Elsalvajeloco Posted July 28, 2024 Author Posted July 28, 2024 3 minutes ago, jaedmc said: Oh for sure. I think folks over bought on her when she got the submission win last time. On the other hand, Women's Strawweight isn't known for consistency or dominance. Jessica Andrade lost 3 of her last five and is ranked 4th. To be fair, Jessica Andrade not only is taking fights one after the other to deal with financial problems created by getting divorced but also left the camp she was with forever and swore up and down she would never leave. Not exactly the soundest strategy for career management. Keep in mind, before that, she was selling her stuff and doing OnlyFans to make ends meet. So I can forgive her if one fight she looks less than stellar and the next one she looks like a world beater.
jaedmc Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 2 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said: To be fair, Jessica Andrade not only is taking fights one after the other to deal with financial problems created by getting divorced but also left the camp she was with forever and swore up and down she would never leave. Not exactly the soundest strategy for career management. Keep in mind, before that, she was selling her stuff and doing OnlyFans to make ends meet. So I can forgive her if one fight she looks less than stellar and the next one she looks like a world beater. I got more examples! Rose Namajunas vs. Carla Esparza - woof. Angela Hill getting a submission win on a Top 10 fighter at this point in her career. Weili Zhang literally choked a woman unconscious in round 2, and then lost the next round to her. Strawweight is anyone's game I say! 1
twiztor Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 (edited) King Green coming out to 'Euphoria' is awesome hell of a slick triangle/armbar for Paddy too. damn good win. Edited July 28, 2024 by twiztor 2
The Natural Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 (edited) Hope the main event and co-main events are won by my fellow Brits, Leon Edwards/Tom Aspinall and end quick as I'm ready to sleep. Edited July 28, 2024 by The Natural
The Natural Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, jaedmc said: I got more examples! Rose Namajunas vs. Carla Esparza - woof. Angela Hill getting a submission win on a Top 10 fighter at this point in her career. Weili Zhang literally choked a woman unconscious in round 2, and then lost the next round to her. Strawweight is anyone's game I say! Namajunas vs. Esparza 2. One of the worst MMA fights ever. I'd say it was the worst I've watched as it went out live. Edited July 28, 2024 by The Natural
The Natural Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 (edited) 10 minutes ago, The Natural said: Hope the main event and co-main events are won by my fellow Brits, Leon Edwards/Tom Aspinall and end quick as I'm ready to sleep. Got my wish with Tom Aspinall finishing Curtis Blaydes with strikes, the fight only lasting a minute. Aspinall defends the Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. Easy work. Edited July 28, 2024 by The Natural
The Natural Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 I forgot Tom Aspinall has a 100% finish record: 14 wins, 11 by KO, 3 by submission. Most in the first round. 1
waffle Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 Belal really did what he said he'd do. A dominant performance for the most part. 2
jaedmc Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 I thought people were sleeping on the improvements he's made over the last two years. The tenacity, pressure and wrestling I expected. But I didn't expect him to essentially out strike Leon on the feet like that. 1
The Natural Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 7 minutes ago, waffle said: Belal really did what he said he'd do. A dominant performance for the most part. Yep, new UFC Welterweight Champion.
Lawful Metal Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 Worst UFC main event ever? Belal literally did zero damage all fight, didn’t attempt to finish the fight once and never even attempted a submission. in the fifth Leon even busted open a gusher on his face. so lame. Give me Shavkat vs Belal asap. This is a stain on the welterweight title.
The Natural Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Lawful Metal said: Worst UFC main event ever? Belal literally did zero damage all fight, didn’t attempt to finish the fight once and never even attempted a submission. in the fifth Leon even busted open a gusher on his face. so lame. Give me Shavkat vs Belal asap. This is a stain on the welterweight title. 1 hour ago, The Natural said: Namajunas vs. Esparza 2. One of the worst MMA fights ever. I'd say it was the worst I've watched as it went out live. Edited July 28, 2024 by The Natural 1
waffle Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 Yeah, I don't think that main event is even cracking a top 10 for worst main events in UFC history. 1
A.M.B. Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 It wasn’t even Leon’s worst title fight, the Colby one was far less interesting. very happy for Belal, just always seemed like a good dude who transcended some physical limitations and a company that never wanted to promote him with great game planning and grit. I can definitely admit he’s not the most exciting guy but I definitely enjoy seeing the underdog pull off the big one. 1
Chaos Posted July 29, 2024 Posted July 29, 2024 On 7/27/2024 at 11:03 PM, The Natural said: Hope the main event and co-main events are won by my fellow Brits, Leon Edwards/Tom Aspinall and end quick as I'm ready to sleep. I did not love that UFC decided to run the event at such a crap time for you especially given the UK crowds always deliver. Dana's post-fight press conference about the fighting being poor and not caring about how late it was did not give a great look. 1
DreamBroken Posted July 31, 2024 Posted July 31, 2024 Catching up on the last 2 events. July 20 card had some awesome finishes, ending with Jandiroba's super slick transition to the armbar. Remember the Name! Happy for Belal to get the win as it felt like it took forever for him to get this title shot. Thought Bruna Brasil looked amazing on the prelims, great performance.
The Natural Posted August 2, 2024 Posted August 2, 2024 On 7/29/2024 at 10:45 PM, Chaos said: I did not love that UFC decided to run the event at such a crap time for you especially given the UK crowds always deliver. Dana's post-fight press conference about the fighting being poor and not caring about how late it was did not give a great look. Thank you. In full agreement.
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 3, 2024 Author Posted August 3, 2024 UFC Fight Night on ABC 7: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov August 3, 2024 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Etihad Arena) Cory Sandhagen (136) vs. Umar Nurmagomedov (135) - Nurmagomedov, DEC (unanimous) Sharabutdin Magomedov (186) vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk (185) - Magomedov, DEC (unanimous) Marlon Vera (136) vs. Deiveson Alcântara (135.5) - Alcântara, DEC (unanimous) Tony Ferguson (170) vs. Michael Chiesa (170) - Chiesa, SUB (rear naked choke), R1 (3:44) Mackenzie Dern (115) vs. Lupita Godinez (115.5) - Dern, DEC (unanimous) Joel Alvarez (155.5) vs. Elves Brener (155) - Alvarez, TKO (knee and punches), R3 (3:36) ESPN2 / ESPN+ Preliminary Card: Alonzo Menifield (204) vs. Azamat Murzakanov (205) - Murzakanov, KO (punches), R2 (3:18) Mohammad Yahya (155) vs. Kauê Fernandes (155.5) - Fernandes, TKO (punches), R1 (4:45) Shamil Gaziev (262) vs. Don'Tale Mayes (265) - Gaziev, DEC (unanimous) Guram Kutateladze (155) vs. Jordan Vucenic (155) - Kutateladze, DEC (unanimous) Victoria Dudakova (115.5) vs. Sam Hughes (115) - Hughes, DEC (split) Jai Herbert (155.5) vs. Rolando Bedoya (155) - Herbert, DEC (unanimous) Sedriques Dumas (186) vs. Denis Tiuliulin (185) - Dumas, DEC (unanimous) Event Bonuses ($50,000) Performance of the Night: Azamat Murzakanov Performance of the Night: Joel Alvarez Fight of the Night: Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk
jaedmc Posted August 3, 2024 Posted August 3, 2024 Kutalteladze did some creative shit in round three of his fight with Vucenic. He was too high trying to take the back and Vucenic was bent over trying to schuck him off. Kutateladze basically did a head stand and kicked of the cage to send them both to the ground and secure the back. Also in that fight, Vucenic was told by his corner he was up 2-0 and so he didn't seem particularly bothered about losing position in round 3. Even smiling while he's getting hit in the head thinking he was going to win 2-1. He lost. Foolishness.
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 3, 2024 Author Posted August 3, 2024 Shara Magomedov is an interesting prospect in that if guys choose to just have a stand up battle with him, Shara is going to an advantage over plenty of guys since he just throws out everything he can think of and bets on volume. However, I dunno if everyone is going to play into that especially those who are more takedown savvy.
jaedmc Posted August 3, 2024 Posted August 3, 2024 Figgy looked very small against Chito, so no idea if he can stay on at the top of this division, but every option ahead of him is an exciting fight. 1 hour ago, Elsalvajeloco said: Shara Magomedov is an interesting prospect in that if guys choose to just have a stand up battle with him, Shara is going to an advantage over plenty of guys since he just throws out everything he can think of and bets on volume. However, I dunno if everyone is going to play into that especially those who are more takedown savvy. Yeah it was very interesting to see his level of concern at the end of those rounds when his back got taken. Sure there wasn't a lot of time left in the round, but he didn't seem very defensively savy to begin with. There's probably several wrestlers in the division who are licking their chops at his kick selection too. Lucky for him, middleweight doesn't have the same pedigree of wrestlers that other divisions have, so he might be able to skate by for a while. I'll also say, calling out Nick Diaz of all people was kinda lame. I know Nick was "supposed" to fight, but I don't know if beating him gives you any kind of rub right now. 1
The Natural Posted August 4, 2024 Posted August 4, 2024 Hell of a fall from graces for Tony Ferguson going from 12-0 in Lightweight, the best weight division in MMA winning the Interim UFC Lightweight Championship to getting his big fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov cancelled 5 times to 0-8, 5 finishes. I said after Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje that he'd never be the same again. That was a life altering beating which was so uncomfortable to watch like Max Holloway to Calvin Kattar.
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 10, 2024 Author Posted August 10, 2024 UFC Fight Night on ESPN 61: Tybura vs. Spivac II August 10, 2024 Las Vegas, NV (UFC Apex) Marcin Tybura (252) vs. Serghei Spivac (238) - Spivac, SUB (armbar), R1 (1:44) Jose Mariscal (149)*** vs. Damon Jackson (146) - Mariscal, DEC (unanimous) Danny Barlow (171.25)** vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (170.5) - Barlow, DEC (split) Chris Gutierrez (136) vs. Quang Le (136) - Gutierrez, DEC (unanimous) Yana Santos (135.5) vs. Chelsea Chandler (141)* - Santos, DEC (unanimous) Charalampos Grigoriou (136) vs. Toshiomi Kazama (136) - Kazama, SUB (triangle choke), R2 (1:55) ESPN / ESPN+ Preliminary Card: Karol Rosa (135.5) vs. Pannie Kianzad (135.5) - Rosa, DEC (unanimous) Karl Williams (243) vs. Jhonata Diniz (258) - Diniz, DEC (unanimous) Jarno Errens (145.5) vs. Youssef Zalal (145.5) - Zalal, SUB (rear naked choke), R1 (3:52) Stephanie Luciano (115) vs. Talita Alencar (115.5) - Luciano, DEC (unanimous) *Forfeits 25% of purse for missing weight **Forfeits 20% of purse for missing weight ***Forfeits 20% of purse for missing weight Event Bonuses ($50,000) Performance of the Night: Youssef Zalal Performance of the Night: Toshiomi Kazama Performance of the Night: Serghei Spivac
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 17, 2024 Author Posted August 17, 2024 UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya August 17, 2024 Perth, Western Australia, Australia (RAC Arena) UFC Middleweight Championship: Dricus du Plessis © (185) vs. Israel Adesanya (184) (first defense) - Du Plessis, SUB (face crank), R4 (3:38) Kai Kara-France (125) vs. Steve Erceg (125.5) - Kara-France, TKO (punches), R1 (4:04) Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs. Dan Hooker (155.5) - Hooker, DEC (split) Tai Tuivasa (265) vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (259) - Rozenstruik, DEC (split) Jingliang Li (171) vs. Carlos Prates (170) - Prates, KO (punch), R2 (4:02) ESPN / ESPN+ Preliminary Card: Junior Tafa (244) vs. Valter Walker (252) - Walker, SUB (heel hook), R1 (4:52) Joshua Culibao (146) vs. Ricardo Ramos (145.5) - Ramos, DEC (split) Casey O'Neill (125.5) vs. Luana Santos (126) - O'Neill, DEC (unanimous) Jack Jenkins (145.5) vs. Herbert Burns (146) - Jenkins, TKO (retirement), R3 (0:48) ESPN+ / Fight Pass Preliminary Card: Tom Nolan (155.5) vs. Alex Reyes (156) - Nolan, DEC (unanimous) Kenan Song (171) vs. Ricky Glenn (171) - Song, DEC (unanimous) Stewart Nicoll (126) vs. Jesus Aguilar (127.5)* - Aguilar, SUB (guillotine choke), R1 (2:39) *Forfeits 20% of purse for missing weight Event Bonuses ($50,000) Performance of the Night: Carlos Prates Performance of the Night: Kai Kara-France Fight of the Night: Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan Hooker Attendance: 14,152 Gate: $5.48 million
A.M.B. Posted August 17, 2024 Posted August 17, 2024 I think this might be the most excited I’ve been for a main event since Izzy/Pereira 2? Nothing else off the top of my head. I bet against DDP every time and he proves me wrong but I think this is really the one where he gets picked apart. Izzy thrives in high stakes matchups and it’s probably just what he needs to have gone through a maximum effort training camp. I also might throw some money down on Leech, Tuivasa, and France as underdogs. Card is alright, this year feels a little lacking, or at least 299 and 300 were so stacked the lack of such cards since then is glaringly obvious. 1
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