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cowboyronnie · Post #941 » by **cowboyronnie** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:35 pm

No one talking about the Connelly-Pereira fight??? The Rocky producers would not have allowed that script through. Connelly comes in on 5 days notice, just some local club fighter, body and athleticism are absolute garbage. Pereira misses weight on top of it and was legit 20+ pounds heavier on FN. Looked 2 weight classes bigger. Then Pereira spends 6 MINUTES on his walk out, all Capoeira insanity. Bouncing around like a cartoon character. He's talking about this fight being his big coming out party. Does a cartwheel into a round off within first minute of the fight, throwing crazy ****. All sorts of attempts to bounce off the cage into headkicks.

The other guy is so small, Pereira can just throw whatever insane power combos he wants, the kid can only cover up and cower. No way he can counter or even get out of the way. But he hangs in there. Pushing forward with C-class boxing and really good BJJ. Ends up beating Pereira 29-27. Clearly. **** nuts.

Post #942 » by **lilfishi22** » Sun Sep 15, 2019 10:52 pm

cowboyronnie wrote:No one talking about the Connelly-Pereira fight??? The Rocky producers would not have allowed that script through. Connelly comes in on 5 days notice, just some local club fighter, body and athleticism are absolute garbage. Pereira misses weight on top of it and was legit 20+ pounds heavier on FN. Looked 2 weight classes bigger. Then Pereira spends 6 MINUTES on his walk out, all Capoeira insanity. Bouncing around like a cartoon character. He's talking about this fight being his big coming out party. Does a cartwheel into a round off within first minute of the fight, throwing crazy ****. All sorts of attempts to bounce off the cage into headkicks.

The other guy is so small, Pereira can just throw whatever insane power combos he wants, the kid can only cover up and cower. No way he can counter or even get out of the way. But he hangs in there. Pushing forward with C-class boxing and really good BJJ. Ends up beating Pereira 29-27. Clearly. **** nuts.

It was ridiculous.....ly fun. Undeniably silly to blow your load before even stepping into the Octagon but hats off to the guy for being a showman. I'm sure he was hoping for a better showing and result but props to Connelly for not succumbing to the pressure of the fight and antics of Pereira and coming through with a win when he was suppose to lose.

High 5 · Post #943 » by **High 5** » Fri Sep 20, 2019 11:17 pm

Does the UFC still do free events or is every non-PPV on ESPN+ these days?

Nemesis21 · Post #944 » by **Nemesis21** » Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:13 pm

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Susan · Post #945 » by **Susan** » Sun Sep 22, 2019 1:04 am

THE GOAT IS HERE

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Post #946 » by **Duke4life831** » Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:37 am

Greatest main event of all time?

duppyy · Post #947 » by **duppyy** » Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:44 am

So disappointing

Post #948 » by **Duke4life831** » Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:49 am

What was the point of Yair swiping with the hand? He can't use the measuring the distance excuse. Also what was up with him on the cage celebrating? That entire thing was so weird.

Post #949 » by **Duke4life831** » Sun Sep 22, 2019 3:14 am

Very classy

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cowboyronnie · Post #950 » by **cowboyronnie** » Sun Sep 22, 2019 1:04 pm

LOL. I only watched bits of the main card but damn that's got to be the worst experience a local crowd has ever had. Their fighters getting KOd, being split-drawed, and then NCd after 10 secs in the ME.

I think the last Brasil card went the exact opposite, the Brasilian fighters just wrecking shop over the course of the night.

I don't know if the UFC will even re-match this back in Mexico City, there's got to be such a bad taste.

cowboyronnie · Post #951 » by **cowboyronnie** » Sun Sep 22, 2019 1:05 pm

Yair seems like a weirdo. Was he screaming out "puta" right before the in-ring interview...towards Stephens??

Bernman · Post #952 » by **Bernman** » Mon Sep 23, 2019 12:05 am

Duke4life831 wrote:What was the point of Yair swiping with the hand? He can't use the measuring the distance excuse. Also what was up with him on the cage celebrating? That entire thing was so weird.

Yair came in with a low kick that wasn't set up. He thought it would be uncountered due to the speed w/ which he threw it. And I think he realized as he was doing it, it was a bad idea against a fighter w/ a powerful right hand like Stephens. Would have made the adjustment if the fight wasn't so short. But in this case it caused an uncontrolled parry. File it under s**t happens in a fight.

The calamity of the night to me was the robbing of Moreno. He faces a robot Russian w/out a lot of hype behind him, resists most of his attempts to hump him, while doing more damage in all 3 rounds, and all he has to show for it was a draw? 12 of 13 on MMADecisions gave it to Moreno, 5 30-27's. Robbery of the year, and they had time to not make the mistake.

Nemesis21 · Post #953 » by **Nemesis21** » Mon Sep 23, 2019 11:31 pm

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GoRapstheoriginal · Post #954 » by **GoRapstheoriginal** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 12:44 am

**** that ****/noise it's going to be at stupid o clock again probably not at 5 or 8 or 10 pm instead! :banghead:

lobosloboslobos · Post #955 » by **lobosloboslobos** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 11:18 am

cowboyronnie wrote:No one talking about the Connelly-Pereira fight??? The Rocky producers would not have allowed that script through. Connelly comes in on 5 days notice, just some local club fighter, body and athleticism are absolute garbage. Pereira misses weight on top of it and was legit 20+ pounds heavier on FN. Looked 2 weight classes bigger. Then Pereira spends 6 MINUTES on his walk out, all Capoeira insanity. Bouncing around like a cartoon character. He's talking about this fight being his big coming out party. Does a cartwheel into a round off within first minute of the fight, throwing crazy ****. All sorts of attempts to bounce off the cage into headkicks.

The other guy is so small, Pereira can just throw whatever insane power combos he wants, the kid can only cover up and cower. No way he can counter or even get out of the way. But he hangs in there. Pushing forward with C-class boxing and really good BJJ. Ends up beating Pereira 29-27. Clearly. **** nuts.

A long long time ago I was at the world amateur boxing championships in Montreal when Shawn O'Sullivan, a tough 19 year old irish canadian kid went 3 rounds against a favored Cuban in the final. In the first round he got knocked down. In the second round he got knocked down twice. in the final round he stormed back and demolished the Cuban, knocking him down twice and pummeling him as the final bell rang. O'Sullivan won the world title and it was awesome. Watching Connolly come back against Pereira when he looked like he was going to get destroyed gave me almost as much of a thrill as watching O'Sullivan did all those years ago. Fantastic composure and determination. really happy to see a local kid make the most of his big chance against huge odds.

EDIT: hmm, i went back and found a video of that fight from 1981 and it didn't play out exactly as i remembered it. 38 years will do that I guess. :-?

but it was definitely an extraordinary fight. 2 guys going at it absolutely non stop the entire time. it's on daily motion so i can't embed it here but here's the link if anyone wants to see a spectacular fight.

https://dai.ly/x3yaxm6

cowboyronnie · Post #956 » by **cowboyronnie** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 1:41 pm

That Connelly-Pereira and the Ryan Hall-Elkins fight were both damn special this year. Scrubs-of-men giving it back.

Along with DC-Stipe, the ones that had me most nervous/excited. Thought the outmatched man in the DC-Stipe ended up losing.

REDDzone · Post #957 » by **REDDzone** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 1:43 pm

cowboyronnie wrote:That Connelly-Pereira and the Ryan Hall-Elkins fight were both damn special this year. Scrubs-of-men giving it back.

Along with DC-Stipe, the ones that had me most nervous/excited. Thought the outmatched man in the DC-Stipe ended up losing.

DC to get his revenge on Stipe.

Nemesis21 · Post #958 » by **Nemesis21** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 2:08 pm

REDDzone wrote:
cowboyronnie wrote:That Connelly-Pereira and the Ryan Hall-Elkins fight were both damn special this year. Scrubs-of-men giving it back.

Along with DC-Stipe, the ones that had me most nervous/excited. Thought the outmatched man in the DC-Stipe ended up losing.

DC to get his revenge on Stipe.

Not going to happen. :wavefinger:

Stipe will beat him again.

cowboyronnie · Post #959 » by **cowboyronnie** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:50 pm

I'm afraid I agree with Nemesis. Cormier is stupid to take another fight.

Jasen777 · Post #960 » by **Jasen777** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 3:30 am

cowboyronnie wrote:I'm afraid I agree with Nemesis. Cormier is stupid to take another fight.

I'm afraid D.C. is too old, but he could have enough left for one fight if he goes wrestle heavy.