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UFC 205 at MSG |OT| Conor McGregor vs Eddie Alvarez | Who Da Fook Are These Guys
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Sato Koiji
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Kindergarten shit. Conor seems to be insane for this fight. Maybe the attention and obligations got to him.
Woodley needs to stop being salty and counter with childish twitter comebacks.
Yes people, these guys are professional cage fighters.
Oh and Gastelum needs to be cut.
Woodley needs to stop being salty and counter with childish twitter comebacks.
Yes people, these guys are professional cage fighters.
Oh and Gastelum needs to be cut.
Obliterator
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Ariel did an interview with Tyron about the whole thing. He comes off really well here imo, and doesn't actually seem all that mad with Conor about it. Seems he thinks McGregor is just doing it to hype things up
https://youtu.be/HgCrKUH6-Ik
Still says he would smash him if he's being serious though lol
https://youtu.be/HgCrKUH6-Ik
Still says he would smash him if he's being serious though lol
Rumblebones
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This is a great fucking fight.
Woodley is good people. One can only imagine what they'd be saying if he were the one swinging chairs and calling fighters bitches on Twitter.
Incidentally, Woodley refused to take 20% of Gastelum's purse when he failed to make weight for their fight.
juliushandle
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Sad for Kelvin. He may not fight on main card for a while. Dude is missing big pay days while in his prime.
Obliterator
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Yep I like Woodley as well. I can see where a little bit of the fan hate comes from. People weren't happy that he sat out for a year demanding a title shot, and they didn't like that he called for a big money fight after getting the belt instead of Wonderboy. But really those are just smart business decisions that he was making / trying to make.
He's a good dude though
I feel bad for Cowboy, he deserves to be on this card. Kelvin fucked him, hard.
Rumblebones
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Truth is though, Woodley was promised a title shot when the Hendricks fight fell through on account of Hendricks failing to make weight. With other streams of income at his disposal through sponsorship deals, his podcast and analyst gig as well as the acting he did on the side, Woodley was sitting pretty while waiting on Dana to make good on his promise, and if you're to believe Woodley, he didn't refuse to fight, he simply wasn't offered any fights after he was promised the title shot. When you put that in context with him keeping cool when Condit got the shot over him whilst being on a 1 fight streak after Woodley beat him, you gotta give Woodley credit for not making a scene and being patient.
Now look where Woodley is at. Dana came through (though Lawler also pitched in on that, asking Dana to give Woodley the shot), Woodley won the strap in horrifyingly dominant fashion, and now he's about to make the biggest cheque of his entire career on 205 against a very beatable opponent. It doesn't surprise Woodley is feeling chill about it all. Hell, if he beats Wonderboy he might actually try to make this McGregor fight happen, though I don't believe for a second McGregor wants any part of him.
Lol, we all know it won't happen (even though crazier things have happened) and yet here we are talking about it. Checkmate to Conor
I think it makes Conor look like a fool. Not sure what he gets from it.
Rumblebones
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Alvarez cutting DEEP.
People really think McGregor is winning the trash talk in this? Street dudes like Alvarez, Woodley and Diaz aren't phased.
People really think McGregor is winning the trash talk in this? Street dudes like Alvarez, Woodley and Diaz aren't phased.
Oh fuck, that was brutal.
Eddie going to catch a hard fade after that one.
BennyBlanco
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Samuraicop
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I hope Joanna wins she is my favorite ufc fighter
Dayuumm. GOT WRECKED
Rumblebones
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/r/mma can be a bit brutal sometimes.
Conor will certainly try.
Man, I wasn't even an Alvarez fight before all this, but Conor trying to cop Frazier's looks and Ali's rhyming is rubbing me the wrong way.
Conor will certainly try.
Man, I wasn't even an Alvarez fight before all this, but Conor trying to cop Frazier's looks and Ali's rhyming is rubbing me the wrong way.
ldcommando
Banned
ouch. Straight in the manhood
juliushandle
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Kennedy vs Gastalum should happen at 185. Both are ready. Still have Gastalum give Cowboy 20% of his purse though.
ldcommando
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Speaking of cowboy, it seems he is getting the immortal on 206:
https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/797151537852284928
I think it's just a matter of personalities. Jose Aldo grew up in the favelas in Brazil, probably a harder place than any of Conor's other opponents but Conor got WAY into Jose's head.
-MD-
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Kennedy, Rashad & Cerrone all got pushed to 206.
Card could use the names, 205 is still fine.
Rumblebones
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Fair point, but I don't think it was the trash talking that got to Jose. It was the stunts, the belt grabbing, the laughing in his face, touching him and getting away with it, etc. that got to him.
You are right that it has a lot to do with personalities though. If Conor laid a hand on Nate at any point, they'd be fighting then and there. In fact, it'd be Nate and his crew versus Conor and his crew, and it wouldn't be for publicity, it'd be because Nate is just like that. When Conor punched Nate's hand, that's almost exactly what happened.
I don't think Alvarez would be much different if it got physical, and if Conor is stupid enough to try with Woodley, he's not getting beat up, but he's damn sure getting checked then and there.
With regards to Jose, I think he should have given into that instinct, maybe then the UFC would have done a better job at keeping them separate. Instead, they kinda just let Conor do whatever he wanted because Jose knew how to restrain himself, and ultimately, I'd say the pent up aggression of it all worked to Jose's detriment.
Obliterator
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Reading their demeanor fight week they are both somewhat in each others head. Conor has messed with Eddie a bit, Eddie has messed with Conor a bit. I could link some clips where Eddie looks pretty "shook" up as well.
None of this will matter in the fight. Both are far too experienced for that. Its just going to go down to who is able to impose their skill on the other.
None of this will matter in the fight. Both are far too experienced for that. Its just going to go down to who is able to impose their skill on the other.
Yeah, it was a lot more fun when it wasn't so obvious. I actually kind of enjoy his shtick a little less with each fight.
Ryo Hazuki
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Obliterator
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Yeah I'm not loving how far he is pushing it now days. I liked when he would talk shit but keep it somewhat in check. Lately the whole outfits and throwing things is just a bit much for me.
Still a big fan, mostly because I love the way he fights but I'd like to see him tone it back a bit in his next fight.
RBelong2Us
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I can see my homie Weedman getting slumped bad and Karolina with the best performance of the night .
ldcommando
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o m g
Ronda is back
Ronda is back
Worst kept secret ever.
It is weird how little interest I have to see Rousey though. Hope Nunes beats her smug face to pulp.
Obliterator
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Man this is going to be interesting. I'm not as confident as I was earlier in the week but I still lean McGregor.
Pretty crazy how he is the one moving up and he's bigger than Eddie. I think that reach advantage is going to be a factor
Pretty crazy how he is the one moving up and he's bigger than Eddie. I think that reach advantage is going to be a factor
Ryo Hazuki
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Well then...
Surprise that Wiedman wasn't one of them!
Chuck Norris
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lol the fans getting into Alvarez's head. He has cracked. Looked like he was gonna cry when he stormed off again
Obliterator
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Wow, Ronda leaves without any kind of interview. Its so pathetic how she has acted since her loss
Diprosalic
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Ronda still an idiot. news at 11.
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