MMA Thread

Lanx said:

every foul is intentional

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People just hate Tom Aspinall. Gane is worse than Gilbert Yvel. He's just taking advantage of some of the softest reffing we've seen since the 2000's.

I liked her being gone

She's training again. DW has shot down the idea of putting her on the White House card but hasn't outright said either way.

Go away Rhonda.

It was always weird to me UFC never tried to push Brock vs Bobby. I think Bobby would have just owned Brock. I think Bobby was more disciplined and not afraid of getting punched.

UFC Vegas 110
will air in its entirety on ESPN+ on Saturday.
Prelims begin at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT,
the main card starts at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.

Steve Garcia (145.5) vs. David Onama (146)
Waldo Cortes-Acosta (263) vs. Ante Delija (237.5)
Themba Gorimbo (171) vs. Jeremiah Wells (170.5)
Yadier Del Valle (146) vs. Isaac Dulgarian (146)
Daniel Frunza (171) vs. Charlie Radtke (171)
Cody Durden (130) vs. Allan Nascimento (129.5)
Kevin Christian (205) vs. Billy Elekana (205.5)
Timothy Cuamba (136) vs. Chang Ho Lee (135.5)
Sedriques Dumas (185.5) vs. Donte Johnson (184)
Norma Dumont (136) vs. Ketlen Vieira (136)
Alice Ardelean (115.5) vs. Montserrat Ruiz (115)
Seok Hyeon Ko (170) vs. Philip Rowe (171)
Talita Alencar (115) vs. Ariane Carnelossi (115.5)

i did not watch it live and could not find a clip after the stoppage. guess the rumor fix for the eye pokes was just say fuck it.


SPOILER Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Ante Delija

sherdog's play by play

Delija keeps slugging Cortes-Acosta in the face, hurting him badly, and he pushes out with a left hand to jab Cortes-Acosta in the eyeball before letting loose with a massive stream of punches. Smith gets between them and shouts “stop!” several times, but then has to call the replay official of Herb Dean to check on whether Cortes-Acosta’s eye was poked or if they were all punches landing cleanly and legally. Teammates, medical professionals and commissioners all flood the cage to figure out what happened. The video shows that Delija’s finger slid into the eye socket, and no five-minute clock starts for recovery time. Instead, Smith states that if Cortes-Acosta is able to continue, he does have the ability to restart the fight. It is a bizarre scene, one that is growingly and frustratingly common in the promotion, and it gives Cortes-Acosta one of two options. If he cannot continue, it will be a no contest. If he says he can keep going, the fight will actually resume. Throw out the rulebook at this point. Smith warns Cortes-Acosta for the foul, and with 90 seconds left in the first round, they start fighting again.

They are cautious to engage, both jabbing at one another with their fists firmly closed. Delija sits down on a jab, and Cortes-Acosta counters him with a brilliant right hand over the top knocking him down to the canvas. Cortes-Acosta leaps on top to pound out Delija, and Smith only lets Cortes-Acosta drum away for a few seconds before waving things off. This is ridiculous. Cortes-Acosta walks back to his corner and collapses to the mat in pain, clutching his eye and keeping a towel pressed on it for several minutes. He just accomplished an absolutely wild comeback, albeit one that will come with a great deal of scrutiny and review. To say this whole debacle flew in the face of protocols, regulations and procedure is an understatement. We’ll see what happens.

Goatface said:

guess the rumor fix for the eye pokes was just say fuck it.

Delija keeps slugging Cortes-Acosta in the face, hurting him badly, and he pushes out with a left hand to jab Cortes-Acosta in the eyeball before letting loose with a massive stream of punches. Smith gets between them and shouts “stop!” several times, but then has to call the replay official of Herb Dean to check on whether Cortes-Acosta’s eye was poked or if they were all punches landing cleanly and legally. Teammates, medical professionals and commissioners all flood the cage to figure out what happened. The video shows that Delija’s finger slid into the eye socket, and no five-minute clock starts for recovery time. Instead, Smith states that if Cortes-Acosta is able to continue, he does have the ability to restart the fight. It is a bizarre scene, one that is growingly and frustratingly common in the promotion, and it gives Cortes-Acosta one of two options. If he cannot continue, it will be a no contest. If he says he can keep going, the fight will actually resume. Throw out the rulebook at this point. Smith warns Cortes-Acosta for the foul, and with 90 seconds left in the first round, they start fighting again.

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Lines up with DW's "Who gives a shit".

Herb confirms eye poke meeting is scheduled for Nov 4th.

Goes over a few potential changes.

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But Herzog is the best in the business.

Goatface said:

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Source: UFC releases fighter amid betting probe

UFC fighter Isaac Dulgarian has been released from the roster two days after sportsbooks flagged unusual betting interest against him ahead of his first-round loss to Yadier del Valle, a source told ESPN.

www.espn.com

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All sports became "massaged" as soon as Congress allowed online gambling.

HILO, Hawaii (Island News) -- Former UFC star Jay Dee “B.J.” Penn was arrested and charged after he allegedly beat up a man in Hilo early Tuesday morning.

Hawaii Island police responded to a report of an assault at a home on Kanoa Street in Hilo at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4. A 45-year-old man told police that Penn punched and kicked him multiple times before he was able to escape and call police.

After reporting the attack, the victim went to Hilo Benioff Medical Center for his injuries.

Police officers were able to locate Penn at 11:50 a.m. on Lehua Street where he was arrested without incident. He was charged with third-degree assault then released after posting $1,000 bail.

Penn is scheduled to make his first court appearance for this case on Dec. 2, 2025, in Hilo District Court.

Since May and most recently in September, Penn has been arrested multiple times in regards to family abuse charges and restraining order/protective order violations filed by his mother Lorraine Shin. His family testified in previous court hearings claiming that he suffers from a mental disorder called Capgras syndrome, where he believes his mother has been replaced by an imposter.

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Lanx said:

sus, reffing #1

Mohammad Yahya vs. Steven Nguyen

herzog is the ref, gave him WAY too many chances and he only called the fight after that hemotoma
why? this fight was in abu dabi, he's the hometown boy

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Feds are investigating now so hope he just gets removed from the rotation. "best in the business".

He shouldn't be allowed to ref fights while this probe is going on.