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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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| 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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the write ups are great. when sa finally dies where can we keep following your content, assuming you continue?
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Faustian Bargain posted:the write ups are great. when sa finally dies where can we keep following your content, assuming you continue? https://carlcx.substack.com
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Jan 12, 2024 15:58
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CarlCX posted:Not gonna lie, it bothered me in the early days when the effort it took to do it was still new, but these days I am not going to be mad at anyone for not reading 5,450 words about why I think Phil Hawes will lose a fight.
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Jan 12, 2024 16:04
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One FC Friday Fights Numpangna vs Ogawa spoilers: Holy poo poo! Numpangna just knocked at least two, possibly three of Ogawa's teeth out with that elbow. Watch the slow-mo from different angles, you can see them fly...
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Jan 12, 2024 19:21
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https://twitter.com/mma_orbit/status/1745881611059478585
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Jan 12, 2024 21:42
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I also got https://www.punchsport.report/ because I'm a fancy lad. They just updated, thanks to the weight miss Kape/Nicolau has been scratched from the card. I hope Manel enjoys his return to complaining about getting cancelled on by a bunch of #12-ranked guys.
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Jan 12, 2024 21:45
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lol
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Jan 12, 2024 23:00
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ONE on Prime starting now
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Faustian Bargain posted:the write ups are great. when sa finally dies where can we keep following your content, assuming you continue? Your av reminds me of megaspel and it briefly causes me to become irrationally angry
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Jan 13, 2024 02:21
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I love being able to knee a grounded opponent
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Jan 13, 2024 03:25
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I don't know why but watching some old fights today I think Dricus is going to loving destroy strickland and I don't think it will be particularly close. Like I'm talking a 10-8 beatdown if it even gets out of the first round.
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Jan 13, 2024 08:12
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I was feeling the same thing. Different styles, but the guy found Robert Whittaker and smoked him. Dude's a freak. I dunno if Strickland can bring the kind of heat to keep him at bay on a good day.
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Jan 13, 2024 11:40
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He's actually incredible at juuuuuust slipping out of range and counters with just incredible power and accuracy. His footwork is also outstanding for keeping himself in control the entire time. There's some subtlety to his game that I think people overlook because... mad, but he's a really elite fighter. I don't think he's the type to have a long, career or reign because of that fact but the way he generates power in short areas off slips and counters is rare. I think I'm gonna chuck some cash on him by KO.
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Jan 13, 2024 11:59
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Strickland's best offense comes from hypnotizing opponents into being too frustrated/concerned to really get in on him while he quietly crosses them up for three to five rounds, and Dricus du Plessis has basically modeled his style after being here for a good time rather than a long time.
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Jan 13, 2024 12:11
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It would be really funny if dricus does find a way to beat strickland and goes to immediately job out to izzy
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Jan 13, 2024 14:22
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If he beats Sean I guess the only option is Izzy. We have to find out who the realest African is. They already planted the seed and watered it with a rain of awkwardly, drunkenly yelled n-words.
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Jan 13, 2024 15:10
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Yeah. I think Strickland got extremely lucky with getting the title shot against Adesanya, who’s defensive turn as champion left him incredibly vulnerable to getting his jab shut down. Strickland does not look good when he’s forced into the back foot and I expect DDP to swarm and crush him.
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Jan 13, 2024 15:17
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i have cable briefly by way of a YouTube TV trial. i put on PTI on ESPN yesterday to see what those two had to say about the new england patriots hiring jerod mayo and say an ad for the strickland-headlined ppv and espn is selling it for $10 off if you buy it now. is that a normal discount or is this an indication they're having trouble drumming up interest in a nazi vs afrikaaner main event?
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Jan 13, 2024 16:27
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https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4051714 GDT is up. Broadcast begins in half an hour, although I have to imagine we'll have dead air.
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Jan 13, 2024 21:28
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CarlCX posted:Not gonna lie, it bothered me in the early days when the effort it took to do it was still new, but these days I am not going to be mad at anyone for not reading 5,450 words about why I think Phil Hawes will lose a fight. I've never followed MMA, never watched an event, and have really only watched content that I was linked to via these threads. After I watched the Jon Bois / Felix doc at some point during the pandemic though, I was both intrigued to learn more about the people in the ring, and wholly disinterested in actually engaging in the modern UFC product. So finding your in-depth fight previews was awesome, and the contributions of many other posters was enlightening as well. The "let's remember some fighters" thread, the thread about the more absurd combat sports, the "Who is most like Tank Abbott" thread, etc. Anyways, your output is fantastic, and I figured I was overdue to say so. Aight, back to lurking these UFC/MMA threads! 
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Jan 14, 2024 23:09
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kalensc posted:I've never followed MMA, never watched an event, and have really only watched content that I was linked to via these threads. thanks for posting. it feels like an asylum in here sometimes. it's really interesting to hear from someone consuming this content like you are. it must be weird lol but yeah we do have the best mma journalists on the planet here they just don't work for the ufc.
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Jan 15, 2024 02:14
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I had never seen this particular example of Johnny Walker’s chinniness https://youtu.be/xHDh41gl5q0?si=UjM_hhelj3gPjykM His wake-up after the second knockdown is insane. E: and calling it a chin problem is unfair. Bad defense followed by his brain operating in safe mode while the ref dithers.
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Jan 15, 2024 08:32
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I saw this on twitter regarding the Rizz Pharma ad on the octagon. https://twitter.com/JackWannan/status/1746303054075285695
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Jan 15, 2024 09:20
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kimbo305 posted:I had never seen this particular example of Johnny Walker’s chinniness Yeah, he doesn't have a beard like some guys do, but he often gets hit very clean and very flush and I don't see him developing a shoulder roll or a distance based offense like he could and probably should have. He was fun as hell as a prospect coming in killing dudes in under a minute but he never really rounded out. I guess that window is a small one. He'll probably be fun for a few more years going out on his shield or putting guys out though.
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Jan 15, 2024 09:37
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kalensc posted:I've never followed MMA, never watched an event, and have really only watched content that I was linked to via these threads. That's kind of awesome, and I'm very glad you found the engagement niche for you. Please lurk and post however you see fit. Also I'm just gonna use this to say thank you to everyone for the compliments. I don't always respond to them because I have a weird complex about it and not wanting to make the thread more about me, but I hope you know they are always appreciated and used in the eternal war against my own brain.
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Jan 15, 2024 10:56
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CarlCX posted:The eternal war against my own brain.
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Jan 15, 2024 14:23
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CarlCX posted:That's kind of awesome, and I'm very glad you found the engagement niche for you. Please lurk and post however you see fit. I read the write ups, just not always at the time because I tend to not keep up with stuff as its happening, and they're great.
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Jan 15, 2024 22:32
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I watch most shows but have garbage memory so I suck at "following" the sport. The writeups help a ton.
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Jan 16, 2024 00:37
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Hilarious that the UFC put together a really bad card for the Saudi fight night and they said no loving way so it’s getting rescheduled for June.
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Marching Powder posted:thanks for posting. it feels like an asylum in here sometimes. it's really interesting to hear from someone consuming this content like you are. it must be weird lol but yeah we do have the best mma journalists on the planet here they just don't work for the ufc. Haha, yeah, it's certainly an odd way to be a spectator, but tbqh since the early-10s I've pulled away from live-watching content across all sports. Having a crack-ping "oh, these industries are exploitative as hell, and sexual/physical/emotional abuse are baked into the adolescent elite leagues" realization started the process. Turns out I felt happier and healthier not spending 2-4 hours watching ads, talking heads, ads, some sport, ads, player suffering a TBI, ads, etc. I spent the saved time playing ultimate frisbee, cycling, rock climbing, etc (until my body said lol you're 40 now, good luck with all that), but stayed engaged entirely through game summaries, SAS/TFF discussion, and the highlights that rose to the top on social media. So reading PGP and linked videos/articles to get a very superficial grasp of MMA's recent history and current landscape just worked for me. Anyways, kudos to all you long-time fans who manage to put up with all the regressive intolerant spiteful garbage that too many of the top promoters and competitors spew out on the regular. Reading the December PPV GDT and seeing the pure glee when Covington was thoroughly outclassed was cathartic as hell.
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kalensc posted:Having a crack-ping The heck is a crack-ping? We only have baconators and junior bacon cheeseburgers right now
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kalensc posted:Haha, yeah, it's certainly an odd way to be a spectator, but tbqh since the early-10s I've pulled away from live-watching content across all sports. Having a crack-ping "oh, these industries are exploitative as hell, and sexual/physical/emotional abuse are baked into the adolescent elite leagues" realization started the process. One of the reasons I started watching mma instead of hockey is the somewhat less toxic masculinity and presumably lower rates of CTE making me feel slightly less guilty.
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Irish fighter got a devastating life changing spine injury  https://twitter.com/leahmccourtmma/status/1746282213098848271 Conor did the bare minimum decent thing and amplified the gofundme. Decent thing would be to just pay for his treatment, I suppose.
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Jan 16, 2024 09:27
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Back neck and spine in training?? Yikes
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Jan 16, 2024 10:14
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Yeah how the gently caress does that happen?
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kimbo305 posted:Irish fighter got a devastating life changing spine injury He gave £25k
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Jan 16, 2024 13:09
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He could've paid more. Like all of it.
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Dr.Radical posted:Yeah how the gently caress does that happen? Angela Magana must be his bjj coach
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PFL vs Bellator card is set for Feb 24 Champ vs Champ fights are: Bader vs Ferreira Eblen vs Kasanganay Jackson vs Magomedkerimov Pitbull vs Pinedo Also announced Aaron Pico vs Gabriel Braga Bruno Capelozza vs Vadim Nemkov at HW Thiago Santos vs Yoel Romero Clay Collard vs AJ McKee plus the pro debut of Biaggio Ali Walsh and Claressa Shields will be there as well
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