UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos

@Swain bro this is unprecedented stupidity though. I can't even understand it. It is the business equivalent of an Olympic swimmer lining up on the block, then as soon as the whistle blows, stepping off, ****ting their pants, banging their head on the ground, then walking around like a duck sucking their thumb. Cutting draws and signing snoozers. Literally the antithesis of what the model for building and maintaining a fight promotion is about.

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Honestly if ONE keeps tapping into Central-Asia they very well could. 



ANY promotion that recognizes the future of MMA is coming from countries that end with "stan" will flourish. IMHO

Vera vs Hernandez

Vera, KO/TKO R2.

Make no mistake folks, this is going to be a ******* great fight. Both guys are very similar; they are maniacs who throw a lot of **** and try and chop their opponents to pieces. Hernandez is a very solid, dangerous fighter. In fact, I won't be surprised if he pulls out a finish in this one. I can't pick him over the more tested Chito, but this fight will be bloody, high paced, and extremely violent as long as it lasts.

Naurdiev vs Recountree

Naurdiev, KO/TKO R2.


Recountree isn't good. He's basically a moderately successful punching bag, and will be completely outclassed by Naurdiev in every facet of the fight. The only thing difficult to gauge about this fight is how Naurdiev wins. Could be by sub, could be by KO/TKO. I'll go with option B.

Chiesa vs Sanchez

Sanchez, dec.

I was pretty blown away by how good the nightmare looked on his last outing. He does seem completely reinvigorated. I'm not a fan of Chiesa generaly; his striking is terrible, his gas tank is terrible. Yes, he does have subs--but Diego has never been subbed, and Chiesa has looked bereft of what to do when confronted with pressure wrestlers. I see Diego gritting out a close UD or split here. I don't think Chiesa is gonna sub him, and will burn himself out within one trying for it.

Rockhold vs Blachowicz

****hold Sub, R2.

Difficult fight to envisage given this is ****hold's first foray in light heavy. The blueprint to beat him is out there, and it isn't complicated; just march him down and punch him in the face. He's got zero chin/recovery. That said, I do rate Rockhold's top attack as probably the best in the UFC. If he mounts you, you're ******--period. Can he get the fight there? Possibly, possibly not--but there's a good chance he does. Even if he doesn't, he's got a 50/50 chance of outpointing Blachowicz regardless. Let's see if he can make a run of it or not.

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@Swain  He's 6-2 in that 8. The ONLY boring fight in Johns entire career was due to Dodson running for his life. Lineker isn't worth more than 49K? Was paid 43K to fight juiced up Killashaw, while fighting through a broken jaw. 


They're paying sideclown  Hardy over 100K but won't up Johns take? Why? Because he trains like he fights, all out? 

This is nonsense. Ego over intelligence. Piss-poor management decision. 


But you're right, its been horrendous for years now. In my case, its the last straw that breaks the camels back. 




Diego the BUM Sanchez, who couldn't beat up my big toe, is getting paid 250K for his pathetic fights. John ******* Lineker isn't worth more than 49K? On what planet? 

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LOL hate? nah. That's just a silly ass opinion @Swain :) that you're entitled to



Dodson ran over a mile in that cage. Nothing about that is impressive. 

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@Swain that's exactly my point; the UFC is a business, and cutting Lineker is a bad business decision. It's bad from every angle. Even if he pulls out of fights much more often that someone like Esquibel, he's still going to draw 20x as much as  Esquibel when he does fight, and is the sort of fighter that will catch new fans, and sell cards, unlike Jodie (or spencer) who literally nobody on the face of the planet cares about, roughly 50 people even know exist, and is the sort of fighter who will turn off potential customers buying cards again. Not only does cutting Lineker and holding on/signing the esquibels and Spencers of the world not make sense financially, it also doesn't make sense in terms of attracting and/or holding on to existing and prospective clientèle. Literally nothing about it is salient.

The ESPN deal was probably the worst thing that could have happened, truthfully. Frankly I don't think the matchmaking is more complicated than having warm bodies routinely turn up most of the time. PPV's can still be good, but it's been the death knell for non-flagship events.

galloping backwards like a coward while getting bullied into the fence constantly and even mocked....yea. 



Lineker didn't even have to try. Also shows how easily Lineker would've bullied Mighty Mouse. 

Swain stop making sense bro I'm trying to be pissed off here.