MMA thread

[Alex]

Yeah won't make the main card. Watching some of the pre show though.

Didn't realise Nelson was such a backstage pain in the ass

Big Country

[Tee]

What. A. Fight.

Wow

: jaw:

Ref should have stopped it in the third though. Respect to Cain, what a champ.

[Gibbo]

Oh aye - Dean tapped on Cain's back to stop the fight.

Melendez and Sanchez

The greatest MMA fight I have ever seen, Rua vs Henderson had that before but that was epic.

[meffin]

Anybody watch it at the weekend? Anybody get tickets?

Watched it on BT as it was free this weekend, what a crock of **** their coverage is. That woman clearly knows nothing about MMA.

Anyway, in no particular order... Rosi Sexton (who is a guest coach occasionally at my gym) got a right beating, was difficult to watch TBH.

The young English lad with the big ears looked good, easily beating a decent fighter in Andrew Craig. I'll keep an eye out for him.

Was hugely disappointed in Jimi Manuwa, was expecting an absolute barnstormer when in fact it was the tamest fight of the night.

Norman Park looked good.

Nicholas Musoke looked slick- i know a guy who beat him (Danny Mitchell) so would have been good to see him included on the undercard.

Machida is in a different league to Munoz, and Bisping would have beaten him comfortably, shame he had to pull out.

[meffin]

Holy ****, huge KO for Belfort

[fidget]

****ing robbery

[Alex]

Split decision to Hendricks would have been the right decision. Honestly think in these title fights the challenger has to win decisively. We saw that in the Jones fight.

I was more shocked at the end with what GSP was/wasn't saying. I'd be gutted to see him not fighting for a couple of years. He's a master of his craft. Maybe he needs to go and sort himself out and reignite that fire?

[fidget]

Split decision to Hendricks would have been the right decision. Honestly think in these title fights the challenger has to win decisively. We saw that in the Jones fight.

I was more shocked at the end with what GSP was/wasn't saying. I'd be gutted to see him not fighting for a couple of years. He's a master of his craft. Maybe he needs to go and sort himself out and reignite that fire?

Jones just about won though - GSP got battered and only won one round when Hendricks took a rest.

[Gibbo]

Just watched - absolute bollocks decision. Hendricks won absolutely no doubt.

I would hate to be punched by that guy.

Also, anyone else think Rory McDonald looks a bit like Torres? , I had a smug smile on my face watching him take a beating.

[Gibbo]

"I think Georges should retire," said Rogan. "One of the reasons I think Georges should retire is he was on my podcast and he was talking about being abducted by aliens. I was going, 'you think you've been abducted by aliens?' He starts talking about missing time. He started talking about driving his car and all of a sudden he's at home and he has no idea [how] he got there. I think it's head kicks.

"That fight he had some serious memory loss (at UFC 167). I think he's taken too many shots. An interesting statistic is that Georges has taken more punches and kicks in the last three fights than any of his fights, ever. In fact, 50% of the shots he's taken his entire career were in the last three fights. I think he should get out. I know the UFC probably doesn't want to hear me say that. I know that could be a huge rematch.

"I think they should just give Johny Hendricks the belt. I think Johny Hendricks won that fight. I think there's real problems with judging and I don't think there should be a way for a guy to win a fight, but yet lose a fight."

Rogan on GSP

[RichC]

Wow, sounds to me like GSP needs to get away from MMA then.

[Alex]

I remember that podcast at the time. Pretty worrying, as it sounded like he was suffering from some sort of memory loss.

GSP comes across as a real nice guy. No one would begrudge him that if it was why he was going.

[ntto]

have you seen the animated gif that "shows" hendricks may have been tapping out in the first round?

[Alex]

Yeah, he clearly didnt tap. I dont think he would have done 10 seconds into the fight, and if you look at it, he 'tapped' and then pretty much instantly go out of it.

[Gibbo]

Shane del Rosario has died of a heart attack. Was only 30.