[UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano (2/28/2015) - Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)]

 

You had almost two years to prepare and that was the opening move your team came up with?  

 

Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know. And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tend to be the difficult ones

 

 

 

 

Betting this is the first time ol' Rummy has made it onto TFW.

[UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano (2/28/2015) - Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)]

You had almost two years to prepare and that was the opening move your team came up with?  

[UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano (2/28/2015) - Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)]

Nightmare fuel!

[UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano (2/28/2015) - Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)]

"Let's look at the finish here.  He is literally foaming at the mouth."

[UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano (2/28/2015) - Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)]

Finally!

[UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano (2/28/2015) - Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)]

I liked that part where Jake Ellenberger feinted in front of Koscheck and then did nothing...

[UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano (2/28/2015) - Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)]

Derrick Lewis might be one of the few dudes excited for the Reebok sponsorship...unless Mark's Seafood is paying him the big bucks.

[2015 Non-Event General MMA Talk Thread]

Oh man, that is pretty awesome.

 

Here's the angle from the pro cameras:
 

https://gfycat.com/ImpartialCanineDarklingbeetle

[Bellator 134: The British Invasion (2/27/2015) - Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)]

Emanuel Newton is one insane person.

[Bellator 134: The British Invasion (2/27/2015) - Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)]

Someone needs to hold an intervention with Coker on his obsession with putting King Mo on TV.  

[Bellator 134: The British Invasion (2/27/2015) - Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)]

Not as awful as that Star Spangled Banner electric guitar opening though.

[2015 Non-Event General MMA Talk Thread]

Josh Thomson is out of his fight with Gilbert Burns.

[2015 Non-Event General MMA Talk Thread]

All will finally be righted in the MMA universe.  Hope they have Frank on standby.

[2015 Non-Event General MMA Talk Thread]

Cormier has grown on me once he got past doing his bad "Chael as a host" impersonation.

[UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano (2/28/2015) - Los Angeles, CA (Staples Center)]

http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/2/25/8112389/cris-cyborg-invicta-fc-11-workout-scrum

 

After watching this scrum, does anyone else think Cyborg could built up a potential fight with Rousey better than Ronda? Ronda only has the drug test failure while Cris totally doesn't give a shit about that anymore and was kinda humorous about it. Cris might come off as the babyface.

 

I'm sure someone out there does, but I've yet to meet a person who actually likes Ronda.  It doesn't help she keeps saying dumb stuff.  

[UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs. Mir (2/22/2015) - Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Ginásio Gigantinho)]

You truly cursed them.

 

10 out of 11 fights see the underdog win.

[UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs. Mir (2/22/2015) - Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Ginásio Gigantinho)]

Eight underdogs in a row.  If they hit nine, they tie UFC: Henderson vs. Shogun 2 for the record.

[UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs. Mir (2/22/2015) - Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Ginásio Gigantinho)]

Cards like this are why I no longer bet on MMA - five underdogs won in the first six matches.

 

EDIT: And now a -950 favorite - the heaviest on the show - goes down.

[UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs. Mir (2/22/2015) - Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Ginásio Gigantinho)]

If things don't change soon, the Brazilian fans may start rioting.

[UFC Fight Night 61: Bigfoot vs. Mir (2/22/2015) - Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (Ginásio Gigantinho)]

The Waldburger/Oliviera fight is off.

[2015 Non-Event General MMA Talk Thread]

So what in the hell is going to headline June's UFC 188 when Cain gets injured again?

[Lawsuits, Fighter Pay, and Drug Tests: Tibau Fails Post Fight Drug Test In Addition to OoC Test]

Yeah, but this MMAJunkie piece (which is good reading) says they reached out to VADA approved companies last year and then never bothered to get back to them when they submitted their proposals.

 

http://mmajunkie.com/2015/02/comprehensive-drug-testing-the-ufc-cant-afford-not-to-do-it-experts-say

[Lawsuits, Fighter Pay, and Drug Tests: Tibau Fails Post Fight Drug Test In Addition to OoC Test]

Seems like more hot air from the UFC for me.  Just last year didn't they implement out of competition testing, only to give up on it a few months in?  

[2015 Non-Event General MMA Talk Thread]

It was just a cut on her shin.  It was bad (down to the bone), but got stitched up pretty good and should be well healed by then.

[UFC Fight Night 60: Henderson vs. Thatch (2/14/2015) - Broomfield, CO (1stBank Center)]

 

 

Well, well, well, how do all you cocky motherfuckers feel now?  I've seen this time and time again.  You see guys at weigh-ins and always go for the guy with the bigger muscles.  You all thought Bendo was going to his funeral tonight.  Nope.

 

MMA is not a bodybuilding contest.  Time and time again, we've seen the smaller, more athletic guys come out on top against the bigger dudes.  

 

Unbelievable performance by Ben Henderson.  That reminded me of the Ben Henderson who upset Donald Cerrone in the WEC.

 

I don't think anyone was picking Thatch for his muscles.  

 

 

I know who you are epwar.  I know how you think.

 

 

I know Benson wants to get the taste of that Cerrone decision loss out of his mouth, but he should not have jumped in to take this fight.

 

 

 

 

And my feeling there was based off Thatch having a significant reach advantage, dangerous-as-hell muay thai, Benson having just fought, and Benson having been KO'd by dos Anjos just one fight previous to it.  No "OMG! Look at his muscles!"  I STILL think it was a dangerous fight for him to take, but he did all things through Christ and prevailed.  His God is an awesome God.