You're not telling me there isn't a lightweight in England that could have stepped in for a shot in the UFC against Njkoauni!
Its abit short notice with 3 days to go,with weight cutting, finding someone in peak fitness and of a decent stanard.....the ufc would get hammered by the fans even more if they threw on any old bum......is there no more lightweights on the undercard that could have took that fight instead??
I hate to slag the card off, but Im glad in a way all the cheap tickets sold out fairly quick before I went to buy any as I chose not to go for any of the others and in a way its paid off. A headline fight which would probably be only at most 3rd top slot on one of the Yank cards. No Hathaway, no Taylor, no Bisping, no Hardy. Sorry but it doesnt nothing to get my taste buds going.
I hate to slag the card off, but Im glad in a way all the cheap tickets sold out fairly quick before I went to buy any as I chose not to go for any of the others and in a way its paid off. A headline fight which would probably be only at most 3rd top slot on one of the Yank cards. No Hathaway, no Taylor, no Bisping, no Hardy. Sorry but it doesnt nothing to get my taste buds going.
I know were your coming from but big names dont always mean its guna be a great card....look at penn diaz...awful event barring the main event....im just looking forward to the ufc experience/atmosphere and hopefully some good scraps! I think leben munoz has the potential to be a good fight,as does the pickett fight....always like watching etim and if its a stand up war then alves is always entertaining.
Really enjoyed my first live UFC experience. Even the weigh ins were massively enjoyable.
I'd say there was only one really boring fight on the card (Omigawa v Young) with John Maguire v Justin Edwards being the fight of the night for me.
Etim's submission is a true highlight reel moment, that will be played out for years to come and the reaction of the crowd was as loud as anything I've heard at other sporting events.
My true highlight of the night though came after the show. Walking back to the hotel we bumped into Chris Leben getting in a van (presumably to the hospital). Fearing the worst, we asked him for a quick picture. He was an amazingly nice bloke, "Yes sure man jump in, dethrone shirt though...really....urgh?" and then talked to us about the fight...all of this with blood still dripping down his face. He is completely mental, but an awesome bloke....
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Saw tom 'kong' watson in the foyer sporting an awful union jack shirt..not a good look!!
Yeah it was an excellent night and the best live event iv been to by far....great atmosphere,never heard anything like the noise when terry etim sunk that guillotine in...awsome!
Was really impressed with barao,really enjoyed that fight,defo one for the future, mcguires grappling skills were very impressive aswell.
Not suprised after that quick finish but terry etims been matched up for another fight already....ufc 142 v edson barboza..great match up that,two rising stars..should be a good fight.