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  • MN5M MN5

    @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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          MiketheSnow
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          And I was way off my predictions

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            Rembrandt
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            And Adesanya speaking well in the post-match press conference, when he's being genuine he's easy to be a fan of.

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              Duluth
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              https://twitter.com/MMAJunkie/status/1825604280335876290

              CKB might have another UFC fighter tomorrow

              Cam Rowston is fighting on the Contender series. It's on espn, it looks like his fight should be ~11:30am nzt

              As you can see from the video above he has a height advantage. He is a huge underdog though. People seem to really rate his opponent Finney who was on the 2023 contender series

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                Duluth
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                A lady KO in the Contender series yesterday. From a huge underdog too

                Mick Maynards face is funny.. he generally doesn't react much

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                  Rembrandt
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                  I've been working my way through all of the UFCs while gymming/doing house chores
                  Some absolute ripper fights

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                  • DuluthD Duluth

                    A lady KO in the Contender series yesterday. From a huge underdog too

                    Mick Maynards face is funny.. he generally doesn't react much

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                    @Duluth said in UFC / MMA:

                    A lady KO in the Contender series yesterday. From a huge underdog too

                    Mick Maynards face is funny.. he generally doesn't react much

                    That was a powerhouse shot
                    Dragged up from the concrete

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                      JK
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                      #1468

                      Stirling gets another crack tomorrow

                      https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/ufc/ufc-navajo-stirling-to-fight-for-ufc-contract-in-dana-whites-contender-series-main-event/ZX2KSCUUTZHWXBQEYYUOTXXQZY/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFMehJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSPi1421VTNGcDoBrtIKBMtZX2n2CKUItjZSBb3azW7VlY5bJ_XLF-fdCg_aem_Btq1527jJ8nSZZAbwANIIA

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                      • JKJ JK

                        Stirling gets another crack tomorrow

                        https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/ufc/ufc-navajo-stirling-to-fight-for-ufc-contract-in-dana-whites-contender-series-main-event/ZX2KSCUUTZHWXBQEYYUOTXXQZY/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFMehJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSPi1421VTNGcDoBrtIKBMtZX2n2CKUItjZSBb3azW7VlY5bJ_XLF-fdCg_aem_Btq1527jJ8nSZZAbwANIIA

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                        Duluth
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                        @JK

                        Probably the CKB fighter most likely to get through Contender series this year (Tau has a tough fight next week)

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                          JK
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                          Navajo gets a 2nd round knock out!

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                            Duluth
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                            https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1833687123591061869

                            Another fighter in the UFC

                            Hopefully Tau does the same next week

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                              https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/ufc/ufc-aaron-tau-looking-to-use-dana-whites-contender-series-to-welcome-ufc-back-to-the-realm-of-tumatauenga/S7QH6BCKLVCHDFUNRLPTY6FLDM/

                              Tau fights on the contender series later today. Probably around 2pm on espn2 in nz

                              Haven't seen too much of him but he has good power for the division. CKB seem very confident about his ability.. odds are favouring his opponent currently (2.8 v 1.38 on betfair)

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                                Great fight. Smith faster and with more reach, he got the first two rounds. Tau had a great 3rd round

                                I assume he's lost but maybe has a chance at a contract as a loser?


                                Edit nope. Got some praise for the comeback but no contract

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                                  MiketheSnow
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                                  #1474

                                  UFC 306 Noche

                                  What an amazing spectacle

                                  Was like watching a fight from the future from a 90s action flick

                                  Epic

                                  Souza v Jauregi was a top fight and finish
                                  Great finish from Bahamondes
                                  Ribovics v Zellhuber was an all-time classsic
                                  Lopes looked very good against Ortega but could/should have finished it in the first
                                  Schevchenko took Grasso's soul

                                  Merab pulled off the unexpected. Made O'Malley look ordinary

                                  Going to be interesting to see how both fighters go in their next fights

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                                    Rembrandt
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                                    Just caught up on this yesterday as was travelling over the weekend. Sphere looks amazing, definitely becoming a bucket list attraction.

                                    Awesome fights up until the co-main events, got bored during the women's match, just not a great spectacle for the uneducated fan like me. Merab/O'Malley was only slightly better maybe more for Merab's antics, the dude is hilarious. O'Malley just didn't fire until too late, could have been a hell of a match had he gone with those front kicks early.

                                    Not particularly excited about 307 though keen to see Harrison in action again, 308 is where it is at though. Need to clear my calendar for that

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                                    • DuluthD Duluth

                                      Great fight. Smith faster and with more reach, he got the first two rounds. Tau had a great 3rd round

                                      I assume he's lost but maybe has a chance at a contract as a loser?


                                      Edit nope. Got some praise for the comeback but no contract

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                                      JK
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                                      @Duluth said in UFC / MMA:

                                      Great fight. Smith faster and with more reach, he got the first two rounds. Tau had a great 3rd round

                                      I assume he's lost but maybe has a chance at a contract as a loser?


                                      Edit nope. Got some praise for the comeback but no contract

                                      Tau is a bit of a beast eh! Just kept going forward and I was so impressed he didnt tap in the 2nd as he looked to be in a pretty shit place there but got out of it really well. Massive last round but just not enough.

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                                        Just caught up on this yesterday as was travelling over the weekend. Sphere looks amazing, definitely becoming a bucket list attraction.

                                        Awesome fights up until the co-main events, got bored during the women's match, just not a great spectacle for the uneducated fan like me. Merab/O'Malley was only slightly better maybe more for Merab's antics, the dude is hilarious. O'Malley just didn't fire until too late, could have been a hell of a match had he gone with those front kicks early.

                                        Not particularly excited about 307 though keen to see Harrison in action again, 308 is where it is at though. Need to clear my calendar for that

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                                        MiketheSnow
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                                        @Rembrandt said in UFC / MMA:

                                        Just caught up on this yesterday as was travelling over the weekend. Sphere looks amazing, definitely becoming a bucket list attraction.

                                        Awesome fights up until the co-main events, got bored during the women's match, just not a great spectacle for the uneducated fan like me. Merab/O'Malley was only slightly better maybe more for Merab's antics, the dude is hilarious. O'Malley just didn't fire until too late, could have been a hell of a match had he gone with those front kicks early.

                                        Not particularly excited about 307 though keen to see Harrison in action again, 308 is where it is at though. Need to clear my calendar for that

                                        Looks like O'Malley was injured, hence stifled performance

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                                          Rembrandt
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                                          I don't understand why he took the fight then, money problems in the background? Seems odd, I understand why a challenger might take a chance but not a champion

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