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General MMA Chat/News mk2

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    #5462
    Axwell
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,462 Mod ✭✭✭✭Axwell


    Zero-Cool wrote: »
    Actually it would be great if this thread title was updated to include all mma news. You could keep the other bellator, etc thread for live non UFC events but I'd still like to know what's going on with other fighters in this thread, especially Irish fighters.

    Done.


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    #5463
    Gamb!t
    Registered Users Posts: 1,390 ✭✭✭Gamb!t


    Ngannou look one to watch.


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    #5464
    Brussels Sprout
    Registered Users Posts: 7,278 ✭✭✭Brussels Sprout


    Gamb!t wrote: »
    Ngannou look one to watch.

    He looked amazing last time out as well. Good to have a new exciting fighter to get into the top 10 in that division. Like the flyweights, it suffers from the fact that there just aren't as many men who are that size in the general population.


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    #5465
    Depp
    Registered Users Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Depp


    Brussels Sprout wrote: »
    He looked amazing last time out as well. Good to have a new exciting fighter to get into the top 10 in that division. Like the flyweights, it suffers from the fact that there just aren't as many men who are that size in the general population.

    crazy aswel when you remember mma is still illegal in his country too


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    #5466
    jimmii
    Registered Users Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Anyone going to watch Verhoeven v Hari? Should be an absolute war!


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    #5467
    Dtp1979
    Registered Users Posts: 12,820 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    jimmii wrote: »
    Anyone going to watch Verhoeven v Hari? Should be an absolute war!

    When's it on?


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    #5468
    jimmii
    Registered Users Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Dtp1979 wrote: »
    When's it on?

    Card has started already. You can get it on Fight Pass it's PPV though and it's £22 seems a bit crazy!


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    #5469
    Dtp1979
    Registered Users Posts: 12,820 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    jimmii wrote: »
    Card has started already. You can get it on Fight Pass it's PPV though and it's £22 seems a bit crazy!

    Yes it is


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    #5470
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,414 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Jon Jones v Dan Henderson spoiler
    Jones submits Henderson. Who seen that coming :p


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    #5471
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users Posts: 19,198 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    EagererBeaver wrote: »
    I was under the impression most people who post on Boards could read and hence read thread titles.

    Considering it was Scud who set up the original general thread, the one which this is an off-shoot of, i'd imagine he knows exactly what the thread is about! :rolleyes:


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    #5472
    Paully D
    Registered Users Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    Urijah Faber's retirement fight on Saturday. It admittedly took me a while to warm to him, but what a great guy and a legend of the sport. Hopefully he will sign off with a win.

    I don't know if I'd go as far as to call it a friendship, but probably the only fighter outside of the Irish guys that Conor would be publically friendly with?


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    #5473
    martyos121
    Registered Users Posts: 21,391 ✭✭✭✭martyos121


    Brick Lesnar, Nate Diaz and Jon Jones all have their NSAC hearings this week. Big week for the UFC.

    http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/12/12/13926208/nevada-sets-date-for-nate-diaz-jon-jones-brock-lesnar-commission


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    #5474
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,414 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Paully D wrote: »
    Urijah Faber's retirement fight on Saturday. It admittedly took me a while to warm to him, but what a great guy and a legend of the sport. Hopefully he will sign off with a win.

    I'm torn with this one. On one hand I don't want to see Faber go out on a loss. I also don't want to see Brad Pickett lose either.

    Let's go for the draw.


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    #5475
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    Watching McGregor Brandao card on fightpass why the **** is his Entrance music dubbed over with some rap ****e?


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    #5476
    valor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,296 ✭✭✭valor


    Something to do with the rights to play the songs I think


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    #5477
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,414 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Yeah as Valor said above. They don't have the right to publish the event with copyrighted music. So a lot of the entrances get dubbed on the DVD and fightpass.


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    #5478
    pauldoo
    Registered Users Posts: 635 ✭✭✭pauldoo


    http://mmajunkie.com/2016/12/holly-holm-and-germaine-de-randamie-fight-for-featherweight-title-at-ufc-208

    New 145 womens division and cyborg isn't fighting fit the title


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    #5479
    brinty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,333 ✭✭✭brinty


    pauldoo wrote:
    New 145 womens division and cyborg isn't fighting fit the title

    Best thing about the card
    Neil seery v Ian McCall
    Well done to two tap on a number card fur his retirement bout


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    #5480
    TimRiggins
    Registered Users Posts: 2,137 ✭✭✭TimRiggins


    brinty wrote: »
    Best thing about the card
    Neil seery v Ian McCall
    Well done to two tap on a number card fur his retirement bout

    Thats my ticket to NYC for it punched! :D


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    #5481
    Lukker-
    Registered Users Posts: 9,405 ✭✭✭Lukker-


    brinty wrote: »
    Best thing about the card
    Neil seery v Ian McCall
    Well done to two tap on a number card fur his retirement bout

    Hopefully he gets on the main card


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    #5482
    DrPhilG
    Registered Users Posts: 12,345 ✭✭✭✭DrPhilG


    TimRiggins wrote: »
    Thats my ticket to NYC for it punched! :D

    I'm sorely tempted too...


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    #5483
    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,414 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Im delighted for Neil tbh.
    I know that fighting in America/Vegas meant a lot to him at 189. It's great that he gets to bow out in NYC.


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    #5484
    theteal
    Registered Users Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭theteal


    I thought that fight may end up on this upcoming London card. Happy for Seery that it's not. Still no fights announced for it though.


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    #5485
    Brussels Sprout
    Registered Users Posts: 7,278 ✭✭✭Brussels Sprout


    pauldoo wrote: »
    http://mmajunkie.com/2016/12/holly-holm-and-germaine-de-randamie-fight-for-featherweight-title-at-ufc-208

    New 145 womens division and cyborg isn't fighting fit the title

    In the long run can this be a competitive division? They've created this for Cyborg since she can't make 135 (and was killing herself making 140). I'm just wondering if this will be somewhat like men's flyweight where you have one fighter head and shoulders above the rest who gets to fight 5 round fights all the time and then the rest of the division is trying to get up to speed but having to do that fighting 3 round fights buried on undercards.

    Also, surely they'll have to create a 125lb division too at some stage as now there's a lack of symmetry in women's divisions (115, --, 135, 145)


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    #5486
    DrPhilG
    Registered Users Posts: 12,345 ✭✭✭✭DrPhilG


    Brussels Sprout wrote: »
    I'm just wondering if this will be somewhat like men's flyweight where you have one fighter head and shoulders above the rest who gets to fight 5 round fights all the time

    Only difference being the I can't see Cyborg being involved in 5 round fights too often...


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    #5487
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    Disgusted Seery isnt fighting in London.


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    #5488
    Depp
    Registered Users Posts: 4,850 ✭✭✭Depp


    Brussels Sprout wrote: »
    In the long run can this be a competitive division? They've created this for Cyborg since she can't make 135 (and was killing herself making 140). I'm just wondering if this will be somewhat like men's flyweight where you have one fighter head and shoulders above the rest who gets to fight 5 round fights all the time and then the rest of the division is trying to get up to speed but having to do that fighting 3 round fights buried on undercards.

    Also, surely they'll have to create a 125lb division too at some stage as now there's a lack of symmetry in women's divisions (115, --, 135, 145)

    might have a shaky start alright but will improve over time, can see a lot of girls that would be on the borderline of 135 jumping up. To be fair holm-De Randamie has the potential to be a cracker, two very high level strikers. Can see cyborg being the first challenger aswel


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    #5489
    Brussels Sprout
    Registered Users Posts: 7,278 ✭✭✭Brussels Sprout


    DrPhilG wrote: »
    Only difference being the I can't see Cyborg being involved in 5 round fights too often...

    touché


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    #5490
    valor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,296 ✭✭✭valor


    JDS fighting Struve in February. I dont get that one at all. Why are they giving him Struve?

    Also, Cain already said he has surgery scheduled for after the Werdum fight. So who does Miocic fight if Cain wins?


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    #5491
    Fromvert
    Registered Users Posts: 5,081 ✭✭✭Fromvert


    JDS v Struve goes the same as the first time they fought, quick KO once JDS finds his chin (and he will find it fast).


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