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    Duluth
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    #1442

    Surprised at the crowd being so against DDP at the press conference and the weigh ins.

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      Rembrandt
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      Yeah it was weird alright. Adesanya is just so awful on the mic, he is a hard person to support if you watch anything more than the fights. Dricus is smashing him outside of the cage so far

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        Rembrandt
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        Funnily enough the press conference highlights cut out a lot of the highlights

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          MiketheSnow
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          UFC 305

          Jenkins to beat Burns
          Santos to beat O'Neill
          Ramos to beat Culibao
          Tafa to beat Walker

          Jingliang to beat Prates
          Rozenstruik to beat Tuivasa
          Gamrot to beat Hooker
          Erceg to beat KKF
          Adesanya to beat DDP

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          • JKJ JK

            @Duluth said in UFC / MMA:

            @JK said in UFC / MMA:

            Not too confident in how the other CKB boys will go. Could easily be 0-3

            Betfair has them winning one

            Screenshot 2024-08-15 at 3.25.35 PM.png

            I think Hooker has more of a chance than that and I'd have Adesanya as a warmer favourite. But I am only picking the one win

            Hope I'm wrong

            Pretty consistent with my thinking (also hope I'm wrong). Hooker will give it his all, prob take the dude further than expected but end up losing. I think Izy DDP odds are about right. Its close!

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            Duluth
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            #1446

            @JK said in UFC / MMA:

            Pretty consistent with my thinking (also hope I'm wrong)

            But not that wrong. I picked all 3 ckb fights wrong. Izzy looked good though

            As usual the pre fight chat form both sides is forgotten. It really does seem to mean more to some fans. It’s why I don’t follow it.

            KKF caught Erceg. Hopefully he gets a title shot now

            So happy for Hooker. My favourite NZ sportsman. He was given almost no chance. Forced the fight to go in the direction he wanted.. great fight.

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              MN5
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              #1447

              Izzy might learn a bit more humility after that ( I didn’t see it, just caught the headlines on stuff )

              His antics make him a very hard guy to like and support at times.

              Sounds like a rematch in SA might be on the cards

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                W32
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                #1448

                The main event was pretty underwhelming. Cool to see eben and siya walking ddp in

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                  Izzy might learn a bit more humility after that ( I didn’t see it, just caught the headlines on stuff )

                  His antics make him a very hard guy to like and support at times.

                  Sounds like a rematch in SA might be on the cards

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                  Duluth
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                  #1449

                  @MN5

                  Adesanya was humble as he has been after every loss. Something someone Strickland could learn from

                  He was looking good then a punch set up a choke, small margins in mma. There’s so many ways to lose

                  The chat really is bullshit though. I don’t understand why so many keep falling for it. Seeing Jones and Adesanya giggle and play fight each other when they finally met face to face… Bisping and Rockhold goofing around with each other. Most super serious chat evaporates after selling a fight is over

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                    Rembrandt
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                    Only caught the last 3 fights. All great to watch. Hooker is an absolute madman, laughing in his corner between rds 2 and 3. Dricus classy in victory and Adesanya classy in defeat, if only he could talk like that normally and just be himself.

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                    • W W32

                      The main event was pretty underwhelming. Cool to see eben and siya walking ddp in

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                      @W32 said in UFC / MMA:

                      The main event was pretty underwhelming

                      Really? I thought it was a good fight. Momentum was going towards Adesanya then DDP landed a strike that set up taking the back. Plenty of good moments in the lead up to that

                      Not as entertaining as the Hooker fight but still good

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                        Rembrandt
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                        Yeah I thought it was pretty good, close rounds, both connecting. DDP looked gassed and then comes up with that flurry and finally the submission.

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                          W32
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                          #1453

                          Always impressed at how insightful and intelligent the fighters are

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                          • DuluthD Duluth

                            @MN5

                            Adesanya was humble as he has been after every loss. Something someone Strickland could learn from

                            He was looking good then a punch set up a choke, small margins in mma. There’s so many ways to lose

                            The chat really is bullshit though. I don’t understand why so many keep falling for it. Seeing Jones and Adesanya giggle and play fight each other when they finally met face to face… Bisping and Rockhold goofing around with each other. Most super serious chat evaporates after selling a fight is over

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                            JK
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                            @Duluth said in UFC / MMA:

                            @MN5

                            Adesanya was humble as he has been after every loss. Something someone Strickland could learn from

                            He was looking good then a punch set up a choke, small margins in mma. There’s so many ways to lose

                            The chat really is bullshit though. I don’t understand why so many keep falling for it. Seeing Jones and Adesanya giggle and play fight each other when they finally met face to face… Bisping and Rockhold goofing around with each other. Most super serious chat evaporates after selling a fight is over

                            Totally agree. Izzy was actually looking good. He was leading the strikes and I thought DDP was starting to look pretty tired. It did feel like we were gonna get a result, I just wasn't expecting that. Small margins alright and then bam fight over.

                            Decent card overall and great to see Kai and Dan get the results.

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                              Izzy might learn a bit more humility after that ( I didn’t see it, just caught the headlines on stuff )

                              His antics make him a very hard guy to like and support at times.

                              Sounds like a rematch in SA might be on the cards

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                              JK
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                              @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

                              Izzy might learn a bit more humility after that ( I didn’t see it, just caught the headlines on stuff )

                              His antics make him a very hard guy to like and support at times.

                              Sounds like a rematch in SA might be on the cards

                              He has plenty of humility and has always had. But you wont pick this up from just following media headlines.....

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                                @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

                                Izzy might learn a bit more humility after that ( I didn’t see it, just caught the headlines on stuff )

                                His antics make him a very hard guy to like and support at times.

                                Sounds like a rematch in SA might be on the cards

                                He has plenty of humility and has always had. But you wont pick this up from just following media headlines.....

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                                MN5
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                                #1456

                                @JK said in UFC / MMA:

                                @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

                                Izzy might learn a bit more humility after that ( I didn’t see it, just caught the headlines on stuff )

                                His antics make him a very hard guy to like and support at times.

                                Sounds like a rematch in SA might be on the cards

                                He has plenty of humility and has always had. But you wont pick this up from just following media headlines.....

                                I saw footage of them interacting after the fight and yeah, he seemed pretty humble, definitely not always the case though !

                                I suppose he did his part to promote the fight when he essentially crashed DDPs victory party with all that cringy “N word” stuff a year or so back.

                                Always interesting hearing how many combat sport athletes become mates when everything is over and they’re long retired.

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                                  @JK said in UFC / MMA:

                                  @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

                                  Izzy might learn a bit more humility after that ( I didn’t see it, just caught the headlines on stuff )

                                  His antics make him a very hard guy to like and support at times.

                                  Sounds like a rematch in SA might be on the cards

                                  He has plenty of humility and has always had. But you wont pick this up from just following media headlines.....

                                  I saw footage of them interacting after the fight and yeah, he seemed pretty humble, definitely not always the case though !

                                  I suppose he did his part to promote the fight when he essentially crashed DDPs victory party with all that cringy “N word” stuff a year or so back.

                                  Always interesting hearing how many combat sport athletes become mates when everything is over and they’re long retired.

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                                  Rembrandt
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                                  @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

                                  I suppose he did his part to promote the fight when he essentially crashed DDPs victory party with all that cringy “N word” stuff a year or so back.

                                  That was awful, also along with his interview where he claimed Aussies were just racist for not cheering him on against Strickland. The bloke made his own dumb headlines as far as I'm concerned.

                                  My brother reckons some fighters now have writers to hype fights due to that integration with WWE, thought that was BS but Izzy's antics seem so unnatural that..well may he has some really dumb writers.

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                                    @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

                                    I suppose he did his part to promote the fight when he essentially crashed DDPs victory party with all that cringy “N word” stuff a year or so back.

                                    That was awful, also along with his interview where he claimed Aussies were just racist for not cheering him on against Strickland. The bloke made his own dumb headlines as far as I'm concerned.

                                    My brother reckons some fighters now have writers to hype fights due to that integration with WWE, thought that was BS but Izzy's antics seem so unnatural that..well may he has some really dumb writers.

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                                    MN5
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                                    #1458

                                    @Rembrandt said in UFC / MMA:

                                    @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

                                    I suppose he did his part to promote the fight when he essentially crashed DDPs victory party with all that cringy “N word” stuff a year or so back.

                                    That was awful, also along with his interview where he claimed Aussies were just racist for not cheering him on against Strickland. The bloke made his own dumb headlines as far as I'm concerned.

                                    My brother reckons some fighters now have writers to hype fights due to that integration with WWE, thought that was BS but Izzy's antics seem so unnatural that..well may he has some really dumb writers.

                                    That’s just it. Every time I feel I should cheer him as a “kiwi” I always think of stuff like this.

                                    ……but then again combat sports need a villain, perhaps its just him being good at that ?

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                                      @Rembrandt said in UFC / MMA:

                                      @MN5 said in UFC / MMA:

                                      I suppose he did his part to promote the fight when he essentially crashed DDPs victory party with all that cringy “N word” stuff a year or so back.

                                      That was awful, also along with his interview where he claimed Aussies were just racist for not cheering him on against Strickland. The bloke made his own dumb headlines as far as I'm concerned.

                                      My brother reckons some fighters now have writers to hype fights due to that integration with WWE, thought that was BS but Izzy's antics seem so unnatural that..well may he has some really dumb writers.

                                      That’s just it. Every time I feel I should cheer him as a “kiwi” I always think of stuff like this.

                                      ……but then again combat sports need a villain, perhaps its just him being good at that ?

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                                      Rembrandt
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                                      @MN5 When I started getting into UFC I watched all of MacGregors fights and then all of Izzys, was a huge fan until I saw the stuff outside of the fight. Bloke seems to have a real identity crisis kiwi/nigerian/chinese and that dumbass N-word BS trying to act like some US gangbanger? Seems to think that because he is black then that is his culture? Retarded and probably offensive as fuck to actual Nigerians

                                      Almost too dumb to be real so yeah maybe a USA based writer who doesn't actually know any black people.

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                                        Rembrandt
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                                        Absolute madman:

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                                        • W W32

                                          Always impressed at how insightful and intelligent the fighters are

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                                          MiketheSnow
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                                          @W32 said in UFC / MMA:

                                          Always impressed at how insightful and intelligent the fighters are

                                          Victors right history but I thought Izzy blew that rather than DDP winning it

                                          DDP was gassed when Izzy was striking from the outside but when Izzy had DDP on the ropes he closed the gap rather than reinforce his successes

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