Host of the podcast Heavy Hands. Writing about fighting at facepunching.substack.com DM me for scouting work
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Check out my new piece on Steve Erceg's defensive flaws and the increasing likelihood that, far from improving, he may actually be getting worse thanks to the UFC's careless, shortsighted matchmaking. Link below
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If you freaks really thought Angela Carini got beat up by a man you'd be asking what she did to deserve it
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Dustin Poirier on the 35 missed guillotines: "Yeah, and I'll NEVER stop doing it. I ain't stopping."
the god
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Paddy Pimblett represents the biggest gulf between popularity and fighting skill since CM Punk
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you're telling me that MMA fighters are coming out against men hitting women? lol
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Rogan went from "Herb Dean is the best ref in the game" to "what is Herb Dean talking about" real quick
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"It was a shame the way it ended, but that was a great performance," says Bisping
"Nah, it wasn't a shame. If you don't know how to play 50/50, your knee gets popped. I'm better in that position."
Savage Cory Sandhagen
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To be fair, Rose's defense was on point. Literally defended everything except the title
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Not that he hasn't had all kinds of stupid messy fights since, but 2 years ago Kevin Holland fought Jack Della Maddelena to a close split decision. There is no understanding him
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we have definitely been conditioned to expect cheap, shitty clothes made by people living cheap, shitty lives
Everyone: @AOC is selling a "tax the rich" sweatshirt for $58! That's way too expensive.
Me, a former mass market apparel designer: Made in America. Union printed. Sounds about right. That's what it costs to pay everyone a decent wage along the way.
#TaxTheRich
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Remember when he kicked Dominick Reyes one time and left an instantaneous tattoo of his toes on his ribs
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"This is showing that there are levels, and the UFC is the highest level in the sport."
Pitbull first became a champion in 2014, Joe. 11 years ago. He is 37 years old.
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Israel Adesanya hit Dricus Du Plessis in the body so many times that he gassed himself out. There is dark sorcery at work here
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Volkanovski just beat Max Holloway worse than Max beat Calvin Kattar. Took him to the cleaners for five rounds, hardly has a mark on him
That's the best MMA fighter on the planet, right there
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Remember when John Kavanagh said fighters should stop throwing 1-2s because it's "too predictable" lol
Possibly the stupidest thing ever said about fighting, and he coached a world champion! Sport just chock full of charlatans and pseudo intellectuals
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I would pay 50 bucks just to see what Dricus' wrestling training looked like for this fight
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The number of people still falling back on that "boxing doesn't work in MMA" bullshit is mind boggling. Sean O'Malley & Ilia Topuria are champs. Alex Pereira winning fights with body jabs while Umar N jabs out of both stances like Marvin Hagler. Boxing only getting more prevalent
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We're one win away from Moicano saying "Hitchler was right" to cheers from the crowd
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Dustin Poirier won that fight for 2 reasons
1) Defense
2) always being in position to counter in the pocket
This man is the heir to Robbie Lawler's throne. You can test him, but he WILL come back. Khabib is literally the only guy to enjoy a completely 1-sided fight against him
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Is anyone else starting to think that maybe Conor McGregor's personality wasn't the only thing that made him good at MMA
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possibly the best combination ever thrown
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💥 @Francis_Ngannou has needed under a round for his last four opponents COMBINED! #UFC260
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I would like to challenge the new generation of Jake Shields fans to watch a single Jake Shields fight.
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When McGregor was on his ass screaming about Poirier's wife, Dustin really should've said, "Stand up and say that to my face."
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One thing Mike: this ain't the regionals. This is a massively profitable, international organization which keeps upwards of 80% of revenue for itself
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What the hell, I didn't realize he got cut. The UFC really doesn't know what to do with these solid, tough-out-for-everyone type fighters, do they. Not unless they become fan favorites. Seems to me a guy like Nam should be a fight night main card staple
Tyson Nam with the one-hitter-quitter. FLATTENS Mark Coates in the first round. Brutal shot #FSF28
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How can anyone argue with Holly's mission to "get people together to, um... it's not even like a right or left thing it's... uh... I'm not a political person I just... everyone should agree that uh children I'm um.... protect children"
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Bryce Mitchell is one of the most promising young fighters in the UFC. The reason? Technique honed by constant drilling
Google "Bryce Mitchell drill" to find out more
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"Max isn't old idiot he's only 32"
How old do you think Jose Aldo was when Max obliterated him? When you've been fighting for 10+ years 32 may well be over the hill. This ain't heavyweight man
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You know you're evil when you try to swindle a guy like Stephen Thompson. Awesome fighter, nice guy, tailor made to be a good ambassador for the sport--and you can't even give him half his paycheck after he paid for a full training camp
Stephen Thompson admits he will be "disappointed" if the UFC does not pay him for UFC 291. #TheMMAHour
"I’ve done what they’ve wanted of me and I feel that they’re gonna do right by me. Things are still in talks."
▶️ piped.video/watch?v=RKjRecZz…
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One of Adesanya's cleverest answers to the oblique kick. Why merely pull your leg out of danger when the switch kick counter is right there?
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Got called a casual by someone I naturally assumed had only gotten into MMA like last year. Went to check his timeline and--no. This man has been watching seemingly every MMA event available for at least six years
I concede
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It's so crazy that possibly the greatest trilogy bout in the history of MMA is relegated to co-main event status simply because it shares the card with another championship fight that happens to be 40 pounds heavier
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McGregor talking mad shit while being physically unable to stand is some kind of metaphor, but I until I figure that out I'm just gonna laugh
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second time protesters have turned state propaganda into people's propaganda and created art in the process
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Oh my god ANIK CHECKED DOMINICK'S CUT OBSESSION. IT'S HAPPENING LIVE IN THE MAIN EVENT
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"That's how spoiled the crowd is, they're booing this." - Joe Rogan, watching a bad fight
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Arnie isn't a bad actor at all, he just has an absurd accent and distinct look. cast the right way, he steals the show. probably one of the most purely charismatic people ever
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Remember how many of the same losers crawled out of the woodwork to argue that Dana White's wife hit him first? These people don't give a fuck about women's safety
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recalling that cumtown ep where they read a thread from r/smallpenis in which one guy said he'd met a woman who was perfectly happy with his junk and all the other depressed little dick weirdos tried to convince him to break up with her
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"My 65 year-old dad just had a kid. When I get home I'm gonna get my wife pregnant. I fucking love America. I want to be a police officer and kill bad guys... People need to go to church and respect the law. Also follow my Youtube channel"
Moicano is actually fucking crazy wtf
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Dricus Du Plessis just doesn't give up. That's his real championship quality. And it's one Adesanya definitely does not have
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"He didn't respect my wrestling and grappling, and I guess I didn't respect his striking enough, either."
Clearheaded take from Volkanovski--who isn't even out of breath, by the way
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Joe's super power is to be endlessly Asking Questions without ever learning anything
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Oliveira's so used to opponents running away like mad when he steps in on them. Topuria gave him half a step back, then met him on the way in. Perfect timing, brutal finish
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Max's performance against Gaethje was great. Legendary shit. But it was great in an "old fighter doing brilliant things with what he has left" kinda way, if that makes sense. My gut says he's gonna struggle with Topuria. Time waits for no man
Ilia Topuria thinks his fight with Max Holloway will be a short one 😳
"As soon as [Max] starts to really fight me and start exchanging blows, that's the end of the fight. Nobody can exchange blows with me, not only because of my power but because of the technique I apply to each movement...
So as soon as [Max] starts to fight, as soon as he points his finger down, if he does it from the beginning... that's it."
🎥 @marca #UFC308 #UFC #MMA
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Kron Gracie fought a terrible fight because he wanted to please "the jiu jitsu community," which is Portuguese for dad
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"He kept saying, 'whoever wants it more is gonna win.' At some point you're gonna run into people who want it as bad as you, and you have to be better than them or else you're gonna go home crying"
RESPECT
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Quentin Tarantino should transition to shooting fights so I can finally see a camera angle with some goddamn footwork
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"I always favor the guy that's dominating the end of the round" - Joe Rogan, admitting he does the thing judges aren't supposed to do
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onlookers were astounded at the man's ability to fit two entire boots into his mouth at once
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The commentary is absolutely fixated on how fresh Sean Strickland seems. Perhaps it's because he's barely done anything so far
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UFC crowd when fighter says "all glory to god": WOOOOOOOOOOO YEEESSSSSS
UFC crowd when fighter says "alhamdulillah":
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Jack Della Maddalena in exactly three years:
Justin Gaethje: 'I'm done doing sh*t' for UFC without appropriate appreciation, pay mmajunkie.usatoday.com/story…
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Now that Jon Jones is retired, Vinicius Oliveira reigns as the UFC's best dead-eyed sociopath
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Aldana knows Kunitskaya is going to respond to everything by rushing in. She feints the right in order to load up the left. That draws out Kunitskaya's guard, and then Irene walks her into a peach of a left hook. Love it
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DC struggling to explain why head-and-arm throws are bad without disparaging all of women's MMA
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I know it's silly but it bugs me that every counter left hook is now called a "check hook"
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There are literally three different fights in which Justin Gaethje doesn't remember he has a jab until the very last round, at which point he starts absolutely crushing his opponent. Ferguson, Chandler, and Fiziev. Same story, three times. What is wrong with this man
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Rewatching Adesanya-Blachowicz. Commentary still blows my mind. It's like that myth about the American Indians not being able to see the colonist's ships. Rogan had already decided that it was impossible to hang with Adesanya on the feet, and nothing he saw was gonna change that
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Whittaker took a dive. Lewis took a dive. Derek Brunson took a dive. All the fighters I was rooting for failed me personally by losing, which could only happen on purpose. Very disappointed
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Adesanya getting tired now. And the terrible defensive footwork returns. he falls down, and Du Plessis immediately chokes him out. lmao. Unbelievable
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Elon brought his little human shield with him again, I see. Luigi Mangione got this man to actually pay attention to one of his kids
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I sense that some of you out there might be pitying Michael Chandler right now. i must ask that you stop at once
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$200k for one of the best fighters we've ever seen. UFC execs should be ashamed to show their faces in public, and yet thousands of goons will automatically append an imaginary bonus to that figure so they don't have to feel bad about how little these athletes really get
Disclosed #UFC311 Purses.
Jiří Procházka, Jailton Almeida, Merab Dvalishvil and Umar Nurmagomedov also received $50K Post Fight bonuses.
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I go to fightpass. I search "whittaker romero." Whittaker vs Romero 1 is the 27th result. great website!
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People saying Pimblett holds his chin too high but it's actually a smart move in this matchup, as it makes the back of his head a smaller target
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Well, that was wonderful. Chandler getting brutally dispatched by a guy who was barely hanging on in the third round against 2023 Tony Ferguson
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Twice now Carla Esparza has won the belt off Rose Namajunas before getting instantly obliterated in her first defense. lol
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Imagine going around in a little custom made fireman outfit--but not becoming a fireman--as an adult.
This is lamer (and significantly creepier) than that
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