UFC 289: Charles Oliveira vs Beniel Dariush, who you got?

[CanardMedic]

Honestly...who has Dariush Beaten? no one really. He seems sluggish when he fights, he does come forward and will bring on the fight but DoBronx 's technique is too tight and precise.
I don't think Charles beats Islam though sadly.

[DYELstatus]

Dariush looked like chit wtf lol

Agreed

I was rooting for dariush but he didn't fight that good from what i watched of the fight

[PrimarisIn]

I got a 2 legged parlay on Benny and Aldena...

Also Amanda by sub!!

Always a fan of Charles lol

[akmerle]

Why the phuk did I buy this card.

Nunes should have punched this ticket within one round.

[Zere0wn]

Dariush always has looked horrible in standup, except vs gamrot who has no striking. Dariush was close to being koed by much worse fighters on the way up.

I would have enjoyed him vs Islam though

[Schnitzl]

Honestly...who has Dariush Beaten? no one really. He seems sluggish when he fights, he does come forward and will bring on the fight but DoBronx 's technique is too tight and precise.
I don't think Charles beats Islam though sadly.

Lol when he fought Gamrot last time I was also saying he is overhyped because he's a BJJ world champ but hasn't really done anything spectacular, then got on the hype, then off the hype again. Hype-nohype kinda feelings towards him. Same with Oliveira, I think he's gonna get rekt by Islam again

[PrimarisIn]

Not a bad night for Nunes

Her stock just rose

[adamsz]

Not a bad night for Nunes

Her stock just rose

did u miss the part where she retired? lol

well that's gotta seal the fate of the 145lb division. I swear there's only like 5 fighters in it total, and now the champ of it is leaving. No point in it continuing tbh

[Schnitzl]

did u miss the part where she retired? lol

well that's gotta seal the fate of the 145lb division. I swear there's only like 5 fighters in it total, and now the champ of it is leaving. No point in it continuing tbh

Maybe a fighter can chime in as I have no clue but I wonder what goes through their minds when they strut around for 5 rounds barely trying. Or is Nunes just so difficult to fight that Aldana gave up in the first round mentally? You've put in all this work, training for 18 years and having 10+ fights in the UFC - then go out and don't put together any combos.

[Phil9]

did u miss the part where she retired? lol

Her stock possibly grew. Probably retired to do celebrity boxing fights for astronomically more than UFC pays.

[ClivesTriceps]

Her stock possibly grew. Probably retired to do celebrity boxing fights for astronomically more than UFC pays.

Phil9 watching UFC:

[DrewDarden]

Felt bad for Dariush last night. I've been keeping my eye on him since I saw him fight Michael Johnson in Nashville in 2015.

I remember I was sitting beside his family and friends (can't remember exactly, but something like that), and the hillbillies in the crowd were chanting "U.S.A... U.S.A!" and his family/friends were so confused and upset by that. I remember them saying, "But he is an American... he's from California".

Anyway I remember the crowd was pissed that Dariush took the decision.

[DYELstatus]

Felt bad for Dariush last night. I've been keeping my eye on him since I saw him fight Michael Johnson in Nashville in 2015.

I remember I was sitting beside his family and friends (can't remember exactly, but something like that), and the hillbillies in the crowd were chanting "U.S.A... U.S.A!" and his family/friends were so confused and upset by that. I remember them saying, "But he is an American... he's from California".

Anyway I remember the crowd was pissed that Dariush took the decision.

Lol

Was that in Florida or NJ area? Just guessing

[DrewDarden]

Lol

Was that in Florida or NJ area? Just guessing

Nashville, Tennessee.

[DYELstatus]

Nashville, Tennessee.

Makes sense

[PrimarisIn]

Her stock possibly grew. Probably retired to do celebrity boxing fights for astronomically more than UFC pays.

Both her and charles made 1.3 mil last night

[TrueTruth]

The "GOAT" female fighter only gets 2 pages in her retirement fight. Damn. Brutal.

The comment section in my stream was laughing and cheering the announcement too lol.

Maybe now we won't get the main event of PPV wasted on someone who constantly steamrolls their opponents 50-43. Her loss against Pena was pretty much her being bored of winning all the time and doing UFC a favor.

Fighters like Chris Cyborg and Nunes should have their own division where they just bash each other twice a year and no one else.

[adamsz]

The "GOAT" female fighter only gets 2 pages in her retirement fight. Damn. Brutal.

The comment section in my stream was laughing and cheering the announcement too lol.

Maybe now we won't get the main event of PPV wasted on someone who constantly steamrolls their opponents 50-43. Her loss against Pena was pretty much her being bored of winning all the time and doing UFC a favor.

Fighters like Chris Cyborg and Nunes should have their own division where they just bash each other twice a year and no one else.

1) misc is dead

2) WMMA is dogchit

the end

[sooby]

well damn. It seems that everybody except Islam just wilts under the extreme pressure that Charles puts on people in the stand up. He immediately puts fighters on the back foot. Guy has bricks for fists and despite his lanky frame most of the LW division can't withstand his power/strength. Kinda puts into perspective how good Islam is.

Would like to see that fight again and see if Charles is able to not get rekt because he really looked bad in that fight.

[Cartiac]

I feel like 10 years ago the fight nights were better than this card. I really hope PFL can do something to break the UFC hegemony because the product quality has declined a lot. Especially since the ESPN deal where they're basically just trying to pump out as many cards as possible because of the guaranteed money they get.

My theory and secret hope is that Stipe is holding out til the end of his UFC contract to fuk over uncle Dana and move other to the UFC. Will still be hard to compete with them but it'd be a really nice start. I just hope PFL has deep enough pockets to bleed money for a few years.

I've been starting to get into ONE especially now they are really targeting the US audience. They've got some pretty good stuff going on. It has that big event feel and the mix of kickboxing, muy thai, and MMA is pretty interesting.

[skinnyfat88]

Charles striking will no longer be overlooked.

This crop of lightweights at the top are fun AF.
I'd like to see Max move up and fight some more of them.

[Barteh]

I've been starting to get into ONE especially now they are really targeting the US audience. They've got some pretty good stuff going on. It has that big event feel and the mix of kickboxing, muy thai, and MMA is pretty interesting.

Those kickboxing fights with small gloves are often pretty fun. I'm Dutch so naturally I'm a kickboxing fan in general. Haven't been able to catch too many One events because of the weird times of those Asian cards. Did you watch that last Colorado card?

[Cartiac]

Those kickboxing fights with small gloves are often pretty fun. I'm Dutch so naturally I'm a kickboxing fan in general. Haven't been able to catch too many One events because of the weird times of those Asian cards. Did you watch that last Colorado card?

Yes, I thought they completely nailed the Colorado event. It was one of the most fun events I have watched in a while. Even my gf that tunes out for a lot of events I watch really enjoyed the ONE event, I think largely due to Stamp's dancing, and even said afterward if ONE ever comes to socal we need to go.

If they acquired the athletes from Bellator that would expand their roster of fighters that would appeal more to the US audience, I think they have the best chance at creating some healthy competition for UFC if that is at all possible. Although their rules, particularly knees to the head of grounded opponents might also limit their ability to hold events in the US. It was pretty controversial for being allowed in Colorado and condemned by the ABC which is very bad for any hopes of success in the US.

[PiomboDev]

I honestly thought it would have been closer