TheNotrap
10.23.21 | Any thoughts on today's fight?
I hope (overweight) Paulo loses, but that's unlikely to happen. |
MO
10.23.21 | it's funny i'm really not into this card, but hoping costa loses too |
Josh D.
10.23.21 | What's with this overweight narrative, he came in half a pound under, no?
Not sure on a pick, but should be a good fight. I also like to see Jessica because she is nice to look at. Rest of the card looks meh. 267 is another story, damn. |
Colton
10.23.21 | He came in 20 pounds over and then blamed Marvin for asking him about it lmao |
Colton
10.23.21 | the whole situation is really weird. I think Adesanya just destroyed Paulo mentally |
Josh D.
10.23.21 | ooohhh they made it a LHW fight, didn't realize that |
Colton
10.23.21 | yeah he tried to move it to 195 like 4 days ago and couldnāt even make that. his demeanour throughout interviews has basically been āidgafā too. really shameful honestly |
Colton
10.23.21 | like sure we see guys miss weight fairly often but they at least try, regardless of how poorly they planned it out. Paulo just didnāt even attempt to cut |
Colton
10.23.21 | he honestly might have been trying to weigh himself out of the fight but Marvin is a G and just didnāt care |
Josh D.
10.23.21 | I know the typical reasons fighters give, but I just don't think it's worth it to go through such weight cuts. Fucking move up, are you are good fighter? Do you have confidence in your abilities? Then move up. |
TheNotrap
10.23.21 | Agreed. If a fighter struggles to make the weight he has to move up. Paulo disrespected the sport, fellow fighters, and Vettori. He's likely to be cut if he loses the fight (which I doubt will happen). |
Colton
10.23.21 | I believe the solution isn't to move up, but to just have some discipline between fight camps so they don't balloon up to like 30-40 pounds above their weight class. Then they wouldn't have to do these huge weight cuts to begin with |
TheNotrap
10.23.21 | Taking a bigger cut of the paycheck would also help. Paulo will only be left without 20% of his purse, which is ridiculous. It should be at least 40%. |
Colton
10.23.21 | Definitely should yeah. Hopefully Dana will cut him a check for still taking the fight and saving the card (it has nothing else going for it besides this fight) |
Divaman
10.23.21 | I know it's a week later, but that main event last Saturday was horrible. |
Colton
10.23.21 | it was a sacrifice for the next ppv card. but yeah you know a fight is boring when the main story people are talking about afterwards is whether Aspenās coach was too mean to her between rounds |
Josh D.
10.23.21 | This card has suuucckked
Main event about to start, but itās outcome will be annoying either way: both guys, full of shit excuses for their Izzy loss, will be calling for a rematch. |
widowslaugh123
10.24.21 | I guess Iām glad vettori won? |
TheNotrap
10.24.21 | Good fight. Glad Vettori won.
RIP Paulo |
Gnocchi
10.24.21 | --RIP Paulo--
Yeah this week's press on the matter is pre bad. Imagine giving excuses for not doing your job like that (he gets paid, do the work mentality here). Sorry boss, I know there was a deadline, but we didn't finish building that bridge...*walks off jobsite*). If you know your fights are in that 185 mark, wouldn't it make sense to not put on 30plus between events? |
TheNotrap
10.24.21 | Agreed šÆ |
Colton
10.25.21 | that is the correct take Gnocchi. ppl tell fighters to move up, which they could do, but they could also just stay at the weight class they usually fight at and not get so out of shape between fights
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Colton
10.25.21 | am I the only one who likes Marvin? he's a very genuine guy and pretty funny |
TheNotrap
10.29.21 | Any thoughts guys?
Blachowicz vs. Teixeira - Polish power, by TKO
Petr Yan vs. Cory Sandhagen - Petr, by blind judging
Islam Makhachev vs. Dan Hooker - Islam, by decision
Alexander Volkov vs. Marcin Tybura - Volkov, by decision
Li Jingliang vs. Khamzat Chimaev - No contest (attempted cannibalism by Khamzat)
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Volkan Oezdemir - Ankalaev, by TKO |
widowslaugh123
10.29.21 | Texeira by decision
Sandbags by decision
Hooker by tko
Volkov by tko
Jingliang by tko |
Josh D.
10.29.21 | I moved my therapist appointment so it wouldn't interfere with the main card. |
TheNotrap
10.29.21 | Jingliang? |
TheNotrap
10.29.21 | Well he looked badass at the face off |
MO
10.29.21 | Such a massive card |
Colton
10.29.21 | Jingliang is dirty af hope he loses. rooting for Sandhagen big time too |
Trundle
10.30.21 | remember, 267 is a mid-day card and free
EDIT: LMAO, nvm $$$$$ |
Colton
10.30.21 | pretty sure it's just behind ESPN+ but is not a ppv. should also be on Fight Pass and cable for Canadians |
Trundle
10.30.21 | https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/is-ufc-267-free-in-canada.4210760/ |
Colton
10.30.21 | lmao it's free everywhere but here nice |
Deez
10.30.21 | Hookers becoming one of my fave fighters with his attitude. Just a crazy mfer. Saw some footage of him going HARD on Izzy in training too they all say he's a manic don't they hahah think he gets decisioned easily though. Have a feeling Glover will get it done. Hope sandy get beat Yan too, Yan irks me I dunno why. Dope af card tho. Khamzat obvs |
TheNotrap
10.30.21 | Yeah, Hooker is the man, I also love the dude |
Colton
10.30.21 | Sandhagen is one of the coolest fighters for me. love his fighting style and attitude. also he beat TJ fuck the judges |
Colton
10.30.21 | crazy comeback KO from Lerone Murphy just now |
Frost15
10.30.21 | RIP Joe Rogan |
Colton
10.30.21 | yeah it's messed up RIP |
Colton
10.30.21 | this card slaps |
Josh D.
10.30.21 | lol the ref for the Saint Denis fight, what the fuck |
Colton
10.30.21 | worst ref ever... egregious incompetence |
Colton
10.30.21 | ppl talk about how hard it is to be a ref, but you have to be a certified idiot to do this bad of a job |
Colton
10.30.21 | you could literally pull random ppl off the street and get them to ref that fight and they would do a better job |
Josh D.
10.30.21 | Honestly card a touch underwhelming until Yan-Sandhagen. Yan is a terminator. |
Deez
10.30.21 | Yannis an absolute beast. Actually though Corey won 1 and 2 but Yann doing Yan. Stellar fighter. |
Colton
10.30.21 | card a touch underwhelming? what have you been watching? |
Josh D.
10.30.21 | Chimaev was a fast finish, Volkov and Ankalaev fights were mostly boring. |
Colton
10.30.21 | the Chimaev fight was incredible, Volkov one was boring but Ankalaev was pretty good. also a lot of amazing prelim fights, did you only watch the main card? |
Deez
10.30.21 | Fucking great to see , wish I hadn't stopped betting had a feeling Glover would do it. Sucks to see jannlose he's a good dude. Don't think he holds it long anyway but still. Amazing to see him get gold at last |
MO
10.30.21 | Jan looked totally off... weird |
Josh D.
10.30.21 | I watched it all, but Iām talking about main. A quick RNC isnāt interesting. |
TheNotrap
10.30.21 | Grandpa Glover is something to behold |
Colton
10.30.21 | idk how you can watch the flawless technique of someone like Chimaev and not find that interesting... the way he set that up and kept making adjustments was beautiful |
TheNotrap
10.30.21 | He made it look so easy |
Colton
10.30.21 | that whole wave of fighters from Dagestan are so compelling to me, everything about them is like some shit right out of a movie. Chimaev and Makhachev could easily both be champions by next year |
TheNotrap
10.30.21 | Khamzat seems unstoppable. Future champ right there |
Colton
10.30.21 | 100% a future champ yeah, the question is whether it'll be Usman who he takes it from |
Colton
10.30.21 | but Usman only has another 2-3 fights in him imo, I could see him beating Colby and then maybe Leon and calling it a career |
hal1ax
10.30.21 | yooooo grandpa glover lets gooo lol was not expecting that. and yea islam and khamzat are fuckin beasts |
TheNotrap
10.30.21 | He will be champ at 170 and 185 |
Colton
10.31.21 | https://twitter.com/danthehangman/status/1454581730338385926?t=Iu0yRd391qpzt2t5kRr6rQ&s=19 |
Colton
10.31.21 | still just so blown away by Khamzat and Islam |
hal1ax
10.31.21 | so how do we think glover will do against jiri ? |
Colton
10.31.21 | Jiriās takedown defence is largely untested right? so thereās definitely the possibility of Glover taking him down and just smothering him but I think Jiri blasting him to another dimension is a more likely outcome |
Colton
10.31.21 | I would like to see Glover just retire, walk away on top |
hal1ax
11.01.21 | yea i had the same thought. can't even recall seeing jiri defend a takedown before. his standup is fuckin wild though. like an even weirder, lankier tony ferguson |
Colton
11.01.21 | yeah and with way more power. I feel like his style being so unorthodox at times though could allow him to get taken down. but if he has good takedown defence he's gonna be so fun to watch going forward |
widowslaugh123
11.02.21 | For 268 Iām going
Vera tko
Burgos decision
Gaethje tko
Weili decision
Covington decision |
Colton
11.03.21 | if you bet Covington by decision you would make a lot of money if you're right |
widowslaugh123
11.03.21 | Nah I aināt betting I just like ruffling feathers |
TheNotrap
11.04.21 | My predictions:
Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington - Colby, by decision
Rose Namajunas vs. Zhang Weili - Rose, by decision
Justin Gaethje vs. Michael Chandler - Gaethje, by TKO
Shane Burgos vs. Billy Quarantillo - Burgos, by TKO
Frankie Edgar vs. Marlon Vera - Vera, by decision
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Deez
11.04.21 | I'm so bummed I'm gonna miss the fights I'm at my first gig since last march and all an day fest at that I'll be far too shitfaced to be staying up until 6. Gonna try and avoid the internet till I get home but always gets spoilt somehow |
TheNotrap
11.04.21 | Gigs & parties come first. |
Josh D.
11.04.21 | Hopefully Rose's Nazi relatives will see her lose, praise be. |
TheNotrap
11.04.21 | ? Nazi relatives? |
Josh D.
11.04.21 | Why do you think her grandfather was killed by Communists, which led to her "better dead than red" statement before the first fight. |
TheNotrap
11.04.21 | I wasn't aware of that, I thought it was just antagonism towards China's totalitarian regime. I think she later apologized. |
widowslaugh123
11.04.21 | I thought she was Lithuanian? |
Deez
11.04.21 | Her grandfather or great grandfather was shot by Russian KGB in the occupation of Lituanian during the war I think
It kinda pissed me off to, Ive been a fan of Rose since Invicta, One of about 2 WMMA fighters ive ever gave a fuck about but pushing that freedom vs Commnism shit was dumb af. Its one woman/person not the entire nation or head of state etc etc but she said it had been taken well out of context and didnt mean it personally, was using it to get into war mode etc etc. These are fighters. They gott go places. I actually wanted Welli to beat her, first time ive ever routed against rose. Didnt end well. And seeing how badly Welli took the loss I flip flpped faster than Joe Rogan back to Team Rose. |
Colton
11.04.21 | Rose is a very strange individual |
Colton
11.04.21 | case in point https://streamable.com/dmnrqe |
widowslaugh123
11.04.21 | Ok what the fuck |
Josh D.
11.04.21 | idk what exactly the deal is with her relatives, but I've grown tired of her regardless |
Colton
11.04.21 | yeah the backstory there doesn't really matter, still shitty to put the blame for that on Weili solely because of her ethnicity |
TheNotrap
11.04.21 | I love both girls. The fight should be fireworks |
Deez
11.04.21 | Backstory absolutely matters as theres context rather than some dumb american just going 'YERRR FUCK CHINA DUDE' shes not putting it 'soley' on Welli is she?? hahah Think its clear Welli didnt blast grandaddys heard off 80 years ago. She sees a fighter repping communist china, and using her families harsh history to get her in the zone for fighting which she has had trouble with in the past. I think she fucked up, she also said some shit like 'could she even speak out if she wanted to??' but Welli just offered to take her to China an educate her. Unfortunately not matching that classiness by complaining about early stoppages and shit for months after. If you watch embedded you can see Cejudo watching the fight with her and interestingly its like she cant even watch it, sulking almost which usually isnt a good sign. |
cvlts
11.04.21 | damn thats crazy.
anyways, thug rose, by decision. |
Colton
11.04.21 | backstory does not matter, Weili is not responsible for anything that happened to Rose or her family. it's like saying it's ok to blame a random black person because your aunt was mugged by a black dude or something.
"She sees a fighter repping communist china"
she literally just reps her country like every other fighter does
"she also said some shit like 'could she even speak out if she wanted to??'"
her acknowledging this makes her point even stupider |
Deez
11.04.21 | Colby is even cringer than usual on the presser fk me |
TheNotrap
11.04.21 | https://youtu.be/LM7X1N8JRms
š„š„š„ |
widowslaugh123
11.04.21 | Dude Covington 10-8ād the whole press conference |
widowslaugh123
11.04.21 | And made Weili fall in love |
Trundle
11.04.21 | Pat started grooming Rose when she was like 14. |
Deez
11.05.21 | Yeah like admitted it was love at first sight too...which was at 14
'covington 10-8' hahah not a fucking chance. Usman laughed at him whole time. Even pulling shit about his father got no reaction. His trash talk is terrible live, he needs to pre prepare that shit or it doesn't land especially when he stamboes half the time getting it out. Dude was mad after Usman pushed him and laughed too. Luckily he can fight. |
Colton
11.05.21 | yeah not a 10-8 but he had some chuckleworthy moments. colby's shtick will never be that entertaining to me after seeing Chael do it so much better. but it's funny sometimes |
Deez
11.05.21 | I find it funny on his interviews, promos and shit but at presser it sounds so forced and just doesn't come out properly. Being funny is about timing, Chael had that, Conor did (not any more) at this point he's got all his retarded, soaring eagle ,maga crew that cheer his everyword tho so mission occomplished for him.
I'm going Usman close decision. Hope he lays Colby out tho
Rose submission in the main 3. Looking forward to seeing perreira too
Routing for Usman,rose,Justin tho
Chandler decision |
TheNotrap
11.05.21 | I don't know if Chandler's chin can handle Justin |
Deez
11.05.21 | Yeah me neither, I think chandler tries to get it to the floor. Lotta people think Justins MMA wrestling isn't as great as his credentials so I can see them mixing it up a lot. I mean they're all pick ems. |
TheNotrap
11.05.21 | I have a hunch the fight won't make it past the 2nd round. It will end in KO or TKO. |
Deez
11.05.21 | Thats the more likely outcome for sure |
TheNotrap
11.05.21 | https://youtu.be/aCMKnSgK7cY
Weigh-in |
Josh D.
11.05.21 | Oh, Al Iaquinta-Bobby Green is on this card. That should be fun. |
TheNotrap
11.06.21 | The man who lasted five rounds with Khabib. He lost his last couple of fights didn't he? |
Colton
11.06.21 | hasnāt fought in 2 years and lost his last two. but yeah him going 5 rounds with Khabib shows his toughness, although I do think Khabib was toying with him a bit in the later rounds. Al was so scared to get taken down that it allowed Khabib to just kinda sit back and light him up with jabs |
Colton
11.06.21 | but he showed awesome submission defence |
TheNotrap
11.06.21 | Do you know when the main card starts? |
Colton
11.06.21 | 10pm eastern |
TheNotrap
11.06.21 | Okay, I won't stay up until then. I'll check tomorrow AM |
Colton
11.06.21 | yeah that's probably for the best. it's fun to watch live but being able to skip from fight to fight is really nice too |
hal1ax
11.06.21 | predictions for tonight?
i'm thinking chandler / rose / and ehhh not rly sure about the usman v colby rematch. think it'll be another close one. i wonder if it'll go to the ground this time. |
Colton
11.07.21 | Chandler/Weili/Usman |
hal1ax
11.07.21 | weili? interesting. i feel like rose is a bad matchup for her but i guess we'll see |
Colton
11.07.21 | I think Weili will take over after the first round or two |
Colton
11.07.21 | think Green is gonna win a decision over Iaquinta here |
Colton
11.07.21 | get ready for matt serra yelling things |
hal1ax
11.07.21 | pereira aint no jokee |
Colton
11.07.21 | huge hype train rolling in with this guy |
hal1ax
11.07.21 | i guess he KO'd izzy a while back. pretty wild. |
Colton
11.07.21 | yep, that storyline is gonna be a fun one |
Josh D.
11.07.21 | Yeah he KOd Izzy in kickboxing, and Dustin Jacoby too who fought earlier on the card.
Main card starting now, and Canelo fights in a bit too. Woof, good night of fights. |
Josh D.
11.07.21 | Yeah he KOd Izzy in kickboxing, and Dustin Jacoby too who fought earlier on the card.
Main card starting now, and Canelo fights in a bit too. Woof, good night of fights. |
Pon
11.07.21 | Holy shit that was the best opening round I've seen in a while |
Josh D.
11.07.21 | As advertised |
Colton
11.07.21 | that was fucking nuts |
hal1ax
11.07.21 | the fuckin chin on chandler is nuts. he needs to work on his gas tank though. or at least pacing himself better. |
Colton
11.07.21 | absolutely amazing shit. that's the type of fight I dream of happening when I have friends over to watch mma. but then when I actually have friends over to watch mma every fight is like Adesanya vs Romero |
hal1ax
11.07.21 | damn another crazy fight |
Colton
11.07.21 | this card is legendary so far |
Colton
11.07.21 | Weili bout to get this W |
hal1ax
11.07.21 | weili had it till that 5th round. idk why she didn't make more of an effort to get to her feet |
Josh D.
11.07.21 | lame 5th round |
hal1ax
11.07.21 | never seen colby fight that tentatively before. he seemed to do better when he went more balls out. |
widowslaugh123
11.07.21 | Worst Covington fight Iāve ever seen |
hal1ax
11.07.21 | yeah that was a weird fight. he didn't look confident at all. |
TheNotrap
11.07.21 | Awesome main card |
cvlts
11.08.21 | Don't ever wanna hear about Chandler having a glass jaw again |
Colton
11.08.21 | that fight was sick. as good as it gets pretty much |
Colton
11.08.21 | idk about you guys but I was left slightly unsatisfied by Usman Colby 2. it was a good fight, it just didnāt give me the closure I wanted. I wanted to see a dominant, decisive win, but I had Usman winning round 1 10-9 and round 2 10-8 and Colby winning the next 3 for a 47-47 draw. gotta watch it again though |
dbizzles
11.09.21 | I was good with it. Actually gave Usman 1-3, 10-8 in rd 2. Maybe I'd be upset if I wasn't hoping Usman would win. Felt decisive enough to give me closure at any rate. I still feel like I know who is the better fighter. |
MO
11.09.21 | I do feel like colby edged him out, very slightly. but they always lean in favour of the champ |
Colton
11.09.21 | the last 3 rounds were all close so I'll definitely have to rewatch before I solidify my opinion but it just would have been a lot more satisfying for me if Usman got that finish or at least very clearly took a round other than 1 and 2. great fight though. Colby vs Jorge will be fun. and then if Poirier beats Oliveira which I think he will we might get a Gaethje vs Poirier rematch for the title. that would be hype |
widowslaugh123
11.09.21 | I need to rewatch too as I was pretty drunk by the time the main event started. I was disappointed too but for the opposite reason. I thought Covington was gonna work him for 4 or 5 rounds and win a 49-46 or something but to me Usman won arguably every round except the last two maybe? Again I need to watch it over. |
Deez
11.09.21 | Could definitely argue the draw. Hard to argue Usmans the better fighter , but not by much.
Was at a festival Saturday so tried to avoid results till I got home but the one time I forgot and clicked Instagram there was a pick of Justin rose and Usman haha, ruined |
cvlts
11.09.21 | I don't really see how people are claiming Colby coulda won... seemed pretty clear to me that Usman was getting the edge over him nearly every round, if only slightly.
Also, I want whatever cycle Usman is on... dude is so clearly juiced to the gills lol |
widowslaugh123
11.09.21 | Agreed cvlts. Covington just seemed apprehensive the whole time like he didnāt want to get koād. He didnāt fight like he normally does. When he started getting chaotic and putting pace thatās when he started catching usman albeit also getting caught a little bit too. |
Colton
11.09.21 | cause he felt the power of Usman in the first fight and knew it could affect him. it broke his jaw. seemed like he had to get clipped again in the rematch for him to finally go "fuck it I'm losing and I've already been dropped, might as well just go for it" |
Deez
11.09.21 | Yeah easier to be less apprehensive before you get your jaw smashed and finished. |
TheNotrap
11.09.21 | "I had Usman winning round 1 10-9 and round 2 10-8 and Colby winning the next 3 for a 47-47 draw. gotta watch it again though"
I honestly didn't score the rounds, but when it ended I got the feeling Usman won 48-47. Colby grew throughout the fight.
"Don't ever wanna hear about Chandler having a glass jaw again"
He will have to fight smarter next time though. Chandler tries too hard to please the UFC's fan base |
TheNotrap
11.11.21 | Masvidal's out of UFC 269. It would be cool if Khamzat stepped in. |
