Elsalvajeloco Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 Barao was looking fine up until he got knocked out. Small victories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 man, when Barao was on his way up and on the top, he was one of my favorite fighters to watch. once he lost that title, he fell off harder than anybody i've seen. he hasn't won in 2 1/2 years. he's 2-6 AFTER TJ beat him for the belt. he's missed weight a couple of times, and was admitted to the hospital once due to weight cutting. i think it's time to take a LONG time off and then re-evaluate if this is something he can still do on this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 Maybe it's only for this show, but ESPN+ starts recording from the pre show run throughs. Apparently, I went way too far back with the marker and found some production guy doing the Buffer intros in an effort to watch Albu/Whitmire. 11 minutes ago, twiztor said: man, when Barao was on his way up and on the top, he was one of my favorite fighters to watch. once he lost that title, he fell off harder than anybody i've seen. he hasn't won in 2 1/2 years. he's 2-6 AFTER TJ beat him for the belt. he's missed weight a couple of times, and was admitted to the hospital once due to weight cutting. i think it's time to take a LONG time off and then re-evaluate if this is something he can still do on this level. This is it for him at the UFC level. This was likely his last opportunity especially since he was buried on the prelims. They put him against a flawed fighter in Luke Sanders for reason, most likely hoping he can get a finish. And it looked that way until he got caught. I think the weight cuts took so much out of him and the fact he took some beatings along with that didn't help his cause. He will likely have some confidence booster set ups outside UFC and end up in PFL, RIZIN, or Bellator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Realistically, that has to be it for Renan Barao in the UFC right? He went 0-4 and 1-6 in seven fights. Also, he's not losing to top guys. Now, he's losing to borderline cab drivers and Becky Lynch's ex. This has to be one of the most meteoric clines for a former UFC champion in history. On par with Johny Hendricks. I mean when Barao was on top, he looked like a beast and close to unbeatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 Andrea Lee would be an interesting matchup for Valentina. Her striking is pretty good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 I don't like Aljamain throwing some of his punches from the equator, but he is performing so much better in this nip tuck battles. He's not giving away rounds anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 KRON LAUGHS AT YOUR FOUR WINDS! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 I thought the face of Ashlee Evans-Smith was busted up. Myles Jury is making that look like the after shot of a Youtube makeup tutorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 That fight was goddamn sensational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 i'll just say now that Luque-Barbarena is early pick for Fight of the Year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 I certainly agree with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 THE CURSE HAS BEEN LIFTED! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Shit, I'll have to go back and watch that fight because I chose the EC match over Bryan Barbarena. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 38 minutes ago, Oyaji said: Shit, I'll have to go back and watch that fight because I chose the EC match over Bryan Barbarena. Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Cortney Casey: Queen of the close decision. she should make some changes so that every fight she has isn't extremely close, and maybe she can win some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 It is extremely difficult to dislike Paul Felder in and out of the cage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Holy SHIT. 26 seconds, did they say? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: Holy SHIT. 26 seconds, did they say? Yes. Francis Ngannou hits hard and then some. Also looks like Cain Velasquez has injured his knee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Dynamite Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 What a tremendously depressing weekend of MMA. I even watched the Invicta card. Everything awful that could have happened did, four cards in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Cain Velasquez lost quickly by TKO on the first Fox card in November 2011 to Junior dos Santos and now ESPN's with Francis Ngannou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 Cain was throwing his strikes from way too far out. He was looking for that takedown after getting close and Francis got him off immediately. Then, it was over from there. Never seen someone just outmuscle Cain like that even if the fight was sub 30 seconds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Scary power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 18 minutes ago, John E. Dynamite said: What a tremendously depressing weekend of MMA. I even watched the Invicta card. Everything awful that could have happened did, four cards in a row. I thought tonight's card was pretty good. Holtzman vs. Lentz was fun. Andrea Lee looked like she should challenge for the belt in a couple fights. Manny Bermudez had a nice looking sub. Aljamain Sterling won the Battle of New York. Luque vs. Barberena was fight of the year stuff. Kron Gracie ended the Gracie Zuffa curse. Paul Felder had another fun fight like he always does and called out the winner of Barboza/Gaethje which is happening in his hometown. Francis Ngannou took the title of scariest HW from Cain. I can't say that about any of the other cards I saw this week (ShoBox, TR Boxing on ESPN, PBC on Fox, and both Bellators). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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