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I don't think his camp has much to do with it. Jackson-Winklejohn seem to have their heads screwed on when dealing with every fighter they've ever dealt with. Except Jon Jones.

You know how that OJ Simpson show (not the ESPN one) was subtitled American Crime Story, and was from the producer of American Horror Story? Did they announce a season two (about a different important court case) at any point? And if they didn't, why not? I mean, that may have been the perfect subject because it had so much contemporary relevance and cultural importance, but it's not like nothing interesting ever happened in a court room before or after. And, like AHS, there's nothing stopping them having the next run be a period drama about Roe vs Wade or something.

So are all the fighters from this TUF season who didn't make the finals done with the company? Or is it a case of maybe finding them an undercard spot somewhere, but not as a part of International Fight Week, because that's a bit more big time. Most likely the three English girls have a shot at being on some possible future UK card, and Khalil's teammate who got hurt and pulled out is probably pretty nailed on to get another look, but beyond him... whilst the 'contracts for everyone' TUF era came to a close years ago, the 'contracts for about half of you' era was an ongoing thing I thought. Even in the season for the then-vacant 115 title, they dumped half of the fighters afterwards. And then bought the Australian one back just for Aussie shows.

Is Jones going to get stripped of his interim title now? Because he was scheduled for a title match, and he's missing it due to, what, medical suspension? That means he's not interim champion any more, doesn't it? Cormier's now undisputed.

What are these "Guests" of which you speak?

Cormier's immediate reaction was to say he'd sign a waiver and fight Jones anyway.

Count Bartelli (masked British wrestler in the 60s & 70s) used to use an Abdominal Stretch as his finisher, only it was a shoulder submission, not a belly lock. He'd set it up with Irish Whips where he'd hold on to the wrist and wrench the arm as they ran away. Anyone still using the Straight Arm Lift? I think Cesaro used to use it in his past life sometimes. Not on the big stage though.

I don't see how Lesnar vs Orton would work stylistically. Lesnar matches are based around him bouncing his opponents around like rubber balls, and Orton's all fragile and injury prone. And the psychology of Orton matches is the same as HHH matches. Punch your opponent once, then have them lie down while you do my poses and make a face.

Yeah, hell of a fight. Bilal Muhammed is nails. Alan Jouban will bring the fashion industry.

Observing Ramadan throughout a fight camp can't be that good of an idea. Unless you're trying to drop like two weight classes in a month or something.

Fucking Hell, Joe Duffy! Rocket Launcher punch!

And suddenly the main card is airing live on BT Sport 2. Kept that quiet ahead of time.

Scott Keith would repeatedly insist that this: and this: Were the same move. While recognising the Diamond Cutter and Stone Cold Stunner as two different ones. Because he was a twat.

AJ's from the Wildside BABY~!

Yeah, that's like Lashley's spear with the roll-through afterwards, only at least Lashley goes in with his shoulder. That's more a belly clothesline.

MMA matches have ended on KOs from Superman Punches. Not many of them, they generally don't land cleanly or do little damage, but they have KO'ed people, But Reigns' version looks rubbish because he jumps past his opponent and punches across his body, so there's no weight behind his fist when it connects. Spears depend entirely on the size and speed of the person doing them. Reigns' Spear isn't as good as Goldberg's, but is better than Edge's. It'd be fine if it was the set-up to something powerbomby, rather than the finish itself.

Yeah, very similar. Very similar indeed.

Repo Men (2010) is not a sequel to Repo Man. Which is a shame, because if ever a movie deserves a sequel, that's the one (apparently there is an unofficial sequel called Repo Chick that went straight to DVD, but I've not seen that). Anyway, this stars Jude Law as an ex-military tough guy character that Vinnie Jones really should have been playing (it's odd how they have the same height and build, but you buy Jones as an ass-kicking tough guy in a way you could never buy Law), and Forest Whitaker as his old schoolfriend. Now they mention that Whitaker was held back a few years, but he's 12 years older than Law in real life, Law doesn't look that old for his age, and they have accents from different sides of the Atlantic Ocean. So not especially credible casting there. It's directed by Miguel Sapochnik, who went on to do some bloody storming episodes of Game of Thrones, so I was hoping it would measure up to those. Not so much, there. It's one of those high-concept Sci-Fi movies (it's set in a bizarre future where every car in the world is made by Volkswagen*; The Last Stand (which I watched a few movies ago) is set in an alternate reality where every car in the world is made by Chevrolet) where the set-up is intriguing, the world-building is intriguing, but it quickly leads into a fairly formulaic story that stops showing this bizarre possible future in favour of action scenes and furrowed brow moral quandaries. In a way, big ideas like that don't really work as movies per se. In a book, in a videogame where you have space and time to let people explore the world and see a lot of people's lives, hear a lot of people's stories, that where you can actually explore a deep concept. In a movie, you've only got 90-120 minutes, and you've got to squeeze in character arcs and action set pieces, so the world-building ultimately amounts to a bunch of background details that, once they'e provided an impetus to your protagonist, are ultimately irrelevant from that point on. *nb: This is not the actual "What if..." that the sci-fi world is based around, that's a moral quandary on the non-ethics of privatised healthcare. I just noticed a bunch of VW badges in every street scene, and wondered why nobody in the world ever bought a Ford or Fiat or something. And why, once Volkswagen had won the car marque war, they then made sure every old car made by any other manufacturer in the world had to be destroyed. It's set in the near future, if every car firm except VW went out of business tomorrow, you'd still be seeing non-VW cars on the road in 20+ years, because old road-worthy cars still get used. By 17 year olds who can't afford anything even slightly new, usually, yes, but they are out there.

So, now the Bale vs Ronaldo talking point can be put to bed, let's get back to the Ronaldo vs Messi talking point... and ask, if Portugal win the final, does that make Ronaldo better than Messi, because he won something at international level like Pele and Maradona did? And in a way, it makes Messi look much worse because with the talent in the Argetina side, if they were a poker hand, they'd be a Royal Flush, where Ronaldo's Portugal is more a two pairs, Fives and Threes, Ace high. England's much vaunted Golden Generation turned out to just be a pair of Eights, Seven high.

OK, so Get Carter wasn't actually that bad. It's just, the title. If this had just been a film that ripped off Get Carter (1971)'s plot (which was arguably a ripoff of The Searchers in any case) but had a different title, it would have been an OK Hollywood revenge flick. But because it said it was a remake of Get Carter, it doesn't measure up and is - on those terms - a massive disappointment. It was weird, in that most movies which feature main villains who are sleazy porn producers and pimps and that, they go all out to have their cake and eat it by having loads of female nudity in as many scenes as possible. Whereas this film condemns men who exploit female sexuality for profit, whilst not having any tits in it. Even in the scenes where they're in brothels or watching porn, it's just brief cuts of underwear mixed with long close up shots of people's faces. I bet loads of people who paid to watch it in the cinema 16 years ago were really disappointed on that score.

The changing face of Tim McInnerny:

The only thing I've ever seen people do on twitch (except when Foz was streaming a while ago) is ask their fans for money. And this was a big youtuber who made a video two weeks later about his expensive car.