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| Jon Jones goes on a pre-fight bender in Vegas |
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3 | 8.11% |
| Jon Jones goes on a post-fight bender in Vegas |
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| Jon Jones goes on a mid-fight bender in Vegas |
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| Jon Jones tests positive for supercocaine, which USADA spends the next three months pretending is normal |
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18 | 48.65% |
| A well-fought majority draw |
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| No Contest on account of simultaneous dick kicks |
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10 | 27.03% |
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Digital Jedi posted:https://twitter.com/mma_kings/status/1637254964480290817?s=20 They've had such a killer welterweight division for the last half decade and they just keep driving it into the loving dirt because Dana loves Colby and Jorge
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 "UFC president Dana White told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he tries to keep his sport separated from politics. Appearing on Hannity’s show Monday night, the UFC chief chalked up his sport’s recent success, in part, to his effort to keep mixed martial arts from getting political. “One of the things that I really tried to do through this whole thing is stay out of politics,” White said. “When people tune in to watch sports, they don’t want to hear that crap. They don’t want to hear what your opinions are, or who you’re voting for, or what you’re doing. They want to get away from everything in their life, and they want to focus on [for] two, three, four hours, however long the sport is … throughout this pandemic, when you turned on the UFC, we never talked about Covid. We never talked about politics.”"    Weird how this guy...  is now getting an immediate title shot after being away for over a year and the rest of the division actually was building up contenders and showing they actually deserved it. So. Weird.
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Mar 19, 2023 02:23
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CarlCX posted:They've had such a killer welterweight division for the last half decade and they just keep driving it into the loving dirt because Dana loves Colby and B.M.F. Champion Jorge FTFY Edit - For added comedy, here is the "BMF Champion's" (the UFC still promoting him as that) recent run  the baddest motherfucker hasn't won a fight in 3 years. Mekchu fucked around with this message at 02:31 on Mar 19, 2023 |
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Mar 19, 2023 02:24
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dana wants his white power champion in his girdle slot which combines with his white power slap hour trinket for +6 to cocaine tolerence and a -6 to his wife's bullshit tolerence.
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Mar 19, 2023 02:44
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we are going to have jon jones and colby covington as champs at the same time aren't we edit: and maybe roided connor
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Mar 19, 2023 02:46
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Belal has eaten so much poo poo for the UFC and their reward is he has to fight Shavkat now.
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Mar 19, 2023 02:53
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Thinking about how things would've gone if Leon Edwards hadn't eyepoked Belal like he was going in on a pint of Ben and Jerry's
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Mar 19, 2023 03:08
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anyone got a record history colbys road to the title and leons?
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Mar 19, 2023 03:10
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UFC, where the best fight an rear end in a top hat the boss likes
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Mar 19, 2023 03:12
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I resisted making a post about how it actually kind of made sense to have colby be the backup, or at least it being not that big of a deal, but lol at him getting the next title shot.
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Mar 19, 2023 03:21
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https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1636889783661375490
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Mar 19, 2023 03:28
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Don't know what this was but it's gone.
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Mar 19, 2023 03:40
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from the twitter handle i wonder if it's the clip from today where Bisping mistakenly called a fighter (whose first name is malcolm) "malcolm x" lol
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Mar 19, 2023 04:05
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That's weird, I see it fine. It's that collegiate wrestler's mom who lost her poo poo yesterday
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Mar 19, 2023 04:08
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beep by grandpa posted:from the twitter handle i wonder if it's the clip from today where Bisping mistakenly called a fighter (whose first name is malcolm) "malcolm x" lol That dude's nickname is "X" and he's regularly introduced (by Buffer and such)as 'Malcolm "X" Gordon', so probably not that. Edit: Wait, unless this is some kind of mistake by the caching robot it's this: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:5bmq-M4rgbsJ:https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1636889783661375490 Which uh...I guess doesn't tell me too much without the actual video being playable but it doesn't seem to be an MMA thing? more edit: I think this is a different version of what that was https://twitter.com/colin_dunlap/status/1636888756622958592 Trillhouse was this what you were trying to post or was it supposed to be something else? I'm just confused Brut fucked around with this message at 04:30 on Mar 19, 2023 |
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Mar 19, 2023 04:20
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The context is that's the mom of Spencer Lee, who just lost in the semis going for his 4th NCAA Div 1 championship. The tweet they posted had a pretty cool wrestling sequence where he lost and then that. He's a generational wrestler, an Olympic level talent who could potentially make his way to MMA ala Kamaru Usman because his knees are similarly blown.
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Mar 19, 2023 05:00
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He would've set the record for most NCAA D1 wins. He was up on points in the semifinals, just 1 more match away from that accolade, and then lost via pin with 4 seconds left. Also the tweet is fine and works.
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Mar 19, 2023 05:31
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Mekchu posted:Also the tweet is fine and works. Yeah I dunno this is weird, some people are saying it's working for them, but I'm getting:  Caching issue? If you go to the tweet itself and refresh, is it still there? If so I have no loving clue 
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Mar 19, 2023 05:40
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elon is dumb as gently caress and broke his 44 billy toy again
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Mar 19, 2023 08:28
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beep by grandpa posted:anyone got a record history colbys road to the title and leons? I decided to do this to distract myself while stressed about other poo poo: Colby's run up to his first (undisputed) title match:
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Mar 19, 2023 08:31
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Should also add in Colby has had to pay those dumb models he hires for his videos and they shoot him down constantly for his "lemme have you rub my shoulders in this shot" ideas constantly.
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Mar 19, 2023 10:41
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It's WILD how much the UFC has wanted a Brit champion and they have one... but he's not the right one... for some reason... so let's hobble his run from jump with the most paper of paper contenders. It's like how in WWE they set up a guy they didn't want to be champion with a Kane feud.
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Mar 19, 2023 10:46
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I stopped watching after the post-fight interviews, did they bring colby out at the presser or something? I liked leon just not giving colby a shred of attention in his interview, it's the worst thing possible for a guy like that.
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Mar 19, 2023 11:08
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Radical 90s Wizard posted:I stopped watching after the post-fight interviews, did they bring colby out at the presser or something?
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Mar 19, 2023 11:31
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Brut posted:I haven't seen the presser but Megan Olivi talked to him for a couple minutes on the main broadcast that interview was weird, wasnt he just at ringside like barely a minute earlier yelling about leon? did he sprint backstage mid-shittalk to get in position for the interview or did my brain fry and more time passed than i think? everything they do with colby just feels so forced
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Mar 19, 2023 11:44
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if edwards fixed his fight brain problems the way the usman rematch suggests i think colby's gonna get loving wrecked anyway
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Mar 19, 2023 11:58
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Radical 90s Wizard posted:I stopped watching after the post-fight interviews, did they bring colby out at the presser or something? Yes. He was not on the official presser on the UFC YT but did speak with the press at the post fight area etc. before everyone else from the PPV did.
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Mar 19, 2023 12:06
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Colby was talking about how he's "Donald Trump's favorite fighter" during that interview and Megan Olivi was just like, "Uuhh...yeah. Ok"
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Mar 19, 2023 12:18
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Can someone give a a brief synopsis of how Edwards pulled of the win? I am extremely impressed by that on paper.
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Mar 19, 2023 12:27
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Couple dick kicks, a fence grab, hooking his fingers into usman's glove
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Mar 19, 2023 12:38
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Marching Powder posted:Can someone give a a brief synopsis of how Edwards pulled of the win? I am extremely impressed by that on paper. He spent the entire fight cheating to help avoid takedowns
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Mar 19, 2023 12:48
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Marching Powder posted:Can someone give a a brief synopsis of how Edwards pulled of the win? I am extremely impressed by that on paper. i haven't rewatched it but it felt like he had a big advantage in footwork compared to the first two fights. he didn't give ground easily and didn't put himself against the cage, he kicked really well the whole fight, wrestled really well, hit usman with more hard decisive shots in the exchanges, worked the body a lot, and tactically cheated all fight long which is an extremely powerful skill in MMA lol. it was still a very close fight despite all that.
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Mar 19, 2023 13:06
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Cheat kune do is the best base for mma
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Mar 19, 2023 13:48
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Foul Fowl posted:i haven't rewatched it but it felt like he had a big advantage in footwork compared to the first two fights. he didn't give ground easily and didn't put himself against the cage, he kicked really well the whole fight, wrestled really well, hit usman with more hard decisive shots in the exchanges, worked the body a lot, and tactically cheated all fight long which is an extremely powerful skill in MMA lol. it was still a very close fight despite all that. Good summary. His cheating was running up the very limit of what he could get away with (and past it when he lost the point), but always an extension of other measures he had in place that frequently were enough. Pulling out each cheat was an effective way to break up any momentum Usman could get and also bother him mentally. Bisping said something to that effect -- that Kamaru was complaining to Herb when he could have tried one extra thing to counter the cheat. He was kicking more vertically to the inside leg in the later rounds, just courting a momentum breaking nutshot. Again, veteran moves. I would add that Edwards used his height really well, making up for Usman's punch reach advantage and forcing Usman to always start offense from far out. He looked like the bigger fighter out there. Even if he was getting pressured to the cage, he knew it was coming and had the escape work all cued up. His counter-wrestling was efficiently deployed and got him out of bad spots numerous times. I dunno if his one early desperation shot was cuz he got rocked and decided he could get out of danger later after buying time by giving up back control, or if he thought it would be worth the risk just to throw Usman off his game.
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COPE 27 posted:Cheat kune do is the best base for mma Jon Jones' i poke u is a derivative
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Tom Clancy is Dead posted:A hell of a performance by Gaehtje. He won that off extending the combos and remembering his jab in round 3. Dirk Digglet posted:Listening to Trevor’s advice with the jab to take the fight There was a lot going on in that fight that I haven't digested yet, but here's my initial impressions after rewatching once with a lot of replaying exchanges. First round was pure clash of styles and attributes. I was thinking that if Fiziev wins, it's because his chin let him ignore Gaethje's punches and stay in place tactically. The commentary was talking about how Fiziev is extremely fast. Absolutely true, but I think not as big of a reason that he was edging out the exchanges in the first. Gaethje has a hell of a chin too, and only stumbled once through multiple hard shots that landed on him. I think what Fiziev had gameplanned for was this -- if Gaethje sees you coming in, he'll lean forward (cuz he has short arms and it's easier), through a looping overhand, left hook, and then the swinging baseball pitch right hand. The last punch is wild, but the first right is more disciplined, to the point that it's something you can draw out. So Fiziev would stand on the outside and make multiple feints of coming in with a combo. He'd frequently gamble correctly that Gaethje was going to lean in, and beat him to the punch (thanks to his speed) or interrupt him with a flying/stepping knee to the body as he leaned and slip out of the way of that overhand. The story of the first round was Gaethje looking to counter but being baited into unsuccessful combos. That said, he was still landing a ton of stuff because he's not _that_ predictable and still very fast in his own right, if not in the initial movement, then certainly in overall combo cadence. Fiziev has a flaw that other fighters with the strong chin and speed combination can have -- relatively poor footwork discipline. He sets distance pretty primitively, either coming in on very quick but poorly planned steps, or staying on the outside and stepping idly just to not be standing still, showing movement but not really doing anything with it. The idle stepping on the outside is especially prominent for people who fight in both stances. Instead of developing more attacks that switch stance mid-combo, they retreat to the outside, flash some footwork, and end up opposite stance. This is a sparring habit. You make a clean escape to the outside, and your sparring partner lets you stay out there cuz you're sparring. And of course, you're a fast elite fighter and leave enough distance where chasing you down wouldn't be easy either. Good strikers who are slower have to plan out their footwork much more intricately because they can't afford any waste. This flaw, in the 2nd round, combined with him slowing down a bit and also lack of adjustment when meeting some varied resistance from Justin, was where he lost tactical control of the fight. He was still stepping up to the outside of the pocket, feinting a few times, and coming in. Gaethje was now starting to slip to his right instead of leaning in, waiting with a counter uppercut to start his punch combos. Not always effective but scoring enough to give Fiziev pause. He'd eat a huge shot on the chin and freeze or back up slightly, and then take extra time to consider what he should do. Ironically, the commentary noted that Fiziev attributed the success of champions to their ability to adjust, so something he's gotta work on if he wants to go to the next level. Wittman's advice after the 2nd was totally on point and helped solidify Gaethje's adjustment. He was already yelling a lot of tactical stuff in the 2nd. Just really shows how in-fight coaching can make a huge difference. Fiziev managed to come out blazing at the start of each round, but he died off the quickest in the 3rd. He again resorted to the front punt kick that didn't work for him in the 2nd and got more damage on his eye, and again got hooked for it. It was a sign to me of how tired he was, using that to try to score but stay on the outside. Gaethje got really comfortable in the clinch and generally powered his way out of any danger there. He transitioned from lowering his lead hand while leaning in as a telegraph of a leaping left hook to feinting that and slipping to the right, or feinting it and going for a jab. After his takedown attempt, Gaethje really committed to the jab and just took over the fight from there. His jab is not that fast, but little telegraph, and Fiziev never saw it coming or committed to an adjustment for it. He tried some lead body kicks as a counter to Justin slipping to the right, but gave up on it. Instead he just marched in and frequently got caught with Gaethje's next punch -- a pivot hook, another jab, or a counter uppercut after slipping. Again, this is that flaw with being a fast guy with underdeveloped footwork. If the jab stymies you, it completely undoes your response time. Gaethje's takeover off the jab in the last minute was capping off more than a round's worth of surviving Fiziev's heavy punches and making steady adjustment to his fast but relatively simplistic offense.
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Leon Edwards has an all-time-great "caught red handed but refuses to admit wrongdoing staring right in the face of the authority figure unfinchingly maintaining innocence" face. p4p all time better than anyone. He looked as surprised as anyone else when the replay of him grabbing the fence came up.
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Mar 19, 2023 16:22
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"Seriously ref I didn't grab the fence it just kinda bowed in like that idk maybe colby pushed on it that was just my great wrestling."
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https://twitter.com/bullyb170/status/1637261812612603908?s=20
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lmao
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