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[GymWolf]

He's got a great jab, sometimes it turns to a straight. He puts his weight behind it & that opens him up to counters.
Burns caught him 20 seconds into the fight with an overhand. He spoke to people he's sparred with and they know the weak points best. If Burns got up & continued the standup he could've done much better.
If Masvidal keeps him at a distance, counters & stays away from the cage he has a great chance. He's got great technique comparatively & if he keeps it calm. Who knows.

I think usman jab is onestly more techinical that anything jorge has in his arsenal.

A good jab is incredibly rare in mma, more than some switch stance punch.

Also marty can strike with zero fear of takedowns, jorge is always gonna look for that and you can't fight at your best because of that.

 

[Unknown Quantity]

I think usman jab is onestly more techinical that anything jorge has in his arsenal.

A good jab is incredibly rare in mma, more than some switch stance punch.

Also marty can strike with zero fear of takedowns, jorge is always gonna look for that and you can't fight at your best because of that.

The snap of the jab is my only concern as he steps into it thus generating power, its supposed to setup the straight. His work with Whitman is bearing fruit and I'm excited to see it develop. Coupled with his wrestling its a deadly combo, watch out for knees please.



In an hour & half or so

 

[pauljeremiah]

 

[regawdless]

I think usman jab is onestly more techinical that anything jorge has in his arsenal.

A good jab is incredibly rare in mma, more than some switch stance punch.

Also marty can strike with zero fear of takedowns, jorge is always gonna look for that and you can't fight at your best because of that.

This. GSP jabbed people so much, and pretty hard, without most of them having an answer. A good jab is a very powerful tool.

 

[Unknown Quantity]

Cheers bro, will check it out. The early prelims have a lot of new Asian fighters (Chinese I think).

 

[Velcro Fly]

Love Usman. Will be watching and rooting for him tomorrow for sure.

Not sure how much of the card I will watch. Probably try to catch all the main card at least.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Love Usman. Will be watching and rooting for him tomorrow for sure.

Not sure how much of the card I will watch. Probably try to catch all the main card at least.

I can't stand Usman. He wants to be a bad guy, but he just doesn't have the charisma at all. Whereas Covington pulls off the Comic Book Bad Guy shit so well. But damn if I don't respect his skill. He's insanely talented and he looks to be in even better shape than his last 2 fights. I foresee him being the champ for a while or as long as he wants. Rooting for him to lose, but I wouldn't bet on it.

 

[pauljeremiah]

 

[mekes]

I'm not particularly an Usman fan but he has really surprised me since becoming champ. I think he will win the fight because he seems to have almost made it a habit to turn a fight to his advantage, even if he gets rocked or doesnt seem to have the answer in the early rounds. When he has to dig deep into the well to find an answer, he produces his best work. Its hugely impressive.

For that reason I think Usman wins. It takes away from the "What if" element that these fights can usually pose. I just hope it's a good fight. I do think Mas can make it an intriguing fight. But I choose Usman either way!

 

[Jrizzle5000]

I'm excited for this fight card. Getting the grill ready in the a.m. Hope Jorge can win but Usman has really gotten better over the last year. But I've seen some crazier things. Also looking forward to the Weidman fight as well. Just missed getting a ticket to this event.

 

[mxbison]

UFC 261: Return of the wooo-assholes.

Still cool to have the crowds back though, the events at the Apex always had that TUF-vibe for me.

 

[22:22:22]

It's going to be weird having a crowd around again

 

[pauljeremiah]

It's going to be weird having a crowd around again

Yeah, I actually liked the lack of crowd noise. Like for the Tony Ferguson v Justin Gaethje fight, the punches sounded amazing, as if you could feel them.

 

[22:22:22]

Yeah, I actually liked the lack of crowd noise. Like for the Tony Ferguson v Justin Gaethje fight, the punches sounded amazing, as if you could feel them.

Fuck yes, me too. It felt so much more real. Going to miss it for sure.

 

[Krappadizzle]

 

[McCheese]

Usman round 2 knock out. No way the baddest mother fucker in the UFC makes it to round three.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Usman round 2 knock out. No way the baddest mother fucker in the UFC makes it to round three.

I mean....It went to decision the first time. Usman had a broken nose and Masvidal took the fight on 6 days notice.

 

[McCheese]

I mean....It went to decision the first time. Usman had a broken nose and Masvidal took the fight on 6 days notice.

I don't write the rules, fates already decided it's a 2 rounder.

 

[Krappadizzle]

I don't write the rules, fates already decided it's a 2 rounder.

 

[Unknown Quantity]

All right clowns let's do this.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Holy shit these two ladies had an incredible first round. Liang/Carnelossi...Wow.

Carne translates to Meat
Lossi translates to Castle.

Carnelossi= Meat Castle.

Truer words...

 

[Irobot82]

Wow wow wow what a third round

 

[Unknown Quantity]

Molina wins the battle of the sparring partners. That was amateur as fuck, Rogan the hype man.

Crowds & ric fairing.. It's been too long. I miss the intimacy of the apex, the fights seemed rawer, but crowds can accentuate the experience.

 

[sharkie]

ahahhaha that judging is a joke

 

[Irobot82]

Ok so what's going on? All the Chinese fighters lost their head coach? Dude get caught up at customs or something?

 

[Unknown Quantity]

30-26 is blindness or corruption, Rongzhou won that & got a knockdown 3rd round, how?

 

[Unknown Quantity]

Damn you Herb, no early stoppages plz.

Mongolian guy was sharp.

 

[sharkie]

Fun night so far just hope judges dont make anymore pish calls.

 

[Krappadizzle]

30-26 is blindness or corruption, Rongzhou won that & got a knockdown 3rd round, how?

Yeah, that score was a travesty. Right decision on the winner, but that scorecard is not right.

 

[Unknown Quantity]

Prelims, whooooooo. Bad boy Bruce Buffer.

Connelly has been on the ground 10 minutes almost. Don't get taken down in the 3rd.

Meh fight, middleweights next.

 

[Unknown Quantity]

Allen using the fence, pulling to improve ground position is bullshit. Miragliotta is blind?

It's OK, opponent is stupid. Last 10 seconds goes for a submission & gets submitted.

 

[pr0cs]

You do not play around with heel hooks

 

[Irobot82]

You do not play around with heel hooks

No doubt. They never look bad until you hear a warrior scream like a girl. Oh shit that hurts!

 

[sharkie]

last 10 seconds of the round the doofus

 

[Krappadizzle]

Last two have kind of been boring-ish fights. Prelims were goddamn fire though.

 

[pauljeremiah]

How the fuck did Grant win that?

 

[pr0cs]

Holy fuck, are the judges blind?

 

[sharkie]

shitty commisions with crony judges thats how

 

[pauljeremiah]

That movie looks as generic as fuck too. I'll still watch it lol

 

[pauljeremiah]

Nice to see UFC are breaking out the MMA heavyweights when it comes to the watch along.

 

[sharkie]

Brown is very impressive

 

[pauljeremiah]

Brown is very impressive

He's a solid striker and has a competent ground game.

 

[sharkie]

and a gamer to boot I deffo see a future in the top 10

 

[pauljeremiah]

WTF are they referencing Toto yet cannot even buy the license to the song, blood-sucking cheap ass cunts at ESPN - change your promo then you dicks.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Jessica Andrade looks like a high school dude.

 

[pr0cs]

Fight pass stream is hitching, annoying

 

[pauljeremiah]

 

[sharkie]

He cant be allowed to go back into that fight again surely

 

[Unknown Quantity]

Knees done, can't fight.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Why Man Weidman?

Weidman Anderson'd Wiedman