big poppa pump Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 I think Khabib must have told Khamzat that he has to act like Conor, or Jake Paul, or Diaz to make money. He's just too corny to pull it off. He could easily be champ champ. Leon and Izzy would both get rag dolled imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 6 hours ago, beekay414 said: He's fought at 170 3 times prior with no issues. It's a non-issue going forward. FFS, he fought at 185 and 10 days later fought at 170. True its just funny him talking about 2 belts after a fight where he missed weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big poppa pump Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Now this might get me back on the Chimaev bandwagon. He says he wants to train with Bobby Knuckles, because he respects him, and doesn't talk ish about him. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/09/ufc-news-khamzat-chimaev-rather-train-with-robert-whittaker-than-fight-against-former-champion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 As much as I want to see Colby/Chimaev, why is Colby considered to be this tough matchup for him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soggust Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 2 hours ago, JaguarCrazy2832 said: As much as I want to see Colby/Chimaev, why is Colby considered to be this tough matchup for him? Because his best weapon (cardio) is supposedly Chimaev's biggest weakness and he theoretically has the wrestling to keep it standing. If you don't have a extremely solid grappling base or at least solid TDD with size at 185, you don't have a chance of keeping it standing, imo. List of people I think give KC a tough night (not sure if I'm favoring any of them though). Anyone else I think looks like Holland/Jingliang- 170 -------- Burns Covington Usman Shavkat Belal Brady 185 -------- Whittaker Brunson Cannonier Vettori Costa Muniz Adesanya (only bc of intelligence in spacing + size/strength, this is a bad matchup for izzy imo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soggust Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 (edited) Days late and dollars short but here's a couple pics I got from 279 on Sat. I took 700mg of edibles and a vape pen because even though it was a Nate Diaz fight, I know that T-Mobile is non-smoking and I don't think (?) they have an outdoor smoking section at all with re-entry. Prolly the only thing I didn't understand/like about the venue. I had an absolute blast at the show and I watched every single fight like a dork lol. Also, the seats felt much closer than the pictures suggest, idk you know how it is with pictures. Crowd was awesome in particular the Barnett/Khamzat/Diaz fights. Seemed relatively educated and the crowd booing the queen's memorial made me lol. T-Mobile is probably the best arena in sports that I have been to in terms of ease getting in and out of the stadium and the lines were never too crazy long etc. I went from arena seat to my hotel room center strip in like 20-25 mins walking npz. Idk, was a great experience and would do it again, even if it is a bit like the NFL where you are paying for the ambience more so than the viewing experience. Edited September 13, 2022 by Soggust 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JaguarCrazy2832 Posted September 14, 2022 Share Posted September 14, 2022 23 hours ago, Soggust said: Because his best weapon (cardio) is supposedly Chimaev's biggest weakness and he theoretically has the wrestling to keep it standing. If you don't have a extremely solid grappling base or at least solid TDD with size at 185, you don't have a chance of keeping it standing, imo. List of people I think give KC a tough night (not sure if I'm favoring any of them though). Anyone else I think looks like Holland/Jingliang- 170 -------- Burns Covington Usman Shavkat Belal Brady 185 -------- Whittaker Brunson Cannonier Vettori Costa Muniz Adesanya (only bc of intelligence in spacing + size/strength, this is a bad matchup for izzy imo) I agree with some of those but: Brunson probably has worse cardio than KC and offers no threat on the feet Vettori/Colby have cardio and wrestling abut no threat on the feet Muniz cardio looked awful vs Uriah Hall Brady/Belal are all wrestling and not BJJ, no threat on the feet I have a hard time seeing someone take him down and keep him there. Burns had the BJJ and the power that had to be respected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big poppa pump Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 On 9/13/2022 at 6:34 PM, Soggust said: Super cool!!!! I went to see Stipe vs Overeem in Cleveland, and the atmosphere is unreal!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 4 hours ago, big poppa pump said: Super cool!!!! I went to see Stipe vs Overeem in Cleveland, and the atmosphere is unreal!!!! I was at UFC 164 when Pettis won the title in Milwaukee. As you said, the atmosphere is what makes the UFC experience so special. The electricity that is manufactured by the crowd when a finish happens is unparalleled in sports. Only time I've ever even gotten close to that experience was being in the Deer District when the Bucks won the NBA Championship last summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big poppa pump Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 hour ago, beekay414 said: I was at UFC 164 when Pettis won the title in Milwaukee. As you said, the atmosphere is what makes the UFC experience so special. The electricity that is manufactured by the crowd when a finish happens is unparalleled in sports. Only time I've ever even gotten close to that experience was being in the Deer District when the Bucks won the NBA Championship last summer. I need to go to another one, but when it's the hometown guy fighting, (and winning) it's extra special. I'm showing my age....but I was in Vegas for UFC 100, which was the original Expo/weekend experience. I went to the weigh ins (which was free) and then watched the fight at a random downtown casino. Little did I know that Mir was from Vegas, as I was loudly cheering for Lesnar...lolololololol. Luckily my wife and I made it out alive!!!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soggust Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 19 hours ago, JaguarCrazy2832 said: I agree with some of those but: Brunson probably has worse cardio than KC and offers no threat on the feet Vettori/Colby have cardio and wrestling abut no threat on the feet Muniz cardio looked awful vs Uriah Hall Brady/Belal are all wrestling and not BJJ, no threat on the feet I have a hard time seeing someone take him down and keep him there. Burns had the BJJ and the power that had to be respected Yeah, you seem to be looking at ways to actually win, I'm just talking about surviving the first round ragdoll haha. Honestly, I said immediately after the Jingliang fight that Burns was the worst style matchup for Khamzat in the division. After getting past him, I think maybe Usman and mayybe Bobby Knuckles seem like the only ones that could reasonably be a betting favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 50 minutes ago, Soggust said: Yeah, you seem to be looking at ways to actually win, I'm just talking about surviving the first round ragdoll haha. Honestly, I said immediately after the Jingliang fight that Burns was the worst style matchup for Khamzat in the division. After getting past him, I think maybe Usman and mayybe Bobby Knuckles seem like the only ones that could reasonably be a betting favorite. I expect him to be the betting favorite given his hype train but id love to see either of those fights. I'd love to see Costa-Izzy-Colby too, if nothing else I want to see if my assessment of Chimaev v Colby is correct. I just dont think the fight lasts long enough for Colby to weaponize his cardio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big poppa pump Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Another fun story from the Expo at UFC 100....I met Mayhem Miller, and dapped him up. He grabbed my hand, and sort of sized me up, and then proceeded to have like a tug of war sort of thing, as we held the dap a little longer than normal. It was all cool, but now that I know he is a certifiable maniac, i'm lucky i didn't receive a bully beatdown..lolololol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Going to a live event is still on my bucket list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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