StillUnknown Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 That was one of the best celebrations as well, damn fine evening. Glad I decided to buy this card afterall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styx491 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 That knee was brutal. Aldo just hits a LOT harder than anyone else in this division and that's going to be hard to counter and game plan against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) That knee was brutal. Aldo just hits a LOT harder than anyone else in this division and that's going to be hard to counter and game plan against. He will reign supreme over this division for as long as he wants to stay. If you can't take him down, you will eventually get caught with something. Dude is a sniper. Edited January 15, 2012 by StillUnknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 You know there's going to be some good shoops of the Etim KO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 ---------- Post added January-15th-2012 at 12:42 AM ---------- Post Fight Show is now on Fuel TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick86L Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 UFC 142 RIO: Aldo vs. Mendes – Teh Gifs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CRobi21 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Really fortunate for Edin that he landed flat like that. If he slammed his head off the mat, it could have been bad. Cause he went down pretty hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) KO of the night: Barboza Sub of the night: Paul Harris Fight of the night: Barboza/Etim At least Etim will get a 65k bonus, that should help ease the fact that he'll be on mma highlight reels for an eternity. Edited January 15, 2012 by StillUnknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjTj Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Watching the replays of the Aldo KO, I am even more impressed. Barboza's KO was really just a wild kick that Etim didn't see coming, but that is going to miss 90% of the time. If it had happened in the first round, when both fighters were fresh, Etim would have just taken a step back or ducked under it, but fatigue probably played a factor. Etim really shouldn't have been caught like that, and he deserves to watch that over and over in highlights. Getting knocked out on your feet makes it the better highlight certainly. But Aldo's knee is more impressive in my eyes. He pushed free of Mendes's grip and feinted with his left hand, knowing that Mendes would be worried about the left hand because he just let it go. Mendes predictably ducked under the left hand and exposed himself for the devastating knee. Aldo was probably thinking through that plan during the entire time he was working along the fence. When he pulled his left hand free, he had Mendes set up for the kill. That was the work of a stone cold assassin. Both KOs were so sudden, and so powerful. One second the fight is in a lull, and the next second it is over. Great fights in a great venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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StillUnknown Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 As expected, Rumble Johnson has been cut from the UFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacky McSlackAss Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Sucks to see Rumble get cut by the UFC. I really liked him as a fighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I like him too but dude never came in at 170. Dana moved him up to 185. Dude misses that mark by a mile. Dana gives him 205 on the spot. Dude enters the cage at 212. That's just multiple disrespectful displays to Dana and ownership. He obviously didn't care about being a professional and thought he was too special to be suspended or fired. I wonder if he was so dominating at 170 because he was always 195 lbs when he entered the cage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I like him too but dude never came in at 170. Dana moved him up to 185. Dude misses that mark by a mile. Dana gives him 205 on the spot. Dude enters the cage at 212. That's just multiple disrespectful displays to Dana and ownership. He obviously didn't care about being a professional and thought he was too special to be suspended or fired. I wonder if he was so dominating at 170 because he was always 195 lbs when he entered the cage. He really never beat anybody at 170, the one time he fought a top fighter, Koscheck choked him out. His highlight reels wins are over preliminary card fighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebowski Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I love how Aldo is holding Mendes' wrist while he turns putting him in the perfect spot for that knee. Aldo's only competition for the foreseeable future is Frankie Edgar. And that is going to be a hell of a fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan190 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I really like Rumble but he deserved to be cut. How he ever made 170 is beyond me. Dude is HUGE. Walks around @ 220+. He needs to get it together because he's too talented to waste it. If he cant make 185 go to 205. He's way bigger then some 205 fighter. Rashad is smaller, Shogun is smaller, Machida and so on. He had no business at 170. 185 is doable but if's too much he needs to fight at 205. Ultimately I think he will be back. But he needs to get more professional quick. Very talented, great striker, exciting, but he needs to get it together ---------- Post added January-15th-2012 at 03:13 PM ---------- It's ironic considering the ESPN OTL piece today but I do feel for these guys who get cut by the UFC nowadays. Especially the guys who can still really fight. Options are very limited to make good money in MMA even since Zuffa bought Strikeforce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I love how Aldo is holding Mendes' wrist while he turns putting him in the perfect spot for that knee. Aldo's only competition for the foreseeable future is Frankie Edgar. And that is going to be a hell of a fight. I've been wanting to see that fight for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I really like Rumble but he deserved to be cut. How he ever made 170 is beyond me. Dude is HUGE. Walks around @ 220+. He needs to get it together because he's too talented to waste it. If he cant make 185 go to 205. He's way bigger then some 205 fighter. Rashad is smaller, Shogun is smaller, Machida and so on. He had no business at 170. 185 is doable but if's too much he needs to fight at 205.Ultimately I think he will be back. But he needs to get more professional quick. Very talented, great striker, exciting, but he needs to get it together ---------- Post added January-15th-2012 at 03:13 PM ---------- It's ironic considering the ESPN OTL piece today but I do feel for these guys who get cut by the UFC nowadays. Especially the guys who can still really fight. Options are very limited to make good money in MMA even since Zuffa bought Strikeforce I think Rumble will go win a few fights in Bellator/Japan and then the UFC will bring him back. But I bet he'll be on a short leash. IMO, he's too entertaining of a fighter for the UFC to let walk for good. I'm pretty sure he won't be winning any belts in the UFC but he's a good gatekeeper and an entertaining draw on a PPV card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 It's ironic considering the ESPN OTL piece today but I do feel for these guys who get cut by the UFC nowadays. Especially the guys who can still really fight. Options are very limited to make good money in MMA even since Zuffa bought Strikeforce Here's the UFC response to the OTL piece. O7neKshmjzI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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StillUnknown Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 @MMASupremacy MMA Supremacy NSAC: "King" Mo Lawal tested positive for anabolic steroid Drostanolone #mma #UFC #Strikeforce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Strikforce is probably going to lose two of its draws for a year or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetoaster Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Strikforce is probably going to lose two of its draws for a year or so. King Mo and...Cyborg? Or is there something else I am missing. And...way to go Mo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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