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| Alex Pereira vs Tom Aspinall for the Heavyweight title |
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4 | 8.89% |
| Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler at Middleweight |
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0 | 0% |
| Francis Ngannou vs Ryan Bader to break the sport's skull ejection record |
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8 | 17.78% |
| Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Jr. in some kind of amateur MMA match |
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1 | 2.22% |
| Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic in a double retirement bout |
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4 | 8.89% |
| The UFC vs The American Legal System in an antitrust fight |
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28 | 62.22% |
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blue footed boobie posted:I had some memory that Dillashaw retired because he was looking at a multi year comeback from his shoulder injury, so I went and googled him to confirm that. Holy poo poo, if it wasn't for the tattoos I would absolutely 100% refuse to believe that was Dillishaw 
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Marching Powder posted:god i think it was the first fight with barao where he landed something like 30 odd unanswered punches before the ref called it off. i remember pausing and counting them and it was something like 32. absolutely crazy. those two fights with barao were some of the most brutal beatings i've ever seen. it's rare to see a champ get absolutely embarrassed. As much as I love MMA I don't rewatch it (outside of research/writing projects) all that often, but I rewatched that fight so many times. Just one of the most beautiful performances in the sport. kimbo305 posted:I too wish for a controversial Muslim force to defeat Israel. gonna be hard to beat this for february, yeah Also on the topic of Khamzat, looks like things might not be great! https://twitter.com/mmamania/status/1742446965659730003
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Jan 3, 2024 09:47
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CarlCX posted:As much as I love MMA I don't rewatch it (outside of research/writing projects) all that often, but I rewatched that fight so many times. Just one of the most beautiful performances in the sport. genuinely agree with the descriptor of 'beautiful'. like the murder art in the tv show hannibal was beautiful. executing a man has rarely been so sublime.
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Jan 4, 2024 01:00
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2023 Awards thread is here https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4051061
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Jan 4, 2024 03:28
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yeah, Dillashaw Barao was not a great fight but goddamn what a performance. Simultaneously utterly humbling a champion while also making it clear why no one else had been able to do that. Even late, Barao was swinging with a fuckload of power and speed, but Dillashaw had him scouted way too well. You can see a prototype of that style a little earlier against Assuncao but Dillashaw gasses really badly. Like as badly as I've seen below Middleweight. I remember thinking 'drat, if he could keep up that pace' and now we know how he was able to.
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Jan 4, 2024 03:52
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excited to see TJ also fight at 185. let's go
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Jan 4, 2024 06:44
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Jerusalem posted:Holy poo poo, if it wasn't for the tattoos I would absolutely 100% refuse to believe that was Dillishaw He looks like Liam Neeson ate Dillashaw to steal his power. If I didn't know better you'd never convince me that guy fought at bantamweight.
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Jan 4, 2024 17:25
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MMA is regressing to the Rousimar Palhares 5'7" 180lb mean.
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Jan 4, 2024 17:40
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*pounds fists on table rhythmically* meat brick! Meat Brick! MEAT BRICK!
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Jan 4, 2024 17:42
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Liquid Communism posted:He looks like Liam Neeson ate Dillashaw to steal his power. If I didn't know better you'd never convince me that guy fought at bantamweight. lol I was trying to formulate a Liam Neeson joke, the resemblance is uncanny
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Jan 4, 2024 18:03
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DeimosRising posted:lol I was trying to formulate a Liam Neeson joke, the resemblance is uncanny "Schindler's Fist" "Star Wars: EPOsode 1" "Rob 'Roid" "4 Oz. Glove Actually" "Taken: Tag Tournament"
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Jan 4, 2024 19:42
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Lucasar posted:"4 Oz. Glove Actually"  Ra's All Juice Roids al Ghul best I got Unperson_47 fucked around with this message at 20:06 on Jan 4, 2024 |
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Jan 4, 2024 20:04
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Lucasar posted:"Schindler's Fist" Unperson_47 posted:Ra's All Juice
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Jan 4, 2024 20:22
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sean strickland reads that one neeson quote about wanting to kill a black guy and nods racistly
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Jan 4, 2024 20:30
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The Ballad of Buster's Drugs The Next Three Rounds Dustman A Million Ways to Fight in The West and here's one that's way out there: The Test Pool
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Jan 4, 2024 20:33
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kimbo305 posted:MMA is regressing to the Rousimar Palhares 5'7" 180lb mean. Palhares is great but there's a new guy I saw on the Contender Series, Torrez Finney, who is 5'8" with like 6'4" arms at middleweight. he's also from Tennessee so I'm doubly excited to see him in the UFC. it's an insane physique / body type: https://twitter.com/punishertorrez/status/1357474829864226818   post-USADA, this guy might juice up to 205 or something
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Jan 4, 2024 23:02
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that gentleman can tie his shoes without bending over
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Jan 4, 2024 23:17
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Torrez Geodude Finney
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Jan 4, 2024 23:43
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Angry_Ed posted:The Ballad of Buster's Drugs
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Jan 4, 2024 23:43
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LobsterMobster posted:that gentleman can tie his shoes without bending over
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kimbo305 posted:I too wish for a controversial Muslim force to defeat Israel.  DO YALL WANT A BOXC posted:Torrez Finney, who is 5'8" with like 6'4" arms at middleweight. LobsterMobster posted:that gentleman can tie his shoes without bending over Get this man a cargo pants sponsorship.
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Jan 5, 2024 05:37
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I'm changing my pick for 2024 fighter of the year to Bo Nickal.
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DO YALL WANT A BOXC posted:Palhares is great but there's a new guy I saw on the Contender Series, Torrez Finney, who is 5'8" with like 6'4" arms at middleweight. he's also from Tennessee so I'm doubly excited to see him in the UFC. it's an insane physique / body type: I'm only on my second cup of coffee and (not being too familiar with feet and inches) thought to myself "Aren't 6'4" arms awfully long?" before realizing that you meant arms like a 6'4" fighter.
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Jan 5, 2024 08:05
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Freudian slippers posted:I'm only on my second cup of coffee and (not being too familiar with feet and inches) thought to myself "Aren't 6'4" arms awfully long?" before realizing that you meant arms like a 6'4" fighter. Wingspan and height are often pretty close to the same, so the reach (as measured in a tale of the tape situation) of a 6'4" (193 cm) person would be right around that same length within a few inches for most people. I think the way reach is measured is such a reductive stat as to be meaningless. For example, commentators and analysts will talk about somebody having a reach advantage over Max Holloway, but neglect to mention that Max is the taller fighter by a greater margin. If the shorter man has longer arms but has to punch upwards to reach Max's head, they lose some reach. And if Max's natural punch height is at head level for the shorter man, then it is entirely possible that Max will have the actual reach advantage. And that's not even accounting for stance differences, with Max's somewhat upright stance preserving his height advantage compared to lower or more side-on stances. And Max has narrow shoulders, so a larger portion of his wingspan is arm than it would be for a broad-shouldered fighter. But most analysts just look at two numbers and remark on the larger and then act baffled when Max seems to be the rangier guy in practice.
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Jan 5, 2024 17:21
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Thats why I liked when boxing would measure from the shoulder to the end of the fist for reach
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Jan 5, 2024 18:18
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LobsterMobster posted:Thats why I liked when boxing would measure from the shoulder to the end of the fist for reach Broad shoulders do matter, not only for reach (since tilting your shoulder into a punch to the same angle produces more shifting of the shoulder) but also for power. I'd say wingspan and arm length together are quite informative for boxing.
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Jan 5, 2024 18:25
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Lucasar posted:Wingspan and height are often pretty close to the same, so the reach (as measured in a tale of the tape situation) of a 6'4" (193 cm) person would be right around that same length within a few inches for most people. Wingspan is one thing, but having arms that each are 6'4" (which is what I was briefly thinking of) is another.
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Jan 5, 2024 18:48
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It's why I said a single number is reductive. How long your fingers are matters in the sense of going for an ankle pick, but does not matter much for throwing a punch. Broad shoulders can contribute to the length of a punch, but if you're shooting a double-leg your shoulders will be relatively square to the angle your arms are extended, thereby not contributing any reach.
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BlindSite posted:I'm changing my pick for 2024 fighter of the year to Bo Nickal. Tatsuro Taira after Bo Nickal's shocking upset loss to Caio Borralho. https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1743384336416514495 I guess we're about to see how much of Ngannou/Fury was Fury taking him lightly. Either way, Ngannou getting loving paid again.
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Jan 5, 2024 23:08
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I have a feeling that we're not going to see Francis fighting in the pfl any time
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Jan 5, 2024 23:40
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fun to see Riyadh supplant Vegas for world capital Hypercapitalistic Gambling Hell
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I'm gonna die laughing if Ngannou knocks out Joshua. There's already been so much retconning of opinions, "Usyk was the only good HW the whole time" is going to be delicious.
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Shumagorath posted:fun to see Riyadh supplant Vegas for world capital Hypercapitalistic Gambling Hell Probably going to continue too, the ultra wealthy love a good flex.
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Jan 5, 2024 23:57
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It's not the most likely outcome but Joshua getting splattered is definitely not unlikely.
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It's funny. I was assured by some very confident people that Ngannou wouldn't be able to book another fight, never mind a high profile one, and definitely not Anthony Joshua, given the under performing PPV numbers against Fury. It's amazing how many confident stupid people there are out there. Not here, obviously. You guys know everything and are extremely handsome. I should clarify that that was not sarcasm. I genuinely love all of you and you're keeping me interested in this terrible dumb sport.
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Jan 6, 2024 08:02
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I hope Francis becomes heavyweight champion.
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Jan 6, 2024 08:02
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RedSky posted:I hope Francis becomes heavyweight champion. edit: oops I thought this was the boxing thread but whatever I guess.
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Jan 6, 2024 08:15
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Snowman_McK posted:It's funny. I was assured by some very confident people that Ngannou wouldn't be able to book another fight, never mind a high profile one, and definitely not Anthony Joshua, given the under performing PPV numbers against Fury. It's amazing how many confident stupid people there are out there. Hmm I wonder what could’ve changed before and after the Fury fight…
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Snowman_McK posted:It's funny. I was assured by some very confident people that Ngannou wouldn't be able to book another fight, never mind a high profile one, and definitely not Anthony Joshua, given the under performing PPV numbers against Fury. It's amazing how many confident stupid people there are out there. Not here, obviously. You guys know everything and are extremely handsome. I should clarify that that was not sarcasm. I genuinely love all of you and you're keeping me interested in this terrible dumb sport. For Saudi Arabias purposes it doesn't really matter if people paid or pirated as long as they watched. 100m in buy money was never going to cause the event to turn a profit and turning a profit was never the goal.
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