UFC on FX: The Smashes Finale - Norman Parke in LW final

Mellor

Hank Schrader wrote: »

If i'm wrong i'll be the first to hold my hand up. All i mean by this is i wish he'd take pride in his country NI rather than England

I think you have the wrong idea altogether. Tbh. I thought it was quite obvious he thinks of himsekf as northern Irish. You off in left field over a single comment.



As for the event, I really enjoyed that.
Parke dominated. Whitaker looked good.
Pearson smashed standing.

Nice to see Lombard relax this time and let his hands go.

unknown13

Can we say George Sotoropoluous is one of the most overrated fighters in recent years in the UFC.

DrPhilG

Pearson just said that during filming, George punched one of Team UKs boxing coaches. The boxing coach then laid George out cold.

He says they all got a screaming from Dana for it.

unknown13

DrPhilG wrote: »

Pearson just said that during filming, George punched one of Team UKs boxing coaches. The boxing coach then laid George out cold.

He says they all got a screaming from Dana for it.

Idiot George is. Hopefully he gets released but I don't think he will.

Shazbot

DrPhilG wrote: »

Pearson just said that during filming, George punched one of Team UKs boxing coaches. The boxing coach then laid George out cold.

He says they all got a screaming from Dana for it.

Any link to that story?

I was annoyed with the plaque presentation being at the post fight presser. It was almost like they forgot after the fight.

Delighted for Norman and Pearson. I'm sure the other finalists will get contracts aswell. Two exciting fights.

califano

Very much doubt George was knocked out cold.

jayteecork

Jesus Christ Hector looked scary good.
And the size of the ****. Hope he Sparks Bisping and make Anderson take notice.

Ush1

Palhares seems to really panic when he can't get to a leg and then just sort of give up.

DrPhilG

http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12/pearson-sotiropoulos-punched-coach-was-knocked-out-in-tuf-filming

unknown13

Anyone see Palhares has another excuse for a loss. First, he accused Marquardt of greasing, then he blames his broken foot. Highly doubt the result would have been different.

MrStuffins

DrPhilG wrote: »

http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12/pearson-sotiropoulos-punched-coach-was-knocked-out-in-tuf-filming

Now, I didn't watch The Smashes, but from what I can gather this fight between Sots & the coach was not mentioned on the show.

Now, what kind of "reality" show doesn't mention something so big? I mean, grand it was off camera, but they ignored it? This makes no sense!

Mellor

MrStuffins wrote: »

Now, I didn't watch The Smashes, but from what I can gather this fight between Sots & the coach was not mentioned on the show.

Now, what kind of "reality" show doesn't mention something so big? I mean, grand it was off camera, but they ignored it? This makes no sense!

It's not really the behaviour they want to promote/highlight. If it was a contestant he'd he shown the door immediately. George was lucky he was needed for the finale.
It may not have been off camera either.

Mellor

MrStuffins wrote: »

Now, I didn't watch The Smashes, but from what I can gather this fight between Sots & the coach was not mentioned on the show.

Now, what kind of "reality" show doesn't mention something so big? I mean, grand it was off camera, but they ignored it? This makes no sense!

It's not really the behaviour they want to promote/highlight. If it was a contestant he'd he shown the door immediately. George was lucky he was needed for the finale.
It may not have been off camera either.

MrStuffins

Mellor wrote: »

It's not really the behaviour they want to promote/highlight. If it was a contestant he'd he shown the door immediately. George was lucky he was needed for the finale.
It may not have been off camera either.

I knew this would be the answer so I should've pre-empted it.

TUF has had a history of bad behaviour. I mean, the whole point of the show is getting these guys to spend so much time together in a small space and isolated from the outside world that sh*t goes down!

About George being lucky, you're dead right. Remember Jessie Taylor got the boot for what he did? All the other fighters who got kicked off for violence outside of the cage?

Sure Jeremy Jackson got the boot for getting laid!

Devastator

TUF smashes was a joke is terms of discipline. From what has already been said to the english team getting & using a mobile phone and were let off scott free. No backups and no plan B means they could effectively do what they wanted

Mellor

Devastator wrote: »

TUF smashes was a joke is terms of discipline. From what has already been said to the english team getting & using a mobile phone and were let off scott free. No backups and no plan B means they could effectively do what they wanted

There were two back ups brought in?

DrPhilG

Mellor wrote: »

There were two back ups brought in?

There was no option for the whole scale discipline breach though. If one person had used a mobile they would have been booted. But with half of Team UK guilty they couldn't do anything.

Similarly with Norman texting a result. If it had been one of the already eliminated fighters I think they'd have been kicked out but because Norman was in the semi by that stage and there had already been a few replacements it would have messed up the show to kick him out.

Xlami

Hank Schrader wrote: »

Ever since that pratt parke gave his allegiance to the english rugby team over Ireland/NI i've wished him nothing but bad


Besides all that Freakshow is a really sound down to earth guy and a damn good fighter to boot

I hope norm gets pummelled

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