MMA-UFC UFC 273

[RobbyRoy]

Khamzat's coach Andreas Michael giving his opinion and confirming what most were assuming were his feelings during the fight. He's absolutely spot on.

 

[NonPhixion]

Colby/Khamzat makes a sick fight.
Would be some interesting trash talk too.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Khazmat only went up for me. He was in a ******* scrap. Showed heart. Didn't get his way and won in a chaotic mess. for someone with "holes" in his game to beat Burns is pretty scary

 

[Upgrayedd]

Am I the only one who was shocked when Sterling was announced the winner? Thought Yan handled him pretty well. Second and third round were clear to sterling

I wasn't. But I get why people pick Yan.

Classic case of how do you score the first round. I had Sterling just in round 1. Had almost 10-8 in round 2. Round 3. With Yan winning 4/5

 

[Engimal v3]

Am I the only one who was shocked when Sterling was announced the winner? Thought Yan handled him pretty well. Second and third round were clear to sterling

If you thought 2/5 rounds were clearly Sterling's, then he only had to win 1 other to win it. You shouldn't have been so shocked lol

 

[Topkent]

I gave it to Yan for cage control, but it happens. I wouldn't give any 10-8s in that fight. He controlled him easily but it's not like he locked him down a bunch or locked in a heap of submissions. He just body locked him without much damage. For a 10-8 you should nearly finish the other bloke at least once.

 

[00Stinger]

You're certainly not the only one, but I had Sterling personally. The fans seem to have heavily favoured Yan, while the media is in line with the actual result. This fight under the the half-point system might have been interesting.

I think Sterling could monster Dillashaw. He's a huge bantamweight and I think he'll be able to man-handle a semi-clean TJ.

Dana White had it Yans way and so did pretty much all the media I have seen

But look it wasn't a robbery by any stretch and was super close. 2 & 3 Sterling, 4 & 5 Yan and the 1st could have gone either way

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[Topkent]

Haven't thought about this a heap but would people be down with more drawn rounds? Like instead of having to give the first round could they score it 10-10 or 9-9. Why does someone have to take the round if it isn't clear?

 

[00Stinger]

Haven't thought about this a heap but would people be down with more drawn rounds? Like instead of having to give the first round could they score it 10-10 or 9-9. Why does someone have to take the round if it isn't clear?

They should have open scoring

Have the judges score be shown at the end of each round imo

 

[Joker91]

They should have open scoring

Have the judges score be shown at the end of each round imo

This won’t fix anything IMO.

If blokes know they are in front in what feels like a close fight they will just completly cruise/hug/grapple in the latter rounds. It will actually make fights more boring.

 

[00Stinger]

This won’t fix anything IMO.

If blokes know they are in front in what feels like a close fight they will just completly cruise/hug/grapple in the latter rounds. It will actually make fights more boring.

Mmmm maybe

But fighters who know they are down will come out harder. So it counter balances

 

[Topkent]

This won’t fix anything IMO.

If blokes know they are in front in what feels like a close fight they will just completly cruise/hug/grapple in the latter rounds. It will actually make fights more boring.

But most fights people know when they're infront anyway. This is more like if a fighter loses rounds 1 they will be more urgent in round 2 of a 3 rounder. If the other bloke is good enough to hold them down, they'll do it anyway

 

[RobbyRoy]

Dana White had it Yans way and so did pretty much all the media I have seen

But look it wasn't a robbery by any stretch and was super close. 2 & 3 Sterling, 4 & 5 Yan and the 1st could have gone either way

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Definitely not paying attention to Dana's opinion. Everyone is all over the place on the decision, doesn't sound like a robbery to me.

Aljamain Sterling def. Petr Yan :: UFC 273 :: MMA Decisions

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[RobbyRoy]

Haven't thought about this a heap but would people be down with more drawn rounds? Like instead of having to give the first round could they score it 10-10 or 9-9. Why does someone have to take the round if it isn't clear?

I'm all for it, or alternatively, half points.

 

[Topkent]

That burns chimaev fight was probably the most win win fight I can remember. Khamzat needed the win more than Burns, but Burns stock went way up in that fight. Burns only has to take out a Masvidal/Luque and he's right back at the top again. If Chimaev beats Colby then Burns and Colby can fight for the next #1 contender after Chimaev. Could also fight Edwards after he gets his boring head caved in by Usman

 

[RobbyRoy]

That burns chimaev fight was probably the most win win fight I can remember. Khamzat needed the win more than Burns, but Burns stock went way up in that fight. Burns only has to take out a Masvidal/Luque and he's right back at the top again. If Chimaev beats Colby then Burns and Colby can fight for the next #1 contender after Chimaev. Could also fight Edwards after he gets his boring head caved in by Usman

Will never happen, they're good mates.

If Colby doesn't beat Chimaev then he should be a fair way from another title shot. The best wins on his record are two losses...

At least the WW division looks more active than it has in years. Luque has been forgotten about as always, but a dominant win over Belal should remind everyone he's in the picture. If Leon gets a respectable loss to Usman then he's a long way from another shot but he's a good fight for every other contender. Then there are the wild cards in Shavkat and Morales. It's gone from being the worst division to one of the more intriguing in my eyes.

 

[Topkent]

Will never happen, they're good mates. If Colby doesn't beat Chimaev then he should be a fair way from another title shot. The best wins on his record are two losses...

I hate when people say this, you can beat guys in the top 5 at the time and then 12 months later they're gone and everyone's like 'hasnt beaten anyone relevant"

You know Burns hasn't beaten anyone in the top 10? Neither has Colby outside of Masvidal or Edwards. So basically you don't rate anyone in the division.

Only have to look with your own eyes to see how good Colby is

 

[RobbyRoy]

I hate when people say this, you can beat guys in the top 5 at the time and then 12 months later they're gone and everyone's like 'hasnt beaten anyone relevant"

You know Burns hasn't beaten anyone in the top 10? Neither has Colby outside of Masvidal or Edwards. So basically you don't rate anyone in the division.

Only have to look with your own eyes to see how good Colby is

Not sure many have beaten the top 5 all the time then been written off 12 months later? Also irrelevant as Colby hasn't done that.

I didn't know Burns hasn't beaten anyone in the top 10 because he has. Wonderboy was 4th, Woodley was 1st (concede he was realistically done at this time), and Maia was 5th.

I also rate every single of the guys mentioned, save for Masvidal. I would just rather see someone of Colby's calibre against the best and in different stylistic matchups. I can't wait to see him against Chimaev.

 

[Joker91]

If Usman beats Leon he will fight McGregor towards the end of the year.

That’s my gut feeling.

 

[Topkent]

Zombie an Dan Hooker?

 

[Topkent]

Does any current champ have a better resume than Volk?
Mendes, Aldo, Holloway X2, Ortega, Zombie.
Like Christ that's a murderers row.

 

[the_interloper]

Khazmat only went up for me. He was in a ******* scrap. Showed heart. Didn't get his way and won in a chaotic mess. for someone with "holes" in his game to beat Burns is pretty scary

Absolutely, i think most reasonable observers would think that way. I tipped him to steamroll Burns I must say but wasn't sure, had no idea how good he was but we at least know he's elite and he can tough it out through adversity, and he's 11-0.

 

[Goshka]

Alright boys. Update. Went to Dominance last night and had my first session. Harder than I thought NGL. I’m probably a fair way off professional fighting but it was the kind of reality check I needed because I may have been getting ahead of myself. I am similar to Khamzat in a way. Both went through humbling experiences but both came out winners. Both also exceptionally talented with huge futures ahead of us in this game.

We were taught some basics but towards the end I learnt how to escape a full mount. I’ve watched YouTube videos and it looks pretty straightforward but actually pulling it off against a willing opponent in the real world is a different story.

I’m probably six months off an amateur fight.

Cheers

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

Alright boys. Update. Went to Dominance last night and had my first session. Harder than I thought NGL. I’m probably a fair way off professional fighting but it was the kind of reality check I needed because I may have been getting ahead of myself. I am similar to Khamzat in a way. Both went through humbling experiences but both came out winners. Both also exceptionally talented with huge futures ahead of us in this game.

We were taught some basics but towards the end I learnt how to escape a full mount. I’ve watched YouTube videos and it looks pretty straightforward but actually pulling it off against a willing opponent in the real world is a different story.

I’m probably six months off an amateur fight.

Cheers

I'm looking forward to have another Australian UFC champion

 

[Goshka]

I'm looking forward to have another Australian UFC champion

I’ll provide more personality than Volk too