[MartialArts] UFC Discussions

[Bazza20]

The Weidman V Belfort fight should be good. Any predictions.

 

[McKwl]

Squats not even once.

 

[Neddysmith]

Still very unsure about Hall, still dont think he likes being punched, so while things are going his was he looks good but when they aren't he looks ordinary at best.

Rousey well through my eyes she completely dominated Tate, constantly getting takedowns and throws from all angles, many submission attempts and did the damage with ground strikes in the first round, she has certainly improved her standup and striking. And while the refusal to shake hands at the end of the fight did look bad from a sporting point of view she did explain herself in the interview and glad she stuck true to her family and beliefs, she did still say she had respect for Tate as a fighter etc etc she just couldnt shake her hand and pretend everything is OK.

Weidman v Silva, well what an unfortunate ending to a fight and i believe that is the last time we see Silva inside the Octagon, with a break that bad at his age and with such a career he has had is see coming back if for no other reason then his age and the length of time it would take to fix, mend, rehab and then comeback, just too long and he has nothing to gain from it.

 

[Bazza20]

Still very unsure about Hall, still dont think he likes being punched, so while things are going his was he looks good but when they aren't he looks ordinary at best.

Rousey well through my eyes she completely dominated Tate, constantly getting takedowns and throws from all angles, many submission attempts and did the damage with ground strikes in the first round, she has certainly improved her standup and striking. And while the refusal to shake hands at the end of the fight did look bad from a sporting point of view she did explain herself in the interview and glad she stuck true to her family and beliefs, she did still say she had respect for Tate as a fighter etc etc she just couldnt shake her hand and pretend everything is OK.

Weidman v Silva, well what an unfortunate ending to a fight and i believe that is the last time we see Silva inside the Octagon, with a break that bad at his age and with such a career he has had is see coming back if for no other reason then his age and the length of time it would take to fix, mend, rehab and then comeback, just too long and he has nothing to gain from it.

Agree. I watched the fights again last night and she was even more dominant than I remembered. Tate kept going in for the take downs and then just kept getting rag dolled judo style. Her coaches need to be shot for the game plan. As you said the striking had improved a lot. Tates nose just keeps getting bigger.

I see cris cyborg is calling her out now but wants ronda to go up to her weight class. Lol. Ronda is the champ. The champ doesn't go chasing the challenger.

I hope anderson doesn't bother coming back. What's the point.

 

[Neddysmith]

I see cris cyborg is calling her out now but wants ronda to go up to her weight class. Lol. Ronda is the champ. The champ doesn't go chasing the challenger.

Isn't Cyborg still banned from failing a drug test?, either way you're 100% right you want to belt you do what it takes to make the fight happen and venture into the lion's den.

 

[Bazza20]

Isn't Cyborg still banned from failing a drug test?, either way you're 100% right you want to belt you do what it takes to make the fight happen and venture into the lion's den.

I think so. Plus she struggles to make 145 let alone 135.

Thoughts on the Weidman v Belfort fight. Even though he didn't really get to finish Silva I now think Weidman is the real deal. He had Anderson knocked out before the injury. Just too strong, striking, on the ground, all round really. But Belfort has been on an absolute path of destruction and looking better than ever. Should be a good fight. I don't know who I would pick.

 

[Semillon]

Did anyone else get the sense that Ronda was toying with Meisha for 2 rounds and just wanted to bust up her nose a bit before taking the arm home?

The skill gap between those two has grown even wider since their strikeforce fight.

Sickening career ending injury for Silva, respect to Weidman tho, the man is a beast.

 

[Bradders]

Did anyone else get the sense that Ronda was toying with Meisha for 2 rounds and just wanted to bust up her nose a bit before taking the arm home?

The skill gap between those two has grown even wider since their strikeforce fight.

Sickening career ending injury for Silva, respect to Weidman tho, the man is a beast.

Don't you just have to get in the octagon to be busting up her nose, that thing has it's own atmosphere..

 

[Neddysmith]

Did anyone else get the sense that Ronda was toying with Meisha for 2 rounds and just wanted to bust up her nose a bit before taking the arm home?

The skill gap between those two has grown even wider since their strikeforce fight.

Sickening career ending injury for Silva, respect to Weidman tho, the man is a beast.

Not toying as such, maybe just wanting to show off some of her newly obtained and improved striking skills, not to mention inflicting a bit of pain along the way and the outside possibility of getting a tko?????? But I thought a submission, not necessarily by arm bar was always going to be on the cards...

 

[Bazza20]

I agree. Show off a bit of the striking but I think its even more impressive she still finished with the arm bar still. Misha would have been training for probably 6 months to avoid this arm bar and still couldn't.

 

[Bazza20]

So what fights are people most looking forward to this year?

 

[Semillon]

So what fights are people most looking forward to this year?

Jones vs Gus 2

Yes I know its not yet booked

 

[Mackie]

Looking forward to:

Kendricks vs Lawler for the vacant welterweight belt

Weidman vs Belfort (and how he goes against other big names in the division if he beats Belfort)

Rousey vs McMann (and vs Zingano if she beats McMann)

 

[Bazza20]

Looking forward to:

Kendricks vs Lawler for the vacant welterweight belt

Weidman vs Belfort (and how he goes against other big names in the division if he beats Belfort)

Rousey vs McMann (and vs Zingano if she beats McMann)

Weidman v Belfort can't wait. Belfort is on a demolition path and cant get much better credentials than beating anderson twice. Should be good.

Anything rousey is in. The bitch is mental. Its great.

Travis Browne.

Mark hunt is great to watch. Swinging big bombs.

Jonny Hendricks. Is he the real deal?

 

[ride29er]

Weidman v Belfort can't wait. Belfort is on a demolition path and cant get much better credentials than beating anderson twice. Should be good.

Anything rousey is in. The bitch is mental. Its great.

Travis Browne.

Mark hunt is great to watch. Swinging big bombs.

Jonny Hendricks. Is he the real deal?

I still dont rate Hendricks, I think Condit will destroy him in 5 rounds, then you got other big hitters like woodley/lombard that could cause him grief, even Diaz would pick him apart IMO, whoever wins that belt will not hold onto it for long, I think 5 round condit is going to be hard to beat in that division

Im looking forward to seeing shields fight Lombard, if Lombard beats him it will prove he is a legit threat, Also looking forward to JBJ vs Gus 2, as the first left a lot of questions to be answered, im also keen to see Connor McGreggor get a fight with a top 5 FW, to see if the hype train is real,
Any fight with Jose Aldo is always good and as much as I love BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar, Im not looking forward to it as everytime I watch Penn lose you see it take a piece out of him and frankie beat prime Penn twice, over the hill Penn doesnt stand a chance

 

[Mackie]

Other than the currently vacant welterweight belt, anyone think we will see any other belts change hands this year?

 

[ride29er]

Other than the currently vacant welterweight belt, anyone think we will see any other belts change hands this year?

LHW- cormier/gus
MW- shogun
WW-condit/lawler/lombard/woodley/shields
LW- Melendaz/benson/thompson/diaz
FW-Mendez/Edgar/Cub/KZ/
BW- prob the only division I think the champ is safe

 

[Mackie]

LHW- cormier/gus
MW- shogun
WW-condit/lawler/lombard/woodley/shields
LW- Melendaz/benson/thompson/diaz
FW-Mendez/Edgar/Cub/KZ/
BW- prob the only division I think the champ is safe

I'm pretty much with you there mate...

Also i think Rousey has her 2 toughest opponents to date coming up in McMann & Zingano.

Also just read this morning multiple reports that Anderson Silva is NOT retiring from the UFC.

 

[ride29er]

I'm pretty much with you there mate...

Also i think Rousey has her 2 toughest opponents to date coming up in McMann & Zingano.

Also just read this morning multiple reports that Anderson Silva is NOT retiring from the UFC.

Im not really into the womans division yet, just not stacked enough, Weidman is still young and improving and I think he just has Andersons number, after this layoff/recovery and rehab I just cant see him coming back the same, the amount of pain he was in when that leg broke has got to haunt you a bit, GSP superfight would be cool

 

[Neddysmith]

LHW- cormier/gus
MW- shogun
WW-condit/lawler/lombard/woodley/shields
LW- Melendaz/benson/thompson/diaz
FW-Mendez/Edgar/Cub/KZ/
BW- prob the only division I think the champ is safe

Lol at Shields being a contender.....