UFC / MMA
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Big UFC announcement.
Islam definitely vacating lightweight title, will be fighting JDM for Welterweight title some time in the future
Tuporia vs Olivera for vacant lightweight title at 317 along with Pantoja and Kai Kara France as co-main for flyweight titleAlso Du Plessis vs Chamaev at 319
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@Duluth That's rough. Must be hell of a demand on places in the UFC now, I'm not very familiar with him I'm guessing not super entertaining then?
Just started catching up on "The Road to UFC - Asia". A couple of kiwis competing. Aaron Tau made it through to the semi's a couple days back. Another City Kickboxing fighter, back story has him recently on Dana White's contender series losing to some beast of a fighter, he was asked to compete on this tourney but to drop down to Flyweight.
Made short work of a 9/0 Indonesian fighter. You'd think with his look and heavy Maori influence he'd be a certainty getting signed up if he takes this tournament out.
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@Rembrandt said in UFC / MMA:
@Duluth That's rough. Must be hell of a demand on places in the UFC now, I'm not very familiar with him I'm guessing not super entertaining then?
Just got caught up in the recent cull. Some decent fighters were let go. I thought they may have kept him because he’s a French fighter with a solid foundation. It’s a region they are growing
@Rembrandt said in UFC / MMA:
Just started catching up on "The Road to UFC - Asia". A couple of kiwis competing. Aaron Tau made it through to the semi's a couple days back. Another City Kickboxing fighter, back story has him recently on Dana White's contender series losing to some beast of a fighter, he was asked to compete on this tourney but to drop down to Flyweight.
Made short work of a 9/0 Indonesian fighter. You'd think with his look and heavy Maori influence he'd be a certainty getting signed up if he takes this tournament out.
I saw his contender fight. He had very good comeback and there was an argument he should have got a contract despite the loss.
White was very dismissive of him. Pointed out if he didn’t show boat in the first round he would’ve had a better chance of winning. He pushed the Maori angle very hard in his build up interviews and it missed the mark. Fell on the wrong side of the pride vs superiority tone
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Who have we got for this weekend?
I'm only familiar with the title fighters...and Kevin Holland whom I swear has been in most of the modern UFC's I have watched since getting into it a year ago.
Picking Harrison by some distance...also weirdly O'Malley. Not sure if he has confirmed he was injured last match, my guess is he was and went through with it anyway to save the card and that's why he's got another shot. Not basing any of that on fact though so could easily just run the same as the first fight.
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Luque
Bautista
Pyfer
Harrison
O’Malley
