epwar Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 How can Daniel Cormier be so dominant, yet so damn boring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 He did way more tonight than he did against Mir and Nelson and treated his opponent like a WCW jobber in 1992. That's all I ask for. He almost did the Benoit-Sabu spot. That could have been ugly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Great main event. This is why I love MMA. No one predicted the main event would happen that way. This is also why I love the bantamweights. These guys don't get tired and just don't gas. Dillashaw's pace was unbelievable. Liked that he got the finish so there was no doubt or argument at the end. So, Dillashaw/Assuncao next? Will Dominick Cruz go through a miraculous recovery suddenly? What about Team Alpha Male? Will Dillashaw leave and go with Duane Ludwig to Colorado? Great performance by Lawler. Ellenberger cemented himself as a gatekeeper tonight. Looking forward to the next lovefest on MMA Roasted since Ellenberger is their boy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Anybody call THAT in the main event? I sure didn't. Congratulations to TJ Dillashaw beating Renan Barao for the UFC Banatamweight Championship. Barao loses his first fight since his debut back in 2005. What a punch TJ hit Barao with in the first round for the sound of it and sending Barao across the Octagon. One of the biggest ever upsets. I was confident Daniel Cormier would beat up Dan Henderson but not like that. Cormier dominated and put Hendo to sleep with a quick Rear Naked Choke. Something seeing the clueless look on Hendo's face after waking up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 D'oh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LethalStriker Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 TJ Dillashaw is the first TUF Fighter not to win his season to become a UFC champion, These are the matches that should take place next in the BW division: TJ Dillashaw vs. Raphael Assuncao II Dominick Cruz vs. Takeya Mizugaki Renan Barao vs. Francisco Rivera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 What's more crazy is how easy Dodson ran through Dillashaw.... I'd love to see that rematch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I am watching the Post Fight show and it really sounded like Sonnen claim that Varner faked the ankle injury doing the 'it always seems to happen to him" line. Since Sonnen is basically Dana White's media puppet that seems interesting I still don't understand why people are taking about Cruz. He hasn't fought in about 2 years and has at least 2 setbacks trying to recover. Even if Cruz does come back to fight, he needs at least one fight to prove himself in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivpvideos Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Cruz vs Barao would be a good #1 contender fight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I am watching the Post Fight show and it really sounded like Sonnen claim that Varner faked the ankle injury doing the 'it always seems to happen to him" line. Since Sonnen is basically Dana White's media puppet that seems interesting I still don't understand why people are taking about Cruz. He hasn't fought in about 2 years and has at least 2 setbacks trying to recover. Even if Cruz does come back to fight, he needs at least one fight to prove himself in my opinion I think that was just Sonnen being a dick. In the same show White said Varner was a stud for finishing the round on an injured leg. I think the reason people are talking about Cruz is because physically he seems to match up better with Dillashaw than Barao. Also, if Cruz asks for a shot at the title, UFC says they would give it to him if he comes back. Now I pretty much agree. When he does finally fight it will have been almost 3 years since his last one, and that's just insane to me that he'd be fighting for the title again automatically. Even Randy Couture wasn't "retired" this long when he fought Tim Sylvia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 He did way more tonight than he did against Mir and Nelson and treated his opponent like a WCW jobber in 1992. That's all I ask for. He almost did the Benoit-Sabu spot. That could have been ugly. Mir and Big Country are 3 times the size of Hendo. Not that he couldn't have done the same to them like he did to Barnett, but there's a huge size difference. Cruz vs Barao would be a good #1 contender fight Where do you leave someone who's been on a roll recently like Mizugaki? At this point Mizugaki is way more deserving of a title shot than Cruz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epwar Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Dana already thinking a Barao/Dillashaw rematch would be great. *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 He did way more tonight than he did against Mir and Nelson and treated his opponent like a WCW jobber in 1992. That's all I ask for. He almost did the Benoit-Sabu spot. That could have been ugly. Mir and Big Country are 3 times the size of Hendo. Not that he couldn't have done the same to them like he did to Barnett Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Personally, I'm sick of all the rematches as of late. But Barao's camp is already campaigning for the rematch, so what can you do? I think you should put Mizugaki in there against Barao. Mizugaki has looked impressive as of late, but he still hasn't really shown me anything that he can be the champion. If Mizugaki wants to be champion, he should be able to beat someone like Barao. Assuncao deserves the fight. He beat Dillashaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 As much as I like Barao, he doesn't deserve an immediate rematch. The fight was to one sided. TJ/Assuncao makes the most sense with Barao fighting Mizugaki or Cruz if he can ever get healthy in a title contender eliminator with Mizugaki fighting someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I'm just worried Barao and his manager will pull the "we were the dominant champion, you called us pound for pound best in the world" line of garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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