The TUF 20 Fantasy League - General Discussion & Analysis (Registered Players Only!!)

so guys if any of you are interested but I had my first article published this past week

if anybody would care for a read just send me a PM

don't really feel like starting a thread linking my own shit and tooting my own horn
 
If it's TUF 20-related, feel free to post it here and share it with the rest of the league! I mean, it gotta be a level above the stuff Snowden churns out each week, right? Heheheh.
 
If it's TUF 20-related, feel free to post it here and share it with the rest of the league! I mean, it gotta be a level above the stuff Snowden churns out each week, right? Heheheh.

ehhhh not really ... its more general UFC rankings related but I have more faith in getting the opinions of my tuf 20 league companions over just blindly tooting my own horn in the heavies and getting flamed
 
Esparza is the champ for a reason. She is so good at takedowns. Don't see her losing.

Markos, sort of the same.
 
Claudia Gadelha says UFC title shot is on the line against Joanna Jędrzejczyk

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The UFC will crown its first strawweight champion on Dec. 12 at TUF 20 Finale in Las Vegas, and the first title contender will emerge 24 hours later in Phoenix.

Claudia Gadelha, who meets fellow undefeated prospect Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC on FOX 13 on Dec. 13, told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour that the UFC guaranteed that the winner of this bout will fight for the title next.

"Whoever wins that fight, fights for the belt," Gadelha said.

Gadelha was originally set to be part of The Ultimate Fighter 20 season, but her coach and manager Andre Pederneiras asked the UFC to remove her from the reality show since it would be tough for her to make weight several times in a short amount of time.

"I’m so happy to not be there," she said. "I’m watching all these girls having a lot of drama in the house. It would be a lot of problems for me to make the weight there, so I’m so happy to not be there. I’m happy also to make the debut and be the contender."

TUF 20’s last episode airs Wednesday on Fox Sports 1, and the winner of Carla Esparza vs. Jessica Penne and Randa Markos vs. Rose Namajunas will face off for the UFC gold on Friday night.

It’s no secret that Gadelha dislikes former Invicta FC 115-pound champion Esparza, but she wants her to win the title.

"Who I want to win is Carla Esparza," Gadelha said. "I want her to have the belt so I can fight her."

Gadelha and Esparza were expected to fight twice at Invicta FC, but the Nova Uniao fighter was forced to pull out on both occasions.

"The first time we were going to fight I broke my nose. The second time we were going to fight I got sick and went to the hospital," Gadelha said. "She talks a lot s--t about that, she’s talking a lot of things about what happened and I didn’t like it, so I wanna fight her. I feel that I’m the contender right now. I’m going to win my next fight and then if she has the belt, we’re going to fight for the belt."

With six years as a professional MMA fighter, Gadelha sees the opportunity of fighting for a UFC title as the pinnacle of her career.

"That was a dream," Gadelha said. "I’m fighting since I was 16. I fought jiu-jitsu my whole life and I’m fighting for that (goal) for 10 years. I think I deserve that chance that the UFC gave me to be the first strawweight fighter and I’m so happy for what’s happening with the division right now. The UFC was a dream that I always fought for. (To) be the first strawweight fighter was so important to me."

"It’s not easy being a fighter in Brazil," she continued. "I left home when I was 16 years old and came here to Rio de Janeiro to train with (Jose) Aldo, (Renan) Barao and all these guys. I gave up everything so young to be a fighter. I put that in my mind that I wanted to be a fighter, and just left everybody behind. I came here to train. It’s very emotional to me. It’s hard being a fighter, and I made it to the UFC, the best show in the world.

"I started to train with Renan Barao back in (Natal) in Brazil and I felt a lot of good things about the sport. I was growing up with the sport. The sport was teaching me how to be a woman, grow up. Watching these guys train, competing to survive, made me want to do the same. Life was hard to me. Still is, but I put that in my mind. I saw the sport as a way to survive in Brazil. I’m from a poor family and things are not easy here, so fighting made me learn a lot of things about life, made me grow up as a woman and taught me a lot of things."

At the best moment of her MMA career, the 25-year-old Brazilian strawweight has already made plans for her post-fight life.

"I’m a fighter and a law student," Gadelha said. "I’m in the last semester of the law school and I worked so hard to make it to the UFC and be a pro athlete and also study. I have to be something after I quit fighting, so I always try studying so much and also train. It was hard to do both together, but I made it. I never thought about quitting because that’s what I put in my mind, that’s what I wanted my whole life. Nothing but God will make me stop."
http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/12/7/7341651/claudia-gadelha-ufc-title-joanna-jedrzejczyk-mma-news
 
For all you gamblers: Odds are out for the announced fights at the TUF 20 Finale this weekend:

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Keep in mind that you only have a small two-days windows to get your Finals picks in, as the TUF 20 Finale is this very Friday, December 12, at 6PM PST/9PM ET. You may submit your picks as soon as the two Finalists are revealed this Wednesday night.
 
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As it is a championship fight, is it scheduled for 5 rounds?

According to the UFC's own rules and regulations, ALL Championship fights are 5 rounds:

Round Length

Each non-championship mixed martial arts contest is to be for 3 rounds, each round no more than 5 minutes duration, with a rest period of 1 minute between each round.

Each championship mixed martial arts contest is to be for 5 rounds, each round no more than 5 minutes duration, with a rest period of 1 minute between each round.

http://www.ufc.com/discover/sport/rules-and-regulations#12

Furthermore, this Title fight is also the Main Event of the evening, which automatically locks it in for a full 5 rounds anyway.

Dana White: Main events to go 5 rounds
June 9, 2011

Starting soon, all UFC events will end in a five-round fight regardless of whether a title is on the line.

President Dana White confirmed to ESPN.com Thursday the promotion has decided to make all main events five-round affairs, including pay-per-views and shows aired on Spike TV and Versus.

Up to this point, five-round contests have been reserved for title fights.

http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=6645800
 
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I just learned the TUF Finale will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1. WTF! I pay monthly for FightPass so I can watch great events like Invicta 10. I will happily pay to stream a PPV if there are couple fights that I want to see (like I did last week...to watch Robbie go berzerker on Hendricks). But with the goddamn Fox Sports 1 portions of UFC events, I`m just fucked. There is no equivalent or affiliate here in Japan. The UFC really fucks over some of its overseas fans with this bullshit - especially when pretty much the whole card will be on Fox Sports 1. Why the fuck can`t they put it on Fight Pass? I must refrain from slaughtering people at work or on the way home from work today. No promises though. Do you think it`s the kind of thing they will replay on Fight Pass at a later date?


Jarl

P.S. I apologize for the rant. I guess I`ve just been spoiled with all of the good fights/events in December.
 
Do you think it`s the kind of thing they will replay on Fight Pass at a later date?

It looks like they've been putting this season's episodes up on Fight Pass after a little delay, haven't they? So I expect they'll put everything related up eventually.
 
Claudia Gadelha says UFC title shot is on the line against Joanna Jędrzejczyk

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The UFC will crown its first strawweight champion on Dec. 12 at TUF 20 Finale in Las Vegas, and the first title contender will emerge 24 hours later in Phoenix.

Claudia Gadelha, who meets fellow undefeated prospect Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC on FOX 13 on Dec. 13, told Ariel Helwani on Monday
 
It looks like they've been putting this season's episodes up on Fight Pass after a little delay, haven't they? So I expect they'll put everything related up eventually.

Oooohhh, that`s good news. No slaughtering people on the way home then. And, probably I`ll try to keep away from spoilers (and Sherdog) during and after that event.

I`m still not a fan of Fox Sports 1, though.

Jarl
 
The Ultimate Fighter: Rose Namajunas Semifinals Practice Highlights

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The Ultimate Fighter: Jessica Penne Semifinals Practice Highlights

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The Ultimate Fighter: Randa Markos Semifinals Practice Highlights

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The Ultimate Fighter: Carla Esparza Semifinals Practice Highlights

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Sweet! Thanks for the video updates Zima!

I'll get to them after our 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show viewing party :D
 
I just learned the TUF Finale will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1. WTF! I pay monthly for FightPass so I can watch great events like Invicta 10... Do you think it`s the kind of thing they will replay on Fight Pass at a later date?

It looks like you may be able to watch The Tuf 20 prelims and main card live on Fight Pass. Fight Pass shows it live for some countries and blocks it on others. The list of blocked countries is long, but it didn't look to me like Japan is among them.
 
1 odds site may have spoiled the finale btw

You mean that linked to in the Lisa Ellis Phone Interview thread?
Sigh...
We all knew, with the semifinals episode so close to the actual finale, that beans would be spilled...
 
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