OT: General UFC/MMA/Boxing discussion IX
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Very much deserved loss. This fight strengthened my belief that Alvarez got in a lucky punch in the first fight against Kovalev.
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I don't think it was a lucky punch, but Kovalev is a VERY good boxer. Always has been.
Alvarez now must hope to get a fight with one of the other champions, and perhaps in the future he'll get a rubber match with Kovalev. If he does, he'll need a better game plan than trying to land the over hand right. He's got to go to the body early and he's got to out box him in spots and out fight him in others - and go to the body early.
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as it turns out, waiting for your opponent to tire out and landing the perfect punch at the perfect time isn't the most replicable effective strategy.
Pompeius Magnus
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Seems like Alvarez really fell in love with his right hand after that one knockout and figured all he had to do was landing it again. You don't just become a power boxer mid career like that, you can't forget what brought you to the dance. I've seen the same thing happen quite a few times in combat sports in general.
This is why I don't bother watching it anymore. You get in a guy's corner and he lays an egg. I wonder what Russ Anber will have to say about that on 5 à 7. But that KO was brutal. His corner wouldn't even let the guy near him after.
JunglePete
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Alvarez should change coach. He was trash, too passive, looking for the KO, very predictable. Had to turn off after 9th round.
Thats not the Eleider I know.
Thats not the Eleider I know.
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Yup, there goes tonight's main event. Freaking typical
Robert Whittaker out of UFC 234 title fight with hernia
Mike Mike Caron
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Well that dude got the look of the spider and that was about it. Blue belt getting co main event, lol.
Pompeius Magnus
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I'll hand it to the guy, it's the best he's looked in a long time. He took this very seriously.
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Probably the best outcome business wise, Adesanya gets his big win and Silva keeps his dignity.
Not sure about that. If Israel crushed him he'd be a superstar overnight and business wise that's better. You can excuse a 43 year old Silva losing.
Mike Mike Caron
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Pompeius Magnus
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It keeps Silva relevant enough to draw a decent crowd against another up and coming guy in the near future. Don't underestimate the effect of his ''aura'' for a lot of casual fans.
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Nick Diaz shuts down UFC comeback: 'I don't want to hurt nobody, I just want to party'
I mean, don't we all ?
I mean, don't we all ?
Pompeius Magnus
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Bellator better get what they can from him this weekend cause there's no freaking way the guy is passing any post fight tests 
Deebs
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Mirko is on that special sauce lolBellator better get what they can from him this weekend cause there's no freaking way the guy is passing any post fight tests
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