UFC 149 - Faber v. Barao - Calgary - July 22

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  • Gotmadskillzson
    Live your life
    • Apr 2008
    • 23441

    #151
    Re: UFC 149 - Faber v. Barao - Calgary - July 22

    I feel bad for Faber's future health. If he keeps taking leg kicks like that, by the time he reach the age of 40 he will be walking with a cane. Seriously.....

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    • aholbert32
      (aka Alberto)
      • Jul 2002
      • 33106

      #152
      Re: UFC 149 - Faber v. Barao - Calgary - July 22

      Originally posted by TheShizNo1
      @MikeChiappetta: Urijah Faber is now 0-5 in his last 5 title bouts. That should be hist last chance at the strap really. #UFC149


      Wow.
      I think thats BS though. 3 of those fights were WEC fights. Thats like saying that if Eddie Alverez comes to the UFC, gets two title fights and loses that he shouldn't get another shot because he's 0-3 in his last 3 title fights.

      Faber should definitely drop way back but if he wins 3-4 fights and Cruz is there...give him another shot.

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      • aholbert32
        (aka Alberto)
        • Jul 2002
        • 33106

        #153
        Re: UFC 149 - Faber v. Barao - Calgary - July 22

        Originally posted by Gotmadskillzson
        I feel bad for Faber's future health. If he keeps taking leg kicks like that, by the time he reach the age of 40 he will be walking with a cane. Seriously.....
        No he won't. Thats soft tissue damage. Those kicks aren't breaking bones or even damaging ligaments.

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        • goh
          Banned
          • Aug 2003
          • 20755

          #154
          Re: UFC 149 - Faber v. Barao - Calgary - July 22

          Yah that wasn't much of a show.
          I thought Faber should've tried to take it to the ground much sooner. Didn't even try in rounds 1 & 2.

          Is it wrong I liked Jimmo's dance but thought Barao was acting like a fool?

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          • XFactah416
            MVP
            • Oct 2008
            • 1708

            #155
            Re: UFC 149 - Faber v. Barao - Calgary - July 22

            Them Nova Uniao guys not only have really good takedown defense but they also have legit, scary, world class ground games. What makes that camp really special though is that all of them are homegrown talents; not taking some guy and fine tuning him, but rather building something out of nothing. Helluva camp.

            With that said, I thought Urijah could've won this fight (and picked him to do so) by mixing up the strikes and trying to keep Barao guessing with the threat of the takedown. Problem is he couldn't close the distance and he's just not that good enough of a striker to beat Barao solely in a standup fight. It was a decent technical battle but it wasn't the type of war that I was expecting. Just goes to show you how good Renan Barao is though in my opinion because the only other guy to completely outclass Faber was Aldo.

            Rest of the card stunk and Ben Askren + Dan Henderson's tweets summed up the 149 main card (outside of Clements - Riddle) very well.
            Last edited by XFactah416; 07-22-2012, 01:17 AM.

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            • Pappy Knuckles
              LORDTHUNDERBIRD
              • Sep 2004
              • 15966

              #156
              Re: UFC 149 - Faber v. Barao - Calgary - July 22

              Matt Riddle killed the post-fight press conference with his rant about a fan spitting on him lol. Dan Hardy is gonna take him out, but I want to see that fight now.

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              • Father Time
                Banned
                • Jun 2012
                • 87

                #157
                Re: UFC 149 - Faber v. Barao - Calgary - July 22

                Originally posted by Pappy Knuckles
                Matt Riddle killed the post-fight press conference with his rant about a fan spitting on him lol. Dan Hardy is gonna take him out, but I want to see that fight now.
                That was hilarious. Also, they finally get Bret Hart to show up and the card was crap.

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                • JerseySuave4
                  Banned
                  • Mar 2006
                  • 5152

                  #158
                  Re: UFC 149 - Faber v. Barao - Calgary - July 22

                  thank god i didn't pay for that. As much as i love the UFC the PPVs just never seem to be worth paying anymore these days. Add to that the fact they want people to pay for a new PPV every month its just a bit much. There are so many guys in the UFC that maybe it's starting to become overkill between the many different fighters and tv shows they have on. It's hard to get amped up anymore because it's always on.

                  But i feel bad for whoever shelled out money to watch that last night.

                  As for Faber, he's basically a gatekeeper for now. He's gotta win at least 3-4 fights in a row before getting another shot.

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                  • TheShizNo1
                    Asst 2 the Comm Manager
                    • Mar 2007
                    • 26341

                    #159
                    Originally posted by JerseySuave4
                    thank god i didn't pay for that. As much as i love the UFC the PPVs just never seem to be worth paying anymore these days. Add to that the fact they want people to pay for a new PPV every month its just a bit much. There are so many guys in the UFC that maybe it's starting to become overkill between the many different fighters and tv shows they have on. It's hard to get amped up anymore because it's always on.

                    But i feel bad for whoever shelled out money to watch that last night.

                    As for Faber, he's basically a gatekeeper for now. He's gotta win at least 3-4 fights in a row before getting another shot.
                    Their pay per views were on point the beginning of the year. I just think it happens in rotation.

                    They also need to bring in the yellow/red cards. No reason to let Kongo rest of the cage for the 3rd round.
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                    **** ya


                    ...

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                    • aholbert32
                      (aka Alberto)
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 33106

                      #160
                      Re: UFC 149 - Faber v. Barao - Calgary - July 22

                      Originally posted by JerseySuave4
                      thank god i didn't pay for that. As much as i love the UFC the PPVs just never seem to be worth paying anymore these days. Add to that the fact they want people to pay for a new PPV every month its just a bit much. There are so many guys in the UFC that maybe it's starting to become overkill between the many different fighters and tv shows they have on. It's hard to get amped up anymore because it's always on.

                      But i feel bad for whoever shelled out money to watch that last night.

                      As for Faber, he's basically a gatekeeper for now. He's gotta win at least 3-4 fights in a row before getting another shot.
                      LOL. UFCs 140, 142, 144 and 146 were great cards. 143 and 145 were decent. Thats more than half the PPV cards this year.

                      I love when people say that its "overkill." Those are going to be the same people that complained in March/April when there wasn't a card for like 6 weeks. The same folks who will complain when there isn't a card for almost a month in October/November.

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                      • aholbert32
                        (aka Alberto)
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 33106

                        #161
                        Re: UFC 149 - Faber v. Barao - Calgary - July 22

                        Originally posted by TheShizNo1
                        Their pay per views were on point the beginning of the year. I just think it happens in rotation.

                        They also need to bring in the yellow/red cards. No reason to let Kongo rest of the cage for the 3rd round.
                        Lavigne is just a horrible ref. Kongo is only exciting when he gets knocked out. With the exception of the Barry fights, his wins are always boring.

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                        • jeremym480
                          Speak it into existence
                          • Oct 2008
                          • 18198

                          #162
                          I went out to a sports bar with one of my buddies to watch this and the only thing I have to say is there were more people watching the shenanigans going on in the bar than the main event. But hey, at least I learned that there's a legitimate 1%er biker gang in Denham Springs, LA.

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                          • pj_28
                            Rookie
                            • Jun 2011
                            • 203

                            #163
                            Re: UFC 149 - Faber v. Barao - Calgary - July 22

                            Can Dana put out a memo to the refs to break up clinches more or is that something that is out of his hands?

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                            • Sandman42
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Aug 2004
                              • 15186

                              #164
                              Re: UFC 149 - Faber v. Barao - Calgary - July 22

                              Well safe to say I made a good decision going out last night instead of watching. I heard the Lombard/Boestch and Kongo fights were awful and Barao just pretty much outpointed Faber so I don't even really have a desire to go back and watch the fights.

                              Safe to say that Pederaneiras and his crew at Nova Uniao could be called the best coach/camp in MMA now. 2 UFC champs in Aldo and Barao and a Bellator champ in Dantas.
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                              • ex carrabba fan
                                I'll thank him for you
                                • Oct 2004
                                • 32744

                                #165
                                Re: UFC 149 - Faber v. Barao - Calgary - July 22

                                The last three PPV's IMO have been awful on paper and awful in reality... not anyone's fault, just fact.

                                Good news is the next three PPV's look good on paper, barring injury. And IMO the Fox card will be solid too.

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