***The UFC/Bellator/MMA Off-Topic Thread v8, Somebody Had To Do It***

Ares Black said:
Lol @ complaining about Volkanovski's performance.
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Hes right. Fight wasn't competitive. Despite Max being pretty durable he looked slow and lethargic all night compared to their 1st 2 meetings. Also, damaged Max pretty bad. You kind of hope for a finish in situations like that (even though Max durable.)
Many people aren't fans of point fighting for 25 mins with no real attempts to finish.

Is it a good win and impressive that Volk could widely outclass an elite fighter like Max like that???
Yes it is.
Is it something I want to watch for entertainment when there are so many finishers in both sports or people who take risk.... Nope just not my idea of a "great fight."
 
WklySportsMemes said:
Hes right. Fight wasn't competitive. Despite Max being pretty durable he looked slow and lethargic all night compared to their 1st 2 meetings. Also, damaged Max pretty bad. You kind of hope for a finish in situations like that (even though Max durable.)
Many people aren't fans of point fighting for 25 mins with no real attempts to finish.

Is it a good win and impressive that Volk could widely outclass an elite fighter like Max like that???
Yes it is.
Is it something I want to watch for entertainment when there are so many finishers in both sports or people who take risk.... Nope just not my idea of a "great fight."
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WklySportsMemes said:
Hes right. Fight wasn't competitive. Despite Max being pretty durable he looked slow and lethargic all night compared to their 1st 2 meetings. Also, damaged Max pretty bad. You kind of hope for a finish in situations like that (even though Max durable.)
Many people aren't fans of point fighting for 25 mins with no real attempts to finish.

Is it a good win and impressive that Volk could widely outclass an elite fighter like Max like that???
Yes it is.
Is it something I want to watch for entertainment when there are so many finishers in both sports or people who take risk.... Nope just not my idea of a "great fight."
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I like Volkanovski and believe he deserves his No. 2 P4P rating. He's a beast. However, I saw a golden opportunity for him to finish Max last night regardless of how durable the Hawaiian is. Both of his eyes were a mess, one swollen shut, the other with blood pouring into it. He was compromised and I would've liked to see Volkanovski push for the stoppage. That's literally the only criticism I had of his performance and I think it's fair. Max had absolutely nothing for him. He didn't win a single round. The difference in speed alone was giving him fits. He wasn't seeing Volkanovski's shots and getting stung repeatedly. It was still a brilliant performance nevertheless.
 
Kovalev's "Man Bag" said:
I like Volkanovski and believe he deserves his No. 2 P4P rating. He's a beast. However, I saw a golden opportunity for him to finish Max last night regardless of how durable the Hawaiian is. Both of his eyes were a mess, one swollen shut, the other with blood pouring into it. He was compromised and I would've liked to see Volkanovski push for the stoppage. That's literally the only criticism I had of his performance and I think it's fair. Max had absolutely nothing for him. He didn't win a single round. The difference in speed alone was giving him fits. He wasn't seeing Volkanovski's shots and getting stung repeatedly. It was still a brilliant performance nevertheless.
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Yep exactly. I can acknowledge that the best chess players are brilliant and world class minds.
But I ain't gonna watching 2 fkn nerd dorks play a board game....lmao
 
WklySportsMemes said:
Yep exactly. I can acknowledge that the best chess players are brilliant and world class minds.
But I ain't gonna watching 2 fkn nerd dorks play a board game....lmao
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Yeah that shit is boring. It's not like we don't appreciate their strategic brilliance. It's just not even remotely entertaining to watch as an observer. Especially if there's a premium. To be honest I don't even know what last night's event cost for the UFC 276 card. I know it was on ESPN+ but I didn't have to pay to watch it. I'll bet it cost a pretty penny.

Edit. It cost $74.99 just for the PPV alone. You also have to be an ESPN+ subscriber to watch it ($6.99/month). That's $82 altogether and that's even before tax and any other additional charges lol. Ridiculous.
 
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Kovalev's "Man Bag" said:
Yeah that shit is boring. It's not like we don't appreciate their strategic brilliance. It's just not even remotely entertaining to watch as an observer. Especially if there's a premium. To be honest I don't even know what last night's event cost for the UFC 276 card. I know it was on ESPN+ but I didn't have to pay to watch it. I'll bet it cost a pretty penny.

Edit. It cost $74.99 just for the PPV alone. You also have to be an ESPN+ subscriber to watch it ($6.99/month). That's $82 altogether and that's even before tax and any other additional charges lol. Ridiculous.
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Yeah, I ended up missing it. I didn't feel like $75 and didn't bother chasing a stream for it, either. Shocked Izzy wasn't fireworks. I haven't seen him for a while, but that guy brought it when I had. Oh well.
 
Kovalev's "Man Bag" said:
Yeah that shit is boring. It's not like we don't appreciate their strategic brilliance. It's just not even remotely entertaining to watch as an observer. Especially if there's a premium. To be honest I don't even know what last night's event cost for the UFC 276 card. I know it was on ESPN+ but I didn't have to pay to watch it. I'll bet it cost a pretty penny.

Edit. It cost $74.99 just for the PPV alone. You also have to be an ESPN+ subscriber to watch it ($6.99/month). That's $82 altogether and that's even before tax and any other additional charges lol. Ridiculous.
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Yeah never worth that unless you can split it at least 4 ways
 
PHATV said:
Yeah, I ended up missing it. I didn't feel like $75 and didn't bother chasing a stream for it, either. Shocked Izzy wasn't fireworks. I haven't seen him for a while, but that guy brought it when I had. Oh well.
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That's understandable. Izzy dominated and outclassed him as he usually does to his opponents. Cannonier has to share the blame for not bringing it as much as he should've. I figured he'd try and wrestle more but he only attempted a few takedowns the entire fight. UFC 277 is next but its main event is a chick fight, Pena vs Nunes II (Pena upset her last time). I'll watch but that's not a great main event. UFC 278 looks more interesting. The main event of that card will be Usman vs Edwards. I like that match-up a lot.
 
Watching this Bellator on Showtime. Lima versus Jackson is in round 5. The event hasn't been bad, but this fight.
Jackson has gotten a takedown in every round that he then does nothing with as far as any damage or sub attempts. Awful stuff.
 
PHATV said:
Watching this Bellator on Showtime. Lima versus Jackson is in round 5. The event hasn't been bad, but this fight.
Jackson has gotten a takedown in every round that he then does nothing with as far as any damage or sub attempts. Awful stuff.
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Sounds like classic lay & pray (top control with no GnP damage or sub attempts). I'm not missing anything then.
 
Kovalev's "Man Bag" said:
Sounds like classic lay & pray (top control with no GnP damage or sub attempts). I'm not missing anything then.
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It was brutal. I still blame Greg Jackson and GSP for ruining MMA. Everyone (even GSP!) went for finishes prior to Jackson's whole point-fighting "ground control" BS.

Edit to add I see there is a UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ at noon. I may catch some of that.
 
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