WholeFnMachine Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 WSOF strips Palhares of his title & suspends him indefinitely http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/8/4/9095949/wsof-strips-rousimar-palhares-of-title-suspends-him-indefinitely?_ga=1.151499705.1652317574.1438286232 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Go ahead and try . For him, that's not too bad. I wonder how hard a promotion can ding him financially for doing that. Could you legally include a clause in his contract where he forfeits a huge percentage of his purse if he doesn't release a submission immediately when being told to do so by the referee? I'll school him like Alan Belcher....*runs like fuck*. Toquinho has previous. That's a problem. I don't know if you could do a clause giving a fine if he doesn't release a hold. Shouldn't have to come to this. That's my whole point. Ali is tweeting like this is some big thing, but they knew before what type of guy he is. Therefore, I can't big up them like they're so ahead of the game. I'm all for second chances, but I think under certain circumstances you have to be extremely careful. In this case, WSOF definitely didn't do that. The right thing to do would have been to wait until he had 3-4 fights and examine his behavior. Then, you go from there and tell him explicitly that behavior won't be tolerated. I know they're desperate for any type of name, but that desperation shouldn't justify signing people who have a myriad of problems. If they didn't sign the Mike Kyles, Thiago Silvas, and Anthony Johnsons of the world, it totally would have been justified. However, when you do sign people with a history, it's only your fault when shit like this happens. It's like I can't even be mad at Toquinho because people are giving him a platform on television to do this. We're in agreement. WSOF strips Palhares of his title & suspends him indefinitely http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/8/4/9095949/wsof-strips-rousimar-palhares-of-title-suspends-him-indefinitely?_ga=1.151499705.1652317574.1438286232 Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Everybody talks about the Diaz brothers but nobody has mentioned that it was Khabib that threw the first punch and that it was his crew that threw a metal chair. They should be punished as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Care to give a quick rundown? I read a play by play and sounded like a trainwreck but would love to hear your thoughts. Jake Shields wins the the first two rounds by lay and pray Jake Shields gasses at the start of round 3 and starts getting beat up on the feet Jake Shields shoots an ugly takedown Toquinho grabs his arm during the attempt and then rolls with Jake's momentum into an awesome Kimura Toquinho cranks his arm way behind his back, Jake taps, and Palhares holds on until Maz gets him off Shields punches him after he lets go and the security have to hold Shields' corner back Shields then bitches in the post fight interview about eye gouges Ray Sefo looks dumbfounded behind everyone and doesn't know whether to be happy or sad I am by no means a Jake Shields fan but when the guy taps you let go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 The thing is....apparently Toquinho is not a Jake Shields fan either. BTW, both of them have been temporarily suspended by Nevada for unsportsmanlike conduct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 DVR ing Glory for the 1st time and will watch it later tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 DVR ing Glory for the 1st time and will watch it later tonight. So yeah, this show didn't well in the ratings. It only did 295k viewers. Between this and the rating for the show in France, Spike needs to decide on a specific timeslot and day for these Glory shows. They went from building solid momentum for every show when they started on Spike to....just killing all said momentum. What's the point of doing good shows if you're making sure no one is seeing them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 It was weird but I'll give it another shot with that bellator/glory show in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 Leandro Higo, a legit bantamweight prospect who trains with the Pitbull Brothers and of course nicknamed "Pitbull", is making his US debut tonight in RFA against Terrion Ware. I believe a win could get him into the UFC or at least some serious UFC consideration for a roster spot. Bruno Korea subbed him on the last season of TUF Brazil. He should probably be a flyweight but he has had issues cutting weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 Piggybacking on what's going on in the MMA Talk thread, I have to mention Scott Coker just forgot Marcin Held's name when discussing matches for the next big show after Dynamite. Held is fighting Will Brooks for their lightweight title. Oooof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 Sage Northcutt, who just subbed MMA journeyman Rocky Long about 20 minutes ago on the Legacy card, has been signed to the UFC. He looks like a solid enough prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Don't forget that Tonya Evinger is defending her Invicta bantamweight title versus Pannie "Sexy Scramble" Kianzad this Saturday night on Fight Pass. In addition, former 115 pound champ Katja Kankaanpää is fighting DeAnna Bennett in the co-main. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Don't forget that Tonya Evinger is defending her Invicta bantamweight title versus Pannie "Sexy Scramble" Kianzad this Saturday night on Fight Pass. In addition, former 115 pound champ Katja Kankaanpää is fighting DeAnna Bennett in the co-main. Evinger and Kianzad both weighed in slightly over the 135 lb limit so the fight is now non-title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Kianzad didn't even try to reweigh to get down to 136 to avoid the 25% fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 So I take it that Cindy Dandois is going to fight Cyborg next. I would rather watch the winner of Evinger vs. Kianzad at a catchweight of 140 against Cyborg than Dandois get dismantled in under 30 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 InvictaFights @InvictaFights 36s #InvictaFC15 will be headlined by Alexa Grasso and Livia Renata Souza. Location TBD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 Marc Raimondi Verified account @marc_raimondi Knapp: Cyborg will make 140-pound debut on Invicta card in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Thought it was a pretty good Invicta show with a lot of enjoyable fights. Frey/McCarthy and Jacobson/Moyle were both good, Aspen Ladd looked good. Andrea Lee looked great in her fight, on fire all the way through and great theme music too. Surprised but glad to see Bennett get the decision as she's one of my favorites. Katja Kankaanpaa has now announced her retirement. Another dominant performance from Evinger. Good to hear Souza/Grasso is still on and not far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 I wonder where they're going to put that November show. UFC isn't running a show stateside during that month. The closest would be the show in Monterrey. You would think they would try to find a small venue there since Grasso is from Mexico, but that would necessitate Invicta using Mexican talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 Justin Gaethje vs. Luis Palomino put on another Fight of the Year candidate FWIW. I wish Gaethje was in the UFC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Have it on the DVR will watch it later tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 BTW you need to watch the undercard weirdness of the Ben Fodor/Phoenix Jones vs. some guy and also the Foster/Burley fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 forgot about this event. will have to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Foster's KO was nasty and Phoenix Jones somehow won with via leg scissors. Branch now has two titles as well. Gaethje looks like Kyle O' Reilly and put on a hell of a fight. The Lightweight Tourney should be fun. Chael on Color was pretty good and hopefully he will do other shows in the future. Reminded me of WEC on Versus which I have a soft spot for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 Game recognize game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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