Boxing/UFC 2018-24

[Pin-seeker]

UFC249 really going to happen on May 9th? Theyre planning cards on the 13th, 14th and 17th too. More Dana hype or actually going to happen this time?

The card for 249 is something special too!

I reckon Dana would have been well peed when Disney stepped in & cancelled it.
I reckon this will happen.
Hope Cruz beats Cejudo.
Someone is definitely getting KO’d in the Francis fight.

As good as Gaethje it’s not the fight people want to see.

 

[Dan2501]

I reckon it'll happen. WWE shows have been going ahead at the Performance Centre in Florida every week, so no reason why UFC can't go ahead behind closed doors.

Card looks amazing too!

 

[Pin-seeker]

Woodley & Edwards going at it on Twitter ?cringe.

 

[fundy]

If Price v Luque is any guide its gonna be a cracking nights fights!

 

[Norrin Radd]

I'm not into who is who in the mma and ufc world but I watched a film the other night called warrior. Nick Nolte and Tom Hardy about two brothers entering a big tournament ,and obviously they don't get on and end up in the final . You guys have probably seen it

 

[Dan2501]

Wow. Justin Gaethje. What an absolutely stunning performance. That is a new version of Gaethje that we've never seen before, calm, composed, and absolutely deadly. Beautiful leg kicks, fantastic punches, so accurate, so powerful, so impressive. Tony took a huge risk taking this fight, and that's why, Gaethje is a savage. Didn't think he had a hope against Khabib before this fight, but now? I think he's a real threat to Khabib. He has an excellent wrestling base and absolutely ruthless striking, super excited for that fight.

Cejudo wins and seemingly retires. Not sure if that will last, would like to see Cejudo-Cruz again, thought the stoppage was a little premature, especially so late in the round. If that's it, Cejudo has one hell of a resume. What an athlete.

Francis is the scariest man on the planet. Just ran through Jairzinho like he was nothing. Scariest puncher on the planet.

 

[fundy]

Wow. Justin Gaethje. What an absolutely stunning performance. That is a new version of Gaethje that we've never seen before, calm, composed, and absolutely deadly. Beautiful leg kicks, fantastic punches, so accurate, so powerful, so impressive. Tony took a huge risk taking this fight, and that's why, Gaethje is a savage. Didn't think he had a hope against Khabib before this fight, but now? I think he's a real threat to Khabib. He has an excellent wrestling base and absolutely ruthless striking, super excited for that fight.

Cejudo wins and seemingly retires. Not sure if that will last, would like to see Cejudo-Cruz again, thought the stoppage was a little premature, especially so late in the round. If that's it, Cejudo has one hell of a resume. What an athlete.

Francis is the scariest man on the planet. Just ran through Jairzinho like he was nothing. Scariest puncher on the planet.

Was some good fights and a couple of very dull ones, not to mention some "interesting" judging

The Ngannou punch was just brutal, DC had it spot on you just cant let him hit you at all (and that hed have had him taken down before then lol). Not sure anyones gonna be callinh him out for a while

 

[Dan2501]

Main card, aside from the Greg Hardy fight (why do they keep showcasing him? He's terrible), was fantastic. Loved having live fights back on TV. Have missed it so much, glad we're going to get into a run of UFC cards in back to back weeks now.

Enjoyed having no fans too, no dumb whistling through the fights, didn't make a difference to the presentation at all. I'm all for audience-free events for as long as they need to.

 

[fundy]

Main card, aside from the Greg Hardy fight (why do they keep showcasing him? He's terrible), was fantastic. Loved having live fights back on TV. Have missed it so much, glad we're going to get into a run of UFC cards in back to back weeks now.

not sure im cut out for the early morning finishes too much but was great to have some live sport on for sure

 

[Dan2501]

Just noticed we've got fights on Weds and fights on Saturday. Hell yeah. Loving this.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Main card, aside from the Greg Hardy fight (why do they keep showcasing him? He's terrible), was fantastic. Loved having live fights back on TV. Have missed it so much, glad we're going to get into a run of UFC cards in back to back weeks now.

Enjoyed having no fans too, no dumb whistling through the fights, didn't make a difference to the presentation at all. I'm all for audience-free events for as long as they need to.

There were some comments on the BBC News sports section this morning that because of the lack of crowds, the fighters were able to hear the commentators and possibly changed their tactics as a consequence. Don't know how much truth there is to it, but an interesting observation, more so it it's correct.

 

[fundy]

There were some comments on the BBC News sports section this morning that because of the lack of crowds, the fighters were able to hear the commentators and possibly changed their tactics as a consequence. Don't know how much truth there is to it, but an interesting observation, more so it it's correct.

yeah several of the fighters said they could hear DCs commentary and adjusted because of it, dont think Ngannou was one of them tho haha

 

[Blue in Munich]

yeah several of the fighters said they could hear DCs commentary and adjusted because of it, dont think Ngannou was one of them tho haha

Not seen it yet, I'll have a look later.

 

[Fromtherough]

Great performance by Gaethje. His fights are always entertaining. That left hand didn’t miss all night. He fought a very intelligent and measured fight to be fair, winning every round. Never been a fan of Ferguson, although have admired his endurance, chin and fight IQ. I think the latter was somewhat missing in this fight. His defence was off (almost non-existent), he was countered all night and didn’t adjust. I think he relied on Gaethje slowing down, but didn’t calculate the cumulative damage he with-took. Styles make fights and I think Khabib handles Gaethje easier than he would have Ferguson. Unfortunately, I think that fight will have an on-going effect in Ferguson. He ate a lot of big shots.

Ngannou just went for it and destroyed Jairzinho. Since his back to back defeats, he’s been on some run: Blaydes, Velasquez, Dos Santos and Jairzinho. Formidable puncher.

Cejudo once again pulled it off. Possibly a tad premature but, no real complaints. I just find myself cringing every time he speaks. So if he does retire (can’t see it), I hope he’s not planning on becoming a pundit.

 

[Dan2501]

Marty sucks. The most boring fighter in the UFC. Held Jorge against the cage and stomped on his toes for 25 minutes. I can appreciate good grappling, but jesus, that was miserable to watch. Only decent strike he landed was 2 accidental headbutts. Jorge looked out of gas after round 2 as well, was relying on a quick KO that didn't come. Usman's got good credentials but his takedowns are pretty average, spends so much time with guys against the cage but only got 1 takedown from there and that was in Round 5, only other ones he was successful on were from catching kicks. Also his striking sucks, looked dreadful against Colby and didn't look like it'd improved in the little bit of it we saw here. Who is going to de-rail this guy? Someone needs to put an end to this reign soon. Hopefully Burns or Edwards can do it soon although Colby might have the best chance, WW might just be the weakest mens division in the UFC outside of FW. GSP would absolutely wreck Usman.

Other fights were great. Max looked improved from the first Volko fight but I had Alex winning 3, 4 and 5, but 3 was very close. Great fight. Aldo looked great but Petr Yan is an absolute beast, that finish was brutal, should have been called earlier than it was.

Thug Rose is back and looked good, excited for her vs Weili if that's what we get next. VanZant gambling on herself in her last fight on her UFC contract didn't pay off. Now lost 4 of her last 6, 3 of her last 4, hardly encourages the UFC to offer her big bucks. Shame, she looked like a promising prospect early on, the KO of Rawlings was beautiful. Wouldn't be surprised if she moves to Bellator (where her husband fights) to try and take on Ilima-Lei Macfarlane

 

[Dan2501]

Jesus. Deiveson Figueiredo is an absolute beast. Smashed Benavidez, knocked him down 3 times and put him to sleep with the choke. That is one scary 125lb'er. Cejudo did well to get out of there before having to face that monster.

 

[Fromtherough]

Jesus. Deiveson Figueiredo is an absolute beast. Smashed Benavidez, knocked him down 3 times and put him to sleep with the choke. That is one scary 125lb'er. Cejudo did well to get out of there before having to face that monster.

Do you think they’ll bring Johnson back? Is Cejudo totally retired? Would love to see the three of them go at it.

 

[Dan2501]

Do you think they’ll bring Johnson back? Is Cejudo totally retired? Would love to see the three of them go at it.

Not sure, but I hope so, would be great to see Figueiredo-Mighty Mouse, but no idea how long DJ's contract with ONE is. Also Cejudo's already angling for a fight at 145, so would be very surprised if he stays retired.

 

[Dan2501]

Khabib-Gaethje signed for October 24th. Surprised its so soon, thought Khabib would be out for the rest of the year after the death of his father. Excited though, think Gaethje poses a genuine threat to Khabib, or as genuine a threat as anyone at 155.

 

[Fromtherough]

Khabib-Gaethje signed for October 24th. Surprised its so soon, thought Khabib would be out for the rest of the year after the death of his father. Excited though, think Gaethje poses a genuine threat to Khabib, or as genuine a threat as anyone at 155.

Excited about this one. Gaethje for sure has the stand up advantage. I think Gaethje was an all-American in college wrestling, but I would definitely give Khabib the nod in the grappling stakes. Khabib has only fought once since beating McGregor. In almost the same period Gaethje has won four by KO/TKO against quality opposition.

I just think Khabib will be able to nullify Gaethje’s offence and whilst I don’t think he rag-dolls him, I think he controls the fight and possibly gets the submission. Be very interesting if Gaethje manages to land though. He’s one of the best to watch.