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  1. GavCFC1

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    Buzzing for tomorrow, was gonna stay up tonight for Edgar Mendes but I'll catch that tomorrow. Card is stacked, Souza Romero will go under the radar as well, and Weidman Rockhold will be a great fight as well
     
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  2. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator

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    Just watched Dan Hardy's breakdown of the Main Event, guy is the Gary Neville of MMA punditry. Superb stuff.
     
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    What time is the Edgar vs Mendes fight? Got potential to be an absolute cracker!
     
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  4. mygirlmaria

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    Very very late mate.Programme is scheduled to be on until 7.a.m!!! Id say about 6 if i had to guess.
     
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  5. Jinky1967

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    Aw that's balls. Very interesting matchup aswell as some have called Edgar a "Mendes with unlimited cardio".
     
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  6. mygirlmaria

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    Dreadful performance from Lauzon.Keeps going back to the same dry well!!!

    Out boxed from the start, he showed no imagination or thought, which i dont understand given the commentators were saying how he wanted to fight an intelligent fight.

    He has such a brilliant ju jitsu game, so im amazed he continued to try the standup when he was getting picked off.

    Very frustrating to watch.
     
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  7. Swervedancer Guest

    Has the main UFC event finished?
     
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    That roll and grab by the guy in the blue shorts was amazing.
     
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  9. Free the Adblock Gold Member Gold Member

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    Up with the wee man. And noticed the Mendes fight was on. Imagine staying up that late ?! :56:
    Good hook right enough.
     
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    I think Edgar has made a serious statement tonight.
     
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    Good night of fights tonight in my opinion. Masterclass by Hall and Edgar makes a massive statement. Barboza v Ferguson was the fight of the night.

    Buzzing would be a massive understatement for tomorrow night.
     
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    Such a poor event that turned out to be. (excluding Barbosa/Ferguson and the main event).

    Thought Mendes was looking great before the end, those leg kicks gave me goosebumps. Think Big John could have gave it Mendes 2 more seconds but was still an okay stoppage.

    No matter how close the fight is tomorrow I think Frankie needs to get the next shot.

    The tuf final was so frustrating to watch. How can herb dean warn Hall twice to work and then still let him hang there for 2/3 minutes doing nothing. Halls jiu jitsu was stalling tactics for the most part and if it was a wrestler doing the same he would get separated and criticized. I think he will have a bright future if he can get down to '35 tho were he wont need to worry about power as much.

    Saul Rogers is clearly the real winner from this season. On a different level than the rest. Saul, Artem, Hall, Teymor and maybe Bagdad are the only ones I think with a chance of getting 5+ fights in UFC.
     
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  14. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator

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    Joe Lauzon must have been injured, he was shocking.

    Ferguson/Barboza was superb and good to see Edgar beat Mendes although I thought at the time and still do that it was an early stoppage. Not much complaint from Mendes though so maybe a bit harsh from me. Put it this way though, if that happens to McGregor and he's still grabbing from the bottom to pull guard and the ref stops it's I'd be furious.
     
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    Im inclined to agree the quick stoppage looked too quick, but there is no doubt, Mendes was momentarily unconscious and that is always a stoppage.

    Sort of a shame we didnt get a wee bit more, but im sure the right decision was made by Big John.
     
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  16. TimFloyd Gold Member

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    * the UFC don't even hide how much they want McGregor to win.

    All I've seen is the story McGregor how it all began videos, Constant highlight reels and interviews etc

    Eh what about the current undefeated champ? Prettyuch zero content about Aldo.
     
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    Yes, it does seem a bit one sided......trouble is he is so showbiz and Jose doesnt speak English, so.......
     
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  18. faw cough Gold Member Gold Member

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    mcGregor is the biggest draw in the UFC now , he is creating massive interest in and outside of America.

    You can't blame the ufc for hyping him up
     
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  19. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator

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    Watch Chael Sonnens comments regarding it. You get out what you put in, Aldo has taken zero of the weight of the marketing of the fight.

    If it were down to Aldo there would be no hype, in fact no one would even know when the * fight was :56:
     
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  20. M.E.T.H.O.D MAN Straight from the slums of Shaolin

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    Anyone have any links for websites that usually stream the fights ? Hoping to have a few choices handy.
     
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