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Andrade is about to get waylayed at her next stop.
She likes to hurt girls against their will and has been doing so all her life
#metooAwesome! I'm so sick of fighters who only hurt girls with their consent.
Namajunas had demonstrated a high level of resolve in her last two fights, so it'd take quite a bit of evidence for me to think that she was mentally crumbling against Andrade; and it's not like Namajunas is a knockout artist who couldn't knock someone out.I get that, but are we gonna overlook the possibility that she may have started to lose resolve and focus? To be winning so thoroughly and you're still getting walked down and pressured could have fucked with her head. Happens all the time.
Couple that with her desire to smoke bud and tend a garden, I'm not sure it isn't an example of subconscious self sabotage. That's all.
Zhang don't want no garden, she wants to plant her opponents, that's it. I see it as a big advantage.
Your criteria is higher than mine, bc I think she exhibits plenty of the hallmarks of mental blocks. Again, I'm not talking the 1/1000 way she got koed that shit can happen, you're correct.Namajunas had demonstrated a high level of resolve in her last two fights, so it'd take quite a bit of evidence for me to think that she was mentally crumbling against Andrade; and it's not like Namajunas is a knockout artist who couldn't knock someone out.
Muay Thai places are popping up in ChinaShe does, yes. But if these athletes keep giving winks and nods to gong fu and the old arts, then you're not going to see muay thai places and wrestling places pop up in china alongside bjj places, you're going to see more of the traditional arts. "Chinese people" is not a reference to her, it's a reference to chinese people.
Amen. JJ had a point when she said rose wouldn't be able to meet the demands of being a reigning, defending champ the way she herself had. Rose was no doubt motivated by JJs constant shit talk, and sparked her in the first rd. And won the rematch, but many here on sherdog predicted Andrade was a stylistic threat to Rose, and the time off after the rematch only strengthened that theory. JJ coming up short doesn't invalidate her assessment.Rose was always going to lose to Andrade. Rose having Joanna's card was clouding peoples better judgement.
Excited for this fight though.
She wasn't fighting because she had spinal stenosis. And don't forget, she defeated Joanna in a five round fight the day after that dolly incident.She sat out for so long after being on that bus, afraid to leave the house, etc.
I'm aware of that, I'm not knocking Rose as a fighter. I'm saying she didn't come thru what in hindsight, was a stacked deck. Time off is time off, hostile territory is hostile territory, and Rose emptied the clip and JA was still there, looking to get in roses kitchen and eat. That's not a knock on Rose, I'm not implying she's a mental midget. I'm arguing that the UFC may have overestimated her chances and stacked the deck a bit too high.She wasn't fighting because she had spinal stenosis. And don't forget, she defeated Joanna in a five round fight the day after that dolly incident.
That's good. Let's keep having some more of that.Muay Thai places are popping up in China
That's good. Let's keep having some more of that.
Sure there are, but they're poorly attended. Even you admit that with your "several" quantifier. Furthermore, they're not glorified in the public.You talk like there aren't still McDojos peppered all over the U.S. as well as all those pseudo psychic martial arts with several followers.
Chinese MMA has been around for a long time and they have already started to catch on for some time now.
Having a Chinese champion will probably have a huge impact on the UFC’s popularity in China.Sure there are, but they're poorly attended. Even you admit that with your "several" quantifier. Furthermore, they're not glorified in the public.
I have to admit I'm not sure the extent to which they have caught up. Perhaps its more than I'm aware of. But it has certainly made absolutely no dent in Chinese culture, in discussions with Chinese people, or any encounters that I've had. I hope you're right, but I hope that sooner, rather than later, we see that manifested in chinese society.
Dude, yeah. That's why blockbusters here stateside have a good looking Asian or 2 somewhere, they do huge business in China as a resultHaving a Chinese champion will probably have a huge impact on the UFC’s popularity in China.