[Discussion Tread] UFC 226: Miocic vs Cormier (Int'l Fight Week)

[DrewDarden]

Pepper your anguses boyos. We lost Holloway/Ortega, and that sucks. But the card is still a good one.

My head is saying Stipe, but my heart is going with the champion we don't deserve in DC.

Felder/Perry is a fun fight. If they were the same size, I'd say Felder would piece him up easily, but since Felder is moving up and hasn't fought in a long time, that may even things up a bit.

Chiesa/Pettis is overlooked on this card, but it's one I was looking forward to last time before Conor ruined it. I'd love to see Pettis get himself on track and get a big win.

Of course Ngannou/Lewis is highly anticipated, but it's just begging to be a gas-out fest. I wouldn't be surprised if both swing until exhaustion and then just sweat on each other for fifteen minutes.

[DrewDarden]

[DrewDarden]

[MSUD5]

should be a good one.

[CorytheKiD]

excited af for this card tbh. it's been a while since i felt that way about a ufc event

[Millington]

This card really suffers from the lack of another solid title fight. Not enough big, landscape altering fights for my tastes. The main event needs to deliver. I just wish this was occurring a few years earlier in DC's career.

Hopefully Hall shows up for his fight with Brazilian Chad and Felder doesn't overwhelm the extremely basic Plat Perry.

[441Forty]

Losing the most anticipated fight for me in Ortega/Holloway as the last minute obligatory cancellation put a damper on the card, but I’m still excited

Looking forward to seeing Costa fight. He’s gonna hurt Hall
Perry and Felder should be good. Felder wins imo. Looked bigger than Perry at the face offs plus more skilled
Lewis/Francis could become boring, but I feel Ngannou puts him out early
Stipe should win and he’s my pick but as the fight nears I’m giving DC even more of a chance. If he puts Stipe on his back it’ll be interesting

Great pre-lims overall. Also no wmma other than fight pass pre-lims, as far as I know. That is huge! I’m tired of the wmma sprinkled in, especially on main cards

[sdmk]

fatboy
ford escort
felder
chiesa
saki

[Dan916]

what channel is dis on
edit: PPV for this? lol.....

holy **** Cormier is 20-1-1 didnt know he had that good a record

[PepperedAngus]

Cracks me up they hype the fight saying Cormier is on a 6 fight unbeaten streak.. lmao hypers gon hype... I dont care what the record says, I saw that man knocked flat cold 2 fights ago in the cage.

I wouldnt let them use talking points like that if I was him. Its just a look of denial to even talk about that fight as anything but what it was, a loss in the cage.

[QuitYourCrying]

what channel is dis on
edit: PPV for this? lol.....

Heavyweight champ vs. Light heavyweight champ isn't PPV worthy?

[KingSWRV]

[weightsb4dates]

So torn on the Stipe fight, much like the OP the logic says Stipe but the fan in me says DC.

If I was a betting man:
Stipe
Felder
Chiesa
Lewis

Really bummed Holloway is out of this one, did they give Ortega another opoonent? I don't think there is anyone else for him to fight. Max is the 145 GOAT

[chino3]

Guess I'll buy this. Haven't had a reliable alternative in ages

[Groce]

Black Beast up in dis hoe

[KingSWRV]

lol at underestimating nganu now after 1 decision loss to a high iq evolved hw fighter who is like the Lebron of hw

lewis isn't gonna be so agile lmao

its not that nganu was subpar just stipe is that advanced

[DrewDarden]

lol at underestimating nganu now after 1 decision loss to a high iq evolved hw fighter who is like the Lebron of hw

lewis isn't gonna be so agile lmao

its not that nganu was subpar just stipe is that advanced

I think they have roughly equal chances for either to KO each other or both of them to gas out and look like chit.

If that’s underestimating him, I guess I am.

[KingSWRV]

holy crap Brian Ortega is annoyingly cringe and ghetto

I think they have roughly equal chances for either to KO each other or both of them to gas out and look like chit.

If that’s underestimating him, I guess I am.

youre a fat heavyweight, of course your bias towards the two burly boys lewis and dc

I coulda guessed that before I entered the thread

[Twice11]

I think they have roughly equal chances for either to KO each other or both of them to gas out and look like chit.

If that’s underestimating him, I guess I am.

I think someone is sleepin in the first

[Groce]

Ngannou slimmed down since the Stipe fight he's probably working on cardio a lot, I think he sleeps Lewis in the 2nd, but it's whoever lands a good shot first really, neither go for takedowns.

[Groce]

Also why is Felder fighting at 170 now? Is it a temporary move?

[DrewDarden]

you're a fat heavyweight, of course your bias towards the two burly boys lewis and dc

I coulda guessed that before I entered the thread

I have a bias toward DC because I just like the guy. But I picked Stipe to win.

I have the Ngannou/Lewis fight as a pickem fight.

How is that bias?

Also, I fixed some of your yours. I was getting kind of embarrassed for you there.

[DrewDarden]

Also why is Felder fighting at 170 now? Is it a temporary move?

Felder was originally fighting Vick next week, but they needed someone to fight Perry so he filled in.

Yeah he says he's going back to 155 afterwards.

[KingSWRV]

I have a bias toward DC because I just like the guy. But I picked Stipe to win.

I have the Ngannou/Lewis fight as a pickem fight.

How is that bias?

Also, I fixed some of your your's. I was getting kind of embarrassed for you there.

oh ok fair enough

and thanks for the heads up on the spelling error I edited the post to make it correct. I must have missed it on accident originally

edit: are you sure its "your?" I think it was a matter changing bias. to biased.

correction fail. lol

[FitSparky1]

man, dc fighting bigger guys is the norm for him. stipe is gonna be strictly boxing in this fight, i dont see him throwing kicks or trying to take dc down. got $30 left on my bodog account and not sure whom to bet on.

[DrewDarden]

Dan Hooker and Gilbert Burns bringing the heat on the Fight Pass prelims.

Damn.

[doughnutking]

man, dc fighting bigger guys is the norm for him. stipe is gonna be strictly boxing in this fight, i dont see him throwing kicks or trying to take dc down. got $30 left on my bodog account and not sure whom to bet on.

I see Stipe getting the TKO or even a KO.

[antman12]

Miocic
Lewis
Felder
Chiesa

Hoping Vannata can get a much needed W.

[Twice11]

Millender is on my radar. Don't think he's anything special now, but I see some huge potential.

[DrewDarden]

Hoping Vannata can get a much needed W.

So much fun to watch.

Lando throws down every time.