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BradWCE

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Calm down Brad. Go and hit the bag for a bit.

I will say this, if you don't think every single party other than Cat was quietly overjoyed at the turn of events, you're crazy.
I'm very calm. Not sure what has you thinking otherwise.

Cool, it worked out for everyone else. I'm not disputing that.

I'm saying Zingano isn't going to step aside and allow Tate to take her place. If it's the UFC that's forcing Zingano out it would be clear that they were extremely desperate for Tate to have this spot. If they were so desperate to have Tate opposing Rousey they wouldn't have made the Tate/Zingano fight in the first place. They would have just given Tate the opportunity.
 

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I think we're putting a little too much thought into this concept, it played in my mind for roughly 0.5 of a second, before I read the article which turned out to be precisely the only way I could've imagined Tate being handed the spot. No tinfoil hats about Zingano towing the company line..
 

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Apparently the UFC is looking to have Soa Palelei vs. Nikita Krylov at UFC 164. I don't know much about Krylov but it's probably an easier fight for The Hulk than the fight with Miocic would have been.
 

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Most the guys he's fought have next to no experience and/or poor records. His most recent fight was against someone with a bit of experience, a decent record and was less than two months ago.


He's going to want to improve his striking quickly as it looks sloppy and the way he wades forward is a recipe for disaster at Heavyweight. He's only 20 so he's going to improve a lot you'd suspect but at the moment I'd say Miocic would destroy him. You never know though.
 
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Overeem would probably have something to say in that discussion too. Haven't seen Soa fight in a while, but don't remember him being massively ripped. I'll have a look on google to jog my memory.

Mir vs Barnett announced for 164 in Milwaukee!
 

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Who knows.

Pretty sure Dana had been hiding Zingano's injury for a little while so anything is possible.
 

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Joe Silva & Sean Shelby's day in review: Conor McGregor vs Andy Ogle, Mike Brown vs Akira Corassani and Nick Ring vs Uriah Hall in Boston.

Part 2: Rio. Vinny Magalhaes vs. Anthony Perosh, Neil Magny vs. Sergio Moraes and Clint Hester vs. Cezar Mutante at UFC 163.

Chapter 3: Kampmann/Condit 2 8/28, Soa Palelei vs Nikita Krylov at UFC 164, Aaron Riley vs Justin Salas in Seattle. To be continued...soon.
 
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