CRobi21 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 An even bigger question than the ending of the last fight, is why the HELL Rumble is initiating the clinch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Rumble Johnson proving he has no fight IQ if he can't land the kill shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Something felt off about Rumble's retirement announcement. He said his coaches knew......so why would they all exit the octagon and then not come back even when Rumble was asking for them? It felt awkward as he was calling them out by their names to come back in a few times but they never did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Coaches were mad with him. They all told him to not wrestle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Mousasi was going to ko Chris. Chris was clearly hurt and concussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 6 hours ago, Dr. Do Itch Big said: Mousasi was going to ko Chris. Chris was clearly hurt and concussed. Weidman tried to play the game and loss. he was on his way out either way, Mousasi is one of the best finishers in the game when he sees his man hurt knowing how the UFC books MW, Weidman may have just secured the next title shot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 (edited) Oh yeah, I think Weidman was trying to milk the referees mistake in order to win via DQ, and he did such a good sell job that by the time it was shown that the knees were legal, the doctor's were already convinced Weidman couldn't continue. That's Karma biting him back. Mousassi was great in the post fight presser, if you missed it you should look it up if for nothing else Mousassi's interview alone. As far as Rumble goes..... http://mmajunkie.com/2017/04/ufc-210-anthony-johnson-corner-shocked-wrestling-daniel-cormier Says a lot. Between that, and the fact that he seemed to tap pretty much the instant Cormier put the choke on him, makes me think the guy knew he was going to retire for some time now and likely mentally was already out of the game. Edited April 9, 2017 by NoCalMike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 But what about the fact that NY cannot use instant replay, and therefore cannot change a decision on a legal/illegal strike ? Based on that rule alone, shouldn't the fight have been re-started with the fighters in the same position, and the same time on the clock ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 5 minutes ago, Malapropismic Depository said: But what about the fact that NY cannot use instant replay, and therefore cannot change a decision on a legal/illegal strike ? Based on that rule alone, shouldn't the fight have been re-started with the fighters in the same position, and the same time on the clock ? Yes it should have unless A) Weidman said he count not continue B ) The doctors determine Weidman cannot continue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 (edited) 22 minutes ago, NoCalMike said: Yes it should have unless A) Weidman said he count not continue B ) The doctors determine Weidman cannot continue If that happened, it must have been based on information at the time the break started, because the very moment they announced the fight was stopped, Weidman was livid. So, that tells me he was probably willing and able to continue at that point. So it must have been retroactively based on his response immediately after the ref stopped it. Maybe he was intentionally "milking" it, like some people say. But he wasn't breaking or bending any rules. Because the ref told him it was he had 5 minutes and to take his time, since the knee was illegal. So he was just doing what the ref allowed him, and what was within his rights. Bad fighter etiquette by Weidman, perhaps. But the only broken rules were by the officiating. Edited April 9, 2017 by Malapropismic Depository Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 12 minutes ago, Malapropismic Depository said: If that happened, it must have been based on information at the time the break started, because the very moment they announced the fight was stopped, Weidman was livid. So, that tells me he was probably willing and able to continue at that point. So it must have been retroactively based on his response immediately after the ref stopped it. Maybe he was intentionally "milking" it, like some people say. But he wasn't breaking or bending any rules. Because the ref told him he had 5 minutes. So he was just doing what the ref allowed him, and what was within his rights. Bad fighter etiquette by Weidman, perhaps. But the only broken rules were by the officiating. Oh for sure. He was informed that one of the knees was illegal, so he was doing what he felt was right. The gray area here is what happened in his mind between being told the knees were actually legal and when the doctors stopped the fight because even after he was told the knees were legal, the ref again made the error of still giving him 2-3 more minutes to recover which was the wrong thing to do. IMO, Weidman ultimately was done a favor, because he still seemed semi-out of it during the post fight interview. He was on his way to being put out and still showed signs of being on silly street despite being angry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 The doctors deemed Weidman unfit to continue and I agree his speech after the fight was non sense. He had a concussion. The doctors made the right call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) I didn't quite understand one of the new rule changes they announced Saturday night - about the extended fingers/eye poke now being a foul...Was that not already a foul ? I was under the impression that it was a foul, and just that some refs were slack about enforcing it. What's different about it now ? Edited April 11, 2017 by Malapropismic Depository Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 13 hours ago, Malapropismic Depository said: I didn't quite understand one of the new rule changes they announced Saturday night - about the extended fingers/eye poke now being a foul...Was that not already a foul ? I was under the impression that it was a foul, and just that some refs were slack about enforcing it. What's different about it now ? i think before you could extend the hand with your fingers out, so long as you didn't poke. Now simply having your fingers extended like that is a foul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 43 minutes ago, StillUnknown said: i think before you could extend the hand with your fingers out, so long as you didn't poke. Now simply having your fingers extended like that is a foul Thanks for clarifying. And I think that's a good rule change, because some fighters, especially if they had a reach advantage, were using extended fingers, as a way of keeping the opponent at bay, and manipulating them into being tentative, for fear of an imminent, painful eye poke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 (edited) Still Unknown gotta be happy for Aljamain Sterling getting back in the win column, after dealin with consecutive losses. And Souza gonna fight a very under-rated Whittaker, so a lot of people may be in for a surprise. Edited April 16, 2017 by Malapropismic Depository Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Jacare is getting old and he might not have many fights but he Years of grappling. Wonder when he will slow down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 That head-kick & punch combo to end the fight, looked a lot like the way Whittaker ended his last fight against Brunson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Malapropismic Depository said: Still Unknown gotta be happy for Aljamain Sterling getting back in the win column, after dealin with consecutive losses. And Souza gonna fight a very under-rated Whittaker, so a lot of people may be in for a surprise. been a little disappointed in Sterling's progression. not sure how far he can go at 135. his game is pressure based and using scrambling to his advantages. I dont think his wrestling is strong enough to force the better fighters at 135 to the ground. On feet, his hands haven't really improved like I thought they would. his kicking game is decent, but it doesn't amount to much if its his only weapon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Wilson Reis has top notch jiu-jitsu, i did not think Mighty Mouse would tap him best fighter in the world is a 125lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Do Itch Big Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Diego Sanchez should retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 His legendary chin is no longer legendary. Says Lauzon and Iaquinta. And that was one of the biggest things goin for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Dana pulls GSP from title fight, due to his tentativeness, and Romero will get the shot against Bisping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 35 minutes ago, Malapropismic Depository said: Dana pulls GSP from title fight, due to his tentativeness, and Romero will get the shot against Bisping. Bisping will not fight Romero, i am very convinced of that. Just make the andeson/gsp fight we all wanted to see like 5 or 6 years ago 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 37 minutes ago, StillUnknown said: Just make the andeson/gsp fight we all wanted to see like 5 or 6 years ago So I guess each of them must have regressed equally over the years, for that fight to remain as close/competitive, as it would have been 5-6 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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