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UFC 208 was ... well, it was a thing that happened. Not the most stacked pay-per-view (PPV) card in UFC history, “Holm vs. de Randamie” turned out to have some less than stellar interludes included therein. By which I mean, parts of it were boring. Large parts. Maybe even most of it. Even Dana White thought so. I mean, Jim Miller and Dustin Poirier threw down (highlights). So, there’s always that. And there was plenty of controversy in both the main- and the co-main event. I can barely tear myself away from talking about it to bring you this other thing from last night.
Ice Cube locks Charlie Day in a cage with Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz is staying busy in an Octagon these days -- just not THAT Octagon ... at least not for less than $20 million. He stars in a promotional video taking out unfortunate actor Charlie Day to promote Ice Cube’s upcoming movie, “Fist Fight.”
Maybe shooting this commercial is what Diaz had in mind when he tweeted a couple weeks ago:
Guard ya grill....
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) January 30, 2017
His boxing looks good, although the professional boxers he applied for a license to fight with may put up more resistance.
Who needs UFC? Not Nathan Diaz.
Lol at your fight...
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) February 4, 2017
Anyway, back to the riveting card that was UFC 208 ...
How do I apply for a refund on UFC 208, @ufc?
— Flyin' Brian J (@FlyinBrianJ) February 12, 2017
Controversy
See the full results for the event here.
The main event saw Germaine de Randamie beat Holly Holm by narrow margins (see highlights here), in which no one could stop talking about the shots “Iron Lady” landed after the bell, one of which buckled Holm. In MMA, cheating pays.
Here’s the second, less egregious time de Randamie kept throwing after the bell:
BIG KICKS! @HollyHolm ends R3 with some significant strikes! #UFC208 pic.twitter.com/4OHCHawzY0
— UFC (@ufc) February 12, 2017
Germaine also had some legitimate offense, of course:
That counter right from @IronLadyMMA continues to find a home! #UFC208 pic.twitter.com/jYp5DlPDvw
— UFC (@ufc) February 12, 2017
Sometimes, in life, when you win, you lose. De Randamie will presumably now face Cris Cyborg at some point- once she returns from suspension.
No wonder Germaine was so cagey about her injuries after the fight
Rogan: So GDR when will we see you vs Cyborg
— Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) February 12, 2017
GDR: pic.twitter.com/UFF0hoodTG
In the co-main event, Anderson Silva did this to Derek Brunson.
Half man, half amazing #ufc208 pic.twitter.com/vqCNBFjOq7
— Brandon The Truth (@Brandon_Nocaute) February 11, 2017
No, wait. He didn’t do that at all. Instead he took a controversial decision win that left many scratching their heads:
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— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) February 12, 2017
See highlights of that here. It was a schooling in the art of bullshitting judges:
Only @SpiderAnderson...#UFC208 pic.twitter.com/gj7TKrujfR
— UFC (@ufc) February 12, 2017
It had some action too:
We got action! #UFC208 pic.twitter.com/4QschVAJlI
— UFC (@ufc) February 12, 2017
.@DerekBrunson @SpiderANderson turning up the heat! #UFC208 pic.twitter.com/fa0WtLp6sr
— UFC (@ufc) February 12, 2017
Still respect to the GOAT, judges can be lame but it was a great fight @spiderandersonsilva. #UFC208 #OnToTheNext✌ https://t.co/3Zqk0pzR36
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) February 12, 2017
It was Silva’s first win since 2012. He still puts butts in the seats:
@FrontRowBrian
— Jed I. Goodman (@jedigoodman) February 12, 2017
UFC208
Gate: 2,275,105
Attendance: 15,628
A look at last yr's announced PPV gates & attendance. pic.twitter.com/l1atiRW1W8
Jacare hit a sweet kimura on the Barbarian, Tim Boetch
The high point of the event in terms of action was Dustin Poirier vs. Jim Miller (highlights here)
.@JimMiller_155 & @DustinPoirier swinging early here in round 1! #UFC208 pic.twitter.com/rHyOsUPmvc
— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) February 12, 2017
Dustin definitely woke up with combat on his mind. The breakfast of champions:
Time for breakfast
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) February 11, 2017
#thugjitsu #ufc208 pic.twitter.com/n17kTDpQIR
He also walked out to this. Yves Edwards, you have raised your thugjitsu disciple well.
Cub Swanson’s next fight was announced, and he is fighting the Korean Zo — Artem Lobov??
Is this the Conor effect?
What made Conor great? His left hand? his mouth? Dana?
— superCalo (@superCalo) February 12, 2017
No, it was hundreds of hours of sparring with Artem Lobov. Fact.
Ian McCall got another fight cancelled. It’s not even a joke at this point. What did he do to the ghost of Helio Gracie??
There's something serious going on here. How many times are we gonna fall for this shit? pic.twitter.com/5ScEBpRFuS
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) February 11, 2017
Pretty sure that McCall dug up a cursed mummy or took a backhoe to a Native American burial ground. It's the only reasonable explanation. https://t.co/4rH23hTBtN
— Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) February 11, 2017
A rumor as yet, but I would be down to watch this. Definitely better matchmaking than Swanson-Lobov...
Not officially announced by the @ufc yet but it appears that Choi vs Barao will headline #UFCKansasCity pic.twitter.com/gLmtxQWQXg
— MMA GUERILLA ®™ (@BloodsportTV) February 12, 2017
Regional Event Highlights
A slick, slick submission by a Maniac will always get top billing:
SFL - Kapil Kumar (Maniacs) subm. Rohit Pundeer (Tigers) in 1R pic.twitter.com/DqStutIJ8y
— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) February 11, 2017
Josh Barnett approves and also names this weird submission hold:
Half-Boston Crab FTW! https://t.co/z7sWQwZcOv
— Josh Barnett (@JoshLBarnett) February 11, 2017
LW Tourn. Int.Trials – Ronys Torres 1R subm. (guillotine) (vs. Ermek Tlauov) pic.twitter.com/kd5Z0suODE
— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) February 11, 2017
Tankō FC – James Duckett 1R KO (vs.Daniel Cassel). Nice front kick pic.twitter.com/GMFo3PlFQr
— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) February 11, 2017
Tankō FC – Lawrence Fitzpatrick taps Charles "Felony" Bennett in 1R - HL pic.twitter.com/soMca0jLzN
— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) February 11, 2017
RoadFC - Yoshiko got her first MMA KO win! She is badass pic.twitter.com/b28eMjxRSY
— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) February 11, 2017
RoadFC - Min Kyeong-Chul KO's Cho Young-Jun in 1R pic.twitter.com/g6sW5xy370
— Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) February 11, 2017
Bangla yesterday pic.twitter.com/51nJI7axhf
— Rian Scalia (@rian5ca) February 11, 2017
WELL DAMN. 10 second Head Kick KO by Deepika Singh at #SFLMumbaiVSBengaluru pic.twitter.com/tyCa1hAB4A
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) February 11, 2017
Enjoy your Sunday, Maniacs!
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