UFC Fight Night 71 (7/15): Mir vs. Duffee

Post #1 » by **CPT** » Mon Jul 6, 2015 6:42 am

MAIN CARD
FOX Sports 1, 10 p.m. ET
Todd Duffee vs. Frank Mir
Al Iaquinta vs. Gilbert Melendez
Tony Ferguson vs. Josh Thomson
Holly Holm vs. Marion Reneau
Kevin Lee vs. James Moontasri
Matt Dwyer vs. Alan Jouban

PRELIMINARY CARD
FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET
Yaotzin Meza vs. Sam Sicilia
Jessica Andrade vs. Sarah Moras
Manny Gamburyan vs. Scott Jorgensen
Masanori Kanehara vs. Rani Yahya

PRELIMINARY CARD
UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET
Igor Araujo vs. Sean Strickland
Ildemar Alcantara vs. Kevin Casey
Andrew Craig vs. Lyman Good

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Can't believe the main event is a thing that is happening, but this actually has some great fights otherwise.

SDM · Post #2 » by **SDM** » Mon Jul 6, 2015 4:09 pm

Damn, I like this card quite a bit. Excited to see if Holm can improve, Craig/Good will be a FOTN candidate, Andrade, Meza, PUNK.

Quick turnaround for Giblert, I'm guessing they want to move those jerseys.

You'd have to think Jorgensen would get cut if he loses, making that beaucoup Reebok grip while being a middling fighter on the undercard. Has never been a draw and hasn't been a quality fighter in a good 8-9 fights.

SDM · Post #3 » by **SDM** » Mon Jul 6, 2015 9:26 pm

Might explain the quick turnaround. Melendez failed his drug test and is suspended for a year.

http://www.mmamania.com/2015/7/6/8902047/gilbert-melendez-flunks-ufc-188-drug-test-suspended-one-year-pulled-al-iaquinta-fight-mma

REDDzone · Post #4 » by **REDDzone** » Mon Jul 6, 2015 10:50 pm

LOL @ Cowboy offering to step in for Gil.

What a nutjob, although watching him smack Iaquinta around would be worth it.

Jasen777 · Post #5 » by **Jasen777** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 5:55 pm

Wait, Lyman Good is on the card?

REDDzone · Post #6 » by **REDDzone** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 4:39 pm

This is tonight. Throwback to when Todd Duffee went on TRT at like 18 years old.

REDDzone · Post #7 » by **REDDzone** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 3:16 am

Tuning into this now. Just in time to see Gamburyan fake a low blow and then low blow Jorgensen.

Neither of these guys is very good anymore but it was obvious that this fight was going to be super fun just based on the scrambles alone. Honestly though the striking is just abysmal.

REDDzone · Post #8 » by **REDDzone** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 3:38 am

I won't lie I'm not really a believer in Holm. I was thinking of throwing a few bucks on the teacher chick but passed, don't want to lose a spur of the moment bet.

GoRapstheoriginal · Post #9 » by **GoRapstheoriginal** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 3:44 am

Yeah, watching this now as well.

REDDzone · Post #10 » by **REDDzone** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 3:55 am

Glad I didn't bet. I thought the other chick came to fight and not just get kicked in her head and body all night. I don't understand how the course of an entire fight, you don't try to change levels at least one time.

Her coach is pretty hilarious though: YOU GO GET HER MO! I SAID GO GET HER BRUISER!!!!!

Also, Holm sounds like a street fighter character when she throws.

REDDzone · Post #11 » by **REDDzone** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:01 am

Holm looked a lot better than her debut. Although opponent may explain some of that.

GoRapstheoriginal · Post #12 » by **GoRapstheoriginal** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:09 am

Yeah. This next fight should be exciting, hopefully!

REDDzone · Post #13 » by **REDDzone** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:28 am

I do not like Tony Ferguson due to how douchy he was on tuf.

That said, there probably isn't a single person on the planet I'd rather watch fight. Honestly, zero people. He gives NO F***S at all and is not scared to grapple or stand or whatever. Its so refreshing.

Josh Thomson one of the top 4-5 toughest guys in the sport I'm thinking.

GoRapstheoriginal · Post #14 » by **GoRapstheoriginal** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:33 am

Holy Hannah Batman this fight is totally amazing! I feel a bit worried for Josh though!

GoRapstheoriginal · Post #15 » by **GoRapstheoriginal** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:54 am

I got Mir in Round 3

REDDzone · Post #16 » by **REDDzone** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:58 am

Wow, they won't even show Duffee. I'm not being facetious when I say I hope he isn't dead or serious injured. My god.

GoRapstheoriginal · Post #17 » by **GoRapstheoriginal** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:59 am

Yeah! I hope he's ok! That was absurd! Wow!

EDIT: Good thing/I am glad I'm not paying for this! Hahaah!
(No, I don't even have Fox Sports up here in Canada).

Susan · Post #18 » by **Susan** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:59 am

How was Mir an underdog against Duffee?

GoRapstheoriginal · Post #19 » by **GoRapstheoriginal** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 5:00 am

Susan wrote:How was Mir an underdog against Duffee?

I don't know, but whoever was in charge of doing the odds looks like a fool now! Lolz!

Jasen777 · Post #20 » by **Jasen777** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 5:03 am

Susan wrote:How was Mir an underdog against Duffee?

He's old and fat and had one win in the four years before this fight? Granted, Duffee's resume wasn't impressive.