MMA General Discussion and Fight Announcements 7.0
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It was Chuck just circling away but in slow motion, clearly not looking to get hit. Once he got grazed by a punch, he fell over unconscious. Tough to watch but not surprising in the least.
mmalady
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yep...chuck was punch drunk then and dana knew it...honestly worried for him...i hope he stays away from fighting for good
Was he always chinny, or was it just accumulation over time? I did not start watching MMA until years after Chuck was out of the UFC.
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Chuck in his prime had a decent chin. He started declining in 2007 when Rampage and Keith Jardine beat him and it was like he was getting hit more then usual.
He lost to Rashad Evans in 2008 in what was one of the most devtasting and hardest punch I seen land in a fight and imo what killed his chin. If you havent seen it I'm sure there YouTube videos of it. It was nasty.
After that Dana started pleading Chuck retire but Chuck was still stubborn and wanted to fight. He fought Shogun and Rich Franklin and lost by KO but they werent even hard shots yet they put him to sleep.
Dana pretty much made him retire and gave him an executive job that was more of a job title then actual job and ufc new ownership in 2016 scrapped it.
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Speaking of fights that shouldn't be made, Israel Adesanya vs. Anderson Silva is happening in February. Adesanya should be fighting someone like Jacare, not a washed up Anderson coming off of a two-year layoff.
A. Silva to make UFC return vs. touted Adesanya
A. Silva to make UFC return vs. touted Adesanya
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Avs_19
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He probably will but it would've been better if he earned that shot by beating Jacare or Romero. It'd be a better fight and no one could question him fighting for the title after that.
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Tito-Chuck was as sad as everyone expected. Just a train wreck.
I heard that the UFC offered Stylebender the 'back-up' slot for Whittaker-Gastelum, but he said, "No, give me a fight." So to get him on the card, they gave him Anderson. I don't particularly want to see that fight, but I get what they are doing. He's now the unofficial back up and can pad his resume by beating a huge name like Anderson. And who knows, maybe Jacare, Rockhold, etc. couldn't/wouldn't accept that fight because of timing, injury, being in Australia, etc.
I heard that the UFC offered Stylebender the 'back-up' slot for Whittaker-Gastelum, but he said, "No, give me a fight." So to get him on the card, they gave him Anderson. I don't particularly want to see that fight, but I get what they are doing. He's now the unofficial back up and can pad his resume by beating a huge name like Anderson. And who knows, maybe Jacare, Rockhold, etc. couldn't/wouldn't accept that fight because of timing, injury, being in Australia, etc.
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Agreed with all this.
I don't know, I'm looking forward to the fight. I get it seems bad for Silva and probably is, but it will be fun while it lasts.
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Jon Jones on UFC 232 critics: ‘People have always made excuses for my success’
Jones just completely out of touch, like usual. I wonder if he really believes what he's saying or if he's simply that committed to the lie. Could go either way...
Jones just completely out of touch, like usual. I wonder if he really believes what he's saying or if he's simply that committed to the lie. Could go either way...
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Hilarious, though as I said at the time I almost feel bad for both fighters if they legitimately thought this was going to pull the numbers De La Hoya and Ortiz were saying.
At some point it should be criminal for promoters to lie to fighters like this (if they were legitimately expecting the $ based off a 300k+ or whatever) as they are risking their bodies for far less than expected. I really, really hope Ortiz and Liddell knew the whole time what was going on and weren't scammed.
Man sentenced to eight years for killing of MMA fighter Ryan Jimmo in Whyte Ave. lot
8 years for Jimmo's murderer.
8 years for Jimmo's murderer.
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I don't understand how things like this are only 8 years, and likely even less time knowing how the system works up here. I am happy to live in Canada and I generally feel very safe, but knowing guys like this will be on the streets in a few years walking around next to the guy who beheaded the guy on the bus is really aggravating. These are people who should not be out on the streets at all.
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Rocko604
Sports will break your heart.
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Sports will break your heart.
Well Woodley is in Dana's doghouse again, given Dana's comments from his TSN interview. I'm guessing Tyron declined to fight on the ESPN+ card in Brooklyn.
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