UFC Fight Night 76 (10/24): lol (Ireland)

Post #1 » by **CPT** » Fri Aug 14, 2015 1:09 am

Joseph Duffy vs. Dustin Poirier
Stipe Miocic vs. Ben Rothwell
Bubba Bush vs. Garreth McLellan
Tom Breese vs. Cathal Pendred
Scott Askham vs. Krzysztof Jotko
Reza Madadi vs. Norman Parke
Paddy Holohan vs. Louis Smolka
Nicolas Dalby vs. Darren Till

Legit have no idea who Joseph Duffy is, though the name sounds somewhat familiar. Even seeing a picture and looking at his Fight Finder didn't help.

Miocic vs. Rothwell is actually pretty good, as far as HWs go. I didn't know it had been made though. Was thinking they would put that on the Werdum/Cain card for insurance when Cain gets injured.

Bubba Bush needs to fight Colby Covington for the Create-a-Fighter Name Championship.

REDDzone · Post #2 » by **REDDzone** » Fri Aug 14, 2015 1:32 am

Duffy is the dude who beat Conor. Actually pretty good, boxed pro for awhile too. Ground game is slick, has a few wins in the ufc already. He's Irish, but he's by far less annoying than the Irish dudes on Conor's team.

I doubt he's ready for the likes of Poirier.

Post #3 » by **CPT** » Fri Aug 14, 2015 1:42 am

Ah, that'd be why I've heard the name but didn't recognize his face or remember his UFC fights.

Couldn't be bothered to scroll all the way down, lol.

REDDzone · Post #4 » by **REDDzone** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:23 am

Is this real life? I just read that Poirier is 2:1 dog? wtf.

Jasen777 · Post #5 » by **Jasen777** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:29 am

REDDzone wrote:Is this real life? I just read that Poirier is 2:1 dog? wtf.

Would not have guessed that. Though Duffy does have a win over the GOAT...

Bernman · Post #6 » by **Bernman** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:42 am

It's simple MMA math. Seriously, I like Poirier, but I'd probably give Duffy the edge, thinking he'll lure Poirier in with Dustin's aggression and then hit him with a sharp, precise shot. Poirier's boxing is pretty good, but I think his footwork leaves something to be desired, and it's partially from his over-desire. If Poirier pulls this off, he's pretty interesting at this weight. 3 straight wins over talented, albeit somewhat unproven guys.

Date in the title, or anywhere? It's Oct. 24th, apparently. Had to look it up.

REDDzone · Post #7 » by **REDDzone** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:58 am

Bernman wrote:It's simple MMA math. Seriously, I like Poirier, but I'd probably give Duffy the edge, thinking he'll lure Poirier in with Dustin's aggression and then hit him with a sharp, precise shot. Poirier's boxing is pretty good, but I think his footwork leaves something to be desired, and it's partially from his over-desire. If Poirier pulls this off, he's pretty interesting at this weight. 3 straight wins over talented, albeit somewhat unproven guys.

Date in the title, or anywhere? It's Oct. 24th, apparently. Had to look it up.

"Probably giving Duffy the edge" isn't favoring him at more than 2:1 though.

Just surprised by the odds.

Jasen777 · Post #8 » by **Jasen777** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:00 am

If Duffy wins he'll be a great match for Conor's first fight at 155 after he loses to Aldo.

Bernman · Post #9 » by **Bernman** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:00 am

I was joking about the simple MMA math part.

Cammo101 · Post #10 » by **Cammo101** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:26 pm

REDDzone wrote:Is this real life? I just read that Poirier is 2:1 dog? wtf.

This lured me out of MMA betting retirement.

SDM · Post #11 » by **SDM** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:53 pm

Yeah, Poirier is worth a play at those odds for sure. I favour Duffy too but that's ridiculous.

Jasen777 · Post #12 » by **Jasen777** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:08 pm

Stipe out.

cowboyronnie · Post #13 » by **cowboyronnie** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 1:17 pm

Jasen777 wrote:Stipe out.

Oh ****, no. That was really the only interesting fight. An amazing one, two colossus'.

I couldn't pick Duffy out of a line-up, don't know who he is.

SDM · Post #14 » by **SDM** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 1:38 pm

Is this going to be live at 9PM-ish EST or will it be in the afternoon (Dublin time)?

Plz afternoon, it's been a while.

Jasen777 · Post #15 » by **Jasen777** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 10:35 pm

Cursed.

Joseph Duffy out of UFC Fight Night 76; Paddy Holohan vs. Louis Smolka set as new main event

REDDzone · Post #16 » by **REDDzone** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 10:45 pm

That sucks.

Oh well, war Smolka!

Cammo101 · Post #17 » by **Cammo101** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 3:49 pm

This card is a mess.

cowboyronnie · Post #18 » by **cowboyronnie** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 4:47 pm

Worst card ever, yeah? Poirier turned down Parke.

Cammo101 · Post #19 » by **Cammo101** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 7:40 pm

cowboyronnie wrote:Worst card ever, yeah? Poirier turned down Parke.

Yeah, that's a tough fight on a couple days notice, so I don't blame him. Though I was kind of surprised. Poirier always seemed like a guy who would fight anyone, anywhere, anytime. Ross Pearson, Benson Henderson, and Paul Felder have all tossed their names into the main event ring to save the card, but it looks like the UFC is just going to stick with what they have.

cowboyronnie · Post #20 » by **cowboyronnie** » Thu Oct 22, 2015 8:21 pm

Why tough? All around, master of none is Parke