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jayrebb
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Hearing Hokit will be cut over the pre-fight stuff (not stuff related to post-fight tonight). We'll see what UFC does.
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The card delivered on every level. What a spectacle, and they did America proud.
Live band was incredible, all 7 fights were exciting and ended by KO/TKO, the venue was incredible, and the honoring of the service members was incredible. Just pulling this event off was a minor miracle and the fighters all came to die on their shield. Hats off to everyone involved.
Live band was incredible, all 7 fights were exciting and ended by KO/TKO, the venue was incredible, and the honoring of the service members was incredible. Just pulling this event off was a minor miracle and the fighters all came to die on their shield. Hats off to everyone involved.
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jayrebb
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If Gane doesn't want to be hit, then you aren't going to hit him. Easiest pick ever.
It shouldn't surprise anyone-- yet you can see the surprise in this thread over Pereira's loss. Some of us might be getting too old to pay attention and have become filthy casuals.
It shouldn't surprise anyone-- yet you can see the surprise in this thread over Pereira's loss. Some of us might be getting too old to pay attention and have become filthy casuals.
jayrebb
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Nothing happened with eye pokes after the "big meeting" besides UFC throwing Aspinal under the bus, blaming him, and trying to destroy his career.
Big John was the only ref I have seen call a foul, stop a fight, and issue a real warning during action-- that was 10 years ago now.
Occasionally you will hear them say don't grab the fence today, that's about it.
Aspinal has called out the illegal shots on Pereira. He's persona non grata with UFC though so doesn't mean much.
Big John was the only ref I have seen call a foul, stop a fight, and issue a real warning during action-- that was 10 years ago now.
Occasionally you will hear them say don't grab the fence today, that's about it.
Aspinal has called out the illegal shots on Pereira. He's persona non grata with UFC though so doesn't mean much.
Tom Aspinall: Ciryl Gane landed 'very illegal' strikes in TKO of Alex Pereira
UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall questions some of the shots Ciryl Gane landed in his fight-ending sequence against Alex Pereira.
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Alex needs a lot more time to adjust to HW sizing. Im the biggest Alex fan there is but its clear as day he was out matched in carrying weight. I think Alex needs more time to release some of that weight, and rebuild it as muscle; going up in weight didn't produce the power shift he needed to over come natural heavy weights. Also, this doesn't stop Alex from being a 3 weight champ, he could still obtain it. I think he could beat Gane in a rematch but it'll go to a decision..
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well
to be objective to gane
periera also put himself in that position when he crouch sniffed gane for like 10seconds
like, youre grabbing ganes leg, you could have let go
also news on top
both oritals and nose broken/frac
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jayrebb
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I don't know. Similar to when GSP introduced drug testing to the sport for the Hendricks fight, he took a lot of flak for complaining about and going on witch hunts for drugs. People mocked GSP for alleging fighters are taking steroids and said he was making excuses because everyone is on them.
Which ultimately resulted in a net positive for the sport with the introduction of USADA in response to GSP's critcism.
It's been decades since the UFC had decent reffing and rule enforcement.
If this results in some refs being fired/retired, or at least them getting a stern talking to about enforcing existing rules, I don't think this is a bad thing.
This is ugly and messy like the GSP situation was (GSP had to go against the UFC's drug testing policy by himself and fans were annoyed that was exposing the business),
but the ends justify the means here is my initial take. Let Poatan shake some trees.
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