Essential The Official MMA Thread

[aceboon]

kickboxing though!? Horiguchi is one of my favorite fighters period, but Nasukawa is a PROBLEM and the Kickboxing rules should be to his advantage. I seen Nasukawa get in trouble recently but idk how to feel when Kyoji is a natural 125'er and MMA guy....but the UFC never shoulda let him walk regardless!

edit: Cruikshank vs Brandao is low key a fun match-up too. That'll be a show.

Yea Guchi is in my current top 3 but in a kickboxing match I don't see him giving Tenshin any issues.

 

[newarkhiphop]

:Hitdamn:

 

[TheNatureBoy]

Ferguson vs Pettis at UFC 229
Tony Ferguson vs. Anthony Pettis in the works for UFC 229

Makes sense to get the fight placed on that card since if something happens to either Conor/Khabib then Tony can easily step up into the main event. I am surprised he is back so soon after what sounded like a terrible injury.

 

[Lord Beasley]

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He threw more punches in this video then he did in his whole entire last fight.....

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

MMA attracts some talented yet not too bright people

 

[Cheech&Chong]

Totally different Nunes than the one who fought Zingano.

Cyborg had to change her diet to consistently make wait and pass USADA testing. She seemed underpowered against Holly Holm...that makes me think Nunes could actually outmuscle her....

Nunes is a lot smarter at conserving her energy, but I still think she gets to save energy because most women she fights shell up after they feel her power. I don't think Cyborg will do that and I'm betting on her to be able to keep the press on long enough to test the reserves...but again I'm biased as hell, I had Shevchenko edging both fights.

I have a hard time picturing anyone beating cyborg. She is a freak of nature, probably the baddest female ever

 

[curz]

I have a hard time picturing anyone beating cyborg. She is a freak of nature, probably the baddest female ever

She’s old, and under USADA testing, she’s vulnerable and Nunes isn’t afraid of her.

 

[Cheech&Chong]

She’s old, and under USADA testing, she’s vulnerable and Nunes isn’t afraid of her.

Nunes will definitely be her toughest opponent, I would love for her to pull it off. Cyborg is just a beast. This has potential to be the greatest fight in women's MMA history. I think were in for a war

 

[Strapped]

I got nunez

 

[Jeff_Bliden]

That will be scrap but I still think Cyborg will edge it out. Tiny Valentina beat Nunes imo I don’t see why Cyborg wouldn’t be able to.

 

[curz]

Schevchenko’s size is irrelevant. Her technical skill level as a female fighter is so high that any bytch will have a hard beating her in a 5 round fight.

 

[TheNatureBoy]

 

[TheNatureBoy]

Holloway/Ortega looks to be back on in December
Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega title fight agreed to for UFC 231 in Toronto

I hope Max will be healthy coming into the fight.

 

[Mason quartermaine]

That will be scrap but I still think Cyborg will edge it out. Tiny Valentina beat Nunes imo I don’t see why Cyborg wouldn’t be able to.

cyborg aint "edging" nothing shes going to finish her

This would have been dope 2 years ago however thompson's stock has dropped significantly. Funny how dana doesnt bully him into being more aggressive like he does hall. Since the woodley fights hes been point fighting worse than ever before

 

[Let A Fro Be A Fro]

Mixed martial arts legend Norifumi Yamamoto has announced that he is battling cancer. The man nicknamed "Kid," a former K-1 HEROES tournament champion and veteran of Shooto, Dream and the Ultimate Fighting Championship, made the announcement in an Instagram post on Sunday (h/t to BJPenn.com for translation):



"Although it will be a personal report, I will do my best to treat cancer,” Yamamoto wrote. “I am absolutely energetic and I strongly want to return, so please give me a warm support!”

Yamamoto did not give any details on the type of cancer he has, nor any specific prognosis.

The 41 year-old icon, who has not fought since 2015, came from a college wrestling background but quickly became infamous for his prodigious knockout power, a relative rarity in the sub-155 weight divisions of the day. Debuting in 2001, his true coming-out party was winning the 2005 K-1 HERO'S Lightweight Grand Prix. Along with Urijah Faber, Yamamoto is generally credited as one of the lighter weight classes' first superstars, and Faber vs. "Kid" was a favorite fantasy matchup and source of debate among hardcore MMA fans in the mid-00s.

'Kid' Yamamoto Reveals He Is Battling Cancer

Damn...KID was one of my favs back in the day