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Zoltan
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Jan 20, 2015 9:39am
I totally think the Conor/Aldo fight makes sense, and Conor has earned it. However, you have to admit Conor has been fortunate to get that shot without fighting Chad, Frankie, or Lamas. Three top five guys in the division who would test his wrestling. He will fight most of them anyways, it's just a matter of before or after Aldo.robj55;1698054 wrote:Question for everyone, who have Chad Mendes or Ricardo Lamas(two top 5 FW's) beaten that is elite?
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sportchampps
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Jan 20, 2015 11:55am
The UFC picked fights for Conor that matched his style. I would love to see him vs Frankie. If he could stuff Frankie's takedowns all night I would be nightly impressed.
robj55
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Jan 20, 2015 12:17pm
Yep and Cub's best win is a close decision over Dustin Porier. The point is that we can sit here and pick apart anyone's resume and who is perceived as elite or upper tier.Raw Dawgin' it;1698120 wrote:I guess the biggest name for both is Cub Swanson. Otherwise no one.
Seriously - it's not like Conor is going to boring decisions with his opponents, he's knocking them out. His only decision was with a torn ACL and he still dominated. He rubs me the wrong way sometimes, but he's not Chael, he's talking because he can and no one has been able to shut him up.
You want to talk about a guy who deserves a title shot, it's Cowboy.
robj55
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Jan 20, 2015 12:20pm
Why didn't any of those guys have to fight eac hother to get a title shot? Frankie got the FW title shot coming off two losses at LW. Lamas beat Erik Koch who is extremely overrated and Chad Mendes beat Rani Yahya to get his first shot. He then beat Cody McKenzie, Yaotzin Meza, Darren Elkins, Clay Guida and Nik Lentz. None of those guys is were a threat to him, they were showcase fights for him to look good against. Lentz is the only guy ranked in the top 10 and he has ZERO top ten wins in his career.Zoltan;1698122 wrote:I totally think the Conor/Aldo fight makes sense, and Conor has earned it. However, you have to admit Conor has been fortunate to get that shot without fighting Chad, Frankie, or Lamas. Three top five guys in the division who would test his wrestling. He will fight most of them anyways, it's just a matter of before or after Aldo.
robj55
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Jan 20, 2015 12:22pm
They did the same thing with Chad Mendes, yet no one cared or bitched. There job is to build contenders and put on intriguing fights. Aldo vs Conor will not only sell a ton of PPVs, it will be extremely exciting. The biggest fight in Featherweight history.sportchampps;1698165 wrote:The UFC picked fights for Conor that matched his style. I would love to see him vs Frankie. If he could stuff Frankie's takedowns all night I would be nightly impressed.
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sportchampps
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Jan 20, 2015 2:05pm
Why not have Connor vs Frankie it would sell a ton as well and if Connor wins they do even more for Connor vs Aldo. The. You get two possible big fights.
Raw Dawgin' it
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Jan 20, 2015 2:07pm
Because we've already seen Aldo vs Edgar. They're not going to risk burning their biggest star at the moment for another contender fight. Just have Connor fight Edgar, Mendes, Swanson, etc after he wins the title. It'll have much more build up than a contender bout.sportchampps;1698206 wrote:Why not have Connor vs Frankie it would sell a ton as well and if Connor wins they do even more for Connor vs Aldo. The. You get two possible big fights.
robj55
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Jan 21, 2015 1:21pm
UFC Fight Night 59 did massive numbers apparently.
robj55
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Jan 21, 2015 1:22pm
Why didn't Frankie and Mendes have to fight? No one else has had to fight a top 5 guy(Conor already beat Porier who was number 5).sportchampps;1698206 wrote:Why not have Connor vs Frankie it would sell a ton as well and if Connor wins they do even more for Connor vs Aldo. The. You get two possible big fights.
Raw Dawgin' it
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Jan 21, 2015 1:38pm
Big fights this weekend. Really hope Rumble gets a KO. Been waiting to see him in a title fight for a long time.
robj55
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Jan 21, 2015 1:55pm
I think Gus will beat him with footwork and cardio, but Rumble can end any fight in a heartbeat.Raw Dawgin' it;1698467 wrote:Big fights this weekend. Really hope Rumble gets a KO. Been waiting to see him in a title fight for a long time.
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Zoltan
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Jan 21, 2015 1:56pm
This fight will tell us everything we need to know about how far Rumble has come. How will he respond if he can't overwhelm the other guy with his speed and power? It will be very interesting.Raw Dawgin' it;1698467 wrote:Big fights this weekend. Really hope Rumble gets a KO. Been waiting to see him in a title fight for a long time.
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sportchampps
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Jan 21, 2015 3:41pm
I think the reach will hurt Rumble its a bad matchup for him
Pick6
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Jan 24, 2015 10:33am
badass card tonight for it being a fight night. pulling for rumble, davis, and hendo.
think rumble wins, davis could go either way, and hendo loses though.
think rumble wins, davis could go either way, and hendo loses though.
Fab1b
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Jan 24, 2015 1:06pm
Looking forward to tonight's card. I think Rumble KO's Gus.
robj55
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Jan 24, 2015 1:11pm
Should be a good one tonight, winner of Gus/Rumble gets the next crack at Bones Jones. Really good free card, stadium is prolly gonna go crazy for Gus with 30,000 Swedes.
Enforcer
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Jan 24, 2015 3:42pm
Who's on the card tonight??
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sportchampps
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Jan 24, 2015 4:16pm
Gus Hendo Bader
robj55
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Jan 24, 2015 4:30pm
Gus vs RumbleEnforcer;1699333 wrote:Who's on the card tonight??
Mousasi vs Hendo
Davis vs Bader
Pick6
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Jan 24, 2015 8:56pm
anyone see the 7 second knockout in the prelims?
robj55
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Jan 24, 2015 9:09pm
Yeah it was pretty crazy, flying knee to the body and uppercut along the fence.Pick6;1699399 wrote:anyone see the 7 second knockout in the prelims?
robj55
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Jan 24, 2015 9:10pm
Brutal KO to open the show by Sam Sicilia, just took Corissani's soul. Pretty much what I expected from Bader and Davis, very close fight that could have gone either way, not the most fan friendly.
Pick6
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Jan 24, 2015 9:15pm
man Hendo most likely would have got his ass kicked, and I usually favor the ref for the controversial stoppages, but i have trouble agreeing with that one.
robj55
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Jan 24, 2015 9:22pm
Beautiful performance by Gegard, Hendo was hurt badly but it was a tough call to stop the fight. Hard to tell if Hendo's chin is gone because of the spot he got hit in behind the ear, I've seen a ton of people get hurt from that punch which throws off your equilibrium.
Pick6
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Jan 24, 2015 9:27pm
I cant believe they are showing this at 3:30am in Stockholm