[Centraal] MMA topic #261 Machidousasi

Zou me eerlijk gezegd niets verbazen, niet echt de partij die Reem nu zou moeten willen. Aan de andere kant, Dana

http://www.bloodyelbow.co(...)-dos-santos-mma-news

Kevin Iole ?@KevinI 51s
Breaking news: @SugaRashadEvans has leg injury and is out of @UFC 170. So late, @DC_MMA off the card. Story soon on @YahooSports

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 11:15 schreef Klaphark het volgende:
Zou me eerlijk gezegd niets verbazen, niet echt de partij die Reem nu zou moeten willen. Aan de andere kant, Dana

http://www.bloodyelbow.co(...)-dos-santos-mma-news

Hij probeert Cees waarschijnlijk onder druk te zetten om te fight te accepteren maar dat gebash begint wel irritant te worden. Het is een hele mooie match-up maar Cees is vorig jaar 2x KO gegaan, daarna volgens Dana een 'crappy performance' tegen Mir en nu moet 'ie opeens tegen de nummer 2 van de wereld. Laat Cees even wat publiek en zelfvertrouwen winnen met één of twee overwinningen tegen een lager gerankte vechters en stuur hem dan op JDS af.

In ander nieuws:
Following sour contract negotiations, Dana White says Gilbert Melendez 'better start looking elsewhere'

Tijd voor een vakantie, Dana?

Dana gaat lekker

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Op woensdag 12 februari 2014 16:28 schreef Iwanius het volgende:

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En de reden daarvan is?

Die er geen kut van kan

Cees heeft niet geaccepteerd vanwege een ribblessure: http://www.bloodyelbow.co(...)-dos-santos-mma-news

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 13:34 schreef Happel het volgende:
Cees heeft niet geaccepteerd vanwege een ribblessure: http://www.bloodyelbow.co(...)-dos-santos-mma-news

Omdat hij te lang met zijn volle gewicht op Mir bleef liggen?

Kom op, Dana is echt een mongool tegenwoordig, maar Cees heeft hele goede redenen om JDS te ducken. Zal vast meer spelen, maar hij heeft vast liever nog een tussenstapje voordat ie JDS op zn dak krijgt.

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 13:11 schreef Hooidraad het volgende:

Dana White says Gilbert Melendez 'better start looking elsewhere

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 13:34 schreef Happel het volgende:
Cees heeft niet geaccepteerd vanwege een ribblessure: http://www.bloodyelbow.co(...)-dos-santos-mma-news

ik geloof het niet, Cees had gewoon een lange vakantie gepland en geen onderhandelingen over gevechten, Dana heeft hem gebeld, maar hij nam niet op, dus in zijn ogen heeft hij het gevecht met JDS niet geaccepteerd.
Baldie moet eens een ontwenningskliniek in gaan

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 16:10 schreef Geo4kant het volgende:

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Oh, dus nu gaan we vechters die ducken beschermen en het goed praten.. omdat hij Nederlands is?

Donder eens op, in de UFC vecht je gewoon tegen iedereen!
Ik snap wel dat Overeem liever nu niet tegen JDS uit komt maar je hebt niks te kiezen.

Hoe krijg je het voor elkaar om dat uit mijn tekst te concluderen

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 16:27 schreef Geo4kant het volgende:
Leg Injury Knocks Rashad Evans from UFC 170; Daniel Cormier’s 205-Pound Debut Delayeda

Al gepost? .. pfff

SPT / [Centraal] MMA topic #261 Machidousasi

UFC yanks Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva from UFC 173, reschedules it for May 31 headliner in Brazil

Cormier:

“I’m hoping I can get someone to fight. There’s somebody out there that wants to step up to take a fight at this moment. I saw on Twitter that Chael wants to fight. Ok, let Chael fight. Anthony Johnson fought a couple of weeks ago, he’s still in shape. Let him fight. Or if there’s a heavyweight. I’ll fight at heavyweight. There’s somebody out there. I don’t want this work to be for nothing. I’ve killed myself in this gym. I’ve spent ten weeks away from my family. I haven’t seen my girlfriend and kids because I’ve been training so hard… I’d fight Chael in a heartbeat. I ‘d fight Anthony Johnson in a heartbeat. I’d fight any of those guys. There’s somebody out there who wants to fight. Line ‘em up. Then Rashad and I will fight later and that won’t bother me. I just want to fight now. I just don’t want this work to be for nothing. There’s somebody out there that wants to fight…I just feel terrible for my family and my family doesn’t have much money…There was a lot of advance planning for them to be able to get to Vegas to support me. I have 30 people flying to Vegas from Louisiana for the fight and this is a terrible situation.”

Will someone give this poor man a fight?!?!

Twitter war Jones VS Lauzon

Bones

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 17:24 schreef Tazmaniac het volgende:
UFC yanks Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva from UFC 173, reschedules it for May 31 headliner in Brazil

Dana White @danawhite
Former 2x all American, US National and undefeated fighter, Patrick Cummings will face the Undefeated Daniel Cormier.

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 20:57 schreef Geo4kant het volgende:

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Pfff

Tegen een onbekende, die dan ook nog goed kan worstelen.. lose/lose fight voor Cormier. Kut UFC.

en die americans er maar 60$ voor betalen

twitter:

jeremybotter twitterde op donderdag 13-02-2014 om 21:31:31 Dana: as soon as we get JDS a different fight, AO’s rib will heal right up. reageer retweet

Dana is wel een kneus.

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 21:55 schreef Smoofie het volgende:
Dana is wel een kneus.

True, maar laten we eerlijk zijn. Buiten Hunt en Miocic ziet het er niet goed uit voor AO als je kijkt naar de top 10..

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 22:03 schreef Tazmaniac het volgende:

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True, maar laten we eerlijk zijn. Buiten Hunt en Miocic ziet het er niet goed uit voor AO als je kijkt naar de top 10..

Als hij zijn oude vorm terugkrijgt en niet arrogant wordt en zn chin open laat zie ik het wel goedkomen.

UFC Announces ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ for Latin America

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 22:05 schreef Smoofie het volgende:

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Als hij zijn oude vorm terugkrijgt en niet arrogant wordt en zn chin open laat zie ik het wel goedkomen.

Cees heeft vrij weinig kans tegen JDS normaliter.

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 22:07 schreef Chase_Utley het volgende:

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Cees heeft vrij weinig kans tegen JDS normaliter.

Paar jaar geleden had ik gezegd dat cees 100% zou winnen van JDS, maar dat was 2010/2011, toen was hij wel op zn top, maar om nou te zeggen dat hij weinig kans heeft tegen JDS atm vind ik ook wel te ver gaan.

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 22:09 schreef Smoofie het volgende:

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Paar jaar geleden had ik gezegd dat cees 100% zou winnen van JDS, maar dat was 2010/2011, toen was hij wel op zn top, maar om nou te zeggen dat hij weinig kans heeft tegen JDS atm vind ik ook wel te ver gaan.

Tja in de HW divisie heb je altijd een kans vanwege de KO power. Maar de verdediging van Cees is simpelweg te zwak om de slagen van JDS structureel te kunnen blokken. Of Cees moet zijn ADCC skills weer eens naar boven halen.

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 22:16 schreef Chase_Utley het volgende:

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Tja in de HW divisie heb je altijd een kans vanwege de KO power. Maar de verdediging van Cees is simpelweg te zwak om de slagen van JDS structureel te kunnen blokken. Of Cees moet zijn ADCC skills weer eens naar boven halen.

Hij moet eens stoppen met grote handschoenen te trainen!

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 22:24 schreef THEFXR het volgende:

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Hij moet eens stoppen met grote handschoenen te trainen!

Misschien hulp vragen van Mousasi

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 22:24 schreef THEFXR het volgende:

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Hij moet eens stoppen met grote handschoenen te trainen!

Eens. Of gewoon naar Glory gaan.

twitter:

DaveFarra twitterde op donderdag 13-02-2014 om 22:29:44 Dana: Alistair is not one of the biggest busts we've ever had. That would be someone I believed in..and Alistair wasn't that. reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 22:31 schreef Chase_Utley het volgende:

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DaveFarra twitterde op donderdag 13-02-2014 om 22:29:44 Dana: Alistair is not one of the biggest busts we've ever had. That would be someone I believed in..and Alistair wasn't that. reageer retweet

Maar zo slecht deed overeem het nou ook weer niet tegen Silva, Browne en Mir. Alleen soms wat arrogant met defense.

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 22:33 schreef Geo4kant het volgende:
The chauvisnism is strong in this topic

Sorry .

Moest wel lachen om deze uitspraak:

twitter:

DaveFarra twitterde op donderdag 13-02-2014 om 22:17:35 Dana: Cyborg looks like Wanderlei Silva. She's done so many drugs her head is this big. Does anyone really think she fights clean? reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 22:33 schreef Geo4kant het volgende:
The chauvisnism is strong in this topic

Alleen Smoofie denkt volgens mij dat Cees van JDS kan winnen toch?

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 22:34 schreef Chase_Utley het volgende:

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Alleen Smoofie denkt volgens mij dat Cees van JDS kan winnen toch?

Eey, ik was een paar jaar geleden niet de enige hoor hier .

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 22:31 schreef Chase_Utley het volgende:

twitter:

DaveFarra twitterde op donderdag 13-02-2014 om 22:29:44 Dana: Alistair is not one of the biggest busts we've ever had. That would be someone I believed in..and Alistair wasn't that. reageer retweet

http://instagram.com/p/kXwjAKE2RB/#

dana's rant

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 22:59 schreef THEFXR het volgende:
http://instagram.com/p/kXwjAKE2RB/#

dana's rant

Wat naïef .

Dana moet maar eens in rehab denk, zit teveel met zn neus in de snats gok ik

Jups.

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Op donderdag 13 februari 2014 23:37 schreef Geo4kant het volgende:

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GSP? En samen met de UFC een maniertje bedacht hoe hij met pensioen ging etc?
Al is het dan raar om daarna over doping te beginnen..

Misschien is Rousey gepakt

Bust, betekent hier iets anders

UFC President Dana White isn’t buying Alistair Overeem’s injury claims

http://mmajunkie.com/2014(...)reems-injury-claims/

Injury forces Ian McCall out of bout with Brad Pickett

De injury bug van 2012 komt ons weer pesten

Stefan was ook te gast bij Beyond the Octagon op 11 februari, aflevering is verkrijgbaar bij de bekende dealers.

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 15:10 schreef Hooidraad het volgende:
Stefan was ook te gast bij Beyond the Octagon op 11 februari, aflevering is verkrijgbaar bij de bekende dealers.

Was het wat?

Ben ik hier de enige die wel een tientje durft te zetten op die nieuwe dude vs. DC?

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 15:12 schreef LitmanenAFCA het volgende:

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Was het wat?

Was wel leuk, interview duurt iets van 10 minuten en daarna gaan ze praten over de London card.
Verder interviews met Mike Dolce en Kenny Florian.

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 15:17 schreef PSYCHEV het volgende:
Ben ik hier de enige die wel een tientje durft te zetten op die nieuwe dude vs. DC?

Lijkt me wel, Cummins heeft op papier niks op Cormier.

Interview met Struve voor The Telegraph:

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It has been the year from hell in the life of Stefan Struve. He turns 26 on Tuesday, and with March 3 approaching, close to 12 months since his jaw was broken in a fight against Mark Hunt in Japan, which he could have won. But he didn't.

He knows why now. His heart was working at 60 per cent of its full capacity. He learnt of that in the summer, just as the tragedy of his father Jaap leaving this life, through cancer, was really hitting home. Struve is a giant, a deeply committed fighter, an enthralling and intriguing human being to be around, and let it be known, a son who truly loved his father.

Good news is on the way, though. His recovery is almost complete. In London this week, we spent the best part of two days together. The 7ft giant selects his food meticulously, insists he would probably be a Vegan if he didn't need meat for the protein, and is thoroughly enlightening to be around.
At times, you find yourself looking at a being who seems to have come from another planet, and may well be a long way ahead of his time.
He's a meticulous researcher. The passing of his father, and the illness he fought, has made the Dutchman strive to understand the cell system in the body.

At one point, he was explaining how he believes he could have done more for his father with the things he had studied than the chemotherapy his father underwent.
Struve is not vindictively anti-corporate, but has an acute sense of seeing people scrabbling relentlessly for money. To put in context, what he went on to say was that he feels extremely privileged to be doing a job he truly loves, self-created, his own boss, self-motivated, and testing himself to the core.

Great human being. Yet totally committed fighter. A brutal talker when it comes to fighting. It is a strange juxtaposition, just as it is when you move the seat back in your car to its limit, use the remote to lower the back of the seat to 60 degrees and his knees are still there, as high as the dashboard. He's damn big. But totally comfortable with it.

His size enabled him to get going early in MMA. Aged 15, sparring with men in Bob Schreiber's gym. And boy, does he have some stories about Bob, who, back in the day, seemingly went anywhere in the world to fight anyone, with gloves or bare knuckles, with rules, and in fights where rules were barely conceived. Stefan went with him to some of those.

So, a year has passed. He is almost mended. His huge heart back and working at over 90 per cent capacity now. "It's crazy to think it's been a year since Japan... so much has happened. Time flew by. It didn't go as planned, of course, in Japan. Obviously he broke my jaw in the third round and we just couldn't figure out why I was so tired."
"I got sick before the fight, but I should not have been that tired. I should not have been that tired at the end of the first round even being sick. So I was trying to figure that out but we really couldn't figure it out, except for blaming the illness."
"Nine days after we got back in Holland I got surgery on my jaw. They finally put it back together; they put titanium in there and it healed up and I was back on the road to recovery hoping to fight in about six months."
But he still didn't feel right. "I was just feeling really low on energy, and feeling lethargic, not my usual self. I went to the hospital and the first check was good but the doctor wanted me to do a sports test and an echo of my heart which they didn't do before that time."
"So I went back the next week and they find that I have a bicuspid aortic valve. I think you are born with it and it's crazy to find that after such a long period of time, especially when you look at all the stuff I have done in the last 7 or 8 years as a pro fighter. So they found this and they found out my heart is functioning at about 60 to 70 %, and there is about 30 to 40% leakage back into the heart."
It was terrible news. "The first thing the doctor said was that my career was going to be over and I was going to go into surgery about two or three weeks later because the leakage back into the heart was so severe."
"They kept me in the hospital for a week and then they let me go with medication because they had monitored me for a week and they saw that I didn't develop any heart failure because of the leakage and also because the size of my heart being bigger then it should be."
The medication paid off. "I go back a couple of months later after being on the medication and everything turns out right then. The doctors were really surprised at how I was doing and the leakage was reduced greatly."
"The doctor told me that there was a chance that I could possibly be fighting again so that was awesome. But around that time things went downhill with my dad who had been battling cancer for almost a year."
"I was really happy I could tell him the good news because it was one of the last really good things I could really please him with. A couple of weeks later he passed away because of the cancer so it was a really tough time."
"I should have been focused on my own health but really couldn't because my dad was so sick."

Terrible times. But on January 2, this year, the best news possible. Struve was told that the function of his heart which has been an issue was now at over 90 per cent. Struve will go to the States in the coming days and look to get the all-clear from the UFC.
"Hopefully I'll get cleared to fight and to be back in early spring I think that's about it for my year. Pretty active."

Thirteen times he has fought in the UFC. Nine wins, four losses. He accepts the loss to Junior Dos Santos. It was his UFC debut. Some context now for his debut as a 21 year old. But he believes the Hunt, Roy Nelson and Travis Browne fights should have been his.
"I can't wait to come back. It's not only a physical change and improvement, there's a mental improvement in my opinion. I'm really going to come back the best I've ever been. I really feel that I'm one of the best heavyweights in the world and I cannot wait to prove that, and work my way back up there and fight my way up to the title shot."

So, to a little of his philosophy...on nutrition, on money, on living one's life. "I just think that a lot of diseases and illnesses that you see nowadays are because of the way people live and the way people eat. They eat the wrong things at the wrong times and they just live an unhealthy life."
"I think so many people are too busy working their arse off, or making money, they just live their life in a system that was created for them they don't really live the life they want to live."
"Everything seems to be about money, you know. Of course I need money to live life the way I want to live because I'm living in a society where you need to have money. Everybody is waking up to go to their job every single day because they have to eat... you cannot do it without it because you end up in the shit. It's as simple as that. But I would have no trouble living in a house with a nice big garden with my own vegetables and fruits, live by the sea catch my own fish. That would be amazing."
He'll get there. He was 7ft tall a year ago. But he seems a little bigger now, and quite clearly, a much more enlightened gentle giant outside the Octagon. But he promises that inside it, he is ready to go to war again.

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 18:27 schreef THEFXR het volgende:
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Damn die gast is droog... hij ziet er fucking impressive uit in deze weightclass.

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 18:27 schreef THEFXR het volgende:
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MW champ inbound.

Timtable
UFC Fight Night 36: Machida vs Mousasi

01.30 uur:fightpass
04.30 uur:main card

Weigh-ins:

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 19:21 schreef Miauw_Zedong het volgende:
Weigh-ins:

Fight Night Jaragua: Official Weigh-In

Kijk eens naar post #67.

Sorry Ik werd afgeleid door Lyoto.

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 19:24 schreef Miauw_Zedong het volgende:
Sorry Ik werd afgeleid door Lyoto.

Geeft niet, je bent nieuw op FOK!.

^{*ahum* *kuch*}

Oliveira
Musoke
Erick Silva
Jacare
Machida

Als je 5/5 wil moet je deze even kopiëren

GSP

^^
Ennnn weer afgeleid

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 19:25 schreef Hooidraad het volgende:

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Geeft niet, je bent nieuw op FOK!.

^{*ahum* *kuch*}

Wat liefde aub voor de casual fokn00b

Waarom picken jullie Musoke ipv Andrade? Ken ze allebei niet echt.

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 19:45 schreef Miauw_Zedong het volgende:

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Wat liefde aub voor de casual fokn00b

Jij hebt nog meer Fok accounts dan dat ik schone sokken in mijn la heb.

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 19:56 schreef Chase_Utley het volgende:

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Jij hebt nog meer Fok accounts dan dat ik schone sokken in mijn la heb.

voor elke persoonlijkheid, 1

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 19:56 schreef Chase_Utley het volgende:

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Jij hebt nog meer Fok accounts dan dat ik schone sokken in mijn la heb.

Dat komt omdat al je sokken vol jizz zitten

Lyoto Machida (20-4) vs. Gegard Mousasi (34-3-2)

Francis Carmont (22-7) vs. Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza (19-3)

Takenori Sato (17-8-7) vs. Erick Silva (15-4)

Viscardi Andrade (17-5) vs. Nico Musoke (11-2)

Andy Ogle (9-3) vs. Charles Oliveira (16-4)

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 19:55 schreef Hooidraad het volgende:
Waarom picken jullie Musoke ipv Andrade? Ken ze allebei niet echt.

Omdat ik zeg dat je Musoke moet pakken voor 5/5

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 19:58 schreef Miauw_Zedong het volgende:

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Dat komt omdat al je sokken vol jizz zitten

Die reken ik dan ook gewoon tot mijn schone paar sokken.

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 20:02 schreef Geo4kant het volgende:

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Omdat ik ze niet ken

Dan ga ik voor het thuisvoordeel.

Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi - DEC
Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza vs. Francis Carmont - DEC
Erick Silva vs. Takenori Sato - (T)KO
Viscardi Andrade vs. Nico Musoke - (T)KO
Charles Oliveira vs. Andy Ogle - SUB

Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi
Francis Carmont vs. Ronaldo Souza
Takenori Sato vs. Erick Silva
Viscardi Andrade vs. Nico Musoke
Andy Ogle vs. Charles Oliveira

Kom op Mousasi, maak me rijk,.

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 23:33 schreef Smoofie het volgende:
Kom op Mousasi, maak me rijk,.

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 00:09 schreef THEFXR het volgende:
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Goeie ouwe tijd.

Het boeit JDS helemaal niks of Cees nou wel of niet wil vechten. Alleen Baldie ligt er wakker van

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"She's the hugest superstar," White said of Rousey, who will defend her belt against Sara McMann at UFC 170. "I'm going to go out and say she's the biggest star we've ever had."

White said depending on how the pay-per-view results do on Feb. 22, Rousey, in just her third UFC fight, could break into the company’s top 10 in career earnings.

http://sports.yahoo.com/n(...)d-041549121-mma.html

whahaha, hij is helemaal doorgedraaid, joh

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 00:40 schreef Geo4kant het volgende:
ik hoop dat die kut downey verliest

ik wil haar te vriend houden, omdat ik haar vriendin zo lekker vind.

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 00:41 schreef THEFXR het volgende:

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ik wil haar te vriend houden, omdat ik haar vriendin zo lekker vind.

Wie, Marina Shafir?

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 01:03 schreef Hooidraad het volgende:

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Wie, Marina Shafir?

jep

Ze zijn iig niet zo lelijk als Tate

Melendez overigens naar Bellator

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 01:18 schreef LitmanenAFCA het volgende:
Melendez overigens naar Bellator

Wow, dat is snel gegaan.

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 01:20 schreef Hooidraad het volgende:

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Wow, dat is snel gegaan.

Yup, als de UFC het bod evenaart wat hij heeft gehad van Bellator dan blijft hij bij de UFC

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 01:20 schreef Hooidraad het volgende:

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Wow, dat is snel gegaan.

The UFC currently holds matching rights on Melendez.

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 01:20 schreef THEFXR het volgende:

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The UFC currently holds matching rights on Melendez.

Te langzaam

Gr Gr

wordt dit een tweede eddie alverez?

@CesarGracieBJJ: @GilbertMelendez won't be punked by @danawhite if not careful our other guys will be leaving @ufc for @BellatorMMA

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 02:10 schreef THEFXR het volgende:
@CesarGracieBJJ: @GilbertMelendez won't be punked by @danawhite if not careful our other guys will be leaving @ufc for @BellatorMMA

Wie zitten daar nog meer bij dan? Nate en Shields iig

Denk dat ze het niet erg zouden vinden als ze van Shields af zijn.

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“I can live with Dana not liking me but what I can’t live with is Dana using me to hurt someone else. I’ve taken abuse and maybe I deserved some of it but Cris is a beautiful person and great athlete and doesn’t deserve to be insulted like this.

I don’t understand how Dana lets his hatred towards me hurt the UFC and the fans by not making this fight.

He accuses her of still using banned substances and say that she isn’t worthy of fighting Ronda yet a year ago he personally called me to make the fight happen.

I never said she would die if she made 135- we just repeated what the Dr said that Cris shouldn’t make a career at 135- we offered a 3 fight deal they said no 7 fights or no deal.

Regardless – I won’t stand in the way from the fans getting a fight they want and I won’t hold Cris Back. So I’m stepping down as Cris’ manager

Now he can’t hold that against her-

I’m also tired of Dana accusing Cris of using banned substances. I challenge you to put up or shut up- Test her or stop lying about her- Cris is a beautiful woman inside and out- don’t insult her on her looks- she may be tough as nails but she still has feelings.

I know people are going to say there goes Tito making this about him again- but it’s not -it’s about Cris Cyborg- the baddest woman on the earth – soon to be multi-sport world champion.”

-Tito Ortiz

http://www.axs.tv/sports/(...)ris-cyborgs-manager/

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 09:13 schreef THEFXR het volgende:

Cormier and Cummins clash on FOX Sports Live - Uncut

Wat een slap acteerwerk van alledrie in die video

Verdacht veel mensen (UFC goons?) die hier Cummings aan het hypen zijn.
http://www.reddit.com/r/M(...)mmins_on_fox_sports/

Dit Cummins topic
http://forums.sherdog.com(...)s-war-wagon-2671621/

Interessant feitje uit de video: Cummins werkte hiervoor op een drivethru van een coffeeshop.



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JACK SLACK: THE SHAPE-SHIFTING GEGARD MOUSASI
http://fightland.vice.com(...)fting-gegard-mousasi

http://fightland.vice.com(...)lyoto-machida-riddle

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Cummins MMA Hour
http://www.mmafighting.co(...)omer-patrick-cummins

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Remember the name, “Patrick Cummins,” because he is likely to be a Top 10 UFC Light Heavyweight in the very near future. With only 4 career fights under his belt, Cummins is still a few wins away from a UFC contract, but there is little doubt that once he signs, he should start making waves in the division.

Cummins grew up in Pennsylvania, playing a variety of sports alongside his two brothers. All 3 siblings eventually attended Penn State University where Cummins made the wrestling team as a walk-on. He quickly worked his way up from the bottom, achieving All-American status as a heavyweight twice in his career. In 2003, he finished top 4 in the nation and just one year later earned runner-up honors After college, Cummins attempted to make the Olympic wrestling team, but ultimately fell short of that dream. During his Olympic bid, he roomed alongside Muhammed Lawal, who eventually planted the seed for Cummins’ transition to mixed martial arts.

Cummins began training and shed nearly 50 pounds to get down to Light Heavyweight. In 2010, Cummins participated on the EA Sports MMA Fighter Exchange, which paired an aspiring MMA prospect with a Strikeforce top contender. Cummins landed the always entertaining Jason “Mayhem” Miller. Alongside Miller and his manager Ryan Parsons, the trio ventured down to Brazil where they trained at the famed Nova Uniao complex. Cummins reaped the benefits as a few months later he submitted his way to a 1st round victory. With his successful MMA debut behind him, Cummins looked destined for the fast track to success, but unfortunately some troubles from his college days came back to haunt him.

Cummins and fellow prospect Eric Bradley were sentenced to jail time due to stealing items from fraternity houses. After 8 months, Cummins was released, and returned back to California where he began training at Reign MMA. Cummins returned to the cage at Pro Elite 3, winning once again via 1st round finish, but Pro Elite soon went under and Cummins was left scrambling for potential opponents. He sat out for over a year before finally returning in 2013 to pick up consecutive wins over journeyman opponents. Unfortunately, Cummins has continued to find it difficult to find fights as over 40 opponents have turned down fights with him.

Camp/ Country:
Cummins trains at Reign MMA, which is one of the top camps in the world right now. He trains daily with the likes of Mark Munoz, Jake Ellenberger, and their newest addition Chael Sonnen. One would think that Cummins would have the UFC connections due to his camp affiliation, but it just happened yet, though not for a lack of trying. The UFC brass know very well who Cummins is and they have advised him to pick up a few fights before potentially bringing him in.

Cummins’ manager, Ryan Parsons, has done a commendable job getting his name out there. He recently appeared on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Hour, which can be seen here. Cummins has also been featured by most of the big MMA websites in some recent articles. Dennis Bermudez is the only client of Parsons’ currently on the UFC roster, but with promising prospects Satoshi Ishii and Gregor Gillespie, it would be no surprise to see all 4 of these fighters competing in the UFC in the next few year

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 09:13 schreef THEFXR het volgende:

Cormier and Cummins clash on FOX Sports Live - Uncut

Mwah, slecht acteerwerk.. I dunno.

Cormier gaat hem in ieder geval de vernieling in helpen

Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi
Francis Carmont vs. Ronaldo Souza
Takenori Sato vs. Erick Silva
Viscardi Andrade vs. Nico Musoke
Andy Ogle vs. Charles Oliveira

Paar Cummins feitjes:

• Convicted felon - veroordeeld voor diefstal in studentenhuizen, zit nu op een 5 jaar probation. Verklaart ook waarom hij niets anders kon krijgen dan drive tru coffeeshop medewerker.
• hij heeft z'n baan bij de coffeeshop inmiddels opgezegd, waarschijnlijk heeft hij net zoals Anthony Perosh (die Crocop's partij in Australie redde) ook een guaranteed multi fight deal gekregen.
• 40 mensen hebben een partij tegen hem geweigerd, ze proberen het nu zo te draaien dat die allemaal bang voor hem waren
• 2 officiele partijen waarbij de 1e tegenstander een 0-3 record had en de 2e 5-15
• Hij traint bij Mark Munoz en Chael Sonnen en King Mo (dikke matties met DC) heeft hem de MMA wereld in geholpen (net zoals destijds Johnny Hendriks).

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Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi
Prachtig main event, waar ik al een heel poos naar uitkijk! Zal een close fight worden maar
Machida heeft veel meer tools om deze pot winnend af te sluiten. Sorry Gegard, deze komt echt te vroeg in je UFC carrière.

Jacare Souza vs. Francis Carmont
Enige fight waar ik licht twijfel over de outcome. Souza zou Carmont echt wel pakken met zijn zieke BJJ skills maar ik vraag me af of hij Carmont naar de grond kan krijgen...

Erick Silva vs. Takenori Sato
Erick Silva by (T)KO. Sato "Welterweight King of Pancrase".. wat stelt Pancrase tegenwoordig nog voor?

Viscardi Andrade vs. Nico Musoke
Musoke is bad ass!! En Andrade is dan wel 12-1 in zijn laatste 13, maar of dat nou de tegenstand is die je klaarstoomt voor het echte werk?

Charles Oliveira vs. Andy Ogle
Oliveira 3.0!!

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 13:10 schreef Geo4kant het volgende:
Ben wel benieuwd naar de waarheid achter dat Melendez verhaal, het lijkt me sowieso wel een beetje een arrogant mannetje.. sowieso heel die 209 bub met Cesar als manager

Misschien is hij nog butthurt omdat hij vind dat hij won van Bendo

Overstappen naar Bellator is career suicide, de UFC brass zal er echt niet wakker van liggen.

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 13:10 schreef Geo4kant het volgende:
Ben wel benieuwd naar de waarheid achter dat Melendez verhaal, het lijkt me sowieso wel een beetje een arrogant mannetje..

Vind je? In de docu 'Mexican fighter' kreeg ik echt een heel ander beeld van 'm.

Was al voorbij gekomen dat Hans Stringer bij de UFC zit? Benieuwd of hij wat potten kan breken daar in tegenstelling tot Michael Kuiper.

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 15:23 schreef Fyodor het volgende:
Hans Stringer

Machida
Jacare
Silva
Musoke
Oliveira

Ik hoop van harte Mousasi, maar denk dat Machida wint.
In principe heeft Gegard de tools om te winnen, maar de kwaliteit van zij tegenstanders is een tijd lang niet zo hoog geweest als die van Machida. Tel daar het thuisvoordeel van Machida bij op en dat dit voor het eerst sinds lange tijd weer op 185 is voor Gegard...

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Cage Warriors Fighting Championship returns this Saturday, February 15, with the opening event of the promotion’s 2014 schedule.

CWFC 64, which will be headlined by a highly-anticipated bout between bantamweight contenders James Pennington and Cory Tait, takes place at The Forum in Kentish Town, London, England.

As always, the event will be broadcast live to every corner of the world, while tickets are available to purchase HERE. Doors open at 5.45pm, with the first of 11 professional bouts scheduled to begin at 6.30pm local time.

The six-bout main card kicks off at 9pm GMT (4pm ET/1pm PT), following three Facebook prelims, which stream live and free of charge to the entire world from 7.45pm GMT (2.45pm ET/11.45am PT). Find broadcast details for your region below.

- Watch the Facebook prelims live HERE. https://www.facebook.com/(...)=app_113165568775888
- Watch the main card live via:

LIVE STREAMING

MMAjunkie.com | USA and Canada only
www.IrishMMA.tv | Ireland only
CageWarriors.tv | Rest of the world (excluding the UK)

http://www.cagewarriors.tv/

LIVE TV

Premier Sports | United Kingdom
Setanta Sports 1 | Ireland
Fight Now TV | USA
The Fight Network | Canada, Belgium, Portugal, Turkey, Middle East
Fight Klub | Poland
TV3 Sport | Denmark
Setanta Action | Africa
ESPN | Oceania, Caribbean

MAIN CARD | 9pm GMT (4pm ET/1pm PT)

James Pennington vs. Cory Tait
Boubacar Balde vs. Jake Bostwick
Danny Roberts vs. Juan Manuel Suarez
Benjamin Brander vs. Nad Narimani
Laura Howarth vs. Amanda Kelly
Matt Inman vs. Gregor Weibel

FACEBOOK PRELIMS | 7.45pm GMT (2.45pm ET/11.45am PT)

David Howell vs. Brad Wheeler
Cameron Else vs. Spencer Hewitt
Andy Kerr vs. Charlie Watts

http://www.bloodyelbow.co(...)g-college-penn-state

Pat Cummins, an undefeated and relatively unknown light heavyweight, will face Daniel Cormier in the co-main event of UFC 170. Bloody Elbow's Mike Riordan takes a critical eye to his past fights and decorated career as a wrestler.

On the eighth day of February, 2007, Daniel Cormier had a hell of a day on the wrestling mats. The 2004 Olympian competed in America's premier international wrestling tournament, the Dave Schultz Memorial, opting to enter the 120 kg weight class, up from his normal weight of 96 kg. The extra mass did not affect him at all, as he mowed down one elite American heavyweight after another. In the semifinals, Cormier beat Tommy Rowlands, a top five finisher in the World Championships, and in the finals, Cormier edged out 2008 Olympian Steve Mocco.

Both Rowlands and Mocco were impressive wins, but Cormier's most resounding performance of the day may have come in the quarterfinals. There he defeated a very good heavyweight named Pat Cummins by a lopsided margin, scoring seven points in the four minute match, while yielding none.

Moving up in weight, and soundly defeating a wrestler like Cummins says amazing things of Cormier's skills. For, as you will see, Cummins was awfully darned good.

Pat Cummins's Wrestling Career

Before Cummins became the "Rocky" story of UFC 170, he did the same thing in NCAA wrestling. As a high schooler, Cummins never placed in the top eight of Pennsylvania State Championships, and he only joined the Penn State University wrestling team as a walk on. During his first three years at Penn State, Cummins yielded only mediocre results on the mats as he bulked up from his high school weight of 189 pounds to well over 200 pounds. As a sophomore, he secured the job as Penn State's starting heavyweight, then, as a junior, he suddenly went from a relative nobody to one of the very best heavyweights in the entire nation. In 2003, he completed his break-out season by placing fourth at the 2003 NCAA Wrestling Championships.

In developing from a wrestling also-ran to an All-American, Cummins had taken part in one of the sport's great Cinderella stories, and he was not yet finished. In his senior year, he would defeat NCAA champion Tommy Rowlands in an early season dual, and ascend to the number one ranking in the country. Cummins's spectacular final season culminated in a meeting with Rowlands in the NCAA finals. Though Cummins lost his final match, he ended his improbable run in college wrestling as the second best heavyweight in the country.

After college, Cummins continued his competitive career as a freestyle wrestler on the Senior level. For the first few years on the freestyle circuit, he wrestled at 120 kg and enjoyed decent success as one of the better heavyweights in the USA. Then, in 2009, he dropped weight classes from 120 kg to 96 kg, and his freestyle career really took off. A leaner, meaner Cummins achieved higher finishes at various events, and in 2010 he claimed his first international tournament championship, winning the gold medal at the Dave Schultz Memorial.

Later in 2010, Cummins showed truly world-class wrestling ability by making the finals of the World Team Trials challenge tournament. There, he dropped a fairly competitive match to 2012 Olympic gold medalist Jake Varner. With his performance at the trials, Cummins finished his wrestling career as the third ranked 96 kg freestyle wrestler in the United States, and had he not gone in a different direction, he would have had an outside shot at making the 2012 Olympic team.

The wrestling technique of Pat Cummins

Cummins was one of the most exciting and dynamic big men seen in college wrestling this century. Despite wrestling against giant men, he carried with him the versatile set of techniques normally seen in much smaller wrestlers.

Cummins had a fondness for shooting right handed high crotches. Above, you can see him take this shot against Michigan's All-American heavyweight Greg Wagner (who trounced Cain Velasquez in his final college match). Not only does Cummins have the mobility to penetrate on Wagner, but he also has the strength to lift the massive man completely off the mat.

In this sequence, Cummins shoots a head-inside single to Wagner's left leg, and finishes with a quick trip. You do not often see a heavyweight with the athleticism to take true shots to both sides and finish them with ease, particularly against an opponent as big and skilled as Wagner.

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In 2005, Cummins won the heavyweight championship in the first and only season of the ill-fated, and fairly wacky, Real Pro Wrestling. Though the show looked corny, it featured first-rate wrestling competition. In the two bits of footage above, Cummins demonstrates his competency in upper-body wrestling, as well as his immense power, launching Wes Hand in two high amplitude throws. Just for perspective, the 250 pound Hand is best known for coming within a whisker of defeating Brock Lesnar in the finals of the 2000 NCAA Wrestling championships.

[I'll add here that placing the RPW wrestling surface on a raised platform was a terrible idea, like, YAMMA pit terrible.]

The Fighting Style of Pat Cummins

Watching the entirety of Cummins fighting catalogue only takes about ten minutes. Throughout his short fights, he looks poised, polished and sharp, though, admittedly, his competition is abysmal. Cummins adopts a smart, unabashedly wrestling-centric approach. Striking only serves to set up shots, and he looks for the takedown as soon as possible. Once on the ground, he looks very comfortable in the grappling phase of the fight; he maintains good posture, generates impressive force on his grounded strikes and has even finished one of his fights with an arm triangle.

Overall, Cummins exudes confidence and skills which belie his lack of cage time, but, without question, he has never taken on a fighter in the same universe of ability as Daniel Cormier.

Final Analysis

In all honesty, Cormier represents a nightmare matchup for Cummins. Cormier has vastly more experience in actual fights, has faced infinitely superior opponents and possesses a vastly more sophisticated striking game. If he wants to win, Cummins absolutely needs to take the fight to the ground; unfortunately he faces a man who once held him scoreless in a real wrestling match, and who has never come close to yielding a take down in a fight.

Hopefully, as a reward for taking this fight, the UFC gives Cummins a couple more chances, because I believe he is a legitimately good fighter who can make a serious mark on the current landscape of the light heavyweight division. Against Cormier, however, he has about as much hope as boxing Homer Simpson facing Drederick Tatum after fighting nothing but hobos.

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 15:23 schreef Fyodor het volgende:
Was al voorbij gekomen dat Hans Stringer bij de UFC zit? Benieuwd of hij wat potten kan breken daar in tegenstelling tot Michael Kuiper.

Nice! Ik kwam z'n profile laatst ergens tegen en dacht dat het een mooie toevoeging zou zijn aan de LHW divisie.
En dezelfde maand nog zit ie in de UFC

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 15:43 schreef Fyodor het volgende:
Ik hoop van harte Mousasi, maar denk dat Machida wint.
In principe heeft Gegard de tools om te winnen, maar de kwaliteit van zij tegenstanders is een tijd lang niet zo hoog geweest als die van Machida. Tel daar het thuisvoordeel van Machida bij op en dat dit voor het eerst sinds lange tijd weer op 185 is voor Gegard...

Mja, aan de andere kant hoefde Gegard niet veel te cutten op 205. Ik gooi het er ook op dat Machida de laatste jaren op hoger niveau heeft gevochten en het thuisvoordeel heeft. Maar kansloos is Gegard zeker niet, Machida is wat wisselvallig, als hij geen opening vindt dan kan hij makkelijk verliezen op punten.

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 15:43 schreef Fyodor het volgende:
Machida
Jacare
Silva
Musoke
Oliveira

Ik hoop van harte Mousasi, maar denk dat Machida wint.
In principe heeft Gegard de tools om te winnen, maar de kwaliteit van zij tegenstanders is een tijd lang niet zo hoog geweest als die van Machida. Tel daar het thuisvoordeel van Machida bij op en dat dit voor het eerst sinds lange tijd weer op 185 is voor Gegard...

Ik ga mee..

UFC is developing 'uniforms' for fighters

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Could there be a day where UFC fighters are wearing a standard uniform on the way to the octagon? According to Dana White that is the plan, though it's something they're still working on and nothing is finalized. Bleacher Report's Jeremy Botter discussed what those plans could entail:

"According to multiple sources, the deal is with a major apparel company. Our sources also said the uniform will be head to toe—including fight shorts, walkout shirt and hats—and every fighter in the UFC will wear it.

Bleacher Report's sources also noted that several spaces on the shorts and shirt will be reserved for fighters and managers to sell their own sponsorships. But outside of those spots, the uniforms will consist mostly of UFC-branded product and the brand of the apparel company."

Fighters have been complaining about a lack of sponsor money for a while now, and it is assumed that this is what White was talking about in December as a solution for those woes. It would definitely work as another advertising tool for the company as well, since their logo would be all over the gear.

Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi
Francis Carmont vs. Ronaldo Souza
Takenori Sato vs. Erick Silva
Viscardi Andrade vs. Nico Musoke
Andy Ogle vs. Charles Oliveira

Al afgelopen??

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 17:35 schreef Nober het volgende:
Al afgelopen??

Ja, je picks tellen niet meer mee.

Goede picks trouwens, dat wel.

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 17:40 schreef Hooidraad het volgende:

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Ja, je picks tellen niet meer mee.

Goede picks trouwens, dat wel.

Tis 15:37 in Jaragua do Sul, moet dus nog beginnen. Maar zag op tpb een ufc prelim download maar was nog van 166.

Iemand de tijden??

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 16:33 schreef Hooidraad het volgende:

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Mja, aan de andere kant hoefde Gegard niet veel te cutten op 205. Ik gooi het er ook op dat Machida de laatste jaren op hoger niveau heeft gevochten en het thuisvoordeel heeft. Maar kansloos is Gegard zeker niet, Machida is wat wisselvallig, als hij geen opening vindt dan kan hij makkelijk verliezen op punten.

Klopt, maar voordat hij in de ufc vocht gaf hij zelf aan dat het cutten naar 185 hem steeds zwaarder viel. Denk dat hij nu sowieso wat betere begeleiding heeft. Denk dat Machida er goed aan gedaan heeft om naar 185 te gaan. Als Rashad Evans slim is doet hij dat ook. Zie hem op 185 veel meer kans maken dan op 205.

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 19:00 schreef Tazmaniac het volgende:
Iemand de tijden??

Heeft FXR al ergens gepost.

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 19:13 schreef THEFXR het volgende:
Timtable
UFC Fight Night 36: Machida vs Mousasi

01.30 uur:fightpass
04.30 uur:main card

Ow... overheen gelezen!

01.30...

Veel te laat natuurlijk, alleen die main event of the evening wel effe terugkijken morgen.

Eerlijk gezegd zie ik Mousasi of Carmont wel voor een upset zorgen.

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 19:59 schreef Geo4kant het volgende:

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Mousassi wel, Carmont niet.

Andersom

Is het nou al geweest of kan ik nog picks plaatsen

Mooi

Mousasi
Carmont
Silva
Musoke
Oliveira

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 19:58 schreef PSYCHEV het volgende:
Eerlijk gezegd zie ik Mousasi of Carmont wel voor een upset zorgen.

Zeker, er waren ook weinig mensen die Carmont zagen winnen van Philippou maar hij domineerde zelfs.

Begint om half 2 voor ons geloof ik

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 20:46 schreef Geo4kant het volgende:
Half 5 main card.. als je dan om 07.00 op staat kun je denk ik de co-main en main gewoon zien , ik moet toch vroeg op..

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 20:43 schreef Hooidraad het volgende:

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Zeker, er waren ook weinig mensen die Carmont zagen winnen van Philippou maar hij domineerde zelfs.

Kan me niet veel van die voorspellingen herinneren, maar zagen veel mensen Philippou winnen ja? Eerlijk gezegd vind ik Costas de most overrated UFC fighter op 't moment

EDIT: Woeps, quoting ging niet helemaal goed Sorry geo!

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 20:46 schreef Geo4kant het volgende:
Half 5 main card.. als je dan om 07.00 op staat kun je denk ik de co-main en main gewoon zien , ik moet toch vroeg op..

Hmm, of om 12u naar bed en om half 5 eruit.... Weet nog niet wat ik ga doen.

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 20:48 schreef Hooidraad het volgende:

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Hmm, of om 12u naar bed en om half 5 eruit.... Weet nog niet wat ik ga doen.

You sure? Silva en Oliveira matches lijken me dikke squash matches eerlijk gezegd, om daar zo vroeg je nest voor uit te komen...

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 20:47 schreef PSYCHEV het volgende:

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Kan me niet veel van die voorspellingen herinneren, maar zagen veel mensen Philippou winnen ja? Eerlijk gezegd vind ik Costas de most overrated UFC fighter op 't moment

Heb het even opgezocht: 12/15 had Philippou gepickt.

Hij had een mooie win streak tegen de middenmoot maar tegen de subtop (Carmont en Rockhold) had hij niks in te brengen.

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 20:48 schreef PSYCHEV het volgende:

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You sure? Silva en Oliveira matches lijken me dikke squash matches eerlijk gezegd, om daar zo vroeg je nest voor uit te komen...

Maar ik ga ook niet voor twee partijtjes uit m'n nest, dan slaap ik liever uit

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 20:46 schreef Geo4kant het volgende:
Half 5 main card.. als je dan om 07.00 op staat kun je denk ik de co-main en main gewoon zien , ik moet toch vroeg op..

Ga je naar de kerk?

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 21:18 schreef THEFXR het volgende:

Fight Night Jaragua: Official Weigh-In

Damn, die blonde ziet er goed uit!

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 21:19 schreef PSYCHEV het volgende:

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Damn, die blonde ziet er goed uit!

SPT / [Centraal] MMA topic #261 Machidousasi

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 21:25 schreef THEFXR het volgende:
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People are sleeping on Reis!

en een klein bedragje op een Carmont upset

Geld in zetten op Carmont

Jullie mogen je geld ook gewoon meteen aan mij geven

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 21:49 schreef LitmanenAFCA het volgende:
Geld in zetten op Carmont

Jullie mogen je geld ook gewoon meteen aan mij geven

die gast is een kop groter, man

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 21:50 schreef THEFXR het volgende:

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die gast is een kop groter, man

Ja so? Jacare is zoveel beter

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 21:52 schreef LitmanenAFCA het volgende:

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Ja so? Jacare is zoveel beter

op papier.

cagewarriors nu live!

http://www.cagewarriors.tv/

Betje voor vannacht:

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 23:03 schreef PSYCHEV het volgende:
Betje voor vannacht:

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Ik verwacht problemen bij de Alcantara fight voor je, but who knows

Mousasi
Jacare
Silva
Andrade
Ogle

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 23:50 schreef samirz het volgende:
Mousasi
Jacare
Silva
Andrade
Ogle

Waarom Ogle?

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 23:56 schreef PSYCHEV het volgende:

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Waarom Ogle?

Het zou mij niet verbazen als Oliviera voor eigen publiek te hard van stapel gaat. Ik verwacht dan dat Ogle de partij goed afsluit na de eerste minuten/ronde te hebben doorstaan.

Oliviera kan natuurlijk hard van stapel gaan en Ogle KO slaan maar ik schat de kans dat dat gebeurd wat lager in.

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Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 22:20 schreef THEFXR het volgende:
cagewarriors nu live!

http://www.cagewarriors.tv/

Ah, main event tijd!

Wel een paar mooie nicknames daar zeg. "Power Weasel"

(Eerlijk is eerlijk, hij had een paar hele mooie takedowns)

we are live!

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Op zondag 16 februari 2014 01:31 schreef THEFXR het volgende:
we are live!

Ik sla over.

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Op zondag 16 februari 2014 01:46 schreef Beach het volgende:

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Ik sla over.

je bent toch nog wakker

stream

Wanneer komen Machida en Cormier?

Over half uurtje?
Of is die tijd anders gezien het tijdsverschil?

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Op zondag 16 februari 2014 04:07 schreef ManageTheAnger het volgende:
Wanneer komen Machida en Cormier?

Over half uurtje?
Of is die tijd anders gezien het tijdsverschil?

cormier niet, machida om 6 uur

hoi

Doei...

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Op vrijdag 14 februari 2014 19:29 schreef LitmanenAFCA het volgende:
Oliveira
Musoke
Erick Silva
Jacare
Machida

Als je 5/5 wil moet je deze even kopiëren

Told you so

Och, met vier uit vijf ben ik ook nogsteeds erg blij.

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Op zondag 16 februari 2014 13:34 schreef n00cL30n het volgende:
Och, met vier uit vijf ben ik ook nogsteeds erg blij.

Veel simpeler als deze card wordt het ook niet om ze allemaal goed te hebben. Snap nog steeds niet waarom mensen dachten dat Jacare in de problemen zou komen

Matige main card, prelims moet ik nog kijken straks.

5/5

Weer 10 decisions

UFC Fight Night 36 GIF’s, Highlights, and Results
http://fansided.com/2014/(...)-highlights-results/

Zag toen straks een leuke quote ergens anders "Jacare wins by backpack" xD

Beetje jammer, had 3 foute voorspellingen. Waarvan 2 in m'n 5 fight combi Hele main card goed voorspeld. Sta nu 137e in de UFC Fantasy League vd wereld

LOL, ging gisteren onverwachts met een chick mee naar huis, picks niet gepost en nu dus uit de TUP Net de fights gekeken... jammer dat Moose weinig in te brengen had, had stiekem gehoopt dat hij meer als Shogun zou vechten tegen Machida.

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Op zondag 16 februari 2014 17:56 schreef Broempoe het volgende:
LOL, ging gisteren onverwachts met een chick mee naar huis, picks niet gepost en nu dus uit de TUP Net de fights gekeken... jammer dat Moose weinig in te brengen had, had stiekem gehoopt dat hij meer als Shogun zou vechten tegen Machida.

Als het dan maar waard is geweest.. moet wel een hele lekkere chick zijn om je TUP voor op te geven

5/5, jammer van Mousasi maar wel een vermakelijke maincard zo.

Enigzins onverdiende POTN bonus voor Erick Silva. Z'n oorspronkelijke tegenstander valt uit, er komt een last minute replacement die gewoon dom vecht (toen die takedown niet lukte had hij gelijk wat anders moeten proberen ipv vasthouden, 10 knallen voor z'n kop krijgen en TKO gaan).

Naja die gozer was wel de welterweight champ van Pancrase, met zeker een defense of 4 op zijn naam.

Maar zoals ik zaterdag al zei.. wat is Pancrase nog tegenwoordig

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Op zondag 16 februari 2014 19:47 schreef slashdotter3 het volgende:
Enigzins onverdiende POTN bonus voor Erick Silva. Z'n oorspronkelijke tegenstander valt uit, er komt een last minute replacement die gewoon dom vecht (toen die takedown niet lukte had hij gelijk wat anders moeten proberen ipv vasthouden, 10 knallen voor z'n kop krijgen en TKO gaan).

Met mismatches wordt nooit rekening gehouden in de bonussen. En het was één van de slechts twee finishes op een matige card dus zo onverdiend vind ik het niet.

Maar inderdaad niet slim gevochten, als je bij Silva vasthoudt aan een single leg dan krijg je sowieso wat klappen te verwerken. Yamasaki was trouwens weer de ref, net als tegen Prater toen Silva een DQ kreeg vanwege die vermeende klap(pen) op het achterhoofd. Mooi dat het nu allemaal wat beter voor hem afliep.

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Op zondag 16 februari 2014 20:13 schreef Tazmaniac het volgende:
Naja die gozer was wel de welterweight champ van Pancrase, met zeker een defense of 4 op zijn naam.

Maar zoals ik zaterdag al zei.. wat is Pancrase nog tegenwoordig

Mee eens. Volgens mij had hij alleen maar tegen Aziaten gevochten of niet? Tel daar een lange reis naar Brazilië bij op en het thuisvoordeel wat Silva had. Ik wed niet op sport, maar hier had ik dan flink op ingezet...

True, maar dat had zich niet geloond

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Op zondag 16 februari 2014 20:59 schreef Tazmaniac het volgende:
True, maar dat had zich niet geloond

Mousasi dus dik overklast tegen Machida.

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Op zondag 16 februari 2014 21:47 schreef Geo4kant het volgende:
gedeeld 1e

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Als ik die ene card niet had gemist

Moose heeft gewoon gewonnen,ja

Wat vonden jullie van de top 100 UFC KO allertijden?
Was beetje teleurgesteld met de #1.
Misschien is teleurgesteld het verkeerde woord, maar over #1 valt te discussieren.

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Op maandag 17 februari 2014 11:38 schreef LuieSurinamer het volgende:
Wat vonden jullie van de top 100 UFC KO allertijden?
Was beetje teleurgesteld met de #1.
Misschien is teleurgesteld het verkeerde woord, maar over #1 valt te discussieren.

Welke was het?

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Op maandag 17 februari 2014 13:25 schreef LitmanenAFCA het volgende:

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Welke was het?

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Op maandag 17 februari 2014 13:40 schreef Splackavellie02 het volgende:

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Ik had liever Barboza zijn roundhouse kick op 1 gezien ipv op 2.

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Op dinsdag 18 februari 2014 09:31 schreef incognitoomuch het volgende:

Don't Try To Steal The Dragon's Hat

Z'n voet:



En niet eens gebroken.

Hans Stringer in de UFC: http://www.bloodyelbow.co(...)cimar-bodao-mma-news

rashad out for 9 months, needs knee surgery

Nate Quarry op oorlogspad:

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People have no clue from the outside what it's like to fight for the UFC. After spending 10-15 years chasing your dream only to see that the company it's been your dream to fight for cares nothing about the fighters and only cares about the bottom line.

With every little bit they try to squeeze out of the fighters, the more the other organizations will look more attractive.
I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity to fight for the UFC and everything I have besides my daughter has come from fighting. But let's not fool ourselves. It's not a charity. It's a business. And they are doing everything they can to make money. The fighters are just a product to use and discard. Every up and coming fighter is the best ever. Every ex-fighter who then expresses an opinion is a coward, loser, etc, etc.

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Nate Quarry discusses UFC contracts, pay, sponsors, uniforms, fighter associations & more

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Op woensdag 19 februari 2014 13:36 schreef LitmanenAFCA het volgende:

Dana White Vlog UFC 170

zo slecht, dat ik het niet durfde te plaatsen

En voor THEFXR:

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Op woensdag 19 februari 2014 17:30 schreef THEFXR het volgende:

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zo slecht, dat ik het niet durfde te plaatsen

Niet slechter of beter dan zijn vorige vlogs

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Op woensdag 19 februari 2014 17:28 schreef Hooidraad het volgende:
Nate Quarry op oorlogspad:

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Nate Quarry discusses UFC contracts, pay, sponsors, uniforms, fighter associations & more

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http://sports.yahoo.com/n(...)-201223496--mma.html

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Op woensdag 19 februari 2014 17:30 schreef Hooidraad het volgende:
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Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen were opposing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3, and will fight each on May 31 in Brazil. The pair started early, reportedly scuffling during filming of the show. Silva recently spoke about it at a media event in Brazil.

"It was the worst part of the show," said Silva as translated by Guilherme Cruz for MMAFighting. "I tell the other guys ‘don’t do this and don’t do that,’ but he drives me nuts. I even apologized to the crew. But I’m not meek and mild.

"There are things I can’t handle. The boss likes what it’s fair, he was not upset about it. When they air that on TV, you’ll see that I was right. I did what I had to do."

Silva also addressed Sonnen's use of Testosterone Replacement Therapy.

"If he needs that, what can I say?" said a laughing Silva. "I thought about using it, but my wife told me she would ask for a divorce, so I said I wouldn’t. People say he only has one ball, so if he has to use it maybe he can’t get it up."

"He showed who he really is against Rashad. He goes in there wanting to quit. When I push him, his spirit will want to go back home."

"I’ll focus on training the game from the bottom, to sweep and get on top. I won’t train too much on my takedown defense. If he takes me down, I’ll attack to submit or sweep."

brittney palmer wins ring girl of the year

http://forums.sherdog.com(...)w-must-read-2676483/

Nate Quarry Reveals what goes on behind the scenes in new interview- a Must Read

Steph Daniels: What made you come out and make your comments on the UG?

Nate Quarry: Honestly, I didn't think it was that controversial when I wrote it. IT was just some things that had been on my mind. Recently there's been this talk about occupy Wall St. and rising up against the one percent, but then when you hear fighters saying, ‘We would like to be paid more,' everybody piles on the fighters, ‘Oh, you guys don't know how lucky you are. You got paid $50,000 for 15 minutes work, I'd do that for half that much.' I'm sitting there going, ‘Yeah, but you suck. Nobody would pay to watch you fight.' Would you dedicate ten, fifteen, twenty years of your life to becoming one of the world's best at anything, and then tell your employers, ‘I want to do it for free. I'm going to go ahead and work as a bouncer on the weekends and I don't care about making money.'

No. No one is like that. Fighters deserve to be compensated, and it's well past time that they started making money. I done an interview talking about fighter pay when guys join the UFC. Right now, it's completely written in the UFC's best interests, and to some extent it should be; Dana White and the Fertitta's are the ones who made this happen and put up all the money. But it's well past the time [fighters start making good money].

In just about any sport out there, if you sign into professional football or baseball, or anything like that, if for whatever reason it doesn't work out, they're not just kicked to the curb; they have to have their contract fulfilled. To the tune of millions of dollars. Whereas with the UFC, you can sign a three or five fight contract and it doesn't mean anything. They can fire you after one fight that they don't like. Gerald Harris was fired after having incredible knockout of the night performances. Then he has one lacklustre performance, and he's kicked to the curb. When there's nowhere else to go, I really think that's a huge disadvantage to the fighters.

I would like to see, especially when guys join the UFC, a three fight no-cut contract, with a minimum starting wage of $10,000 to show for all three fights. Your win bonus is $5k, $7.5k and $10k and you have those three fights in one year. That way, you know that at a minimum you're making $30,000 for one year's worth of fights. It's tough. That's close to poverty wages, but it at least gives a fighter some consistency; knowing that they're going to have a job for at least a year.

Right now it's $8,000 to show, and you can get cut after your first fight. I was told by an executive that coming to fight in the UFC is like moving to Hollywood. Everybody moves to Hollywood with these big dreams of being famous, but very few people do. I thought, ‘Wow. What a horrible metaphor for the UFC.' Because anyone can move to Hollywood. The UFC should be more exclusive than that. If you're just viewing fights like, ‘Eh, he had one fight and he didn't do very well.' It's not an exclusive club anymore.

I would love to see the stats on how many guys have fought in the UFC, and how many of them have UFC records of 0-1. To stay in the UFC right now is really what means something. To get to the UFC? Not so much, because so many people have done it. If you had that three fight no-cut contract, you're going to have fighters who are focusing purely on fighting, not working second jobs bouncing or bartending. Plus, they'll feel safe in their job. Nobody wants to show up at work knowing if they have an off day they're going to be fired.

For the most part, the UFC is really good with that. Most of the time, they don't just fire somebody for a single bad performance, but it does happen on occasion. I think this would really make them a lot more careful about who they sign. The fighters are also given a chance to build a fanbase, because the fans will see the guy for an entire year, as opposed to, ‘Who is this guy?' and then he's gone.

Even with The Ultimate Fighter, I would love to see them go back and do something like the comeback season again. There's eight men's weight classes in the UFC, so they could do two weight classes per season and two seasons per year. That would let them bring in some top contenders. By the time they get through the season, you get to know the fighters, which was the whole thing that saved the UFC in the first place. Watching fights is cool, but if you don't know who the guys are, you don't care about them.

I feel that's what happened with Barao. Now we've been given a chance to get to know him a little bit more, but there was a time he had fought three or four times in the UFC on the undercard and prelims, and then suddenly he's fighting for a title and nobody knows who he is. The comeback show would give everybody a chance to get to know these up and coming fighters and feel their passion. We're not a bunch of idiot, knucklehead fighters. We're guys with families and motivation to really make something happen for us and our families.

Steph Daniels: The vibe I got is that the UFC kind of chews you up and spits you out; it's a bit of a meat grinder. Am I correct in that?

Nate Quarry: Hmm... I don't know that I would call it a meat grinder. I would call it a business, and businesses exist to make money. If a business doesn't make money, it goes out of business and then the employers and the employees are out of business. So making money has to be the way things are done, but I think that there are better ways to handle the fighters and deal with these things.

I'm kind of a minutae kind of guy. I like to know my efforts are being appreciated, and quite often they are, but as soon as someone has a dissenting viewpoint about the UFC Dana White is immediately working to discredit them.

Five minutes ago, GSP was the greatest champion ever, and now he's a coward and a loser, and nobody should ever listen to him. He's said that over and over again about every single guy that you don't like, and it gets tiring. People in MMA look at Dana like, ‘Man, he really speaks his mind. That's great.' Well, what if he was speaking that way about you? What if that was your boss? What if you had some concerns or some questions? Dana said, ‘Well he should have been a man and talked to me face to face.' What's that going to accomplish? Is Dana going to say, ‘That's great, let's sit down and have a reasonable dialogue.' Or is he going to tell him, ‘F you. You don't know what the F you're talking about.'

I can't reinforce enough, and I hope that this is one of the main messages that comes across, the UFC, and specifically Dana White, altered my life in such fundamentally amazing, awesome ways that I could never repay them. I would do anything if Dana White called me up and asked me to do something.

Look at the UFC videogame. Dana was bragging about how the UFC sold two million copies of that game. I didn't get a dime out of it. None of the fighters I know got a dime out of it, but we signed away our rights. When I was on The Ultimate Fighter we were handed the contract and I thought to myself, ‘This is a great opportunity.' I realized that they didn't have any of us under contract; just the winners. I was thinking, ‘This is great, everybody is looking out for me [by giving me a contract]' So I signed it. I didn't realize I signed away all my likeness rights.

I don't have the right to use any of the photos from any of my fights. I can't use any of their videos in any way, shape or form. It's things like that you look at and think, ‘Wouldn't that increase the UFC fanbase, and give publicity and raise awareness?' We just did an armed forces entertainment tour, and we asked if we could the UFC logo on the sheets promoting UFC fighters appearing to support the troops. The answer was no. No you can't use that logo. I understand that they want to control their likeness rights, but is that not going a little overboard?

I've had my coaches told to take the word UFC off your website, because it says, ‘Training of UFC star Nate Quarry.' They're told to take that logo off of the website, or they'll be getting a call from the UFC lawyers. Isn't there enough success going around that the UFC can share it?

Steph Daniels: Do you think that there's any realistic chance of a fighters union or association?

Nate Quarry: I don't think a fighters union is even remotely possible. I think it would take something like a major class action lawsuit. That could come in time; I wouldn't be surprised if there was on in the next 5-10 years, because there will be so many guys retiring with nothing. They'll see that they did all this work and have nothing to show for it.

In football there was a something like a half-billion dollar lawsuit to help players with brain trauma. In the UFC's 20 year retrospective they said, ‘We put gloves on the fighters to make it look better. We know it's going to cause more concussion and more damage.' I think some craft lawyer will come along and want to do something similar for the UFC and get these guys paid a little bit.

I always make a reference to my title fight against Franklin. I ask people, ‘What do you think a title fight main event, in the MGM Grand on Pay-Per-View will get you?' People usually guess about a million dollars. I got paid $10,000. No Bonus, no nothing. When I lost, I went back to my original contract of $5,000 to show and $5,000 to win. People are shocked by that. They can't even comprehend it. I didn't know any better. My representation was Team Quest. None of those guys knew how to even read a contract, let alone negotiate one.

There are laws in place to protect boxers from that. To protect guys that have signed away all their rights. I think that will come in time for MMA. But when the owners of the UFC are the owners of the biggest non-union gaming casino, there's no way that they're going to buckle to a fighters union without putting up a fight.

When you see the UFC sponsoring certain fighters like Jon Jones, that is clearly a conflict of interest, because the UFC has the deepest pockets, and they can say, ‘We're going to give this fighter $100,000 to put this UFC logo on his shorts.' That allows that fighter to get better training and bring in the best coaches. I'm just shocked that's not covered more.

Even Dana White saying he was going pay Mike Dolce to work with Cyborg so she could make weight against Ronda Rousey. I love Mike Dolce, but that's another clear conflict of interest, all designed around what will be the biggest Pay-Per-View fight that will make the UFC the most money. It's like the NBA saying, ‘We'll make a lot more money if we have the Lakers in the finals, so we'll pay out $1million to make sure the Lakers have the best trainers in the league.' All of the other teams would completely freak out, but if somebody under contract with the UFC was to say that, they would get that call. ‘You need to shut up, you don't know what you're talking about. This is the way things are done and if you don't like it, here's the door.'

I've spoken to many athletes after they've had a slip of the tongue and said their thoughts, and they get that call. I was discussing something like this with a UFC heavyweight over email, and he emailed me later and said, ‘Please, you've got to delete those messages. I'm so paranoid; if they were to get out there, it would be the end of my career.'

That's what the fighters are going through. Fortunately now, there's Bellator and the WSOF and other places. I love the UFC and what they've done for me, but I just feel it's time for them to give back to the fighters a little bit more.

Like when cornering a fighter. If you corner somebody at the Palms, the fighter gets to use the gym for free, but the cornermen have to pay to use the gym. I'm in there helping my fighter cut weight, but I have to pay a fee to use the gym. I mean really? Is that money going to make or break the UFC or the Palms? They couldn't just say, ‘Hey, we've got sixteen fighters coming in for this event, they each get three extra passes to use the gym for the week?' Is that such a big deal to the UFC? It is for the guys making $8,000 to show.

You get one flight for the fighter, and one flight for a corner man. How often do you see just one corner man? It's at least two, generally three or four. That means this fighter is now paying out of pocket to bring his doctor out to help him rehydrate, his kickboxing coach and his jiu-jitsu coach. Then you have the 20% of the purse that goes back to the gym itself.

When I came back after my back surgery, they were putting me back on $5,000 to show and $5,000 to win, and I told them I just couldn't do that. So they bumped me up to $10,000/$10,000 and I fought Kalib Starnes and Pete Sell for that pay. Then I called them up and I said, ‘I can't do this. You're paying me so little and I have a little girl I'm trying to put through college. There's so much wear and tear on my body for such little money that I'd be better off doing just about anything else.'

They gave me a raise, which was much appreciated, and at the end of my career I was happy with the money that I was making. It wasn't bench riding NBA player money, but it was better than I ever expected, and I was very grateful for it. But I'm the kind of guy that... I'm not quiet when I see things that could or should be better. Now that I'm retired I can say these things. I've already been told no before when I asked for tickets to fights. I was told that I was an asshole because I'm not a company man.

If anything, I just hope to generate a dialogue and some publicity. Dana White doesn't care what I have to say. I was never a big player in the UFC. I like to think that I made a difference when I was on TUF. People saw me as someone that wasn't just a lug-head. Even though I wasn't able to fight on TUF, I had people coming up to me and telling me that they were a fan of the way I conducted myself. I know through my other works I brought in so many fans to the UFC that are not your stereotypical fight fans.

When I was fighting, I would have surgeons fly in to watch me fight because of my work with NuVasive. My goal has always been to do the right thing, and now that I'm not longer fighting with the UFC, I want to kind of spread the word and help make a better career for those coming after me.

Nate Quarry: It all comes down to perspective. What is a fair wage? If you go to any job and apply and say, ‘I want $10,000 per year,' well you to generate $50,000 to get given that. If you compare it to any other MMA organisation in the world, I believe the UFC has the highest paid guys. They can easily pay guys less because there's no real competition. Where are you going to go?

The closest thing you could compare UFC pay to would be boxing. In a title fight in boxing, the low level guys are getting $5 million or $10 million. The good guys are $20 million or $30 million. So compared to boxing, I'd say probably not if you're looking at the percentage of income or profits being distributed to the fighters. If you compare it to any other sports league like the NFL, the NBA or anything like that, I don't think the percentage that goes out to the athletes comes anywhere close to those leagues.

Steph Daniels: As a fighter, what is your opinion on the offer that Bellator gave to Gilbert Melendez? It's rumored to be something like $200k per fight, a $25k signing bonus, a percentage of PPV points and a role in a movie.

Nate Quarry: I think that's great. That's an organization clearly saying, ‘This fighter has value. They're going to bring value and legitimacy to our organization and we want to reward that.' When I worked for Spike TV on MMA Uncensored, they would probably tell you I was a little in shock, because they were so good to me. It was ridiculous. I had back surgery and they sent me get well gifts. They support my comic book, Zombie Cagefighter. All of these things that really made me feel appreciated. I'm still calling them asking, ‘Hey, do you have any other roles for me? I'd love to work for you guys.'

That's how it is anywhere you feel appreciated and valued. I talk to guys who tell me that the company they're at doesn't pay as much as competitors, but they are treated with respect and they enjoy being there.

I believe Bellator are moving towards Pay-Per-View. They're moving in that direction by signing these big fighters, and they could have something where they have tournament winners and title fights [on a card]. I think it's something that will come to fruition and will be amazing.

The biggest thing is always competition. Do you have competition for your product? If not, you can charge whatever you want. If you look at the history o baseball and basketball, it wasn't until there was free agents and players could go from team to team that the wages started to go up. In the UFC just now, all of the fighters are independent contractors, but that doesn't mean anything, because they can't go to Bellator or the WSOF. I really believe that the contracts are most likely completely illegal. That's just my uneducated thoughts, but I don't think you could prove that in a court of law unless you've got really, really deep pockets.

Steph Daniels: Do you agree with only getting PPV points if you're a champ?

Nate Quarry: No, I don't. I think that the bookkeepers for the UFC could clearly show what amount of Pay-Per-View coming in was profit. So if, say, 20% of the money coming in was clear profit that goes into the bank account and gets distributed to the owners and executives, they could clearly say, ‘Of that 20%, let's give five or ten percent to the fighters to be divvied up.' So your champions would get their separate cut, and the guys fighting on the card now have a reason to boost viewership for the card. Just now? They do some, but they're not calling their local TV station like, ‘Hey, I'm fighting on this card.'

It's very much like making an appearance for the UFC at one of the MMA trade shows or something. The UFC doesn't pay anybody. So, you can either go sit at the UFC booth for a few hours and not get paid, or you can go work for some clothing company and make a couple of grand. That's why I was never really bothered when the UFC didn't ask me to do that stuff. The one time they did was in Portland, my hometown, and it was a mess. I won't go into it, but I didn't get any compensation from it. If it had been anybody else, I would have said, ‘This is your business, you're doing this to make money, so I need to be compensated for my time.'

With the UFC it's kind of like, ‘Hey body, why don't you go and do this?' Well, I'd really like to get paid. ‘Oh, you're not a company man. We'll mark that on your file.'

Steph Daniels: Do you think it's disingenuous of the UFC to say dozens of guys get PPV points, when in reality you usually only get them if you're the defending champion.

Nate Quarry: That's another thing the guys don't know. I didn't even know that until it was explained to me by a former champ. It comes down to how much you appreciate the guys who are working for you. Dana is famous for tipping his wait staff at the restaurants tens of thousands of dollars, so it would be better for your long term career to serve Dana drinks than it would be to fight for him.

The UFC generally pays all of its fighters a bonus after the fight, which is great, but in my last fight my whole face was shattered, and I came out and fought the second round knowing my face was shattered. But as I sat there on the stool I said, ‘This is your job. You signed up to fight. You are not going to quit on your stool. If you do, you will be a coward until you die. You are going to get up and fight.' That's my job, it's what I was paid for. After that, I had major reconstructive surgery. I had thirteen screws and titanium mesh in the side of my face.

A couple of months after my surgery I got a call from the UFC. I see the caller ID and I'm thinking they're calling to see how my surgery went and to see when I'm ready to fight again. The phone call was very curt. It said, ‘You had surgery after your last fight. This phone call is to let you know that until you are released by your doctor to fight again, your contract has been put on hold. Thank you.'

It wasn't, ‘Thank you for coming out in the second round after your face was shattered.' Or, ‘How are you doing? I saw those pictures on Facebook, that was pretty devastating.' It was very business-like. When you treat it like it's all about business and all about money, why would you be surprised when fighters react that way?

Steph Daniels: Do you think the UFC should institute something to help cover the cost of training camps?

Nate Quarry: No, I don't think the UFC should pay for anything as far as training camps go. I think they should pay enough that that's not an issue. It's my job to train and get the best training. The more money the UFC pays to the fighter, the better the fighters they're going to have. I've known plenty of guys who have said, ‘It's so embarrassing that I'm bartending between fights just to get by.' If they're not working as bartenders, how much better prepared would they be for their fights? The fans would get better fights, and the fighters would feel more comfortable.

People generally don't perform well when they're scared for their jobs. They want to know that their jobs are secure. That even if they have an off night, they're safe, because the company cares for them.

Again, Dana White really came through with me for my back surgery. It was phenomenal. I went to him and said, ‘I'm in so much pain. I can't train and I don't know what to do. I can't afford to even go to the doctor and find out what's wrong.' He said, ‘Go ahead and go, we'll take care of it, whatever it is,' and he did. But the point is, if I had been paid more than $10,000 for a fight that had a gate of $3.5million-which at the time was the third highest gate in UFC history-would I have been able to pay for my own surgery? Probably.

Steph Daniels: How do you feel about the UFC telling sponsors if they sponsor a UFC fighter, they can't sponsor fighters in other organizations?

Nate Quarry: That's... That's just horrible. There's got to be a legal precedent showing that's not legally allowed. Just like saying, ‘you're an independent contractor, but you can't work anywhere else,' that cannot be legal in my opinion. Telling companies that... It just kills the fighters, and it shows that the UFC is all about the UFC. It doesn't care about building your brand.

When I started fighting it was so much more accepting. When I was sponsored by And1, it was such a big story. No fighter had ever been sponsored by a big shoe company like that. It was front page news on MSNBC.com. You can't buy a story like that. How much exposure did that get the UFC? Well, a year later they passed the rules about acceptable sponsors, and sponsors now have to pay a fee to the UFC for the privilege of sponsoring a fighter.

And1 called me and said, ‘We're sponsoring you, not the UFC. They have plenty of money. Our budget doesn't allow us to pay $50,000 to the UFC.' So after that, I lost my And1 sponsorship. That would be like you working for me, and someone wanting to give you $10, and me saying, ‘No, you can't take that. You work for me. You cannot have that money.' It doesn't affect me at all if I let you have that money.

I spoke to Bjorn Rebney about this a while back, and asked his thoughts on fees for sponsorships. He shook his head and said, ‘We will never do that. That is just ridiculous. It just kills everyone.' Now organizations allow someone like me with Zombie Cagefighter to sponsor guys. I don't have $50,000 to put my logo on a shirt that's really not going to bring in any t-shirt sales for me. I just couldn't do it.

Now with Bellator, I can pay someone a reasonable amount of money and save $50,000. I may not be getting UFC 100 PPV numbers of viewers, but it's still pretty good, and it helps the fighters out. Not only does it increase my brand awareness, but it also gets the fighters some money that help them in their training camps.

I can't tell you how many times a sponsor called me and said, ‘Hey, I just want to support you.' Even Mask from Tapout. One time at the UFC when I was recovering from surgery, he put his arm around me and goes, ‘I'm going to send you a box of gear. Throw it away, piss on it, wear it, sell it, whatever you want to do. I know you're having a hard time right now, and I want to support you.' I was told by a former agent of mine that sponsors are either doing this for brand awareness, or because they love the game and they just want to be a part of it and support a fighter.

Steph Daniels: What do you think of this announcement that UFC fighters will be wearing a uniform? They'll be wearing a hat, a shirt and shorts. I read somewhere that there will be a small area designated for sponsors, a small square on the shorts.

Nate Quarry: Once again, that's just completely screwing over the fighters. I was making more money from sponsors than I was from fighting, quite often. To take that away... You're saying once again that the UFC is all about the UFC. [They might say], ‘We want to make sure we don't have another incident like Dennis Hallman wearing inappropriate shorts.' Well, you could just say, ‘We don't want guys wearing shorts like that, and if you show up in shorts like that, we'll put you in these shorts.'

Instead, they want to unify things. I was actually told this: ‘The UFC can't grow if you're out there pitching your sponsors and all of that type of stuff.' Really? When every five seconds you have, ‘Coming up next week, the next best card of the year!' and then the week after that, ‘The next best card of the year, brought to you by Harley Davidson and this movie that paid us lots of money to tell you how awesome it is.' Then you have the scroll at the bottom talking about how awesome everything is and how you need to buy these products. So I'm not buying that. It's that you want to grab everything you can.

If I had a buffet, and one of my workers showed up with a sandwich, I'd say, ‘You know what, guys? Take a trip to the buffet. I won't even notice. You guys are working hard for me and I want to make sure I express how well I'm taking care of you.' One of my sponsors looked at me and said, ‘This contract is only going to work if you feel like you're getting the better end of the deal, and I feel like I'm getting the better end of the deal. If we both feel like we're winning, then this will work. If one of us feels taken advantage of, it's all going to fall apart.' So we worked out a deal where we were both happy, and it's been amazing ever since.

UFC PRESSER LIVE NOW!

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Gesnotter van die gast in het begin was irritant

DC ziet eruit als Carlton

Vanaf 23.45, Dana staat echt te stotteren als hij moet uitleggen waarom hij Cummins zo'n geweldige aanwinst vindt

Op het einde als ze moeten poseren voor de foto's geeft Carlton een enorme duw waardoor Cummins wegvliegt. Die fake drama om het gevecht te hypen

[ Bericht 37% gewijzigd door slashdotter3 op 20-02-2014 23:55:52 ]

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Op donderdag 20 februari 2014 23:04 schreef slashdotter3 het volgende:
DC ziet eruit als Carlton

Qua acteerprestaties kan Cormier nog wat van hem leren. Dat duwtje

It's gonna be one hell of a huggin' match!

Echt te fake voor woorden

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Op vrijdag 21 februari 2014 10:48 schreef Miauw_Zedong het volgende:
Echt te fake voor woorden

Haha idd die Cormier is echt een acteur van niets.

Cormier

Goede vechter maar echt vermakelijk zal hij nooit worden

Ronda Rousey vs. Sara McMann
Daniel Cormier vs. Patrick Cummins
Rory MacDonald vs. Demian Maia
Mike Pyle vs. TJ Waldburger
Robert Whittaker vs. Stephen Thompson

Denk eigenlijk dat Ronda wint maar hoop op een goede partij van McMann.

Picks:
Ronda Rousey vs. Sara McMann
Daniel Cormier vs. Patrick Cummins
Rory MacDonald vs. Demian Maia
Mike Pyle vs. TJ Waldburger
Robert Whittaker vs. Stephen Thompson

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Op donderdag 20 februari 2014 23:55 schreef Hooidraad het volgende:

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Qua acteerprestaties kan Cormier nog wat van hem leren. Dat duwtje

Het is bewust "nep", het is typisch pro-wrestling acteren. Dat vingertje op het end zegt toch alles? Cormier is zelf een pro-wrestling liefhebber:

http://aaronparkinson.net(...)y-piper-and-cm-punk/

Rouse
Cormier
MacDonald
Waldburger
Whittaker