UFC Fight Night 48 (8/23) Bisping vs. Le (Macau, FP)

Post #1 » by **CPT** » Fri Aug 8, 2014 11:47 pm

MAIN CARD
UFC Fight Pass, 9 a.m. ET

Michael Bisping vs. Cung Le
Dong Hyun Kim vs. Tyron Woodley
Zhang Lipeng vs. Brendan O'Reilly
Ning Guangyou vs. Jianping Yang ("TUF: China" featherweight tourney final)

PRELIMINARY CARD
UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 a.m. ET

Danny Mitchell vs. Wang Sai
Alberto Mina vs. Sheldon Westcott
Roland Delorme vs. Yuta Sasaki
Wang Anying vs. Colby Covington
Royston Wee vs. Yao Zhikui
Milana Dudieva vs. Elizabeth Phillips

Meh.

Post #2 » by **blkout** » Sat Aug 9, 2014 12:54 am

Man these fight night cards really fall off a cliff after the first couple of match-ups. Why don't they combine a couple of them?

Jasen777 · Post #3 » by **Jasen777** » Sat Aug 9, 2014 1:23 am

I'd be in favor of that, and having all no-names on the fightpass events, but they want headliners for them.

SDM · Post #4 » by **SDM** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 2:19 pm

There are two wangs and one wee on this card.

LOVE the early starts though. I wanna move to Asia just so I can watch MMA on Saturday mornings.

GoRapstheoriginal · Post #5 » by **GoRapstheoriginal** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 12:24 am

SDM wrote:There are two wangs and one wee on this card.

LOVE the early starts though. I wanna move to Asia just so I can watch MMA on Saturday mornings.

No. (insert meme). >><<

Not my cup of tea, haha! I don't mind them on Saturday *afternoon* though(after a good sleeping in!!!!!)

But I don't have kids or a wife so..>><< Hehe! To each their own!

AussieBuck · Post #6 » by **AussieBuck** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:52 am

KICK HIS FACE OFF

cowboyronnie · Post #7 » by **cowboyronnie** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:08 pm

Cung Le has a way-improved physique since the the Franklin fight...at 42.

REDDzone · Post #8 » by **REDDzone** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 5:07 pm

Shoot I didn't realize what time this was on, I had meant to bet on Woodley.

REDDzone · Post #9 » by **REDDzone** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 5:23 pm

Stann tweeting basically outright calling Le a cheater. That seems out of line to me.

Bernman · Post #10 » by **Bernman** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 7:35 pm

Change his nickname to The Body Count! His total stands at one (42-year old shrimp who may or may not be on trt).

Bernman · Post #11 » by **Bernman** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 7:44 pm

I guess that's why DHK lays and prays. When he tries to strike with the good strikers in the division he gets hurt and beaten. So wide and wild with little setup. Actually, he recklessly lunges and doesn't use setups with a lot of td attempts too. His biggest problem is he struggles to find a happy medium between striking and wrestling.

I'm not interested in the technicality of whether Woodley hit DHK in the back of the head or not. He turned into it regardless.

Post #12 » by **CPT** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 5:03 am

Main event was a lot of fun to watch. Hope that Bisping vs. Rockhold fight gets made. Was also thinking that Bisping vs. Mousasi could be very good.

Cung's face was about as beat up as anyone I've ever seen. Still didn't get a "this guy needs to hang em up" vibe from his performance though. He's also not so big a star that it would seem ridiculous for him to fight a guy outside the top 15-20.

Was reading that the UFC removed a judge after the first two fights. Interesting precedent set there.

cowboyronnie · Post #13 » by **cowboyronnie** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 1:20 pm

REDDzone wrote:Stann tweeting basically outright calling Le a cheater. That seems out of line to me.

Fighters hear things from other camps, man. You can't cover up from your own team of coaches (who might need to actually know explicitly) and close teammates, esp when things are super conspicuous. Stann might well have information. Also, he might just recognize the sure-signs...having been in the military (where testosterone is outright offered) and having trained (he still trains, evidently).

The point being, he might know for absolute sure.

Post #14 » by **Hilltop** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 3:54 pm

Another pointless fight for Bisping, TBH. They should have had him up against Rockhold instead.

Post #15 » by **Hilltop** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 3:56 pm

Someone was bound to lay out DHK eventually. Even in that Silva fight, he was getting tagged with big shots prior to the KO. Kim is just reckless in general. No surprise seeing Woodley put him away early.

NZB2323 · Post #16 » by **NZB2323** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 5:55 pm

cowboyronnie wrote:
REDDzone wrote:Stann tweeting basically outright calling Le a cheater. That seems out of line to me.

Fighters hear things from other camps, man. You can't cover up from your own team of coaches (who might need to actually know explicitly) and close teammates, esp when things are super conspicuous. Stann might well have information. Also, he might just recognize the sure-signs...having been in the military (where testosterone is outright offered) and having trained (he still trains, evidently).

The point being, he might know for absolute sure.

I'm in the military and I've never been offered testosterone. I know that guys who aren't careful taking supplements fail drug tests because they don't bother to check if there are any banned supplements. I don't think having a bunch of guys jacked up on testosterone would be the best for discipline and mission accomplishment.

Bernman · Post #17 » by **Bernman** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 6:40 pm

NZB2323 wrote:I don't think having a bunch of guys jacked up on testosterone would be the best for discipline and mission accomplishment.

It's best for being an Army of One, though.

REDDzone · Post #18 » by **REDDzone** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 10:03 pm

Bernman wrote:I guess that's why DHK lays and prays. When he tries to strike with the good strikers in the division he gets hurt and beaten. So wide and wild with little setup. Actually, he recklessly lunges and doesn't use setups with a lot of td attempts too. His biggest problem is he struggles to find a happy medium between striking and wrestling.

I'm not interested in the technicality of whether Woodley hit DHK in the back of the head or not. He turned into it regardless.

I didn't and won't watch this event, but DHK is probably on top 30-50 grappler on this planet who feels the need to bang with bros because of what the ufc is turning into. Its kind of a sad thing to me.

REDDzone · Post #19 » by **REDDzone** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 10:08 pm

Hilltop wrote:Another pointless fight for Bisping, TBH. They should have had him up against Rockhold instead.

Why? Spitsbing was coming off a loss and was 2-3 in his last 5. Rockhold in contrast has looked good lately.

They may do that fight now though, for sure.

Post #20 » by **CPT** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 10:31 pm

RE: Bisping and his place in the division.

He's 11-5 at MW, without a real big win to hang his hat on. Not exactly a juggernaut.

But look at those 5 losses. Kennedy, Belfort, Sonnen, Wandy, Hendo. 4 of those 5 guys have something in common. He doesn't get those losses back, since all those guys satisfied whatever drug requirements there were at the time, but going forward, he may fare a little better in the post-TRT era.