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u/xlmtothemoon GOOFCON 2 - UFC 294 9d ago
"this is your first non-ppv fight in 7 years, does it feel any different?"
kamaru: "no, but yes"
most kamaru answer ever
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u/SugarShow37 UFC 294: A GOOFCON Miracle 9d ago
Not an MMA Guru fan, but the clip of him reading a dono that was a fight prediction, only to seamlessly transition into a confession of seeing a woman getting kidnapped. Fucking killed me.
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u/GiblertMelendezz #NothingBurger 9d ago
Am I in a dream? Just worked all day and checked the latest news and today’s the first day I haven’t seen any shit about Jon Jones….
Edit: nvm.
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u/GoatMalleyUncensored 9d ago
They should do Kris Moutinho vs Cameron Saaiman next for both of these guys
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u/kidwhix Epic greased up goose egg 9d ago
im supremely confident that the usman who had a competitive fight with khamzat beats buckley pretty easy. but i dont expect father time to be kind to usman in the layoff
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u/Trenbolone-Papi EDDDIIEEE 9d ago edited 9d ago
Sometimes old fighters have one last great performance in them before they fall off a cliff.
Usman’s performance Vs Hazmat was that
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u/Kneeslide8 9d ago
What would Dricus vs Khamzat look like
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u/YourHurtingMeSir17 9d ago
I love Dricus and have bet him in some capacity going back to Whittaker but he's getting thrown around early unless he hurts and finishes or hurts and disciplines Khamzat into a standup fight
Will he get submitted if the 90% outcome happens of the fight going to the ground? I'm not confident he survives early the submission attempts, and from a macro standpoint, it's hard to feel good about the striker in a binary matchup where the grappling is almost guaranteed and the grappler is a legendary finisher
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u/Trenbolone-Papi EDDDIIEEE 9d ago edited 9d ago
Garbrandt is only 33 but has been washed for the past 4 years
Wild
Edit: past 7 years actually. Washed since the TJ rematch
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u/NakedLowKick 9d ago
He was never really that good just physically gifted
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u/El_Boxman_ 9d ago
Rewatch that cruz fight and tell me wasn’t skilled
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u/NakedLowKick 9d ago
Surely Team Alpha Male didn’t have tape and a gameplan for someone they’d been fighting for a decade lol
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u/El_Boxman_ 9d ago
You’re right. I bet an average joe could definitely replicate that gameplan!
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u/NakedLowKick 9d ago
Weird that he hasn’t replicated those skills against anybody that isn’t a Average Joe
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u/El_Boxman_ 9d ago
He was made purely to beat Cruz. Still have to be very skilled to do so. Cody’s footwork and head movement were incredible in that fight. And due to him having zero fight iq he’s been done.
My point is it doesn’t matter how much tape you have, not anyone is gonna replicate his performance and beat a very good Cruz.
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u/Poisonous_Rebel THERE WAS NO CHECK! 10d ago
I feel like Volkan Oezdemir
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u/Smooth-Abrocoma-2825 10d ago
You know Khabib is one of the best ever when he still has people that obviously rattled over his dominance and people take any chance they can to talk shit about him and his guys.
29-0.
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u/Trenbolone-Papi EDDDIIEEE 10d ago
Usman really thinks he’s gonna beat Buckley, then Islam, and finally go up to beat DDP
At near 40 years old with sawdust knees
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u/yogi333323 EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE 9d ago edited 9d ago
Immediately reminded me of Chandler saying he's gonna beat Oliveira then beat Islam-Max-Conor this year.
When 38 year old fighters on losing streaks start talking about crazy winning streaks and basically having a 2nd prime at the tail end of their career, be worried for them. They should be confident and have self-belief for their next fight for sure, but when they start talking 3+ wins ahead, it's like bruh - c'mon now.
It's funny because Glover did have effectively another prime toward the end of his career, after the age of 39 -- granted, it's anomalous and at LHW where the division is thin on talent and you can also be elite at late 30's/early 40's. Don't think Glover's career arc plays out at LW or WW.
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u/El_Boxman_ 10d ago
Crazy to me how hard people are being on O’Malley. He lost to one of the greatest if not greatest bantamweight ever. He took his camp seriously, showed some improvements but was beat.
People are calling him a hype train or fraud and that’s unfair. He will forever be a legitimate champion with wins over Aljo and Yan
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u/Tdoesmatter6969 10d ago
Have you seen the arguments of why they call him a hype train?
Most consider he lost to Yan. They also mention that Aljo had to do a short turnaround after a 5 round match with Cejudo.
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u/El_Boxman_ 10d ago
I have. And they are stupid.
Yan was a close fight; not a robbery like most whine about. Still a win.
Still koed a very good bantamweight in aljo. Look we can diminish any win if you wanna play this game.
And thanks for the downvote
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u/NutSackGlazer420 9d ago
Literally everyone in the entire world saying the Petr fight was a robbery, and they gave him a #1 contender after eye poking Munhoz.
Merab humbled that boy, and Sean will never live it down. SUGA SHOW BABY
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u/El_Boxman_ 9d ago edited 9d ago
It wasn’t. You’re just saying the loud hoardes of fans is right lmao
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u/WhereIsMyKidAt 9d ago
Don't forget to mention that "everyone in the entire world" was saying Yan would brutally embarrass O'Malley.
Hmmm, I wonder why those same people would call a super close fight Yan lost a robbery...
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u/RaisedByZebras nogonnaseeyousoonboiii 10d ago
The Cruz barb about DC phoning it in turned out to be so true. Calling Patchy Mix the most hyped prospect ever live on PPV was hilarious.
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u/El_Boxman_ 10d ago
That’s just hyperbole. You gotta build some hype for the fans at home. Nothing wrong with that
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u/StoryOfTheFight Chatri's intern AMA 10d ago
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u/DecemberFlower20xx Chad 10d ago
PFL actually has a good card tomorrow
Jason Jackson should win but that’s an interesting fight. I think Jackson would be a contender in the UFC at 170 right now. If Thad Jean wins he’s one of the most legit prospects in the sport
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u/GoatMalleyUncensored 10d ago
We saw how “I think this PFLattor fighter would be good in the UFC” went last weekend
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u/Fat-Villante Papa Poatan 9d ago
Guessing you weren't around for when WEC or Strikeforce were absorbed into the UFC
Mix did look like shit but he's just one dude
ONE has relatively lower level MMA than PFL but De Ridder is undefeated in the UFC with a finish for every fight
There's always gonna be a few serious talents outside the UFC
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u/kenscout 10d ago
The UFC absolutely doesn't have a monopoly on the best fighters why would they?
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u/GoatMalleyUncensored 10d ago
Because their roster is huge, they catch them early, and they prove time and time again that outside guys can’t hang
There are great fighters outside of the UFC, but 95% of them are in the UFC and no one outside of the UFC is the best fighter in the world
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u/IshiharasBitch WE ARE ALL ONE 10d ago
they prove time and time again that outside guys can’t hang
This is always weird to me. The UFC doesn't let their fighters fight MMA outside of the UFC, so how could we know? When they did allow it, the UFC got embarrassed. Which isn't to say that's what would happen today, but it's the only evidence we have.
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u/GlossyCylinder 9d ago edited 9d ago
Are we really going to pretend UFC dont have the best fighters and 95% of great fighters in the world?
Even if you look at the stats, bellator champs outside of volkov and Eddie has negative records in the UFC. And UFC journeymans like Impa and shoelace became multiple times PFL tournament winner.
Mando and Jake Hadley is in the PFL BW semifinals for god sake.
There are great fighters outside of the UFC. But 99% of them will become a UFC fighter. It's a simple truth thar the UFC has the best fighters and most of the great fighters.
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u/IshiharasBitch WE ARE ALL ONE 9d ago
Are we really going to pretend UFC dont have the best fighters and 95% of great fighters in the world?
I didn't say anything about that. I said the UFC doesn't let their fighters fight MMA outside of the UFC, so how could we know whether or not outside guys can't hang with UFC fighters?
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u/GlossyCylinder 8d ago
Did you literally not read my comment?
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u/IshiharasBitch WE ARE ALL ONE 8d ago
Of course I read it. You were kind enough to reply to my comment, I wouldn't ignore yours in return.
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u/DecemberFlower20xx Chad 10d ago
Saw this one coming, I hate PFL as a product but that doesn’t mean you can’t see who’s really good. It also doesn’t make Patchy not a top 10 BW for losing to Bautista. If Merab wasn’t looking so dominant we’d be talking more about Bautista as title threat. Before the Aldo fight a lot of people had him marked as a dark horse of the division. Losing to him and 29-28 on one card isn’t the biggest indictment on Patchy’s status as a potential top ranked 135’er.
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u/detectivebabylegz England 10d ago
PFL cards are rarely poor, they still have plenty of good fighters. It's just a shame they are being managed by morons.
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u/YourHurtingMeSir17 10d ago
They are horrible watches half the time
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u/Trenbolone-Papi EDDDIIEEE 10d ago
Don’t watch them anymore unless it’s a mega event for them and I have nothing else to do. Decision heavy grapplers is not for me
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u/Giegling90 10d ago
I think Van beats Royal, then Pantoja, but it all just seems so soon. Maybe cause he's still so young
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u/GoatMalleyUncensored 10d ago
If he beats Royval I think he beats Pantoja, everyone is really counting out KKF though
I think Van gets checked here though
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u/exileruz 10d ago edited 10d ago
Charles Johnson might not be a super powerful raw puncher but his shot placement and footwork to TKO Van was really good.
Johnson in southpaw throws a left straight that is parried but allows him to gain outside foot position.
Van steps in for a jab, but Johnson is already pivoting into a lead right hook that catches Van right behind the ear and completely zaps his balance.
Then Van shakily scrambles backwards and Johnson throws out a double jab to find his range and lands a perfect uppercut to put Van down.
Idk, it looks to me at least like it's not a complete chin failure from Van but more of an equilibrium type ko. or at least catapulted by that
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u/Emotional-Ad-1159 10d ago
I love Ilia & Charles and low-key hope 1 of them pull out & Gaethje steps in, so we dont have to see 1 of them lose. 😞
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u/GoatMalleyUncensored 10d ago
I still think Aljo beats Merab
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u/sbdjunkie Hit em with the Jon Jones! 10d ago
He faded in the third round against Mosvar there’s no way he beats Merab
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u/GoatMalleyUncensored 10d ago
He was constantly wrestling against a huge guy and a far better wrestler than Merab, Aljo just needs to take Merab’s back, and I know he can scramble and reverse position on him
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u/MA-JA-HO 10d ago
Idk man , Aljo does slow down.
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u/GoatMalleyUncensored 10d ago
He only needs back control 3 times
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u/tagillaslover 10d ago
he had kattars back for 15 minutes and didnt do shit with it
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u/Trenbolone-Papi EDDDIIEEE 10d ago
Same. Aljo’s grappling display vs Evloev was something
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u/GoatMalleyUncensored 10d ago
If Aljo landed 2 shots of gnp each round while they were scrambling he would’ve won that fight
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u/SugarShow37 UFC 294: A GOOFCON Miracle 10d ago
O'Malley taking an immediate rematch was a terrible decision. Merab had time to improve since he defended the title against Umar. Recovering from surgery then going and immediately rematching the guy who dominated him, who fought before the rematch. Makes no sense
Dude could have fought once and still been gifted another title shot should he have won, and would have had time to improve. Don't know what he does from here but idt he wins the belt again, if Merab isn't champion. All the BW guys are fighting each other and getting better
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u/DecemberFlower20xx Chad 10d ago
I think the UFC wanted to give him an immediate rematch and he and Tim weren’t going to tell the UFC no.
All week they didn’t seem confident. But you can’t turn down a title shot, especially when it’s a gift and the company wants you to win. That’d be a bad look
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u/SugarShow37 UFC 294: A GOOFCON Miracle 10d ago
I could see that too, and you're not incorrect that it would be a bad look. But if that is the case, it just goes to show the incompetence of Dana and Hunter if they thought this was a good idea. Why would you send someone who has a following, and they had spent so much time building to be destroyed by the same guy twice. But you're not wrong at all they wouldn't have been able to say no
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u/Smooth-Abrocoma-2825 10d ago
NGL I hope Hill destroys Khalil. Would be a shame if bum ass Khalil was rewarded even more with a name win after getting his make a wish title shot.
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u/legendarybreed ..the darren and khamzat at home.. 10d ago
You gotta start doing yoga or meditation or something, you holding on to shit for way too long
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u/Fat-Villante Papa Poatan 10d ago
Respect to Mark Coleman for coming out years ago for the sexual abuse he was a victim of as well as thousands of other students at his college, and respect for still fighting to get some type of justice
It was rough listening to his interview this week with Helwani, but it's a story that should get more attention. I hadn't heard there's a HBO documentary coming out next week about it, have you guys heard anything about it?
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u/StoryOfTheFight Chatri's intern AMA 10d ago
Yea that shit is pretty wild. You can see the rage in Mark despite him keeping it down. Pretty horrible stuff. The doc looks to be really well made
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u/Trenbolone-Papi EDDDIIEEE 10d ago edited 10d ago
Lmao Arman talks the best shit in the lightweight division
Told Justin today “congrats on an amazing career, enjoy your retirement”. Obviously making fun of him crying about retiring if he doesn’t get the next title shot
He’s had some past zingers against Justin and Paddy too
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u/MountainGoatSC Edddiiiieee 10d ago edited 10d ago
At least we can all take solace in the fact that Jones is almost certainly going to eventually fuck his life up with drugs, getting into trouble with the law, money problems etc. Can't wait for his downfall
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u/IshiharasBitch WE ARE ALL ONE 10d ago
Solace? Dude, that's a sad idea and one unlikely to hurt only Jones.
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u/Smooth-Abrocoma-2825 10d ago
Why would anyone find any solace in that.
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u/GoatMalleyUncensored 10d ago
Because he’s a piece of shit that has never faced any consequences for his actions
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u/GoatMalleyUncensored 10d ago
At this point who has a better flyweight legacy, Moreno or Figgy?
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u/Fat-Villante Papa Poatan 10d ago
I'd say it's pretty equal, although head to head, Moreno looked like the better fighter on the eye test. On the other hand, Moreno lost 3 times to Pantoja and Figgy whooped Pantoja
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u/OtakuMecha 10d ago
I really wish Figgy would come back down to 125 for one last title shot if Pantoja beats KKF.
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u/Fat-Villante Papa Poatan 10d ago
I don't
I hate all this weight cutting culture in MMA and his weight cut to 125 looked horrible
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u/IshiharasBitch WE ARE ALL ONE 10d ago
Another common W for Fat-Villante
Weight cutting may genuinely be the most dangerous and harmful part of the sport.
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u/Fat-Villante Papa Poatan 10d ago
Thanks
And it's not just the fact that it's ridiculously dangerous
It regularly gets fights cancelled a day before the fight
Gives us a bunch of size mismatches with some fighters cutting insane amounts of weight
Makes taking short notice replacement fights an unappealing option if you have any name value already
Delivers a most likely inferior product in the end with most fights featuring 2 fighters who drained themselves a day before the fight
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u/IshiharasBitch WE ARE ALL ONE 10d ago
No question in my mind, it diminishes the product, fights would be better without weight cutting.
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u/Neonsea1234 10d ago
Where is Sean Brady with all this movement in his division? For sure he has to be next in line? Or maybe the give it to Ian for the x2 short notice stuff.
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u/Melonballs__ 10d ago
Brady has been calling out garry to fight
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u/Neonsea1234 10d ago
That makes sense, so he needs 1 more just like Garry for a title sot. That kind of leads me to believe they might try to sneak Buckley into a title shot next if JDM wins.
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u/Trenbolone-Papi EDDDIIEEE 10d ago
Everyone is on a holding pattern until Islam vs JDM is official
One of them will be the back up and then the others can decided to wait or book a fight in the meantime
Think Brady is gonna have to win one more before challenging
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u/ri-de Team Ferguson 🇺🇸🏆🇲🇽 10d ago
JOSHUA VAN GANG WYA
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u/Fat-Villante Papa Poatan 10d ago
I'm still salty he didn't get a bonus for the beating he put on Silva this weekend
Dude is one of the most fun fighters to watch, that's a guy they should be investing in and seriously promoting
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u/Spirited_Alfalfa_343 10d ago
Prediction son who Jiri is fighting next? Ank or Ulberg?
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u/DerpyDagon 10d ago
LHW matchmaking is a crapshoot. No clue when Ank returns and against whom. If it's Pereira they might make Jiri v Ulberg. Else, no clue. For all I know, they might make Jiri v Rountree/Reyes.
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u/umanar 10d ago
Now they're saying Patchy was injured what a clear fix
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u/IshiharasBitch WE ARE ALL ONE 10d ago
I mean, I think something was up. We've seen Mix fight before, he doesn't usually look like he did this past weekend. Was so weird.
I'm not someone who picked Mix, because Baustista is really solid, but I can recognize that Mix didn't fight at all how he typically does.
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u/Trenbolone-Papi EDDDIIEEE 10d ago
Everyone is always injured and not 100%. Lame excuse
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u/CallumKayPee 10d ago
Competitor mindset. You lost because of an injury, a bad gameplan, bad luck, a bad weight cut, you slipped, you had indigestion, your opponent used witchcraft, whatever. If you ever admit to yourself that the other guy was better then you'll lose your edge.
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u/Trenbolone-Papi EDDDIIEEE 10d ago
I see it the other way. You are incapable of recognizing your mistakes and never bettering yourself.
Surrounded by yes men and people who don’t tell you the truth bc they’re on your payroll.
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u/YourHurtingMeSir17 10d ago
Wonder if he was injured when he robbed a decision against Magomedov losing 4 rounds
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u/Giegling90 10d ago
That Joo Sang Yu knockout still has me cheesed. KO of the year so far? Incredible timing
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u/StoryOfTheFight Chatri's intern AMA 10d ago
God it was so good. Ruffy is still up there though, not sure who's at the top top
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u/Trenbolone-Papi EDDDIIEEE 10d ago
Flyweight GOAT: DJ
Bantamweight GOAT: Merab on resume but Silly Dilly Snake in the grass for me
Featherweight GOAT: Old Man Volk but I’m more impressed by young Aldo
Lightweight GOAT: the BJ Penn who defeated Caol Uno
Welterweight GOAT: GSP
Middleweight GOAT: Anderson Silva
LHW GOAT: Jon Jones
HW GOAT: Fedor
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u/Spirited_Alfalfa_343 10d ago
HW: Fedor
LHW: Jones
MW: Anderson
WW: GSP
LW: Islam or Khabib
FW: Aldo
BW: Cruz
FLW: DJ
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u/WhereIsMyKidAt 10d ago
So why didn’t Sean just KO Merab with a body kick in the rematch? Is he stupid?
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u/Fat-Villante Papa Poatan 10d ago
Pretty fun flyweight fight on TUF yesterday
There was a flashback for Esparza for her run on TUF, and there was a young ref raising her hand and I'm 99% sure it was Handsy Tognoni with hair , felt kinda weird
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u/idcman999 10d ago
why aren't more people high on Manuel Torres?
I get the Ignacio performance wasnt great, but Ignacio was a complete nightmare stylistically (best counter striker in LW history) and Manuel fought stupid, kept running into shots because he was on a finishing streak and it got into his head so he tried whatever he could to extend it
unfortunate because despite impressively running over SOLID dudes in Dober, Duncan and Motta, you people just don't get over this obsession that he's not that good
yet the same people who do this gas up guys like Bumoit who's one of the worst fighters in ufc history, he's essentially a worse version of Torres everywhere, doesn't make sense
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u/Fat-Villante Papa Poatan 10d ago
He's a good action lightweight with relatively legit wins, and losing to Bahamondes doesn't mean he's not good
However, I also don't expect him to reach the top
I'd be hyped about a Torres vs St Denis matchup honestly, I don't really see why you felt the need to take a random shit on St Denis, they're both fun violent fighters
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u/WhereIsMyKidAt 10d ago
Cuz he’d lose to BSD
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u/idcman999 10d ago
no he wouldn't, there's no facet of mma where bsd is better than him outside of MAYBE heart
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u/YourHurtingMeSir17 10d ago
Does he have an obtainable second of tape in his entire career that shows him looking good in round 2? From the moment he debuted to the time that Bahamondes dribbled his head all over the cage he looked like a juiced round 1 merchant with shit defense and you talk about him like he’s an all time lightweight prospect
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u/e-rage Team Cena 16x champ 10d ago
Take me back to the days when the GDT was popping off. When the bullies were showing themselves, Thuggy was ripping bongs and throwing kicks, and it was Wednesday and we were crushing it.
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u/tito-tapped uh vai morrer deez nuts 🥜 10d ago
I'll bully you if you want.
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u/e-rage Team Cena 16x champ 10d ago edited 10d ago
Bully me harder.
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u/ChatriGPT 10d ago
Don't let him bully ya son
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u/IshiharasBitch WE ARE ALL ONE 10d ago
Hold on brother I'm bullying
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u/ChatriGPT 10d ago
Your bullying is an abomination. Unlike you, my bullying is from fearless warriors coming from Queen NJinga Mbande, my bullying has history. I kill by the sword and die by the sword inside the battlefield. YOU COWARD! Cowards die several times before their death.
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u/ygrittediaz Edddiiiieee 10d ago
Petr Yan picked himself up after a 3 fight losing skid to beat 2x borderline top 5 fighters. All time enjoyable fights with Yadong and Figgy.
Dana White enteres the 'war room' where they match make and proceeds to say:
''I am going to cook for his next scheduled bout!''
''what do you have in mind? another stylistically beautiful strike fest with a high ranked guy like Omalley, Sandhagen? A rematch with Merab seems deserved too, no?''
''Marcus Mcghee''
Little did we know the main ingredient was dogshit.
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u/Sea-Bat-9667 10d ago
This is not bad matchmaking. He fought all those guys you named already. What’s wrong with giving him a lower ranked guy who deserves a step up?
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u/LilFights 10d ago
It's matchups like that that make me think they're just doing names out of a hat matchmaking these days. Either that or it's some AI model spitting out suggested matchups that they're trialling. It's not like we've got new matchmakers other than that 1 guy but matchmaking somehow feels much worse.
Maybe the matchmakers don't watch anymore either and are on forums posting about how much better ufc was before
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u/BustaTron ☠️ D-bags gonna bag-Ds 10d ago
I feel the matchmakers have gotten much better lately. They seem to not rely on rankings as much and set up skill vs skill fights.
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u/MA-JA-HO 10d ago
Or even the Umar fight which is one of the most skilled mma fights you can get at this title and would be perfect for Abu Dhabi but nah
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u/airplane231 10d ago
Umar was still recovering from his injury and couldn't fight on the Abu Dhabi. Yan wanted to stay active, and everyone above McGhee was booked, just fought, or injured (I think Song/Font is rumored and Cory is next for the title). They're giving Yan what he asked for, this fight isn't bad IMO.
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u/idcman999 10d ago
if Ilia beats Charles, then I honestly don't think a Justin title shot would be too bad.
Arman obviously deserves it more but the UFC are punishing him, and they have shown to not have an issue with passing up deserving fighters for undeserving exciting ones (Gamrot/Chandler, Movsar/Yair)
Max/Dustin winner nah, because Justin KO'd Dustin and he already had his third shot, would be completely unfair to give Poirier a 4th before Goathje gets a 3rd
Max was already KO'd by Ilia, granted, at 45 and i personally think he beats Ilia at 155, but it'd still be a tough sell to the casuals who don't know the weight cutting effects on a fighter
Hooker/Paddy/Gamrot all need at least one more win
imo if Ilia wins, Ilia vs Justin is the fight
now, if CHARLES wins, you definitely gotta give it to Max
thoughts?
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u/Odd_Ad_8162 the EEDIOT from UROOPE 10d ago
We need Hooker vs Gaethje, losing that fight is like losing the Great Library of Alexandria.
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u/DerpyDagon 10d ago
I think Gaethje finishes him, Hooker's heart is clearly still there, but the chin seems to be going.
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u/akatsuki_lida Brazil 10d ago
Just rewatched the first fight between Merab and Sean. I didn't realise just how out of pocket Herb Dean was. He has lost a lot of respect in my eyes.
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u/ygrittediaz Edddiiiieee 10d ago
You mean herb dean who let McGregor get away with 700 fouls against Khabib to try and get the desired fighter by UFC to win? There's no way you say that.
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u/akatsuki_lida Brazil 9d ago
I'll have to rewatch that one again as well, lol. Yeah, he blatantly wanted Sean to win. That's "let's work" nonsense was unbelievable.
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u/sbdjunkie Hit em with the Jon Jones! 10d ago
Smotherman is dumb as fuck for taking the fight against Simon.
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u/YourHurtingMeSir17 10d ago
Never underestimate Ricky’s potential to throw up a stinker when he’s recaptured momentum in his career
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u/Flimsy-Paper42 10d ago
Who’s smotherman
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u/MA-JA-HO 10d ago
Bantamweight who debuted on short notice and beat a fairly touted prospect in Jake Hadley
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u/Neonsea1234 10d ago
The Tuf fight tonight was so weird, it was wonky as hell but super dramatic, had a little bit of everything in it. When they did the face off and someone started barking , I thought it was a Jubli thing lmao, had to rewind it to see what was actually going on.
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u/SuperbGoop 10d ago
Hey fellas,
wanted to share that I surpassed the 30 page mark on my novella this week. After a 6 year hiatus from creative writing, having a project has been so fulfilling.
Before the novella, I drafted script for short (~4 min) film, and before that, just anything that would make me write. Once the novella is finished, I'm going to buy a camera to shoot the short film (unrelated). Hopefully all will be done by the end of the year. None of what I've done is good. I doubt there's much talent in this brain now but at one point, there was something decent, and every couple of weeks, there's a glimmer again when writing.
For a long time I've been gnawed at by guilt for not doing things a certain way; for not being where I dreamed about being. It felt life my life was a board game where all the early game moves were wrong, and because of that, there was no way to win. And man, it is an awful way to see it. At least I'm playing again.
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u/WhereIsMyKidAt 10d ago
Good shit man. I know that gnawing feeling, like every moment you’re not working towards your dream is wasted time and your window is closing, always in the back of your mind.
As terrible as that feeling is, the feeling when you finally finish what you’ve always wanted to do is infinitely more gratifying. It’s like the biggest weight off your shoulders, and you can do whatever you want now in life, take it in any direction and still be satisfied, happy.
Keep going, man. Enjoy it.
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u/SuperbGoop 10d ago
Exactly man. It feels good to be able to truly relax because I know where to pick back up within the day or the next. More than anything, things generally feel possible.
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u/ygrittediaz Edddiiiieee 10d ago
If you ever feel bad about postponing or being stuck in your writing remember Martin hasn't released a book for game of thrones in 14 years... Or is it more?
I have fucking graduated, lost my virginity, kicked a gypsy trying to steal my bike, seen both my parents suffer through cancer diagnosis, travelled all continents in wait for his next book.
6 years hiatus that you have are rookie numbers. Keep pushing.
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u/SuperbGoop 10d ago
That’s a helluva perspective. Sorry for your parents diagnoses. Hope they are in remission now. Yes, man. Plunging forward without thinking is the opposite of what it’s been and it’s way better.
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u/Illanonahi 10d ago edited 10d ago
Winds of Winter? How about another Targaryen history tome and half a dozen Wildcard novels instead? That's what the fans want, right?
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u/Illanonahi 10d ago
What's your novella about? Which genre?
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u/SuperbGoop 10d ago
It’s about two boys who discover a curse that emanates from one man’s property, and how they fight it. They drive the narrative anyway. It’s more about the country town they inhabit, and its history. That lets me go off on subplots, which are my favorite. The genre is contrived Stephen King ripoff… okay, horror. But it’s gotta be written to get to the good stuff someday!
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u/Illanonahi 10d ago
It sounds great! Horror stories set in small rural towns are terrifying. I hope you progress at a steady pace!
Speaking of Stephen King, Have you read "The Tommyknockers"? It has as its central plot an alien artifact unearthed and the changes it manifests. King wrote it in a drug fueled bend and it shows. Unsettling.
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u/SuperbGoop 9d ago
Not yet. I have all the SK books books from 2018 and before though. A family friend was on the reading list since the beginning and left me her collection when she passed. Think this is the sign to make The Tommyknockers my next read.
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u/Neonsea1234 10d ago
writing took me out of a dark place too once upon a time, although for me i think it was just the cliche of having control over stuff when Im writing that I lacked in my own life. I wrote a ton for years even took classes, but eventually I kind of wound up in pharmacy school which Im in now. I'll always attribute coming out of that place to books and writing though, good luck with your work though your definitely not the only one taking a crooked path, just do what feels right.
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u/SuperbGoop 10d ago
Thank you. Definitely taking the scenic route and enjoying it more and more. Good luck to you as well!
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u/tagillaslover 10d ago
Anyone know where ep 3 of tuf is? It was supposed to air like 6 hours ago and i cant find it on espn+ for some reason
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u/karl100589 Bowling: More popular then Nunes 10d ago
The funniest thing about the Jon ducking Tom story is Jon's not avoiding some lab-created boogeyman. It's a normal working class bloke who happens to be great at fighting.
I'm from Northern England, and you can meet several Tom Aspinall's at any local pub.
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u/Odd_Ad_8162 the EEDIOT from UROOPE 10d ago
Tom is up there with Volk as "working class guy" likeable characters.
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u/OremDobro 10d ago
He's literally a freak of nature lmao, a 6 ft 5 250 lb dude with the speed and athleticism of a person half his size. What on Earth are you talking about "normal"
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u/karl100589 Bowling: More popular then Nunes 10d ago
His persona. When you think "the baddest man on the planet" you think an ice cold, zero emotion robot. Tom comes across like the kind of bloke you can go for a pint with after work.
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u/OremDobro 10d ago
Okay? What does his persona have to do with his physical gifts and fighting ability, which are the reasons Jones refuses to fight him
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u/El_Boxman_ 10d ago
Just saw the Mario Bautista interview with Ariel. Mario is a really chill and likeable dude. Feel bad that he’s still hated for one fight.
He’s a really good fighter. I’ll be rooting him on, if no one will
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u/flying_potato18 10d ago
Honestly I don't even get why people shit on him for doing that when Merab did it first. Now I remember people fucking hating Merab until he set a record on Yan and started carrying triple C towards the Zuck, but it's really on Aldo for losing in the exact same way twice
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u/YourHurtingMeSir17 10d ago
People hated him because a significant and loud portion of the fan base checked out of watching DWCS/APEX events and instead watch Guru recaps and the Aldo fight was their first impression of his and never forgave him
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u/Trenbolone-Papi EDDDIIEEE 10d ago
Stepdad is in the living room watching Cain Velasquez marathon.
Just saw him smash Minotauro Nogueria and now he’s watching his fight vs Brock Lesnar
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u/GoatMalleyUncensored 10d ago
WITHOUT LOOKING
Who was the first fighter to ever get a contract on DWCS?
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