UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo II (12/2/2017) - Detroit, MI (Little Caesars Arena)

[Elsalvajeloco]

For those who want to know what happened during the station censor

 

[Jiji]

Herb Dean: most overrated referee?

[J.T.]

Why did Herb just threaten to deduct a point from Teymur for not being an idiot?

For a guy that seems to be complaining about not getting the amount of rumble he wants, Klose is not exactly taking the fight to Teymur.

[J.T.]

9 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said:

For those who want to know what happened during the station censor

 

Cortney Casey thought she won that fight, but that eye that was nearly swollen shut told a different story.

[Jiji]

I should say, and it isn't said often enough on message boards and social media, officiating any sport is super difficult, but doubly so in MMA. It has an awful lot of subjectivity to it and human beings' health and safety is on the line. But, yeah, Herb is *Joe Namath mode* struggle-ing */Joe Namath mode*.

[J.T.]

And now an eyepoke...

There is a whole lot of absolutely nothing going on in this fight.

[Jiji]

Round 1 of Cowboy/Medeiros has to be a round of the year contender. Back and forth, both guys dropped, a low blow... It was The One Billy Gunn of MMA rounds. It had it all.

[Elsalvajeloco]

Yancy trying to steal the crown of "I Was Knocked Out and then I Wasn't" this weekend from Ryan Janes.

[J.T.]

Cowboy / Medeiros is the fight of the fucking night.  What a brawl!

[Jiji]

The last mounted elbow Yancy hit with Cowboy's skull right against the mat was so fucking gross. Such a deep thud.

[Jiji]

Fight of the year contender 100%.

[J.T.]

Poor Cowboy.  He couldn't get any oxygen through that broken nose. 

Good win for a nearly knocked the fuck out Yancy Medeiros.

[Elsalvajeloco]

Man, goddamn Alvarez vs. Gaethje was so brutal.

[DreamBroken]

Jesus, that was insane. Definitely did not see that finish coming. All the great unbeaten records are getting killed... Joanna, Garbrandt, Gaethje, etc. One of Eddie's most impressive performances for sure.

[Jiji]

The head movement and ability to stay out of an out and out brawl with Gaethje was the difference. Those leg kicks were disgusting but Eddie showed a lot of heart to persevere. Some of the body shots Gaethje took were unreal. That guy has to be one of the toughest fighters that isn't just a can.

[S.K.o.S.]

 

 

[Craig H]

I guess Pettis and Cejudo thought they needed to cool the crowd down a bit.

[Elsalvajeloco]

*Pencils in Knockout of the Year*

[The Natural]

Timmmmmberrrr!

[Craig H]

That was a fucking disgusting beating. I rarely feel bad for fighters, but man, I was yelling for Herb to stop the fight.

[Elsalvajeloco]

IIRC Frankie's injury isn't too serious so we could be seeing Holloway vs. Edgar sooner than later, which is good.

[Jiji]

12 minutes ago, Craig H said:

That was a fucking disgusting beating. I rarely feel bad for fighters, but man, I was yelling for Herb to stop the fight.

Aldo went out like a bull, throwing everything he had into his looping, sloppy hooks and Max just beat him to the punch with crisp combinations of jabs and straights. A masterclass. Does Aldo retire? He's a shell of his former self and was just outclassed by the champ, who now holds two victories of Jose. Maybe an extended hiatus?

Show as a whole was really good though the Cejudo fight kind of put a damper on it. It's a weird feeling knowing that Alvarez and Gaethje delivered an awesome fight but it wasn't even the best of the night. Featherweight isn't really interesting now and I could see Holloway holding the title for a significant stretch. I need Ngannou vs. Miocic in my life, so hopefully that fight is scheduled for early 2018. I'd like to see an Alvarez/Poirier rematch or Eddie vs. Nate Diaz.

[Elsalvajeloco]

Just now, Oyaji said:

 

Aldo went out like a bull, throwing everything he had into his looping, sloppy hooks and Max just beat him to the punch with crisp combinations of jabs and straights. A masterclass.

Show as a whole was really good though the Cejudo fight kind of put a damper on it. It's a weird feeling knowing that Alvarez and Gaethje delivered an awesome fight but it wasn't even the best of the night. Featherweight isn't really interesting now and I could see Holloway holding the title for a significant stretch. I need Ngannou vs. Miocic in my life, so hopefully that fight is scheduled for early 2018. I'd like to see an Alvarez/Poirier rematch or Eddie vs. Nate Diaz. 

For me I think is featherweight is still plenty interesting because Frankie Edgar presents an intriguing style for Holloway. Edgar is the first high level wrestler Max has faced since who? Bermudez? That was his last non McGregor loss. I don't Frankie being interested in having a straight up boxing match like Max has had since he has been on this streak. I think Frankie is still good enough to get those takedowns and have good ground control.

[hammerva]

1 hour ago, The Natural said:

 

Timmmmmberrrr!

All I can think of when I saw that knockout was that great GIF that someone made of Fedor punching that Rogers guy in Strikeforce and made it look like his head flew off his body and got squished by the cage.   Stipe might still be a better all around fighter but man Francis is incredibly dangerous

If there is anyone that could shut Conor up in the MMA world, Max could be the guy right now.   Dana probably wants the fight, Max definitely wants the fight.  McGregor I am not so sure about that.    .   

[Jiji]

13 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said:

For me I think is featherweight is still plenty interesting because Frankie Edgar presents an intriguing style for Holloway. Edgar is the first high level wrestler Max has faced since who? Bermudez? That was his last non McGregor loss. I don't Frankie being interested in having a straight up boxing match like Max has had since he has been on this streak. I think Frankie is still good enough to get those takedowns and have good ground control.

Lamas is no slouch and went 0 for 6 for his takedowns on Holloway. I see Holloway as a newer, better version of Frankie Edgar at least in terms of footwork, defense, and boxing. Obviously, he's not the wrestler, at least offensively, that Edgar is. Could be a good one but I'd put Max down as a significant favourite.