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On a scale of one to ten, how excited are you for Jack Hermansson vs Joe Pyfer?
This poll is closed.
I have mixed feelings about the dilution of the roster but I like up-and-coming fighters 1 3.23%
Remember when Jack Hermansson heel hooked Kelvin Gastelum! That was cool! Oh my god that was four years ago 10 32.26%
The Apex is the nadir of martial arts and we never truly left its darkened clutches 6 19.35%
Is Joe Pyfer, like, a thing 6 19.35%
3 8 25.81%
Total: 31 votes
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kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Faustian Bargain posted:

isn’t that standard procedure with ufc, so they can pressure for a lovely deal or let the fighter take the heat when they don’t?

Feels modern social media offers a bit of a correction on that. Like naive fans trust Dana and the fighters' versions equally, and a savvier ones have all the evidence they need not to trust Dana.
So having a journalist rapidly put out the fact that the UFC did this can just as rapidly get them to do the deal
I wanna hear BSD's version now.

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kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
P4P all time discussions will be muddled by the weight shift.

Do they name 175 a new thing or shift the other classes down?

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
:yeshaha:

https://bloodyelbow.com/2024/02/06/ufc-lawsuit-update-loyalty-class/

quote:

Despite the vocal support the UFC may get in interviews and social media, it seems nobody is willing to take the opportunity to really show their solidarity and pass up the opportunity for an extra check. Combat Sports Law reports that lawyers working on behalf of the fighters produced the following filing this week, formally announcing that no eligible athletes chose to opt out of the lawsuit.


Chael railed against the points of the class action but also didn’t opt out.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad

rjmccall posted:

That Volk skit isn’t just well-written, he’s a pretty good actor

Yeah, it's really rare for pro athletes to be able to jump into even a simple role without some seams showing.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
I know some of yall don’t have IG, but this is a funny moment with Alex and Glover in teaching class

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C23VzRIifYS/?igsh=NHAzeGk1eTJ6aDRj

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
Why did Mike Musumeci call that guy out?

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
Maybe it’s my bias as a Chinese person, but if you are going to call it Lunar New Year, you can use other Asian champions for your poster, not just mainland Chinese ones

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad

CarlCX posted:

Leon Edwards vs Khamzat Chimaev,
with Dricus/Khamzat
or Dricus/Izzy as backup plans.

backups as in no deal has been signed?
Or backup fights to a signed deal? I don't get the latter, or at least why there's not a backup fighter for Leon.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
https://twitter.com/Standemup/status/1757428488250827153

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
Kind of long winded, but ties together the Jake Shields moment and the Pat Militech fight:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iik33nk7mQY

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
Volk’s work keeps on giving


:vince:

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Super Deuce posted:

I didn’t realize Costa had such a combover.

Tbh, it’s been stable/workable for a long time. I thought he’d have had to give up a while ago.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad

A Passing Feeling posted:

Topuria is very talented and absolutely has the ability to win if things go right for him, but I'm not really buying the superstar potential being pushed on him.

"Topuria has already positioned himself to be a global star with his cool confidence and high-class presentation" is an unironic line that I just read about him and I thought... this guy?

It’s working for Sean O’Malley.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
I'm sure Joe has little say in production, but this felt like the highest profile of him walking back on "i'm not going to interview anyone who just got knocked out"

Josuke Higashikata posted:

A bit of an indictment of 2024 UFC that Jamahal Hill headlines the big hallmark event.

Put Zhang x Yan over that, imo.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
2 out of 3 ain’t bad.
As fights go.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad

RedSky posted:

She's improved a lot but she just doesn't have the mindset for striking imo.

I dunno who her striking coach is, but how she was trying to land something to hurt but ended up stumbling herself several feet away made me wonder if it was Edmond.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad

CarlCX posted:

There is a possibility that Ryan Bader could become the genuine #1 heavyweight on the planet, and some terrible part of me craves this.

Bader hamfistedly calling out Jones while telling the entire Bellator org to hold him back would provide some good coked up tweets from JBJ.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
This UFC game clip will amuse you

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3liJ2mtQfR/?igsh=aDFmb3ZhbWI5ZGMx

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
The quoted tweet got deleted and it made it sound like Imanari died

https://twitter.com/rizin_english/status/1761302624899366985/mediaviewer

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
Yoel's physique is so crazy -- even with him huffing on his slightly flabby roid gut, he still managed to have 6-pack definition on top of it.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
When you just put a bunch of money into promoting…

https://youtu.be/nBs0cAtFGAk?si=efxwVBHkk0LrZH7X

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kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
I saw Luke Thomas linking it on Threads — it’ll probably have better numbers on social media over YouTube copies. I used to work in measuring the reach of video campaigns, but have no idea how it’s measured these days.

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