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**KcMizzou** · 07-08-2010, 08:18 PM

Excited about an upcoming fight? Want to make predictions, or just give people a heads-up that there are some fights on? We can do it here.

(Also a good place to complain, dicuss, and agrue about the outcomes)

Pants · 11-28-2017, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth

lol

I'll probably still watch every round

Holeeeeeee ****! Love it!

**alnorth** · 11-28-2017, 09:51 PM

Rory MacDonald is apparently asking Scott Coker to let him be an alternate if anyone has to pull out of the tournament. Scott tentatively agreed, but wants to wait to see what happens with Rory's next fight before he promises anything.

**alnorth** · 11-30-2017, 10:37 PM

This is going to be a really busy weekend with a really good PPV that probably wont sell as much as it should.

Friday

7pm TV - (6:30 pm Fightpass/7pm FS1) - The Ultimate Fighter Finale, Montano vs Modafferi

This is a Friday TUF Finale without the coaches on the card. So, its going to be terrible. Normally I'd say you have no other options, but in this case you have plenty of alternatives. You may want to switch to this at roughly 11:30pm if you are curious about who will become the inaugural UFC w125 champ.

6:30pm - (Fightpass) - Glory 48

Here's one alternative, Glory kickboxing. Thats cool, but you'll probably not watch because...

8pm TV - (Spike) - Bellator 189, Budd vs Blencowe 2

This is a bit below average by Bellator standards, but its probably the choice because the UFC card is utter garbage.

Saturday

7pm TV - (5:15pm Fightpass/7pm FS1/9pm PPV) - UFC 218, Holloway vs Aldo 2

The prelims are OK, but the main card is excellent. If you are a big fight fan who tries to watch most of the PPV's, then this is going to be on your schedule Saturday night, because if this holds together its an above-average UFC PPV. Alvarez vs Gaethje should be fun, the co-main is probably a heavyweight title eliminator, and then the main event is pretty cool. Other 2 fights are decent as well.

Sunday

8pm - (Fightpass) - EBI 14: The Absolutes

The Eddie Bravo Invitational is always fun and this time there is no weight class for the tournament, so we'll get to see who is arguably the best submission grappler in the world.

raybec 4 · 12-01-2017, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth

lol

I'll probably still watch every round

Me too but it's pretty pathetic really, Only 4 are true heavy weights, Everyone but Meat Head are past their prime and Sonnen and Rampage haven't been good for years. I'm surprised they don't have Paul Buentello or Rico Rodriguez in there somewhere.

**alnorth** · 12-03-2017, 04:33 PM

Post-UFC 218 thoughts: I underestimated Eddie. He's back. Also, Max is the man at 145.

Finally, god damn Ngannou is one scary man. Miocic has a huge challenge ahead of him.

**alnorth** · 12-03-2017, 04:52 PM

Reminder, for those who have fightpass, we got EBI tonight!

raybec 4 · 12-05-2017, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alnorth

Post-UFC 218 thoughts: I underestimated Eddie. He's back. Also, Max is the man at 145.

Finally, god damn Ngannou is one scary man. Miocic has a huge challenge ahead of him.

Ngannou was incredible. Alvarez is so durable man, I bet he still can't walk.

**alnorth** · 12-07-2017, 08:38 PM

GSP has decided to vacate the MW championship and has told the UFC he wants to go back to Welterweight. So, Whittaker will fight Rockhold for the real MW title.

edit: Whittaker has also been promoted to champion, so it'll be his first defense.

**alnorth** · 12-07-2017, 09:49 PM

This is a weird weekend, because we have a TON of fights on fightpass. And, lets see... oh of course Bellator is also going to be on. Well, lets dive in then.

edit: Just because I was curious, I just counted the number of fights. Between Fightpass, Spike, and FS1, there are 54 MMA fights and 9 Kickboxing bouts this weekend, and as you can imagine about 1/3 of the MMA matches are stuffed into the Pancrase card.

Friday

5:30 pm - (Fightpass) - TKO 41

Canadian local promotion from Quebec. Seems about average by local promotion standards, they seem to have the best local fighters in the city, but who knows if that means anything.

7pm - (Fightpass) - Invicta FC 26

Its about average by Invicta's low standards. There are a couple prospects who the UFC might be watching, including whoever wins the 125 belt in the last match since they are just opening that division up in the UFC.

Saturday

12:30 pm - (Fightpass) - Glory: Redemption

Its kickboxing, I don't know how good this card is, but it seems to have more hype than normal. If you don't want to watch kickboxing, then Bellator has an early card for you.

2pm - (Spike) - Bellator 190, Carvalho vs. Sakara

This short 5-fight card live from Italy looks really bad. Even with their MW title on the line, this is one of their worst cards of the year by tapology rankings.

7pm TV - (5:30pm Fightpass/7pm FS1) - UFC Fight Night, Swanson vs. Ortega

This card is a bit below average by UFC standards, but the hardcore fight fans will likely be interested because its loaded up with top prospects who might only need 1 or 2 more wins to break into the top 15 in their divisions. If you don't care about that, then tune in at about 11:30pm for what should be a fun fight between Cub Swanson and Brian Ortega

midnight - (Fightpass) - Pancrase 292

As usual, they have this loaded up with a silly number of fights, looks like about 17 this time. No commercial breaks, they just run them in and out of there. By their very low standards, this doesn't look bad I suppose, so if you are awake in the middle of the night, maybe have this running in the background on your computer.

**SAUTO** · 12-08-2017, 08:04 PM

Pac-Mac

Pants · 12-09-2017, 12:06 PM

Not MMA, but Lomachenko vs Rigondeaux is on ESPN tonight and is basically a must-watch for any fight fan.

**alnorth** · 12-09-2017, 11:19 PM

Well, thats a first. In the co-main event, the ref just took a point away from a fighter for biting his opponent's fingers.

kstater · 12-09-2017, 11:45 PM

Hope this is a good fight. Pretty unremarkable card to get here. I was pretty high on Sterling before tonight, but he looked reckless before getting knocked out hard

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kstater · 12-09-2017, 11:53 PM

Impressive end to the 1st

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**alnorth** · 12-09-2017, 11:58 PM

Well, that was a pretty sweet fight.

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11-28-2017, 09:51 PM	#8027
alnorth . Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $57166239	Rory MacDonald is apparently asking Scott Coker to let him be an alternate if anyone has to pull out of the tournament. Scott tentatively agreed, but wants to wait to see what happens with Rory's next fight before he promises anything. __________________ how many emo kids does it take to change a lightbulb? HOW MANY?! none they just sit in the dark and cry
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11-30-2017, 10:37 PM	#8028
alnorth . Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $57166239	This is going to be a really busy weekend with a really good PPV that probably wont sell as much as it should. Friday 7pm TV - (6:30 pm Fightpass/7pm FS1) - The Ultimate Fighter Finale, Montano vs Modafferi This is a Friday TUF Finale without the coaches on the card. So, its going to be terrible. Normally I'd say you have no other options, but in this case you have plenty of alternatives. You may want to switch to this at roughly 11:30pm if you are curious about who will become the inaugural UFC w125 champ. 6:30pm - (Fightpass) - Glory 48 Here's one alternative, Glory kickboxing. Thats cool, but you'll probably not watch because... 8pm TV - (Spike) - Bellator 189, Budd vs Blencowe 2 This is a bit below average by Bellator standards, but its probably the choice because the UFC card is utter garbage. Saturday 7pm TV - (5:15pm Fightpass/7pm FS1/9pm PPV) - UFC 218, Holloway vs Aldo 2 The prelims are OK, but the main card is excellent. If you are a big fight fan who tries to watch most of the PPV's, then this is going to be on your schedule Saturday night, because if this holds together its an above-average UFC PPV. Alvarez vs Gaethje should be fun, the co-main is probably a heavyweight title eliminator, and then the main event is pretty cool. Other 2 fights are decent as well. Sunday 8pm - (Fightpass) - EBI 14: The Absolutes The Eddie Bravo Invitational is always fun and this time there is no weight class for the tournament, so we'll get to see who is arguably the best submission grappler in the world. __________________ how many emo kids does it take to change a lightbulb? HOW MANY?! none they just sit in the dark and cry
Posts: 36,130

12-03-2017, 04:33 PM	#8030
alnorth . Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $57166239	Post-UFC 218 thoughts: I underestimated Eddie. He's back. Also, Max is the man at 145. Finally, god damn Ngannou is one scary man. Miocic has a huge challenge ahead of him. __________________ how many emo kids does it take to change a lightbulb? HOW MANY?! none they just sit in the dark and cry
Posts: 36,130

12-03-2017, 04:52 PM	#8031
alnorth . Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $57166239	Reminder, for those who have fightpass, we got EBI tonight! __________________ how many emo kids does it take to change a lightbulb? HOW MANY?! none they just sit in the dark and cry
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12-07-2017, 08:38 PM	#8033
alnorth . Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $57166239	GSP has decided to vacate the MW championship and has told the UFC he wants to go back to Welterweight. So, Whittaker will fight Rockhold for the real MW title. edit: Whittaker has also been promoted to champion, so it'll be his first defense. __________________ how many emo kids does it take to change a lightbulb? HOW MANY?! none they just sit in the dark and cry Last edited by alnorth; 12-07-2017 at 09:01 PM..
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12-07-2017, 09:49 PM	#8034
alnorth . Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $57166239	This is a weird weekend, because we have a TON of fights on fightpass. And, lets see... oh of course Bellator is also going to be on. Well, lets dive in then. edit: Just because I was curious, I just counted the number of fights. Between Fightpass, Spike, and FS1, there are 54 MMA fights and 9 Kickboxing bouts this weekend, and as you can imagine about 1/3 of the MMA matches are stuffed into the Pancrase card. Friday 5:30 pm - (Fightpass) - TKO 41 Canadian local promotion from Quebec. Seems about average by local promotion standards, they seem to have the best local fighters in the city, but who knows if that means anything. 7pm - (Fightpass) - Invicta FC 26 Its about average by Invicta's low standards. There are a couple prospects who the UFC might be watching, including whoever wins the 125 belt in the last match since they are just opening that division up in the UFC. Saturday 12:30 pm - (Fightpass) - Glory: Redemption Its kickboxing, I don't know how good this card is, but it seems to have more hype than normal. If you don't want to watch kickboxing, then Bellator has an early card for you. 2pm - (Spike) - Bellator 190, Carvalho vs. Sakara This short 5-fight card live from Italy looks really bad. Even with their MW title on the line, this is one of their worst cards of the year by tapology rankings. 7pm TV - (5:30pm Fightpass/7pm FS1) - UFC Fight Night, Swanson vs. Ortega This card is a bit below average by UFC standards, but the hardcore fight fans will likely be interested because its loaded up with top prospects who might only need 1 or 2 more wins to break into the top 15 in their divisions. If you don't care about that, then tune in at about 11:30pm for what should be a fun fight between Cub Swanson and Brian Ortega midnight - (Fightpass) - Pancrase 292 As usual, they have this loaded up with a silly number of fights, looks like about 17 this time. No commercial breaks, they just run them in and out of there. By their very low standards, this doesn't look bad I suppose, so if you are awake in the middle of the night, maybe have this running in the background on your computer. __________________ how many emo kids does it take to change a lightbulb? HOW MANY?! none they just sit in the dark and cry Last edited by alnorth; 12-07-2017 at 09:54 PM..
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12-08-2017, 08:04 PM	#8035
SAUTO Shit Join Date: Jun 2008 Casino cash: $10039067	Pac-Mac
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12-09-2017, 12:06 PM	#8036
Pants Time Keeps On Slipping Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Overland Park Casino cash: $5659900	Not MMA, but Lomachenko vs Rigondeaux is on ESPN tonight and is basically a must-watch for any fight fan. __________________ "Turn the channel to 26!"
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12-09-2017, 11:19 PM	#8037
alnorth . Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $57166239	Well, thats a first. In the co-main event, the ref just took a point away from a fighter for biting his opponent's fingers. __________________ how many emo kids does it take to change a lightbulb? HOW MANY?! none they just sit in the dark and cry
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12-09-2017, 11:45 PM	#8038
kstater Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2007 Casino cash: $1806563	Hope this is a good fight. Pretty unremarkable card to get here. I was pretty high on Sterling before tonight, but he looked reckless before getting knocked out hard Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________
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12-09-2017, 11:53 PM	#8039
kstater Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2007 Casino cash: $1806563	Impressive end to the 1st Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________
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12-09-2017, 11:58 PM	#8040
alnorth . Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $57166239	Well, that was a pretty sweet fight. __________________ how many emo kids does it take to change a lightbulb? HOW MANY?! none they just sit in the dark and cry
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