Malapropismic Depository Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) If Reem loses to Struve, the UFC will match him against the Brooklyn Brawler They might as well bring in the Brooklyn Brawler for Punk's first opponent. In that order ? Edited December 13, 2014 by Malapropismic Depository 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Damn! These girls are GOIN for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 That was a fun 1st round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 That 2nd round was classic wrestler v striker before everyone learned to defend takedowns. Rose got dragged down and pummeled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Esparza taking fully control of this fight with her wrestling. Not just stalling with it though, looking to do advance position and do damage once she gets the takedown. Experience edge is showing big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Esparza beat that ass. Nice statement win to start her championship reign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) the winner of tomorrow's fight between Claudia Gadehla & Joanna Jedrzejczyk will make a good 1st challenger for Esparza. Edited December 13, 2014 by StillUnknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0ublestr0ker0ll Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Yeah, those are two talented fighters. Good to see. Carla is a well rounded mofo, has real good technique everywhere. Pleasantly surprised. Rose is fun to watch too. She started well. Big card tomorrow. Nate Diaz is ranked #14, lol. Dos Anjos is fighting like a rabid beast lately. Diaz came in at 160 lbs and is pissed off at everybody. I'm scared of Dana cutting ties with him and NICK getting pissed. Don't want something stupid ruining the Anderson fight. Overeem, paha, you guys nailed it. Brooklyn Brawler. I really hope Struve can fight/is okay if he takes shots to the head. Dos Santos vs. Miocic is an incredible matchup. Both the same kind of fighters. Dos Santos loads up a little more, Stipe is more of a technical kickboxer. I'll take the upset here though. Miocic is surging and Dos Santos has been through the meat grinder lately. Had some time off too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Bold pick Double. Cain beat the hell out of a JDS for damn near 50 minutes of cage time, but until I see somebody else beat him, he's still the #2 HW in the world. Miocic is a decent wrestler, but I think he lacks the explosiveness in his shot and the determination to get it that Cain possesses. Miocic is also a pretty good striker, but until I see otherwise, JDS has him beat on the feet. I think Miocic has a moment or two, but JDS lands a killshot before the end of the 3rd round. RDA over Diaz. I would have picked RDA before Diaz missed weight and he's still my pick. He has grown into one of the more well rounded fighters in all of the UFC. His striking against Bendo looked incredibly quick, sharp, & powerful. With a win, he has as good a case of anybody for being next in line to fight Pettis. Mittrione over ManBearPig. I think Mittrione uses his athleticism to avoid Gonzaga's takedown and catches him on the feet. Overeem over Struve: Can Overeem land a knee before a stiff gust of wind meets his chin? Struve is coming off a heart condition and long layoff, and he was never much of a striker anyway. This is designed to get Overeem a win, he's shunned such opportunities before, no telling what he does tonight. Really looking forward to Claudia Gadelha/Joanna Jedrzejczyk on the prelims. I really think the winner of this one, beats Esparza for the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I want Nate to win, so he can piss off the UFC. I honestly think Nate doesn't a ****, he didn't even look drained at 160. It seemed like he didn't even try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) Struve is coming off a heart condition and long layoff, and he was never much of a striker anyway. Couldn't he vastly improve his striking and/or jabbing, simply by coming up with a strategy that better utilizes his reach ? Or does his lack of speed/quickness prevent him from doing that ? His reach is identical to Jon Jones (not to mention, he's 8 inches taller than Jones, of course) I'm not sure he's fully taking advantage of, and playing to his strengths. Edited December 13, 2014 by Malapropismic Depository Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Couldn't he vastly improve his striking and/or jabbing, simply by coming up with a strategy that better utilizes his reach ? Or does his lack of speed/quickness prevent him from doing that ? His reach is identical to Jon Jones (not to mention, he's 8 inches taller than Jones, of course) I'm not sure he's fully taking advantage of, and playing to his strengths. He lacks Jones' speed, but more importantly, he lacks Jones' fight IQ. Struve fights like a man with no desire to use is natural reach, but he doesn't have the speed or clinch game to fight inside. For all his size, he's not that physically strong. He uses his size well off his back, but standing he's a bit of a mess. on a sidenote, this is big news: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2014/12/13/7387889/fighters-to-sue-ufc-for-100s-of-millions-in-class-action For months, Bloody Elbow reporters John Nash and Brent Brookhouse have been investigating rumors of a class action lawsuit against the UFC by former and current fighters. Bloody Elbow can now confirm through multiple sources that such a lawsuit is not only in the works but that a filing is imminent. While we have been told the names of several potential signatories we have as yet been unable to confirm that those names will appear on the complaint. As was told to Bloody Elbow, the recent announcement of the Reebok sponsorship deal with the UFC appears to have reached into the suit, resulting in some strategic changes. We have been able to confirm that the suit will be based on accusations that the UFC has violated antitrust laws by abusing their "market power" to intentionally and systematically cripple the free market. Several of the individuals we spoke to compared it to the recent San Jose hi-tech employee and NCAA antitrust cases. The manager of one high profile fighter who wished to remain anonymous has informed Bloody Elbow that the plaintiffs will be seeking damages for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars due to reduced fight purses, video game rights fees, and other sources of income. The final amount could even be greater, with statutes awarding "treble damages" in antitrust cases.Another manager referred to the pending suit as "a game changer." According to our sources the fighters are represented by three or four large firms renowned for antitrust litigation. The firms named to us have won major class action antitrust cases against bigger targets than the UFC, including against those in the banking, credit, technology and pharmaceutical industries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 JDS Nate Meathead Reem (but Go Struve!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Tear down the UFC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) Gonna side with Mr Double on the upset pick. A couple years ago, I think that fight would have been considered a much bigger upset, than it would be, today. But since then, JDS has been on a subtle decline, while Miocic, a slight incline, IMO...... Miocic RDA Struve Meathead EDIT - referred to RDA, as RDS, originally in my post.....I blame Junior for that, and his initials and name ! Edited December 13, 2014 by Malapropismic Depository Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) so far on the prelims, Jaime Varner & Joe Riggs have essentially ko'd themselves on takedown attempts Edited December 13, 2014 by StillUnknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 (edited) Damn, I blinked and missed what happened with Moraga. He thought there was a break called by the ref (either that, or he was arguing his case to get a break) And Gates hammered him and floored him while he was waiting on the ref. What did Moraga think was happening ? I didn't hear what the ref said Edited December 14, 2014 by Malapropismic Depository Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Damn, I blinked and missed what happened with Moraga. He thought there was a break called by the ref (either that, or he was arguing his case to get a break) And Gates hammered him and floored him while he was waiting on the ref. What did Moraga think was happening ? I didn't hear what the ref said Moraga complained of a low blow, ref said he didn't see it and to keep fighting. I would have done the same thing if I was Gates. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Moraga complained of a low blow, ref said he didn't see it and to keep fighting. I would have done the same thing if I was Gates. The irony of that situation, is there was a legitimate low blow from Gates, on Moraga, shortly before that, and it was called by the ref, however Moraga was like, "It's cool. No break needed" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 good luck to Goldberg trying to pronounce "Jedrzejczyk" during the next match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 good luck to Goldberg trying to pronounce "Jedrzejczyk" during the next match That's when nick-names come in handy. Does she have one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 (edited) Jedrzejczyk got that technique man, that uppercut stole her the round. Edited December 14, 2014 by StillUnknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 (edited) Damn nice uppercut. Damn she's like Jon Jones with the fingers to the face. Edited December 14, 2014 by STBonecrusher21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 its quite possible that both of these ladies are better than the one who got crowned last night Gadehla with a clear punch after the bell this has been a very weird card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 All kinds of shenanigans goin on tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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