Chris Weidman vs. Kelvin Gastelum & Dennis Bermudez vs. Darren Elkins RBR

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  1. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What a chin on Gastelum didn't even blink from those shots.
     
    ForemanJab, Jul 22, 2017
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  2. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Wow. Weidman is back!
     
    UnleashtheFURY, Jul 22, 2017
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  3. ForemanJab

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    ****
     
    ForemanJab, Jul 22, 2017
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  4. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    That was a very good return to form from Weidman... A very complete and masterclass performance apart from the flash knockdown. Happy for a great fighter to prove me wrong like this...
     
    UnleashtheFURY, Jul 22, 2017
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  5. ForemanJab

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    Credit to Weidman he looked better than I expected. Gastelum should have been a little more aggressive and active in defending the shots and on the feet, he was too confident in a late stoppage.
     
    ForemanJab, Jul 22, 2017
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  6. ForemanJab

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    I was a good performance but I felt Gastelum was too lackadaisical in there.
     
    ForemanJab, Jul 22, 2017
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  7. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Middleweight just got very interesting again... Granted, Whittaker probably has the perfect style to beat Weidman. But apart from him and Romero, is there anyone you wouldn't favor Weidman to beat currently? Even Romero... It was 1-1 before Weidman got caught with that flying knee.
     
    UnleashtheFURY, Jul 22, 2017
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  8. ForemanJab

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    I wouldn't exactly call it a masterclass, good workmanlike victory
     
    ForemanJab, Jul 22, 2017
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  9. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    That's just him I think... He looked like that against Magny...
     
    UnleashtheFURY, Jul 22, 2017
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  10. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Dude. He dominated Gastelum in all areas of MMA apart from that brief moment at the end of the 1st. Outstruck, out wrestled, out submission grappled. How he dominated and controlled Gastelum on the mat was very impressive. That was definitely a masterclass. Even more impressive considering Weidman had his back to the wall.
     
    UnleashtheFURY, Jul 22, 2017
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  11. ForemanJab

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    I'd still pick Whittaker and Romero to KO him. He'd have to work so much harder to get them down and as we saw at the end on r1 that Widman's once granite chin is now highly suspect.
     
    ForemanJab, Jul 22, 2017
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  12. ForemanJab

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    It was a good win no doubt but I still see a lot of weaknesses in Weidman, he got away with things against against Gastelum that he wouldn't vs others. Gastelum was clearly playing the long game and giving up those early rounds to stop him late.
     
    ForemanJab, Jul 22, 2017
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  13. ForemanJab

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    Weidman vs Jacare would be a good fight.
     
    ForemanJab, Jul 22, 2017
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  14. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Yeah that's probably a plausible fight to make next, while Whittaker and Bisping take care of business. Which might not be until early next year.
     
    UnleashtheFURY, Jul 22, 2017
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  15. ForemanJab

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    Maybe I'm being a bit too harsh on Weidman, just felt Gastelum let that one go away.
     
    ForemanJab, Jul 22, 2017
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