GDT: UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz 2

[h2]

Let's hope Sanchez destroys this fool

 

[h2]

Let's hope Sanchez destroys this fool

This isn't happening.

 

[CDJ]

Another illegal knee

 

[CDJ]

Wow another DQ betting win for me tonight, beautiful stuff

crafty vet move you rabid mofo!

 

[h2]

2 in one night is crazy

 

[CDJ]

Yikes that cut is gross

 

[Neutrinos]

Given how badly he was being beaten, I would've had much respect for Diego had he said he could continue, but then immediately tapped once the fight resumed

 

[Neutrinos]

Sanchez needs to retire... or fight Donald Cerrone

 

[CDJ]

WOWWEE


TO THE LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS GO YOU COREY ANDERSON

 

[h2]

Holy crap! What a KO!

 

[Michael HOMERUNing]

Blachowicz vs Jones, Reyes vs winner of Walker/Krylov?

 

[Peter Griffin]

Satisfying KO by Blachowicz. Corey Anderson has to be one of my least favorite fighters.

 

[Peter Griffin]

Blachowicz vs Jones, Reyes vs winner of Walker/Krylov?

I think m9's suggestion of Reyes/Oezdemir makes sense.

 

[Avs_19]

An emphatic KO win like that might just be enough to get Blachowicz a title shot.

It sucks to see the co-main end like that, especially when Pereira was cruising, but that's definitely an illegal and DQ worthy knee. It also resulted in a nasty cut.

 

[CDJ]

An emphatic KO win like that might just be enough to get Blachowicz a title shot.

It sucks to see the co-main end like that, especially when Pereira was cruising, but that's definitely an illegal and DQ worthy knee. It also resulted in a nasty cut.

Yeah I have no doubts Diego could have kept fighting but “could” is different than “should”. That cut was nasty like you say, he was rocked, and going back out there to take more damage after the career full of damage he had taken is unnecessary

It was blatantly illegal, tough to feel too bad for Pereira. Weird to see it twice in one night

 

[Vagrant]

that hammerfist Jan Błachowicz landed after he dropped Anderson was incredible

 

[pistolpete11]

2 DQ's on the main card? What the hell happened?

I guess Jan deserves the title shot. Cannonier, Manuwa, Krylov, Rockhold, Jacare, and now Anderson is about as good of a list of wins as you get in the LHW division these days. His only loss during that stretch was to Santos. It's not an exciting fight and I'm not sure what unique challenge Jan poses to Jones, but I guess the division will roll on. From an entertainment standpoint, I'd still rather see Jones got to HW or rematch Reyes.

 

[CDJ]

Jan will probably have some trouble with Jon’s reach but he probably hits harder than everybody but Santos in the division. Maybe Volkan hits harder, maybe.

Blachowicz also has sneaky wrestling. I think Jon would win a decision though

 

[CDJ]

2 DQ's on the main card? What the hell happened?

I guess Jan deserves the title shot. Cannonier, Manuwa, Krylov, Rockhold, Jacare, and now Anderson is about as good of a list of wins as you get in the LHW division these days. His only loss during that stretch was to Santos. It's not an exciting fight and I'm not sure what unique challenge Jan poses to Jones, but I guess the division will roll on. From an entertainment standpoint, I'd still rather see Jones got to HW or rematch Reyes.

brutal DQ’s too. Both guys blatantly on the ground not expecting to get knees to the mush getting knees to the mush. It was hard to watch, particularly the Brok Weaver one where he went out for a split second.

props to weaver though. He seems like an electric personality and it seemed like he wanted to continue the fight- they just wouldn’t let him

Diego on the other hand def could have continued but he was about to lose 30-27 so f*** it, take the W. Not his fault Pereira has zero octagon IQ. He even asked Herzog if he was gonna get a DQ win if he couldn’t continue and Herzog wouldn’t tell him because he wanted him to keep going. In fairness to Diego though the cut was pretty gross and was in a spot where it would probably leak into his eye. He doesn’t need to take unnecessary damage at this point in his career

 

[m9]

Weird card.

Impressive win for Błachowicz. I'm fine with doing the Jones fight next, though I bet they're leaning to Jones/Reyes 2 instead. I think there was a lot more heat behind Jones/Anderson, but with Blachowicz winning they can circle back to the Reyes rematch if they want.

The guy that caught my eye tonight was Daniel Rodriguez. Great performance vs a tough vet in Means.

 

[CDJ]

Brok Weaver says he considers his DQ win a KO loss

idk how good this guy is but he’s electric

 

[BGDDYKWL]

That was as clean a KO as you'll see. I think he's too stiff/slow to pose any real threat to Jones, but I do think he's worthy of the next shot. Santos can make just as strong a case as Reyes for a rematch so if he's healthy in the next few months there's a great number one contender fight on the Jones-Jan card.

If Diego's contract is set up for a hefty win bonus then I can understand what he did. It wasn't the most honorable thing, but if we're talking tens of thousands of dollars I certainly can't fault him too much.

It seems I'm in the minority but I actually like watching Pereira, he's very entertaining. And granted most people probably want to see his antics get him KO'd in highlight fashion, but that still makes people want to watch.

 

[Byron Bitz]

I usually understand taking the DQ because you need the win bonus to take care of your family but Diego sacrificed his legacy here. He was all set to retire with a legacy as a never say die fighter who always showed a true warrior spirit and he threw that away for a win bonus.

 

[CDJ]

I usually understand taking the DQ because you need the win bonus to take care of your family but Diego sacrificed his legacy here. He was all set to retire with a legacy as a never say die fighter who always showed a true warrior spirit and he threw that away for a win bonus.

yeah I don’t think him taking a DQ win at the age of 38 (when he’s got a gaping gash on his forehead above his eye) does much to impact the legacy of a guy who helped put the UFC on the map

 

[m9]

Diego is a weird dude, so if anything this just cemented his legacy of being a weird dude.