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Which of June's main events are you most looking forward t--hold on, I've just be
This poll is closed.
Jack Hermansson vs Brendan Allen 2 14.29%
Amanda Nunes vs Julianna Peña 3 2 14.29%
Basically every single PFL fight previously planned 3 21.43%
I mean, Bhullar vs Malykhin hasn't technically been cancelled yet 7 50.00%
Total: 14 votes
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Digital Jedi
May 28, 2007

Fallen Rib

DoombatINC posted:

holy poo poo this main event, holy poo poo

That's Muay Thai!

ONE card was pretty good all around.
I would post twitter clips but stupid work blocks twitter :argh:

There is also a ONE card later tonight on Amazon Prime

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Pb and Jellyfish
Oct 30, 2011

This is the best fight sport series. Really nice to see a corner throw in the towel in MMA, genuinely hope that becomes more and more common.

DoombatINC
Apr 20, 2003

Here's the thing, I'm a feminist.





ONE on Prime is on and has been all action so far

ccubed
Jul 14, 2016

How's it hanging, brah?
https://twitter.com/combate/status/1667368260826791943

Super Bon Bon

Digital Jedi
May 28, 2007

Fallen Rib
Didn't even need a full minute
Eersel I don't think even broke a sweat

https://twitter.com/anotherFTBacct/status/1667387497591246849?s=20

Boco_T
Mar 12, 2003

la calaca tilica y flaca
I'm behind as hell on ONE because I was busy yesterday, but:

Must-see fight from Friday Fights:
Saenphon (56-10) vs. Gokhan “The Beast” Boran (28-10) (MT 147) 51:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJQl9-Qicak&t=3070s

Rest of the report: https://bocot.substack.com/p/one-friday-fights-20-2023-06-09

Show was one of the best yet, and the first MMA fight on the show was actually good.

Kragger99
Mar 21, 2004
Pillbug
I missed One yesterday, but thanks for posting the links both when it's on, and the good fights to check out after. I've basically stopped watching UFC, but still like my combat sports.

e: From the fight above: https://i.imgur.com/LKSbcOv.mp4

Kragger99 fucked around with this message at 17:12 on Jun 10, 2023

LobsterMobster
Oct 29, 2009

"I was being quiet and trying to be a good boy but he dialed the right combination to open the throw-down vault and it was on."

"Walter Foxx is ten times brighter than your bulb at the bottom of the tree merry xmas"
Conor McGregor has won a fight

https://twitter.com/sam_amick/status/1667635013720981504?t=Dmfteac1gBBpiGM-2gMeHw&s=19

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.

lmao

STING 64
Oct 20, 2006

Yahoo's article had a great line

quote:

The incident is McGregor's second known KO since 2016, a span of time in which he has fought only four times in the UFC with one win over the aging Donald Cerrone. McGregor has not fought since a disastrous rematch against Dustin Poirier in which he broke his tibia in the first round.

lol

CarlCX
Dec 14, 2003

I appreciate Conor's slow change into all-comedy all the time.

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4033996

GDT for Nunes/Aldana is up. Prelims begin in half an hour.

Boco_T
Mar 12, 2003

la calaca tilica y flaca
I know there's a UFC PPV on tonight, but if you're looking for something else (or reading this tomorrow or whatever), last week K-1 ran a traditional one night Grand Prix, and the fights got posted on Youtube today. Here are the links for the full tournament if you just want that classic kickboxing action:



AZABU PRESENTS K-1 WORLD GP 2023 ~First Middleweight Championship Tournament~

Middle Title Tournament Reserve Fight: Aqil Bukhari (5-2-1, 4 KO) vs. Tomoki Yoshino (7-2, 5 KO) (165) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOT43c-sZTY

Middle Title Tournament First Round (1): Katsuya Jinbo (15-7-1, 8 KO) vs. Li Hui (18-5, 5 KO) (165) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg-ZwG_jlAo
Middle Title Tournament First Round (2): Danilo Zanolini (44-13, 24 KO) vs. Hasan Toy (44-12, 8 KO) (165) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWKndUejL80
Middle Title Tournament First Round (3): Shintaro Matsukura (34-17, 18 KO) vs. Vinicius Dionizio (15-5, 9 KO) (165) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycNXLov1A5w
Middle Title Tournament First Round (4): Mustapha Haida (54-11-2, 25 KO) vs. MIKE JOE (10-6-5, 5 KO) (165) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDqcc0a100k

Middle Title Tournament Semi-Final (1)
Middle Title Tournament Semi-Final (2)

Middle Title Tournament Final

In all the years of K-1 they've never had a middleweight champion (165 lb), so this is the first title and one of these guys will win 3 fights in one night to earn it. Almost all the fights are really good, well worth your time.

The full show post, with links to the other TWELVE fights on the card, is here: https://bocot.substack.com/p/tape-delay-kickboxing-27-azabu-presents

Boco_T fucked around with this message at 02:48 on Jun 11, 2023

Brut
Aug 21, 2007
Probation
Can't post for 25 days!
Why did they make the poster such that they all look 50 years old. Or is that just the truth?

Boco_T
Mar 12, 2003

la calaca tilica y flaca
Definitely a bad filter, but they are older-ish as a field, especially considering that K-1's major thrust is "find the next unbeatable 22 year old Japanese boy." For example, 22-year-old champion Toma Kuroda's non-title opponent in the one of the superfights near the top of the card is Ramadan Ondash, a 16-year-old boy from Lebanon that is only 3-0. No idea how they found him.

Katsuya Jinbo (15-7-1, 8 KO) 27 years old
Li Hui (18-5, 5 KO) 28 years old
Danilo Zanolini (44-13, 24 KO) 42 years old, and the promos for the show billed this as his last shot at a big run, his first two K-1 fights were in 2010 and he was the first RISE welter champion in 2013
Hasan Toy (44-12, 8 KO) 29 years old
Shintaro Matsukura (34-17, 18 KO) 31 years old
Vinicius Dionizio (15-5, 9 KO) 31 years old
Mustapha Haida (54-11-2, 25 KO) 34 years old
MIKE JOE (10-6-5, 5 KO) the show is taking place on his 36th birthday

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
Great linking, though with the thumbnails embedding, there’s a bit of spoiler on who’s advancing.

Boco_T
Mar 12, 2003

la calaca tilica y flaca

kimbo305 posted:

Great linking, though with the thumbnails embedding, there’s a bit of spoiler on who’s advancing.
Is it doing that on the Awful App? I tried not to have that happen on my Substack post for that reason, and it doesn't embed for me on a browser at least.

I changed the format on the links to be url=, maybe that will stop it.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Boco_T posted:

Is it doing that on the Awful App?

Ah, yeah. I have checked on a desktop browser.

beep by grandpa
May 5, 2004

Dan mirgliata becomes two shades tanner every time I see him

Oop meant this for gdt

beep by grandpa fucked around with this message at 04:38 on Jun 11, 2023

beep by grandpa
May 5, 2004

https://twitter.com/Pickswise/status/1667736821571153921?t=

Tangy Zizzle
Aug 22, 2007
- brad
I'm reading that the mascot actually went to the hospital, my god

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.
mate just texted me that bigfoot retired.

he was one half of the greatest sporting experience i've had live when he fought mark hunt the first time. unfortunately 25 minutes of mark hunt punches explains going 1-11 since then and also he will die sooner, because holy poo poo.

he also ko'd travis brown lol

Lid
Feb 18, 2005

And the mercy seat is awaiting,
And I think my head is burning,
And in a way I'm yearning,
To be done with all this measuring of proof.
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth,
And anyway I told the truth,
And I'm not afraid to die.
he also beat Fedor in the forgotten Fedor loss fight because unlike the other ones it was between it was just clinical and a mauling. Fedor fans cant explain it away as luck or bad reffing. It was witchcraft.

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.

Lid posted:

he also beat Fedor in the forgotten Fedor loss fight because unlike the other ones it was between it was just clinical and a mauling. Fedor fans cant explain it away as luck or bad reffing. It was witchcraft.

beep by grandpa
May 5, 2004

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1667763009748619264?t=

Ngl this is first time in 9yrs watching this hosed up, dumbass sport for morons that something made me feel like I might actually cry :qq:

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.

beep by grandpa posted:

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1667763009748619264?t=

Ngl this is first time in 9yrs watching this hosed up, dumbass sport for morons that a single photo actually made me feel like I might actually cry :qq:

esther lin used to do that to me on the reg. but it is a wonderful photo.

CarlCX
Dec 14, 2003

It's incredibly rare that a fighter actually goes out on top, and it's beyond rare that a fighter goes out on top surrounded by their seemingly healthy, well-adjusted family all happily partying with them on their way.

STING 64
Oct 20, 2006

CarlCX posted:

It's incredibly rare that a fighter actually goes out on top, and it's beyond rare that a fighter goes out on top surrounded by their seemingly healthy, well-adjusted family all happily partying with them on their way.

her and georges feel like the only ones to pull it off

CarlCX
Dec 14, 2003

https://twitter.com/aaronbronsteter/status/1667768128674336768

not with a bang, but with a whimper

Marching Powder
Mar 8, 2008



stop the fucking fight, cornerman, your dude is fucking done and is about to be killed.
man what she did to cyborg was historic. it's what people waited a decade to see.

Ringo Roadagain
Mar 27, 2010

Marching Powder posted:

mate just texted me that bigfoot retired.

he was one half of the greatest sporting experience i've had live when he fought mark hunt the first time. unfortunately 25 minutes of mark hunt punches explains going 1-11 since then and also he will die sooner, because holy poo poo.

he also ko'd travis brown lol

And overreem

STING 64
Oct 20, 2006

You guys want cursed heres cursed

amanda nunes winning the royal rumble

double negative
Jul 7, 2003


STONE COLD 64 posted:

You guys want cursed heres cursed

amanda nunes winning the royal rumble

hilarious if only for what it would mean for ronda

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

CarlCX posted:

It's incredibly rare that a fighter actually goes out on top, and it's beyond rare that a fighter goes out on top surrounded by their seemingly healthy, well-adjusted family all happily partying with them on their way.

The little kid dancing and bouncing around the Octagon while everybody clapped and cheered for her was loving great :3:

Bless Amanda Nunes, she was the best fighter, she won, she's apparently financially set for life, and she's retired still young and healthy. :patriot:

Sweaty IT Nerd
Jul 13, 2007

Dang. Lion for real.

Chris James 2
Aug 9, 2012


beep by grandpa posted:

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1667763009748619264?t=

Ngl this is first time in 9yrs watching this hosed up, dumbass sport for morons that something made me feel like I might actually cry :qq:

Greatest of all time

kensei
Dec 27, 2007

He has come home, where he belongs. The Ancient Mariner returns to lead his first team to glory, forever and ever. Amen!


I figured Dana would close down W145 as soon as I saw her lay down her gloves and belt. Cool way to go out for sure.

W135 could be fun if Valentina decides to jump up too right?

BlindSite
Feb 8, 2009

kensei posted:

I figured Dana would close down W145 as soon as I saw her lay down her gloves and belt. Cool way to go out for sure.

W135 could be fun if Valentina decides to jump up too right?

Valentina might not be long for the sport either. While she hasn't spoken about retirement she's 35, has had almost 90 professional fights and turned pro all the way back in 2003 - that's not a typo either - she was 15 fighting grown rear end women and she seemed to be slowing down a little bit in her last couple. She's still good enough to potentially regain her title but I wouldn't be surprised to see her retire soon as well.

Scapegoat
Sep 18, 2004

BlindSite posted:

Valentina might not be long for the sport either. While she hasn't spoken about retirement she's 35, has had almost 90 professional fights and turned pro all the way back in 2003 - that's not a typo either - she was 15 fighting grown rear end women and she seemed to be slowing down a little bit in her last couple. She's still good enough to potentially regain her title but I wouldn't be surprised to see her retire soon as well.

I could see her winning her rematch followed for a champ champ and then getting out.

CommonShore
Jun 6, 2014

A true renaissance man


I'd rather see them keep w145 if for no other reason than it will take pressure off of weight cutting in all women's divisions. Let the division get its feet under it without the heavy pressure of a dominant, scary champ up there. Make a champ, put money on being champ, and fighters will follow.

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CarlCX
Dec 14, 2003

CommonShore posted:

I'd rather see them keep w145 if for no other reason than it will take pressure off of weight cutting in all women's divisions. Let the division get its feet under it without the heavy pressure of a dominant, scary champ up there. Make a champ, put money on being champ, and fighters will follow.

It would be nice, but unfortunately almost every women's 145er who's gotten cut from the UFC in the past year has gone on to say 'yeah they were constantly pressuring me to drop to 135' so I think that ship has sailed.

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