Ramsay B. Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Condit returns tomorrow! I'm pretty excited for it. They had UFC 158 on some channel the other night which had the Hendricks-Condit matchup on it, what a fight that was. Hendricks was throwing straight bombs in the beginning. If Carlos can only improve his takedown defense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gears of the Beast Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Carlos Condit summed up in one picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 So I am fairly new to this MMA thing but enjoying it a great deal each weekend. I particularly like he heavier divisions, the lighter ones not so much. Looking at these upcoming evenets the next few months, what are thee ones to look forward to? Velasquez obviously. Anything else? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UFC_events Last weekend was good I thought, particularly Arlovski vs Browne and Johnson vs Cormier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gears of the Beast Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 So I am fairly new to this MMA thing but enjoying it a great deal each weekend.I particularly like he heavier divisions, the lighter ones not so much.Looking at these upcoming evenets the next few months, what are thee ones to look forward to?Velasquez obviously. Anything else?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UFC_eventsLast weekend was good I thought, particularly Arlovski vs Browne and Johnson vs Cormier.The main thing coming up is Aldo vs McGregor, it is a very, very hyped fight. It's the PPV after Cain vs Werdum and yet the UFC has been promoting it wayyyy more, whether you like it or not it's going to be an enormous fight. Also on that card is the welterweight title fight, Robbie Lawler vs Rory MacDonald which is going to be fantastic. The Boetsch vs Henderson card is shit frankly. But definitely watch Machida vs Yoel Romero, because Yoel Romero is crazy and whenever he fights crazy awesome things happen, see his last fight (vs Tim Kennedy) as a perfect illustration of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanluke Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Masterclass by Lee Selby so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I was just about to post that. It's over now on cuts which is a bit of a shame but Selby's looked extremely classy and it's hard to see how he would have lost. He definitely looked the part of a World Champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Selby looked really really good, yeah. Glad, because he's always looked like he might have it but I've never been sure if he's got the mentality. I am now, though.He's gonna need it, he's in a rock solid division. He'd struggle with Walters and he's got nothing for Lomachenko, I don't think, though it would be a fun fight, but I'd love to see him against Gary Russell Jr. after his inevitable soft first defence in Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Mitchell just knocked down Linares. He'd been doing ok up to that point but I thought he had looked a little outclassed, he's well in it now. Good recovery from Linares though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Linares looks like a classy boxer, but apparently he's always had that chin. And now he's gone a bit cautious, understandably.Sky's commentary is never great, but it seems to be particularly OTT tonight. Not quite so biased in this as the Selby fight, but there's a definite ignoring of Mitchell's weak spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Good decision to call that from the ref, Mitchell was messed up. Good fight. Really good effort from Mitchell but you could see Linares had the class, he showed good heart to come back from the knockdown as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 That eye was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Bloody hell, that was brutal. I know nobody gave Johnson a chance but, still, he's never had that done to him before. There's definitely a real air of menace about Joshua. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Joshua looks excellent, but he really needs to fight someone who can hit back. I want to see him fight Price- he might take his head off, but he'd have to avoid a good jab Price's excellent right hand on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gears of the Beast Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 That was amazing. NEVER miss a Charles Oliveira fight, the guy is a fucking submission master. Edit: Condit is definitely back, he just mangled Alves's nose with some sick standing elbows, doctor stoppage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 That was great, Condit fucking went off in the 2nd round after smelling blood. I was at a bar and was building him up and he delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasick Shrimp Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 That was amazing. NEVER miss a Charles Oliveira fight, the guy is a fucking submission master. Edit: Condit is definitely back, he just mangled Alves's nose with some sick standing elbows, doctor stoppage. I didn't like the Olivieira-fight at all, it felt pretty sloppy and Olivieira had a ridiculously bad guard, just walking around with your head stiff and no hands up like that won't be a very smart thing to do against a better opponent. A nice ending to the bout though. Condit were a machine, surprised Alves didn't pass out from all the beating, he just kept on taking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gears of the Beast Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I didn't like the Olivieira-fight at all, it felt pretty sloppy and Olivieira had a ridiculously bad guard, just walking around with your head stiff and no hands up like that won't be a very smart thing to do against a better opponent. A nice ending to the bout though. Condit were a machine, surprised Alves didn't pass out from all the beating, he just kept on taking it. Wat. Oliveira has a fantastic guard and showcased it in that fight, he's one of the most skilled BJJ practitioners in MMA - you're not making any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasick Shrimp Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Wat. Oliveira has a fantastic guard and showcased it in that fight, he's one of the most skilled BJJ practitioners in MMA - you're not making any sense. Haha maybe not, I'm probably all wrong, I am just an amateur-watcher but to me his defence was terrible :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gears of the Beast Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Haha maybe not, I'm probably all wrong, I am just an amateur-watcher but to me his defence was terrible :) A guard doesn't refer to general defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lessthanluke Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 A guard doesn't refer to general defence. A guard also just doesn't refer to bjj defence. It is a commonly used term in boxing for your defensive position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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