OFFICIAL UFC 241 thread - Cormier vs. Miocic 2 - August 17th, 2019 - Anaheim, CA
Anyone betting on any of the event$ in recent month$? Any big night$ of win$ / lo$$e$?
I've thought about it for sure. I might bet on a fight or two later this year.
Agreed. The hesitancy is definitely due to the unpredictability of the sport. MMAth not adding up. The potentiality of quick finishes. So many damn variables to factor in.
Actually that's all combat sports. Flash KOs can be considered lucky. Getting dominated from bell to bell is more convincing. The guy had the most title defenses. He was within his rights UP to the point where DC was taking other fights and being active while he wasn't. He DESERVED it butife ain't fair. Luckily for him, that weight class ain't too stacked so he gets what he wants finally. Now when DC beats that ass again, he ain't gonna have shit to say.
Current UFC champs ...
- Cejudo x 2
- Holloway
- Nurmagomedov
- Usman
- Whittaker
- Jones
- Cormier
- Shevchenko
- Nunes x 2
- Cejudo x 2
- Holloway
- Nurmagomedov
- Usman
- Whittaker
- Jones
- Cormier
- Shevchenko
- Nunes x 2
Looking forward to Khabib-Dustin in Sept, and Rob-Israel in Oct! 2 great title fights.
Lanks!!! Who got a good lank?
Televised prelims start in just over 30 mins. Main card on PPV in 2.5 hours ...
Interesting. Someone's gonna call you white for that.
Rob and Izzy man! I can’t fuckin wait!
Gonna be great. Izzy's so dynamic with his striking. Great interim title fight with Gastelum earlier this spring. Hopefully Rob's health is all squared away. Gonna be interesting to see how it plays out. Big crowd expected at that event!
Didn't catch her prelim today, but have seen prior face-offs and interviews of hers. Introverted nature + social anxiety, it seemed like, right?
She has the worst case of social anxiety I've ever seen in a pro athlete. I know Ricky Williams suffered from it, but he was nowhere near as bad as she is.
She is a scrappy fighter and will give a lot of these women a problem in the cage.
I believe Rob when he says he’s the healthiest he’s ever been which is what makes this an incredible match up. Both are tough as hell....
Indeed. Must be tough in high-level competition. You're competing in a sport viewed by thousands in attendance, and hundreds of thousands (to millions) at home. Then when you do interviews ... you're surrounded by media/reporters, and those videoclips are viewed by thousands on Youtube as well. Definitely a challenge when someone's severely uncomfortable in the limelight, yet it's their chosen profession.
Yes - totally agree. Very tough fighters. Almost a blessing in disguise for Whittaker to have extended time off too (after 2 grueling fights with Romero). Especially given Rob's health battles away from fight night competition.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Whittaker_(fighter)#UFC_Middleweight_Championship
Whittaker fought for the interim middleweight title against Yoel Romero on 8 July 2017 at UFC 213, after Michael Bisping announced a nagging knee injury which would go on to keep him on the sidelines for several months.[47] Whittaker won by unanimous decision, and became the first Australian and first New Zealand born fighter to hold a UFC title.[7][48] This win earned him the Fight of the Night bonus award .[49] He missed the remainder of 2017, as he was recovering from a medial knee injury to his left leg.[50]
On 7 December 2017, then middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre vacated the title after being diagnosed with colitis.[51] As a result, Whittaker was promoted to undisputed champion.[52] He was slated for his first title defence at UFC 221 against former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold on 10 February 2018 at Perth Arena in Australia.[53][54] On 13 January 2018, it was reported that Whittaker had pulled out from the event due to an undisclosed injury and would be replaced by Yoel Romero for the interim middleweight championship. The winner of this bout would then face Whittaker in a unification bout.[55] On 20 January 2018, Dana White confirmed that Whittaker was in serious condition after he was not properly treated from a staph infection in his stomach.[56]
A rematch with Romero took place on 9 June 2018 at UFC 225.[57] At the weight-ins, Romero missed weight, coming in at 186 lbs, 1 pound over the Middleweight limit for a title fight. Romero was given additional time to make weight, but he weighed in at 185.2 lbs, 0.2 lbs over the middleweight title fight limit of 185 lbs. Romero was fined 20% of his fight purse and the fight was contested as a non-title catchweight bout.[58][59] He defeated Romero in a back-and-forth fight by split decision. Their fight was awarded with 'Fight of The Night' honours. As Romero had failed to make weight, Whittaker received a $100,000 bonus, which would normally have been shared by both fighters.[60]
In July 2018 the UFC announced that Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum were selected as coaches for Ultimate Fighter 28.[61] On 2 November 2018, it was announced that Whittaker's next middleweight title defence would be against Kelvin Gastelum, in February at UFC 234.[62] However, Whittaker pulled out of the event a few hours beforehand after he was forced to undergo emergency dual surgery immediately, due to an abdominal hernia of the intestine and a twisted and collapsed bowel.[63]
Whittaker is scheduled to face Israel Adesanya on 6 October 2019 at UFC 243.[64]
who got dem links tho????
Assuncao & Sandhagen fighting now ... 2 mins into 1st round.
Good technical fight so far.
The next 6 fights are going to be action packed!!!!
Big win for Khama Worthy. Great confidence in his post-fight interview too.
Nice debut
I think it was a quick stoppage, but props to him nonetheless.
This card looks crazy tonight...