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UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler 2 Discussion Thread
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12.05.2014 | 7:37 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 189th
Prelims kick off on UFC Fight Pass at 7pm ET followed by more prelims on FS1 at 8pm and the PPV main card at 10pm.
This should be a great one, boys and girls!
"When a game cannot be won, change the game."
- Saturday 12.06.2014 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Fox Sports 1
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $2,488,000
- Attendance: 9,617
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 400,000 | TV Ratings: 840,000 avg. viewers (FS1 prelims)
- MMA Bouts: 11
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Robbie Lawler defeats Johny Hendricks via Decision, Split | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Anthony Pettis defeats Gilbert Melendez via Submission, Guillotine Choke | 1:53 Round 2 of 5, 6:53 Total Bout Page | |
| Travis Browne defeats Brendan Schaub via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound | 4:50 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Todd Duffee defeats Anthony Hamilton via KO/TKO, Punches | 0:33 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Tony Ferguson defeats Abel Trujillo via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 4:19 Round 2 of 3, 9:19 Total Bout Page | |
| Urijah Faber defeats Francisco Rivera Jr. via Submission, Bulldog Choke | 1:34 Round 2 of 3, 6:34 Total Bout Page | |
| Josh Samman defeats Eddie Gordon via KO/TKO, Head Kick | 3:08 Round 2 of 3, 8:08 Total Bout Page | |
| Corey Anderson defeats Justin Jones via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Raquel Pennington defeats Ashlee Evans-Smith via Submission, Bulldog Choke | 4:59 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Sergio Pettis defeats Matt Hobar via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Clay Collard defeats Alex White via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 32
12.07.2014 | 2:34 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 1247th
I hope the 3rd fight is more like the first one.
I don't think Rory should fight Lawler yet but there's no one else at the moment, if Rory shows up to fight, it should be a great fight. I say Lawler wrecks him
Edit: I'm ******* pissed that somehow I "picked" Cisco Rivera to win by sub in the first.... obviously I was picking Faber, and that brainfart cost me 100 points. I punched myself in the balls for that.
just so you know
* Edited at 12.07.2014, 2:37 AM ET *
"he is going to the hospital, and im going to the after party, ha ha ha" Nate Diaz
12.07.2014 | 2:43 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 465 Points | Tied for 1000th
I am fans of both Hendricks and Lawler, but this needs to be a wake up call for the both of them.
"Don't argue with an idiot, they will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience." - Bark Twain
12.07.2014 | 2:50 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 615 Points | Tied for 172nd
"I am the real Nick Miller"
12.07.2014 | 2:56 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 710th
"We are all human, it's time to prove it."
12.07.2014 | 4:10 AM ET
rigged
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 1264th
slowly the UFC get ****
"*** da Law hang the queen kill the banksters kill merovingian bloodline "
12.07.2014 | 6:06 AM ET
Predictions: 11 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 740 Points | 4th Place
12.07.2014 | 7:08 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 690 Points | Tied for 25th with 3 others
That's his main problem, he comes from wrestling, where it's a sport and scoring is very important and actually has very defined criteria.
This is MMA, there's some sort of guidelines, but you need to remember that you're in a fight, you've got these crazy credentials in arguably the best origin martial art for MMA, use the wrestling to beat someone up, don't use it to score points, because some days the judges will give you those points and on others a judge might say, "**** it, this dude's fighting for the world title, he ain't scoring any points in a fight by preventing offense. As far as I'm concerned, head in ballsack = neutral position".
When you play the numbers game it's gonna backfire eventually, Machida learnt it vs. Davis and Hendricks learnt it in the most painful way ever, he lost the thing he worked so hard for, ironically, in the same way he won it. So maybe he learns from this.
"Hay lohh you Mike, ay lov you Mike. Hyou say somesing like di fo me, and naw I say you ... I LOV YOU! See you som. Boy." -- Yoel Romero, UFC 205
12.07.2014 | 9:06 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 655 Points | Tied for 72nd
"You don't have to be perfect, just dont be fraudulant"
12.07.2014 | 9:42 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 540 Points | Tied for 519th
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
12.07.2014 | 9:53 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 680 Points | Tied for 35th with 2 others
12.07.2014 | 10:00 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 887th
12.07.2014 | 11:18 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 615 Points | Tied for 160th
12.07.2014 | 3:23 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 189th
The main card was good. Ferguson/Trujillo started the card off right. Back-and-forth battle where Trujillo's power and aggression threatened early and Ferguson's technique and gameness brought him back in it. The HW fights went how HW fights go. Made the co-main arrive a little sooner than I'd have liked for my money.
Pettis showed he's one of the best of all time when he's healthy. Brilliant performance that elevates him in the all-time debate IMO.
Lawler/Hendricks 2 didn't live up to the first fight. Both guys had a lot of respect for the other's power, and the rounds were frustrating depending on who you were rooting for at any given time. Hendricks may have done the more effective point fighting while Lawler did more damage.
As you've seen, opinions are largely split over the decision, but I'd watch them do it again, brother.
"When a game cannot be won, change the game."
12.07.2014 | 3:37 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 680 Points | Tied for 35th with 2 others
I see no way those was a 49-46 to either man, but I do agree that Lawler won. It was a close fight, and there needs to be a trilogy fight for sure.... But not emediantly. Give Rory his shot, and the winner of Woodley/Gastelum his as well, while Hendricks fights a few more dudes. Then if they both continue to win, then make the trilogy fight.
12.07.2014 | 3:39 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 540 Points | Tied for 519th
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
12.07.2014 | 4:17 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 540 Points | Tied for 519th
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
12.07.2014 | 4:37 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 600 Points | Tied for 200th
"One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. If one were to present the sportsman with the death of the animal as a gift he would refuse it." Jose Ortega y Gasset
12.07.2014 | 4:38 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 680 Points | Tied for 35th with 2 others
12.07.2014 | 4:39 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 728th
On a sidenote, why do we not have all-time rankings for the fighters on Tapology for the different weight classes?
"Surrender??!! You think this letter on my head stands for France?" - Captain America
12.07.2014 | 4:43 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 728th