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Post by jonas0tt0 on Dec 27, 2016 20:21:30 GMT -5
Dude was eating SMORES and Hot Chocolate with whipped cream on Sunday.
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Post by Fasthands25 on Dec 28, 2016 3:35:45 GMT -5
He's living that Fasthands life, knowingly make TERRIBLE decisions during a time of importance, yet still, somehow, through odds that could only be overcome by Jesus Christ himself, come out on top.
I call it failing upwards.
You guys should try it sometime.
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Post by Premier on Dec 28, 2016 9:03:02 GMT -5
He's living that Fasthands life, knowingly make TERRIBLE decisions during a time of importance, yet still, somehow, through odds that could only be overcome by Jesus Christ himself, come out on top. I call it failing upwards. You guys should try it sometime. This has been a fun Christmas for you. I think you have gotten fucked up every day.
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Post by jonas0tt0 on Dec 28, 2016 10:59:48 GMT -5
He's living that Fasthands life, knowingly make TERRIBLE decisions during a time of importance, yet still, somehow, through odds that could only be overcome by Jesus Christ himself, come out on top. I call it failing upwards. You guys should try it sometime. That worked out really well for Anthony Pettis...
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Post by Fasthands25 on Dec 28, 2016 13:22:10 GMT -5
He's living that Fasthands life, knowingly make TERRIBLE decisions during a time of importance, yet still, somehow, through odds that could only be overcome by Jesus Christ himself, come out on top. I call it failing upwards. You guys should try it sometime. This has been a fun Christmas for you. I think you have gotten fucked up every day. I was realitively hungover yesterday, so I took it easy. Today though is my last day here so all bets are off!
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Post by jonas0tt0 on Dec 28, 2016 21:15:58 GMT -5
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Post by Premier on Dec 29, 2016 9:11:55 GMT -5
I'm not a Cruz fan, but Cody is not looking right here.
I am glad Cody is mad. If anything he will chase Cruz around the ring all night forcing Cruz to fight.
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Post by jonas0tt0 on Dec 29, 2016 10:48:20 GMT -5
I'm not a Cruz fan, but Cody is not looking right here. I am glad Cody is mad. If anything he will chase Cruz around the ring all night forcing Cruz to fight. And Cody will gas out doing so.
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Post by daywork on Dec 29, 2016 10:50:58 GMT -5
I'm not a Cruz fan, but Cody is not looking right here. I am glad Cody is mad. If anything he will chase Cruz around the ring all night forcing Cruz to fight. That was going to happen even if Cody wasn't mad. Everyone has to chase Cruz around.
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Post by Premier on Dec 29, 2016 11:34:35 GMT -5
I'm not a Cruz fan, but Cody is not looking right here. I am glad Cody is mad. If anything he will chase Cruz around the ring all night forcing Cruz to fight. That was going to happen even if Cody wasn't mad. Everyone has to chase Cruz around. Sure. But there's a difference between chasing Cruz and running after Cruz because you are so fucking mad at him. It could lead to a good fight or quickly running out of gas like jonas said.
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Post by jonas0tt0 on Dec 29, 2016 11:49:30 GMT -5
Cody is showing all the signs of not being ready for a title shot.
1. Unable to control his emotions. He's going to end up chasing Dom around looking to land that one-punch KO. He'll end up flat footed and tired while getting his face cut open from jabs and his legs welted from kicks.
2. Poor diet. Eating that much sugar a few days before weigh-ins is just asking to miss weight.
3. Over Confidant. His lack of respect for Dominic's ability is going to end up frustrating him in the fight when he cant land anything. This will only make bullet #1 even worse.
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Post by Premier on Dec 29, 2016 11:59:00 GMT -5
That's the outcome I am hoping for.
Or Cody can KO Cruz. Which we will then have a bunch of "I told you so". Funny those people are not here BEFORE the fight.
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Post by jonas0tt0 on Dec 29, 2016 12:22:07 GMT -5
Cody made weight, and then got into a fight backstage with Dominic. It had to be broken up. Apparently Ariel has video...
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Post by Premier on Dec 29, 2016 13:17:22 GMT -5
I bet he was the one that attacked Cruz. Man, is Cruz getting under his skin.
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Post by TheStorm on Dec 29, 2016 23:00:11 GMT -5
That's the outcome I am hoping for. Or Cody can KO Cruz. Which we will then have a bunch of "I told you so". Funny those people are not here BEFORE the fight. I'll call it right now that Cody KOs Cruz. Seen it time and time again where an up and comer is too much for the veteran and nobody expected it. I think Cody will eventually catch Cruz with something that puts him out.
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Post by locogato11283 on Dec 30, 2016 17:09:36 GMT -5
Cody will either get a KO or Cruz will get a decision.
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Post by TheStorm on Dec 30, 2016 21:40:58 GMT -5
I'll even go out on a limb and say that Cody dominates the fight until a 3rd or 4th round TKO/KO
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Post by TheStorm on Dec 31, 2016 0:34:09 GMT -5
Well no finish but from the sound of it he almost got it!
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Post by ToNoAvail on Dec 31, 2016 1:21:22 GMT -5
Storm wasn't too far off.
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Post by Premier on Dec 31, 2016 1:35:07 GMT -5
Dude was eating SMORES and Hot Chocolate with whipped cream on Sunday. You gonna see a lot more fighters having smores and hot chocolate during fight week now. That could be the new in thing
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Post by Angelo on Dec 31, 2016 1:37:06 GMT -5
Dude was eating SMORES and Hot Chocolate with whipped cream on Sunday. You gonna see a lot more fighters having smores and hot chocolate during fight week now. That could be the new in thing If they maintain a decent diet outside of that, the correct workouts, and fight close to natural weight, they can do that shit every day with no issue.
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Post by mmaphreak on Dec 31, 2016 1:38:52 GMT -5
i think we're entering a phase of mma where athleticism is the deciding factor in the high level fights. everyone knows what to train. everyone at the high levels is generally in a good camp. we saw it tonight with cody and we saw it with nunes.
dilleshaw/cody will be a good fight with a compelling back story (dilleshaw's affiliation with alpha male). in the end, i think we'll see a closer version of tonight's fight with cody getting a dec win.
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Post by Angelo on Dec 31, 2016 1:42:25 GMT -5
i think we're entering a phase of mma where athleticism is the deciding factor in the high level fights. everyone knows what to train. everyone at the high levels is generally in a good camp. we saw it tonight with cody and we saw it with nunes. dilleshaw/cody will be a good fight with a compelling back story (dilleshaw's affiliation with alpha male). in the end, i think we'll see a closer version of tonight's fight with cody getting a dec win. Another reason why I think we need to start daily weigh ins 2 weeks out to shift that balance to ability.
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Post by Premier on Dec 31, 2016 1:48:10 GMT -5
Ronda lost and Jackel is coming up with all types of rules changing now.
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Post by Angelo on Dec 31, 2016 1:51:18 GMT -5
Ronda lost and Jackel is coming up with all types of rules changing now. Coming up with? I've been calling for it since my first day at Weekly.
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Post by Premier on Dec 31, 2016 2:10:40 GMT -5
It's cool Jackel. Hopefully you are sipping on one of your hipster beers to dull the pain.
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Post by Angelo on Dec 31, 2016 2:18:05 GMT -5
It's cool Jackel. Hopefully you are sipping on one of your hipster beers to dull the pain. Bourbon, but not because of her loss.
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Post by Lord Abortion on Dec 31, 2016 5:19:19 GMT -5
That's the biggest thing I've always disagreed with you about are the same day weigh ins. It's really one of the dumbest things you could implement. I see where you're coming from but it's just WAY too fucking dangerous. Wrestlers cut that kind of weight and compete the same day. No one is going to cut less weight due to same day weigh ins. This isn't wrestling though. Dudes are going to be taking strikes the fucking head and getting knocked out. Fighters have literally died cutting weight. It's very hard on your body. You certainly don't need to be in the ring after cutting that amount of weight. You always make this assumption that dudes will somehow cut less weight or say some asinine thing about weighing them hourly (I think you said that once) and it's just crazy, brother. Dudes will cut the exact same amount of weight and just compete the same day. You're not getting guys closer to their natural weight, you're just endangering the fuck out of the fighters. You'll see a death real fucking fast if same day weigh ins were implemented. NO ONE in any commission or any doctor EVER argues for same day weigh ins. I believe Dr. Gary has tried to help me explain this to you before. It's a real bad idea, Angelo. You're a smart guy, I don't know why you can't see that. Literally no one (but you I guess) benefits from same day weigh ins.
The safety of MMA over other combat sports has always been a huge argument in our favor when people were calling this human cockfighting. Those folks still exist. The fact there has never been a death in the UFC (it will happen but the longer it goes, the more it looks like the freak accident it is) looks great and when it happens, it gives those people fire power. You're making that death a for sure thing with same day weigh ins. I promise you that, man. Weight cutting is the most dangerous part of the sport. We don't need guys taking fucking head kicks the same day as they put their body through that.
Your two week out thing is a better argument. I like that. It makes it safer for everyone. I think you give them the weigh in the day before, let them cut a good amount, let them put some weight back on, but make sure everyone is safe.
Oh, and Ronda could've outweighed Amanda by 20lbs. She's simply not as good as her and would've gotten blown the fuck out either way. Last time it was she was distracted (I guess she was) or that she didn't fight her style (a complete and outright lie from the UFC marketing machine. She attempted takedowns and that one armbar, Holly just defended it. It happened!) and now it's that Amanda is some huge monster compared to her. She beat Miesha Tate and a bunch of girls who aren't on her level. It's all the UFC marketing. Ronda never did anything super impressive. The two most legit girls she's fought have absolutely fucking wrecked her. You can say it's this or that but it's that she's a one dimensional fighter that has limited skills. If a girl is well rounded and can defend that one thing, she's fucked. If a girl can hit her at all and has power, she's fucked.
Don't think I'm just some hater though. I mean I can't fucking stand her but I've only picked against Ronda against Holly and Amanda. I just see her for what she is. I look at her skills and what she does in the ring, not what the UFC tells me about her. These weren't hard fights to call. They're both better fighters than her and Amanda especially is a fucking TERRIBLE matchup for her. That's a girl Ronda will never beat, regardless of weight or anything. At no point has Ronda ever been as good as Amanda Nunes is right now. Not for a second.
And not just talking to you about Ronda, just kind of throwing some thoughts out there.
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Post by Angelo on Dec 31, 2016 5:26:12 GMT -5
That's the biggest thing I've always disagreed with you about are the same day weigh ins. It's really one of the dumbest things you could implement. I see where you're coming from but it's just WAY too fucking dangerous. Wrestlers cut that kind of weight and compete the same day. No one is going to cut less weight due to same day weigh ins. This isn't wrestling though. Dudes are going to be taking strikes the fucking head and getting knocked out. Fighters have literally died cutting weight. It's very hard on your body. You certainly don't need to be in the ring after cutting that amount of weight. You always make this assumption that dudes will somehow cut less weight or say some asinine thing about weighing them hourly (I think you said that once) and it's just crazy, brother. Dudes will cut the exact same amount of weight and just compete the same day. You're not getting guys closer to their natural weight, you're just endangering the fuck out of the fighters. You'll see a death real fucking fast if same day weigh ins were implemented. NO ONE in any commission or any doctor EVER argues for same day weigh ins. I believe Dr. Gary has tried to help me explain this to you before. It's a real bad idea, Angelo. You're a smart guy, I don't know why you can't see that. Literally no one (but you I guess) benefits from same day weigh ins. The safety of MMA over other combat sports has always been a huge argument in our favor when people were calling this human cockfighting. Those folks still exist. The fact there has never been a death in the UFC (it will happen but the longer it goes, the more it looks like the freak accident it is) gives those people fire power. You're making that death a for sure thing with same day weigh ins. I promise you that, man. Weight cutting is the most dangerous part of the sport. We don't need guys taking fucking head kicks the same day as they put their body through that. Your two week out thing is a better argument. I like that. It makes it safer for everyone. I think you give them the weigh in the day before, let them cut a good amount, let them put some weight back on, but make sure everyone is safe. Oh, and Ronda could've outweighed Amanda by 20lbs. She's simply not as good as her and would've gotten blown the fuck out either way. Last time it was she was distracted (I guess she was) or that she didn't fight her style (a complete and outright lie from the UFC marketing machine. She attempted takedowns and that one armbar, Holly just defended it. It happened!) and now it's that Amanda is some huge monster compared to her. She beat Miesha Tate and a bunch of girls who aren't on her level. It's all the UFC marketing. Ronda never did anything super impressive. The two most legit girls she's fought have absolutely fucking wrecked her. You can say it's this or that but it's that she's a one dimensional fighter that has limited skills. If a girl is well rounded and can defend that one thing, she's fucked. If a girl can hit her at all and has power, she's fucked. Don't think I'm just some hater though. I mean I can't fucking stand her but I've only picked against Ronda against Holly and Amanda. I just see her for what she is. I look at her skills and what she does in the ring, not what the UFC tells me about her. These weren't hard fights to call. They're both better fighters than her and Amanda especially is a fucking TERRIBLE matchup for her. That's a girl Ronda will never beat, regardless of weight or anything. At no point has Ronda ever been as good as Amanda Nunes is right now. Not for a second. And not just talking to you about Ronda, just kind of throwing some thoughts out there. 1. I've always said not just same day weigh-ins, you need to do constant weigh-ins from a set period. Biologically if you lose more than 5 pounds in like 24hrs you have like 30%+ reduction in various mental faculties, and I've always wanted fighters at their peak. 2. Ronda's weight doesn't matter, I agree. That style of Nunez is one of Ronda's weakness from day one. I do think she probably would have lost if the fight went on, but I think she should have been given the benefit of the doubt and not stopped while still defending. I will say this though, if we aren't going to have daily weigh-ins from a set period, we need same day weigh-ins from 1hr before fight time. That way after enough fighter fuck themselves over from being stupid, people start taking it seriously and we wind up in the end with less fighters missing weight and healthier more on-point fighters.
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Post by Lord Abortion on Dec 31, 2016 5:30:09 GMT -5
Yeah but a fighter fucking themselves over might kill them. It's just not worth it to make a point.
I do like the monitoring of it for a couple weeks prior to the fight. That could actually work. Joe Rogan was suggesting something similar on his podcast the other week. I actually don't completely hate it. I just think you do that, then (like you said) you have a certain percentage they can lose but you just keep the weigh in at the same time as always, don't fuck with the guy the day of, just let him rehydrate. I don't even like them banning IV rehydration. It's the most effective way to do it and I like to see guys as healthy as they can be in there. Fuck a drained as Hendricks, you know? Get his fatass in there hydrated and ready to go.
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