UFC/MMA/Kickboxing

[Howl]

What the actual fuck? What a shit way to end the fight and win the 'BMF' belt.

Masvisal was beating the shit out of him anyway, but we were still robbed of potentially 2 more great rounds.

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I regret not putting money on Masvidal to win via TKO

[Universe]

What an underwhelming end but that was a pretty nasty cut. Had Masvidal winning the first 2 rounds 10-8 and the third 10-9.

[bolo]

meh, i've seen worse cut

[Howl]

The rematch will probably end in a doctor stoppage too seeing as Diaz has so much scar tissue that he's guaranteed to get cut open after a few shots.

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Also I like how Kovalev and Canelo have been 'warming up' and waiting in the dressing room the whole time, and the moment the UFC main event ends, they then decide to start the ring walks .

[Jnr]

Nate disappointed. But Jorge is becoming a beast.

2 more rounds to go and thats Nates favorite spots. Ah well.

Is McCregor gonna get the winner now? He is going to get smacked.

[Universe]

Masvidal looked fucken ferocious. He was fucking up Nate more than Conor did in the first 2 rounds of their fight.

As always, Nate seems practically unkillable and I'm utterly convinced he would've been much improved in the 4th and 5th rounds.

If the fight hadn't been stopped it most likely would've gone the way of McGregor vs Diaz II. i.e. Nate making somewhat of a "comeback" in the late rounds after getting dominated early and with the opponent tiring, but eventually losing out on the judges scorecards.

Like I said, I reckon those first two rounds were 10-8 to Masvidal and the third was a 10-9. If the judges saw it the same, then that's a 30-25 score after 3 rounds even with two 10-8 rounds in the 4th and 5th, Diaz would've lost. He'd have had to finish Jorge.

[Pimpin]

Diaz brothers don't count referee decisions as losses

[phonk]

I’ve been watching the UFC for a couple of years now and want to gain a better understanding of MMA by doing kickboxing and Jiu Jitsu courses which are offered by my university. I also want to work on my cardio which is beyond shite at this point.
Kickboxing will be fairly low level as it’s a gender mixed course and if I had to guess it will barely surpass the level of a self defence course, but will see.
My question is: Most MMA Fighters use brazilian Jiu Jitsu. My Uni only offers the Japanese version. Are there any major differences?

[Shaun]

Japanese Jiu Jitsu is usually a joke from the people I know who have done it

[Wobblz]

It's the BJJ what you want to look into. You can also try Judo or Sambo, if your uni has one of them instead, as I believe they're pretty compatible.

[Candreva Crosses]

Lets see if Conor can come back. I'm not really following him like I used to since I think his personality is pure trash which was shown before and after the Khabib fight. I think he also slapped a old guy?

But I am excited to see his left hand again hopefully for another K.O..

[Howl]

The moment he lost to Khabib I knew they were going to set him up with a fight with Cowboy. I don't blame him and the UFC though, better to have an easy fight against a popular guy to pad his record up and build some momentum again. Cowboy isn't a journeyman like Dennis Siver, but he's not elite level and is already coming off two bad defeats.

No way were they going to let Gaethje or Masvidal fight him, even though those fights would have been huge.

[Jnr]

Masvidal would brake him in half if he can defeat Cowboy. Actually its already written that Connor wants Cowboy>Masvidal>Khabib fighting route to glory. Ok then.

[Dylan]

I think coming back and doing all this at 170lbs is going to end in tears.

[Universe]

One of the most stupid things about the UFC is the 15 pound gap between lightweight (155lb) and welterweight (170lb). I understand they don't want to be like boxing with a million different weight divisions and belts. But you can't make that particular gap so big because that gap is exactly where the highest concentration of fighters are.

If you drew a bell curve of all the fighters weights, the biggest spread of them would fall between lightweight to welterweight. And yet, those 2 divisions have one of the biggest gaps in between them of 15 pounds.

In Sydney, trains run every 7 minutes during morning peak hours when everyone is getting to work/school. During the day, there is far less traffic so the trains come only once every 15 minutes. Provide more trains when there are more passengers. Makes sense, no? But how fucking stupid would it be if there were fewer trains in rush hour, and trains arrived every 30 minutes? That's what the UFC is doing with weight classes in comparison to fighter distribution. It makes absolutely no sense and they're far too stubborn to change it.

If the UFC is dead set on 10 pound differences between weight divisions (as opposed to 4-7lb in boxing), it would be much better to create a super lightweight division at 165 and move welterweight up to 175. Middleweight can of course stay at 185lb.



Regarding Conor, I agree with Dylan that 170 is a bad idea.

Every weight division is divided into 3 groups of fighters:
1. fighters who cut minimal weight and are a natural fit at that weight class (e.g. GSP walked around at 180 so 170 was perfect for him)
2. undersized guys who don't want to or can't cut as much weight needed to make a lower weight class (RDA and Conor moving up to 170)
3. oversized guys who kill themselves to cut down to a lower weight class, because they would otherwise be undersized at a higher weight class (Till at 170, Romero at 185)

This discrepancy is at its worst with fighters around the 170 mark for reasons I just mentioned. To go up or down is 15 pounds. Big difference.

As far as I'm concerned, Conor stands a good chance with the likes of Cowboy, RDA or Nate, either at 155 or 170. All those guys have spent most of their careers at lightweight. I think fighting real 170-pounders like Woodley, Usman or Ponzinibbio would be disastrous for him. Masvidal is also another lightweight-cum-welterweight, but his ferociousness belies his size.

[Fitzy]

In Sydney, trains run every 7 minutes during morning peak hours when everyone is getting to work/school. During the day, there is far less traffic so the trains come only once every 15 minutes. Provide more trains when there are more passengers. Makes sense, no? But how fucking stupid would it be if there were fewer trains in rush hour, and trains arrived every 30 minutes? That's what the UFC is doing with weight classes in comparison to fighter distribution. It makes absolutely no sense and they're far too stubborn to change it.

The UFC is like Newcastle.

[Shaun]

It's the BJJ what you want to look into. You can also try Judo or Sambo, if your uni has one of them instead, as I believe they're pretty compatible.

There's no chokes in Sambo. While I personally think Judo is a bit hard on the body and there is a lot of bureaucracy and bullshit with Judo. Not to mention a bit too much reliance on the gi. I was rolling with a judo brown last week and his inability to transfer his usual grips into a no-gi scenario was quite glaring.

[Howl]

These UFC judges are on crack man..

First Ricky Simon losing, now they gave the Staman v Yadong fight a draw even though Cody Staman beat the shit out of him

I really need to stop betting money on UFC with the possibility of dodgy judges ruining it

[Hasan]

Lol


Your money on Reem or Zinho?

[Dylan]

Just home for the main event. How has it been. Didn't know this guy was for 14 years already.