robj55
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Aug 18, 2014 1:52pm
The thing is that Gray's not a bad striker either, he was doing very well moving his head and landing against Pearson. It's just when he takes a solid shot he can't recover from it. People always viewed him as this knockout artist with huge power but he never was that. When he was dominating guys it was because he mixed in his wrestling and used his strength to win.Raw Dawgin' it;1645267 wrote:This. Bader at least knows when to go back to his roots.
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sportchampps
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Aug 19, 2014 3:37pm
Eddie Alverez was released by Bellator. I fully expect him in the UFC very soon.
Raw Dawgin' it
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Aug 19, 2014 6:15pm
He'll be fighting Cowboy at 178. Sign me the fuck up for that.sportchampps;1645785 wrote:Eddie Alverez was released by Bellator. I fully expect him in the UFC very soon.
http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/11376886/bellator-mma-releases-155-pound-champion-eddie-alvarez
Fab1b
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Aug 19, 2014 6:35pm
^yes!
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sportchampps
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Aug 19, 2014 7:49pm
What an awesome fight
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sportchampps
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Aug 19, 2014 7:53pm
Just looked at the UFC 178 card holy shit will it be good. You will have Cruz and Zigano returning. Then Kennedy vs Romero Mcgregor vs Poirer and Cowboy vs Alverez and then a title fight with Mighty Mouse
robj55
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Aug 19, 2014 8:34pm
Hell yeah, imagine is Jones vs DC was still headlining.
Raw Dawgin' it
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Aug 20, 2014 7:37am
I had to edit my post - i thought they'd put Alvarez against Ben Henderson and kill the hype train before it got started.
Raw Dawgin' it
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Aug 20, 2014 7:40am
I'm glad Cruz is back to shake up the division, but I've never been a fan of his. He has 2 finishes since 2008.sportchampps;1645852 wrote:Just looked at the UFC 178 card holy shit will it be good. You will have Cruz and Zigano returning. Then Kennedy vs Romero Mcgregor vs Poirer and Cowboy vs Alverez and then a title fight with Mighty Mouse
I think McGregor and Poirier will be fight of the night.
bigdaddy2003
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Aug 23, 2014 1:27am
Who does everyone have winning tonight? 2 cards.
Fab1b
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Aug 23, 2014 9:55am
Le and Henderson in main events for me.
Fab1b
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Aug 23, 2014 10:34am
Bisbing abused Cung Le!
robj55
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Aug 23, 2014 11:53pm
Jordan Mein just smoked Mike Pyle in the first round, what a left hook.
robj55
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Aug 23, 2014 11:54pm
His face was a mess, thought that fight could have went either way and Bisping put it on him.Fab1b;1646829 wrote:Bisbing abused Cung Le!
Fab1b
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Aug 24, 2014 12:21am
Henderson got dropped wow!
Fab1b
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Aug 24, 2014 12:23am
Huge shot...poor dude's dad was arrested and accused of sexual assault earlier and was barred from cornering Mein as well. All that on his mind and he delivers!robj55;1647047 wrote:Jordan Mein just smoked Mike Pyle in the first round, what a left hook.
robj55
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Aug 24, 2014 12:29am
Yeah wtf man, I would be pissed at my dad for that lolFab1b;1647054 wrote:Huge shot...poor dude's dad was arrested and accused of sexual assault earlier and was barred from cornering Mein as well. All that on his mind and he delivers!
robj55
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Aug 24, 2014 12:30am
Huge win for RDA, never seen Ben get hurt like that. Flash knockout with a quick stoppage, he recovered quickly.Fab1b;1647052 wrote:Henderson got dropped wow!
OSH
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Aug 24, 2014 2:28am
First thing I said was, that was a quick stoppage. Not sure I would've stopped it.robj55;1647057 wrote:Huge win for RDA, never seen Ben get hurt like that. Flash knockout with a quick stoppage, he recovered quickly.
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Zoltan
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Aug 24, 2014 12:25pm
We have seen fighters in similar situations (Hendo, Franklin) come back from flash knockouts like that and win. However, I think it was a good stoppage.
Raw Dawgin' it
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Aug 24, 2014 4:08pm
His legs buckled and he fell like a ton of bricks. Even Stan said any referee wouldn't stopped that fight. I'm glad Bendo got knocked out, i don't want to see him fight for a belt anytime soon.robj55;1647057 wrote:Huge win for RDA, never seen Ben get hurt like that. Flash knockout with a quick stoppage, he recovered quickly.
Raw Dawgin' it
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Aug 24, 2014 4:11pm
On the replay it looked like a good stoppage. His legs went jelly, he was out. Ref is there to protect him, so you stop the fight. I think when guys recover from a flash KO it's because the ref isn't in there fast enough to stop it and the guy recoversOSH;1647067 wrote:First thing I said was, that was a quick stoppage. Not sure I would've stopped it.
robj55
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Aug 24, 2014 4:15pm
The only thing I can think is that Big John saw Benson's eyes and that they were gone, I would have still let it go another second or two to see if follow up shots landed as Benson had recovered quickly. I think main event fights like that deserve a little more leeway.
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HelloAgain
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Aug 24, 2014 4:28pm
It hardly matters, the LW belt is apparently only going to be defended once every 18 months. He'll be able to get 5 more fights by the time Pettis signs to a 2nd title defense.
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Zoltan
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Aug 24, 2014 4:35pm
Probably, Pettis has had tough luck with injuries. Pettis and Cerrone both came over at the same time from the WEC. Cerrone is going to have his 15th UFC fight before Pettis has his 6th.HelloAgain;1647228 wrote:It hardly matters, the LW belt is apparently only going to be defended once every 18 months. He'll be able to get 5 more fights by the time Pettis signs to a 2nd title defense.