Saw this last night...
Saw this last night...
Even if they let him back in, he’s going to have to fight someone legit to get a payday and I think anyone legit will stretch him. He can’t just bounce around weight classes and reach for opponents. Once he takes an L against a legit opponent the bravado and fascination will be over.So it's Khabib vs Iaquinta now but since Al missed weight for 155 by 0.2lb, if he wins he gets no belt. Khabib wins, he gets the belt.
I honestly assumed after the Floyd fight that Conor was never coming back to MMA but now that he's going to get sued into absolute fucking oblivion, he's going to have to make more money.
You say that but he took an L against Nate Diaz and nothing happened to his shine.Even if they let him back in, he’s going to have to fight someone legit to get a payday and I think anyone legit will stretch him. He can’t just bounce around weight classes and reach for opponents. Once he takes an L against a legit opponent the bravado and fascination will be over.
Nate had a bunch of weight on him and it was last minute. It was an excusable loss. If Khabib or Holloway beats him, there’s no way out.You say that but he took an L against Nate Diaz and nothing happened to his shine.
He was originally fighting Paul Felder on the same card. Had a full camp, I think.Was he training for another fight?
Agreed. Iaquinta is so tough and hits hard. Of course it's likely Khabib bear fucks him though the canvas, but he has a chance.Of the five guys who were at some point named to fight Khabib, I think Iaquinta is the second-toughest matchup behind Ferguson. Holloway was going to have a killer weight cut, and Pettis and Felder are stand-up guys who Khabib would drag and hold down and pound. Iaquinta has solid wrestling so he should be better at getting up quickly after takedowns.
Yeah, really impressed by Rose. Just keeps getting better.
Sad my girl lost though.
Not really convincing from Khabib. His standup is worse than I thought.
JJ is really good but drops her right when she jabs and was open for right hooks all night. She also looks straight down every time Rose flurries.
I don’t get how Khabib didn’t lock in those rear naked chokes. It looked like he had 3-4 locked in and then Al got out... somehow?
He’s always bad but more carefulI just didn’t see what Al did to shake them. He seemed...slippery?
Khabib better keep his chin down if he ever fights Conor. Does he always do that?
I highly doubt Khabib fucks around to the extent he did tonight while facing Conor...but we both know there is no chance in hell CM ever signs on to a fight with him anyway. Khabib just isn't a big enough draw to ever force that.I just didn’t see what Al did to shake them. He seemed...slippery?
Khabib better keep his chin down if he ever fights Conor. Does he always do that?
The Rose v. JJ fight and the Zabit v. psycho zombie dude fight last night are prime examples of why you are wrong. UFC has the best farm system for female fighters and has the ability to keep finding really amazing international fighters that other organizations can't seem to match. As long as they keep this up and remain the top destination for highly credentialed American combat sports participants, they will be just fine.UFC is over.
I was really looking forward to reading your analysis of this fight, I came in here tonight to ask you what you thought. Thanks for doing this.JJ’s other mistake was with her feinting. Rose clearly wasn’t reacting to them, and JJ left her feints too differentiated from her actual punches Rose was able to easily tell what was what and stay in the pocket. She’d also bring her feints back slower, just as she was putting them out slower, and that allowed Rose to close the gap and land on her.
It’s especially bizarre because, dropping the right aside, JJ has an amazing, long and sharp jab that she should’ve used to keep Rose back and of her.
Oh I don't think Khabib has a granite chinThe Rose v. JJ fight and the Zabit v. psycho zombie dude fight last night are prime examples of why you are wrong. UFC has the best farm system for female fighters and has the ability to keep finding really amazing international fighters that other organizations can't seem to match. As long as they keep this up and remain the top destination for highly credentialed American combat sports participants, they will be just fine.
As for Khabib, he has been hitable in several fights, but hasn't really shown much damage after taking great shots in any of those fights. In a battle between Mystic Mac and Khabib's granite chin I take the guy with the funny hat. I think Khabib's fight with Connor goes something like this:
Holy shit. Great, funny stuff.Khabib is hilarious. Iaquinta said when Khabib was on top of him near his corner, that Khabib was talking to Matt Serra, complimenting Matt Serra's coaching, say "Yes, Matt, that's good, good advice."
I hadn't heard about her, but knew immediately that she had to have been connected to the Pedro's.On MMA hour today, Danvers's own Kayla Harrison, a two-time olympic gold medalist in judo, announced her first pro fight on June 21 in PFL.
Of course he gets a massive KO. And he even looks a little like Duran, did Duran hang out in Brazil in the 90s?How John Lineker gonna steal Roberto Duran's nickname? I normally don't care about guys using other's nicknames but damn there's only one Hands of Stone.