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Any mma fans?
I haven't been keeping up with UFC but I love MMA. ROADGAWD have you been keeping up with this card?
Nah but ima say Volk and Chimaev are beasts, that 2nd Yan fight with Sterling is a big one since Yan got DQ'd last fight for an illegal knee hit, it was anti black shit concerning Sterling getting the W.
I used to be, years ago. Not some much now. I've always been a boxing fan. UFC isn't exciting anymore.
they need a different solution for DQ issues on championship fights.
I can see DQ for not title but when its all on the line. nahhh.
Yeah it's not consistent, that's why I don't even train certain things because of that DQ shit i.e. Jon Jones was DQ'd for a 12-6 elbow from mount giving himself a loss because of the ref and the commission itself(which has a funny story as to why that particular elbow strike was banned)
Facts. In Muay Thai I wouldn’t train certain knee strikes or elbows for that very reason. When you’re fighting at little local places where the opponent is the ref’s cousin or one of the judge’s nephews you have to be mindful.
Herb Dean said this after the dumb ass Petr Yan DQ:
I know they want to protect the fighters but some of these DQs could have been a warning.
If you're a professional, you already know the kind of combat attack that's allowed to be used, if you get yourself DQ for mixing it up, you shouldn't blame anyone in my opinion.
Most if not all rules concerning mma are agreed upon by the athletic commission associated with governing a fight organization, which varies across state, country, which organizations you fight for etc. But the enforcement of those rules and standards for fighting in mma organizations are determined by a referee judge and/or commission itself which is why it is inconsistent and not by whether the fighter, professional or otherwise, is aware or not. That's why the post you quoted I said I don't train certain moves to avoid possible DQ but it's still not guaranteed because anything can happen in a fight and the discretion is still in the hands of the organization you fight in, not you the fighter.
That really sucks to say the least because no matter how careful you are, it's all held into review of another who decides if it's acceptable or in violation. There should be a universal rule in my opinion that should apply all over.
Did yall see old ass Olenik make Vanderaa tap out? Vanderaa was looking flabby and sick and got that work.
That's what could've been the case if the rules were unified across the board but politics infecting the umbrella of martial arts has messed up that ever happening i.e. a senator from Minnesota doesn't like elbow strikes so all fights in Minnesota can't use elbows even if accidental.
Yeah he do look like it because he looked tired asl tapping to scarf fold.
Yes I know he looked so gassed around 2 minutes. There was a couple times where they looked super sloppy but I knew he wasn’t going to go the whole way. He didn’t look like he was in fight shape. He looked like he started camp 2 weeks before the fight.
To be very honest with you, that's completely trash. Politics is a very big problem in the world today and it affects almost everyone and everything. Even look at what it's been done by FIFA and UEFA.
Definitely Fifa/Uefa had those scandals and everything, that's exactly why most fighters stick to the local settings and avoid the Ngannou/Jon Jones treatment. Some of us just want to fight, too much bs involved with the big leagues.
Sterling really surprised me this weekend, but Korean zombie was disappointing and severely outclassed...like there was a sea of difference between the two in skill and athleticism (especially).
It's really a big shame they are slowing killing a beautiful sports with the politics crap they are getting involved in the mix. Only if athletes could abandon the sports for them but it's highly impossible for that to happen.
I could go into it as to the why but the new black media better explains the situation involving athletes and the organizations they work for and I agree there should be change to these things.
Man whenever money gets involved that becomes peoples number one motivator. Money motivation kills sports, music, and anything it touches. The money motivation brings corporations, the corporations take the art and reduce it down to a highly reduced down version of it that maximizes engagement at lowest cost. Corporatism eventually kills everything it touches.
This is pure facts that you just spilled here. It's the same thing with footfall and what money have done to it and the same thing goes with MMA. I can remember well since the sale of Neymar for 222 billion to PSG, footfall have never been the same again.