General UFC thread

[yeseye]

'Kimbo'?

He passed many years ago, much to everyone's shock, from an enlarged heart.

Apologies,
I must have forgotten that one!
RIP.

 

[Bigga]

Okay, after 'Slice', I thought I'd post a couple of backgrounds on fighters by the same film maker. I'm sure a few of you know these already.

In particular, Strickland always struck me as someone with a racist background and I wasn't sure what it was, so it was always weird to see who his best friend was. That aside I understand the mindset of Strickland cos I was there as a kid and young man and I found some new respect for him.

Like we, unlucky few, he was a 'Lost Boy'...

 

[Don Karleone]

There are rumours that Tsarukyan has an injury and is out. Fucking hope not

 

[Don Karleone]

Now confirmed. Makhachev will now be facing Moicano for the lightweight title.



Fuck sake

 

[Don Karleone]

Been a great card tonight

 

[Don Karleone]

That was the main event. What a scrap. Merab is an animal.

 

[Don Karleone]

Bryce Mitchell, what a ****.

 

[Don Karleone]

Shara v MVP coming up

 

[Don Karleone]

Beautiful

 

[Don Karleone]

Good scrap this

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Feel like UFC has declined massively in popularity in recent years. I know it's mixed martial arts and wrestling is part of that but it's so boring to watch someone just try to smother somebody for 25 minutes. I'm not totally against grappling, I enjoy watching the aggressive submission artists like Oliveira but too many of the current champions are snooze inducing.

The only fight they could make at the moment that would keep me up until 5am would be Aspinall vs Jones.

The judges need reminding damage is the most important factor. The guys who always guaranteed a great scrap like Gaethje, Ferguson, Poirier, Holloway, Mcgregor etc are all on the decline aswell.

Pereira losing to Ankalaev was a disaster for the promotion.

I feel a big Saudi cash injection or similar into a kickboxing promotion could knock it off its perch in the next decade or so.

 

[Kinkybyname]

... this is a thread? Sheesh

 

[KearsleyBlue]

Feel like UFC has declined massively in popularity in recent years. I know it's mixed martial arts and wrestling is part of that but it's so boring to watch someone just try to smother somebody for 25 minutes. I'm not totally against grappling, I enjoy watching the aggressive submission artists like Oliveira but too many of the current champions are snooze inducing.

The only fight they could make at the moment that would keep me up until 5am would be Aspinall vs Jones.

The judges need reminding damage is the most important factor. The guys who always guaranteed a great scrap like Gaethje, Ferguson, Poirier, Holloway, Mcgregor etc are all on the decline aswell.

Pereira losing to Ankalaev was a disaster for the promotion.

I feel a big Saudi cash injection or similar into a kickboxing promotion could knock it off its perch in the next decade or so.

All the big stars are gone. Even though they were c*nts McGregor and Rousey brought more eyeballs to it.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

All the big stars are gone. Even though they were c*nts McGregor and Rousey brought more eyeballs to it.

Yeah it's a shame how Conor has gone downhill, he was actually really charismatic when he first came onto the scene and I loved how he talked the talk then walked the walk. Cocaine has ruined him like it has a lot of people.

They should let them all get back on the steroids. I miss the TRT era. Vitor Belfort having a career resurgence in his late 30s after 40 fights wheel kicking everybody was great.

 

[Don Karleone]

Parkin won that imo

 

[Chak19]

Feel like UFC has declined massively in popularity in recent years. I know it's mixed martial arts and wrestling is part of that but it's so boring to watch someone just try to smother somebody for 25 minutes. I'm not totally against grappling, I enjoy watching the aggressive submission artists like Oliveira but too many of the current champions are snooze inducing.

The only fight they could make at the moment that would keep me up until 5am would be Aspinall vs Jones.

The judges need reminding damage is the most important factor. The guys who always guaranteed a great scrap like Gaethje, Ferguson, Poirier, Holloway, Mcgregor etc are all on the decline aswell.

Pereira losing to Ankalaev was a disaster for the promotion.

I feel a big Saudi cash injection or similar into a kickboxing promotion could knock it off its perch in the next decade or so.

Ankalaev is more of a striker than a wrestler.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Ankalaev is more of a striker than a wrestler.

True he's actually rather entertaining apart from the Pereira fight, I mentioned that as Pereira seemed to be the one they were pushing as the new face of the UFC and for him to lose his belt like that was definitely not what Dana wanted to see.

 

[Don Karleone]

It's a more rounded event now. It isn't all about the main card, the prelims can often provide more entertainment.

 

[Don Karleone]

I like Molly but surely that is it now.

 

[goatfeeder100]

Very self aware for her to acknowledge she's not up to it and call it a day.