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What's your beef with Weidman?
i don't know, and it is a good question. I think it is just how they come off and interviews, and how it seems some sites like MMAfighting, just shove him down your throat. It may have started with him whining about how fans in Brazil cheer on Brazilians, but how Amercians (i.e. those in the USA) do not cheer for all "American" fighters. i really am unsure, he has done a good job evolving his fight style to make it more entertaining to watch. i think it is more of the outside stuff, and maybe it does have to do with the way Luongo and them talked crap on Silva
sad when even the "highlight reel" is a complete snoozefest. i made it about 1/2 way through that ambien replacement therapy before nodding off
to be honest, all of Cormier's hype is from his HWY days. i didn't see the fight last night to see what can come of that, but baeting Cummings and an ancient MW in Hendo really does not hold a lot of weight. we will see what he can do with Bader, but the LHW division is kind of sparse. would like to see some MWs jump up to LHW to try their hands there, since i think Cormier would be easier than Weidman for most.
So Bader, who is basically a nobody in the LHW division, crashes the press conference and Cormier is the ####?
maybe. just seems that DC is super ego-centric. we saw his boy Khabib do it to Pettis, and was much more of a #### about it yelling during the press conference, and Pettis didn't have to stand up and make the whole press conference about him. yelling "this is my press conference" or whatever was a great example of how to be a ####. you could see it with Rumble when he picked up the mic and asked if there were any questions for him so he could move on
i was impressed with his fight against Barnett and that was a legit domination. outside of that i'm not sure what other fight was really that good. seeing him against a guy like Werdum would have been good
Great logic Bader. Bader just happen to be attending the post-fight media conference.....
Not a DC fan really but looks like he was right about Jones (going back to DC calling him a phony) and I have no issue with this. Funny little comment at the end there from Rumble.
right at the end ''any questions for rumble? " hahaha
Even with DC's heel turn, I still think Bader is a bigger tool. That was hilarious. Bader being pretty much the only option at 205 for a title shot right now is sad.
yup - DC is 15-1 with his only loss a competitive decision to the best fighter in the UFC. Other than that he's cruised through everybody he's faced, and he just dominated one of the scariest dudes around to win the belt. He's gotta be considered a favorite against any fighter at 205 other than Jones based on what he's done in the cage so far.
Even with DC's heel turn, I still think Bader is a bigger tool. That was hilarious. Bader being pretty much the only option at 205 for a title shot right now is sad.
i'm hoping Rashad can come back healthy and get a title shot at 205.
Rumble adrenaline dumped over pursuing the finish during first 30 seconds of the fight. At no point in the fight did DC control the stand up and it should have never hit the ground that quick. I give DC an incredible amount of credit for enduring that initial surge because very few men on the planet could. I was also impressed with DC's endurance after what had to be a pretty tough weight cut on short notice. I think he definitely reinforced the "King of the Grind" motto he lives by.
Middleweight is still stacked in my eyes. No gimmies in the top 10 except Bisping who wouldn't be if he wasn't pretty much blind in one eye.
and we get ~18 months more of it until Jones comes back to dethrone this 205 lb cure for insomnia. oh look i found a gif of DCs next fightBB's Cormier hate in here is fantastic.
don't really care about athletes being likeable, or playing the part of the heel, or any personality trait they may have. I just want to be entertained by them. That's their job. DC is the least entertaining big UFC fighter since Jake Shields
Only DCs opponents are making his recent fights even tolerable. He'd love to just do this for 4 minutes, get a couple of takedowns and then hump the guy for the last minute of the round. I'm also not saying he isn't effective, he just does nothing in a fight that interests me. And it's not that i'm looking for strikers only in the UFC. I love BJJ tacticians, or guys who specialize in certain submissions. Fighters who are aggressive on the mat or are always looking to end the fight. DC is a sloth, doing just enough to avoid getting stood up by the ref
this is pretty much how i feel about Floyd Payweather....but he`s also a douchbag of a person
Helps having a rooting interest when to guys are trying to break each others faces.
i am not sure how you can say that. He KO'd Chuck, his head kick to Sean Salmon was one of the most vicious i have ever seen, etc. His fights with Tito and Rampage had nothing to do with lay and pray, and he took Jones for 5 rounds in a pretty good fight.
Agree. I don't think there is anything boring about the way DC fights. AKA puts their fighters through the ringer when going through camp. DC, Cain, and Rockhold have all been improving together by leaps and bounds. DC has been winning stand up matches against guys with significant size and reach advantages. Besides his last two fights at 205 he hasn't had to try to get the fight to the ground. When he fights Bader I'm going to guess the majority of the likely 1 round fight will be spent standing.
it would be great for future seasons if they continue with this is to have the finale in the same mode. give 4-5 fights for TUF guys, but throw out rankings and everything and go full out ATT vs. blackzilians. main event could be Robbie Lawlor vs. Michael Johnson i guess. Have Bigfoot vs. Matt Mitrione (if he still trains at Blackzilians). Eddie Alvarez vs. Thiago Alves. Would be a pretty sweet finale.
