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Do you think rda was on roids the first time they fought?
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During their first fight I don't think so. I definitely think he was on something against Pettis. So many people have fallen to those Pettis kicks and he ate them like they were nothing.
I do think Cerrone is a better fighter than we've ever seen him and that it's his time. Couple that with a "regular" RDA and I think Cowboys got a good shot.
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I really hope so. It would be cool to see bendo Pettis and cowboy all hold the belt at one point
I wonder if Pettis still tools cowboy
Long live the WEC
I wonder if Pettis still tools cowboy
Long live the WEC
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I think Pettis will get the belt back soon. That loss to robot dos anjos has forced him to get better. If he fought cerrone again I think he'd damage him with kicks again.
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Would love to see Conor and Pettis go at it
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Cerrone wasn't exactly lighting Bendo up either.
In fact Bendo landed more significant strikes
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Sure, a lot of those were leg kicks but Cerrone didn't do enough in my eyes to win the fight. Overall a lackluster display from both guys.
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I don't want Cerrone to win based off him accusing RDA of peds.
Those three pics up there are terrible. First one isn't edited, second one is when it has good lighting and photoshop, and third pic looks like a 2002 camera phone pic inside King's MMA with bad lighting.
Those three pics up there are terrible. First one isn't edited, second one is when it has good lighting and photoshop, and third pic looks like a 2002 camera phone pic inside King's MMA with bad lighting.
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As soon as Cowboy accused RDA of riods I rolled my eyes
Cowboy been caught cheating, he needs to keep his mouth shut about that, he is in no position to talk.
Cowboy been caught cheating, he needs to keep his mouth shut about that, he is in no position to talk.
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RDA winning would be the worst thing to happen to Dana, so #TeamRDA all the way.
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Cowboy still talking PED's
"His strength, oh, it's going to be a different strength," Cerrone told MMA Fighting. "We have USADA testing now, so it's going to be all different. It's a whole new animal. I don't dwell on the last fight or anything, it's a whole new thing. I'm going out there, I'm looking to finish him, man. So the first round and second round, I'm coming out f**king hard."
Dos Anjos has been randomly tested four times in the fourth quarter of 2015 according to USADA's official UFC database, which was last updated Dec. 10. And while the lightweight champion has never before failed a drug test, Cerrone isn't shying away from his statements.
A chiseled and unrelenting dos Anjos captured the title with a dominant performance over Pettis at UFC 185, despite entering the fight with a torn MCL in his knee. Now, after having seen a slow trickling of fighters shrink down to a smaller size since the UFC-USADA partnership began in earnest in July, Cerrone believes that many observers will be surprised by the changes they see from his opponent on Dec. 19.
"Absolutely, dude," Cerrone said. "You see it a lot. Not dropping any names, but you've seen a lot of guys: ‘oh, wow, you look different... and your cardio is different. And you can't walk through those punches like you used to.'
"So I like it, I'm 100-percent for it. It sucks that we're too that point where we have to test people and that there's no honesty, but hey, let's make it an even playing field, absolutely. Test me everyday if you have to."
http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/12/...rafael-dos-anjos-to-absolutely-look-different
"His strength, oh, it's going to be a different strength," Cerrone told MMA Fighting. "We have USADA testing now, so it's going to be all different. It's a whole new animal. I don't dwell on the last fight or anything, it's a whole new thing. I'm going out there, I'm looking to finish him, man. So the first round and second round, I'm coming out f**king hard."
Dos Anjos has been randomly tested four times in the fourth quarter of 2015 according to USADA's official UFC database, which was last updated Dec. 10. And while the lightweight champion has never before failed a drug test, Cerrone isn't shying away from his statements.
A chiseled and unrelenting dos Anjos captured the title with a dominant performance over Pettis at UFC 185, despite entering the fight with a torn MCL in his knee. Now, after having seen a slow trickling of fighters shrink down to a smaller size since the UFC-USADA partnership began in earnest in July, Cerrone believes that many observers will be surprised by the changes they see from his opponent on Dec. 19.
"Absolutely, dude," Cerrone said. "You see it a lot. Not dropping any names, but you've seen a lot of guys: ‘oh, wow, you look different... and your cardio is different. And you can't walk through those punches like you used to.'
"So I like it, I'm 100-percent for it. It sucks that we're too that point where we have to test people and that there's no honesty, but hey, let's make it an even playing field, absolutely. Test me everyday if you have to."
http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/12/...rafael-dos-anjos-to-absolutely-look-different
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Didn't that cowboy fail some drug test in his wec debut. Who is he to be calling out other fools on any sort of testing on any kind of drug.
Hope RDA whoops this clown.
Hope RDA whoops this clown.
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Cerrone was signed to fight in the WEC. His first fight in the promotion was against Kenneth Alexander. Originally a win via submission in 0:56 seconds of the first round, the decision was changed to a no contest when Cerrone tested positive for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide.[11]
BTW, I just read three different articles about Cowboy talking about Conor. No doubt reporters are asking Cowboy about him but he's really looking ahead
It was cool watching Luke Rockhold train with Cowboy...
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That's the thing I like about cowboy, seems like he tries to help out the other fighters as much as possible
Cerrone was signed to fight in the WEC. His first fight in the promotion was against Kenneth Alexander. Originally a win via submission in 0:56 seconds of the first round, the decision was changed to a no contest when Cerrone tested positive for the banned substance hydrochlorothiazide.[11]
BTW, I just read three different articles about Cowboy talking about Conor. No doubt reporters are asking Cowboy about him but he's really looking ahead
It was cool watching Luke Rockhold train with Cowboy...
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Doesn't tell the story of the whole fight...didn't cowboy get a takedown too
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Yes Cowboy scored a takedown. Again, he didn't do enough in my eyes to win the fight. Bendo fought his fight and won IMO. He's always been a conservative fighter, and forced Cerrone to fight at his pace.
Those are the things I look at when I score fights. Who is dictating pace? Who is fighting his fight? Who is executing their game plan?
Bendo obviously came out to slow Cerrone using his leg kicks. Were they that effective? No, they didn't look like they visibly hobbled Cerrone or anything like that, but Cerrone certainly wasn't putting forth the volume I expected him to put forth having lost twice to Bendo previously.
12 of 14 media outlets scored the fight for Bendo (http://mmadecisions.com/decision/5921/Donald-Cerrone-vs-Benson-Henderson), virtually everyone on sherdog scored the fight for Bendo, twitter pretty much unanimously saw the fight for Bendo.
Cerrone was gifted that win bruh. I'm sorry. I'm not even a Bendo fan, I objectively saw that fight for Bendo and it wasn't particularly a hard decision for me.
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The takedown is accounted for in that chart too...
Bendo won that though.
Frankenstein is going to keep his belt.
Bendo won that though.
Frankenstein is going to keep his belt.
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Again, he didn't do enough in my eyes to win the fight. Bendo fought his fight and won IMO. He's always been a conservative fighter, and forced Cerrone to fight at his pace.
Those are the things I look at when I score fights. Who is dictating pace? Who is fighting his fight? Who is executing their game plan?
Bendo obviously came out to slow Cerrone using his leg kicks. Were they that effective? No, they didn't look like they visibly hobbled Cerrone or anything like that, but Cerrone certainly wasn't putting forth the volume I expected him to put forth having lost twice to Bendo previously.
12 of 14 media outlets scored the fight for Bendo (http://mmadecisions.com/decision/5921/Donald-Cerrone-vs-Benson-Henderson), virtually everyone on sherdog scored the fight for Bendo, twitter pretty much unanimously saw the fight for Bendo.
None if ur criteria matter...who executed their gameplan....cmon son we all know what the criteria is
And I'm not saying it wasn't a close fight, all I'm saying is it was extremely close. Nothing to complain a out. We've seen bad decisions before.
Ur telling me if cerrone landed kicks and they weren't visibly effective, they don't count...ur bias is clear and it shows u got ur own criteria
I'm off this tho why argue bout a decision from a year ago
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My criteria absolutely matters. Both in MMA and boxing, styles makes fights. If a guy who is an out-fighter for example, and uses the perimeter of the octagon to move and keep his opponent chasing him, and does just that in a fight against a guy who wants to keep the fight centered in the middle of the octagon, then judges ABSOLUTELY take that into account.
You're fooling yourself if you don't believe that. Judges don't have access to raw stats. They don't get compubox/compustrike/FightMetric numbers delivered to them ringside. Do they try to keep a mental tally on strike count/significant strikes and takedowns? Absolutely.
But you're not going to sit there and tell me that they dismiss who fights their fight or who is executing their game plan. They absolutely take note of such nuances and score accordingly.
I didn't say anything about Cerrone's kicks. I said many of Bendo's kicks didn't visibly hobble Cerrone but Cerrone obviously didn't put forth the volume many expected to put forth in a fight many saw as a must-win for him having lost to Bendo previously twice. Reading is fundamental.
Biased? Okay son. I could give a flying **** about RDA, Bendo or Cerrone. Not a fan of any one of those three. I'm simply saying that I, objectively, saw Cerrone lose to Bendo, as did most others.
IDK why you're arguing either, I simply stated my opinion and you got all bent out of shape.
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