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UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz Discussion Thread
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03.04.2016 | 7:39 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 375 Points | Tied for 401st
Prelims kick off on UFC Fight pass at 630pm ET before switching to FS1 at 8pm. The PPV main card starts at 10pm.
Enjoy!
"When a game cannot be won, change the game."
- Saturday 03.05.2016 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Fox Sports 1
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
- Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena
- 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): $8,100,000
- Attendance: 14,898
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: 1,317,000 | TV Ratings: 1.84M avg. viewers (FS1 prelims, 2.08M peak)
- MMA Bouts: 12
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Event Links:
| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Nate Diaz defeats Conor McGregor via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 4:12 Round 2 of 5, 9:12 Total Bout Page | |
| Miesha Tate defeats Holly Holm via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 3:30 Round 5 of 5, 23:30 Total Bout Page | |
| Ilir Latifi defeats Gian Villante via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Corey Anderson defeats Tom Lawlor via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Amanda Nunes defeats Valentina Shevchenko via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Siyar Bahadurzada defeats Brandon Thatch via Submission, Arm Triangle Choke | 4:11 Round 3 of 3, 14:11 Total Bout Page | |
| Nordine Taleb defeats Erick Silva via KO/TKO, Punches | 1:34 Round 2 of 3, 6:34 Total Bout Page | |
| Vitor Miranda defeats Marcelo Guimarães via KO/TKO, Head Kick and Punches | 1:09 Round 2 of 3, 6:09 Total Bout Page | |
| Darren Elkins defeats Chas Skelly via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Diego Sanchez defeats Jim Miller via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Jason Saggo defeats Justin Salas via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound | 4:31 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Teruto Ishihara defeats Julian Erosa via KO/TKO, Punches | 0:34 Round 2 of 3, 5:34 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 23
03.06.2016 | 1:09 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 340 Points | Tied for 631st
im still a fan of both
* Edited at 03.06.2016, 1:10 AM ET *
03.06.2016 | 1:10 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 4 Perfect, 365 Points | Tied for 483rd
03.06.2016 | 1:10 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 540 Points | Tied for 12th with 4 others
* Edited at 03.06.2016, 1:13 AM ET *
"Let's just say if we fought again I wouldn't need to keep my hands up." - Luke Rockhold on Michael Bisping's punching power
03.06.2016 | 1:10 AM ET
Predictions: 2 of 12 Winners, 1 Perfect, 125 Points | Tied for 1507th
* Edited at 03.06.2016, 1:11 AM ET *
"I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture, and kill them."
03.06.2016 | 1:12 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 900th
"Very good but brick not hit back"
03.06.2016 | 1:12 AM ET
* Edited at 03.06.2016, 1:28 AM ET *
03.06.2016 | 1:12 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 340 Points | Tied for 631st
"I have not yet begun to defile myself. "
03.06.2016 | 1:12 AM ET
"30-26 Tim Boetsch"
03.06.2016 | 1:13 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 325 Points | Tied for 687th
Somewhat of a blessing in disguise, Conor can actually defend his Featherweight belt now and not **** up one of the best divisions in the sport. You could tell at 170, and I'd assume at 155 too, to a relevant extent he can't eat punches with his hands down and beat his opponents down while taunting them so easily, his kicks have very little authority or effectiveness, and his punches realistically did not command nearly as much respect either. Also, Conor did not adapt all that well or show that he can fight effectively in all these different ways like everyone boasts about...it was the same exact McGregor trying to be a bully at 170 that did it at 145...
Dos Anjos would have taken his head clean off, clean off.
"If I have a goal, then it is to escape from this literalism. I'll never achieve it; in the same way that I'll never manage to describe what really dwells within my character, although I keep on trying."
03.06.2016 | 1:13 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 900th
"Very good but brick not hit back"
03.06.2016 | 1:13 AM ET
Predictions: 3 of 12 Winners, 0 Perfect, 150 Points | Tied for 1468th
03.06.2016 | 1:13 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 325 Points | Tied for 687th
"“he stood a few feet away from an unresponsive Munoz and watched as Weidman tried to resuscitate him with right hooks” -Ben Fowlkes on Josh Rosenthal "
03.06.2016 | 1:14 AM ET
"30-26 Tim Boetsch"
03.06.2016 | 1:15 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 540 Points | Tied for 12th with 4 others
* Edited at 03.06.2016, 1:18 AM ET *
"Let's just say if we fought again I wouldn't need to keep my hands up." - Luke Rockhold on Michael Bisping's punching power
03.06.2016 | 1:18 AM ET
Predictions: 3 of 7 Winners, 2 Perfect, 200 Points | Tied for 1378th
"الله أكبرl"
03.06.2016 | 1:18 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 2 Perfect, 390 Points | Tied for 336th
"..."
03.06.2016 | 1:19 AM ET
Predictions: 4 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 300 Points | Tied for 949th
03.06.2016 | 1:19 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 12 Winners, 4 Perfect, 540 Points | Tied for 12th with 4 others
2) I picked Nate. I expected Nate to win and in fact was rooting for him.
3) McGregor was CLEARLY beating Nate until a couple of minutes before the finish. He probably wasted energy doing that, tho.
4) @Nomad Hell yes, RDA would have taken his head off. But I'd pick RDA to take anyone's head off at this point.
* Edited at 03.06.2016, 1:23 AM ET *
"Let's just say if we fought again I wouldn't need to keep my hands up." - Luke Rockhold on Michael Bisping's punching power
03.06.2016 | 1:19 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 12 Winners, 3 Perfect, 375 Points | Tied for 401st
**** was crazy.
Conor was swinging wild out the gate, which he hasn't done before. Mayhaps Diaz did get in his head a bit. Great finish by Nate.
But don't turn this into a "he was never any good" thing, as MMA fans are want to do. Aldo is still top 5 all-time despite the loss to Conor, and Conor still has all of his wins despite this loss.
"When a game cannot be won, change the game."
03.06.2016 | 1:19 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 9 Winners, 4 Perfect, 365 Points | Tied for 483rd