PBP UFC on ESPN 54 - Blanchfield vs. Fiorot Official PBP Discussion: Sat. 3/30 at 7pm ET

[FrappeDuRocma]

Time for a rematch between Holland vs Buckley ?

 

[Liverkick-king56]

RDA was willing to strike. He was outstriking Luque, piecing him up in the pocket with Luque reacting horribly but Luque turned into a wrestler for the 1st time in his career and kept taking RDA down over and over. RDA couldnt stop the TD.

RDA was extremely aggressive trying to force the wrestling too. He did get schooled wrestling but he didn't stop trying.

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

Did weidman really win

decision by eye poke. its a new one

 

[sanguinius]

I’ve seen enough tomfoolery for one night. I’m out.


The UFC is turning into something worse than boxing with all this shady stuff.


On to the next card

Explain what was shady about that and what the ufc would get out of doing it. Please use your words.

 

[Spounman]

Why did Luque do that lol

He should have done that when they offered him the fight. Curl up in a ball and say no I'm not going to rob the UFC of a paycheck.

 

[biscuitsbrah]

Luque burning out Buckley arms. High level fight IQ. Conor-esque

 

[Yep]

That wasn’t pulling guard. That was laying down. Pulling guard would suggest you try to have a guard and you try to do something with it.

 

[MMA4Life]

Buckley angling for that Anheuser Busch money.

I got money on Gillis, Openweight and after he confrims bud light is not gay but in fact kid rock is next.

 

[Objectively Correct]

just for the record. Brock Refnar is fucking hilarious as fuck and whoever came up with that, I tip my hat.

 

[Substance Abuse]

Luque is done. Retire bro. One of the most violent fighters ever. Was arguably the #1 Just Bleed disciple for years.

"Brain bleed" after the Neal fight was a horrifying thing to hear. I dont want to see him take more damage and hes clearly been affected. Hes not the same. He was scared of trading in the pocket with RDA and turned into NCAA Luque for like the 1st time in his career. Bad sign.

I rarely agree with you, but I couldn't have put this better myself. I said I was worried for him going into this fight and he shouldn't be fighting. He's clearly not the same and with a serious injury like that, I can't blame him. He's got a wife and kids. I think it's time to be a coach.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Good thing it's early and the next fight is 5 rounds

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Allen gonna get that one back he's been evolving while Curtis stays mediocre. imho

 

[AllAmericanNightmare]

I dunno, he did just drench himself over the fence after. He might have been tired or hurt. Either way, 1. It was a lame stoppage, visually and 2. He didn't look like he wanted to be there anymore.

Someone can "get up fine" 2 seconds later and it still be the right stoppage. Laying there like a domestic abuse victim while your head is getting pounded in with no retort is not intelligent defense, whether you pop up 2 seconds later or not. It was a good stoppage.

 

[Standupguy152]

Man Frankie’s son is literally a mini-Frankie

 

[Fact Checker]

lol the highlights are a bunch of shots that didn’t land

That was obvious. Buckley was playing bongos on Lazy Luque’s guard from guard.


This fight might’ve set the level of Welterweight back to the Art Jimmerson days.

 

[Liverkick-king56]

Explain what was shady about that and what the ufc would get out of doing it. Please use your words.

Weidman's MW title run 2024.

 

[Yep]

Buckley wants AB to do what exactly? Sponsor him? Why not ask Walgreens?

 

[milliniar]

decision by eye poke. its a new one

Not even a mention of a point loss. After the hard warning and then telling him to watch his fingers multiple times.

 

[sanguinius]

decision by eye poke. its a new one

It most certainly wasn't the first technical decision due to an unintentional foul. Off the top of my head, the same thing happened to bisping vs belcher.

 

[TheMadThinker]

Manon looked much bigger and stronger in the weigh in yesterday. I am a little bit worried about Blanchfield's chances of applying effective wrestling.