Discussion Combat Sport Discussion - March 31st - Tszyu v Fundora

[George]

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[triggering bro]

Did he same some stupid white supremacy stuff a while ago?

Apparently was into that stuff when he was young but not anymore. He’s more your typical American patriot/anti-communist/anti-woke type operator. I’ve become a fan.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Apparently was into that stuff when he was young but not anymore. He’s more your typical American patriot/anti-communist/anti-woke type operator. I’ve become a fan.

Seemed ok to me as well and then i heard about the anti stuff
Seems like he's grown up a fair bit
I'm in
I can't stand izzy

 

[George]

I agree with Strickland's views for the majority but what I don't like about him is the shit he talks about his opponents. There's got to be a level of respect in these kinds of sports and he just comes across as a bit of a wank when he does it.

 

[George]

This came up in my YouTube feed
Tyson's uppercuts were brutal
Ribalta had a pretty good chin too!

Tyson would get so low so his opponents shots wouldn't carry as much damage - much less in a punch if you're throwing it down as opposed to straight or up. Unbelievable that he fought at HW really.

 

[mad-saint-guy]

Main card this weekend is pretty shit for a PPV but there are still plenty of fighters who I enjoy watching fighting throughout the night. Looking forward to seeing Tuivasa, Pedro, Mullarkey, Jenkins, Ulberg and Tafa fight. Will also be interesting to see if Blood Diamond can make something of his UFC career or if he'll be 0-3 and cut. It's a shame that the UFC weren't willing to cough up the cash to get Holland to fly over to Sydney to fight JDM - that would've added another banger to the main card.

 

[triggering bro]

I agree with Strickland's views for the majority but what I don't like about him is the s**t he talks about his opponents. There's got to be a level of respect in these kinds of sports and he just comes across as a bit of a wank when he does it.

He’s found his niche as the white trash shit talker that appeals to a large demographic of the American UFC fan base in particular.

He’s definitely a bit cringy that’s for sure. But one thing I really like about him is that he’s really engaging with his fanbase. He’s just a madman.

 

[George]

He’s found his niche as the white trash s**t talker that appeals to a large demographic of the American UFC fan base in particular.

He’s definitely a bit cringy that’s for sure. But one thing I really like about him is that he’s really engaging with his fanbase. He’s just a madman.

Yep definitely can't fault him for that. UFC has become a bit WWEish, the fighters know that it's the character that sells the fight most of the time. Covington a prime example of that and more have just followed suit.

 

[triggering bro]

Yep definitely can't fault him for that. UFC has become a bit WWEish, the fighters know that it's the character that sells the fight most of the time. Covington a prime example of that and more have just followed suit.

Very true.

But seriously how good was it seeing Sean rocking a Crocodile Dundee Akubra? Watching the press conference you could see him starting to win over the crowd. He’s putting on an act but there’s layers of sincerity in what he does and I reckon his fanbase recognise that. Izzy on the other hand is complete fake news!

 

[George]

Very true.

But seriously how good was it seeing Sean rocking a Crocodile Dundee Akubra? Watching the press conference you could see him starting to win over the crowd. He’s putting on an act but there’s layers of sincerity in what he does and I reckon his fanbase recognise that. Izzy on the other hand is complete fake news!

For what it's worth I hope he does the same to Adesanya, his weird shit to Dricus amongst other stuff has turned me right off him

 

[mad-saint-guy]

Very true.

But seriously how good was it seeing Sean rocking a Crocodile Dundee Akubra? Watching the press conference you could see him starting to win over the crowd. He’s putting on an act but there’s layers of sincerity in what he does and I reckon his fanbase recognise that. Izzy on the other hand is complete fake news!

Honestly I like Strickland better than Izzy. Yes he says ridiculous shit constantly but there's some real stuff mixed in with the bullshit. He also clearly doesn't take himself seriously whereas Izzy thinks he's a real life super hero. Izzy is going to pick him apart and most likely leave Strickland a bloody pulp though

 

[triggering bro]

Honestly I like Strickland better than Izzy. Yes he says ridiculous s**t constantly but there's some real stuff mixed in with the bullshit. He also clearly doesn't take himself seriously whereas Izzy thinks he's a real life super hero. Izzy is going to pick him apart and most likely leave Strickland a bloody pulp though

Yep agree. Strickland hasn’t shown much knockout power but he can take a punch. I’m expecting Izzy to play it pretty safe and win convincingly by decision unless Strickland comes at him hard, then it will end in a brutal counter.

 

[mad-saint-guy]

Yep agree. Strickland hasn’t shown much knockout power but he can take a punch. I’m expecting Izzy to play it pretty safe and win convincingly by decision unless Strickland comes at him hard, then it will end in a brutal counter.

My guess is Izzy chops up Strickland's legs for 2-3 rounds before getting a late stoppage when Sean's plodding forward becomes too wobbly and unsteady. Strickland needs to wrestle to win so Izzy will kill the legs early to ensure that he doesn't have the power/explosion to execute a takedown

 

[PoppedCorn]

Ouch
That's a discolated elbow I think

 

[George]

Great win by Volkov

 

[PoppedCorn]

Ahahahhahahahahha

 

[George]

**** yeah Strickland hahahaha

 

[triggering bro]

Wowee what a performance by Strickland. Didn’t win by lucky punch. Outpointed the (former) champ from bell to bell.

 

[triggering bro]

Strickland came into Australia as the bad guy but left winning them all over. Crowd was pumping.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Very smart fight
Somehow won defensively

Was brilliant

 

[triggering bro]

Very smart fight
Somehow won defensively

Was brilliant

Insane that he won the technical battle against Izzy. Everything with him was so tight yet he overwhelmed Izzy. He was like a walking fridge that couldn’t be hit.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Stands square right in front as well
It looked so wrong and was so effective

 

[George]

Izzy is a pretty boring fighter too. Takes him ages to get into a fight and puts the crowd to sleep with his constant faints.

 

[triggering bro]

Izzy is a pretty boring fighter too. Takes him ages to get into a fight and puts the crowd to sleep with his constant faints.

Yep he’s become overly defensive probably due to being knocked down/out several times recently. He was lucky to escape out of the first round against Strickland.

Strickland vs Du Plessis will be fireworks.

 

[triggering bro]

First punch breaks the guard, second punch straight down the pipe. Perfection.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Settle down Biggs
Your opponent was 3 and 6 lol