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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hits O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic, this Saturday (Feb. 23, 2019) with a pair of top-ranked Light Heavyweight contenders on tap as Thiago Santos squares off with fellow striking specialist Jan Blachowicz. UFC Fight Night 145’s main card, which will stream exclusively on ESPN+, will also feature veteran Stefan Struve against Brazilian knockout artist Marcos Rogerio Lima and John Dodson against surging prospect Petr Yan.

Main card:

Prelim:

Looking forward to the Santos fight and Petr Yan. Santos could be close, Yan I was impressed with last fight I saw him in, so fingers crossed.

Will update as we go along before 235 which is (knock on wood) a packed ppv.

 

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Sad that I missed the Phoenix card and thread with y’all. We actually had ESPN in the psych lobby but the other crazies wanted to watch “Beat Bobby Flay!” instead

I literally sat there thinking “wonder what’s goin down on GAF” right now as that card was on.

I just saw fhe results. Wow Francis. Wow Cynthia. Wow Felder

 

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Sad that I missed the Phoenix card and thread with y’all. We actually had ESPN in the psych lobby but the other crazies wanted to watch “Beat Bobby Flay!” instead

I literally sat there thinking “wonder what’s goin down on GAF” right now as that card was on.

I just saw fhe results. Wow Francis. Wow Cynthia. Wow Felder

We all missed ya, TrainedRage sent search parties.

Was a decent event, same with this one, hopefully longer main. Starts early for US 11Am and 2Pm ET I believe.

 

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GSP officially retired today.



What’s your favorite GSP moment?

For me it was when he armbar’d Hughes.

 

[Come On Tars]

People are underestimating the competition approaching Jon Jones. Walker and Santos got his number imo. He doesn't have a size advantage over them and they have insane power.

 

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People are underestimating the competition approaching Jon Jones. Walker and Santos got his number imo. He doesn't have a size advantage over them and they have insane power.

Walker, as in Johnny Walker? I’m not trying to diminish your post, but wouldn’t that fight be at least two years away, assuming everything went perfectly?

Don’t get me wrong he’s a beast. Santos scary too, but it’s just hard for me to imagine Jones not walking through either guy right now.

Jones’ granite chin (which I know doesn’t last forever, but he’s pretty fresh in fight years due to his time off) and otherworldly fight IQ (his greatest strength, imo) seem to always neutralize power advantages of opponents.

I’m wrong all the time, though. Watch, Jones will get Aldo’d against Smith now.

 

[Come On Tars]

Oh i'm wrong all the time too. I'm just going off my gut and how my mind sees it happening. Basically the reach of gus but the insane power and athleticism were seeing in those guys.

 

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Two fighters missed weight but their fights will go on minus %20 of purse. So full cards.

GSP unfortunately was before my time in MMA, but everything that I've seen and read points to a true professional and an MMA great.

 

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What’s the deal with Rustam Khabilov? I feel like he was contender then he just disappeared

 

[Cunth]

What’s the deal with Rustam Khabilov? I feel like he was contender then he just disappeared

He’s fighting at UFC Fight Night 145

 

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He’s fighting at UFC Fight Night 145

He had fought just once a year in previous two calendar years, which is what I meant.

Had been much more active before that.

I think I’m remembering a steroid suspension now, though, or maybe that was the other Russian guy I used to mix him up with

Ya got me, tho

 

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Wow



How about this news?

Max vs Dustin for interim lightweight title.

 

[TheGreatYosh]

People are underestimating the competition approaching Jon Jones. Walker and Santos got his number imo. He doesn't have a size advantage over them and they have insane power.

I think Johnny Walker beats Jones. Thiago Santos I'm not so sure about, but that could be his middleweight stint clouding my evaluation. I think he wins tomorrow though.

 

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Wow



How about this news?

Max vs Dustin for interim lightweight title.

What?! What happened to Ferguson?

 

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What?! What happened to Ferguson?

According to Dana, Tony turned it down



Dana says a lot of shit, I need to hear Tony’s side of the story

 

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Am I wrong in saying that there are too many weight classes in UFC/Boxing etc? So many fighters can go up or down a division and do perfectly well. So what gives? I say remove 1/3rd of the divisions. Let's make this shit real.

 

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So two interim title fights at that event

 

[5secondrulesucks]

I think Johnny Walker beats Jones. Thiago Santos I'm not so sure about, but that could be his middleweight stint clouding my evaluation. I think he wins tomorrow though.

johnny walker is definitely a powerful dude but like jon is just too skillful. walker is super athletic but hes rough in terms of actual technique and also id rather they build him up more and works on his skills a bit before they give him jones and they ruin another prospect instead of building them up correctly

 

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So two interim title fights at that event

Yeah Kelvin Gastelum vs. Israel Adesanya for interim middleweight as co-main.

Am I wrong in saying that there are too many weight classes in UFC/Boxing etc? So many fighters can go up or down a division and do perfectly well. So what gives? I say remove 1/3rd of the divisions. Let's make this shit real.

I don't mind it, some fighters can go up and down, when they fight at a natural weight class they perform much better and competition will make the divisions more exciting and competitive.

According to Dana, Tony turned it down

The money offered wasn't good enough apparently and he didn't want another interim belt.

 

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Pretty quick turnaround for adesanya

 

[TheGreatYosh]

johnny walker is definitely a powerful dude but like jon is just too skillful. walker is super athletic but hes rough in terms of actual technique and also id rather they build him up more and works on his skills a bit before they give him jones and they ruin another prospect instead of building them up correctly

I’m not saying next fight, but if he’s impressive in his next two fights, maybe 3 depending on if DC fights Jones again. He will get a title shot.

 

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I’m not saying next fight, but if he’s impressive in his next two fights, maybe 3 depending on if DC fights Jones again. He will get a title shot.

Would've rather seen Santos v Jones but Anthony Smith beat Volkan and so leap frogged him. So definitely possible jor JW, very athletic and just needs a few more convincing wins against higher ranked fighters to get up from his #15 rank.

Chris fishgold needs to watch his underwears, he's fighting a Teymur.

 

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Ismagulov with comfortable decision, Alvarezonly had 4 weeks to prepare and I think he didn't want to a KO. He did headbutt Ismas hands quite a bit.

Khabilov doesn't do enough, Ferreira with a nice takedown reversal and the decision win.

 

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Wow I thought Prazerea was about to land a KO but Naurdiev shot for the TD

 

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Unless Prazeres submits or KOs Naurdiev he's lost this.

 

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Hadzovic with a TKO, didn't expect it to end in 2nd round. Great job.

 

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Robertson’s face kind of reminds me of Junie Browning

 

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What a submission. I had Macedo way ahead. Macedo has great glutes.

 

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Wow I thought he had the arm there for sure

 

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What an escape, I'm tired just watching that round.

 

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Underwears are safe for one more fight

 

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Damn, great tired submission.

 

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What the, stoppage at 5 minutes first round. Great power from grant

 

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Ankalaev broke his nose and beat on him for 3 rounds. Abreu looked like he missed weight (209).

Come on Yan.

 

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Yan wins comfortably by decision. Dodson had a nice knockdown, but couldn't keep up with Yan.

No consistency as well, no - 1 for holding cage to avoid takedown.

 

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Damn, that liver shot from Michal ended it pretty quickly.


Struve the skyscraper (7ft) submits Lima after losing first round.

The hammer next.

 

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Whoa, 2 hit combo on the retreat with great power finishes it in the 3rd round for the hammer.

UFC 235 next week.

 

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Honestly, I have no issue with Santos getting next title shot. I mean, I guess we gotta see what the final plan is for DC and Jones, but it's not like DC is gonna fight Santos for a title shot fight, and looking at the top 5 the only other guy is Gus, and I don't think he is fighting anytime soon.