Non-threadworthy MMA Rumors/Quotes/Tweets/Etc., Vol. 4

Jasen777 · Post #721 » by **Jasen777** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 9:19 pm

REDDzone wrote:Mark Coleman (sans hip) throwing Joe Rogan across the room, is the best thing that has ever happened to me.

Rogan's lucky Coleman wasn't really upset, he would have put him through the wall.

Nightmaree · Post #722 » by **Nightmaree** » Wed Sep 14, 2016 4:27 pm

Watch on YouTube

Jasen777 · Post #723 » by **Jasen777** » Wed Sep 14, 2016 7:32 pm

Daniel Cormier says Jon Jones remaining interim champion 'makes no sense'

Hard to disagree.

Post #724 » by **Shaazzam** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 4:55 pm

Great TUF fight until an early stoppage.

REDDzone · Post #725 » by **REDDzone** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 5:15 pm

Duane/Bas/TJ on JRE.

Still dislike Duane. Funny, Rogan talking about a supposed evolutionary theory that says men appreciate people who know when to be quiet. Ironically because Duane literally never shuts the f*** up.

Also, his insistence on calling Bas "sensei" just irritates me. Telling you guys, it won't be long until that dude is leading a cult.

Full disclosure, this dude will probably never be able to win with me. Although I do feel bad about that, because I'm guessing at least some of the things that he does that annoy me so much are probably related to all the brain trauma.

Post #726 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 11:12 pm

Finished listening this morning. I thought Bang/TJ were a lot better than their first time around on JRE but that could be because Bas getting on there took away some of their true personalities. That said, I thought this time around they seemed a lot more humble, shown a lot more appreciation of the competition (in particular regarding Cruz) and now that everyone seemed to have moved on from the whole TJ/Bang/Alpha Male situation, this episode was much smoother.

Listening to TJ on TFATK now and as you'd expect it's boring AF. TJ just has very little public personality and rehashing some of the stuff he discussed on JRE doesn't make it any better. What was kinda funny was during the JRE podcast, TJ was commenting about how Cruz's striking wasn't technically sound and Rogan corrects him saying, it works for him so it's technically sound for him. Then TJ brings up the same point but with an addendum that Cruz is technical for his style.

REDDzone · Post #727 » by **REDDzone** » Thu Sep 15, 2016 11:27 pm

I actually thought they were going down a road of Cruz bashing until Rogan corrected him on the "Cruz isn't technical" thing. Rogan ranted how great he is for awhile and it completely shut down that conversation. At least that was my take.

I thought them telling the world about Master Thong's gambling addiction was out of line. You really go on there and air his dirty laundry to the world like that? Rogan used to be pretty good about not allowing his guests to do stuff like that (when Schaub would bash Rousey or when Tito would bash Dana as a few examples). Seems like he doesn't care about stuff like that anymore.

Post #728 » by **lilfishi22** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 12:50 am

I think that's a fair take. I didn't feel like they were going to bash Cruz since TJ/Bang seemed fairly respectable when it came to Cruz and he really only mentioned Dom's non-technical technical striking. And honestly, I think TJ/Bang knew Rogan, being a big fan of Cruz, wouldn't open up an avenue for a Cruz crapfest on his podcast.

I also found it funny (although I might be confusing it with TJ on TFATK) how TJ was saying he didn't like the trash talk game and basically talked down Dom's trash-talking ability to having no substance and just talking louder. Dom's easily one of the best and most eloquent trash talkers in MMA today.

Yeah I'm not too sure about that whole Master Thong bit. It was interesting but man, way to throw someone under the bus.

REDDzone · Post #729 » by **REDDzone** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 12:53 am

"Yes sir!"

Jasen777 · Post #730 » by **Jasen777** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 12:58 am

lilfishi22 wrote:Yeah I'm not too sure about that whole Master Thong bit. It was interesting but man, way to throw someone under the bus.

It's been out there: http://www.mmasentinel.com/2011/12/danny-castillo-reveals-master-thongs-addiction/

REDDzone · Post #731 » by **REDDzone** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 12:59 am

Jasen777 wrote:
lilfishi22 wrote:Yeah I'm not too sure about that whole Master Thong bit. It was interesting but man, way to throw someone under the bus.

It's been out there: http://www.mmasentinel.com/2011/12/danny-castillo-reveals-master-thongs-addiction/

Yea, that's fair. Although the jre probably has a slightly wider audience than "mma sentinel" which I've never heard of.

Post #732 » by **lilfishi22** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 1:09 am

Jasen777 wrote:
lilfishi22 wrote:Yeah I'm not too sure about that whole Master Thong bit. It was interesting but man, way to throw someone under the bus.

It's been out there: http://www.mmasentinel.com/2011/12/danny-castillo-reveals-master-thongs-addiction/

Didn't know it was public knowledge but two wrongs still don't make a right. Castillo probably shouldn't have put that out there and neither should TJ

Jasen777 · Post #733 » by **Jasen777** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:21 pm

RFA and Legacy promotions to merge into LFA, the 'NCAA of mixed martial arts'

Bernman · Post #734 » by **Bernman** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:39 pm

They were a de facto version already. Their contracts were always flexible, where they could get out of them if they got called up to the UFC, sometimes Bellator, although there seemed to be more haggling in that regard. I guess what this changes is marketing and consolidation of two minor league orgs of talent.

Post #735 » by **lilfishi22** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 12:04 am

I like the sound of "NCAA of MMA". Much more marketable being the NCAA of MMA than the D-League of MMA

Post #736 » by **Headliner** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 3:09 pm

Nate Diaz saying CM didn't knock him done with punches, he was baiting him...lol he's gotten into Reem levels delusion now. Nates eyes are crossed two of the times lol.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2016/9/19/12967774/schaub-nate-diaz-intentionally-fell-ground-dupe-conor-mcgregor-ufc-202

It's cool to watch the fight slowed down, for all the people who hate on guys for Point fighting, it's pretty clear that the Nate does it worse than anyone. I can't count the number of slaps he throws in that videos. Those aren't there for damage, it's for the illusion of a strike without the exertion of energy. To fool a judge into seeing a landed strike when there was zero damage inflicted in the process. Basically, make him look busy when he's really doing nothing.
That's not to say he doesn't throw down at other points, of course he does, but just because he has a name for his slap, doesn't mean it's any less ridiculous

REDDzone · Post #737 » by **REDDzone** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 3:33 pm

Listen to Al Iaquinta's interview on MMAHour yesterday. If you can look past his past polarizing actions, he actually makes some great points. Lifelong dream of his to fight at MSG, but he won't do it because they don't pay him enough (I think he mentioned during the interview he makes 26k).

He's a realtor now and can't afford to focus on a fight camp for that type of money. Also, said he used to get monthly salaries to live off of by his sponsors but they all left him when reebok came in. Basically says he's prepared to retire if they don't re-negotiate. Says Joe Silva threatened to cut him, called him names, etc. when they called to re-negotiate. Also says he talks to many others fighters who feel the same way but don't have the balls to take a stand against the ufc (this is a similar theme as when that union guy was on last month or whenever).

I'm just spewing what I can remember but I recommend listening.

Bernman · Post #738 » by **Bernman** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 6:08 pm

That change in terms to take away individual sponsorships was tyrannical. If they weren't a pseudo-monopoly at the time, or there was a union that built up steam behind the scenes without them shooting it down first, no way they could get away that. There would have been a class action suit. Then they had the gall to act like they were doing it for the betterment of their fighters. Nobody told most of them or their reliable take-home pay. As if a lack of competition for services naturally raises prices. Nobody benefited by that, but the UFC, and at max a few fighters.

Joe Silva and Dana both have little man complexes in a fight sport. Compensate for their lack of physical toughness with verbal abuse, while being able to hide behind money power.

NZB2323 · Post #739 » by **NZB2323** » Tue Sep 20, 2016 9:25 pm

Headliner wrote:Nate Diaz saying CM didn't knock him done with punches, he was baiting him...lol he's gotten into Reem levels delusion now. Nates eyes are crossed two of the times lol.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2016/9/19/12967774/schaub-nate-diaz-intentionally-fell-ground-dupe-conor-mcgregor-ufc-202

It's cool to watch the fight slowed down, for all the people who hate on guys for Point fighting, it's pretty clear that the Nate does it worse than anyone. I can't count the number of slaps he throws in that videos. Those aren't there for damage, it's for the illusion of a strike without the exertion of energy. To fool a judge into seeing a landed strike when there was zero damage inflicted in the process. Basically, make him look busy when he's really doing nothing.
That's not to say he doesn't throw down at other points, of course he does, but just because he has a name for his slap, doesn't mean it's any less ridiculous

That's why I scored round 2 for Diaz. There's a scale, from Werdum falling to Overeem's strikes to guys being temporarily unconsciousness. I think Diaz falling was closer to Werdum. Is there evidence that he had crossed eyes?

Post #740 » by **lilfishi22** » Wed Sep 21, 2016 12:50 am

Most of Nick's falls looked more as a result of looking off-balance "intentionally" than being actually completely rocked. The difference between allowing yourself to fall and getting put on your *** is generally noticeable. There was definitely one knockdown where he looked like his eyes was elsewhere. But I am willing to give Nate the benefit of the doubt because he did mention that he knew it would be tough to take Conor down so drawing him in with the fall is a legit strategy.