UFC / MMA

[MiketheSnow]

@Duluth said in UFC / MMA:

Pretty good list. A couple are on there more for how big the moment was though

The Yair Rodriguez one is crazy. Particularly as it came in the very last second of a 25min fight

Chronological order

Barbosa, Masvidal, Buckley

Where was Ngannou v Overeem

and Emmett v Mitchell

[Duluth]

A good test this weekend for kiwi Carlos Ulberg up against Alonzo Menifield

So far he's improved each fight in the UFC. He's been in camp for a long time.. he had to pull out of a fight against Reyes with an injury, then this Menifield fight was delayed

ESPN 2 ~12:45 on Sunday afternoon

Here's his highlights so far in the UFC

The french CKB fighter Kevin Jousset is on the early prelims

[Duluth]

Ulberg v Menifield starts soon

Joussett’s fight was cancelled after the opponent pulled out late for undisclosed reasons. Fly from Auckland to St Louis and cut weight for no reason.. that sucks for Joussett.

I wonder if they’ll find a short notice fight for him soon, or if he doesn’t fight until the Paris card in September?

[Duluth]

Fuck yes!

Ulberg got the KO in 12 seconds

Menifield is a good fighter

3rd fastest finish in LHW history

[Duluth]

Menifield was sloppy but Ulberg handled it well

[MiketheSnow]

That was a fun, fun card with some great fights and great finishes

[Duluth]

In NZ UFC news

• Ulberg is now ranked 11th
• Ulberg had an injured right arm going into the fight and didn't train properly for the last two weeks. It was compromised during the fight (good thing it finished quick)
• Menifields brother was agresive back at the hotel claiming it was a lucky punch. UFC Securitry got involved and he hit one of them
• Jousset's opponent (Gooden) passed out during the weight cut and hit his head
• Jousset got paid his show money and his win bonus
• Hooker, Adesanya and KKF possibly on the Perth card

I'm assuming Hooker will be fighting someone lower ranked. They struggle to get people to travel to Aussie. Adesanya v DDP & KKF v Erceg maybe?

[MiketheSnow]

Fuck me

June has the makings to be the greatest month in UFC history

So many good match ups

[Duluth]

@MiketheSnow

It's a strong month. That ABC card is as good as another ppv

Huge chance for Ulberg at 303. Rountree pulled out of the Jamahal Hill fight and Ulberg has stepped in

A couple of weeks ago he was unranked, now he's fighting a former champ on a Conor McGregor card. If he wins they'll throw him in against Pereira (Adesanya's team mate vs Pereira will be the storyline..)

[JK]

Ulbery vs Hill will be massive. Cant wait!

[Duluth]

Hard to see Poirier getting the win. I hope I'm wrong but I think Dustin is on the decline despite getting a good stoppage in his last fight.

Strickland v Costa is really interesting. Both coming off of close (but correct) losses by decision. I thought Costa looked as good as he ever has. Meanwhile Strickland, once again, wasn't aggressive enough and got burnt. Does he take more risks this time?

I'm picking Costa but it's close to 50/50.

[Duluth]

Some good fights today. This spinning elbow landed perfectly

[Duluth]

Hooker is the most relaxed NZ sportsman. Talks about being on the Perth card but still not having a confirmed opponent, Ulberg's big opportunity and a quick update on Adesanya

Also Tau is on the contender series

https://twitter.com/chrisreive/status/1800345228681121935?s=61&t=yrbdgyVSPqW0kVLD8ijMKA

[Duluth]

It's been hard to keep up with all the fight cancellations in the last week

A tricky fight for Whittaker this weekend. Hard to know how good Aliskerov is yet. Hopefully Whittaker gets it done and stays in the title mix. A fight against Strickland would be good

A couple of fun looking fights on the card too. The Russian heavyweights in the co-main plus Johnny Walker vs Oezdemir

[Duluth]

Whittaker looked really good

It sounds like he'll be a backup fighter for DDP v Izzy in Perth. I'd prefer to see him and Strickland fight to decide who gets the next shot. Strickland will avoid that though

[MiketheSnow]

Prelims were ok

Oezdemir folds Walker up like a deckchair
Looked like Vargas of Hungary
Walker done

Magomedov
King of the Rangas
Should be in the next Mad Max movie

Gastelum is Cormier’s mini me
Always looks out of shape
Always fights his heart out

Volkov looked great
Lean, mean and accurate

Bobby Knuckles came to play
Devastating

[Duluth]

@MiketheSnow said in UFC / MMA:

Volkov looked great

https://twitter.com/espnmma/status/1804914818853351743?s=61&t=yrbdgyVSPqW0kVLD8ijMKA

[Duluth]

@Duluth said in UFC / MMA:

It sounds like he'll be a backup fighter for DDP v Izzy in Perth. I'd prefer to see him and Strickland fight to decide who gets the next shot. Strickland will avoid that though

https://twitter.com/sstricklandmma/status/1805741442608054683?s=61&t=yrbdgyVSPqW0kVLD8ijMKA

As expected

Probably the right tactical move however it’s risky. If Whittaker has another good performance in the next couple of months he could easily get the next shot. The UFC won’t promise Strickland anything. Be active or risk getting forgotten

[MiketheSnow]

UFC 303

A very entertaining evening

Talbott looks a mean bastard. Great finish
Fili v Swanson was a banger
Pyfer buckled Barriault
Garry dominated Page. Page looked like the England football team
Nasty cut for Silva. Correct call to stop the fight. Chiasson goes about her work like a surgeon
Smith is a tough bastard but is just a stop gap now
Huge performance by Ige to give Lopes a fight. Diego was treading water at the end
Pereira is on another level

Looks like Arlovski fought his last fight. Hope not. He's been one of my all-time favourites

[Duluth]

Cursed card but it was enjoyable

Ige & Lopes both deserve so much credit

@MiketheSnow said in UFC / MMA:

Pereira is on another level

Ankalaev next? Hope they don’t force HW to happen too quickly