UFC 200: CORMIER VS. JONES 2 FIGHT CARD

[Bulletz]

Yeah I'm not much for women's fighting. That was just not appealing.

Except for paige vansant. I'd watch her do just about anything.

 

[The Derski]

Quit calling your sister on stage and making it awkward. No one cares.

 

[theboardref]

So... This main card sucked.

 

[wildturkey]

The women's fight was somewhat predictable. There was tons of talk that Tate hadn't been taking her camp as seriously as she should. She's been too caught up in the celebrity train since beating Holm.

Overall, it was a bit of a downer of a show given the huge hype it had but still ok compared to your "normal" shows.

 

[Xulu Bak]

That was the best Aldo has looked in quite a while. Physically and in the fight itself. He became so complacent in his "invincibility," that he needed to be knocked back to reality. Him largely abandoning kicks is one of the more mystifying things in UFC though. It's not like he has to worry about getting taken down.

Cain was Cain. Good to see, even if the fight wasn't very competitive.

DC fought a smart, if horribly boring fight. He wouldn't have lasted three rounds standing. Not sure he would have lasted one. Too bad that fight was on such short notice. Silva could barely get up.

Lesner-Hunt was even worse than anticipated.

Tate seems to need to get rocked to get going, but Nunes never let up.

 

[wildturkey]

That was the best Aldo has looked in quite a while. Physically and in the fight itself. He became so complacent in his "invincibility," that he needed to be knocked back to reality. Him largely abandoning kicks is one of the more mystifying things in UFC though. It's not like he has to worry about getting taken down.

Cain was Cain. Good to see, even if the fight wasn't very competitive.

DC fought a smart, if horribly boring fight. He wouldn't have lasted three rounds standing. Not sure he would have lasted one. Too bad that fight was on such short notice. Silva could barely get up.

Lesner-Hunt was even worse than anticipated.

Tate seems to need to get rocked to get going, but Nunes never let up.

I understand why DC fought the way he did, it was the smart move, but it doesn't bode well for his reign imo if he seriously believes he couldn't last 3 rounds standing with a washed up Spider. I'm not saying he should have spent the whole time striking with Spider and playing to his strengths, just that I wish Cormier would have at least put himself out there a tiny bit. There's no way DC's striking game could be that bad.

 

[Old Lion]

Terrible for the women's division. They need someone other than Rousey that can successfully defend a title at least once

Cyborg could carry them but no chance of getting her weight down to 135. Will have to settle for catchweight fights.

Lesnar may be the most athletic heavyweight in any sport ever. Aldo's loss to Connor was a fluke, he is the best in that class by a lot. Cain looked like Cain. Spider is barely a lightheavyweight and getting old so I was not expecting too much especially taking the fight on such short notice.

 

[Xulu Bak]

I understand why DC fought the way he did, it was the smart move, but it doesn't bode well for his reign imo if he seriously believes he couldn't last 3 rounds standing with a washed up Spider. I'm not saying he should have spent the whole time striking with Spider and playing to his strengths, just that I wish Cormier would have at least put himself out there a tiny bit. There's no way DC's striking game could be that bad.

Silva may be past his prime, but he's not washed up, and he can still end a fight with anyone at any time. Also, as was revealed once again, DC has a major weakness in his standup.

 

[theboardref]

I understand why DC fought the way he did, it was the smart move, but it doesn't bode well for his reign imo if he seriously believes he couldn't last 3 rounds standing with a washed up Spider. I'm not saying he should have spent the whole time striking with Spider and playing to his strengths, just that I wish Cormier would have at least put himself out there a tiny bit. There's no way DC's striking game could be that bad.

You talking about a guy that voluntarily puts down his fists and still avoids punches. No point in risking getting knocked out by Spider. DC took the fight on short notice, would consider him stupid to fight any other way. If he stands up and gets knocked out people are hating on him, if he wins on the ground he still gets hate. He was in a no win scenario, he did what he needed to do.