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[benchwarmer5]

cheating c*^&*

 

[Guy Threepwood]

Benetiz is a chearing campaigner

How'd he cheat?

 

[Jab]

One of the things mentioned from the "big press conference" from the UFC is that they're planning to come to Melbourne in 2015. Great news!

 

[the_interloper]

One of the things mentioned from the "big press conference" from the UFC is that they're planning to come to Melbourne in 2015. Great news!

They've got an agreement with Etihad that they will come down once the cage ban is lifted apparently, and with Labor ahead in the polls it's looking likely. Here's hoping for Hunt v Overeem!

 

[Nickos66]

One of the things mentioned from the "big press conference" from the UFC is that they're planning to come to Melbourne in 2015. Great news!

Hmmm.. maybe they know something about the state election that we don't?

Sounds good to me.

 

[bkozican]

I was going to put into the boxing thread but it has the chance for more people to see it in here

Good little laugh

 

[bkozican]

Paige Vanzant, Fighting now on fight pass. 20 years old. That 1st round was crazy

 

[Guy Threepwood]

The whole fight was crazy! Both of those prelims should hopefully get air time during the main card.

 

[bkozican]

The whole fight was crazy! Both of those prelims should hopefully get air time during the main card.

Both winners making their debut...you wouldn't of guessed it watching them.

 

[Guy Threepwood]

No, both seemed very at home in the octagon. Very impressed by Choi's striking and Vanzant's cardio (amongst other things).

 

[Herbs]

Frankie Edgar just dominated then, always fun to watch him.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Dominant win. Disappointing as I was looking forward to Cub bringing something new against Aldo. Edgar is the new Faber, not good enough to win the title but better than everyone else in both divisions.

 

[Nickos66]

Dominant win. Disappointing as I was looking forward to Cub bringing something new against Aldo. Edgar is the new Faber, not good enough to win the title but better than everyone else in both divisions.

I'm not sure if Frankie's gameplan would fly too well against Mendes, who I see as being more of the gatekeeper to Aldo than Frankie is. Awesome performance by him today.

Also very surprised to see Boby Green get comrehensively beaten by Barboza today. All he did was trash talk and eat kicks.. I wonder if he was serious about his retirement tweet from a few days ago.

 

[WA ROO]

They've got an agreement with Etihad that they will come down once the cage ban is lifted apparently, and with Labor ahead in the polls it's looking likely.

Don't be so sure
Has the ALP in Victoria changed enough from the party that banned the cage in the first place?
Also who was behind the ban?

 

[NitroFan]

Theyve made public statements saying the cage should be allowed.

 

[the_interloper]

Don't be so sure
Has the ALP in Victoria changed enough from the party that banned the cage in the first place?
Also who was behind the ban?

The first paragraph makes sense, the second is fairly typical stuff.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-...fighting-plan-despite-police-concerns/5826896

Cage fighting backed by Victorian Labor despite police chief's 'deep concerns'

Labor in Victoria is standing by its plan to legalise cage fighting despite the Chief Police Commissioner raising serious concerns about the sport.

Cage fighting, which is legal in every state and territory except Victoria, is a form of mixed martial arts held inside a mesh arena known as an "octagon".

Supporters of the sport say fighting inside a cage is safer than fighting in a boxing ring.

Labor's Wade Noonan said his party's plan to legalise the sport if it wins the election was based on those safety concerns.

"The reality is that the sport of mixed martial arts is legal in Victoria and is supported by all side of politics," he said.

"The issue here is the safety of the competitors who compete in mixed martial arts."

Mr Noonan said use of the cage reduced the risk of competitors falling out of the ring while grappling with each other.

Police commissioner holds 'deep concerns' about cage fighting

But Chief Commissioner Ken Lay said the sport glamorised street violence and should not be legalised.

"It concerns me when we start considering cage fighting in the world's most livable city," he said in a statement.

"It would be disappointing if we went down the path of glamorising this extreme violence."

Chief Commissioner Lay said allowing cage fights would undo the hard work of police trying to reduce violence in the community.

"I'm deeply concerned about the message it sends to the community when we accept this as a form of entertainment, and the culture that surrounds these types of activities." he said.

The Victorian Government promised to continue the ban on cage fighting if it won the election.

Sports Minister Damian Drum said Victoria did not need the violent sport on its major events calendar.

"It is the cage that brings the notoriety of this sport to the forefront of our community and that's where we believe it sends the wrong message to the Victorian community," he said.

"We don't want to see this type of sport put in front of the screaming fans."

 

[Crimson Azure]

What was the event location they were going to announce?

Edgar domination & Green needs to try being a little less Diaz.

 

[Nickos66]

New Jersey.. = who cares.

 

[WA ROO]

The first paragraph makes sense, the second is fairly typical stuff.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-...fighting-plan-despite-police-concerns/5826896

Leaving out that W.A. also has a cage ban?
The rest is the police letting an incoming ALP state govt know the police union will be asking for the ban to stay.

 

[Guy Threepwood]

I'm not sure if Frankie's gameplan would fly too well against Mendes, who I see as being more of the gatekeeper to Aldo than Frankie is. Awesome performance by him today.

Also very surprised to see Boby Green get comrehensively beaten by Barboza today. All he did was trash talk and eat kicks.. I wonder if he was serious about his retirement tweet from a few days ago.

I would back Frankie in that fight. Mendes' wrestling and power give him a shot against anyone in the division, but I think Frankie can match him in the wrestling department and should have a speed advantage. Something I noticed on the weekend was how good Frankie's corner was. In round one Frankie struggled a lot with Cub's butterfly guard... couldn't pass it, couldn't inflict much damage and couldn't hold Cub down because of it. Almeida's short and sweet advise was (paraphrasing) "whichever side he gets the butterfly on first, pass to that side and it will completely negate it." Round two starts, Frankie scores a takedown, Cub has butterfly guard on one side, Frankie passes right over the top of it to half guard and batters him for the rest of the round. Brilliant stuff!

Agree completely on the Green/Barboza fight. I do love Edson's skills, but have doubts over his chin and figured that Green would eventually find it and crack it. I've really enjoyed watching Green fight in the UFC so far, but that was a really bad performance by him. You could well be right that retirement was on his mind, but I hope he thinks twice about it as there are still some great fights out there for him.

 

[bkozican]

http://www.bjpenn.com/jon-jones-never-bring-belt-cage/
Jon jones on walking out with the belt and why he doesn't do it...makes sense really

 

[Arecsa]

Looking like a Labor win in Victoria. Glad we can finally get another big card down here, we haven't had a 'name' stacked one since 110.

 

[Quivorir]

Huge win for us ufc fans in Melbourne. I expect a joint press conference to announce the cage ban lift and the first event. Can. Not. Wait.

 

[bkozican]

Etihad here they come...

 

[Quivorir]

Will be trying my hardest to get cage side if we get a title fight