Like, I love anderson silva, and I dont think this fight should happen because I don't want him to die, but I'm pretty sure that's what would happen though.
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JaySB posted:I'm putting together an interview series for YouTube. What fighters would you most like to see interviewed? Ryan hall and lando vannatta edit: and also oleksiy oliynyk
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