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The fight begins in a stand! The truth is that both of them have weaknesses. Conor - quick battery wasting and bad grappling. Khabib - holds his chin high and generally has gaps in his striking. All of us, however, are lucky to be able to see such an epic battle between these two amazing fighters. I would personally be angry if Connor had chosen to do a trilogy with Nate Diaz right now... This fight will be too personal, so both have something to lose.

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08-04-2018 , 10:29 PM

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I BET ALL MY BANKROLL ON CODY, LET'S GO

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08-05-2018 , 12:20 AM

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Wow, did DJ lose?

Wow 48-47 on all cards, split decision

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08-05-2018 , 12:25 AM

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yea it was close

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08-05-2018 , 12:28 AM

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Amazing fight but rematch is needed. I love that Cejudo wants to move up though, he wants to do what DJ wouldn't, nothing but respect.

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08-05-2018 , 12:29 AM

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Yeah, I mean the rds he won he basically just took DJ down and laid on him. But DJ really didn't hurt him a ton either besides the leg kicks.

Close fight but I think he probably did get 2, 4, 5.

Obviously 125 incredibly tough to score when 1 guy isn't just smashing everyone.

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08-05-2018 , 12:42 AM

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Damn that fight was close. Im not a huge DJ fan and was rooting for cejudo but it almost feels anticlimactic that DJ's run ends on a split decision.

Got a feeling cody wins here and we get a trilogy for both fights.

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08-05-2018 , 12:42 AM

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Please give me a list of 3 fights that were at a higher level technique and skill-wise than Johnson vs Cejudo 2.

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08-05-2018 , 12:49 AM

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Wow that was impressive.

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08-05-2018 , 12:49 AM

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Cody bounced off that cage right into Dillashaw's fist. Ouch. Props to not getting ktfo from that shot.

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08-05-2018 , 12:50 AM

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

back to grind

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08-05-2018 , 12:56 AM

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TJ is a monster!!! That's one of the best P4P fighters in the UFC right there people. Cody needs to take some time off & come back next year, he's still young & i believe in him. TJ vs Moraes should be next, Cejudo should rematch MM.

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08-05-2018 , 12:57 AM

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Thought Cody let emotions get the best of him. He was winning the standup, clearly faster and he just couldn't resist rushing in recklessly.

He was way more composed vs Cruz seemed like.

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08-05-2018 , 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Onlydo2days

Thought Cody let emotions get the best of him. He was winning the standup, clearly faster and he just couldn't resist rushing in recklessly.

He was way more composed vs Cruz seemed like.

Cruz doesn't have the striking TJ has, Cruz is sloppy as hell on the feet. What Cruz better than anybody but DJ is chaining takedowns along with his striking, that's the only thing Cruz has for TJ but i think TJ in skill has surpassed him way too much for that fight to be competitive. Moraes is the most deserving guy to get the title shot at 135.

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08-05-2018 , 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Onlydo2days

Khabib's really never been challenged, we've seen Conor pushed by both Mendes and Diaz.

Neither of which are close in caliber to Khabib.

Conor had good take down defense in second fight against Nate. Wonder if that will work against Khabib though? I think Conor could win if Khabib leaves his chin open obviously. This will be good fight. Imagine if khabib gets Conor the way he did Michael Johnson? oh man.

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08-05-2018 , 11:58 AM

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Conor had good takedown defense vs a guy who’s shot how many takedowns in his career? If you want to see Conor’s tdd there are plenty of other fights to watch.

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08-05-2018 , 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Onlydo2days

Thought Cody let emotions get the best of him. He was winning the standup, clearly faster and he just couldn't resist rushing in recklessly.

He was way more composed vs Cruz seemed like.

Yeah, he really fell in love with his power and hatred for TJ. Maybe TJ forced his hand as far as the aggression and pace of the fight. With Cody’s speed and lack of a chin, it seems like there were much better game plans for him.

At the beginning of the fight he seemed to try and be calculated but as soon as punches started landing he got more aggressive and reckless. I think maybe he needed to stay on the outside and stick and move, not force the knockout, but get ahead on the score cards for a round or two and let the knock out come of it comes instead of forcing it.

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08-05-2018 , 12:19 PM

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Cody really ****ed up. He could have been a superstar if he won a couple fights. Even my friends who don't watch MMA remember his fight against Cruz. "Oh yea that really cocky guy who was on Ronda card I loved him."

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08-05-2018 , 01:21 PM

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I feel like whoever is reffing will be quick to stand Conor up and then Khabib will get ko'd. Then people will claim the ufc is rigging it for Conor.

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08-05-2018 , 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperSwag

what happened to the UFC? I thought guys like Garbrandt would reign supreme. Instead we have champs like Cejudo and uncrowned champs like Brian T city Ortega, and Till/Covington. It's all pressure wrestlers?

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08-05-2018 , 01:32 PM

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Maybe being elite at taking people to the ground and holding them there is a valuable fighting skill?

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08-05-2018 , 01:39 PM

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Maybe being elite at taking people to the ground and holding them there is a valuable fighting skill?

Meh, Cejudo is really the only champ you can really accuse of doing that.

Wrestling is the #1 discipline in fighting ainec

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08-05-2018 , 01:42 PM

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UFC scoring criteria

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Judges shall evaluate mixed martial arts techniques, such as effective striking, effective grappling, control of the ring/fighting area, effective aggressiveness and defense.
Evaluations shall be made in the order in which the techniques appear in (c) above, giving the most weight in scoring to effective striking, effective grappling, control of the fighting area and effective aggressiveness and defense.
Effective striking is judged by determining the total number of legal strikes landed by a contestant.
Effective grappling is judged by considering the amount of successful executions of a legal takedown and reversals. Examples of factors to consider are take downs from standing position to mount position, passing the guard to mount position, and bottom position fighters using an active threatening guard.
Fighting area control is judged by determining who is dictating the pace, location and position of the bout. Examples of factors to consider are countering a grappler's attempt at takedown by remaining standing and legally striking, taking down an opponent to force a ground fight, creating threatening submission attempts, passing the guard to achieve mount, and creating striking opportunities.
Effective aggressiveness means moving forward and landing a legal strike.
Effective defense means avoiding being struck, taken down or reversed while countering with offensive attacks.
The following objective scoring criteria shall be utilized by the judges when scoring a round:
a round is to be scored as a 10-10 round when both contestants appear to be fighting evenly and neither contestant shows clear dominance in a round;
a round is to be scored as a 10-9 round when a contestant wins by a close margin, landing the greater number of effective legal strikes, grappling and other maneuvers;
a round is to be scored as a 10-8 round when a contestant overwhelmingly dominates by striking or grappling in a round.
a round is to be scored as a 10-7 round when a contestant totally dominates by striking or grappling in a round.
Judges shall use a sliding scale and recognize the length of time the fighters are either standing or on the ground, as follows:
if the mixed martial artists spent a majority of a round on the canvas, then:
Effective grappling is weighed first; and
Effective striking is then weighed
If the mixed martial artists spent a majority of a round standing, then:
Effective striking is weighed first; and
Effective grappling is then weighed
A round is to be scored as a 10-8 round when a contestant overwhelmingly dominates by striking or grappling in a round.
If a round ends with a relatively even amount of standing and canvas fighting, striking and grappling are weighed equally.

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08-05-2018 , 02:46 PM

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Happy for Cejudo, big fan of Dj but he will be back. He took that loss really good.

Cody may hit harder but he just isen't smart enough to
beat TJ

I hope khabib will be smart enough to try and kickbox mcgregor like he did in did in his last fight for 2 rounds. Then it will be over very fast against mcgregor. I think khabib will win that fight tough. But mcgregor has a decent chance also