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What about DJ ? He was basically the same thing. Did it not translate into drawing power just because he is a small man ?
Mighty Mouse was charmless and generally annoying. GSP was/is quite the opposite.
Foreseeing Khabib-Poirier: Key question is how does he avoids the takedowns ? Also, Can he threat Khabib when he shoots, say, like Masvidal did to Askren ?
Got it, but the UFC should have put more effort into promoting that division.
Its very hard to promote the jockey divisions, especially now that Cejudo has both belts. It was a bit of fun when Dom Cruz, Cody, and TJ were going at it but now that has generally gone. Even FW is increasingly boring with Conor gone and MH is dominating.
Same coach, so yes, they will probably drill a lot of flying knees.
I remember him catching Alvarez with a few when shooting for takedowns.
FW has Volkanovski and Zabit as potential serious threats to MH
I am also interested to see if Khabib will show us anything new in his standup. He could stand and trade with Poirier just to show he is better everywhere. Some fighters have that ego.
I hope so, as that would be the easier path to victory for Dustin, but I doubt so. Khabib is just too focused and professional. (His buddy DC lost the belt for exactly that)
PS. Rewatching the Poirier-Alvarez fight, what I remembered were actually knees to the head, on the clinch. Not defending takedowns.
What Dustin went for to defend takedowns was the guillotine. But I don't know if that would be smart against Khabib. I hope they have worked on the knees more since then.
The surprise could be Poirier taking Khabib down and holding him there. We have yet to see Khabib on his back.
Happy for Medvedev. Tennis needs more of these characters. So bored of all the crying women and the fakeness.
This Monfils/Svitolina narrative is puke inducing. She just won, and all they’re doing is asking about Monfils. Dafuq
This is the MMA thread.
My bad, thought it was the US OpenThis is the MMA thread.
Is anyone purchasing the UFC on BT Box Office this weekend? They did not release the buy rates for their last PPV offering...
Probably. It's on at a decent time. It is annoying having to pay for it but it is on at a good time so probably worth it.
My bad, thought it was the US Open
What time will it be on?
Main card is on BT Sport Box Office at 7pm. Prelims is on normal BT Sport at 3pm
Well, there is a lot of back and forth.My bad, thought it was the US Open
Have they started showing early prelims all the time or just as the main card is PPV? Can't remember recent ones but sure I've never seen them show them.
I don't think they ever show the early prelims. The ones on BT will just be the normal prelim fights then the whole main card is on Box Office.
If the programme starts at 3pm on BT then that'd be early prelims as well though is what I meant. The first fight on the early pre's is scheduled to start at 15:15. Prelims start at 17:00.
Ah fair play that might be the case, not to sure just noticed when I looked this morning it says it starts at 3pm so you're probably right.
The early prelims are exclusive to UFC FIght Pass usually.
Yeah would be a weird one. Might be a shite attempt to placate the reaction to them going PPV.
Yeah thought as much so weird that it looks like they're gonna be showing them.
If Saturdays fight card for UFC 242 starts at 7pm (UK time), what time do you think Khabib fight will be?
Also is it easy to find streams and if so, from where?
Last, does anyone know anywhere a good place to watch in London?
Around 9pm.
thanks
Really hope Poirier can find a way to do it, great guy he is. Hard not to see him getting his face smashed in though.
https://www.mma-core.com/videos/Sum...ull_Fight_UFC_Fight_Night_157_Part_2/10319340
Anyone who missed this masterclass from Sumu at the weekend should check this out. Expecting great things from this lad.
Anyone who missed this masterclass from Sumu at the weekend should check this out. Expecting great things from this lad.
Live now: nice lineup.
@Andersons Dietician JoJo's on
Episode 61 of Ariel Helwani's MMA Show recaps UFC Fight Night and previews UFC 242 with guests: 1:30 – Zhang Weili 1:55 – Paul Felder 2:15 – Joanne Calderwood 2:30 – Carlos Condit 2:45 – Dominick Cruz 3:05 – Tony Ferguson 3:45 – Darren Till 4:05 – Kevin Lee
Thanks, didn't watched the prelims. I don't rate Soccermom at all, but that was a nice beating. Sumu reminds me a bit of an asian Conor with that left stinger.
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Come on, they are all prostitutes from eastern Europe.