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Nice. You talk to him at all? Pulver always comes off as one of the nicest, most humble people in the sport. Wonder what MMO he is playing these days, if any at all. I remember him saying that his WoW addiction was impacting his training and he had to give it up.
Yeah, we've actually trained together for a bit and his story is a really interesting one. We grew up about 10 miles apart from each other. He's a really good dude and I know the struggle these guys go through. When you have the power to fucking annihilate anyone physically, sometimes it's hard to keep yourself together mentally.
I liked his documentary, Driven. It's up for instant streaming on Netflix if anyone is interested. Definitely a bad ass dude
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This card delivered in every way possible. Watched the entire thing prelims to headliners on the edge of my seat with excitement. Dana and the UFC have to be on cloud 9 after these performances in front of Fox's massive audience.
My biggest surprise was probably Yve Edwards KO'ing TFO Jeremy Stevens. The moment I lost my shit, Cruickshank's head kick on Martinez. The guy I will probably have nightmares about, Trujillo. I was most impressed by Matt Brown and Dennis Siver. Benson Henderson is turning into a beastly champion. Good luck to anyone trying to take his belt.
My biggest surprise was probably Yve Edwards KO'ing TFO Jeremy Stevens. The moment I lost my shit, Cruickshank's head kick on Martinez. The guy I will probably have nightmares about, Trujillo. I was most impressed by Matt Brown and Dennis Siver. Benson Henderson is turning into a beastly champion. Good luck to anyone trying to take his belt.
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Holy shit, I just looked at the card for the Ultimate Fight finale this Friday. HAHA, I only see the 2 finale fighters from the show representing the entire cast. Dana wasn't bluffing... I guess they hated this cast of scrubs just as much as the audience did.
I am glad that Ricci made the finals though. He was the only one on the show that looks like he has a skill set to have a career in the UFC.
I am glad that Ricci made the finals though. He was the only one on the show that looks like he has a skill set to have a career in the UFC.
Huh, took me a few days to realize what happened to the last forum.
Going with my heart on Penn and Shogun sure backfired. I really hope I never have to see Penn in the cage ever again; it hardly looked like he even knew what he was doing the whole fight. Shogun, while certainly not in his prime anymore, is at least still a hard test for any up and coming LHW's.
Amazing card overall and it's pretty funny to see how much of a weird controversy the Benson toothpick issue is.
Going with my heart on Penn and Shogun sure backfired. I really hope I never have to see Penn in the cage ever again; it hardly looked like he even knew what he was doing the whole fight. Shogun, while certainly not in his prime anymore, is at least still a hard test for any up and coming LHW's.
Amazing card overall and it's pretty funny to see how much of a weird controversy the Benson toothpick issue is.
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Penn never should have left the LW division. His win over Hughes gave him the idea that he would always be able to compete at a higher weight class.
I think if he had stayed in the LW division and remained focused on it, he could have at least stayed competitive. Instead we get to see BJ get thoroughly thrashed by the better WW's. (GSP, Diaz and now Rory)
I think if he had stayed in the LW division and remained focused on it, he could have at least stayed competitive. Instead we get to see BJ get thoroughly thrashed by the better WW's. (GSP, Diaz and now Rory)
So I got my elbow broken by a roundkick. After the operation there's a metal plate and quite a few screws holding it together, which won't be taken out once the elbow is healed, according to the doctor. Does anyone have, or know someone who has, experience with a similar injury? How fucked am I, long term/permanent damage-wise?
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While he was never one of my favorite fighters, dude just wouldnt quit against Aldo last year so I did start to look forward to his fights. He just never seemed the same after Tompkins died though.
While he was never one of my favorite fighters, dude just wouldnt quit against Aldo last year so I did start to look forward to his fights. He just never seemed the same after Tompkins died though.
I had a pretty bad elbow break when I was younger, surgery, plate and pins. I ended up having to do physical therapy for a few months but there was no permanent damage.
Did you have plates and pins removed eventually? The break isn't itself that bad, the elbow isn't shattered into tiny fragments. But just looking at the xray makes me cringe when I think about getting armbared or hit into that area.
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I am sure it is different for all injuries, and I am not doctor, but this is my understanding. Once it is completely healed, you don'thaveto keep the plate and screws in. If you are insistent on wanting them out, the doctor can indeed remove them. However, that is yet another surgery and more recovery time.
A buddy of mine had a real bad ankle break that required screws to help heal. It has been over a year and he still has pain in it and swelling. He talked to the doctor about it and they said they can be removed if he wants. He got 2 different opinions, and one doctor said there is no need and it won't make a difference, and the other doctor said he can and it could eventually relieve some of the pain he has now.
As far as your future and long term damage, or will you be able to keep competing, I have no clue. I would imagine as with most any injury you can probably make a full recovery and be able to compete with no troubles.
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I kind of hate these smaller shows because I don't know as many of the fighters as I usually do. Had to make a few of my picks just by looking at those guys records.