Official UFC Thread

[BriarLinedMeer]

Going to start these up as I like posting here.

UFC 282, what were those judges thinking! Absolute crock of rubbish.
Blatant favoritism for Paddy.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Seems like Paddy definitely lost that, but, he's worth more as a winner with his hype train. The UFC has been more blatant the last several years of making matches based on ticket sales than merit. That said, there have been several stellar cards this past year, whether PPV or Fight Night, where we got a plethora of finishes. Judges need to be overhauled. Sal D'Amato and Chris Lee are a problem.

 

[BriarLinedMeer]

I think the UFC is so desperate for another Conor, they'll bend the rules as much as possible.
None of the other athletes are so charismatic.

The judges seem really poor at the moment, in particular the ones you mentioned.
I wonder if they'll get banned or punished in some way, as its terrible for the sport.

And absolutely, some amazing cards, Islam vs Olivera comes to mind, Porier vs Chandler also, and a few others.


Whats your take on Volk vs Islam?

I love both of them and they're amazing athletes, best of luck to both imo.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Fight Night 217, January 14, 2023

The stoppage seemed a bit premature in the Charles Johnson vs. Jimmy Flick fight. Flick wasn’t blocking everything that well, but, it didn’t seem that a stoppage was warranted.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Wow, awesome KO by Alhassan!

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Sick KO by Umar Nurmagomedov!

 

[TheIronMonkey]

I was pleasantly surprised by how aggressive Raquel Pennington came out swinging. What was more surprising was how flabby her midriff was. Susan walked in from shopping, looked at the screen, and said, “Pennington looks like she has a beer belly—like us!”

 

[TheIronMonkey]

What a left hook by Dan Ige!

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Strickland kept Imavov on his heels pretty much the whole fight. Both looked kinda gassed by the end, but, Strickland is so awkward and hard to read for so many fighters.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Here we go!

Weird circumstances with the light heavyweight draw in the last main event gives Glover a shot at reclaiming the crown. It'll be interesting. I wonder if Marcos will lose the 0 in the opening early prelim.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

What great body shots by Marcos! 14 and 0 now.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Interesting first round by Nunes and Fairn. I thought I was going to see a KO by Fairn with an uppercut or knee. She looks slow now.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Dalby mixed up his shots really well and deserved the win.

What a stunning KO by Ismael Bonfim!

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Rinya Nakamura’s KO of Toshiomi Kazuma was siiiick!

 

[LOREN]

Sorry, what does UFC stand for?

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Sorry, what does UFC stand for?

Ultimate Fighting Championship

It’s a Mixed Martial Arts organization, now in its 30th year.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Sergey Spivac’s ground control was too much for Derrick Lewis, who has never had a ground game all these years—such a delicate tap by Lewis. My friends think he should retire or go to Power Slap.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Shavkat: Scary good.

Jonny “Bones”! Wow.

 

[Val]

Jones looked slow on his feet, nice submission. Bo nickal’s the real deal.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Jones looked slow on his feet, nice submission. Bo nickal’s the real deal.

Yes, he looked very slow. He’s talked about shedding some pounds for the fight against Stipe.

Bo Nickal is definitely one to keep an eye on.