WAR ROOM LOUNGE V19: Gamblers Anonymous

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Gregolian said:
Given how Tony was talking at the presser I don’t think he can take many more shots to the head.

Comparing himself to LeBron James and shit? I love watching him fight but every time he opens his mouth I want to see someone punch his teeth down his throat.
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It's comic genius. Don't think of it as a fighter talking, think about it as Rodney Dangerfield or Norm MacDonald talking.
 
Prokofievian said:
Anyone else feel like there should be another weight class between light heavy and heavy? Right now it's 206-265, which is a fucking huge weightclass. Every other gap is 9-19 lbs. I think there should be a 206-231, and then a 231+. If you can't cut to 231, you have to fight behemoths. I think that makes more sense as a cut off than 206.
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I think a 220 cruiser weight division has been talked about for a long while.
 
JudoThrowFiasco said:
Ed Ruth (I think) has a hilarious story of how he had a wrestling tournament in Dagestan and khabib hooked up with accommodations and an a personal escort (not the hooker type). Guys show up in a armored car and automatic weapons, show him around, etc. They go to a market with fur rugs and ed just makes a comment about how cool a wolf rug would be...the escort goes "you want wolf?" And sure enough, few days later shows up with a wolf rug for him.

Anecdotal, I've been to Russia / former eastern block - you quickly realize no matter how much you had to drink, nothing but politeness comes out of your mouth; especially around Serbians
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That brawl reminded me of being on the Moscow subway. Is normal.
 
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Prokofievian said:
Anyone else feel like there should be another weight class between light heavy and heavy? Right now it's 206-265, which is a fucking huge weightclass. Every other gap is 9-19 lbs. I think there should be a 206-231, and then a 231+. If you can't cut to 231, you have to fight behemoths. I think that makes more sense as a cut off than 206.
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I don't at all, LHW and HW are already the weakest divisions. Adding another division between them would only water those divisions down.
Limbo Pete said:
"It's not racist to say evolution made white people smart and black people good athletes! It's just science! You can't handle the truth!"
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Who was saying that? I have an idea but I'd like to know.
JDragon said:
I really don't think Alvarez is on Khabib's level.
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I'd say his boxing is better and his wrestling is good enough to expose anyone who is weak in that area.
 
Prokofievian said:
Anyone else feel like there should be another weight class between light heavy and heavy? Right now it's 206-265, which is a fucking huge weightclass. Every other gap is 9-19 lbs. I think there should be a 206-231, and then a 231+. If you can't cut to 231, you have to fight behemoths. I think that makes more sense as a cut off than 206.
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Going by weight range, sure. But I think that 205-265 is the tail end of the diminishing utility curve. There's a reason a lots of hw champs have been on the smaller end. 235 ib men can still crack hard enough to ko anyone, and they won't tire as quickly as the behemoths.
 
Quipling said:
Going by weight range, sure. But I think that 205-265 is the tail end of the diminishing utility curve. There's a reason a lots of hw champs have been on the smaller end. 235 ib men can still crack hard enough to ko anyone, and they won't tire as quickly as the behemoths.
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HW and LHW are too weak to justify a new division in between them.

The idea for a division in between LW and WW is the best idea for a new division, those are probably the deepest divisions in the UFC.
 
Cubo de Sangre said:
You saving up for tickets? We can organize around your availability. :cool:
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Just bought a house, so money is tight but still wouldn't be the key issue. The key issue is family right now.

We do get 30 days of paid vacation though in Germany btw.
 
JDragon said:
Just bought a house, so money is tight but still wouldn't be the key issue. The key issue is family right now.

We do get 30 days of paid vacation though in Germany btw.
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Congratulations!

Can you take that time off whenever or does everyone close up shop in August like in Spain?
 
Kafir-kun said:
I'd say his boxing is better and his wrestling is good enough to expose anyone who is weak in that area.
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Styles make fights, and Alvarez might be a tougher matchup for Khabib than Conor was. Before the Conor fight I was unsure of Khabib's chin, but he answered that question. So a guy who can scramble/wrestle, land hard combos in transition, and is used to grinding out wins like Alvarez looks pretty good. I'd still favor Khabib of course.
 
Higus said:
The physics thread, which started out as a dumpster fire, is rapidly spiraling down the toilet. Things have taken an anti-Semitic turn in there. It's the WR at it's worst.
Post of the day is the guy laughing at Marie Curie for dying of radiation poisoning.
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Please send me the link to this thread.
 
Edit: I see it's already been answered twice.
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Cubo de Sangre said:
Congratulations!

Can you take that time off whenever or does everyone close up shop in August like in Spain?
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In theory, whenever. Our child day care closes 3 weeks in August though, so this year we had to take time off then.

Also I am working in a project setup right now, so I align with my boss and project necessities where needed. I'm working in a division of a large corporation though, so I give less fucks than I did when working in strategy consulting.
 
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