- Nordine Taleb was expected to face Alan Jouban at the event, but pulled out on June 7 due to injury. He was replaced by promotional newcomer Belal Muhammad.
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PuertoRican United States. Jun 20 2016 08:46. Posts 13051
First impression of the match-ups:
• RDA > Alvarez
• Nelson vs. Lewis (dunno)
• Jouban > Muhammad
• Duffy > Clarke
• Pyle > Mina
• Makdessi > Baghdad
• Birchak > Lopes
• Munhoz > Doane
• Arantes > Sanders
• Burns > Sajewski
• Beltran vs. Vieira (dunno)
• Luque vs. Herrera (dunno)
On June 20 2016 20:12 SleepyHead wrote:
Hmmm I think RDA is a bit overrated and I think Alvarez at +325 is great value
How exactly do you see alvarez winning this? i see no path to victory for him. I think RDA is a good bet at -430.
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iakim322 United States. Jun 20 2016 23:49. Posts 1335
On June 20 2016 20:12 SleepyHead wrote:
Hmmm I think RDA is a bit overrated and I think Alvarez at +325 is great value
Thought that line of thinking completely disappeared after he murked Cowboy...looking like the same robot that murked Pettis
I see RDA beating Eddie anywhere he wants to. And probably dishing out serious damage in the course of it
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soberstone United States. Jun 21 2016 00:06. Posts 2662
If the normal RDA shows up + nothing fluky happens, Alvarez has no chance.
With that said, he openly admits that he wasn't even able to kick as of a week or two ago and Werdum looked noticeably softer last fight, seems like USADA been popping fools left and right, really seems like they ramped up testing and sort of gave people a grace period last year. Who knows, just speculation.
All I can say is I wouldn't be surprised if a different RDA showed up, even though he looked fine vs Cowboy.
That said, I wouldn't consider betting Alvarez at anything less than 5:1, but I'm staying away from RDA. Can't hate on anyone betting him though, I'd just wait for weigh-ins.
Guess I'm so just so positive RDA was juiced to the gills that I'm waiting for him to show up soft and slow at some point.
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iakim322 United States. Jun 21 2016 03:46. Posts 1335
I was pretty positive RDA was juiced too. But then he showed up lookin pretty much the same vs Cowboy so I'm operating under the assumption that he's managing to slip by USADA somehow or the very small chance that he's legit and just had a miraculous career / physical resurgence. Either way, Alvarez isn't the one to make me possibly go against RDA even if it were a bit higher than +325
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PuertoRican United States. Jun 21 2016 03:59. Posts 13051
On June 20 2016 23:06 soberstone wrote:
If the normal RDA shows up + nothing fluky happens, Alvarez has no chance.
With that said, he openly admits that he wasn't even able to kick as of a week or two ago and Werdum looked noticeably softer last fight, seems like USADA been popping fools left and right, really seems like they ramped up testing and sort of gave people a grace period last year. Who knows, just speculation.
All I can say is I wouldn't be surprised if a different RDA showed up, even though he looked fine vs Cowboy.
That said, I wouldn't consider betting Alvarez at anything less than 5:1, but I'm staying away from RDA. Can't hate on anyone betting him though, I'd just wait for weigh-ins.
Guess I'm so just so positive RDA was juiced to the gills that I'm waiting for him to show up soft and slow at some point.
The weigh-ins won't help you. RDA's last fight was post-USADA, and he looked great on the scales. What we didn't get to see was a lengthy performance post-USADA, cuz Cerrone can't handle early pressure. If I was skeptical of RDA, it would be his post-USADA performance outside of R2, not how he looks on the scale, cuz he'll look amazing during the weigh-in. Also, remember that they're doing early weigh-ins now, so RDA will already be re-hydrated by the time we see him.
RDA is better everywhere this fight can take place.
I don't even give Alvarez a puncher's chance.
Alvarez's only chance is if post-USADA RDA sucks, but it really didn't appear to be the case against Cerrone.
i'm betting RDA for sure.
Nelson vs. Lewis
Mma math is stupid, especially when its about old fights.
But Nelson destroyed Mitrione
ANd Mitrione Destroyed Lewis.
That being said, i think Nelson has better chin, and better striking, and better ground game.
I like Nelson at -140
That being said, there's a few scary factors...
#1 Lewis is 9 years younger, and probably currently in his prime. Nelson is now 40yo.
#2 Lewis is taller and has a 7 inch reach advantage.
#3 Lewis seems to be improving every fights.
Even then, i still tend toward Nelson.
Jouban vs Muhammad
I don't know this Muhammad guy, but he has 4 decisions in a row in BS leagues so i have doubts he can be trouble for a guy like Jouban.
But i'm guessing Jouban will be a large favorite.
Duffy vs Clarke
Clarke is a good fighter with a lot of heart, but i think he really is not on the level of Duffy
I will bet Duffy unless the odds are ridiculous.
On June 20 2016 23:06 soberstone wrote:
If the normal RDA shows up + nothing fluky happens, Alvarez has no chance.
With that said, he openly admits that he wasn't even able to kick as of a week or two ago and Werdum looked noticeably softer last fight, seems like USADA been popping fools left and right, really seems like they ramped up testing and sort of gave people a grace period last year. Who knows, just speculation.
All I can say is I wouldn't be surprised if a different RDA showed up, even though he looked fine vs Cowboy.
That said, I wouldn't consider betting Alvarez at anything less than 5:1, but I'm staying away from RDA. Can't hate on anyone betting him though, I'd just wait for weigh-ins.
Guess I'm so just so positive RDA was juiced to the gills that I'm waiting for him to show up soft and slow at some point.
this is exactly my thinking
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I am on Alvarez here. I like the odds and I think he will give RDA a scrap.
He matches up well with him, imo. Eddie is tough with good wrestling, boxing and movement. RDA wins most likely, but no way he should be that big favorite.
Alvarez line will most likely get even better, so I will wait and lay some money on him.
Alvarez is so unimpressive, no kicks and just boxing/wrestling
Couldn't even finish Melendez and Pettis, both were split decisions
Lost to Cowboy lol
To even think he's got a prayer against RDA is lighting money on fire
You're basically betting on the off-chance the guy is on roids and he's off it now. Even with the USADA testing he murked the guy that beat Alvarez and ragdolled the guys he couldn't win a unanimous decision vs
wtf are you talking about. Couldn't finish Melendez and Pettis, both are top lightweights. It is not like he fought some complete cans.
Cowboy always starts slow, so not sure how RDA would of fared if Cerrone had survived the 1st round. Eddie almost finished him also in their fight in the first round.
RDA did not fare so well against some wrestlers in the past. In his last few fights, there was virtually no threat of a takedown against him. We'll see what happens, but I think Alvarez is underrated here.
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PuertoRican United States. Jun 23 2016 22:31. Posts 13051
^ Posted on June 4, 2016. (notice the boot on Assuncao's foot)
Assuncao suffered a broken ankle at the end of 2014 which had trouble healing, then he went under the knife to fix it. In a Sherdog interview back in January 2016, Assuncao mentioned his doctor has yet to clear him, but expects to be cleared in 5-6 months (around June 2016).
It makes you wonder why he's wearing a cast on his previously injured foot one month before he's scheduled to fight.
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soberstone United States. Jun 23 2016 23:13. Posts 2662
PuertoRican United States. Jun 24 2016 01:26. Posts 13051
Some guys on Sherdog are doing some research on Assuncao. The picture with the boot on his foot might be old. Erik Silva posted that pic on the same day Faber vs. Cruz fought, so who knows when it was actually taken.
I'll post here when more info is found.
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PuertoRican United States. Jun 28 2016 23:54. Posts 13051
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Stim_Abuser United States. Jun 29 2016 02:46. Posts 7499
Yea with RDA he is one of the most obvious cases of a guy that got on PEDs that hasn't been caught yet. You just don't make that kinda transformation 30 fights and 10 years into your career without them. Went from a volume striker with mediocre cardio to a super powerful striker with endless cardio.
It's possible Kings has a good enough hook up to beat USADA. RDA has been random tested a lot of times already as has Werdum. Werdum might of looked a little softer but that dudes weight flucuates more than anyone in MMA and he was coming off an injury.
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Stim_Abuser United States. Jun 29 2016 02:58. Posts 7499
Some dude on Sherdog basically compiles all the data for USADA testing. As you can see RDA is tied for 2nd most tested by them
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i agree, rda is one of the guys whose performance and body are screaming 'ped' and I also think he is overrated, although he looked great in his last 4-5 fights
If RDA is on peds then he's on PEDS. But if we're going to bet or pick a winner then I'm going with the guy who's murdered the top of the heap and basically killed the soul of showtime Pettis into featherweight. Alvarez was a Bellator champ, and to quote khan :"they're all shit" I'm just basing this on facts and not assumptions of PEDS, if bookies return your money if he's caught or if the USADA gets him before the fight(unlikely since he mollywhopped the shit out of Cerrone) then you hate money. All of Alvarez's wins weren't finishes or even unanimous divisions against guys who RDA has totally destroyed
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Stim_Abuser United States. Jun 29 2016 06:46. Posts 7499
On June 29 2016 03:13 Raidern wrote:
nice stats
i agree, rda is one of the guys whose performance and body are screaming 'ped' and I also think he is overrated, although he looked great in his last 4-5 fights
Why do you think RDA is overrated. He's mauled maybe the best list of strikers of any fighter right now standing in Pettis, Cerrone 2x, Nate, and Bendo. He also has some of the best BJJ in the UFC right now, and wrestling is well above average. He seems to have endless cardio these days and a great chin. Dude seems like just an absolute destroyer in one of the best divisions in MMA.
On June 29 2016 03:43 whamm! wrote:
If RDA is on peds then he's on PEDS. But if we're going to bet or pick a winner then I'm going with the guy who's murdered the top of the heap and basically killed the soul of showtime Pettis into featherweight. Alvarez was a Bellator champ, and to quote khan :"they're all shit" I'm just basing this on facts and not assumptions of PEDS, if bookies return your money if he's caught or if the USADA gets him before the fight(unlikely since he mollywhopped the shit out of Cerrone) then you hate money. All of Alvarez's wins weren't finishes or even unanimous divisions against guys who RDA has totally destroyed
Well the overall concern is that he's only fought once in the USADA era and it was like 2 minute fight with Cerrone. And they've beefed up testing since then. And the concern is RDA stops taking PEDs and falls back into the good but not great fighter he used to be.
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i agree, rda is one of the guys whose performance and body are screaming 'ped' and I also think he is overrated, although he looked great in his last 4-5 fights
Why do you think RDA is overrated. He's mauled maybe the best list of strikers of any fighter right now standing in Pettis, Cerrone 2x, Nate, and Bendo. He also has some of the best BJJ in the UFC right now, and wrestling is well above average. He seems to have endless cardio these days and a great chin. Dude seems like just an absolute destroyer in one of the best divisions in MMA.
On June 29 2016 03:43 whamm! wrote:
If RDA is on peds then he's on PEDS. But if we're going to bet or pick a winner then I'm going with the guy who's murdered the top of the heap and basically killed the soul of showtime Pettis into featherweight. Alvarez was a Bellator champ, and to quote khan :"they're all shit" I'm just basing this on facts and not assumptions of PEDS, if bookies return your money if he's caught or if the USADA gets him before the fight(unlikely since he mollywhopped the shit out of Cerrone) then you hate money. All of Alvarez's wins weren't finishes or even unanimous divisions against guys who RDA has totally destroyed
Well the overall concern is that he's only fought once in the USADA era and it was like 2 minute fight with Cerrone. And they've beefed up testing since then. And the concern is RDA stops taking PEDs and falls back into the good but not great fighter he used to be.
You didnt ask me but I also think he is overrated and I think he is because he has had great matchups lately that fit perfectly his style, he is a sloppy striker and a so-so grappler but he puts an insane amount of pressure, kind of like a more athletic Matt Brown, yeah he beat Pettis who has lost 3 of his last 3 fights.. he beat Cerrone in a fight that doesnt matter much, beat Henderson who is simply too small and hast los 3 of his last 5 fights etc
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Stim_Abuser United States. Jun 29 2016 09:29. Posts 7499
i agree, rda is one of the guys whose performance and body are screaming 'ped' and I also think he is overrated, although he looked great in his last 4-5 fights
Why do you think RDA is overrated. He's mauled maybe the best list of strikers of any fighter right now standing in Pettis, Cerrone 2x, Nate, and Bendo. He also has some of the best BJJ in the UFC right now, and wrestling is well above average. He seems to have endless cardio these days and a great chin. Dude seems like just an absolute destroyer in one of the best divisions in MMA.
On June 29 2016 03:43 whamm! wrote:
If RDA is on peds then he's on PEDS. But if we're going to bet or pick a winner then I'm going with the guy who's murdered the top of the heap and basically killed the soul of showtime Pettis into featherweight. Alvarez was a Bellator champ, and to quote khan :"they're all shit" I'm just basing this on facts and not assumptions of PEDS, if bookies return your money if he's caught or if the USADA gets him before the fight(unlikely since he mollywhopped the shit out of Cerrone) then you hate money. All of Alvarez's wins weren't finishes or even unanimous divisions against guys who RDA has totally destroyed
Well the overall concern is that he's only fought once in the USADA era and it was like 2 minute fight with Cerrone. And they've beefed up testing since then. And the concern is RDA stops taking PEDs and falls back into the good but not great fighter he used to be.
You didnt ask me but I also think he is overrated and I think he is because he has had great matchups lately that fit perfectly his style, he is a sloppy striker and a so-so grappler but he puts an insane amount of pressure, kind of like a more athletic Matt Brown, yeah he beat Pettis who has lost 3 of his last 3 fights.. he beat Cerrone in a fight that doesnt matter much, beat Henderson who is simply too small and hast los 3 of his last 5 fights etc
Cerrone is 9-1 in his last 10 how does that fight not matter? How is Henderson too small for LW, he is a big LW who is now fighting at WW and was one of the best LWs ever record wise, his only legit losses at LW was Pettis and RDA ( should of beat Cerrone ) and was still a top 5 LW when he began fighting at WW. Oh and he also destroyed Nate Diaz.
RDA's striking is sloppy? He ran through Pettis, Cerrone 2x, Nate and Bendo striking and you think he has sloppy striking? You think that's all just because he's aggressive? lol. And weak grappling? Did you see what he did to Diaz? I think you crazy.
Khabib might be able to grapple fuck him, but he's an absolute monster in his current form.
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i agree, rda is one of the guys whose performance and body are screaming 'ped' and I also think he is overrated, although he looked great in his last 4-5 fights
Why do you think RDA is overrated. He's mauled maybe the best list of strikers of any fighter right now standing in Pettis, Cerrone 2x, Nate, and Bendo. He also has some of the best BJJ in the UFC right now, and wrestling is well above average. He seems to have endless cardio these days and a great chin. Dude seems like just an absolute destroyer in one of the best divisions in MMA.
On June 29 2016 03:43 whamm! wrote:
If RDA is on peds then he's on PEDS. But if we're going to bet or pick a winner then I'm going with the guy who's murdered the top of the heap and basically killed the soul of showtime Pettis into featherweight. Alvarez was a Bellator champ, and to quote khan :"they're all shit" I'm just basing this on facts and not assumptions of PEDS, if bookies return your money if he's caught or if the USADA gets him before the fight(unlikely since he mollywhopped the shit out of Cerrone) then you hate money. All of Alvarez's wins weren't finishes or even unanimous divisions against guys who RDA has totally destroyed
Well the overall concern is that he's only fought once in the USADA era and it was like 2 minute fight with Cerrone. And they've beefed up testing since then. And the concern is RDA stops taking PEDs and falls back into the good but not great fighter he used to be.
You didnt ask me but I also think he is overrated and I think he is because he has had great matchups lately that fit perfectly his style, he is a sloppy striker and a so-so grappler but he puts an insane amount of pressure, kind of like a more athletic Matt Brown, yeah he beat Pettis who has lost 3 of his last 3 fights.. he beat Cerrone in a fight that doesnt matter much, beat Henderson who is simply too small and hast los 3 of his last 5 fights etc
Cerrone is 9-1 in his last 10 how does that fight not matter? How is Henderson too small for LW, he is a big LW who is now fighting at WW and was one of the best LWs ever record wise, his only legit losses at LW was Pettis and RDA ( should of beat Cerrone ) and was still a top 5 LW when he began fighting at WW. Oh and he also destroyed Nate Diaz.
RDA's striking is sloppy? He ran through Pettis, Cerrone 2x, Nate and Bendo striking and you think he has sloppy striking? You think that's all just because he's aggressive? lol. And weak grappling? Did you see what he did to Diaz? I think you crazy.
Khabib might be able to grapple fuck him, but he's an absolute monster in his current form.
the 2nd cerrone fight was meaningless he got caught in the opening seconds, he ran through Pettis because Pettis folds quickly against pressure fighters, even Alvarez who isnt a pressure fighter just went aggro and beat Pettis in the sme way, Nate style is very easy to counter, he wins because people fight into his style, and About Bendo I have no fucking clue wtf I was thinking at the time lol total Brain Fart but still he has been losing all his fights lately, he just lost to a nobody.
Im not saying RDA is bad, he is the champ obviously he is a monster all im saying is that things have aligned just right for him to look better than he is.
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PuertoRican United States. Jun 30 2016 02:27. Posts 13051
i agree, rda is one of the guys whose performance and body are screaming 'ped' and I also think he is overrated, although he looked great in his last 4-5 fights
Why do you think RDA is overrated. He's mauled maybe the best list of strikers of any fighter right now standing in Pettis, Cerrone 2x, Nate, and Bendo. He also has some of the best BJJ in the UFC right now, and wrestling is well above average. He seems to have endless cardio these days and a great chin. Dude seems like just an absolute destroyer in one of the best divisions in MMA.
On June 29 2016 03:43 whamm! wrote:
If RDA is on peds then he's on PEDS. But if we're going to bet or pick a winner then I'm going with the guy who's murdered the top of the heap and basically killed the soul of showtime Pettis into featherweight. Alvarez was a Bellator champ, and to quote khan :"they're all shit" I'm just basing this on facts and not assumptions of PEDS, if bookies return your money if he's caught or if the USADA gets him before the fight(unlikely since he mollywhopped the shit out of Cerrone) then you hate money. All of Alvarez's wins weren't finishes or even unanimous divisions against guys who RDA has totally destroyed
Well the overall concern is that he's only fought once in the USADA era and it was like 2 minute fight with Cerrone. And they've beefed up testing since then. And the concern is RDA stops taking PEDs and falls back into the good but not great fighter he used to be.
You didnt ask me but I also think he is overrated and I think he is because he has had great matchups lately that fit perfectly his style, he is a sloppy striker and a so-so grappler but he puts an insane amount of pressure, kind of like a more athletic Matt Brown, yeah he beat Pettis who has lost 3 of his last 3 fights.. he beat Cerrone in a fight that doesnt matter much, beat Henderson who is simply too small and hast los 3 of his last 5 fights etc
Cerrone is 9-1 in his last 10 how does that fight not matter? How is Henderson too small for LW, he is a big LW who is now fighting at WW and was one of the best LWs ever record wise, his only legit losses at LW was Pettis and RDA ( should of beat Cerrone ) and was still a top 5 LW when he began fighting at WW. Oh and he also destroyed Nate Diaz.
RDA's striking is sloppy? He ran through Pettis, Cerrone 2x, Nate and Bendo striking and you think he has sloppy striking? You think that's all just because he's aggressive? lol. And weak grappling? Did you see what he did to Diaz? I think you crazy.
Khabib might be able to grapple fuck him, but he's an absolute monster in his current form.
the 2nd cerrone fight was meaningless he got caught in the opening seconds, he ran through Pettis because Pettis folds quickly against pressure fighters, even Alvarez who isnt a pressure fighter just went aggro and beat Pettis in the sme way, Nate style is very easy to counter, he wins because people fight into his style, and About Bendo I have no fucking clue wtf I was thinking at the time lol total Brain Fart but still he has been losing all his fights lately, he just lost to a nobody.
Im not saying RDA is bad, he is the champ obviously he is a monster all im saying is that things have aligned just right for him to look better than he is.
Benson lost to RDA, Donald Cerrone, and Andrey Koreshkov in his last 5 fights. RDA was a legit loss; Cerrone was a big robbery which everyone is already aware of, even Cerrone knows it was a bad decision; and Koreshkov isn't a nobody, he is a beast who can beat most of the UFC's top 10 fighters, including Rory.
Regarding RDA, you should focus less on how much his opponents suck in certain areas of MMA, and focus on how much of a bad match-up RDA is for his opponents. RDA's last 4 opponents are usually seen as difficult fighters to beat when they're fighting people not named Rafael dos Anjos.
I think RDA is a great fighter don't get me wrong. I just think he isn't some kind of killer or beast like people are saying kinda often. I could totally picture pettis and bendo beating him if they fight again imo. And yea I want to watch a full fight from him after USADA because I have a feeling the rules will have an effect in his performance. I could be wrong thou.
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Stim_Abuser United States. Jun 30 2016 04:18. Posts 7499
i agree, rda is one of the guys whose performance and body are screaming 'ped' and I also think he is overrated, although he looked great in his last 4-5 fights
Why do you think RDA is overrated. He's mauled maybe the best list of strikers of any fighter right now standing in Pettis, Cerrone 2x, Nate, and Bendo. He also has some of the best BJJ in the UFC right now, and wrestling is well above average. He seems to have endless cardio these days and a great chin. Dude seems like just an absolute destroyer in one of the best divisions in MMA.
On June 29 2016 03:43 whamm! wrote:
If RDA is on peds then he's on PEDS. But if we're going to bet or pick a winner then I'm going with the guy who's murdered the top of the heap and basically killed the soul of showtime Pettis into featherweight. Alvarez was a Bellator champ, and to quote khan :"they're all shit" I'm just basing this on facts and not assumptions of PEDS, if bookies return your money if he's caught or if the USADA gets him before the fight(unlikely since he mollywhopped the shit out of Cerrone) then you hate money. All of Alvarez's wins weren't finishes or even unanimous divisions against guys who RDA has totally destroyed
Well the overall concern is that he's only fought once in the USADA era and it was like 2 minute fight with Cerrone. And they've beefed up testing since then. And the concern is RDA stops taking PEDs and falls back into the good but not great fighter he used to be.
You didnt ask me but I also think he is overrated and I think he is because he has had great matchups lately that fit perfectly his style, he is a sloppy striker and a so-so grappler but he puts an insane amount of pressure, kind of like a more athletic Matt Brown, yeah he beat Pettis who has lost 3 of his last 3 fights.. he beat Cerrone in a fight that doesnt matter much, beat Henderson who is simply too small and hast los 3 of his last 5 fights etc
Cerrone is 9-1 in his last 10 how does that fight not matter? How is Henderson too small for LW, he is a big LW who is now fighting at WW and was one of the best LWs ever record wise, his only legit losses at LW was Pettis and RDA ( should of beat Cerrone ) and was still a top 5 LW when he began fighting at WW. Oh and he also destroyed Nate Diaz.
RDA's striking is sloppy? He ran through Pettis, Cerrone 2x, Nate and Bendo striking and you think he has sloppy striking? You think that's all just because he's aggressive? lol. And weak grappling? Did you see what he did to Diaz? I think you crazy.
Khabib might be able to grapple fuck him, but he's an absolute monster in his current form.
the 2nd cerrone fight was meaningless he got caught in the opening seconds, he ran through Pettis because Pettis folds quickly against pressure fighters, even Alvarez who isnt a pressure fighter just went aggro and beat Pettis in the sme way, Nate style is very easy to counter, he wins because people fight into his style, and About Bendo I have no fucking clue wtf I was thinking at the time lol total Brain Fart but still he has been losing all his fights lately, he just lost to a nobody.
Im not saying RDA is bad, he is the champ obviously he is a monster all im saying is that things have aligned just right for him to look better than he is.
I think you're trying too hard to discredit him here. He steamrolled Cowboy, Cerrone didn't run into a punch like Aldo, RDA just ran him over. He absolutely mauled Pettis like nobody ever has, while Alvarez beat him in a split decisions that a lot of people think Pettis won. Not to mention RDA destroying Pettis could definitely be a part of Pettis decline. and he finished Bendo in the first round who'd never been finished by strikes.
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I think you anti-RDA guys are giving way too much credit to Alvarez and so little credit to a LW monster who has destroyed top names. Alvarez barely won in his fights, if RDA is going to lose it's going to be only because he's off PEDS and reverts to a shell of his past self. The guy beats the confidence out of fighters even if they are on long streaks and come in with supreme confidence. His striking if anything is underrated and his kicks are very hard ones which seems to be overlooked a lot. He also doesn't receive too much damage even when up against really high level strikers which you can't just simply reduce to being overly aggressive. Going HAM on Pettis for 5 rounds without letting up does smell like PEDS don't get me wrong, but if youre betting against him thats the only out you have here.
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jvilla777 Australia. Jun 30 2016 06:02. Posts 1348
Bottom line is RDA is more legit than lay n pray split decision Alvarez right now so whatever
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PuertoRican United States. Jul 02 2016 00:33. Posts 13051
i agree, rda is one of the guys whose performance and body are screaming 'ped' and I also think he is overrated, although he looked great in his last 4-5 fights
Why do you think RDA is overrated. He's mauled maybe the best list of strikers of any fighter right now standing in Pettis, Cerrone 2x, Nate, and Bendo. He also has some of the best BJJ in the UFC right now, and wrestling is well above average. He seems to have endless cardio these days and a great chin. Dude seems like just an absolute destroyer in one of the best divisions in MMA.
On June 29 2016 03:43 whamm! wrote:
If RDA is on peds then he's on PEDS. But if we're going to bet or pick a winner then I'm going with the guy who's murdered the top of the heap and basically killed the soul of showtime Pettis into featherweight. Alvarez was a Bellator champ, and to quote khan :"they're all shit" I'm just basing this on facts and not assumptions of PEDS, if bookies return your money if he's caught or if the USADA gets him before the fight(unlikely since he mollywhopped the shit out of Cerrone) then you hate money. All of Alvarez's wins weren't finishes or even unanimous divisions against guys who RDA has totally destroyed
Well the overall concern is that he's only fought once in the USADA era and it was like 2 minute fight with Cerrone. And they've beefed up testing since then. And the concern is RDA stops taking PEDs and falls back into the good but not great fighter he used to be.
You didnt ask me but I also think he is overrated and I think he is because he has had great matchups lately that fit perfectly his style, he is a sloppy striker and a so-so grappler but he puts an insane amount of pressure, kind of like a more athletic Matt Brown, yeah he beat Pettis who has lost 3 of his last 3 fights.. he beat Cerrone in a fight that doesnt matter much, beat Henderson who is simply too small and hast los 3 of his last 5 fights etc
Cerrone is 9-1 in his last 10 how does that fight not matter? How is Henderson too small for LW, he is a big LW who is now fighting at WW and was one of the best LWs ever record wise, his only legit losses at LW was Pettis and RDA ( should of beat Cerrone ) and was still a top 5 LW when he began fighting at WW. Oh and he also destroyed Nate Diaz.
RDA's striking is sloppy? He ran through Pettis, Cerrone 2x, Nate and Bendo striking and you think he has sloppy striking? You think that's all just because he's aggressive? lol. And weak grappling? Did you see what he did to Diaz? I think you crazy.
Khabib might be able to grapple fuck him, but he's an absolute monster in his current form.
the 2nd cerrone fight was meaningless he got caught in the opening seconds, he ran through Pettis because Pettis folds quickly against pressure fighters, even Alvarez who isnt a pressure fighter just went aggro and beat Pettis in the sme way, Nate style is very easy to counter, he wins because people fight into his style, and About Bendo I have no fucking clue wtf I was thinking at the time lol total Brain Fart but still he has been losing all his fights lately, he just lost to a nobody.
Im not saying RDA is bad, he is the champ obviously he is a monster all im saying is that things have aligned just right for him to look better than he is.
I think you're trying too hard to discredit him here. He steamrolled Cowboy, Cerrone didn't run into a punch like Aldo, RDA just ran him over. He absolutely mauled Pettis like nobody ever has, while Alvarez beat him in a split decisions that a lot of people think Pettis won. Not to mention RDA destroying Pettis could definitely be a part of Pettis decline. and he finished Bendo in the first round who'd never been finished by strikes.
You are right, I am downplaying his victories more because I think that he is overrated than the other way around, still he doesnt impress me much Id like to see him in a difficult fight for him and come ahead in a war, then ill be convinced.
On June 30 2016 04:19 whamm! wrote:
I think you anti-RDA guys are giving way too much credit to Alvarez and so little credit to a LW monster who has destroyed top names.
I dont think any of us is thinking Alvarez is going to win, he is one of the weakest opponents RDA has faced... we want to see Khabib
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traxamillion United States. Jul 03 2016 22:05. Posts 10468
PuertoRican United States. Jul 06 2016 19:28. Posts 13051
Makdessi left TriStar for this fight. He created his own team 4 months ago, and has been training with them ever since. He said there's no beef with TriStar, he just needed a change.
Also, his skull looks like it's about to explode.
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Derrick Lewis (265.5) vs. Roy Nelson (263)
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Alberto Mina (171) vs. Mike Pyle (170.5)
Mehdi Baghdad (155.5) vs. John Makdessi (155)
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PuertoRican United States. Jul 08 2016 03:55. Posts 13051
Jouban's broken hand in R2 makes a lot of sense. He was getting backed up against the cage in R2 + R3, and was only jabbing and kicking to defend himself.
longple: ur missing the point! this is an attempt to get away from the bumhuntmentality!
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PuertoRican United States. Jul 08 2016 04:30. Posts 13051
Nelson vs. Lewis was a total buzzkill...
Rekrul is a newb
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milkman United States. Jul 08 2016 04:34. Posts 5719
On June 23 2016 21:31 PuertoRican wrote:
^ Posted on June 4, 2016. (notice the boot on Assuncao's foot)
Assuncao suffered a broken ankle at the end of 2014 which had trouble healing, then he went under the knife to fix it. In a Sherdog interview back in January 2016, Assuncao mentioned his doctor has yet to clear him, but expects to be cleared in 5-6 months (around June 2016).
It makes you wonder why he's wearing a cast on his previously injured foot one month before he's scheduled to fight.
Random fact here, i met the guy on the far right, he was one of the biggest douche bags ive ever met in my life. That is all
Its hard to make a easy buck legally, its impossible to make a easy buck morally.
I feel nervous, I want RDA to win but I've never seen Eddie this confident, I ended up betting Eddie but I hope to god RDA keeps the title
longple: ur missing the point! this is an attempt to get away from the bumhuntmentality!
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PuertoRican United States. Jul 08 2016 04:48. Posts 13051
On July 08 2016 03:42 jvilla777 wrote:
I feel nervous, I want RDA to win but I've never seen Eddie this confident, I ended up betting Eddie but I hope to god RDA keeps the title
Eddie is always confident. It's not something he lacks.
He needs to keep moving in R1, or he'll get finished fast. He gets hurt often in his fights.
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Stim_Abuser United States. Jul 08 2016 04:52. Posts 7499
lol mma is crazy
Hey Im slinging mad volume and fat stackin benjies I dont got time for spellin n shit - skinny pete
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