UFC Freedom 250: Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Ray Gaethje & Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Romain Gane RBR.

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  1. CST80

    CST80 The Hesitant Nihilist Staff Member

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    It's already been rain delayed, get the **** on with it and stop vamping!
     
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    Diego Lopes vs. Steve Garcia 3 Rounds @ Featherweight
     
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    That's quite the mullet on the Brazilian!
     
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    I actually conked out (last night was a near all-nighter for us New Yorkers....) and stirred just in time for this first fight. ;)
     
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  5. CST80

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    I wonder, did Gaethje grow into the middle name of Ray or did it determine how he'd turn out?:sisi1
     
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    Speaking of people I'd love to see violently kicked in the face, it's Bruce Buffer!
     
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    I'm rooting for Mullet Man.
     
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  8. Serge

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    Going with Topuria via KO but Gaethje hits like truck himself and must be the hardest puncher Topuria will have fought so we can't count him out

    Gane vs Poatan is tougher to call because we've never seen Poatan at HW before albeit he's massive and looks impressive sparring this heavy. Gane is fast, athletic and mobile and could pose him problems stylistically and we don't know how Poatan can handle HW power. I think he's such an accomplished and devastating striker he could even stop Gane who has only been dropped x 1 and never been stopped

    Hokit via stoppage over Lewis, especially if he uses his wrestling, but even though Hokit can likely stop Lewis on the feet too he's the much smaller man and Lewis is a devastating puncher and whilst Hokit has a seemingly great chin he cannot afford to get caught by Lewis' power because he's essentially a LHW sized HW fighting at HW and Lewis is a huge HW who hits extremely hard. Also, Hokit is coming off a brutal war not long ago where he took a ton of punishment from another much bigger HW and apparently his hand is still injured from that fight so that works in Lewis' favour

    Not particularly interested in the other fights on the card
     
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  9. CST80

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    Round 1 Lopes 10-9

    Lopes lands a straight right, Garcia with a left. Violent left from Lopes rocks him. Lopes tossing in kicks. Most falling short. Garcia lunges in, his left is blocked. Lopes keeping him at range. Lopes countering him. They trade, Lopes got the better of it, Garcia touched down. Lopes with a right to the body. Lopes with a counter right up top. Garcia kicks, it's blocked by Lopes.
     
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  10. CST80

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    Rogan and Cormier blowing smoke up Garcia's ass, but nothing he did impressed me in the least.
     
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  11. Rob

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    Garcia literally went down swinging there.
     
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    Round 1 Lopes 10-9
    Round 2 Lopes wins by KO

    Garcia pawing with the jab, Lopes kicks, it's blocked. Lopes slides in and lands a jab. Garcia kicking him in the shin. Garcia with a jab to the cheek. Straight left from Garcia. Lopes is apprehensive. Garcia peppering him with jabs. Lopes going for it, they trade, Lopes lands several check hooks. Puts Garcia down, he hopes back up, he puts him down again. Hammerfists from Lopes, it's waved off.
     
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  13. Serge

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    Ref was too slow getting in there and Garcia took a few too many punches when he was already out
     
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    Dude rode his brother's coat tail hard. Hey I would have too.
     
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    Bwahahahaha!

    Pitch perfect observation.
     
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