MMA/UFC Discussion Thread MMA • Page 62

Call was fine with me. Nothing beats Kongo's recovery KO.

 

I've just learned to trust the ref (unless it was a clear late stoppage).

Perfect example from this same ref... At an amateur card a couple of years ago, the main event was a really competitive title fight. In the forth round, one guy got slammed which didn't actually look very bad at all at the time. It looked like he threw his arms out to grab a leg once he hit the ground, but the ref stopped the fight. The "losing" fighter lifted his head up and protested (he looked completely fine) so the crowd booed like crazy. The ref was very resistant, but he reluctantly let the fight go on for another round. I asked him after the fight and he said, "Man, I saw his eyes roll back. He was out from hitting the ground. I shouldn't have let it go on".

Fast forward a month, the fighter that got slammed had an article published stating he had gone to the doctor for severe neck pain. He detailed the events of the fight which were mostly wrong (He couldn't remember from getting knocked unconscious from the slam.) Turns out he tore all but one ligament in his neck, had to have two rods put in to hold his head up, and was basically one wrong move from dying.

So long story short, trust the ref. Not the concussed fighters or the idiots in the crowd booing.

 

That didn't take long

 

The Legend Killer

 

I admire Anderson for taking the fight, but he is going to get stopped and probably in a very violent way. Can't see this going past the first round.

 

I can't see the Twitter post because I'm at work, but are you talking about Romero/Anderson?

Also, are there any fans of the Big Brown Break Down or Fighter and The Kid in here? If so, I HIGHLY suggest www.reddit.com/r/thefighterandthekid for some real quality discussion.

 

It's Anderson vs. Gastelum. He called Anderson out and got the fight signed within like 2 days. haha.

Sidenote - I am PUMPED that Big Country got added to the Kansas City event. I thought the whole card was probably already in place, but they added another big one to my surprise.

 

Wow Gastelum is fighting Silva? That's awesome.

 

Who (besides Gastelum) wanted him and Silva? If Silva wins, there's your title shot, so that's smart on UFC's part.

Big Brown Breakdown is a good listen.

 

I'm not sure what to think about that one. I think Silva still has some attributes to give Kelvin trouble, but I don't know. He might be in over his head just like Vitor was.

I hate how Anderson loses or scrapes by in all of these fights nowadays. He clearly is declining (and knows it), but it's pretty apparent to me that in his prime, he would have blown through all of these guys. I don't necessarily believe that the sport is evolving past how good he was like some of these fighters; I really just think he's gotten old.

 

TRT is a mother fucker.

 

Yeah, Anderson is just old. Outside of heavyweight, this sport, more than others, is unforgiving for older fighters.

 

Anderson will always be the best in my eyes. He was in a league of his own, but age catches up with everyone.

 

This is why I'm curious to see GSP come back. Theoretically, he isn't at the age that he should be on the decline yet, but you never know. BJ and Chuck didn't fare so well once they started to get older, but then others like Hendo still did ok. He might have lost a little more in his last run, but there are countless guys who would give anything to go out like he did.

 

Larkin to Bellator

 

Bellator at 170lbs is pretty good.

 

I think IS holding out too. Ain't nothing to prove otherwise

 

Here's this little fight, should be decent.

Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva to headline Bellator pay-per-view event at Madison Square Garden

 

Yes!! I was always devo that TUF Brazil fight never happened. Few years late, but has my slight interest

 

Derrick Lewis and Mark Hunt is far more intriguing to me than Chael/Wand.

 

I guess I'll go with Mo tonight, what a dud of a card though, even by Bellator standards.

 

Miss the days when it was exciting to see Rampage fight.

 

Read that he's on a five fight win streak and couldn't believe it.

 

He also looks TERRIBLE at 253lbs, the heaviest he's ever fought at.