MMA/UFC Discussion Thread MMA • Page 429

thats literally what the ref said to DC, did you catch that?

 

oooh! No I didn’t haha I’m a dumbass

 

yea, DC was complaining and the ref said that to DC. Haha

 

that eye poke was really a big factor. that sucks.

 

Great fight, Stipe survived some good shots but the numbers don’t lie.

Undeniably the greatest Heavyweight champion of all time.

 

it just feels like the whole attitude changed with that poke. Stipe included.

 

It was close but Stipe controlled the fight imo

 

Lol

 

Hope Jones goes up to HW then gets wrecked by Ngannou or Stipe.

 

Stipe v Jones would be so good

 

Absolutely and it's a shame, just the way it goes sometimes though, we all know DC has benefitted from eye pokes before.

 

The story of the fight was really Stipe’s ability to nullify DC’s weapons. As Cormier said, Stipe learned after round one not to leave his leg out there and gave him no chance for a single let. Then he was able to use the double underhooks to keep him from throwing the right hook off the break.

It was a great end to the trilogy and was really competitive, but ultimately it was a decisive one for Stipe.

 

I really really enjoy Dominick Cruz calling the fights.

 

Vera coming off as very unlikeable after tonight

 

Dana said he’d love to meet with Chandler!

 

satisfied with all the results last night

an eye for an eye

 

Stipe is so humble haha his post fight conference was mostly just him making fun of himself. A little different than what you’d expect from the actual toughest guy on the planet.

 

Yeah I don’t believe Stipe’s eye poke was intentional at all, it was a range setup. Hard for me to feel sympathy for arguably one of the most eye-poking fighters in the roster anyways. But DC diehards are gonna beat that horse into oblivion.

 

an eye poke was what led to the ko in the first fight

 

I do think it’s time we cover fingers tho lol

 

It's wild the amount of people basically celebrating DC having his eye injured

 

a lot of people suck

 

I definitely don’t celebrate eye-pokes at all. I think if a fighter has to be warned twice it should be an automatic point deduction. However, I also don’t believe like most DC fans that it was a deciding factor on the win. DC landed well, Stipe landed better. He controlled in the clinch, rocked DC twice, and kept moving forward the whole fight while keeping it on the feet.

 

Seriously, hope he doesn't need surgery.