Elsalvajeloco Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 At some point during his long eighteen month layoff, Rick Glenn added a y to his name to become Ricky Glenn. Is this the MMA version of a pro wrestling repackage or was he Ricky Glenn before this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Elsalvajeloco said: At some point during his long eighteen month layoff, Rick Glenn added a y to his name to become Ricky Glenn. Is this the MMA version of a pro wrestling repackage or was he Ricky Glenn before this? Doing only 3 minutes of googling and it looks like he's done both. He was Ricky in 2021. This seems like a massive branding issue. Could turn it around with some Why Rick Y? Shirts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 The Good News: Heavy Usman can wrestle, which might save him in the division where there aren't a ton of great wrestlers. The Bad News:: He's very very very punchable. Which might be the worst trait to have in a division where it often just takes one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 14 minutes ago, jaedmc said: The Good News: Heavy Usman can wrestle, which might save him in the division where there aren't a ton of great wrestlers. The Bad News:: He's very very very punchable. Which might be the worst trait to have in a division where it often just takes one. The Usmans are basically the Nigerian counterparts of the Rosholts cause IIRC Jared Rosholt unfortunately had the same issue and traits. Jake ultimately never did evolve into what Kamaru did, but he started as touted as Kamaru did to start his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 Giagos knocked the y off of Glenn's name. He's now just plain old Rick again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 54 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said: Giagos knocked the y off of Glenn's name. He's now just plain old Rick again. I love it when fighters get KO'd and they pop up with the same disposition as a drunk friend trying to convince their friends they can drive. REF: Give me the keys Ricky! Rick-y: I'm just buzzed man. I've driven home waaaay worse than this. Waaaay worse. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 Paul Felder is the dad of a little leaguer everytime his teammates fight, and it's hilarious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Wooooooooooooooooooof Bobby Green put his whole goddamn head through Gordon's temple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said: Paul Felder is the dad of a little leaguer everytime his teammates fight, and it's hilarious. Best part was someone told him to calm the fuck down over the headset, and he responded to them on air. I'm calm! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 I expected Silva to win, but not this way considering Tavares' best attribute is his durability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Nervous for this one. I just don't want to see Curtis left snoring like Derrick Lewis did him a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Damn. Blaydes looked alright early and I think that may have given him confidence to keep playing standup. By the time he shot, he'd already lost his zip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 Pavlovich fought with the attitude of not giving a damn if Blaydes wanted to take him down. He wanted Blaydes to get close to him. Also, Sergei was damn close to hitting the same uppercut on Blaydes that Lewis did when Blaydes shot in. I dunno if Curtis wants to continue to do that without protecting himself. People can definitely time that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 Lost in all the chaos of the weekend is Patchy Mix hitting the Million Dollar Knee Lift on Raufeon Stots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ 81: Song vs. Simón April 29, 2023 Las Vegas, NV (UFC Apex) Song Yadong (136) vs. Ricky Simón (136) - Yadong, TKO (strikes), R5 (1:10) Caio Borralho (185.5) vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk (185.5) - Borralho, SUB (rear naked choke), R2 (2:49) Rodolfo Vieira (186) vs. Cody Brundage (185.5) - Vieira, SUB (arm triangle choke), R2 (1:28) Julian Erosa (145.5) vs. Fernando Padilla (145.5) - Padilla, TKO (punches), R1 (1:41) Marcos Rogério de Lima (262.5) vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta (258) - Lima, DEC (unanimous) Joshua Quinlan (169) vs. Trey Waters (171) - Waters, DEC (unanimous) ESPN2 / ESPN+ Preliminary Card: Martin Buday (265) vs. Jake Collier (265.5) - Buday, DEC (unanimous) Cody Durden (126) vs. Charles Johnson (125.5) - Durden, DEC (unanimous) Stephanie Egger (135) vs. Irina Alekseeva (140)** - Alekseeva, SUB (kneebar), R1 (2:11) Journey Newson (138.5) vs. Marcus McGhee (140) - McGhee, SUB (rear naked choke), R2 (2:03) Hailey Cowan (137.5)* vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth (135.5) - Horth, DEC (unanimous) *Forfeits 20% of purse for missing weight **Forfeits 30% of purse for missing weight Event Bonuses ($50,000) Performance of the Night: Marcus McGhee Performance of the Night: Rodolfo Vieira Performance of the Night: Caio Borralho Performance of the Night: Song Yadong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Elsalvajeloco Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 That might have been a tad bit quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 If he can figure out the whole "get beat up and then submit someone" issue, Rodolfo Vieira might be tough to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 43 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said: That might have been a tad bit quick. Dominic Cruz yelling "He's out!" on commentary, and then immediately calling out the referee for an early stoppage mere seconds later, that's funny. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 That was a very impressive performance by Song Yadong against a tough out in Ricky Simon. Still has some obvious imperfections and room for improvement, but he can be a top guy at bantamweight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Missed this week show while moving. Really only interested in the main event. KO in the fifth sounds like a fun fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted May 4, 2023 Author Share Posted May 4, 2023 UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo May 6, 2023 Newark, NJ (Prudential Center) UFC Bantamweight Championship: Aljamain Sterling © (134) vs. Henry Cejudo (135) (third defense) - Sterling, DEC (split) Belal Muhammad (170) vs. Gilbert Burns (171) - Muhammad, DEC (unanimous) Jéssica Andrade (115) vs. Xiaonan Yan (115) - Yan, TKO (punches), R1 (2:20) Movsar Evloev (145) vs. Diego Lopes (146) - Evloev, DEC (unanimous) Kron Gracie (145) vs. Charles Jourdain (145) - Jourdain, DEC (unanimous) ESPN / ESPN+ Preliminary Card: Drew Dober (155.5) vs. Matt Frevola (155) - Frevola, TKO (punches), R1 (4:08) Kennedy Nzechukwu (205) vs. Devin Clark (205) - Nzechukwu, SUB (guillotine choke), R2 (2:28) Kalinn Williams (169) vs. Rolando Bedoya (170) - Williams, DEC (split) Marina Rodriguez (115) vs. Virna Jandiroba (115) - Jandiroba, DEC (unanimous) ESPN+ / Fight Pass Preliminary Card: Braxton Smith (262) vs. Parker Porter (249) - Porter, TKO (punches), R1 (2:10) Phil Hawes (185) vs. Ikram Aliskerov (186) - Aliskerov, KO (punch), R1 (2:10) Joseph Holmes (189) vs. Claudio Ribeiro (185) - Ribeiro, TKO (punches), R2 (3:21) *Forfeits 20% of purse for missing weight Event Bonuses ($50,000) Performance of the Night: Matt Frevola Performance of the Night: Xiaonan Yan Fight of the Night: Movsar Evloev vs. Diego Lopes Attendance: 17,559 Gate: $5.18 million Buyrate: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) Some come out of MMA retirements before their final one through Father Time. Others stick to it. Always felt Khabib Nurmagomedov would stay retired when he went 29-0 beating Justin Gaethje and Henry Cejudo would come back. Be interesting to see how he looks after three years away vs. Aljamain Sterling, the UFC Bantamweight Champion. Fancy Cedujo TKO R4. Edited May 4, 2023 by The Natural Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted May 6, 2023 Author Share Posted May 6, 2023 Poor Roberto Soldic lost his powers in KSW. Meanwhile, Dricus du Plessis is out here living his best life as a fringe level UFC title contender and about to probably get a title shot simply on the basis of being a white South African who doesn't like that the current black UFC champion appears to be claiming the entire continent of Africa. Life comes at you fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaedmc Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 I kinda want to see Cejudo win because I'm intrigued by his proposed road to Volk. I'd rather Belal win because he's been unfairly overlooked. But I love Gilbert. No real loss as a fight fan either way because the loser is most likely fighting the loser of Colby/Leon, and mix and match it how you like there's no bad fights there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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