UFC Fight Night (Hidalgo): Poirier v Johnson

Wrongway1985

Poirier via Submission

callaway92 wrote: »

As I said earlier in the thread, this is a nothing win for the division.

Johnson isn't even a draw to be honest.

This division is the least of the UFCs worries when it comes to contenders

On the last part what is people's seemingly new obsession with fighters being "a draw" this has no bearing on great fights or fighters...CM Punk was a "draw" ffs.

Johnson has wins over Barboza and Ferguson (there was plans to make that fight again till Johnson got injured), from the divisions stand point he has kept himself relevant, a loss to Dustin to take a 3rd loss in a row and his UFC status is potentially under threat never mind divisional.

Sucks for Dustin as I'm a fan however.

mdwexford

Poirier via Submission

At least he copped on he was being a knob.

"My hat’s off to Dustin. I hope he recovers well,” Johnson said. “I’m going to go on the air and apologize for my actions afterwards. I just got really emotional throughout the week. I apologise to Dustin. "

callaway92

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

This division is the least of the UFCs worries when it comes to contenders

On the last part what is people's seemingly new obsession with fighters being "a draw" this has no bearing on great fights or fighters...CM Punk was a "draw" ffs.

Johnson has wins over Barboza and Ferguson (there was plans to make that fight again till Johnson got injured), from the divisions stand point he has kept himself relevant, a loss to Dustin to take a 3rd loss in a row and his UFC status is potentially under threat never mind divisional.

Sucks for Dustin as I'm a fan however.

It has a bearing for whether people want to pay the money/invest the time to watch them or not. I didn't bother watching the event last night. No interest in Johnson.

newbbieb

mdwexford wrote: »

Sucks for Dustin, back to just being a top 6-7 guy now maybe like he was at featherweight..??!!

Johnson was beyond classless, what a dickhead.

Hate to see that kinda stuff when the fights over,no need for it at all,but in fairness Dustin has form for similar kind of celebrations,maybe not as bad as that last night but he definitely overcelebrates sometimes imo.

Wrongway1985

Poirier via Submission

callaway92 wrote: »

It has a bearing for whether people want to pay the money/invest the time to watch them or not. I didn't bother watching the event last night. No interest in Johnson.

If that's the case in the same vein you'd no real interest in Dustin either apart from being preferable to MJ so I don't know what your point is.

Drawing power an issue before an event nah only after to those cashing the cheques after...who sits down to an event thinking I hope at least another 600k have as much interest in Khabib etc. as I do???

Is your interest in fights for interest solely generated by the UFC marketing machine?

Ush1

That's why I'm not a fan of uppercuts. They are an extremely risky punch especially in that type of exchange, leave you hugely exposed.

callaway92

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

If that's the case in the same vein you'd no real interest in Dustin either apart from being preferable to MJ so I don't know what your point is.

Drawing power an issue before an event nah only after to those cashing the cheques after...who sits down to an event thinking I hope at least another 600k have as much interest in Khabib etc. as I do???

Is your interest in fights for interest solely generated by the UFC marketing machine?

What are you talking about?

Wrongway1985

Poirier via Submission

callaway92 wrote: »

What are you talking about?

Why fighter X who "isn't a draw" but wins a fight is downgraded to a nothing win IYO and such I think you know what I'm talking about it but assume it just got too much for you

StringerBell

Good to see Johnson apologize anyway, one hell of a dick move.

Great KO though

Subcomandante Marcos

Poirier via Decision

Mellor wrote: »

I seen 4 subs from this card.
Benitez: standing no-arm guillotine
Randy Brown: no-arm guillotine
Chad Skelly: Anaconda

And a RNC

Guys getting choked left and right.

The ring announcer called Skelly's a guillotine. Which confused me.

callaway92

StringerBell wrote: »

Good to see Johnson apologize anyway, one hell of a dick move.

Great KO though

Ya it was a dick move but sure you had Poirier putting his fingers to MJ's head in a gun sign at the weigh ins. I hate seeing that kind of stuff.

StringerBell

Oh for sure Poirier is no saint

Mellor

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

The ring announcer called Skelly's a guillotine. Which confused me.

Hmmm, that's pretty odd. The other two where a bit hybridy, but Skellys was a fairly standard looking anaconda to me.

JoeyJJ

Herb had a bad night, didn't spot the choke too quick and stopped a fight too early.