Hail Sabin Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 TMZ Sports talked about Julianna Pena's December arrest last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I'm totally on board for Tate/Holm but I think everyone knows that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WholeFnMachine Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I really & truly hope Holly smashes out Tate in epic fashion. Whatever happens next, happens next, I'm just tired of Tate's whining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 It's pretty clear that Rousey isn't going to be ready for UFC 200 at this point with her other commitments plus having to get ready for the fight. I think it's pretty obvious fans were pretty much lukewarm on the idea of running it again immediately. Yeah, I don't take it as that by any stretch. If Holm's team and Zuffa came to agreement, that's fine by me. However, the money is the rematch. The online sentiment of whether who should fight whom doesn't mean shit and it isn't going to undercut how successful that fight will be. That's our little bubble. If the winner Holm vs. Tate comes out unscathed, I will say without a doubt the winner will fight Rousey at UFC 200. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Dennis Bermudez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri has been added to the UFC card in Pittsburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 It would be such a bummer should Tate beat Holm and we end up with another Rousey/Tate fight at UFC 200 instead of Holm/Rousey II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 If Miesha Tate stays upright long enough to do anything significant to Holly Holm, she deserves that third fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Yep Tate already should have got the 3rd fight and if see takes the title off Holm she deserves the Rousey fight. It will be interesting if it does happen if Rousey will act like she did in the other 2 fights in the Lead up or will Zuffa try their damnest to make Rousey the face instead of the Heel she was in the other 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Frank Mir vs. Mark Hunt being rumored for a 3/20 card in Brisbane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Jason Floyd @Jason_Floyd 3m3 minutes ago Justin Scoggins vs. Ray Borg booked for UFC 196 That has Fight of the Night written all over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 It would be such a bummer should Tate beat Holm and we end up with another Rousey/Tate fight at UFC 200 instead of Holm/Rousey II. I actually think that would be quite funny and hilarious, and just want to see it happen because of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Jeremy Botter @jeremybotter 5m5 minutes agoBREAKING: Multiple sources confirm UFC will soon announce UFC 197 for March 5 in Vegas with Dos Anjos/McGregor and Holm/Tate. Botter expects Conor to still defend the FW strap vs. Frankie at UFC 200. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Styles make fights, and Tate's basic ground and pound style is on paper one of the best ways to counter a technical striker. But from a UFC company standpoint, Holm winning by KO is best f'r biz. McGregor vs RDA is happening? Bet that doesn't go to decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 The problem comes in at how is Tate going to take her down. It also doesn't help that Tate is one of the most hittable fighters in MMA history. She's a better fighter than when she got head kicked by Kaitlin Young, but many times, she's still a stationary target with poor hand positioning. She has to get a takedown within the first 3 minutes to avoid being decimated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Jeremy Botter @jeremybotter 5m5 minutes ago BREAKING: Multiple sources confirm UFC will soon announce UFC 197 for March 5 in Vegas with Dos Anjos/McGregor and Holm/Tate. Botter expects Conor to still defend the FW strap vs. Frankie at UFC 200. Bring UFC 197 to Croke Park . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 UFC 197 if those are the top 2 fights that's the next PPV I'm buying! As for Tate remember outside of the Rousey fight Holm hasn't looked that amazing in the Octagon and before Cupcake her old nickname was Takedown. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I think Tate is an interesting enough challenge for Holm, and it's a good way to test the value of the division without Rousey. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I don't think it's a stretch for Tate to grind out a greasy win. Holm looked amazing against Rousey because she's an extremely technically proficient fighter and was matched with a sloppy raging bull. Tate will be far more tentative and cautious with her shots. Plus, she's a wrestler, not a judoka so shooting from distance is much easier for her than it is for Ronda. I haven't forgotten the tentative, ultra conservative Holm who wasn't finishing her strikes prior to UFC 193. This is a good test for Holly even though I don't think much of Tate as a great or even good fighter. She's tough, has good-ish power, good stamina and aggression, but she's also definitely an easy target and her punching technique is not good. The one thing I think that will see Holm out is her strength. She easily stopped Ronda's trips and even reversed one or two of her in-close takedown attempts. She's fucking jacked up and way strong, so I could see her sprawling Tate until she gets the KO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 The UFC will have cards in Zagreb on 4/10 and one in Rotterdam on 5/8. I saw one report that they will be FS1 cards, which would explain why they're using the Sunday dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty J. Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Rotterdam is indeed a Fight Night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Eye vs. Correia on the Pittsburgh card has magically turned into Marion Reneau vs. the returning Ashlee Evans-Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 So ... what to make of this https://twitter.com/UnderArmour/status/684819995872858113 @arielhelwani Ariel Helwani Retweeted Under Armour This tweet isn't accurate, per multiple ppl. He hasn't announced anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 I believe his test camp doesn't end until next week. I think they're confusing fighting with training and supplement with octagon for cage like a bunch of other people do. Jeremy Botter @jeremybotter 6m6 minutes agoParadise, NV UFC 197 will take place at the MGM Grand, per @latimespugmire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Jeremy Botter @jeremybotter 9m9 minutes ago FYI, I'm told the plan is still to announce the UFC 197 fights during tomorrow's Green Bay/Washington game on FOX. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 So over or under 1.5 million buys for Conor McGregor attempting to become UFC's first double champion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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