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Re: UFC 193 - Melbourne
I went, I'm a pretty big fan so it was something of a dream for me. Disgusting amount of dude broes and guys that "trane UFC" kind of ruined the atmosphere up until the main event (eg: a big discussion from the group in front about whether Joanna Champion or Letourneau was hotter, and the mexican wave, come on), but the fights were really good so it all balanced.
Ronda looked really, really hittable in her last couple of fights, it just so happened that her opposition was hot garbage and had zero for her on the feet. She also has a tendency (ego) to try to beat her opponents at their strengths (brawling with Correia the most notable example), which really hurt her in this fight. Her winged punches looked leagues away from Holm's whose footwork looked how it was supposed to when she came in.
Also any talk that BIG MMA fixed the fight is ridiculous. Rousey is a superstar and Holm is a largely anonymous 34 year old with a lot of wear on her tyres. Dana White looked close to tears putting the belt on her.
Great to see Hunto win. Bigfoot is absolutely finished without TRT.
Perhaps more positive was Whittaker's performance. Hall is so dynamic on the feet that I really thought he would catch Robert with something, especially given both prefer to keep the fight standing. He handled his range of strikes really well and showed a serious chin. Live I actually scored the fight 29-28 Hall but watching/reading back it was a clear win. He should get a big name opponent next time out (and probably the Dellavedova treatment from Fox Sports).
I went, I'm a pretty big fan so it was something of a dream for me. Disgusting amount of dude broes and guys that "trane UFC" kind of ruined the atmosphere up until the main event (eg: a big discussion from the group in front about whether Joanna Champion or Letourneau was hotter, and the mexican wave, come on), but the fights were really good so it all balanced.
Ronda looked really, really hittable in her last couple of fights, it just so happened that her opposition was hot garbage and had zero for her on the feet. She also has a tendency (ego) to try to beat her opponents at their strengths (brawling with Correia the most notable example), which really hurt her in this fight. Her winged punches looked leagues away from Holm's whose footwork looked how it was supposed to when she came in.
Also any talk that BIG MMA fixed the fight is ridiculous. Rousey is a superstar and Holm is a largely anonymous 34 year old with a lot of wear on her tyres. Dana White looked close to tears putting the belt on her.
Great to see Hunto win. Bigfoot is absolutely finished without TRT.
Perhaps more positive was Whittaker's performance. Hall is so dynamic on the feet that I really thought he would catch Robert with something, especially given both prefer to keep the fight standing. He handled his range of strikes really well and showed a serious chin. Live I actually scored the fight 29-28 Hall but watching/reading back it was a clear win. He should get a big name opponent next time out (and probably the Dellavedova treatment from Fox Sports).
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