MMA General Discussion 2020

[Mickey Massuco]

can't wait till dana is not running this sport.

 

[Lord of The Curry]

Francis also got a text while on the way to to the arena from somebody in Legal at Zuffa saying that if he continued to discuss boxing that he'd get sued.

I half expect the UFC to make Tuivasa/Lewis for another interim belt next month just to try and screw him over even more.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

Spong's takedown defence and ground game is making me cry.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Yo, shout out to Roxanne Modafferi, I didn't realize that this was her retirement fight. If there was a Hall of Fame for tomato cans, she'd be first ballot.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

Johnny Walker's chin is in the P4P worst of all time rankings.

 

[Youth N Asia]

The Johnny Walker hype train derailing was one of the biggest mma bummers over the last few years.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

We should have known, the evidence of that chin was there before he got to the UFC.

 

[909]

Cain tried to murder someone. Shot them and is in jail.

 

[Brooklyn Zoo]

 

[Mickey Massuco]

This card was pretty predictable. I'm glad RDA showed his worth but I hope Moicano is not dead, that fight should have been stopped way sooner. MMA culture and stoppages are pretty fucked up, but I get why that's the way it is. This is a sport with roots in the 'fight to the death' mantra, gonna be hard to shake.

 

[Brooklyn Zoo]

This card was pretty predictable. I'm glad RDA showed his worth but I hope Moicano is not dead, that fight should have been stopped way sooner. MMA culture and stoppages are pretty fucked up, but I get why that's the way it is. This is a sport with roots in the 'fight to the death' mantra, gonna be hard to shake.

it felt like everyone wanted to stop it but yeah, the culture and shit, and they wanted the doc to stop it and the doc is like “meh he could see.” The docs gotta be more assertive and stop fights like these

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Can someone who understands MMA better than I do explain how they handicapped this Mazo/Maverick fight? Both fighters have lost their two most recent fights, Mazo has more fights against UFC-level competition, has only been stopped once, and is 6-2 when her fights go the distance. Maverick is 5-4 when the fight goes past the first round, and only 4-4 when her fights go the distance. Yet, as of this second, ESPN has Maverick at -370, against Mazo's +290.

That seems like a lot. What am I not understanding about this matchup?

 

[Mickey Massuco]

Well you saw why, but Mazo was 3-3 against UFC competition and Maverick’s decision loss to Barber was one of the worst robberies of the year.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

speaking of not understanding odds, I don't understand how Fletcher was a near 2-1 dog. I could end up wrong but so far he looks pretty dominant.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

well this guy is moving like he's in slow motion because his cardio looks pretty terrible, so I guess I can see why. Looking at those live odds is pretty funny though.

 

[Mickey Massuco]

he's clearly leagues above this guy but the lack of cardio is making this a much more competitive fight than the commentary has let on.

 

[Youth N Asia]

Can someone who understands MMA better than I do explain how they handicapped this Mazo/Maverick fight? Both fighters have lost their two most recent fights, Mazo has more fights against UFC-level competition, has only been stopped once, and is 6-2 when her fights go the distance. Maverick is 5-4 when the fight goes past the first round, and only 4-4 when her fights go the distance. Yet, as of this second, ESPN has Maverick at -370, against Mazo's +290.

That seems like a lot. What am I not understanding about this matchup?

Maverick was beaten like a drum in her previous fight. But the loss before was a total judging robbery. She’s a great upcoming fighter.

 

[Gert]

Can’t imagine the UFC was thrilled by the performance by Ankalaev. I think I’d match him against Hill next.

I would have put him against a higher ranked fighter before this fight, but I think is a good fight to make because Hill will make him finish him and not just have a lopsided decision.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Maverick was beaten like a drum in her previous fight...

I remember that fight. I remember saying that her opponent made her look like she had never been in a cage before. That's why I didn't understand why she was so heavily favored yesterday.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

YOU GOT KNOCKED THE FUCK OUT!

 

[909]

That was brutal lol

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

WHOA!

 

[Gert]

Just an unreal card tonight as far as great finishes and action. Incredible stuff!

 

[Youth N Asia]

That was one of the best cards ever.

 

[AA484]

About as good a view of the Glory riot as you'll get. The crazy shit starts around 7:30 (although it isn't that bad):

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1506106548572983298

Glad MMA has their own version of Teddy Hart and CM Punk getting into a fight at the White Trash Cafe.

 

[909]

Lol Masvidal knocked his teeth out and is being charged with felony battery

 

[Gert]

Have any of you guys gone to a UFC event? Do you think it's something "you have to do one time" if you are a big fan?

I'm about one hour from Columbus and there are still tons of tickets being resold. I think the last time they were in Columbus was for Rampage v. Keith Jardine, so it's not like there will be lots of opportunities to go see a show close. I was pretty interested in it when Blachowicz-Rakic was the main event. I certainly have a lot less interesting spending money to see Curtis Blaydes fight for 25 minutes...

The one good thing is everyone bought tickets, so I think prices will drop pretty well in the next three days.

 

[Zetterberg is God]

I’ve been to a few and I’d say it’s worth the experience once especially if you can get in for cheapish. My own experience though is that MMA live crowds can be super annoying but your mileage may vary on that.

 

[Youth N Asia]

Went to 123, and 218. The first was mostly forgettable. The second was a legendary show with the two FOTY candidates, and the knockout of the year.

Gotta go at least once.

As ZiG said; the crowd can suck. At 218 I was near someone that had to shout “grab her by the pussy” multiple times during every woman’s fight. There’s always fights in the crowd also. Just can’t be avoided for some reason.