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  1. mygirlmaria

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    Supposedly being the operative word!Who are the loads of fighters who say he ducked Weidman?

    Also, he is quite right to not fight Jones.He is not a natural Light heavyweight.He comes in at 185 and is never ripped.He could probably do 170 if pushed, whereas Jones is bursting to get out of his frame at 205 and is clearly a bigger stronger man.....not to mention a * of a lot younger!

    He is already a legend, but now his detractors are trying to pick holes in his reputation with rumour and hearsay.......and are attempting to justify it.I think it is poor form.
     
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  2. HectorTheTaxman Formerly The Spider

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    UFC 152 in 4 and a half hours :50:
     
    HectorTheTaxman, Sep 22, 2012
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    Workmanlike performance from Bisping.Totally predictable fight, but not bad anyway!

    Cant really see him having the tools to deal with Silva!
     
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    Is it repeated on espn tomorrow
     
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  5. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator Gold Member

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    mma-core has all the fights up.

    Impressive by Jones in the 1st, he sucked it up and fought through a brutal arm bar.
     
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    Couldnt keep my eyes open at 4.30 am yesterday, so i quit watching and watched replay tonight n espn.

    Good performance from Jones, but i found myself wanting him to lose after the first round.
    He truly does look invincible though!
     
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    I've found myself now disliking him and I can see where Rashad was coming from in his criticism of him.

    However, you are right, he now appears to have zero holes in his game. He is even fighting out of tight arm bars that would snap most fighters arms.
     
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    Aye, especially when it so clear now how badly injured his arm was....and he still dominated him with his low kicks, jabs and elbows!

    PS. what was also noticeable after the fight, was how he made reference to his "problems" with southpaws!!!! So he now plans to work on these "problems"!Really scary he still sees flaws in his own game!
     
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    props to Belfort who done better than any of Jones past conquests. really thought jones arm was going to break in that bar!!

    do any of you watch the ultimate fighter? there are currently two shows running
     
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    I watched the first 3 series religiously, and have watched the odd show periodically since.....but fights apart, i find it too staged.
     
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    i know what you mean but i dont mind it. Big counrty is one of the coaches on it this year.
    bad choice as hes * lazy and the first fight pick was horrendous. id be worried if i was on his team

    theres another one running called the smashes, its basically britain vs australia. could be interesting as theres a lot of animosity between the fighters due to "national pride" the british fighters are typical british fighters. great standup & ok grappling but next to no jiu jitsu or wrestling. I think the aussies are pretty much the same

    Theres a scottish guy on it, he was mouthing off after the first fight. shouting abuse at the other team saying he would take any one of them. it was a face palm moment if ever ive seen one!!
     
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    rookie mistake by belfort in the first. he has admitted he eased up on the armbar because he heard it pop. cost him the title
     
    Fiferbhoy1991, Sep 25, 2012
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    That was the worst split decision ive ever seen,Andy Ogle dominated 2 rounds,last round had him in a crucifix for 4 minutes,feel sorry for him because it was his UFC debut.
     
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    Hoping Stephan Bonnar can Kick Silvas * in UFC 153.
     
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    Stranger things have happened......but i wouldnt hold my breath, although you will get good odds on it!

    Fuel TV 5 was not bad.Just got around to watching it.Struve looks good, but still vulnerable.I cant honestly see him troubling the top guys, even if White says he is top 5.
    Obviously he is so tall he is awkward, but i honestly dont think he would last 1 round with JDS or Velasquez.
     
    mygirlmaria, Oct 3, 2012
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  18. HectorTheTaxman Formerly The Spider

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    Struve was impressive against Miocic but I agree, against the top level guys I think he would come undone. He lasted 54 seconds v JDS in 2009, obviously he has developed since then but so has JDS


    That KO from Brad Pickett on Saturday was very nice, some uppercut
     
    HectorTheTaxman, Oct 3, 2012
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    He was the clear winner. Pile of *.

    If Bonnar beats Silva I will run round George Square in nothing but a Sevco strip :bbpd:
     
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    agree with this. For a guy his size and reach he doesn't use it to his advantage....yet. he is still pretty open and got rocked a few times on saturday.
    he has called out Werdum for his next fight. could be interesting as if he was to beat Fabricio it would put him up there as IMO werdum is top 5.

    A more interesting fight for me would be against big nog provided he beats herman next week
     
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