MMA - UFC, Strikeforce, etc.

[Q.]

WTF were you blokes watching? Three subs, a TKO and an upset in the title fight. I enjoyed it anyway.

Marquardt looked like he was thinking about his next fight in the UFC rather than bothering to check Saffa's kicks.

[Mic]

WTF were you blokes watching? Three subs, a TKO and an upset in the title fight. I enjoyed it anyway.

Marquardt looked like he was thinking about his next fight in the UFC rather than bothering to check Saffa's kicks.

There were so many finishes because the fights were so one-sided. The main event was a good upset win though. Check out the photo of Marquart's leg straight after.

Time for Bisping to put up or shut up this weekend in the 1st of 3 UFC shows in 3 weeks.

[Q.]

One-sided, but I like watching a fighter slip the sub in, regardless of how easy it came.

Want to see Bisping fight Silva, so neeeed him to win this weekend!

[Mic]

One-sided, but I like watching a fighter slip the sub in, regardless of how easy it came.

Want to see Bisping fight Silva, so neeeed him to win this weekend!

Another one-sided fight.

[Q.]

One-sided, but I like watching a fighter slip the sub in, regardless of how easy it came.

Want to see Bisping fight Silva, so neeeed him to win this weekend!

Another one-sided fight.

More than likely. I just wanna see what Bisping's fight plan will be. We know that Silva is the best counter-striker in the world, so I'm curious to see how Bisping goes about negating this.

[Q.]

Bisping after the post-presser run-in with Belfort:

"We went to square up and normally I like to get near my opponent. But he had his arm fully outreached and then went to make contact with my chin. I went to move it away, you know, 'listen, don't touch me' and when I went to move it away he got all fired up. He lost his cool. He says I'm a hooligan. I turned up dressed like a professional sportsman and he's dressed like a hooligan and he acted like a hooligan. All the talk of Jesus and the Bible and honor and respect went out the window.

"He's pumped for the fight. I can't wait. That was perfect. That was a great press conference. Well no, he bored the s**t out of me the entire time but at the end he actually showed a bit of personality for once. He dropped the Jesus act and got real for a second. Fireworks guaranteed. Let alone the fight, the weigh-ins are going to be good.

"Do I need to bring my mouth piece? Can he control himself? Is roid rage going to kick in? Will TRT be an issue? Are his levels elevated? Have his testicles shrunk? Does he have a penis? He IS a penis, just because he is a penis does that mean he has a penis?"

Laughed hard. Classic Bisping.

[Q.]

Rumours that Belfort failed his drug test

[Mic]

Those rumours have no evidence (yet).

Tonight is Adelaide-based Maximum Impact Fighting's debut MMA show at Thebby Theatre.

[Q.]

Those rumours have no evidence (yet).

Tonight is Adelaide-based Maximum Impact Fighting's debut MMA show at Thebby Theatre.

Have to wait until Feb 19th for the test results.


Do you know if they changed legislation to allow for proper MMA rules in SA? Has always been that you couldn't land head punches if a fighter was grounded, which discouraged any regulated MMA shows in this state.

[Q.]

Also...


WAR FRANKIE!!!

[Mic]

Those rumours have no evidence (yet).

Tonight is Adelaide-based Maximum Impact Fighting's debut MMA show at Thebby Theatre.

Have to wait until Feb 19th for the test results.


Do you know if they changed legislation to allow for proper MMA rules in SA? Has always been that you couldn't land head punches if a fighter was grounded, which discouraged any regulated MMA shows in this state.

Right. He did look very muscular. Will be interesting.

Not sure, I've never been to a South Australian show - will find out tonight. I do know it won't be in a cage.

Frankie is a favourite of mine, hopefully he can wear out Aldo in the 5 rounds and get the win. Really looking forward to it.

[Q.]

Right. He did look very muscular. Will be interesting.

No doubt he's on TRT. Just a question of whether he exceeded the allowed Testosterone levels.

Let us know what you think of the local show tonight.

[Mic]

Right. He did look very muscular. Will be interesting.

No doubt he's on TRT. Just a question of whether he exceeded the allowed Testosterone levels.

Let us know what you think of the local show tonight.

I really enjoyed it. It was produced and run really well/professionally. Very vocal crowd, the majority of Thebby Theatre was full except for some general admission seats at the back.

The fights were either C Class or B Class. C Class means they wear headgear and shin pads, and are not allowed to hit a grounded opponent (knees to the head may also have not been allowed). B Class means no headgear or shinpads, and hits to a grounded body were allowed, just not in the head.

I'll be back for their next show, as it's certainly cheaper than flying to Sydney for UFC shows.

[wristwatcher]

Right. He did look very muscular. Will be interesting.

No doubt he's on TRT. Just a question of whether he exceeded the allowed Testosterone levels.

Let us know what you think of the local show tonight.

I really enjoyed it. It was produced and run really well/professionally. Very vocal crowd, the majority of Thebby Theatre was full except for some general admission seats at the back.

The fights were either C Class or B Class. C Class means they wear headgear and shin pads, and are not allowed to hit a grounded opponent (knees to the head may also have not been allowed). B Class means no headgear or shinpads, and hits to a grounded body were allowed, just not in the head.

I'll be back for their next show, as it's certainly cheaper than flying to Sydney for UFC shows.

One of my mates worked that show and said he loved it even though he didnt get the duke. I,ll deff be at the next one. Sounds like Coops is doing good work. He took a hell of a risk promoting it and im glad it went well.

[wristwatcher]

Todays UFC shouyld be an absolute cracker. Cant wait. 4 main fights that could go either way. All i have to do is avoid spoilers until 6.30pm

[Q.]

Right. He did look very muscular. Will be interesting.

No doubt he's on TRT. Just a question of whether he exceeded the allowed Testosterone levels.

Let us know what you think of the local show tonight.

I really enjoyed it. It was produced and run really well/professionally. Very vocal crowd, the majority of Thebby Theatre was full except for some general admission seats at the back.

The fights were either C Class or B Class. C Class means they wear headgear and shin pads, and are not allowed to hit a grounded opponent (knees to the head may also have not been allowed). B Class means no headgear or shinpads, and hits to a grounded body were allowed, just not in the head.

I'll be back for their next show, as it's certainly cheaper than flying to Sydney for UFC shows.

One of my mates worked that show and said he loved it even though he didnt get the duke. I,ll deff be at the next one. Sounds like Coops is doing good work. He took a hell of a risk promoting it and im glad it went well.

Might have to join you two. Not a fan of no ground-and-pound, but hopefully with more exposure there could be a push for change in legislation.

[Mic]

No doubt he's on TRT. Just a question of whether he exceeded the allowed Testosterone levels.

Let us know what you think of the local show tonight.

I really enjoyed it. It was produced and run really well/professionally. Very vocal crowd, the majority of Thebby Theatre was full except for some general admission seats at the back.

The fights were either C Class or B Class. C Class means they wear headgear and shin pads, and are not allowed to hit a grounded opponent (knees to the head may also have not been allowed). B Class means no headgear or shinpads, and hits to a grounded body were allowed, just not in the head.

I'll be back for their next show, as it's certainly cheaper than flying to Sydney for UFC shows.

One of my mates worked that show and said he loved it even though he didnt get the duke. I,ll deff be at the next one. Sounds like Coops is doing good work. He took a hell of a risk promoting it and im glad it went well.

Might have to join you two. Not a fan of no ground-and-pound, but hopefully with more exposure there could be a push for change in legislation.

Yeah, when they got a take-down their only option was really just to get a submission (chokes and armbars were used the most). The C Class fights were 3 x 2-minute rounds so once a take-down was done there wasn't much time to get a submission in place. The B Class were 3 x 3-minute rounds.

My predictions for today are Frankie via decision, Little Nog, Overeem, Fitch and McCall.

[wristwatcher]

My tips and im watching the replay at 6 so...
ALDO??? toss of a coin
RASHAD. COZ CHAEL SAYS ITS A SURE THING BUT AGAIN I REALLY DUNNO
OVEREEM. Too damn good
FITCH, Honest battler will grind out a result
BEER. Too good for soft drink

[Q.]

Man, I love Frankie. So much guts, so much heart. Bloke makes me wanna run through brick walls.

Evans and Overeem cost the UFC big bucks tonight.

[Mic]

I tipped 1 of the 5 winners. The only one I got right was Little Nog.

Maia beat Fitch at his own game.

Hope Rashad retires, he's been boring for years. Hopefully this kills the Anderson vs Evans rumours.

What was Overeem doing? A cocky and stupid performance. Hopefully this creates Junior vs Cain 3 clash!

The Facebook Prelims and Fuel TV Prelims were possibly the best I've seen in recent memory. Good performance by the Strikeforce crew. What was the female ref doing during the Greene fight?

I'm hearing Petis might go down to 145 to challenge Aldo. That would be awesome!

Rousey vs some chick (her name gets a brief mention in the promotional video for the PPV) is next.