MMA-ERA |OT| Immigrant Mentality

[BLOODED_hands]

That's the plan to beating a game Cowboy. Leg kicks and then start peppering him with your fists. Great work by Gaethje!

I still love to rewatch when Masvidal knocks Cowboy out twice lol.

 

[FUME5]

There it is.

 

[Serene]

Conor vs. Gaethje

let's do it

 

[SnakeXs]

Who called it? I called it.

Cowboys out of it. Don't hold it against him. Gaethje was right to be upset. Fine with the ref keeping it going after Cowboy fell, gave him a shot but that second gap in action should have been the end, full stop.

I feel for Cowboy. He's a helluva fighter and he's just at the cusp of greatness. But Gaethje is a fucking terror.

Also, don't let concussed fighters on mic in the octagon. Seriously. :(

 

[Wamapoke]

Now that's the way to get McGregors attention

 

[Egg0]

Gaethje hits so damn hard, dude was out on his hands and knees doing nothing.

 

[excelsiorlef]

I'm sad I didn't get more Cowboy but what a great knock out

And that top side between the legs Peruvian Necktie from Cirkunov is a thing of legend, great night

 

[stan_marsh]

the Irishman is retired

 

[Serene]

In an optimal world you'd run Tony/Khabib and Mcgregor/Gaethje on the same card and have the winners fight, but I don't think Conor would agree to not main event nor do I think he really should.

 

[SnakeXs]

Gaethje just retired Conor without even fighting him. Hahaha. Love it.

Spoiler

Or did he?

 

[excelsiorlef]

Cowboy literally going down swinging is a thing of legends though, dude was throwing on his fucking knees

 

[excelsiorlef]

Serene Tell me you saw Cirkunov's fight

 

[BLOODED_hands]

In an optimal world you'd run Tony/Khabib and Mcgregor/Gaethje on the same card and have the winners fight, but I don't think Conor would agree to not main event nor do I think he really should.

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Homie..... Do it Pride style. Whoever wins fights each other by the end of the night lol.

 

[excelsiorlef]

Ok I'm sold MMA fucking rules lol.

 

[Blackflag]

Haha Justin just said if he wants to fight we'll fight. He punched an old man I want to fuck him up

 

[BLOODED_hands]

That kind of pressure? It would be interesting to see Proper 12 fight Gaethje.

 

[Bradbatross]

Connelly got 100k lol.

 

[GrubChub]

That ref wanted Cerrone to be more braindead than he already is.

 

[BLOODED_hands]

That ref was a ref for the Just Bang/Bleed Bro.

 

[Sleuth]

I think Gaethje is a good fight o Conor. Its who he wanted to fight apparently, this summer. Gaethje isn't really elusive, or has much defense. He hasn't really needed it. But he'll be standing right infront of Conor.

 

[Prolepro]

Ok I'm sold MMA fucking rules lol.

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Ayy welcome.

 

[Syder]

Ok I'm sold MMA fucking rules lol.

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[excelsiorlef]

Ayy welcome.

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Honestly it's like action packed violent chess lol

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Dunno just never watched it lol

 

[Prolepro]

Honestly it's like action packed violent chess lol



Dunno just never watched it lol

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Yeah, Ive only been really into it for a year (even trained for 6 months but quickly found out I wasnt cut out for it) but my brother has always been into it and spent years trying to get me on board. He made a lot of progress when he started appealing to my love of fighting games and made parallels between the mechanics of the two, which are surprisingly not too different lol

EDIT: My favorite fight of all time just due to the high level back and forth of the standup is Gustafsson/Jones 1, so I would highly recommend that of you havent seen it.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

Just wanted to pop in say how happy I am for Tristan Connelly. Hes a good friend of mine and he is one of the best people you'd ever meet. He took that fight on 5 days notice and went up a weight class to take it. Dude is a beast with some insane heart. People shouldn't underestimate him. Just last month I went to his championship fight in Rise FC where I saw him lift a guy way bigger than him over his head and slam him down and finish it with punches at the end of the 5th round. He has crazy good conditioning and is the type of guy who fights even better when hes getting beat up. Hope Dana gives him a good chance. 5 of his 6 loses are from way early in his fighting career. Hes been on a crazy streak.

 

[SnakeXs]

Just wanted to pop in say how happy I am for Tristan Connelly. Hes a good friend of mine and he is one of the best people you'd ever meet. He took that fight on 5 days notice and went up a weight class to take it. Dude is a beast with some insane heart. People shouldn't underestimate him. Just last month I went to his championship fight in Rise FC where I saw him lift a guy way bigger than him over his head and slam him down and finish it with punches at the end of the 5th round. He has crazy good conditioning and is the type of guy who fights even better when hes getting beat up. Hope Dana gives him a good chance. 5 of his 6 loses are from way early in his fighting career. Hes been on a crazy streak.

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Well he made a ton of fans is def. the vibe I'm getting. Hope your boy gets paid. Happy to hear he's as solid a guy as he comes across as.

Coming in under all the crazy circumstances and showing the grit and gameness he did should definitely put him on solid ground with the matchmakers. Came in first fight doing the company a favor and ran with that shit.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

Well he made a ton of fans is def. the vibe I'm getting. Hope your boy gets paid. Happy to hear he's as solid a guy as he comes across as.

Coming in under all the crazy circumstances and showing the grit and gameness he did should definitely put him on solid ground with the matchmakers. Came in first fight doing the company a favor and ran with that shit.

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I love how he got $100k for the FOTN bonus because Pereira missed weight. He deserves every penny.

 

[Chessguy1]

UFC Fight Night 159 Main Card on ESPN+(8 p.m. ET, Sat, Sept 21st):

145 lbs.: Yair Rodriguez vs. Jeremy Stephens
115 lbs.: Carla Esparza vs. Alexa Grasso
125 lbs.: Brandon Moreno vs. Askar Askarov
135 lbs.: Irene Aldana vs. Vanessa Melo
145 lbs.: Martin Bravo vs. Steven Peterson

UFC Fight Night 159 Prelims Card on ESPN+ (5 p.m. ET):

135 lbs.: Jose Quinonez vs. Carlos Huachin
145 lbs.: Kyle Nelson vs. Marco Polo Reyes
115 lbs.: Angela Hill vs. Ariane Carnelossi
125 lbs.: Sergio Pettis vs. Tyson Nam
205 lbs.: Paul Craig vs. Vinicius Moreira
135 lbs.: Sijara Eubanks vs. Bethe Correia
155 lbs.: Marcos Mariano vs. Claudio Puelles

 

[Bradbatross]

UFC Fight Night 159 Main Card on ESPN+(8 p.m. ET, Sat, Sept 21st):

145 lbs.: Yair Rodriguez vs. Jeremy Stephens
115 lbs.: Carla Esparza vs. Alexa Grasso
125 lbs.: Brandon Moreno vs. Askar Askarov
135 lbs.: Irene Aldana vs. Vanessa Melo
145 lbs.: Martin Bravo vs. Steven Peterson

UFC Fight Night 159 Prelims Card on ESPN+ (5 p.m. ET):

135 lbs.: Jose Quinonez vs. Carlos Huachin
145 lbs.: Kyle Nelson vs. Marco Polo Reyes
115 lbs.: Angela Hill vs. Ariane Carnelossi
125 lbs.: Sergio Pettis vs. Tyson Nam
205 lbs.: Paul Craig vs. Vinicius Moreira
135 lbs.: Sijara Eubanks vs. Bethe Correia
155 lbs.: Marcos Mariano vs. Claudio Puelles

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The main event is solid, but the rest is kind of mediocre.

 

[Wamapoke]

Good job keeping the big boys off this card considering the altitude. Main event should be great.

 

[Egg0]

Card today? Huh.

Anyways here's a thing that's happening

 

[Wamapoke]

Good stoppage. Reyes out on his feet.

 

[Wamapoke]

Great fight. 30-27 Moreno.

 

[Bradbatross]

Moreno just got robbed hard lol.

 

[Wamapoke]

On what planet does the Russian get two rounds? Abysmal judging.

 

[Wamapoke]

29-27 Grasso. Been a a fun card.

 

[Bradbatross]

Could have another draw here lol.

 

[Bradbatross]

Judging tonight is absolutely disgraceful. Only one had 10-8 Grasso in the 3rd?

 

[Wamapoke]

If these judges are Mexican they should be especially ashamed of themselves. Two strikers robbed by nothing takedowns. Ridiculous.

 

[dreamfall]

What in the actual fuck, I felt like Grasso had it! Hurt her multiple times, nearly submitted, elbows from the bottom - what more needs to be done.

 

[Bradbatross]

Grasso dominates the round, has Carla out on her feet for a solid minute, and nearly rips her arm off... 10-9 LMFAO

 

[NinjaScooter]

I get the feeling Yair's getting KO'd and the crowd is going home pissed but I'll gladly be proven wrong.

 

[Bradbatross]

Stephens should win this easily.
Edit- Just saw the odds and somehow he's a slight underdog lol.

 

[Masoyama]

Why the fuck is Herb giving him any time? This is bullshit.

what the fuck Herb? When did he go to total shit like this?

 

[Bradbatross]

Why the fuck is Herb giving him any time? This is bullshit.

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How is that bullshit, Herb is doing everything he can to keep this fight on.

 

[Syder]

Am I crazy or did Yair's fingers graze his mouth, not the eyes? I need more replays.

 

[AnotherDayAnotherDollar]

Am I hearing "Puto" chants in this? Puto means faggot for those who don't know and it's a common chant from Mexican soccer fans.

 

[NinjaScooter]

Why the fuck is Herb giving him any time? This is bullshit.

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Because they get an allotted time to try and recover on accidental eye pokes/low blows, no?

 

[Bradbatross]

Should be a DQ for Yair.

 

[Masoyama]

Because they get an allotted time to try and recover on accidental eye pokes/low blows, no?

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No. Eyepokes get no time. If you cant fight by the time the doc comes in the fight is off. Only lowblows get 5 min.