I kinda just feel bad for Rose. She's clearly mentally and emotionally reliant on Pat, she trusts him completely, and he's just a total fucking idiot apparently. I have to think that if Pat hadn't been so fucking useless in the corner Rose would've put up a much better performance. What a shame...
The absolute WORST part of being an MMA fan is having to be associated with the kind of racist, bitter, belligerent, incel fucks that make Covington's shtick so effective. I fucking hate like half of yall
I am an adamant supporter of LGBTQ rights and inclusion. But, and this is where I get yelled at by my peers on the left, I am also adamant about the integrity of athletics, and it's really fucking frustrating trying to explain the issue to people who view sports as just another social arena to...
It was an extremely close fight, very difficult to judge "accurately".
I thought Shogun eked it out, but I wasn't going to be too surprised with the decision either way.
I like it. Athletes of all sports have spotlights on them, and on occasion, they're presented with opportunities to show support for issues / causes. I think this is an appropriate use of that power, it's nothing huge or distracting but allows fighters to display a small token of support for...
CroCop - I'd kill to see that 2003-2005 version of CC in today's HW division. His skillset remains MUCH more suited to a ring over a cage, so maybe in ONE or something.
My all-time P4P MMA rankings start like this:
1a. Fedor
1b. GSP
Neither could just stroll right into the modern game without any adjustment to their training and techniques, but I do think their natural talents, mindsets, and physiques transcend eras.
Put a 20yr old Fedor into today's MMA...
I've always been a huge Shogun fan, it's hard not to be if you were avidly watching mma in the early 2000s. But I'm with the majority on this one, I think he should retire, he long ago solidified himself as a legend in the sport and I'd rather see him walk away than take any more punishment.
I'm going to throw Hidehiko Yoshida into the conversation.
His 2 Dec losses (1 split) to Wanderlei Silva, and his Draw with Royce Gracie were crazy impressive and forced the MMA world to take notice of him as a legit threat to anyone in the division. Granted, this was Pride - the matchmaking...
Prime CroCop was WAY more lethal than some of you are giving him credit for.
Especially in a ring, where he spent almost his entire career. His style of kickboxing was perfect for the ring and translated very well to MMA especially since his tremendous athleticism gave him an effective sprawl...
Fedor is my 1a GOAT (GSP 1b) but I think it's important that we take specific context into account when trying to compare fighters in different eras with different rules and a different fight environment in general.
In a cage, unified mma rules, against HWs with the benefit of ~15yrs of sports...
This would be a really exciting kickboxing match, and I'd give Izzy the edge.
In MMA I think Silva's striking is far more effective and I think he'd smoke Izzy in his prime.
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